jaytee01:

Sweetlemon:


Ndoki is NOT one of the Indegenous ethnic groups in Akwa-Ibom. They don't have recognized traditional ttitles and are not active in politics. Igbos in Alaba in Lagos are far more influential than the Ndokis in Akwa-Ibom.
Get that into your skull.

Olemi700:


Niger area that called Nigeria now is a name given by a prostitude flora shaw the girlfriend of a drug addict called Fredrick Lugard, Nigeria is a curse to humanity

Biafra must stand nd Nigeria must divide in Jesus name,..Amen!

Tripleclick:
IJAW VS IGBOS TWO FOOLISH TRIBES THAT
THINKS THY CAN SURVIVE ON THEIR OWN,
MEANWHILE YORUBA N HAUSA ALIENED
TO KEEP THM AT BAR... SHAME TO U ALL

janellemonae:


I believe this too. And i hope it does disintegrate. It wld have happened this year if boko haram didnt start stealing territories. The USA saw an opportunity to kill several birds wt one stone wt the crude oil crises. Now they're concerned abt boko harams islamic caliphate, they've decided to start buying nigerian oil again. Kachikwu announced dt today.

APCcrimesHD:
Why not give them referendum and see where they lie

TonyeBarcanista:

Your ignorance and greed stink. Our people are very smart we know what you lot(Biafra promoters are up to and we are equal to the task. At present we have over a million Boros, Wiwas and Ejoors.

I have said and will say it again, if the inclusion of the SS is a necessity for Biafra to be achieved then Biafra will never be achieved. You can quote kme anywhere

Olemi700:




My prayer is for Nigeria to divide coz for hundred years plus now there's nothing to show that we supposed to be together as one, our togetherness did not yield any fruit but always bring sorrowful, pain, dead, backward nd hatred. Britain created Nigeria for their own benefit not for the good of pples living there, I really believed that we will be better if separate, I support Biafra!!

nduchucks:


Oga, TonyeBarcanista is very correct in saying that when Ojukwu declared is Biafra, he was Governor of Eastern state that excluded Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross river. Old Rivers and Old Cross river were already created by Gowon.


In February 1966, when Isaac Boro, Sam Owonaro and Nottingham Dick alongside their supporters proclaimed a "Delta Peoples Republic", biafra was not included in the said republic. On 27 May 1967, under the administration of General Yakubu Gowon, decree No. 14 was issued, allowing the creation of Rivers State. Ojukwu's Eastern region at the time of "secession" did not include Ijawland or modern day SS area.

The good people of Niger Delta fought alongside gallant Nigerian soldiers to defeat the secessionists. My Gull, there is no need to try to revise history, though we have come to expect that from you.

If you and the likes of Kanu want to lead Igbo youths on another suicide mission, be rest assured that the people of the Niger Delta will fight you once again.

Tripleclick:
JONATHAN IS LAST PRESIDENT FROM EASTERN REGION.. IJAWS N IGBOS SHUD CONTINUE DRAGGING WITH EACH OTHER.. SLAVERY IS THEIR FATE IN NIGERIA

comrChris:
nduchuks or whatever you call urself stop decieving urself, couple of weeks ago l was in Onitsha and l was opportuned to follow my friends to an lpob meeting and there were large numbers of akwa ibomite,deltans and other ss states in attendance and they were very happy to be part of the movement

pls learn to always use "l" not " we" because you are speaking for yourself alone

TonyeBarcanista:

Your ignorance and greed stink. Our people are very smart we know what you lot(Biafra promoters are up to and we are equal to the task. At present we have over a million Boros, Wiwas and Ejoors.

I have said and will say it again, if the inclusion of the SS is a necessity for Biafra to be achieved then Biafra will never be achieved. You can quote kme anywhere

Dedetwo:



Again, Gowon introduced the unitary government in Nigeria by abrogating the regional system of government with quasi-independence and replaced it with state format without quasi-independence. Gowon had no such power to mess with eastern region which did not recognize his usurpation of power hence the civil war.

Maser:


Please go back to your history books again. Ojukwu was the Governor of the old Eastern region at the outbreak of hostilities against the Igbos and in order to divide our ranks, Gowon whom Ojukwu refused to recognise as head of state for his seeming complicity in the bloody coup and inability to protect lives attempted to carve out those States you mentioned out of the region.
Of course Ojukwu and your fathers agreed and collectively resisted it, but your fathers chickened out when it seemed things were no longer faring well with the war effort to wit, the liberation of Portharcourt et al.

Let it be well stated that Ojukwu did not unilaterally pull Eastern Nigeria out of Nigeria but held wide consultative meetings with your people before doing so. A certain Philip Effiong was his deputy throughout the war. Just ask your fathers to tell you the truth.

While not a supporter of the current agitation for Biafra, it nauseates me to see people like you turn history on its head. A little research and a bit of objectivity might help you, if you try.

ajademola2000:
Ijaw people are not slave in Nigeria, though I don't know about Igbos

Dedetwo:


Per the bolded, I could not believe that any Nigerian with limited education can even quote the crap in the above post. Anyway, we are talking about Nigeria, are we not? One wonders who was Mr. Ukpabia Asika the then administrator of east central state. There is doubt Biafra has driven most Nigerians to the state of nincompoop.

Again, Gowon introduced the unitary government in Nigeria by abrogating the regional system of government with quasi-independence and replaced it with state format without quasi-independence. Gowon had no such power to mess with eastern region which did not recognize his usurpation of power hence the civil war.

texazzpete:


That, in a nutshell, is exactly where there has not been any Igbo President since forever, and the way things are going, for quite a while to come.

A charismatic leader like Fashola can mobilize a crowd. I need not talk about Buhari's ability to mobilize crowds. Heck, even GEJ has his passionate followers...

No charismatic leader from the SE with national appeal yet it's all too easy to lazily claim 'marginalization' for the reason why a SOuth Easterner isn't in Aso Rock.

ajademola2000:
Ijaw people are not slave in Nigeria, though I don't know about Igbos

nduchucks:


If you accept Ojukwu as the Chief Executive of the eastern region, then you must also accept Gowon as the supreme head of Nigeria at the time.

You can't eat your cake and have it.

Awoofawo:
Please kai stop re-writing history! Ironsi introduced Unitary Govt. which Gowon chosen to retain!

Some of us on Nairaland are not olodos.... We know a from z about what happened and is still happening in the country. You folks should not twisted a fact that well documented and in public record thank!

OrlandoOwoh:

You're wrong. Before the Civil War started on July 6 1967, Gowon created 12 on May 27 1967. The defunct Eastern Region which Ojukwu was Governor of was split into East Central, South Eastern and Rivers states. By implication, Ojukwu was Governor of just the East Central State till he was dismissed and the state came under Ukpabi Asika as the Administrator.

Nawa4nl:


NIETHER ARE THE IGBOS SLAVES IN NIGERIA, THATS WHY WE WANT TO LEAVE.

THEY SAY ONE NIGERIA WHEN IT SUITS THEM.

HOW MANY APPOINTMENTS DID THE SOUTH-SOUTH & SOUTH-EAST GET FROM GMB?

NA OUR SENATORS, GOVERNORS & REPS I DEY BLAME FOR KEEPING MUTE!

IF NA GEJ APPOINTMENTS WEY LEAVE OUT THE NORTH, NIJA GO DON HEAR AM!

ANYWAY WE GO SOON WAKA!

WE NO GO DEY NIJA BY FORCE!

Dedetwo:


Per the bolded, this is another ill-informed statement. Again, Gowon had no such powers to abrogate eastern region. It takes constitutional amendment to do such thing. In addition, eastern region did not recognize Gowon as anything other than leader of coup plotters of July 29, 1966. When Gowon foolishly divided Nigeria into 12 states, he also appointed military, police and civilian administrators which Asika was for east central state. Gowon ordered the administrators to report their posts immediately to state governance duties. It must be recall that those jokers appointed to take charge of the so-called states in eastern region the did not show up to their post until after civil war.

Anticabal:


If dem born your papa well, come to my land in oyigbo LGA and come and raise a nigerian flag when Biafra comes. Aluu will be a childs play. You thieving agbero.

TonyeBarcanista:

The 'We' refers to the ethnic nationalities in present day Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross river states

Dedetwo:


Per the bolded, most Nigerians have tendency to regurgitate craps without embarking on simple rudimentary research. I urge you to expose the meaning of term -unitary as it applies to governance. During the Ironsi's era, there were regional system of government where regions still enjoy certain level of autonomous powers as under Tafawa Balewa. Such autonomous entity to the regions was destroyed by the idiotic state creation by Gowon when states did no longer enjoy the autonomous entity under the premier or even regional military administrators. Ojukwu's refusal to accept Gowon as head of state is such autonomous privilege enjoyed by the regions.

Masterclass32:


America can't seem to make up their mind as to how they want to relate to Nigeria. One day, they refuse selling weapons to us and discourage any other nation that wants to, the next day they say they are now open to selling to us, that we are their friends.

We ask them for ebola drug since they claimed they had it, they refuse, giving flimsy reasons. When we overcame ebola, they came smiling and saying that it was with their support that we achieved to feat.

Then this oil stuff?

America is giving a new meaning to the word "friendship".

OrlandoOwoh:

Constitution in a military regime? You must be confused.

The creation of new states was welcomed by those that clamoured for it hence their being arrested by Ojukwu after May 27 1967.

sebali:


Blame ur brodas who carried outa tribalized coup dat gav d military d chance 2 change d system

Dedetwo:


Per the bolded, I could not believe that any Nigerian with limited education can even quote the crap in the above post. Anyway, we are talking about Nigeria, are we not? One wonders who was Mr. Ukpabia Asika the then administrator of east central state. There is doubt Biafra has driven most Nigerians to the state of nincompoop.

Again,[b] Gowon introduced the unitary government in Nigeria [/b]by abrogating the regional system of government with quasi-independence and replaced it with state format without quasi-independence. Gowon had no such power to mess with eastern region which did not recognize his usurpation of power hence the civil war.

Awoofawo:

You are still wrong in your assumption/assertion! If Ironsi didn't introduce Unitary System into the country political equation, Gowon wouldn't have the base to justify retaining it. In fact the counter-coup night not had happened. Ironsi killed the regional system with that sectional promoting policy and given Gowon the ammunition to dismantle it eventually!

Further more, creating more state by Gowon was mostly concerned with weakening Ojuwku hold on important strategical sites of military significance, in addition to solidifing his hold on the government at the center and promote the realization of northern agenda which was revenge for murdered of northern elites in the first coup! Please don't twisted history!

If the first coup didn't happened, if Ironsi didn't introduced Unitary and handed the issues surrounding the calls for the convict and persecution of Nzeowu and co with kid-gloves, maybe and maybe Nigeria wouldn't be the sh!thole it's now?!
And lastly, you folks should equally stop playing blame game and marginalization, we are tire of hearing that boring music, play us something more entertaining and engaging biko
Please