~Bluetooth:

Real landlords who know the history of their land do not sell their birth right to squatters.That is why the hausas are not considered as owners of jos.

EzeUche_:

Well I understand where there anger is coming from. They do not understand why the Igbo have the audacity to ask for better representation in Lagos. We are not native to Lagos, so why should we ask for representation. They would rather have us as 2nd class citizens in our country instead of regular constituents who need to be pleased.

Different groups have different interest. That is why they should all lobby Fashola and the Lagos State Government. People need to remember that money trumps ethnic interest. Money talks in any nation. And if a people have the money, they will be listened too.

yarodin:

I will never support  any Igboman that tries to rule in another man's land, that I believe is stepping out of line.  But if they now go meet someone like Fashola to voice their demands and Fashola and other Lagos officials sees it fit to grant their demands so be it.    

Eko Ile:


Who cares really? By issuing your silly threats, us against them mentality and blackmail, you placed yourself in the second class citizen position.


Lobbying and blackmail have 2 different definitions and meanings  and I'm glad you're now using the more responsible and refined grammar to qualify what your leaders should have done.  

Lobbying like I suggested = seeking audience and presenting your concerns, not making crude threats and threatening blackmail like cheap thugs,

EzeUche_:


And whose birthright is the land? If you are talking about Lagos, then Lagos has changed hands many times, that I do not think anyone can claim ownership of that land, because many people came from different regions.

Some people came from Ekiti state, some came from Katsina state, some came from Anambra state etc. People should embrace the cosmopolitan nature of Lagos. Even though I have no love for Lagos, I can understand how this city, can become a new melting pot, just like New York or London

Beaf:

The bigots here are breaking all records of foolishness by claiming that Igbo's in Lagos have no democratic rights . . . In a democracy!
No wonder that drug peddling thug called Tinubu has them around his little finger.

Eko Ile:


Who cares really? By issuing your silly threats, us against them mentality and blackmail, you placed yourself in the second class citizen position.


Lobbying and blackmail have 2 different definitions and meanings  and I'm glad you're now using the more responsible and refined grammar to qualify what your leaders should have done.  

Lobbying like I suggested = seeking audience and presenting your concerns, not making crude threats and threatening blackmail like cheap thugs,

EzeUche_:

It doesn't have to make sense. All we know is that there were groups who fought to keep Nigeria one, so now it is time for them to suffer the consequences.

To keep Nigeria one is the task that must be done.

onye_ngbu:

It doesnt make sense at all in Nigeria.

But the true shape of things is that it is just the truth.

Any portion of Lagos land you purchase legally belongs to you, where ever you might have come from. No one is going to send you parking from there simply because he/she believes its his land.

Any time it happens, it will simply lead to anarchy at the end of which things will still stay the way it is right now.

Thats why I still maintain that Lagos or any other big city is no ones land.

Even in onitsha town, onitsha indigenes have control over the land.

Eko Ile:


All the birth right thing is really irrelevant, but to say a land where people have kings/obas, where their Language and culture is dominant, where the language of discuss withing the state legislature is dominant, where every aspect of societal understanding is dominant a no mans land renders you ignorant and grossly unenlightened.


Some of you really need to grow up an start reasoning like adults for real,

yarodin:

EzeUche a Yoruba man will never rule Abia even if he is a million times better than Fashola, we still have years to go before such a thing will happen.  

EzeUche_:

Where did Ohanaeze blackmail Fashola? Seems like lobbying to me.

"We have already endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for the presidency. This is very important. The conditions are that Governor Fashola should appreciate our contributions to the development of the state and should reciprocate that by appointing Igbos as commissioners. In his cabinet what we are asking are not out of place because Ndigbo make up about 46 percent of the total population of the state. But this does not reflect in political appointment, she should also appoint Igbo into the boards of parastatals and agencies. Our business interests and welfare also need more protection. However, we acknowledged that the governor performed wonderfully well in his first term and as it said in politics ‘One good term deserves another’."

That seems fair to me, and the language was not crude either. Ohanaeze wants better representation for the Ndigbo in the government. I don't see where Ohanaeze is trying to have Igbos rule Lagos. We just want better representation in government. Is that so much to ask for? I don't think so.

EzeUche_:

You are the one who sounds unenlightened. No offense. And you are sounding very xenophobic. Lagos was not built only by Yorubas, it was built by many groups. It can be said that the British focused on that city more than other group. Lagos would not be where it is, if it was not for the British and their colonial ambitions.

My people have invested money in Lagos, the resources of the Niger Delta were used to build up Lagos and other people have contributed to that city's "success."

I am looking for a more cosmopolitan city.

Maybe it will help you to respect other people's ways.

EzeUche_:

[b]You are the one who sounds unenlightened. No offense. And you are sounding very xenophobic. [/b]Lagos was not built only by Yorubas, it was built by many groups. It can be said that the British focused on that city more than other group. Lagos would not be where it is, if it was not for the British and their colonial ambitions.

My people have invested money in Lagos, the resources of the Niger Delta were used to build up Lagos and other people have contributed to that city's "success."

I am looking for a more cosmopolitan city.

Maybe it will help you to respect other people's ways.

no man’s land British English pronunciation: no man’s land

  1.
     1
     an area of land that separates two armies
     Thesaurus entry for this meaning of  no-man’s-landThesaurus entry for this meaning of no-man’s-land
        1.
           a.
           an area of land between two countries that is not controlled by either of them
           Thesaurus entry for this meaning of  no-man’s-landThesaurus entry for this meaning of no-man’s-land
  2.
     2
     a situation that is not easy to deal with because it is not clear what rules or policies are operating
     Thesaurus entry for this meaning of  no-man’s-landThesaurus entry for this meaning of no-man’s-land
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/no-man-s-land

~Bluetooth:

abi oloriburuku ni e ni .who's foolish ? Abeg don't let descend on you this night.why can't you advocate for yoruba coming to rule over your poverty-ridden water region.olofo

~Bluetooth:

So lagos was discovered after the colonial masters came ?

Beaf:

Why don't you try "descending" on me and see how I will ridicule your remarkable stoopidity. Dense cow.
For your info, my village has a much greater FDI than Lagos and we manage to feed fools like you as well. Donkey.

EzeUche_:

Did I say that? No. I said Lagos would not have been important if it wasn't for the British.

You do know Sapele, Port Harcourt and even Asaba at one time were very important to our colonial masters. If they made any of these cities the capital, we would not be talking about Lagos now would we?

~Bluetooth:

They called on wild animals,snail self dey show face.yoruba and ibo are discussing,common minority self dey talk.abeg go back to your creek.ode

onye_ngbu:


Thats why I still maintain that Lagos or any other big city is no ones land.

EzeUche_:

^^^

Simple semantics. . .

Just get over it and voice your grievances to Fashola.

If he wants our votes, maybe he should look to our interest as well, because we are citizens of Lagos as well. Not some 2nd class citizen who contributes to the city, but doesn't get anything out of it.

Beaf:

Don't mind the bigotted drunkards. For some reason they think the Igbo must deliver block votes to Fashola like robots without as much as engaging their brains, simply because they are settlers.
I assume the bigots here are looking in the mirror and evaluating how they themselves will act like meek pussycats in far off places. Are they saying that their own relatives in far off lands live in prehistoric settlements with no central leadership or cultural associations? Are they saying they themselves are so culturally weak that they simply get absorbed by their host communitiers in far off lands?

Some people are really foolish.

EzeUche_:

Did I say that? No. I said Lagos would not have been important if it wasn't for the British.

You do know Sapele, Port Harcourt and even Asaba at one time were very important to our colonial masters. If they made any of these cities the capital, we would not be talking about Lagos now would we?

~Bluetooth:


Even without the british,lagos would still have been what it is today !

EzeUche_:

Thank you!

You understand the situation that is being discussed.

PhysicsMHD:




Nonsense.

Eko Ile:


You know you have a serious problem if at the end of the day, you are agreeing with and shaking hands with beef of all people.

It clearly shows your shallow level of credibility.