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Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by anibi9674: 12:32pm On Oct 10, 2016
hmm
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by chiedu7: 12:40pm On Oct 10, 2016
yeyeboi:


2 angry

Oga was booking space oh!
No vex
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by yeyeboi(m): 12:46pm On Oct 10, 2016
chiedu7:


Oga was booking space oh!
No vex



cheesy cheesy cheesy angry

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Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by Pinkybush: 12:48pm On Oct 10, 2016
seunmsg:
I respect Odia Ofeimun but all what he said in this piece is nonsense and very disappointing. Nigerians voted out Jonathan because of his poor performance in office and nothing else. Linking his electoral loss to crude oil politics is absolute nonsense. How many oil well has Buhari allocated since he became president? Silly talk like this will only continue to divide the country at a time when all parts need to unite and demand for good governance.

And to the issue of restructuring, it is very funny that he tried to suggest that Yoruba's have abandoned the clamour after moving to the federal mainstream with APC. Just last week, Yakassai accused Yoruba's of pushing for restructuring out of jealousy and Ibos quickly supported him. No southern leader rebuked him or even try to correct that silly accusation. In fact, Igbos gloated over that thread without remorse. Now, Ofeimum is raising the issue again.

Even though I am still unconvinced about how restructuring will make us a better and more united nation, I think southerners must learn to take a position on the matter and stick to it. Restructuring can only be achieved through a united southern voice. Yorubas alone cannot champion the cause. SE and SS must also admit that they want Nigeria restructured and the call is not out of any jealousy.
U called what this man said "NONESENSE"? U are really wicked. Talking about Jonathan's performance, can you compare with your god's (Buhari) performance, interms of Education, Agriculture, Railway, Power, Road construction, Rule of law, etc? Indeed you are a big civilize mugu.

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Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by TheRealestGuy(m): 12:49pm On Oct 10, 2016
seunmsg:
I respect Odia Ofeimun but all what he said in this piece is nonsense and very disappointing. Nigerians voted out Jonathan because of his poor performance in office and nothing else. Linking his electoral loss to crude oil politics is absolute nonsense. How many oil well has Buhari allocated since he became president? Silly talk like this will only continue to divide the country at a time when all parts need to unite and demand for good governance.

And to the issue of restructuring, it is very funny that he tried to suggest that Yoruba's have abandoned the clamour after moving to the federal mainstream with APC. Just last week, Yakassai accused Yoruba's of pushing for restructuring out of jealousy and Ibos quickly supported him. No southern leader rebuked him or even try to correct that silly accusation. In fact, Igbos gloated over that thread without remorse. Now, Ofeimum is raising the issue again.

Even though I am still unconvinced about how restructuring will make us a better and more united nation, I think southerners must learn to take a position on the matter and stick to it. Restructuring can only be achieved through a united southern voice. Yorubas alone cannot champion the cause. SE and SS must also admit that they want Nigeria restructured and the call is not out of any jealousy.
What has the bolded got to do with the foolishness of a particular tribe all in an overzealous bid to push out the best president Nigeria ever had?

If after reading this erudite and thoroughly intelligent piece you could say its nonsense then I have every reason to think that you're not so intelligent yourself.

Say all whatnot but keep IPOB out of your BS.

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Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by 48cents: 12:50pm On Oct 10, 2016
seunmsg:
I respect Odia Ofeimun but all what he said in this piece is nonsense and very disappointing. Nigerians voted out Jonathan because of his poor performance in office and nothing else. Linking his electoral loss to crude oil politics is absolute nonsense. How many oil well has Buhari allocated since he became president? Silly talk like this will only continue to divide the country at a time when all parts need to unite and demand for good governance.

And to the issue of restructuring, it is very funny that he tried to suggest that Yoruba's have abandoned the clamour after moving to the federal mainstream with APC. Just last week, Yakassai accused Yoruba's of pushing for restructuring out of jealousy and Ibos quickly supported him. No southern leader rebuked him or even try to correct that silly accusation. In fact, Igbos gloated over that thread without remorse. Now, Ofeimum is raising the issue again.

Even though I am still unconvinced about how restructuring will make us a better and more united nation, I think southerners must learn to take a position on the matter and stick to it. Restructuring can only be achieved through a united southern voice. Yorubas alone cannot champion the cause. SE and SS must also admit that they want Nigeria restructured and the call is not out of any jealousy.

so we should stick to this feeding bottle system created unilaterally by some military misfits

Do you want a nationhood that enthrones social justice that you will be happy to live in?

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Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by myklangelo(m): 12:51pm On Oct 10, 2016
seunmsg:
I respect Odia Ofeimun but all what he said in this piece is nonsense and very disappointing. Nigerians voted out Jonathan because of his poor performance in office and nothing else. Linking his electoral loss to crude oil politics is absolute nonsense. How many oil well has Buhari allocated since he became president? Silly talk like this will only continue to divide the country at a time when all parts need to unite and demand for good governance.

And to the issue of restructuring, it is very funny that he tried to suggest that Yoruba's have abandoned the clamour after moving to the federal mainstream with APC. Just last week, Yakassai accused Yoruba's of pushing for restructuring out of jealousy and Ibos quickly supported him. No southern leader rebuked him or even try to correct that silly accusation. In fact, Igbos gloated over that thread without remorse. Now, Ofeimum is raising the issue again.

Even though I am still unconvinced about how restructuring will make us a better and more united nation, I think southerners must learn to take a position on the matter and stick to it. Restructuring can only be achieved through a united southern voice. Yorubas alone cannot champion the cause. SE and SS must also admit that they want Nigeria restructured and the call is not out of any jealousy.

Some Nigerians voted against GEJ not because he was corrupt, rather because they were MADE to believe they have a better choice in Buhari, who of note is a massive failure.

Some Nigerians get easily brainwashed, without faculty of subjective/objecti thinking.

And oil politics actually plays a pivotal role in Nigeria

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Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by Iko5000: 1:06pm On Oct 10, 2016
God bless you my brother . Too many stupid zombies on this forum and Indomie Kids that don't know what is really happening in this country.[size=10pt][/size]
Firefire:
We know the parole...

80% of the oil blocks belong to the North. -Senator Ita Enag.

GEJ promised to do justice to the inequality, as a result BH was promoted by the Northern oligarchy to discredit his government.

Now the BH has becomes a monster difficult to control.

To quench the agitation for equality in the oil blocks allocation, Buhary appointed the same Senator Ita Enag into his administration.

Fellow Nigerians, shine your eyes, shine am, well well.

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Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by mmmustapha(m): 1:11pm On Oct 10, 2016
Profnedu:
majority of the people that read this mind twisting article encumbered with grandiloquent vaborcity grammatical jingoism and coupled with unfathomable impenetrable obfuscation don't undastand anything

wot am I even typing

d only tin I understand is this long handout is that the born to rule illiterate northern elites moved against Jonathan because oil block

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Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by michoim(m): 1:30pm On Oct 10, 2016
Your views are ethnically biased. It is not only the north but the south west also moved against Jonathan. Is only the SS and the SE that approve Jonathan on the basis of tribalism.
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by asamaigho(m): 1:38pm On Oct 10, 2016
Firefire:
We know the parole...

80% of the oil blocks belong to the North. -Senator Ita Enag.

GEJ promised to do justice to the inequality, as a result BH was promoted by the Northern oligarchy to discredit his government.

Now the BH has becomes a monster difficult to control.

To quench the agitation for equality in the oil blocks allocation, Buhary appointed the same Senator Ita Enag into his administration.

Fellow Nigerians, shine your eyes, shine am, well well.

Rawbish
Sai buhari
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by MamaletASO: 1:43pm On Oct 10, 2016
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by buchilino(m): 2:35pm On Oct 10, 2016
seunmsg:
I respect Odia Ofeimun but all what he said in this piece is nonsense and very disappointing. Nigerians voted out Jonathan because of his poor performance in office and nothing else. Linking his electoral loss to crude oil politics is absolute nonsense. How many oil well has Buhari allocated since he became president? Silly talk like this will only continue to divide the country at a time when all parts need to unite and demand for good governance.

And to the issue of restructuring, it is very funny that he tried to suggest that Yoruba's have abandoned the clamour after moving to the federal mainstream with APC. Just last week, Yakassai accused Yoruba's of pushing for restructuring out of jealousy and Ibos quickly supported him. No southern leader rebuked him or even try to correct that silly accusation. In fact, Igbos gloated over that thread without remorse. Now, Ofeimum is raising the issue again.

Even though I am still unconvinced about how restructuring will make us a better and more united nation, I think southerners must learn to take a position on the matter and stick to it. Restructuring can only be achieved through a united southern voice. Yorubas alone cannot champion the cause. SE and SS must also admit that they want Nigeria restructured and the call is not out of any jealousy.

AM SURE UR NOT FROM SS. SO UR WAITING 2 HEAR WEN BUHARI WILL ALLOCATE OIL BLOCKS?. OK KEEP ON WAITING.
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by Nobody: 2:58pm On Oct 10, 2016
angelo5uk:
We knew all these and we warned our Yoruba brothers but they refused to listen...
Call the average Yoruba man....and he'll gladly play second fiddle to these Gambaris anytime any day
It's high time the Yorubas realize that they were used as a means to an end. The so called CHANGE mantra was scam to begin...
What's happening to Tinubu right now should be used as a case study. Since the inception of this country.... The Gambaris has always have a born to rule mentality..... Jonathan became a president by chance. And when the time came... He had to be purged out like a parasite
What worries me is that the way the country is designed right now..... The Gambaris will always have the upper hand.... They have a 90% chance of being the president..... All thanks to the Yorubas.
Forget APC or PDP
Buhari would gladly hand over to a Gambari PDP than to hand over to Osinbanjo


Either u don't know history or you are clouded ethni sentiments nd tribalism .The west has always bn in opposition pre-indepence till lastyear. Its strictly politics and nothing like betrayal .

Right from the first,second and third republic the East teamed up with the North to rule this entity,while the West were the opposition party and never cried of betrayal from the Eastern region but stood a firm ground to check balanc the goverment at the centre and play a very pronouned role in activism declaration,struggle and movement the history of this entity.

This is the first time the east will be in the opposition right from independence while the west just got to the centre since indepndence ,and now majority of their new political infants can't contain their emotion as thy see this as betrayal from the west.

Every political dispensation always produce new political children .Been a avid political enthusiast ,I understood this last general election ushered in new breeds of political conscious mind into the political circle of anylyst, who still need to delve more into their history books to compliment their political conscious mind .


Can anybody tell me where or when they had agreement that southerners should work against Northerners or when the oath was taken ?

Each region has its own ideology and policy stamped firmly in each region and trying to push to the centre ,but unfortunately for we Southerners the North will always be at advantage resisting any ideology from any southern region or an individual that beleives such ideology, and that is happening at the moment .They ve the advantage via the kind of structure the British handed over to this entity.


To change that or to introduce any southern policy or believe(restruction ,resourece control or whatever) ,the constitution has to be changed and before you can change the constitution in-order to have an amendment or adjustment . You need to vote in the assembly and the North are the majority in tthe houses ,who are always battle ready to throw such bill out or quench such idea.
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by meccuno: 3:18pm On Oct 10, 2016
seunmsg:
I respect Odia Ofeimun but all what he said in this piece is nonsense and very disappointing. Nigerians voted out Jonathan because of his poor performance in office and nothing else. Linking his electoral loss to crude oil politics is absolute nonsense. How many oil well has Buhari allocated since he became president? Silly talk like this will only continue to divide the country at a time when all parts need to unite and demand for good governance.

And to the issue of restructuring, it is very funny that he tried to suggest that Yoruba's have abandoned the clamour after moving to the federal mainstream with APC. Just last week, Yakassai accused Yoruba's of pushing for restructuring out of jealousy and Ibos quickly supported him. No southern leader rebuked him or even try to correct that silly accusation. In fact, Igbos gloated over that thread without remorse. Now, Ofeimum is raising the issue again.

Even though I am still unconvinced about how restructuring will make us a better and more united nation, I think southerners must learn to take a position on the matter and stick to it. Restructuring can only be achieved through a united southern voice. Yorubas alone cannot champion the cause. SE and SS must also admit that they want Nigeria restructured and the call is not out of any jealousy.
I doubt if you can actually reason higher than this. Its either you are short sighted and do not see the big picture,or you are suffering from autism. Things happening in Nigeria is not 1+1=2. Most times its usually equals to zero. Pls think outside the box

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Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by Nobody: 3:34pm On Oct 10, 2016
angelo5uk:
We knew all these and we warned our Yoruba brothers but they refused to listen...
Call the average Yoruba man....and he'll gladly play second fiddle to these Gambaris anytime any day
It's high time the Yorubas realize that they were used as a means to an end. The so called CHANGE mantra was scam to begin...
What's happening to Tinubu right now should be used as a case study. Since the inception of this country.... The Gambaris has always have a born to rule mentality..... Jonathan became a president by chance. And when the time came... He had to be purged out like a parasite
What worries me is that the way the country is designed right now..... The Gambaris will always have the upper hand.... They have a 90% chance of being the president..... All thanks to the Yorubas.
Forget APC or PDP
Buhari would gladly hand over to a Gambari PDP than to hand over to Osinbanjo

Are u saying the yorubas are traitors?
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by Deen77: 4:02pm On Oct 10, 2016
mazifrankmore:
This what Tinubu and his siblings failed to understand before forming alliance with north.

This buhari's regime has revealed the level of gullibility in yeruba land.

You fail to understand that is North rotation that produce Jonathan and promise only 4 year.
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by Deen77: 4:03pm On Oct 10, 2016
Pinkybush:
U called what this man said "NONESENSE"? U are really wicked. Talking about Jonathan's performance, can you compare with your god's (Buhari) performance, interms of Education, Agriculture, Railway, Power, Road construction, Rule of law, etc? Indeed you are a big civilize mugu.

Jonathan performance with crude at $100+ and over $60 billion reserved wasted.
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by booblacain(m): 4:04pm On Oct 10, 2016
Only the day before, restructuring of the Federation had been the rousing mantra. It was so swiftly abandoned or let us say toned down to the point of denial, after the advocates discovered a beeline to political power as a more valued project. - Odia Ofeimun

I still do not understand what was "progressive" about this move.
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by MYGFGSGH: 4:13pm On Oct 10, 2016
kings09:
Same way Buhari is eyeing the ND oil yet claims he is diversifying. The North is truly a parasite. Only God knows how they wld hv fared if the british had nt joined them wit southern nigeria
They would have been like their brothers in Niger republic
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by Kingspin(m): 5:33pm On Oct 10, 2016
Many voted Jonathan out of office because of deep hatred not that Buhari was qualify more than him. Nigeria any day change enter Nigeria we will know. For now, it still politics.

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Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by baddosky1: 7:50pm On Oct 10, 2016
angelo5uk:
We knew all these and we warned our Yoruba brothers but they refused to listen...
Call the average Yoruba man....and he'll gladly play second fiddle to these Gambaris anytime any day
It's high time the Yorubas realize that they were used as a means to an end. The so called CHANGE mantra was scam to begin...
What's happening to Tinubu right now should be used as a case study. Since the inception of this country.... The Gambaris has always have a born to rule mentality..... Jonathan became a president by chance. And when the time came... He had to be purged out like a parasite
What worries me is that the way the country is designed right now..... The Gambaris will always have the upper hand.... They have a 90% chance of being the president..... All thanks to the Yorubas.
Forget APC or PDP
Buhari would gladly hand over to a Gambari PDP than to hand over to Osinbanjo

Yorubas will never learn even if it happens to them over and over again! Their hatred for Igbos has blinded them that they even use it against their freedom. A yoruba man is ready to kill his mother if that is what is takes to humiliate an Igbo Enemy!!

It happened to their Awo...they didn't learn...
It happened to Abiola...they didn't learn...
Now it's happening to Tinubu...they still won't learn!!!

Awon slavery and smiling!

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Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by baddosky1: 8:49pm On Oct 10, 2016
Ok! Now their brother is there, starvation is killing them and they are exchanging their children for a bag of rice.
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by April4th(m): 12:17am On Oct 11, 2016
it's no news that the struggle for oil blocs led to GEJ ouster.
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by ofwest47(m): 1:50am On Oct 11, 2016
The * I Before Orders * are now crying wolf where there is non. They say when the head is off it will be too late to cry.
Where was Ofeimun in 1962 when the Hausa /Ibo collusion govt colluded to scuttle the well focused forward looking Yoruba nation regional government when they declared state of emergency for no just cause.?
Where was Ofeimun in 1963 when the Ibo/Hausa collusion colluded together to sentence head of the Yoruba nation regional govt. Chief Obafemi Awolowo and other Yoruba leaders to 10 years imprisonment for hook up treason trial?
Where was Ofeimun in 1963 also when IBO/Hausa collusion govt. colluded to exercise the Midwestern Region from the West without similar exercise been carried out in the Middle belt from the North and Calabar _Ogoja River state from the East despite serious agitations from the leaders in those areas the likes it Joseph Tarka from the North and Ken Sarowiwa ,Wenike Briggs and Lulu Briggs in line with Awo's recommendation before Nigerian Independence see Awolowo's Thought to Nigerian constitution 1945 were these people so mentioned not silenced for good by the Hausa/IBO conspiracy.
It is now you are clamoring for restructuring and I said when the head is off it all be too late to cry.
See what the actions or inactions of that time has brought us to Nigeria of today.
And like Caeser "Oh conspiracy where for will thou hide thy eye brows.
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by dragonking3: 1:58am On Oct 11, 2016
seunmsg:
I respect Odia Ofeimun but all what he said in this piece is nonsense and very disappointing. Nigerians voted out Jonathan because of his poor performance in office and nothing else. Linking his electoral loss to crude oil politics is absolute nonsense. How many oil well has Buhari allocated since he became president? Silly talk like this will only continue to divide the country at a time when all parts need to unite and demand for good governance.

And to the issue of restructuring, it is very funny that he tried to suggest that Yoruba's have abandoned the clamour after moving to the federal mainstream with APC. Just last week, Yakassai accused Yoruba's of pushing for restructuring out of jealousy and Ibos quickly supported him. No southern leader rebuked him or even try to correct that silly accusation. In fact, Igbos gloated over that thread without remorse. Now, Ofeimum is raising the issue again.

Even though I am still unconvinced about how restructuring will make us a better and more united nation, I think southerners must learn to take a position on the matter and stick to it. Restructuring can only be achieved through a united southern voice. Yorubas alone cannot champion the cause. SE and SS must also admit that they want Nigeria restructured and the call is not out of any jealousy.
Go and sleep if you dont know what to talk about..Do you know how much buhari has spent and is still spending to search for oil in the north?..It is all about the oil nothing more. Wake up and stop being naiive
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by ItsMeAboki(m): 3:18am On Oct 11, 2016
teepsee:
cause of oil block my foot. They will always hate anything coming from the south.


Even if Allah tell them that the savior of this country will come from the south, they will doubt him and prefer to sufer rather than accepting someone from that region embarassed

Quite the opposite, northerners do not hate the south and had shown this when a significant number of them voted for GEJ in 2011 and overwhelmingly for MKO Abiola in 2003 (against their own son Bashir Tofa); until both openly resorted to tribal/regional politics: Abiola, by turning the June 12 struggle into a Yoruba affair instead of a national one - as it were; and Jonathan, by deliberately allowing the massive Boko Haram slaughter of northerners in the NE, while looting the money meant to protect them; allowing his wife and kinsmen (e.g. Asari Dokubo) to make divisive insulting anti-northern statements during the months leading towards the election; while preceding to that he himself publicly admitting to the lopsidedness of his appointments in favour of the SE by openly stating that Igbos were the pillars of his cabinet - a sentiment, even if true that he should, at best, have been kept to himself and certainly unworthy of a president.
Its no wonder that northerners, in view of the above were in both instances forced to look inwards and re-alion their politics accordingly - but not out of innate hatred for southerners, as you claimed.

Finally, the assertion that Jonathan was voted out due protectionist interest from the north in view of the upcoming review of oil bloc leasing, is as faulty as the much dispelled big lie and propaganda that northerners owned majority of the oil blocs.
If Mr. Ofeimun's assertions were true, then it made no sense as to why northerners would then want to gang up to oust Jonathan in order to protect a supposed advantage (i.e. owning majority of the oil blocs) which they in fact do not have?




Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by Oblang(m): 5:01am On Oct 11, 2016
Enough of all this excuses for Jonathan jare. He was voted out because of his incompetence. Yoruba will vote for u based on ur performance and not tribal whatever.. I don't know maybe we should always continue with a failed leader because of one useless sentiment...
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by Oblang(m): 5:08am On Oct 11, 2016
Pinkybush:
U called what this man said "NONESENSE"? U are really wicked. Talking about Jonathan's performance, can you compare with your god's (Buhari) performance, interms of Education, Agriculture, Railway, Power, Road construction, Rule of law, etc? Indeed you are a big civilize mugu.

Yes I can see how ur SE roads have bin built to no fault na...
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by ArodewilliamsT: 6:43am On Oct 11, 2016
Do yoruba muslims agree with Ofeimun. I remember when this man was always insulting Igbos because he felt yorubas were wiser. Him and the other slowpoke that writes for tinubu in the Nation newspaper- Sam Omatseye. They are not pure yorubas, they carry yoruba matter for head like gala, now they are seeing what being yoruba (esp muslim) truly means- being a gullible buffoon. They can cry us a river.

grin grin grin
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by PierreSizzl(m): 7:13am On Oct 11, 2016
seunmsg:
I respect Odia Ofeimun but all what he said in this piece is nonsense and very disappointing. Nigerians voted out Jonathan because of his poor performance in office and nothing else. Linking his electoral loss to crude oil politics is absolute nonsense. How many oil well has Buhari allocated since he became president? Silly talk like this will only continue to divide the country at a time when all parts need to unite and demand for good governance.

And to the issue of restructuring, it is very funny that he tried to suggest that Yoruba's have abandoned the clamour after moving to the federal mainstream with APC. Just last week, Yakassai accused Yoruba's of pushing for restructuring out of jealousy and Ibos quickly supported him. No southern leader rebuked him or even try to correct that silly accusation. In fact, Igbos gloated over that thread without remorse. Now, Ofeimum is raising the issue again.

Even though I am still unconvinced about how restructuring will make us a better and more united nation, I think southerners must learn to take a position on the matter and stick to it. Restructuring can only be achieved through a united southern voice. Yorubas alone cannot champion the cause. SE and SS must also admit that they want Nigeria restructured and the call is not out of any jealousy.

Bros seunmsg.. You haven't heard of any awarding of oil blocks because that is what they want. For it to remain as it is. All oil block licenses were to expire this year-2016 and redistributed to new people, of course at the discretion of the GCFR as there is currently no law that governs the awarding of oil blocks in Nigeria - the current holders made sure of it through the senate.

I can tell you with good authority that 98% of oil blocks currently awarded to individuals are to people from the north, and they have had this privilege since the military rule.

Jonathan's rule might not have been very effective but the man tried to do things the right way. He didn't award oil blocks to his own people just because he had the power, but because he believed that come 2016 his people would have a fighting chance. But the cabals that always fight dirty gave the dog a bad name to hang it. Now we have seen that the change they promised us is very pseudo.

One of such powers from the north got his oil block in 1993 during Gen. Abacha s rule. He allegedly averages 4billion NAIRA a month. He's dead now but his family is richer than borno state where he is based and they still have controlling power over the oil block.

Many of my friends like you tell me that Nigeria's problem is not related to oil politics, but I don't agree. With such control comes a lot of money which brings a lot of power.
Re: North Moved Against Jonathan Because Of Oil Blocs – Ofeimun by PierreSizzl(m): 7:41am On Oct 11, 2016
ofwest47:
The * I Before Orders * are now crying wolf where there is non. They say when the head is off it will be too late to cry.
Where was Ofeimun in 1962 when the Hausa /Ibo collusion govt colluded to scuttle the well focused forward looking Yoruba nation regional government when they declared state of emergency for no just cause.?
Where was Ofeimun in 1963 when the Ibo/Hausa collusion colluded together to sentence head of the Yoruba nation regional govt. Chief Obafemi Awolowo and other Yoruba leaders to 10 years imprisonment for hook up treason trial?
Where was Ofeimun in 1963 also when IBO/Hausa collusion govt. colluded to exercise the Midwestern Region from the West without similar exercise been carried out in the Middle belt from the North and Calabar _Ogoja River state from the East despite serious agitations from the leaders in those areas the likes it Joseph Tarka from the North and Ken Sarowiwa ,Wenike Briggs and Lulu Briggs in line with Awo's recommendation before Nigerian Independence see Awolowo's Thought to Nigerian constitution 1945 were these people so mentioned not silenced for good by the Hausa/IBO conspiracy.
It is now you are clamoring for restructuring and I said when the head is off it all be too late to cry.
See what the actions or inactions of that time has brought us to Nigeria of today.
And like Caeser "Oh conspiracy where for will thou hide thy eye brows.

My good sir ofwest47, you paint Chief Awolowo as a Saint that has no blemish but you forget the following:

That the Chief was found guilty of embezzlement. He diverted state funds to run his party as he couldn't compete with the Fred Okotie Eboh funded NCNC, and that was one of the reasons for his incarceration.

That lt. Col. Ojukwu tried to reason with Chief Awolowo to join the struggle of Biafria when he broke him out of prison, but he sided with lt. Col. Gowon which led the you as to side with Nigeria during the civil war. If the yorubas and igbos had united against the common enemy then, we might not have had this arrangement of a country today and I think we might have been better for it.

The Chief was responsible for the strategy to cut off salt supply to the igbo nation, causing a lot of deaths due to nutritional deficiency. Many of these deaths were children. This is genocide sir.

After the war, when Gowon said no Victor no vanquished, he mandated the then finance minister - Chief Awolowo to ensure that the igbos were returned to their lives before the war. The Chief in his discretion gave all the igbo men 20 pounds irrespective of their account balance before the war, effectively rendering them poor.

We still regard this man today as a founding father because he championed the cause for our democracy. We even have a university and various streets named after him. But are these actions noteworthy of a founding father?

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