DonroxyII:
What is Northerner ... Does being a Northerner means you are Hausa or Fulani ...

I'm Yoruba from Kwara (North Central) and I don't feel North Central has taken my Yorubaness away from me .... I still chop Amala and Ewedu not Masa

satp:
The truth of the matter is, the Okun people of Kogi belong to Yoruba and there is no point to argue that. The current predicament of Okun people started when the King in Kabba did not allow Awolowo to land in his territory to campaign, rather he opted to follow Sardauna. Till today, there is no much development in that Okun land. The only two things that breathe there are Federal College of Agric and NYSC orientation camp. There no way the north will remember them, because the resources would have been shared from the top and finished before getting to Okun. Another major problem the north abandon them is, majority of Okun are Christians. And this has been a serious setback for them. Hope we still remember James Faleke's case that was expected to continue the guber poll when his Prince Audi died ( that is a case for another day)
Thank God for the missionaries that set up Titcombe hospital in Egbe, which has really served a lot in that area. Apart from these aforementioned, nothing exists in that Okun land.
Suppose they allowed Awolowo, he would have brought development that we are seeing in majority of south western States. Kabba has been a province for decades, and look at where it is today, other areas that were also provinces have gone far.
The solution for Okun people now is, if they are fortunate to get a state, Parts of Kwara, Ekiti and very few Ondo can come together and form Okun state, which will layer clinch with South west. Bit if that does not work, Ekiti state is the best option to go.

Lovelyn451:
they no born any Yoruba person well to come greet my kwara neigbour ekaro, he'll ignore you but greet inakwana, he'll ask after all your family members. For kwarans religion comes first b4 tribe

YoungBlackRico:
I tire for Igbo people on Nairaland o. Leave people and let them treat their issues the way they want and face your own problems(you've got lots of them), I ró o, they must put nose in other people's business. Oju lasan ko

Romanoff:


No

Romanoff:

No

Romanoff:


Okunland borders Kwara, Ekiti and Ondo.

motherlode:


Well said, my post was made based on the map posted by the OP in relation to the initial post.

@YoungBlackRico, you need to take sneak peak at this.

Lovelyn451:
kwarans will tell you they're north central with their own mouth, they associates more with Hausa's than Yoruba's

DMerciful:
You have gone back to your default mode of being against Biafra. Same way you feel indigenous Yorubas outside SW should be incorporated into SW but feel indigenous Igbos outside SE shouldn't be incorporated. You will start throwing up double standards how yours is different. It is this equity and justice that Nigeria lacks as a whole that has been the bane of her existence

Romanoff:


You don't get it. Imagine a Yoruba speaking person being called a northerner when you don't even share similar cultures or values.

I personally hate it.

Romanoff:


No

Pimpmaride:


Igbos and lie.. Never seen any kwaran in my life associate with Hausa than yorubas..

Even in my school in the north, they are under Yoruba student group.

Stop lying aunty ipob

tamdun:
A nation is, a group of people with the same language, culture and in same geographical locations.okun people don taya
Okun people really messed up, when they were in kwara, they dominated almost all the ministry, suddenly the likes of smart adeyemi started fighting for separation and their wish was granted, now they want to come back when gara people don show them shege

Romanoff:


Why should Yoruba people with close proximity with two south west states be affiliated with Northern Nigeria?

J111333:
I've bookmarked this your comment for future reference.
Very soon, the same yorubas in this forum will attack some Igbo speaking folks in Rivers, Delta and Akwaibom states for wanting to be regarded as Igbos.

Lovelyn451:
they no born any Yoruba person well to come greet my kwara neigbour ekaro, he'll ignore you but greet inakwana, he'll ask after all your family members. For kwarans religion comes first b4 tribe

Cloud007:
brother... hausa is never spoken in Kwara. Get your fact right. Even the core ilorin people that lost the throne to Fulani speaks yoruba. Have you seen any emir from ilorin that does not have Yoruba name? The Arabic names are only for politics. If push comes to shove...they will screams southwest.

GarangDeMabior:


These places you named have been known as north for a long time.

They have a common language binding them which is Hausa.

Romanoff:


Our pounded yam na die o. Five people to one mortar pounding the fluffiest pounded yam ever known to man.

ModestGal:

Who is against Biafra, I have never been against Biafra, but one of you mentioned that the way some people felt bla bla, difference is that those people you want to in cooperate into your country hates you. I have a friend in NYSC, the boy hates Igbo like mad, and I would be calling him Igbo because you guys look alike. Everywhere Yoruba people are, they have never denounced being a Yoruba.

I'm dont think those people are truly Igbos, because if they are, they would want to associate themselves with their roots naturally. Or is it that Igbos are very wicked ? I'm still trying to understand

Bkayyy:

He is not lying, I've witnessed it first hand between a Yoruba from Kwara and another yoruba from South West, although the western yoruba guy baptised him that day. Guy you really need to travel to that Kwara and see things for yourself before assuming. Kwara is ruled by fulani using Nupe as their side kick

computer0810:
we are talking about ppl knowing where dey came from and belong but was wrongly mapped into a north central state demanding exception and u r talking about claiming what is not urs, u r claiming SS when d ppl are rejecting u, is it too much for ur understanding

Lovelyn451:
they no born any Yoruba person well to come greet my kwara neigbour ekaro, he'll ignore you but greet inakwana, he'll ask after all your family members. For kwarans religion comes first b4 tribe

GarangDeMabior:


These places you named have been known as north for a long time.

They have a common language binding them which is Hausa.

Pimpmaride:


Shut up bro.. U witness it within two guys..

I am telling u dt u schooled in the north where we have associations..
Kwara is under Yoruba... They do every things and they under the umbrella of yorubas..

Do u know how many I have as frnds in my northern school.. Stop spewing nonsense

Jimmy17:

Isanlu mokutu, yagba east...are they okun also?

Bkayyy:

You witnessed ordinary school association and you are throwing insults in what is supposed to be a civilized discussion. Don't carry this your mentality to kwara because you will be shocked. Kwara yorubas respect their islamic religion above anything else and they have undiluted loyalty to their emir who claims allegiance to the caliphate. Kwara is not all about yoruba anyway, they have indigenous Nupe and settled fulani