Chyz*:

Eh-heh! Now you know where you are. Ever since the death of The Ikemba I've noticed that there has been a lot of sorrow coming from the SW,SS, and now MB in relation to his death. [/b]It's like he gave them some sort of hope. Now that the Ikemba is gone [b]una dey fear. You see? Good. Now you know.

Since the South-South has been officially re-grouped as the Niger Delta region, we from the Middle-Belt should be grouped as the Middle-Belt region.

ak47mann:

ikemba your spirit is very strong GOD bless your soul

Chyz*:

[size=15pt]We’re not northerners- Middle-Belt youths[/size]

On December 9, 2011 · In News

By Dapo Akinrefon & Charles Kumolu




United Middle-Belt Youth Congress, UMYC, has demanded a separate identity for the people of the region to differentiate them from the Hausa-Fulani and Kanuri peoples of the far North.

Leading a delegation of executive officers of the congress on a courtesy call to Vanguard’s corporate office in Lagos, the group’s President, Mr. Abuka Onalo, said the people of the Middle-Belt were now remorseful of their roles in past actions of spearhea-ding Northern interests that did not benefit their people.

He particularly regretted the role of the Middle-Belt in the Nigerian civil war, saying the people of the region would not repeat the mistake.

He said: “We want the Middle-Belt people to be recognised and be referred to as Middle-Belt region. We want to be part of a new Nigeria where the Middle-Belt will be a federating unit.

“We likened our argument to the issue of true federalism. Since the South-South has been officially re-grouped as the Niger Delta region, we from the Middle-Belt should be grouped as the Middle-Belt region.

“We have never been subdued. We contributed in establishing the Federal Republic of Nigeria; we know what we suffered after the Civil War. There should be no reason why the nation cannot give us our own identity.”

In canvassing for identity, we are careful so that we do not destabilise what we helped in creating.”


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/12/were-not-northerners-middle-belt-youths/

Eziokwu! I refuse to believe these animals as I will not make the mistake of past Igbo leaders. There still one north as far as I'm concerned

tpia@:


there seems to be quite a lot of affinity between the south south and the middle belt region.

None is deceived. One, there was really no need to make reference to the ill fated war if Mr. Abuka Onalo is serious and knows what he is talking about and secondly, this is suspicious most likely a cooked up,  I advise the media to dig further.
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MathewUgbaa 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand We appreciate the courage of  Mr Abuka Onalo and all Nigerians of Middle-belt extraction represented by the UMYC. It is only REAL MEN that are able to RECOGNISE THEIR WRONGS OR MISTAKES and not cover them up or try to explain them away BUT BOLDY REPENT OF THEM AND ASK TO BE FORGIVEN.On behalf of all well-meaning Nigerians, I accept your appologies and welcome you all, our Middle-belt brothers and sisters to our fold.There is no doubt that if other parts of Nigeria would do what you have done concerning the area of our national life where they have failed the nation in the past, WE SHALL DEFINITELY HAVE A BETTER NIGERIA FOR OUR CHILDREN THAN WE HAVE HAD SINCE INDEPENDENCE.I want to beg my brothers and sisters from the East that have felt badly wounded by the civil war and happenings since then in Nigeria, to remember the milk of human kindness that constitutes an intrinsic part of their  character and make-up and FORGIVE. PLEASE FORGIVE AND EMBRACE YOUR BROTHERS FROM NEXT THAT HAVE COME BACK TO YOU. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT PERSONS LIKE GOWON, DANJUMA AND OTHERS. THEY HAVE ALREADY LIVED THEIR LIVES AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW THE MISTAKES OF OUR PAST LEADERS TO RUIN OUR PRESENT AND FUTURE.

THE SOUTH SHOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT WE NEED  MIDDLE-BELT ON OUR SIDE TO MOVE THE NATION FORWARD IN A DEMOCRACY.LET US THEREFORE BE WISE AND NOT FAIL TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MOMENT.
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J. Protombz, Objectivity ≠ Empathy+Sentiments 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand The hitherto powerful and resourceful North has now become a zone of terror, poverty and chaos. Like a leper, no one wants to be identified as a Northerner. Lets free this society: the North to the North, the South to the South. God bless Nigeria - divided or together.
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Nwanneabua 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand They should make efforts to tender apologies to those the generation before slaughtered like rams. Go physically to the East. Like Icyflexy pointed out, this must involve those who spearheaded the murders, namely Gowon, Walbe, Domkat Bali, Jeremiah Useni, Danjuma and so on. Or those people should be denounced. These people mentioned, surprisingly, don't seem to get it. They boast about the killings and their roles before and after the war. But it is still good that this generation now realizes the mistakes of their fathers. Those killings of millions of people, even though it had the support of the rest of the world, is shameful and horrifying. It is hard to believe that man can be so wicked. Yet it happened that Africans cut open the bellies of pregnant women, removed the unborn children and later went on to become head of state, minister of health and external affairs and to chair various UN organizations. Incredible. Nigeria ain't going anywhere if these issues are not addressed. Again, the Middle Belt has some cleansing to do, to wipe away that sin against humanity.
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Kalu_J_Okafor 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand No time is late. The deceit of Islam in the political turf called Nigeria has started to dawn on the strange bed fellows bundled into the north by devilish Britain that cared and still cares more about how well it can exploit Nigeria.`Britain muddled a lot of things up hoping to clog the independence aspirations of southern Nigerian. All over the world Arabs and their religion stand for oppression and deceit. Our so-called  'Quite' is doing what we know them well for - appropriating figures to themselves without any reliable statistics. Are those states he mentioned majority Hausa/Fulani who are the oppressors?
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King Dave 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Na now day break ,you guys woked up very late.Una good morning.
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Icyflexy 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Thank God that you Middle-Belters have finally come back to your sences. I will not "really" hold much against this generation because the pepetrators happen to be from the past generation. Having said that, you guys have to do some things to right the wrongs of the past:

1. this goes beyond just writing an article that you are not part of the North or an apology on the pages of the news papers, you must make a visible effort or move to go to the south to realy apologise to them for the "sloughter of the past", especially the NDIGBO.

2. you must be one and firm in your resolution to be on your own. you should involve those "bad eggs" (if they have repented)from the past like GOWON in this "apology" mission, for it will go a long way for the South, especially the NDIGBO to really consider you people.

Finally, its obvious that what we need now is true federalism, even though the (Northen) leaders will not agree, anything outside this is "trouble continues". But no matter how long it takes, it will surely come.
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Vicky987 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Ojukwu will be laughing now, lol
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quite 2 comments collapsed Collapse Expand Who cares abt d so call middle belt, mind u d Hausa-Fulani has a large stake in d present Niger, Kwara, Nasarawa. We d people of Niger state are strongly not part of your agitation 2 course crises with our fellow brothers due to your religion envy. pls note that the present middle belt constitute majority of muslims namely, Kwara 75% Niger 85%, Kogi 70% Nasarawa 70% is those state not part of the middle belt. so pls u christian can go ahead and form your region of Benue-Plateau,  fools
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Collapse Expand Quite.    u re nuting but a big fool i dn't blame u nd your so call muslims, i want u 2 know dat dat agitation must actualize, because we re tired of associating our selves wit evil people who go about killing  nd distroling   all de name of religious . enough is enough .
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Toaskarity:

To be frank, i did nt know that middle belt is of different group from those aboki's i use to see at my street but im beginning to get convince now!
[b]If actually they are among those that spearheaded the genocide [/b]whats different betwn them and hausas

or are they saying these because the hausas/fulani are now killing them

ak47mann:

that is what am talking about here in these NL, middle belt doesn't know that their wickedness and hate towards innocent children and women doing genocide killings joined with their master Hausa/Fulani will one day be their own turn to be massacred.let them feel how we felt in those yrs and fight war after that we can negotiate simple as that,

ak47mann:

that is what am talking about here in these NL, middle belt doesn't know that their wickedness and hate towards innocent children and women doing genocide killings joined with their master Hausa/Fulani will one day be their own turn to be massacred.let them feel how we felt in those yrs  and fight war after that we can negotiate simple as that,