True facts and a short history

Response to Igbo Marginalisation

Someone keeps mentioning that Igbo were marginalized in Nigeria.

I was provoked to respond to him this morning. Here we go:

I want anybody with iota of sincerity to nullify my points one by one:

1. In 1959 to 63 Igbo NCNC preferred to team with Hausa NPC to form government then no marginalization

2. In 1979 Igbo preferred Hausa NPN to Yoruba UPN and they preferred it to their NPP owned by Zik to form national government,then no marginalization

3. In 1993 the Igbo preferred NRC of Hausa to SDP then no marginalization

4. In 1999 Igbo preferred Hausa PDP to AD of Yoruba to form national government,then no marginalization

5. All along Igbo and Hausa had always been the main national government then no marginalization

6. Yoruba had never been in the national party since independence yet Yoruba didn't complain of marginalisation but rather maintain their regional party because Yoruba don't feel inferior neither play victim card.

7. This is the first time Yoruba party will be at the federal and Igbo that had been with federal party are crying marginalisation.

It's a pity that assumed educated persons cannot reason to know these facts.

8. Yoruba formed political party and stay with it. From Action Group AG to UPN to AD to AC to ACN to APC and Yoruba didn't merge with Hausa party.

Hausa formed NPC to become NPN to NRC to PDP. Igbo formed NCNC to merge with NPN to reemerge as NPP and faction to APGA to merge with PDP

9. Igbo formed NCNC but merged with NPC of Hausa NPC in 1966, formed NPP by Zik but merged with NPN formed APGA but merged with NRC formed APGA but merged with PDP. Last election some Igbo wore APGA vests and campaign for PDP then no marginalization

10. Under Jonathan no Yoruba among the first 17 posts in Nigeria from DSS to aviation to finance to CBN to Maritime to defense then there was no marginalization

11. You voted for Jonathan we voted for Buhari, you overwhelmingly voted for Atiku we voted for Buhari. Suddenly some bastards are calling Yoruba Fulani slaves as if Atiku is from another planet.

12. You collect allocation from federal government,you have governors,you have senators, you have reps and chairmen all collecting money from federal purse, you have ambassadors etc yet you are marginalized

13. You are appointed to political posts in southwest but no single person from Yoruba in your cabinet in all the five Igbo states yet you were marginalized

14. 90% of your assets are on another man's soil yet you were marginalized

15. Yoruba choose Tinubu as their political leader you said your culture doesn't permit leadership yet you abuse Tinubu daily that he enslaved Yoruba because you want Yoruba to jettison their culture of leadership like you as you don't recognize leaders. Is that the healing balm of your marginalisation?

15. Tinubu never worked with Federal government talk less of stealing what belongs to Igbo states, why are you people receiving remote pain from Yoruba who didn't complain of Tinubu enslavement?

16. You are threatening to go and nobody stops your from going to Biafra. Lucky you, almost all long distance plying vehicles are owned by Igbo. Why don't you go home for Christmas and refuse to come back and see how Nigerians will suffer

17. You prefer to attack APC and Tinubu for all problems from Igbo but never talked that same allocations your governors collect is what other states collect and query how they use it.

18. Almost all Igbo elites and politicians have houses in southwest but never ask why same doesn't apply to Yoruba and Hausa to invest in your lands.

19. Kanu was threatening to kill all Yoruba and Hausa calling Buhari a rapist and all other sickening names you didn't caution him but when arrested you cry to hell.

20. You are paying tax to Kanu to buy arms but during Covid 19 crisis you are looking unto same Buhari. How senseless?

21. Kanu himself is using Nigerian passport, spending Nigeria currency but selling Biafra passport for you.

22. He didn't raise funds to address the underdevelopment you cry of but raising funds to buy arms. To fight? Who didn't say he should not go to his town?

23. You labor for PDP but wanted APC to feature your candidate for presidency. How can someone work in First Bank and collect salary in GTB?

24. IPOB keeps attacking ugovernment at the same time you are demanding presidential ticket.
It's a pity, my people perish for lack of acknowledge

I believe part of their cry of marginalization is that since the civil war which dealt a blow in their region, there has been lack of infrastructure in the east.


Well, if they've been part of the central government all these while, why didn't they use that opportunity to build the east?


There are federal roads, federal schools from secondary to tertiary.

Federal hospitals as well as teaching hospitals. I believe there's a federal orthopaedic hospital in the east, as there is one each in every geopolitical zone of the federation.


There are military installations, police, and other security agencies in the east.


They also collect allocation from the center in each of their states.


Elections are held there like in other parts of Nigeria.


They have governors, representatives in both state and federal levels.


The east is connected to the power grid of the federation.


Yet they say they are marginalized.


I have challenged them several times to explain what they meant by marginalization of the Igbos in Nigeria, but no one is bold enough to take on the challenge.


Maybe one of the mods, Mynd44 or Lalasticlala can push this to home page so we can get more input from saner Igbos to educate us on what is meant by marginalization of the Igbos, not the rabid dog below my comment frothing at the mouth.

Afonja shut your stupid mouth. You know well that if Igbos were given the chance to lead,this country would be a 1st world country in no time. You're jealous of our potential so you continue to work against our interests with your northern masters. Stupid people.

Ignorance is their common enemy



They keep blaming their man inflicted wounds on Tinubu and buhari

you just wrote rubbish.. You are just so senseless walahi!!!

Ain't igbos in other countries? Does having Biafra stop biafrans from doing business in Nigeria when we get our country? Ain't there biafrans in Niger , chad and the rest?
You just wake up with hate for a tribe that's fighting for its independence-

Why not use this same energy to fight for your people? Is Nigeria working?

Nigeria can't and will never work with humans like Mr op. So good, you said igbos were supporting the Hausa's rather than Yoruba's since 1957 or so. You think we care about who's ruling? If you are there and you are doing well without partiality, you think anyone will have time for a break up?

Don't let hate kill you- God bless

In this world learn to fight your battles and leave others to fight theirs. Igbos know what they want. Last time I checked it's none of your business.

If you like the way Nigeria has stifled the potentials of your ethnic group, please by all means write epistles all day long, infact knock yourself out with iberibesm.

We rose from the ashes 50 years ago to build a life for our selves. We did it without Nigeria therefore the country has outlived it's usefulness to an Igbo man. The memo has long been dispatched, important persons got it, while dunces continue to wander in darkness.