Totti9:
Jonathan is 10x better than buhari in all ramifications

Says an Ipob!

XXLDICK:
I'm Igbo but I don't think the Igbos are marginalized. it's not just the Igbo thing. the entire Nigeria is marginalized save for Abuja.

the entire Nigeria is underdeveloped

I share kinda similar sentiment with you.

Mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeew nothing for them, they are not Nigerians,they are Igbos from Malaysia

signz:
These meetings are good but it'll be a waste of time if it's all talk No action.

After the meeting, I expect political leaders of SE to approach Udom and ask him how much it'll take to construct that bloody ibom deep seaport. A plan for all the SE states to contribute financially to see the project is ready by 202.. Im not ashamed to say that We really need the SS ( access to the sea) for economic partnership.

Construct at least 6 lane tolled highway with rail lines that'll connect the whole SE states.

The Igbos can call on their sons and daughters in the diaspora to help with the funding or rather investment. Last year, Nigerians in diaspora sent over $30 billion home. I'm sure atest 30% of that money came from Igbos (It maybe more or less). An Igbo diaspora investment fund can be setup and managed by reputable company for the purpose of this.

If it's against our constitution, Ike Ekweremadu should lead other NASS members from SE zone to lobby to pass new laws that open up Nigeria.

Under the supervision of the hausa fulani? you are just being clever by half!

donborg:
Under the supervision of the hausa fulani? you are just being clever by half!

I don't understand

What has Hausa Fulani got to do with what I wrote

We're in a democracy. Things are changing my brother.

Meanwhile hope you have your voters card already

Angelben10:
The Igbos marginalised themselves!!!!!! Buhari is only playing the script they help staged..... When 1million cows and goats alongside thousands were of HUMANS were voting in Kano state!!!! shey all the Agitators were in there shops doing business and not thinking there vote counts

You are the biggest fool. A misplaced goat. An idiot with no character. Your statement has proven that you are indeed insane

signz:


I don't understand

What has Hausa Fulani got to do with what I wrote

We're in a democracy. Things are changing my brother.

Meanwhile hope you have your voters card already

Use my voters card to vote who? Under the fraudulent 1999 constitution written by the fulanis? GOD FORBID!

donborg:
Use my voters card to vote who? Under the fraudulent 1999 constitution written by the fulanis? GOD FORBID!

Alu eme!!!

Nwanne please try get your voters card and also encourage others close to you to get theirs.

Report says that as usual there is low turn out in SE (ie if you're igbo). We cannot allow what happened to us in 2015 happen again in 2019.

The answers to the ibo nation lies within them. Let all the Eastern governors and their prominent sons and daughters come together to agree first.

Once there is unity of purpose and a true mind to succeed. All things will be possible. We don't lack anything and certainly we do not need any federal govt to attract foreign investors and investment in the ibo land. A good interconnection of rail and road network is doable. Truly if the Ibos agree to agree then it's a matter of time before all things will fall in place. The governors have alot to do to make the ibo nation great. Unitr across all fronts and see how things pan out. Nominate a strong character to lead frontally.
Long live the in nation long live Nigeria

donborg:
STFU! In your little wisdom and knowledge, all igbos are traders and can only be found in markets abi? olodo 1 of afonja

Not all. Most are.

Did they not marginalize Buhari by not massively voting for him?
Igbo leaders ko, their pocket seekers ni

donborg:
If we are that greedy, why dont you want us to leave Nigeria? Besides, if you calculate the total wealth of all igbos in the whole world, it is not up to Dangote's wealth! Even otedola is richer than most igbos yet you open your filthy mouth and call igbos greedy people. you are deluded

How can Dangote and Otedola be richer than most igbos now, I thought you fellas developed lagos and Nigeria in general ?
I thank God Dangote and Otedola are not Igbos. Imagine what they would have done ? Their people would have told them not to invest outside their region.

Its an undeniable fact . An Igbo man's greed to acquire wealth will make him do ANYTHING - even the unspeakable

Though its a human character , its synonymous with igbos, its just the facts -nothing personal

signz:


Alu eme!!!

Nwanne please try get your voters card and also encourage others close to you to get theirs.

Report says that as usual there is low turn out in SE (ie if you're igbo). We cannot allow what happened to us in 2015 happen again in 2019.

I will not be faster than my shadow. as long as the 1999 constitution is not discarded, I will boycott every single election in Nigeria.

wizbrains:


You are the biggest fool. A misplaced goat. An idiot with no character. Your statement has proven that you are indeed insane

Pls , you're acting like a 2go child .

Simply refute what he said, with verifiable facts

when the debate is lost,insults becomes the tool of the loser

bkool7:


How can Dangote and Otedola be richer than most igbos now, I thought you fellas developed lagos and Nigeria in general ?
I thank God Dangote and Otedola are not Igbos. Imagine what they would have done ? Their people would have told them not to invest outside their region.

Its an undeniable fact . An Igbo man's greed to acquire wealth will make him do ANYTHING - even the unspeakable

Though its a human character , its synonymous with igbos, its just the facts -nothing personal

All thanks to awolowo who stole all our money in the banks and gave us only 20 pounds there making us to start life afresh! We all know that the wealth of all yoruba and hausa rich men today came from stolen men. Greedy poor fools

donborg:
All thanks to awolowo who stole all our money in the banks and gave us only 20 pounds there making us to start life afresh! We all know that the wealth of all yoruba and hausa rich men today came from stolen men. Greedy poor fools

Awolowo gave your people your 20 pounds. The Western govt also gave your people their houses back .
Did the South South do the same ?
Does that make SS the richest Nigerians now?

Who know Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola in the late 60s ?
You ppl simply took a wrong turn and these are the consequences
Instead of of you ppl to stop agonizing and start organizing , you all wanna be stuck with playing marginalization .

Jonathan's govt marginalized the west but did they cry ? Rather , they strategized. That's what your politicians lack

burkingx:
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at least the whole igbo race is far greater than the Yoruba race..... please go take Ratak and die like ur father Awolowo

bukynkwuenu:



at least the whole igbo race is far greater than the Yoruba race.....
please go take Ratak and die like ur father Awolowo

......

Misterdhee1:

Says an Ipob!

am telling the fact

babasolo:
Didnt care to go over the write up, but let me state clearly, i am a benue state indigene, north central.. went to Nsukka some weeks back, let me confess there is no fedral presense in Nsukka apart from UNiversity of nigeria nsukka and check points of the nigeria police force, igbo maginalisation never started today, if someone is to be held responsible then it should be the igbo elites, such as the deputy senate president & the rest, who are supposed to serve as a pressure group for the igbo people, but they have failed dismally, working for their belly, with their heads abroad and their anus at home...even if the igbo nation gets the presidency, the igbo people need the intervention of God..

Eeh ! You captured their problem,their greed and selfish desire for wealth won't allow them to help their immediate community ..all this talk of marginalization is just a political jargons. They got billions for road contracts during Obasanjo & Jonathan but they never executed them. Now they blamed their failure on "Innocent Buhari "

nice move, let's hope it's gonna work

otunbadan:
Even if this biafra thing happens, igbos will still segment their self into tribes. Back in sec school I stopped speaking igbo to people because I being from anambra was always corrected by those around from enugu...that I am pronouncing words wrong eg ukwu is leg and they said I should say okpa for leg...haba. we don't even speak a common language....

Igbos still have internal segmentation that will take years to iron out. Ask south Sudan and north Sudan

It's Enugu people that actually call leg ukwu, and Anambra people, okpa; so u're obviously not whom you said you are.

bkool7:


Awolowo gave your people your 20 pounds. The Western govt also gave your people their houses back .
Did the South South do the same ?
Does that make SS the richest Nigerians now?

Who know Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola in the late 60s ?
You ppl simply took a wrong turn and these are the consequences
Instead of of you ppl to stop agonizing and start organizing , you all wanna be stuck with playing marginalization .

Jonathan's govt marginalized the west but did they cry ? Rather , they strategized. That's what your politicians lack

We do not want leaders under the fraudulent 1999 constitution, we want Biafra!

BoleynDynaSTY:
Finally they're coming together for something meaningful

won't you be at the meeting or you have nothing to contribute wishful thinkers, stop been fooled that former central bank governor is just looking for cheap popularity for the next Anambra election,I did not see any of the South East governor's name just disgrunted igbo people like ekweremadu and others. If they like the Igbos so much why are they not APGA members?

These guys are deceiving all of us. They are trying to blackmail FG and have more for themselves. Make una see, stp disturbing us with this biafra anyone who knows history knows biafra came about from foreign oil companies trying to get control of nigeria oil fields, biafra has nothing to do with igbos if else why is its bounders not confined in igbo land why is it touching all these oil fields.

People in French government at the time confirmed it that they were trying to secure these oil fields away from british rivals. The same oil company that sponsored biafra war also controle most of Gabon oil fields and monies generated where used to overthrow regime and corrupt leaders. I'M NOT THE ONE SAYING THIS BUT FROM OYIBO MOUTH GONGON. THERE ARE VIDEOS INTERVIEWS OF FORMER FRENCH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TALKING ABOUT THIS BUT IT IS IN FRENCH

Ín one voice they should just say they want out! Period!

NIGERIA MUST TAKE A DECISION ON THE IGBO

http://punchng.com/nigeria-must-take-a-decision-on-the-igbo/ Published May 9, 2017

Azuka Onwuka; azonwuka@yahoo.com; 0809-8727-263 (sms only)

Before August 9, 1965, the Singaporeans were seen as an irritation in Malaysia. Then Singapore was one of the 14 states of Malaysia. Singaporeans were viewed as arrogant, stubborn, and domineering. While the United Malays National Organisation wanted affirmative action or “quota system” for the Malays, the People’s Action Party of the Singaporeans insisted that the best thing for the country was a merit-based policy on all issues, so as to bring out the best in the nation and create a spirit of excellence.

This constant disagreement and tension resulted in race riots. It got to a point where the Malays could take it no more. So on August 9, 1965 they convened the parliament, with no Singaporean parliamentarian present. At that sitting, the legislators voted unanimously (126 – 0) to expel Singapore from Malaysia.

When the Singaporeans heard that they had been expelled from the nation, at first they were devastated. But they took their fate in their hands and started building a new nation. And, indeed, by applying merit and the pursuit of excellence, Singaporeans built a country that moved from the Third World to First World in record time, overtaking Malaysia in all ramifications.

Interestingly, despite this sad way of parting, Malaysia and Singapore have remained good neighbours. In spite of the success that the latter has recorded, it has not made Malaysia not to record its own success.

There are many similarities between the story of Singapore and Malaysia and the Igbo and Nigeria. The Igbo are not happy with the quota system policy used in the admission into federal schools and federal positions. They want competitiveness in every sector, which will lead to the best being selected, for the sake of excellence.

The Igbo are seen as arrogant, noisy, domineering, greedy, over-ambitious, to mention but a few. Many Nigerians see them as irritants. They get killed frequently, especially in the North, at the least misunderstanding. Sometimes the cause of the provocation is someone from Denmark, Cameroon or another part of Nigeria.

There are many Nigerians who will easily tell you: “We will never allow an Igbo person to rule Nigeria.” There are many who believe that the problem of Nigeria is from the Igbo and that once the Igbo are done away with, Nigeria’s problems will disappear.

Given this scenario, the Igbo want a true federal system that will make Nigeria look like what it was before 1966, with each state or region taking charge of most of its affairs and moving at its own pace. Sadly, anytime it mentions restructuring or true federalism, there are forces that resist it vehemently and insist that such will not be allowed.

Ironically, despite this view by many Nigerians about the Igbo, anytime any person or group from Igbo land asks that the Igbo be allowed to leave Nigeria to form their own country, the resistance from most Nigerians is fierce. This reaction creates a contradiction. If the Igbo are irritants and troublemakers, why not expel them from Nigeria the way Singaporeans were expelled from Malaysia? But if you see them as valuable and believe they must be part of the Nigerian state, why not treat them as equal partners in the union? What does Nigeria really want from the Igbo?

Last week news broke that the Department of State Services embarked on a recruitment exercise, with 165 people recruited from the North-West. The report said that 51 people were recruited from Katsina State alone, the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Director General of Department of State Security, Mr Lawal Daura, while the number of people recruited from the five states of the South-East was 44 and the number recruited from the six states of the South-South was 42.

Compare that with the academic performance of the different zones of Nigeria. The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Education of 2016 produced the following number of applicants from the six zones:

South-East (five states) = 335,883;

South-West (six states) = 320,691;

South-South (six states) = (299,632);

North-Central (six states plus the FCT) = 259,846;

North-West (seven states) = 163,240;

North-East (six states) = 96,220.

The six states that produced the highest number of candidates were:

Imo – 104,383
Delta – 78,854
Anambra – 77,694
Osun – 72,752
Oyo – 72,298
Enugu – 69,381.
The six states that produced the least number of candidates were:

Adamawa – 15,615
Jigawa – 12,664
Yobe – 10,045
Sokoto – 10,006
Kebbi – 8,947
Zamfara – 5,295
The states that were given a minimum of 130 cut-off mark out of 200 in the 2013 examination into the Unity Schools were:

Anambra – Male (139) Female (139)

Imo – Male (138) Female (138)

Enugu – Male (134) Female (134)

Lagos – Male (133) Female (133)

Delta – Male (131) Female (131)

Ogun – Male (131) Female (131)

Abia – Male (130) Female (130)

For the same examination, the states that were given cut-off marks of less than 50 were:

Borno – Male (45) Female (45)

Jigawa – Male (44) Female (44)

Bauchi – Male (35) Female (35)

Kebbi – Male (9) Female (20)

Sokoto – Male (9) Female (13)

Taraba – Male (3) Female (11)

Yobe – Male (2) Female (27)

Zamfara – Male (4) Female (2)

The six states that scored above 50 per cent in the 2015 West African Senior School Certificate of Education were: Abia (63.94%), Anambra (61.18%), Edo (61.05%), Rivers (55.69%), and Imo (52.49%). The states that scored below 13 percent in the same examination were Kebbi (12.08%), Katsina (10.81%), Gombe (7.41%), Jigawa (6.37%), Zamfara (6.23%), Yobe (4.37%).

These are verifiable results that have remained virtually the same for decades. And they give an idea of the number of candidates that are involved in education from each state and zone, as well as their academic performance.

The point of this essay is not that it is only the Igbo that excel in many sectors. Other ethnic groups, especially from the South, also excel. But the focus of this essay is the Igbo. From the attitude of other ethnic groups, it seems that they are comfortable with the status quo. If not, they should not be focusing on the Igbo as their problem.

The call for restructuring of the country has been promoted as the solution to Nigeria’s problem. However, there are strong forces that are hell-bent on ensuring that the restructuring of the country will never succeed. They have been erroneously schooled that restructuring will impoverish them.

The danger in this hard line against restructuring is that if restructuring fails, the alternative may not be palatable. Nigeria has moved in a self-destructive path for long. Nigeria has been wallowing in retrogression for long because some stakeholders are afraid that pulling it out and setting it on the path of progress will cost them their feeding bottle. But nothing lasts forever.

Last week the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, met his seemingly impossible bail conditions within 48 hours. When the bail conditions were made public, the belief of many was that no serving Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria would want to associate with him. But the South-East caucus of the Senate met and quickly chose one of them to stand bail for him. All other conditions were also swiftly met.

If those conditions were given in December 2015, no Nigerian Senator would have wanted to be associated with Kanu. Since his coming into office, Buhari has continued to display a type of croynism and prebendalism that has never been witnessed in Nigeria. And the worst beneficiaries of this are the Igbo. He has been making it clear by his words and actions that the North and the Igbo are not equal partners in the Nigerian project. He has been distributing Nigerian resources and appointments to his kinsmen and region as if they are his personal property. This brazen nepotism has made even the fiercest Igbo critics of Kanu’s call for secession to develop sympathies for Kanu.

Nigerians must decide what they want from the Igbo. It is either they want the Igbo in Nigeria as full citizens or they want them out as non-citizens. As the English say, Nigerians can never eat their cake and have it!

GoodNewsUnltd:

It's Enugu people that actually call leg ukwu, and Anambra people, okpa; so u're obviously not whom you said you are.

U c ...I was born in enugu,grew up in Lagos, state of origin is anambra..so ur obviously the confusionist I was referring to because "ukwu" is what I grew up with, how dose that help with who I am....ode

Maduawuchukwu:


I share kinda similar sentiment with you.

M telling u Dats how I see it too...even Abuja has broke suffering people, the only solution is hussle your daily bread with wisdom