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Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 10:52am On Aug 12, 2018 |
Wiseandtrue: I have been to Enugu and it has the same climate and weather patern as Kogi and Abuja. The place may have developed now but imagine how remote and harsh it would have been back in the 50's and 60's? Enugu city was also devoid of significant Igbo populations until the British began coal mining there. If the Igbos of old preferred to settle in Nnsuka or in Udi and not Enugu then there must be a reason. Even till this day, ground water is very hard to access due to coal, gas and lead deposit. Wells are seasonal and boreholes are not healthy for use because of risk of lead poisoning. Don't view Enugu of today but rather compare Enugu of the 50's and contrast with Calabar or PH then you will know why the other nationals in eastern Nigeria were baffled about Zik's choice as Enugu as capital. 3 Likes |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 10:58am On Aug 12, 2018 |
BabaRamota1980: Calabar was the first capital of Nigeria. How then can Lagos have developed before calabar? 3 Likes |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by Wiseandtrue(f): 11:01am On Aug 12, 2018 |
12Monkeys:Many places was like that too until the intervention of the British! Many years back Lagos wasn't what it is today but it was once the capital of this country The only thing constant is CHANGE! Never heard that a place doesn't need development, it keeps developing! Take USA and China for example. Capitals can be moved of the need should arise Saying that Enugu is a harsh place to live is a wrong analysis! Beside, this capital stuff wasn't the handiwork of Zik but the British! 7 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by gidgiddy: 11:03am On Aug 12, 2018 |
12Monkeys: How come wrote all this but you don't even know that it was the British that made Enugu the capital of the old Eastern Region and not Zik? 10 Likes |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 11:13am On Aug 12, 2018 |
gidgiddy: The British only partitioned the south and it with Lagos colony doubling as capital of Western region and Calabar as the capital of Eastern region. It was until the inauguration of both western and eastern parliaments in 1953 that Ibadan was selected for Western region and Enugu for eastern region. Read my friend. Read 1 Like |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by wingmanII: 11:32am On Aug 12, 2018 |
12Monkeys: He was not. Even though he was the premier, the colonialists still called the shots until 1957 when some autonomy was granted the regions. Sir Clement John was the governor of eastern region until 1956. 8 Likes |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by konoplyanka: 11:35am On Aug 12, 2018 |
12Monkeys: I can see you trying hard to prove your biafran loyalty by insulting Yoruba even on a thread with no Yoruba correlation. You can still prove your loyalty without insulting other tribes. It's getting boring. 6 Likes |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 11:50am On Aug 12, 2018 |
konoplyanka: If any tribe have rightly suffered in my hand here is the Yoruba. If there is any tribe I have defended serially here to the point I am labelled an Igbo it is the Igbo. Go through my posts and topics 1 Like |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by BabaRamota1980: 11:54am On Aug 12, 2018 |
12Monkeys: You are educated but lack intelligence. Capital is not synonymous with developments and development is not on first come, first served. 1 Like |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 11:55am On Aug 12, 2018 |
wingmanII: Parliaments were already in existence in both the western and eastern regions since 1953. Western Nigeria already had an emmissary in London by then and parts of the powers vested in these two houses was drafting of the constitution and local administrations. It was Zik that imposed Enugu on Eastern Nigeria. A simple Google search on this matter will let you know that Enugu became capital of Eastern Nigeria by an act of parliament hitherto it was calabar. 1 Like |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 11:59am On Aug 12, 2018 |
BabaRamota1980: Your people had already turned your refugee camp ibadan to its capital after the sack of Oyo Ile by marauding Fulani jihadist. You only began seeing Lagos after Lugard moved the capital from Calabar to Lagos in 1914 after the break out of WW1 to be far away from German Cameroun. 1 Like |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by BabaRamota1980: 12:04pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
12Monkeys: Aah ahh, egbere like you, i just saw this. First, what is your tribe, identify yourself with pride if you have any honor. Tell us your own fvkng background. What ethnic group are you? Orisrisi....you say this nonsense about Yoruba where i dey? Na shopono go handicap you ![]() 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 12:08pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
BabaRamota1980: Where were you when I called you guys oyoruba - the nickname Awusa/Fulanis used as mockery to describe your people after they sacked your capital. You that has forgotten your own ancestral name and goes about using the assigned Fulani Derogatory is who is demanding to know my tribe? Simple question for you before I indulge you my ancestry ; what is the real name of the oyoruba people? 2 Likes |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by BabaRamota1980: 12:13pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
12Monkeys: Bloody kafir like you. Arent you one of those Northerners that hide identity to cause disruption in South? Tell us your tribe. We know you are not Yoruba nor Ibo. mofo, what is your ethnic? 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by kams19(m): 12:15pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
nothing to say, just questions. what does the capital of Nigeria have. major countries and city capitals what do they have. you are not an Idiot inugo? |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 12:15pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
BabaRamota1980: Lol. Now I am not Igbo again but Ab0ki now? I loll. What is the meaning of Yoruba first? 2 Likes |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 12:17pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
kams19: Lagos is what it is today because it served as both the colonial capital and that of Nigeria's capital. Ask yourself what does Lagos have |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by BabaRamota1980: 12:22pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
12Monkeys: Irrelevant. You are ashamed of your people's history. You wish you were Yoruba, dont you? Since you are born into a subperior group this hate of your superiors is hard to contain within. ![]() 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by nijabazaar: 12:26pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
I don't like ZIk. He is so into Nigeria than being Igbo.... But OP ur article is a Tard degenerate and can best be described as childish |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 12:26pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
BabaRamota1980: Oyoruba if there is anybody that gloats in their own sh!t it is you guys. My initial challenge is still on. Tell us the real name your ancestors went by instead of the Awusa insult that you have adopted. 1 Like |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by Fatherofdragons: 12:28pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
So op what's ur aim for opening this thread, cuz telling us that zik made a mistake will change nothing, the man is long dead and there no such thing as regional government anymore. So why this thread? 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by wingmanII: 12:29pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
BabaRamota1980:Why don't you answer his question. Unless you do not know. As a renowned yoruba(oyoruba) defender you should know. Is his story of origin of the name correct? Oyoruba? This is a new one for me. Oyoruba. 1 Like |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 12:32pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
wingmanII: See this thread and see how oyoruba can to existence courtesy of awusa jihadist moves https://www.nairaland.com/4401170/how-did-olukumin-people-accept |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by BabaRamota1980: 12:33pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
12Monkeys: You are likely the first person in your clan to be educated. The refinements of knowledge have not had time through multiple generations to settle and recognize values of self pride and identity. Which backward leaf cladding tribe are you from? 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by PFRB: 12:35pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
12Monkeys: 12Monkeys, Do not just open your mouth and talk. Prove what you are saying. Prove to us here that it was Zik that made Enugu the capital of eastern region. 1 Like |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 12:36pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
Fatherofdragons: Because the evil that men do live long after them. Azikiwe is one of the major architect of failures that haunts this nation. Just as we remember Jesus for his righteous ways on earth and Mohammed for his evil vile ways, Zik has accomplished a place as the Prophet of stupidity. |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by wingmanII: 12:38pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
12Monkeys:Forget all the ceremonial stuff. The colonialists still called the shots even until 1960. Why didn't Zik take the capital to Onitsha his hometown if he had such powers.?. Zik probably made mistakes but I don't believe he single handedly decided the capital of old eastern region. Don't you realize that the colonialists were very uncomfortable further south? Do you know lord Lugard almost made Kaduna the capital of Nigeria? I think the colonialists made Enugu capital cause it was Northernmost of all the cities in eastern region. 2 Likes |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 12:39pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
BabaRamota1980:My great grand father put his son (my grand dad) on an ocean liner to study abroad. You that Awolowo free education was what emancipated your father is talking. |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by BabaRamota1980: 12:48pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
wingmanII: Coal made Enugu a city. The commercial interest in its resource was a promising forecast that attracted settlement and growth. Similarly with Kaduna. It was an intersection of trade routes. The rail followed that legacy and when terminus was built there part of the projection was missionary work. Britain agreed not to take missionary work into the Emirates and so the outskirt frontier became administrative post and eventually attracted bureaucratic and clerical duties and settlements. |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by BabaRamota1980: 12:50pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
12Monkeys: Irrelevant bullshyte. What is your tribal background? Son of leaf cladding ancestors claiming false civilization. 3 Likes |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 12:50pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
wingmanII: Wrong! As at 1953, the British had had enough of Nigeria. They only remained because democracy had not been rolled out in the north and that is why there was no Northern Nigeria parliament in 1953. If the idiot Zik was not so engrossed with losing his beloved Zungeru, both western and eastern Nigeria would have declared independence. The country was virtually being run by the natives through parliamentary authority. The British only still maintained the civil service, police and army under a program dubbed the Nigerization policy which will continue long after independence. That is why there was a British major-general as head of Nigerian forces up till 1963 and also explains why some British civil servants where retained in their positions. Even the Sarduna stated in that inglorious interview granted the BBC that he will rather higher British nationals than retain the Igbos in the northern civil service. Zik was the one through the Igbo dominated eastern Nigerian parliament moved the capital from Calabar to Enugu. |
Re: Azikiwe's Foolishness In Making Enugu Capital Of Old Eastern Nigeria by 12Monkeys: 12:51pm On Aug 12, 2018 |
BabaRamota1980: Oyoruba tell me the meaning of Yoruba first 1 Like |
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