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Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by pazienza(m): 2:36pm On May 13, 2017 |
Dedetwo: Or better still, Asaba was a part of pre 1906 Southern Nigeria which SW wasn't part of. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by pazienza(m): 2:42pm On May 13, 2017 |
aribisala0: Simply say you have no rational rebuttal to the points he raised. Or you can fall back to the old tested and trusted dogma of "Ibos voted for those people out of selfish interests". 4 Likes |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by koropotopoto: 2:45pm On May 13, 2017 |
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Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by theDEVILisHERE: 2:55pm On May 13, 2017 |
Afam4eva: Playing politics in a slave cage = endorsement of slavery Igbo's are not ment to be slaves and must not participate in such act of stupidity A chairman/oga/Lord in a prison still remains a prisoner There is no dignity in being in a prison/cage Cage is ment for captured animals Igbo's are not animals Igbo's know what to do to help themselves 3 Likes |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by deomelo: 2:59pm On May 13, 2017 |
etchenwafor: I don't even get the gist here. Obviously some history you were told and in your own way misunderstood. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by pazienza(m): 2:59pm On May 13, 2017 |
Afam, this your thread is ill thought and totally unnecessary, I for one don't know what you wanted to achieve with it. Create a fertile ground for Igbo bashing from chronic Igbophobic beings or pity party seeking for poor hapless Igbo people from Nigerians? Afam, nawa for you o! Ike gwuru. Igbos voted for Obj, a Yoruba man in 1999,2003. Many Igbo people were prominent in Obj government and were loyal to him, yet Ndiigbo couldn't even get VP post from PDP and OBJ in 2007, even Igbos in denial of their Igbo identities like Odilli were schemed out of the VP post because he was considered not non Igbo enough. Igbos still voted for Yaradua and we had prominent Igbos in his government. Yet this is not bridge building, right? We still voted for GEJ, yet another non Igbo in 2011 and 2015, and because of this Arewa-Oduanistans have been convulsing, telling all who cared to listen how Ibis are naive politically, but they had no problem when we were voting for OBJ and Yaradua. Afam, you are simply a victim of Yoruba propaganda, I can't believe you are this gullible. No Nigerian group since the return of democracy had built more bridges than Ndiigbo, we had voted massively for a Yoruba candidate( 1999,2003), Northern candidate(2007), South South candidate ( 2011,2015), we owe no Nigerian group nada as it stands, they are the ones who are yet to return favours we extended to them, we have built enough bridges. The Igbo issue is not about bridge building, as we had already established from political historical antecedents of Nigerian nascent democracy, it's much deeper than that and it sure had nothing to do with the support we gave to a minority called GEJ, as we had earlier given same support to OBJ and Yaradua and the result wasn't different. 7 Likes |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by deomelo: 3:02pm On May 13, 2017 |
etchenwafor: What's the Yoruba people got to do with your SS/IBO headache? What are you talking about? 7 Likes |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by nengibo: 3:08pm On May 13, 2017 |
Obi1kenobi:Well said, im up 4 a united south but the Yorubas are two faced ready to accept crumbs instead of uniting for a stronger southern Nigeria, d igbos arent as bitter as ipob are painting dem, its ipob dat feeds of tribalism to mk it seem dey are marginalized 3 Likes |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by tinsel: 3:09pm On May 13, 2017 |
aribisala0:You just said nothing with all these your rants. |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by deomelo: 3:09pm On May 13, 2017 |
nonsobaba: This is the kind of hate you people spew all over the place, even against your own fellow ibo simply because he's part of a different political party. If APC is Hausa party, then what is the PDP the SE sold out to and gave 99% of their votes? Do they not have hausa people and even hausa president that you voted for instead of your own home grown AGPA? Did you not even voted for the PDP/hausa man instead of AGPA/Ojukwu, your own Hero? Was Ekwueme not VP to hausa man? So we should just go ahead and call Ekwueme, Ekwuemehusa right? Again, handle the ibo on ibo hate first before demanding same from other people who don't even hate you. 15 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by baby124: 3:42pm On May 13, 2017 |
I think when an individual and a group claims everyone hates them, maybe it's time to look in the mirror. It's not normal for everyone to hate you except you practice hate at a level higher than the other's. Let's talk on the so called lack of distrust. I think that it is evident here why there is distrust. You all go online and insult other's, their culture and their people. Then you say Igbo's have this great ability to dominate. Now even the Igbo's will reject domination by anyone. So the message you pass across online believe it or not, translates to what happens on ground. No group of people will be warm and friendly to people who lack respect, are bashful and boastful. In majority of the Nigerian cultures, those attributes are looked on with utmost disdain and contempt. Every few years, a group of Igbo's will come together and further destroy the image of the tribe. Previously it was those army boys that ushered in the civil war, today it's the IPOB. They go about their struggle the wrong way. They insult, annoy and antagonize everybody to the extent that their mission is forgotten and no one even knows why the struggle happened. It's like Igbo's allow the most daft and aimless group of people to always do their political jobs. These people end up doing the worst jobs on struggles and it paints Igbo people in the worst way. There are so many educated and sophisticated Igbo's. But they always keep quiet when the illiterates and the stupid start misbehaving. This is why the mostly stupid dominate politics in SE. It seems they value brawn over brains to deal with outsiders. When infact your best brains should be working in politics. You only bring out your brawns when it's war time! 10 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by Curlieweed: 3:51pm On May 13, 2017 |
pazienza: That was a very succinct post from Mr pchukwudi. I am really glad for the current reawakening sweeping through our land. Five decades ago, the Eaatern region was the fastest growing economy in the world. Today, we are far behind our then peers who have since evolved to become the fabled Asian Tigers because we had become ensnared into the unfolding tragedy that is Nigeria. Rather than having our best minds working to build our land, we have them toiling at a failed project called One Nigeria. It's time to direct our focus away from this shithole to the larger global market (as all other successful economies have done) and stop all this needless clamouring for participation in a failed project. 2 Likes |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by Nobody: 4:21pm On May 13, 2017 |
pazienza: Excellent post: The Igboman is the proverbial sacrificial lamb to the average Nigerian. I'll describe his situation according to the following scenario: He sat down, they complained, he stood up they remind him of his place on the floor, he walked away, they tagged him a coward and a traitor. Northern Nigeria is one volatile region, especially during election, but how many of them have stood up to condemn and call for proper political tolerance. The case is different when it comes to the Igbos. Whatever he does, is faulty to them. 2015 brought to limelight, the bad blood that was already boiling underground. An individual on this forum, once claimed Igbos are synonymous to failure. Whatever they are involve will certainly fail, hence the failure of GEJ’s administration. You can imagine the height of racism. First of all, were the Igbos the only ethnic group in GEJ’s cabinet and workforce? Na, but this goes to show you how the average Nigerian perceives the Igbos. The simple solution is forming a formidable political base, a kind of home grown political party that is in tune with odinani, spanning across Igboland, both S’S and S’East, thus will allow us to build an economic regional block. Whoever emerges the president, or whatever composes his cabinet should not be our headache; as long as we are able to develop our region, according to our cultural values and belief system, with time we will become a force to be reckon with. A call to alliance is just plain stupid and repetition of same old mistake. This is my position any day, any time. 4 Likes |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by Nobody: 4:28pm On May 13, 2017 |
baby124:IPOB do not represent Igbos aspiration as long as Nigeria is concern. Their agitation is for a separate country. Even at that the group have not taken arm against anybody. There agitation so far have remained peaceful, rather you guys are the ones antagonizing them, through taunts and cyber bulluing. Name one person IPOB have killed since they came into prominence.... but will that be said of the herdsmen terrorist? Think na |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by baby124: 4:44pm On May 13, 2017 |
blues20:IPOB was peaceful and mostly filled with greedy and desperate figures, till Nnamdi started a violent agitation. With the way he is going, it will soon be 66 all over again. Using violence will only cause your enemies to have a reason to unite against you. That's a fact. You have to understand that as one of the major groups, you have to act like a major group! The emergence of Nigeria was mostly due to Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo. We are all in this together. Nigeria is not going anywhere anytime soon! At the most we revert to regional government Minority groups are looking for relevance and if you keep doing politics of gra gra, the minority groups will disrespect you and take advantage of any opportunity to relegate you and elevate themselves. Igbo's should act like a majority. Their future is in their hands, only if they start to take themselves seriously! When I say take themselves seriously, I mean play politics of fruitful and mature alliances. Play politics that does not involve making enemies or politics of isolation and lack of ideals. 1 Like |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by Nobody: 4:55pm On May 13, 2017 |
baby124:What do you have to say about the alliances and the so called bridge building we been erecting since 1999 down to 2015? Is that not enough to earn us respect? |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by baby124: 5:01pm On May 13, 2017 |
blues20:What bridge building from 1999 to 2015? Till today, have you heard a message from Igbo politicians that hold a uniform ideal? No. Look at the Yoruba and Hausa. At the core, they have an ideal which they could all revert back to. But in Igboland, I am not even sure how the politicians contest and win. No strong figure has ever been allowed to speak in public and present a strong ideal. Yet it's shady and highly suspicious figures. Then you have clowns like Nnamdi Kanu who say they are Jewish and further bring reproach on the tribe. How can you rule Nigeria when you don't know who you are, where you come from or what you stand for? Bridge building does not mean you live all over Nigeria. Bridge building means you create a strong cultural identity that brings pride and has some values, you build up your home and then go outside and build bridges. No one will take anyone seriously if they have nothing solid to offer. Igbo's need to work on their own PR, rather than thinking a good PR strategy is to talk bad about other's to rise. 9 Likes |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by Mcowubaba: 5:05pm On May 13, 2017 |
Mynd44, Afam4eva Wonderful write ups from you guys. Mynd44 is a very intelligent person. But some issues I will like to raise are 1) Igbos don't practice Central leadership, it's not about the political class, Igbos from origin are guided or lead by Elders or council of respected people, not a single person. Go through history. In Southwest some Obas are very influential, persons like Oba of ile-ife are highly respected and Reverend across board. That can't be be said for the East. We have the Obi of Onitsha, he doesn't have much influence any other states, even in Anambra. Émirs in the North are highly respected and popular.. Igbos don't just have that Culture, it's not about egalitarianism. 2) Biafra successionist, Nnamdi Kanu and his IPOB group have influenced and "radicalise" millions of Igbo Youths, most are now only a singing the anthem of succession/referendum. The are no longer interested in the Nigerian Project. This will strategically marginalize them in the upcoming Political Elections, because the will be busy agitating for Biafra while other Zones will be Busy strategizing on how to win Elections. At the end of day, no Biafra, no Igbo Federal government leadership. If you check the results of the last election, you'll see Voter apathy in the Eastern States. There were very low turn ups in Abia, Ebonyi, Anambra. Only Enugu and Imo came out to vote. The Igbos relaxed and probably thought GEJ will easily win as usual with incumbent Elections or probably thought their Biafra dreams will soon become realistic... Finally, this is not victim mentality or persecution complex... But the fact is that Igbos have been shortchanged more than any Ethnic group, especially in this Buhari's Administration, denying this fact will only be hypocrisy. Buhari doesn't like Igbo people. I'm not being sentimental, or wailing, I believe you should know me, I'm objective and logical, I don't speak out of sentiments or emotions. That's why I also have squabbles with many Igbos here on Nairaland, I create threads against their idealogy sometimes. Solution, Igbos has to decide exactly what the want. We should stop deceiving ourselves.. Is it Biafra or Igbo leadership of Nigeria. The earlier we answer this question, we will be able to structure ourselves properly. My only fear is the level of influence this Biafra/Nnamdi Kanu ideologies has on Igbo people... 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by SuperS1Panther: 5:11pm On May 13, 2017 |
Dedetwo: While you can have Eastern Region less the CORS states too. Shikena. |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by deomelo: 5:45pm On May 13, 2017 |
pazienza: OBJ and all the people you listed are members of the same PDP which ibo people massively vote for regardless who is at the top. You even gave all your votes to the PDP full of the same hausa people instead of your own home grown hero, ojukwu. And you voted for OBJ based on his political party and not because he was a Yoruba man, the same reason Yoruba people did not vote for him based on his political party If you are going to use that excuse, start by voting for a different poitical party apart from the same PDP you and your people are still tied to. Vote for a Yoruba man from a different party, then we'll take you seriously. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by PenisCaP: 5:47pm On May 13, 2017 |
Shawnnn01: Lalasticlala obinoscopy rule number 2 CLEARLY broken here. I hope u do justice. |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by Kingsley1000(m): 5:58pm On May 13, 2017 |
deomelo:dont mind that fool.the problem of igbos is that we play politics of hate full of prejudice.and we dont know what we want,we dont have a well defined goal and objection.dont be surprised igbos wil rather support atiku(pdp)than okorocha(apc)in 2019 2 Likes |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by Shawnnn01: 5:59pm On May 13, 2017 |
PenisCaP: You will be resting in peace very soon and i do not mean you dying. Just a long lease of break from this monicker. Trust me you need it , say 3-8 weeks. |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by biaframustcome: 6:24pm On May 13, 2017 |
Leave Ndigbo out of your Nigerian politics of poverty, disease, failure, corruption, robbery, illiteracy, underdevelopment, criminality, incompetence. Yes we don't know how to play Nigerian politics 2 Likes |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by PenisCaP: 6:29pm On May 13, 2017 |
Shawnnn01: U will also be resting in peace soon. But if u mean banning will i dnt care. Abeg who banning epp? |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by pazienza(m): 6:33pm On May 13, 2017 |
deomelo: So the talk is nolonger about not building bridges with other Nigerian groups, it's now about building bridges with political parties other than PDP. Nice twist and shifting of goal posts Let's see Nigerians in APC reward Okorocha and Ogbonnaya onu for the bridges they had built so far in APC, then we might reconsider APC. 3 Likes |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by pazienza(m): 7:46pm On May 13, 2017 |
Here is mallam Okorocha lamenting about marginalization of Ndiigbo. If after making himself the pariah of the commoners in Igboland by his continued association with APC, Okorocha and his state have nothing to show for this his support for APC so far, who bewitched delusional naive Igbos amongst us to believe that the rest of us joining Okorocha and co in supporting APC would change the situation? https://www.google.com.ng/amp/www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/despite-efforts-nothing-show-seast-part-nigeria-okorocha/amp/ One would think that Okorocha and his appointees in Imo state would benefit from this APC government immensely, in terms of appointments and infrastructures, but that hasn't happened, which prompted Okorocha to join the rest of us to wail. 1 Like |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by kingzizzy: 8:57pm On May 13, 2017 |
The disasterous British experiment called Nigeria has outlived its usefullness. It is time for my great Igbo nation to invoke our God given right to self determination and get out of the sinking ship called Nigeria Eritrea did it to Ethiopia America did it to Britain Pakistan did it to India East Timor did it to Indonasia Crimea did it to Ukrain The unstoppable train of freedom will carry my great Igbo nation out of Nigeria straight into Biafra Ise! 3 Likes |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by etchenwafor: 9:28pm On May 13, 2017 |
Ekinematics: don't be du****mb I made a mistake in the ikweres are not the only igbo tribe/clan In rivers...I did not even see what I wrote I wanted to write have but it seems my phone auto correct made the mistake and put hate..If you had sense you will see that it was a mistake by the phone auto correct some of us do have andriod phones and not nokia java 2)I asked blues to make a thread because blues is a known Igbo historian on nairaland with the likes of igboid,big Francis and pazeiina...If you have been on nairaland long enough you will know this... like ikechuOb/ikechuj said if you support your south east kins they will always find a way to call you an imposter now bye....Proudly etche proudly igbo 1 Like |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by Nobody: 9:50pm On May 13, 2017 |
Sealeddeal: Mynd44 I'm longing to read your reply to this. |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by Nobody: 10:07pm On May 13, 2017 |
aribisala0: I got your message, but are you intentionally spelling this "Eboes"? |
Re: Igbos Need To Stop Acting Like Minorities And Play Nigerian Politics by aribisala0(m): 10:23pm On May 13, 2017 |
SnowJay92:intentionally What do you mean? |
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