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Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Deadlytruth(m): 6:55pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
pazienza: Thank God it was an Igbo man like you that created the link which I referenced. And you have been jumping from tree to tree like a monkey in your attempt to separate Ekweme from Igbos for the litigation. The chronological illogicality of the ESUTECH website kills its own claim. The three month legislative procedure impossibility buries it completely. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Deadlytruth(m): 7:07pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
pazienza:Why even say such at all knowing fully well that journalist were recording and would definitely report it in national dalies for public consumption? It is like saying Ahmadu Bello's born to rule chants were not meant to subjugate anyone. It is as well like arguing that Buhari's dog and baboon proverb was not inimical to peace since he rendered it in Hausa language to BBC thus addressing only his own people. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Deadlytruth(m): 7:08pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
The Truth Of The Western Region Assembly Cross-carpeting Accusation. First Nigeria Regional Elections: Western Nigeria 1951 Elections Matthew Mbu and history: Ambassador Mathew Mbu is a well- respected Nigerian. But in this piece, veteran journalist, Mr Felix Adenaike challenges some of his claims about Nigeria's past 'Falsehood may have its hour, but it has no future' - Francois D. Pressense In what seemed his 48th independence anniversary gift to Nigerians, Dr. Matthew Tawo Mbu, politician, lawyer and diplomat, gave The Nation an interview run in its October 1 edition addressing some political issues in Nigeria of which he had been a key player. Among others, he spoke on the Western Nigeria election held in 1951, two generations ago, and repeated the claim of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroon (NCNC) that it won that poll, but had been robbed of victory. Then as now, Dr. Mbu did not provide any evidence to substantiate the NCNC claim. Dr. Mbu said of that election held on 24 September 1951 that: "Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was betrayed by the Western Region of Nigeria, not by the electorate, but by the leaders. The NCNC won the election against the Action Group (led by Chief Obafemi Awolowo), but the Action Group introduced what was unknown to Nigerian history", namely, "carpet crossing. They Action Group bought members of the NCNC to join the Action Group after these people had won election on the platform of the NCNC. Zik, the leader of a majority party in the Western Region became the Leader of Opposition overnight". Reminded by the interviewer that the late Chief AMA Akinloye had maintained in his lifetime that he and his group had contested the election on a neutral platform from the NCNC, Dr. Mbu said: "That is his version. He is entitled to say what he wants to say. I don't want to say ill of the dead. He knew he was NCNC and his group was NCNC. Adelabu remained NCNC. He stuck on to NCNC till he died". The late Dr. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe said in his autobiography, Rebirth of a nation, among others that: "But in pursuance of the policy of creating a political climate healthy enough to make one a citizen wherever he lived, Dr. Azikiwe contested and won the general elections in 1951 into the Western House of Assembly. To stultify this policy of one Nigeria in favour of his tribally-based philosophy, Chief Awolowo got some elected members to cross carpet from the NCNC to his AG side. Zik the victor lost. And Awolowo's party was able to form the government of the Western Region." At a news conference in Lagos on 20 September 1989, more than two years after Chief Awolowo's death, Dr. Mbadiwe returned to the topic saying: "Dr. Azikiwe and his party won the majority of seats in the Western House of Assembly. He was due to be elected the Leader of Government Business, when overnight, the Action Group introduced the notorious carpet- crossing. By this manipulation, members who won under the NCNC crossed over to the Action Group building it to become the majority party in the West. As a result of this, Chief Awolowo was elected Leader of Government Business and Dr. Azikiwe had to resign." Neither Dr. Mbu nor Dr. Mbadiwe named the members of the NCNC who contested the election on the party's platform and later joined the Action Group to enable Chief Awolowo form the government to the exclusion of Dr. Azikiwe. These are weighty allegations such that they would have assisted their readers to clear the issues rather just repeat their own version of the events at that time in the hope that such repetition would turn falsehood into facts. To avert conflicting claims over candidates, Mr. Harold Cooper, the Government Public Relations Officer, wrote to the parties to furnish a list of the candidates contesting election on their platforms. Only the Action Group complied with this request and its list of candidates was as follows: 1. Ijebu Remo Division - Obafemi Awolowo and M.S. Sowole; 2. Ijebu Ode Division - S.O. Awokoya, Rev. S.A. Banjo and V.D. Phillips; 3. Oyo Division - Chief Bode Thomas, Abiodun Akerele, A.B.P. Martins, T.A. Amao and SB Eyitayo; 4. Osun Division - SL Akintola, JO. Adigun, JO Oroge, S.I. Ogunwale, I.A. Adejare, J.A. Ogunmuyiwa and S.O. Ola; 5. Ondo Division - P.A. Ladapo and G.A. Deko; 6. Okitipupa Division - Dr. L.B. Lebi, CA Tewe and SO Tubo; 7. Epe Division - SL Edu, AB Gbajumo, Obafemi Ajayi and C.A. Williams; 8. Ikeja Division - O. Akeredolu-Ale, SO Gbadamosi and FO Okuntola; 9. Badagry Division - Chief CD Akran, Akinyemi Amosu and Rev. GM Fisher; 10. Egba Division - J.F. Odunjo, Alhaji A.T. Ahmed, CPA Cole, Rev S.A. Daramola, Akintoye Tejuoso, SB Sobande, IO Delano and A Adedamola. The others were as follows: 11. Egbado Division - J.A.O. Odebiyi, D.A. Fafunmi, Adebiyi Adejumo, A. Akin Illo and P.O. Otegbeye; 12. Ife Division - Rev S.A. Adeyefa, D.A. Ademiluyi, J.O. Opadina, and S.O. Olagbaju; 13. Ekiti Division - E.A. Babalola, Rev. J Ade Ajayi, S.K. Familoni, S.A. Okeya and D Atolagbe; 14. Owo Division - Michael Adekunle Ajasin, A.O. Ogedengbe, JA Agunloye, LO Omojola and R.A. Olusa; 15. Western Ijaw Division - Pere EH Sapre-Obi and MF Agidee; 16. Ishan Division - Anthony Enahoro; 17. Urhobo Division - WE Mowarin, J.B. Ohwinbiri and JD Ifode; 18.Warri Division - Arthur Prest and O. Otere, and 19. Kukuruku Division - D.J.I. Igenuma. Of the names on the list, only MA Ajasin from Owo Division, which comprised Akoko then, did not run because of party solidarity and unity in Owo. He stood down for A.O. Ogedengbe and R.A. Olusa to contest two of the three seats, which they won, while D.K. Olumofin won the third for the NCNC. Three secretaries of the Action Group, who ran as independents and won were: 1. Egba Division- Alhaji D.S. Adegbenro 2. Ekiti Division - J.O. Osuntokun, and 3. Epe Division - S.O. Hassan. At the close of polls on 24 September 1951, the Action Group had won 38 of the 72 seats in contention out of the total of 80 in the Regional Assembly. The shortfall was due to the fact that elections had been postponed in Lagos and Benin due to security concerns. Lagos had five seats in the West Regional Assembly all later won by the NCNC in the election of 20 November 1951, while Benin had three all later won by Otu Edo candidates in the election of 6 December 1951. Of the 68 candidates on the list furnished by the Action Group to the Government PR Department, 38 of the elected AG members were from that list, and were as follows: 1. Ijebu Remo - Obafemi Awolowo and M.S. Sowole; 2. Ijebu Ode - Rev. SA Banjo and S.O. Awokoya; 3. Oyo - Bode Thomas, Abiodun Akerele, ABP Thomas, TA Amao and SB Eyitayo; 4. Osun - S.L. Akintola, J.O. Adigun, JA Oroge, S.I. Ogunwale, I.A. Adejare, J.A. Ogunmuyiwa and S.O. Ola. Other elected AG members from the list were: 5. Egba - J.F. Odunjo, Alhaji AT Ahmed, Rev. S.A. Daramola and Prince Adedamola; 6. Egbado (now Yewa) - J.A.O. Odebiyi, D.A. Fafunmi and A. Akin Illo; 7. Ekiti - E.A. Babalola and Rev. J. Ade-Ajayi; Badagry - Chief CD Akran and Rev. G.M. Fisher; 8. Ikeja - SO Gbadamosi and O Akeredolu- Ale; 9. Ife - Rev. SA Adeyefa and SO Olagbaju; 10. Owo - AO Ogedengbe and RA Olusa; 11. Epe - Safi Lawal Edu; 12. Okitipupa - C.A. Tewe; 13. Western Ijaw - M.F. Agidee; 14. Ishan - Anthony Enahoro, and 15. Warri - Arthur Prest. In addition to the Action Group and the NCNC, there were local/divisional parties such as the Ibadan People's Party (IPP), led by Chief AMA Akinloye; Ondo Improvement League, and Otu Edo of Benin. At the end of poll, the standing of the parties was as follows: 1. Action Group - 38; 2. NCNC and its loyal Independents - 25; 3. IPP - 6 4. Ondo Improvement League - 2. 5. Otu Edo candidates won the three Benin seats, namely, Chief SO Ighodaro, Chief Humphrey Omo- Osagie and Chief Chike Ekwuyasi. Chief Ighodaro opted for the AG, while the latter two went to the NCNC. And of the six IPP elected members, only Adegoke Adelabu joined the NCNC. The rest of them: AMA Akinloye, Chief DT Akinbiyi (who later became the Olubadan of Ibadan), Chief SO Lanlehin, Moyosore Aboderin and SA Akinyemi, opted for the Action Group. The NCNC National Secretary, the late Chief Kola Balogun had sent declaration forms to the IPP assemblymen asking them to declare for the NCNC but Chief Akinloye returned all the forms uncompleted. The three AG secretaries who had run as independents - Adegbenro, Osuntokun and Hassan, five IPP members, one Etu Edo, and one Ondo Improvement League, Chief F.O. Awosika; and Chief Timothy Adeola Odutola (Independent, Ijebu Ode) had swollen the number of the AG elected members. All the transactions had taken place before the inauguration of the Regional Assembly on 7 January 1952. These were not known members of the NCNC, nor did the party publish their names on the list of its candidates, but claimed them as its "members, supporters or sympathisers", according to inimitable Zik in his My Odyssey, " It takes more than speculation to claim a person as a member of your political party". You cannot just be under the "impression" as Zik had claimed that they were and go ahead to field them as electoral candidates. For over a half century, the NCNC is yet to provide evidence to back its claim that it had won the West Regional election in 1951. Mr Cooper absolved his department of responsibility for the controversy generated by the NCNC after the election. At a post election news conference in Lagos he said that "Of the winning candidates, the names of 38 were on the list sent to me by the Action Group. The six successful candidates at Ibadan were all among those who had been identified to me as representing the Ibadan People's Party. No claim of any kind had reached us about the party affiliation of the remaining successful candidates." Why did the NCNC not send a list of its candidates for the poll to the Government PR Department before that poll? And why have Dr. Mbu and the others not published the list of NCNC candidates to substantiate their electoral victory claim in over 50 years but merely kept reaping false claims? The records of the poll conducted in the West and all over Nigeria by the colonial administration are available at the National Archives and can be accessed by any honest researcher. In this matter, it is facts that speak, not what some political/ethnic partisan said or did not say. Dr Azikiwe's frustration was not only in losing the regional election, he also lost the election to the House of Representatives held on 10 January 1951 at the House of Assembly, Ibadan, among NCNC members. The total tally for the 1951 poll in the 80 member Western Regional Assembly was as follows: 1. Action Group - 38; 2. Independent/AG - 15; 3. NCNC - 24; 4. Independent/NCNC - 3. Three members of the NCNC who had been elected to the House changed party allegiance that day ahead of the House of Representatives vote. They were: Chief SY Kesington-Momoh, JG Ako, and Awodi Orisaremi, from Urhobo and Kukuruku Divisions. They were running for the House of Representatives and wanted Action Group votes. Kesington-Momoh and Ako were elected, but Orisaremi went back to the NCNC. That was all the carpet-crossing that took place on 10 January 1952, namely, three at first to the AG and one back to the NCNC. From the vote tally, it is clear that the NCNC and the Independent /NCNC totalling 27 seats altogether out of 80 seats could not have formed the Government of Western Nigeria. Even if the local/divisional parties had chosen the NCNC, it would still be some seats short of 41 required to form the government. The Action Group won 38 seats; its independent candidates - Adegbenro, Osuntokun, Hassan and Odutola won four seats making a total of 42 seats. The AG could have formed the government without the support of the other small parties. It did not have to "bribe" anybody to join it to form the government. Since politics is a game of number, only few principled politicians would not be disposed to joining the winning party, in this case, the AG. Dr. Mbadiwe also claimed in his book: "Successful NCNC men who were not Yoruba were scared away. Dr. Azikiwe who won a seat to the Western House (of) Assembly from a Lagos constituency decided to resign. Since membership of the House of Representatives was by an electoral college in the regional house, no NCNC from the West came to the House of Representatives in Lagos". This is blatantly false. Zik resigned because he lost election to the federal house from the West, while Prince Adeleke Adedoyin, Dr. Ibiyinka Olorun-Nimbe, Chief Frank Oputa- Otutu, Chief Denis Osadebey and Sir Odeleye Fadahunsi were elected from Ibadan to Lagos. Who ever scared non-Yoruba NCNC people from the West? Chief Denis Osadebey succeeded Adegoke Adelabu as Opposition Leader in the West and the likes of Humphrey Omo-Osagie, Festus Okotie-Eboh, Chike Ekwuyasi, Fidelis H Utomi, Obi Osagie, Yamu Numa, GO Oweh and GB Ometan were non-Yoruba NCNC in that Assembly. As Mme De Stael says: The "search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty". Dr. Mbu and his political entourage have chosen their own side of history. It remains to be seen whether or not history will absolve them. Their contemporary audience is composed of intelligent people who will search after the truth without inheriting the political prejudice and stereotype of their lying grand-parents. That is the way ahead for Nigeria. And "the greatest friend of truth is time; her greatest enemy is prejudice". - CC Calton |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Deadlytruth(m): 7:45pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
And come to really think of it: What programmes or good governance did Zik think he had in stall for the Western Region which his own Eastern Region was not more in need of? Why did he not want to govern his own people? Were they ungovernable? After all there were already issues of the Eastern Region's relative neglect by the colonial authorities as of then. Why did he not begin his charity from home? Any charity which does not start from home is a huge fraud and a Trojan Horse. It is sad to note that today's Benue, Kogi East Senatorial District and parts of Taraba were all part of the Eastern side of the Southern Protectorate as at 1900 thus giving the South a huger population enhanced bargaining power over the North, but that while those boundaries were being gerrymandered by Bello and the imperialists towards getting those places into the already too large Northern Region, the Zik who was supposed to be in Enugu leading the resistance to that move was actually far away in Ibadan struggling with Awolowo for the soul of the Western Region and later crying that Awolowo deployed tribalism to rob him despite being untrue. Meanwhile Awolowo secured the Western Region strongly and was leading irredentist movements to get Kwara back into the Western Region. And an ignorant Biafra is here regurgitation lies of Awolowo cheating Zik with tribalism. Even if Zik had made a Fulani man the mayor of Enugu, common sense dictated that he should have moved up North to seek premiership of the North as reward rather than westwards. He wanted Peter to reward him for the favor he did to Paul. Asinine! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by pazienza(m): 7:50pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
[b] The difference between Zik's and Igbos' initial derive to preserve Nigeria and that of the Scottish King's drive to preserve Britain was that while those who initially sought to preserve Britain did so based on genuine on-ground evidence of hopes as to the workability of UK, Zik and Igbos sought to preserve Nigeria right in the face of preponderance of evidence to Nigeria's non-workability. Secondly, despite how genuinely hopeful they were of its workabiltiy, the founders of UK unanimously allowed for a constitutional provision for exit just in case of later dissatisfaction in any quarters. But in Nigeria Zik and Igbos made demons out of those who moved motions for such exit provisions, with Ironsi and Ojukwu later promulgating Anti- secession Decree. Ojukwu nearly killed Isaac Boro for daring to pull out of Nigeria. Ironically the same Ojukwu in less than 15 months later declared to pull out of the same Nigeria? What really changed other than power possession which slipped off Igbos' hands on account of Ironsi's ouster? Suffice it to say therefore that had power remained in the hands of Middle Easterners they would never have later come to find Nigeria distasteful, thus secessionist movements would have been alien to them. This is why anyone who compares UK with Nigeria is an uninformed victim of moronic plague. Those who deny others freedom don't deserve it themselves.......... Abraham Lincoln. [/b] There is nothing whatsoever to show that Zik desire to preserve one Nigeria wasn't based on blind patriotism and pan Africanism. He was born in the North, lived in the West and originated from the East. He genuinely saw Nigeria as one entity. Nothing on ground showed that Nigeria was beyond salvaging in the years pre Civil war. Nope. Non of the 21 articles of the treaty of union in 1707 made mention of secession clause. Which was why the Scottish parliament propounded the Scottish independence referendums Bill in 2013. Which England endorsed. The laws are made for men, not men for the law. Also, there was no secession clause in the formation of malay federation, yet it never stopped Singapore from leaving the federation. Look at what Lord Lansdowne had to say on the secession clause ish: “… any State voluntarily entering a federation had an intrinsic right to secede at will, and that it was, therefore, unnecessary to include it in the Constitution.” ~ Lord Lansdowne So this secession clause blackmail by Edo and Yoruba Igbophobic beings aimed at blackmailing Ndiigbo into a failed Colonial union is a non starter. Zik never made demons out of Awo or the North that wanted secession clause inserted then, he simply was a better intellectual and presented a better argument for unity of the union. Nevertheless, he was only one person with no army to command, nothing stopped Awolowo or the North from secession, I mean, who would have held them back? Ironsi and Ojukwu protected the integrity of the Eastern region. Adaka Boro was not asking for referendum, he was asking for outright secession with his band of freedom fighters, at a time leaders of Ijaw like Opigo were with Ojukwu. Biafra movement had Igbo, Ijaw, Efik, Ibibio elements to it, so it wasn't just an Igbo movement, and Ojukwu was open to a UN supervised referendum in all Biafran territory including non Igbo ones, an option Gowon declined. "The unprecedented mingling of all groups and settling of many minority people in the Ibo heartland during the course of the war was simply taken for granted. Nonetheless, the Biafran regime was unreservedly committed to plebiscites in any disputed areas within Biafra, or on borders, so that people involved could determine their allegiance. It was proposed that these plebiscites be conducted under international( UN or O.A.U)supervision, and with adequate safeguard against punitive retaliation The federal government rejected the plebiscite proposal, obviously because it implied the recognition of Biafra and the substitution of a democratic vote for force of arms. Had the plebiscite been held, a ceasefire would have had to be declared, neutral observers would have been on scene, and the secession would have been revealed as a people's movement". The New York Review of Books, Volume 14, Number 8. April 23,1970. "In an authoritative and detailed memorandum on the background, cause and consequences of the Nigerian civil war issued in November 1968 by more than sixty British subjects, including Sir Robert Stapleton, the last British governor of the Eastern region( 1959-60), it was concluded that of the 37 percent of the population which they estimated that minority group represented in Biafra, only 10% would favour continued association with the federal government". The. New York review of Books, Volume 14,Number 8. April 23, 1970 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by pazienza(m): 9:18pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
Deadlytruth: Ahmadu Bello born to rule rhetorics was tribal because it was aimed at subjugation of other groups, Zik speech was not but mere praise meant to inspire group pride and confidence on his Igbo audience, he never talked about subjugating any Nigerian group with force. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by pazienza(m): 9:36pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
Even assuming that Awolowo offended him, was he supposed to retaliate through a means which he knew would endanger the future liberty of all southerners from the born-to-rule Northern Oligarchy? Why not have patiently waited for a revenge opportunity that would punish Awolowo and Awolowo alone without collateral damage to innocent southerners including his own brothers? Was that a manifestation of good sense of judgement on Zik's path? Zik and Balewa were first to usurp Awolowo's Western Region's powers by first reinstating Akintola without elections as directed by the Western Region's constitution, and secondly by disobeying the Privy Council's verdict which sacked Akintola afterwards. Awolowo only resorted to self help as a result of the anarchy and bad example set by the evil Balewa-Zik coalition. That was why Zik made it into Nzeogwu's hit list and Awolowo did not. There was no retaliation on Zik part, after all, Zik would still go into alliance with Awo AG subsequently when Zik was sure that Awolowo wasn't going to leave him for the lurch by going behind to seal a deal with the North. Awolowo was proposing a posibble union between AG and NCNC in 1959 when he Awolowo was also secretly working for a possible deal with Balewa, this was similar to the game he played between Gowon and Ojukwu. No. Awolowo greed and lust for power was what set the Western region ablaze, rather than treat Akintola as a political heir, like Zik saw Okpara, Awo saw Akintola as a political enemy and set the tone for the crisis that took place in the West. Akintola needed Balewa help to neutralize Awolowo, it had nothing to do with Zik. Awolowo was also found guilty of financial misappropriations and treasonable felony by Coker's commision and rightly jailed. He was the architect of his downfall, his leadership failure alienated Akintola, forcing Akintola to seek Northern Help in dealing with Awolowo, yet the North couldn't deal with Awolowo if he was innocent. Trying to pin Awolowo self inflicted misfortunes on Zik and Ndiigbo is at best demonic. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by pazienza(m): 9:46pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
Deadlytruth: SS is but a artificial creation that is not even backed by the Nigerian constitution. Yes it has come to stay, but it's only moronic to think that Edo has more deeper relationship with Cross Rivers or Akwa Ibom than SE who have been co inhabiting with those groups for centuries just because Edo was added to SS, or that Edo now has more connection with the people of Rivers state than Abia or Imo people, When the Ndoki Igbos are found in Rivers, Abia and few villages in Akwa Ibom and the Egbema people are spread between Rivers and Imo state, and the Etche being of same stock with those in Ohaji Imo state. Inter marriage between those groups and SE predates colonial era and still continues today. Jay jay Okocha though being from Enu ani in Delta would show more affiliation to his fellow Igbos in SE than with far Edo people that he can't communicate with without speaking English. I can't image how a SWestern located Edo, that is bordering on NC, has more relationship with any of Rivers, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom than SE. Even looking at it from the map of Nigeria. 3 Likes 1 Share
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Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by pazienza(m): 10:04pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
Deadlytruth: There is no ambiguity or illogicality on the ASUTECH establishment date on ESUT website. The site unequivocally stated that the school was established in 1981 as the first state University in Nigeria. Here is the link again: http://www.esut.edu.ng/ And you have been turning logic on its head just to pin your miseries on Igbo persons( Ekwueme, Ironsi, Zik, Ojukwu) and Igbo people in general. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by pazienza(m): 10:24pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
Deadlytruth: I could not for the life of me, make any sense of the above ramblings. You appear to be living in a world of your own. Zik had the right to contest for elections at any part of the country. Why he chose Lagos and what he had to offer are simply irrelevant questions. He had the right as a citizen and resident of the Western region and exercised them. What exactly did you smoke? The Eastern region was created by Bernard Bourdlion in 1938, the almagation of the North and Southern Nigeria took place in 1914, hope you saw the difference in the timeline? How exactly did Awolowo fought for re inclusion of Kwara into Western region? By playing along with Gowon and advising the dissolution of the regions into dysfunctional states in futile attempt at creating ripples in Biafra? Fulani man was elected the Mayor of Enugu by the Enugu city council and not by Zik, because he resided in Enugu and was involved in the politics of the region. Zik was a Lagos resident and deeply involved in the politics of the region, do the maths. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by pazienza(m): 11:16pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
Deadlytruth: http:// www.nairaland.com/3675653//7#54500260 Your superiors there couldn't provide better argument, let's hope you do. See you there. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by pazienza(m): 11:31pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
Deadlytruth: From the party being an Igbo- Arewa party to Igbos being the stepping stones to power. You really ought to keep your absurd stories straight! When and how was Ekwueme swept off with Cash by IBB? Igbos were VPs for Awolowo and Shagari in the 1979, and Zik was also running for the presidency, it's called spreading your tent wide! PDP was the ruling party throughout the Nine states of the old Eastern region. Both the Igbo and non Igbo parts with GEJ emerging the VP in 2007, yet we are supposed to believe the party was an Igbo- Arewa alliance? The same party that OBJ controlled its rigging machinery in his famous "do or die" politics between 1999- 2007, that seized the entire SW from AD, barring Lagos, with strong Yoruba men like Adedibu holding forth in the SW axis? You need help. And how exactly did Edos treat Enahoro and Akenzua that both had their heads up Gowon's arse? Right, they made one of them the Oba of Bini later. Okorocha has been criticized by Ndiigbo, even termed OkoroAwusa and Ngige political career took a tumble ever since he started identifying with APC and it's roots. You know nothing about the Igbo politics. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by pazienza(m): 11:34pm On Mar 22, 2017 |
Deadlytruth: Did Zik and Nwobodo stand on Ambrose Alli path towards establishing the University? 2 Likes |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Pchidexy(m): 12:34pm On Mar 23, 2017 |
I believe that 'Deadly Truth' is just being stupidly stupid. What is sOuth south'? What relationship does an Edo man has with an Efik,or ibibio? Lying stupidly excites some Afonjas and some Benin fellas! 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by DocHMD: 2:17pm On Mar 23, 2017 |
Deadlytruth: But the truth is that all through your argument you sounded very pained and was running from pillar to post and changing rhetorics. Even a blind man could see your struggles against Pazienza's real and deadly truth. Suck it up buddy. 1 Like
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Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Nobody: 4:12pm On Mar 23, 2017 |
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Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by oyatz(m): 4:55pm On Mar 23, 2017 |
I strongly believe in return to true fiscal federalism but this doesn't mean these States will or not better than Lagos . Change is part of nature. In 1966, Singore and Dubai weren't as developed as Lagos. Deadlytruth: |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Nowenuse: 6:54pm On Mar 23, 2017 |
Deadlytruth: You have said nothing but the truth bro. The character of many igbos is sth that brings hatred to them and later they will be crying that all other people hate them and should allow them Biafra, but yet they keep hooking their hookers onto South-south and parts of middlebelt. Dont mind the foolish igbo ipob members. Even me from the middlebelt, i would prefer to live in the south-south than south east anyday anytime. No sane Nigerian from another region will wake up tp go and reside in the SE because of the bitter souls of these individuals. Am currently in Benin, Edo state and on my way to Warri (Delta state) where i was born. South-south is my home away from home. God bless the people of the south-south ! 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Nowenuse: 7:01pm On Mar 23, 2017 |
Deadlytruth: I really wonder why many ignorant folks especially Igbos feel and conclude that Edo north is dominantly muslim. The only dominantly muslim LGA in Edo state is Etsako west LGA (Auchi) and i even doubt muslims are still the majority there any longer because the rate at which these ppl are converting to christianity is alarming. I have in laws from Auchi who are now christians but were all formerly muslims or from muslim families. Muslim population is not a bad thing as long as the muslims are moderate muslims like yoruba, kogi and edo muslims and not like the backward die hard hausa-fulani or kanuri muslims. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Nowenuse: 7:05pm On Mar 23, 2017 |
Deadlytruth: This is one fact many empty headed igbos are not aware of. Igbos lived in decentralized and scattered settlements in pre colonial times and it would have been very easy for them to be conquered and islamized by hausa-fulanis were it not people from Benue-Plateau, Wukari-kwararafa (Taraba) and Igala (Kogi) who waged wars with and defeated Danfodio from pushing further southwards. Likewise Bini kingdom waged them (jihadists) from Auchi-Esan axis. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Deadlytruth(m): 7:29pm On Mar 23, 2017 |
Nowenuse: Igbos stand on the liberty they enjoy from other's sacrifices and insult same people. A people who were existing as tiny independent villages this without any king let alone any standing army. We would have allowed the Usman Dan Fodio soldiers to wipe them off had we known. I am in Benin too right now. I will inbox you so that we can meet. |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Deadlytruth(m): 7:32pm On Mar 23, 2017 |
DocHMD:As if anyone would expect a housefly not to be on the side of a wound. Why won't you support your Igbo brother? Do Igbos ever agree their own person is wrong? Has there even been an instance where Igbos criticized and openly condemned their own people even when clearly wrong? I have been busy all day today and I am preparing my responses now. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by DocHMD: 7:40pm On Mar 23, 2017 |
Deadlytruth: We actually use to condemn ourselves in public while you shielded you own and thought 'Igbos are mumus who are not united'. But truth be told even from an unbiased mind, you were slammed thoroghly with the truth, you are just too ashamed to accept. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Nowenuse: 7:50pm On Mar 23, 2017 |
Deadlytruth: Ok. Am already in Warri now but would be back to Benin by next week. Igbos are the only ones u will see against everyone everywhere and all the time. I only pity the few well enlightened and easy going Igbos because the hatred of these loud lousy igbos would be speaking for them. Igbos are always against Hausas/the north, against Yorubas, against Edos, against Ijaws /South-south. Against middlebelt and even against themselves. I wonder which kind of creatures they are. 1 Like |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by pazienza(m): 9:07pm On Mar 23, 2017 |
Nowenuse: Keep deceiving yourselves. Gowon and his hordes of Arewa-oduanistanis and Edoids also thought that Igbos would be conquered in 1 month, but the war lasted for 3 years and they needed the total active support of two world powers( Britain and USSR), in addition to war crimes to subdue Biafrans. Yet when the dust settled, they lost 3 soldiers for each Biafran soldier they killed. The Jihadists would have met their Waterloo in Igboland if they advanced further. You are the empty headed one here. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by pazienza(m): 9:13pm On Mar 23, 2017 |
Nowenuse: Never knew that Igbos are the ones currently fighting the Fulanis in Southern Kaduna, they are the ones currently dragging Ijaw Gelegele with them, Igbos are Modakeke people that were fighting with Ife people, they were the Offa people that were fighting with their neighbors. Igbos are the Idomas that are politically fighting for the soul of Benue with the Tivs, they are the Igalas that see Kogi as their birthright and are in constant political faceoff with the Ebiras and the rest of Kogi. Igbos the ones that took Ilorin from Yorubas, they are also the ones that Enslaved the Hausa's following Gobir fall. You need a mental examination. Ndiigbo don't care. Once we notice any trace of Igbophobia, we treat it and send down a concentrated hate message to any one or group who have their hate message directed at Ndiigbo. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Nobody: 9:42pm On Mar 23, 2017 |
pazienza:Don't mind these people with their blind hatred. They choose to blind themselves from reality. Nigeria is a boiling cauldron right now, both from herdsmen rampage and other vices, tell me if Igbos are involved. We do our business in peace, but these mofos keep lying to cover up their hatred. They claim South East is the least peaceful, but UN report tagged South East the most peaceful region in the whole of the federation. These guys are rabidly consumed with hate. If only IPOB will toe the part of wisdom and stop including none Igboid group in their agitation. if only..... God, willing a united Igbo front will achieve Biafra then they can choke in their hate. 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Nowenuse: 12:58am On Mar 24, 2017 |
pazienza: Waterloo in Igboland my foot. Even middlebelt tribes like Igalas conquered, enslaved and influenced a large part of Igbo land like Nsukka and till date many Nsukka kings and chiefs still pay their respect to Attah of Igala land confirming their origins. |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by Nowenuse: 1:09am On Mar 24, 2017 |
pazienza: We all have problems with each other especially our neighbouring groups, but it is usually settled and forgotten in no time. All the feuding groups u listed above share boundaries with each other, hence their likely fracas. Igbos do not share land boundary whatsoever with Yorubas, Hausas or Edos, yet u always see them arguing, cursing or hating these peeps, why always Igbos? U guys are hate filled souls to the extent that in your region amongst yourselves some are classified as Osu (outcastes) and strongly discriminated. Anambra and Imo always despise each other even outside and jointly despise Wawa and Ebonyi people and will not intermarry them. That is why most Igboid groups in the South-south like Ikwerre, Ika, Ndokwa, Ogba, Ekpeye e.t.c never want to be associated with u guys on anything and reject Igbo tag like a plague. |
Re: 10 Most Developed Local Government Areas In Nigeria-opinion by pazienza(m): 3:04am On Mar 24, 2017 |
Nowenuse: Isn't it Ironic that you speak of Conquering part of Igboland with happiness and pride, yet Igbos are supposed to be the big bad bogey men out to grab the lands of their neighbors, you people really need to keep these your absurd stories straight. Lol! Igala was finally united against and fought to a stand still by Igbos in Nsukka area. Some of them only pay homages to Igala today because some of them are descendants of these deposed Igala invaders who were emasculated and forced to assimilate into the Igbo culture of Nsukkaland. 4 Likes 1 Share |
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