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Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by Sulele04(m): 6:53am On May 23, 2020 |
Why is Nigeria a corruption Centre, is it that these politicians don't love this country. Nigeria has a terrific asset called oil, the money we are receiving as an income from oil is massive enough to renovate the country. Why will a person now decide to put in his bank account money that is future generation cannot finish instead of investing in our economy. I weep for this country, you see all those politicians, rich people they they prefer to build mansion and invest in other countries than Nigeria. I don't understand is it that they don't have an heart, they kill a lot of innocent lives during their power struggle . Why why why, we have bad roads,poor hospitals,poor security agencies, poor power supply, LACK OF FOOD( when I was in uk forget it you might not have money you might not be rich but one thing you will not lack is food, you eat to stupor when I was in uk bowl of chicken is different from bowl of meat, which I would take about 4 pieces each. Snails anything I wanted I would eat food was not a problem) but here in Nigeria there are somedays whereby I would rice without any protein at all on it. Saying our roads are of poor quality is an understatement you all know how messed up it is. The truth is these generation of leaders are cold blooded-killers so they don't feel any emotions towards making Nigeria a better country , I will tell you all a short story back then when I was growing up in Epe there was the guy known as Segun olabode(not his real name) he also grew up in epe. He is a very intelligent guy, he father sha arrange for him to the travelled abroad he became okay and was able to send money regularly to families in epe. At that time they was a political opening in epe i have forgotten the post he father suggested his son Segun for the post and the council decided to give segun the post but Segun was not really interested in the post but because of his father he decided to accept the post. Segun was a strong-headed Christian he did not believe in anything called juju,charms,ritualist,babalawo and other fetish stuff, even though he was chosen for the post they were still people eyeing that post who are ready to kill for the post. Segun was advised by many to go and find babalawo that will help him win the post but he refused, his opponent struck first(juju) he became seriously ill only God saved him at first, a friend of Segun even went ahead to tell him who was responsible for his illness, Segun instead of him to run for his life stayed back the next strike he died. Till today the killer(fetish ritualist) is still a prominent politician in epe he moves from one alfa to another, babalawo to another, pastors to another. Everyone knew the story but they was nothing anyone could do about it . When I was growing up my father use to tell me run away from politicians and anything related to politics they are killers not humans, they must have killed someone to get to their post, I even went ahead to ask my dad is there not a way to expose the politicians on the internet for who they are he told death awaits the person because these politicians are ritualist. Why why why I ask myself so Buhari the president must have killed and use ritualism one way or the other to get to power and we Nigerians know this, I am Yoruba but sometimes I have utmost respect for biafrans because they are the only one trying to change the situation of Nigeria. These current generation lai Muhammed, Buhari, tinubu, I am tired of mentioning are all ritualist who don't Love Nigeria, they will spend 20x on another Countries economy before they spend on Nigeria economy, Dubai Ghana are beneficiaries of this Nigerian politicians prefer to start their business abroad than in Nigeria Infact these generation I don't wish anyone death but I can't wait for all of them to all die and live this country, they criticize the youth calling us lazy but the truth they are the most lazy set of people the nation as ever produced, every Nigeria youth is one way or the other hustling so his or her family can have something to eat and survive.you hardly hear an American youth saying hustle, because they have enough money and jobs that they don't need to hustle. I think the only way for Nigeria is rebellion, when I say rebellion I mean rebellion without a leader, whe should take to the streets we have basic weapons cultist everywhere , you are killing yourselfs for nothing your enemy are these generation of leaders we should take them out one by one, the reason why a rebellion is usually stopped is because there is a particular leader when there is no leader no target a lot of people my lose their life but I will die a man and fight for my country than die a coward #rebellionnoleader we need to take to the streets and fight for the Nigeria we love free from this ritualist Nigeria will be great again 1 Like |
Re: Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by Ezennwa(m): 6:53am On May 23, 2020 |
hmm! Nigeria should seek the face of God, Prayer is the master key. Jesus started with prayer and ended with prayers. |
Re: Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by supereagle(m): 7:02am On May 23, 2020 |
Blame IBB for the corruption in Nigeria. Blame Zik and Ironsi for the present structure of government we have. *Copied* History. . . . . . .Zik insisted on Unitary Government while Ahmadu Bello and Awo wanted Federalism!!!! Copied!!!! Please, no ethnic profiling, make constructive comments to get Nigeria restructured peacefully. LEST WE FORGET. !!! Forgotten History Of Igbo Tribe And Northern Alliance. Do you know that when Tafawa Balewa was Prime Minister of Nigeria; Chief of Army Staff was from SE Chief of Naval Staff was from SE IG of Police was from SE Chief of Defence Staff was from SE Internal Affairs Minister SE External Affairs Minister SE Education Minister South SE Many other key ministries to SE Parliament President SE Unilag VC from SE The University of Ibadan VC from SE North resisted same at ABU! Still, there was dissatisfaction by SE, the officers from the region killed this same Balewa!!!! Out of all the most senior officers in Nigeria, SE has 37, none was killed. 8 from the north, all of them were killed. 10 from the west, 2 were killed. Then Ironsi imposed a unitary system of government on the country so that everything can belong to a region who snatched it! We must know our history so that when we want to make corrections, we will not end up concealing the truth. This has nothing to do with tribalism but everything to do with the truth.....at times when lies litter the streets. There is a tendency to think those are truths and facts. *What follows are documented facts that can be cross-checked for authenticity!"* Thou shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. *“Prof. Ben Nwabueze was the man who drafted the constitution that took away powers from regions and handed it to the central government because his brother Aguiyi Ironsi was the head of state then. Today, he is shouting restructuring that he helped to destroy. We won’t forget.”*. WHAT BIAFRANS WILL NEVER TELL YOU ABOUT THE REAL CAUSE OF THEIR WOES IN NIGERIA TODAY: The Igbo man is known to enjoy blaming the Hausa fulanis, Yorubas and indeed every other Nigerian tribe and Lord Luggard/Britain for their seeming claim of being in third class citizen status in Nigeria. In their perpetual attempts to play the victim card, they recount the political events of Nigeria from 1914 to the present in a half-baked and highly selective manner which cleverly avoids the mention of the roles played by their elite who by all natural laws of judgement were actually responsible for the woes that befell not only the Igbo race but the entire Nigeria nation. The story told in the post above is one of such selective and distorted accounts of history which the average Igbo man is fond of narrating. However, the national archives have the complete and unedited history of Nigeria regarding the political events beginning way back from even before 1914. I will therefore proceed to furnish my readers with the complete story for all to read and be endowed with enough facts so as to judge and act from an informed position. Shortly after the 1914 Amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates, it started getting clear that the country was bound to fail as the amalgamation in question was done with colonial fiat without the consent and consensus of the different tribes which were over 300. This prompted the political leaders to start asking for de-amalgamation so as to forestall the future danger which the forced amalgamation portended. To that end, Ahmadu Bello, speaking on behalf of the Northern protectorate in 1944 described the amalgamation as "The mistake of 1914 which if allowed to remain will ultimately lead to unstoppable bloodshed and a failed country". Awolowo, speaking on behalf of the Yorubas and Western minorities, described Nigeria as a mere geographical expression not qualified to be called a country let alone a nation. Awolowo added that if the amalgamation could not be reversed, then Nigeria should be structured as a strictly federal state so as to enable each tribe enjoy autonomy this freedom from being dominated by any one single tribe. But Nnamdi Azikiwe, speaking for the Igbos, denounced Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello, terming them ethnic champions. He accused them of nursing a sectional agenda against the unity of Nigeria, and he declared further that the Unity of Nigeria was non-negotiable. After moving the motion for independece in 1953, Anthony Enahoro proposed that a secession clause should be incorporated into the future constitution of Nigeria so as to give legal backing for any tribe to peacefully exit the forced union if it feels marginalized in future. According to Enahoro, such provision in our constitution would instill in all Nigeria's future leaders the fear of the consequences of misgovernance. But Azikiwe, speaking on behalf of Igbos, rose against him in the parliament and labelled him an agent of disunity, and enemy of Nigeria. At a later date, Awolowo too made a case for secession clause, but Azikiwe again resisted him and instigated the colonial authorities to threaten him and Enahoro with charges of treasonable felony if they didn't stop proposing secession clause for the future constitution. While Azikiwe did all these, Igbos cheered and urged him on because they felt the future Nigeria was theirs to dominate and lord it over every other tribe Before independece, Tafawa Balewa too had in a public speech described Nigeria as a British experiment and Nigeria's unity as a British intention which Nigerians themselves don't believe in. But Azikiwe kicked and demonized him too. Had Azikiwe co-operated with Enahoro, Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa about the secession clause, Nigeria perhaps would not have been this misgoverned. For those in doubt, here is a link of one of the numerous instances in which Nnamdi Azikiwe fought against the secession clause proposal for the future Nigeria constitution. It should be noted that there were many Igbo members of the parliament in which Azikiwe fought against Awolowo's secession clause proposal in the link above, but not a single one of them rose against Azikiwe or condemned him. Igbos initially never wanted to hear anything like secession in Nigeria because they so much believed, though falsely, that they were the most educated tribe. (The first Nigerian tribe to produce a university graduate is the Binis). As an evidence of Igbo domination agenda hence their initial resistance to the idea of secession; here are some quotes: "From all indications, the god of us Igbos have destined us to rule the whole of Africa"..... Nnamdi Azikiwe (1945). "It is getting clearer each day that Igbo domination of Nigeria is just a question of time"... Oscar Onyeamma. (1949). Anascopeterson: As at 1900, the whole of the present Benue State, Kogi East Senatorial District and some southern parts of Taraba State called Munchi District back then; were all in the Southern Protectorate. Whoever doubts this should consult MacMillan Atlas for secondary schools in Nigeria. With that situation the South had a higher population than the North hence always had an upper hand in any democratic bargain. But as at the early fifties when the regions were being created, common sense dictated clearly that these areas should fall in the future Eastern Region. But against common sense, the colonial masters decided to gerrymander them into the Northern Region. While they did that, Azikiwe who was supposed to be in Enugu fighting against it as the leader of the East, was far away in Ibadan struggling with Awolowo to rule the Western Region and also playing the spoiler role against Awolowo's attempts to have Kwara and present Kogi Yorubas carved into the Western Region from the North which was already too large by landmass. Anascopeterson: While he abandoned his burning house and was far away in Ibadan struggling against Awolowo for his own (Awolowo's) region, Igbos saw absolutely nothing wrong with that. Rather they applauded him as a nationalist. A nationalist whose house was burning yet busy chasing rats in a far away land. Anascopeterson: When opinions became unanimous that Lord Luggard and his government must be forced out of Nigeria and indeed the whole of Africa, it was still the Igbos that frustrated the attempts. Here is how: In 1948, Anthony Enahoro organized an anti-colonization symposium in Lagos for which Azikiwe and some other Igbos had agreed to deliver the keynote address. But when the D-day came, Azikiwe was nowhere to be found as he deliberately disappeared into thin air for fear of being arrested and dealt with by Lord Luggard. Anthony Enahoro then quickly replaced Azikiwe with another person who did the job improptu but perfectly well as he lambasted and lampooned Lord Luggard and the British Government. However, the British soldiers invaded the symposium venue, arrested the speaker and Enahoro and jailed them for treasonable felony. Ironically, the next day Azikiwe came out of hiding and granted a radio interview in which he accused Enahoro and the other organizers of suffering from youthful exhuberance. On regaining his freedom few weeks later and being told of Azikiwe's radio interview, Enahoro resigned from his post as Editor of Azikiwe's newspaper - The West African Pilot. Then he wrote a book titled "Nnamdi Azikiwe: Sinner of Saint". After launching the book, Enahoro left Azikiwe's party - the NCNC, and moved over to Awolowo's Action Group. Anascopeterson: The first military coup in Nigeria was carried out by majority of Igbo army officers. That was the coup that truncated democracy just six years post Independence and led to a succession of coups which put the country on the reverse gear for 33 years. Through that first coup, those Igbo army officers who accused the politicians and government of the day of monumental corruption, killed the political leaders of the Northern, Western and Midwestern Regions but allowed all Igbo political figures to escape by tipping them off prior to the D-Day. In addition to the killing of political figures, they also killed a total of 27 innocent high ranking military officers from every region except their Eastern Region. In the end an Igbo man called Aguiyi Ironsi, who was supposed to have been killed alongside other military officers, ended up becoming the new military ruler of Nigeria. Rather than immediately arrest and punish the coup plotters, he kept them in detention where they were treated as heroes. This was actually what sowed the seed for the eventual Biafra War. On the 23rd of February 1966 (i.e. a month and 8 days after the first coup porpularly but wrongly known as Nzeogwu coup, an Ijaw born Army officer called Isaac Adaka Boro who hailed from Kaima town of present Bayelsa State, declared the secession of the Niger Delta Republic in an attempt to free his Ijaw people from the monumental marginalization they had been suffering under Igbos in the old Eastern Region. But Aguiyi Ironsi immediately ordered Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu to arrest him and hand him over to the military high command under him in Lagos. Ojukwu went all out against Isaac Adaka Boro with federal military might and within 12 fighting days killed 150 Isaac Boro's soldiers, arrested him, stripped him naked, and had him driven to Lagos and handed to Ironsi who immediately charged him to court and within two months secured against him a conviction of treasonable felony for which he was sentenced to death by hanging fixed for December that year by the Supreme Court. His 'crime' was that he declared secession of The Niger Delta Republic from Nigeria. Meanwhile the Igbo coupists who shed innocent blood of other tribes and even sprayed bullets into the bellies of the pregnant wives of Ahmadu Bello and Brigadier Shodeinde were not charged to court or arraigned before any military tribunal. Isaac Adaka Boro was in detention waiting for December to come for him to join his ancestors. But God so kind, a revenge coup happened on July 29 by Northern soldiers and Ironsi was overthrown and killed. Gowon took over and released Isaac Adaka Boro unconditionally, reinstated him into the Army with his previous rank. Then on May 30, 1967, Ojukwu too declared secession of Biafra Republic from Nigeria and without consulting or apologising to Isaac Boro, drew a Biafra map which included the very areas that made up Isaac Adaka Boro's earlier declared Niger Delta Republic for which he fought against him and killed his soldiers. Seeing such level of arrogance in Ojukwu, Isaac Boro asked Gowon to provide arms for him to crush Biafra by fighting on the Nigerian side in vengeance for Ojukwu's frustration of his own secession declaration 15 months earlier. Isaac Boro, as an Ijaw man conversant with the waterways, led the Nigeria Army through the coastal areas into Igboland to finish off thousands of Ojukwu's soldiers thus leading to the crushing defeat of Biafra. But today, Igbos accuse Ijaws of betraying them in the war. But from the facts as above, who really betrayed the other in all honesty? Be the judge. Why Gowon fought against Ojukwu's declaration of Biafra was as follows: After Ironsi and Ojukwu successfully crushed Isaac Boro's Niger Delta Republic declaration, Ironsi immediately proceeded to promulgate the Anti-secession Decree which made the mere mention of secession from Nigeria punishable with death by hanging. Ojukwu openly supported and endorsed the decree despite disapproval of it by the general public. So when Ojukwu later declared Biafra secession, he was reminded of the Anti-secession Decree made by him and his brother Ironsi. Deadly Truth: Igbos frequently reference Aburi Accord to create the impression that the rest of Nigerian tribes don't honour agreements. This is a very dishonest narrative from Igbos. First and foremost Aburi Accord was organized by soldiers and unelected civil servants who should not participate in political exercises like making laws due to the civil service anonymity principle. Secondly, those civil servants and military men in attendance were not elected by their federal constituencies to the Aburi summit. In the philosophy of democracy the only universally acceptable way of making laws is through duly elected representatives of the people. But in going to Aburi the peoples' representatives duly elected in the 1965 elections were all sidelined for soldiers to hijack the process. Where on earth do soldiers make laws for the people? Rather, the civilian populace makes laws that guide the military. Aburi Accord therefore had no seal of the people's sovereignty hence it was an illegality which shouldn't have been allowed to stand. Thirdly, in 1957, Nigerians from all federal constituencies democratically elected representatives whom they sponsored to London, paid their flight tickets and hotel accommodation for the Independence constitutional conference. Those representatives all resolved and agreed on federalism marked by regional autonomy and resource control in the Independence Constitution which they brought back home and everyone accepted it. In that constitution, Nigerians all agreed that on no account shall the military take over power. It was also clearly stated in it that ammendments to it could be done by only democratically elected representatives. That constitution was the first ever agreement between all Nigerians. On the day of his inauguration as the Army GoC, Aguiyi Ironsi stood before the whole world and with his own mouth swore to protect and defend that sovereign Independence constitution regardless of the circumstances that may later arise. But just six years after he manufactured an excuse to clinch power against the clear provisions of that constitution we all agreed to, unilaterally began to amend its provisions with his very offensive Decrees, and ended up dismantling the federalism and resource control therein, and ultimately subverted that constitution we all painstakingly sacrificed to draft. That was the height of Irresponsibility and the dishonoring of sacred agreement. That was how Igbos breached the first agreement, all Nigerians, ever all mutually consented to, thus laying the foundation for violation of future agreements. So Aburi Accord was only treated exactly the same way Igbos treated the Independence constitution agreement. Anascopeterson: Obasanjo removed history from the school curriculum hence the reason why many of what we know of the eventualities in Biafra war were altered to suite their narratives. Anytime i hear or watch NNAMDI KANU talk i never take it serious but only as a noisemaker. Thank God for this author. The Lord will bless him for us all! Everyone needs to know this for real. Knowing the truth sets free. We need healing as a Nation. We need to face facts, admit the stupid errors of history and eventual forgive ourselves for the sins, enormous sins committed by our forefathers. Love covers a multitude of sins. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by heniford2: 7:04am On May 23, 2020 |
Ezennwa:Everything its not God oh nwanne |
Re: Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by Sulele04(m): 7:04am On May 23, 2020 |
Prayer is part of the step to take but action is a major part my brother, I did not cry when I heard abba kyari is dead but I was more relieved the people have embezzled lot of the countries money and they absolutely nothing we can do when they is clear evidence and we say we are under democractic rule, more of demostration of stupidity if you would ask me. We all need to start attacking these politicians from the top they will sink this country to the ground if we are careful #rebelionnoleader is the only way |
Re: Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by davidbanner(m): 7:07am On May 23, 2020 |
You want to know who? Lord Lugard ![]() ![]() |
Re: Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by Ezennwa(m): 7:12am On May 23, 2020 |
heniford2:with GOD all things are possible. |
Re: Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by Sulele04(m): 7:12am On May 23, 2020 |
The truth is every knew politicians elected in a new post today, even if they decide not to steal or embezzle money the system will not allow them because you will hear the parents of the person start to telling the child bring money home oh the way your predecessor did you know the post is short term oh, the person is receiving salary so what other way do they expect him to make money he then resorts to find embezzlement, if he even try to ingnore families demand and not embezzle money the people under will kill him because they if oga steal then worker go fit steal The saga goes on and on |
Re: Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by Sulele04(m): 7:17am On May 23, 2020 |
supereagle: My brother If all these people are dead and they are still harming Nigeria then the problem is not them it is the people they left behind their followers these present generation of leaders. Buhari is a pensioner at best he is not fit enough to be our president, the only thing he can do is cast juju on his fellow fulanis and northerners because u don't think a sane mind will vote somebody as old a Buhari as our president. He is only there to embezzle and steal funds for the senators governor minister etc |
Re: Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by psychalade: 7:27am On May 23, 2020 |
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Re: Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by Bossontop(m): 7:30am On May 23, 2020 |
There is no way out bro......jus hustle, live ur life and get out in peace......shikena
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Re: Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by heniford2: 8:17am On May 23, 2020 |
Ezennwa:you make a mocking of God when u say so did God not give us brain to think to reason |
Re: Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by limeta(f): 8:18am On May 23, 2020 |
Nigeria is the way it is because of islam |
Re: Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by Ezennwa(m): 8:19am On May 23, 2020 |
heniford2:Thou shalt not use the name of the Lord thy GOD in vain. |
Re: Why Is Nigeria Like This, Who Is The Cause Of Our Problem What Is The Way Out by heniford2: 8:44am On May 23, 2020 |
Ezennwa:stop mentioning me again oh biko |
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