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Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by Nobody: 9:03pm On Jul 03, 2017
EzeUche:
And does this minority think our Igbo brothers and sisters in the south south would want to stay in Nigeria?

I am getting tired of groups trying to confine the Igbos to just the southeast.

When the time is right we will claim every meter of Igboland.


Not ever metre my brother, every micro millimetre.

we won't even leave 0.21mm behind.

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Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by Mujtahida: 9:04pm On Jul 03, 2017
pazienza:


Urhobo land is small. Even Anioma is bigger than
the whole Urhobo land.

Go and do the needful, go and continue your fights over that shabby Warri town with Itsekiris and Ijaws, it should do you good.
Last I checked, even Okpe wants nothing to do with Urhobo, Isoko had since pulled out from you greedy selves, go sort your minority irrelevant selves out and stop nosepoking into Igbo affairs.

Now scram!
This yabbing thing no fit you.

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Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by nengibo: 9:05pm On Jul 03, 2017
obyrich:
So kokori is now ordained to speak the minds of Igbos? grin
Yes he is playing the elder brother role to the "marginalized" igbos
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by sapele914(m): 9:11pm On Jul 03, 2017
coolcharm:
Weldone Sir.

They will soon call you an afonja because they are arllegic to common sense.

One thing the east should know is that referendum is foreign to the Nigerian constitution.

A referendum can only happen via an act of Parliament and we all know the requirements. Meaning beyond the agitation, they need serious politicking in the senate and national assembly to make that happen.

By the way, has any Rep or Senator from the east ever moved a motion for inclusion of 'referendum' in the constitution before?

Nobody should quote me o
A referendum in the Nigeria constitution only makes room for creation of local Governments and States which also requires two third of the National Assembly and two third of all state house of assembly and not for seccession or creation of a new country. To be honest it is mission impossible.
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by bakila: 9:14pm On Jul 03, 2017
Online banters, lets start with the peaceful quit notice.
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by cashlurd(m): 9:15pm On Jul 03, 2017
Bring on the referendum and let's see if Igbos would vote for or against. Try and see
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by sapele914(m): 9:17pm On Jul 03, 2017
Cooly100:
Do you believe this man?

Warri has sea and may be seaport...What has the people done with the ports...How would the face of Warri hasd been without the Igbos who have good hearts for the coummnities they live in...What is the crime is asking for justice and equity in ones country?

Igbos should move home. There are lands to develop...Loads of office spaces are in hot demand...Government should encourage high rise of up 30 floors... to save land for agriculture and industries....the flats should be sold to ready buyers...etc, etc

To God be the Glory!!!
This must be a joke?which government should encourage high rise up to 30 floors,your imaginary State or Local Government?
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by Nobody: 9:17pm On Jul 03, 2017
hammerF:
U are not even Igbo so how will u know wat we will do?

Kokori, regardless of property, we will vote in favour of Biafra and nothing will happen to our property, becos even Indians and Lebanese own property in Nigeria.

Wat u will say is that we will be foreign investors and foreigners.
grin
Oga make no mistake about this, when you achieve your Biafra you are no more welcome in our land and as for your properties you are carrying them with you
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by Kfed4ril(m): 9:19pm On Jul 03, 2017
Guestlander:


A leopard never changes its spots. You are still the same old EzeUche. If Nigeria is going to break up every tribe or sub tribe of whatever classification will be allowed to choose and speak for themselves.
Why do you want to leave Nigeria in order to go and re-create a mini Nigeria in Biafra.
When cornered you quickly reach for your arsenal of insults. SMH.

Oga is like understanding is difficult for you
The guy told you we don't care about the non Igbo south south, just the Igbo south south, finish
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by Amberon11: 9:23pm On Jul 03, 2017
Majority that keeps begging other tribes to join them in Biafra, is that one majority? We are minorities but feed the nation. Majority that is less relevant than ijaw politically, is that one majority? October 1st still loading. Majority but you're being humiliated by Hausa/Fulani who you call all sorts of derogatory names.

What has your majority done for you?
pazienza:
All I could hear from the man was "Landlocked", Landlocked, Landlocked, Landlocked. like he was trying to convince himself of its truthiness.

Better focus on his small Urhobo group, their squabble with Isoko and the possible break away of want away Okpe ethnic nationality.

Kokori or whatever, mind your business, no one asked for your inconsequential minority opinion.

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Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by Guestlander: 9:27pm On Jul 03, 2017
Kfed4ril:


Oga is like understanding is difficult for you
The guy told you we don't care about the non Igbo south south, just the Igbo south south, finish

Who cares about what you think? Who are these igbo part of SS, the same people who distancing themselves from Biafra at any given opportunity? Heck, even Anambra people are saying they don't want anything to do with Biafra.
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by Amarabae(f): 9:28pm On Jul 03, 2017
Amberon11:
Majority that keeps begging other tribes to join them in Biafra, is that one majority? We are minorities but feed the nation. Majority that is less relevant than ijaw politically, is that one majority? October 1st still loading. Majority but you're being humiliated by Hausa/Fulani who you call all sorts of derogatory names.

What has your majority done for you?
oya use your political relevance and get another core ijaw state apart from Bayelsa! Or Get full resource control with your relevance.
You are political relevant yet Kano, Kaduna and Lagos are host communities to the passed PIB Bill.
Use your political relevance to get key appointment under the current administration. Oh I forgot you guys are deputy minister of Agriculture.
Mr political relevant that don't have a single oil bloc that is in his land. He is made a pipeline security man.
Go and have a sit jor.

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Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by henryhemon(m): 9:30pm On Jul 03, 2017
hammerF:
U are not even Igbo so how will u know wat we will do?

Kokori, regardless of property, we will vote in favour of Biafra and nothing will happen to our property, becos even Indians and Lebanese own property in Nigeria.

Wat u will say is that we will be foreign investors and foreigners.
grin

Uncle I have always say this, most Igbos would vote against Biafra let's call for the referendum sef the man said the truth.
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by ab11baddo(m): 9:31pm On Jul 03, 2017
allrightsir:
But if they asked other Nigerians to vote in a referendum if they wanted the SE to be a part of Nigeria, I can bet you the result will be 99% in favour of SE leaving.


They have become more trouble than they are worth!
feel like giving u 99likes
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by OLORIPAPA: 9:36pm On Jul 03, 2017
And did Igbo do in warri that they should be praised..
Cooly100:
Do you believe this man?

Warri has sea and may be seaport...What has the people done with the ports...How would the face of Warri hasd been without the Igbos who have good hearts for the coummnities they live in...What is the crime is asking for justice and equity in ones country?

Igbos should move home. There are lands to develop...Loads of office spaces are in hot demand...Government should encourage high rise of up 30 floors... to save land for agriculture and industries....the flats should be sold to ready buyers...etc, etc

To God be the Glory!!!
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by Dee60: 9:41pm On Jul 03, 2017
No comment
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by Amarabae(f): 9:41pm On Jul 03, 2017
OLORIPAPA:
And did Igbo do in warri that they should be praised..
let me chip in.
they opened business outlets, build schools, hotels, plazas, boutiques, warehouses etc.
Pay their Taxes and live in peace with the Warri people.

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Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by Dedetwo(m): 9:45pm On Jul 03, 2017
FemiMaduka:
Just a quick surf on the internet, and the result became obvious. One very important thing that people don't understand (wittingly or unwittingly) is that even the Eastern region of the pre-war era didn't capture the whole essence of the Igbo homeland. The sizeable chunk of the igbos in Delta, Edo, Kogi and Benue were obviously left out. Any reasonable man would know that the River Niger divides Igboland into two unequal halves, with the greater half being the lands to the east of the Niger using Asaba as a reference point. No insults please, just do the check and be enlightened.

You are dead correct.
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by OLORIPAPA: 9:47pm On Jul 03, 2017
hammerF:
U are not even Igbo so how will u know wat we will do?

Kokori, regardless of property, we will vote in favour of Biafra and nothing will happen to our property, becos even Indians and Lebanese own property in Nigeria.

Wat u will say is that we will be foreign investors and foreigners.
grin
You must be dreaming,if Biafra goes you lose and forfeit your investments...you won't but allowed to invest anywhere except your Biafra...I hope you are listening..
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by es144000: 9:50pm On Jul 03, 2017
KahlDrogo:
No one gives q shît what they do with their region. They should simply get the hell out of this country, that's all.

By the way, this terrifying reality is the reason they keep attaching themselves to ethnic minorities in the South.

Igbos started this nonsense, they must get it.

Edit:

So this thread finally made it to the fp. cheesy

Let me add a few lines to buttress what Kokori said.



Check this out.

“Importantly, as I mentioned earlier, we are not certain that the South-South will go with the Biafra idea. And in the event that they do not, what are our options for economic survival?

Flowing from this, what guarantee do we have for international support if the main oil bearing region pulls out, knowing that no nation is a Santa Claus?"
- Ike Ekweremadu.

Ekweremadu said this just yesterday. cool
tell your people living in Alice in wonderland fantasy
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by occam(m): 9:53pm On Jul 03, 2017
Secessionist advocate for a Republic of Biafra should look carefully at the map of Nigeria before they decide. Be very careful what you wish for. Unless Cross River & Akwa Ibom agrees to be part of the new nation, Biafra republic will become a landlocked entity dependent solely on Nigeria.

Your republic will be a densely populatated parcel of land dependent on your perceived enemy to trade with other parts of the world. You will have to pay high duty cost to Nigerian customs before you can ship in goods to you so called Republic.

A word is enough for the wise. Don't let Kanu drive you to imminent disaster and isolation. If you still insist on breaking away, no problem, ciao, aurevoir, odabo, bye

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Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by TundeHashim(m): 9:57pm On Jul 03, 2017
I'm beginning to believe the popular stereotype about ibo people. It is said that they're arrogant and intelligent. Though the former might be true BUT definitely not the latter! The way they keep going about this Biafra issue...painting an utopian world ONLY if they are granted independence. I'm certain they'll suffer more than the rest of us. Wish these Biafran sympathisers could have 1/10th of the intelligence of the average Fulani or 1/100th of the humility of an average Yoruba man. What they're getting wrong is that if you wanna leave Nigeria, it's fine by us...but u can't demand something from someone with arrogance and disrespect and you'll expect the person to give u...You need to learn and accept that we're ur Masters for now and if you want something from us, you'll play the cool guy and not threaten fire and brimstone....

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Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by talk2emma: 10:03pm On Jul 03, 2017
Information reaching my office now form London is that buhari is dead
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by pazienza(m): 10:12pm On Jul 03, 2017
Amberon11:
Majority that keeps begging other tribes to join them in Biafra, is that one majority? We are minorities but feed the nation. Majority that is less relevant than ijaw politically, is that one majority? October 1st still loading. Majority but you're being humiliated by Hausa/Fulani who you call all sorts of derogatory names.

What has your majority done for you?

Well they are not polluting my environment and leaving me with hydrocarbon polluted waters to drink and cook with.
You feed no one. How many oil wells do Urhobo possess?

Less relevant than Ijaws? Well good to see you hiding behind the Ijaw, when are you going to stand out? grin

The real humiliation are those whose lands and water bodies are being polluted to enrich Northern bourgeoisie and their southern lackeys.
If you think Igbos are the only ones being humiliated in Nigeria, think again.

The only difference is that we had chosen to do something about our humiliation, while some people with worst humiliation are even yet to realize they are being humiliated.

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Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by Nobody: 10:15pm On Jul 03, 2017
Senile dementia and geriatric idiosyncrasy spewing uninformed thoughts.
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by Sunshineace(m): 10:18pm On Jul 03, 2017
Guestlander:


The SS are saying they don't want to be part of Biafra, are you going to force them and if so, aren't you going to create the same scenario you are running away from in Nigeria?
let me educate u a bit abt SS. in SS we av IBO speaking tribes, like Oyibo in Rivers, which is close to Aba, Egbema in Rivers, close to IMO, Etche, Asaba, Omoku, Ndoni, even Bonny speak IBO, so u want to tell me dt D's pipo ll prefer to share a country wit Aboki or Afonja instead of going wit Biafra. tink twice

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Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by hydraa(m): 10:55pm On Jul 03, 2017
God forbid , after reading all the comments i''m ashamed of the so called youths of nigeria . no common sense , full of mischief .
the black man is cursed and the nigerian man is even more cursed . if people want to leave let them leave its not your buisness, why is the black man so useless and cursed for God's sake, like Rochas said the devil lives in nigeria . nigerian is currently ranked among war torn countries in all indices . at this point any form of solution whether secession ,restruction etc is better than the status quo because it will lead to a round table discussion of all ethnicities . who are those against all these and what do they stand to gain for themselves and their generation unborn .
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by blaqoracle: 10:57pm On Jul 03, 2017
hammerF:
U are not even Igbo so how will u know wat we will do?

Kokori, regardless of property, we will vote in favour of Biafra and nothing will happen to our property, becos even Indians and Lebanese own property in Nigeria.

Wat u will say is that we will be foreign investors and foreigners.
grin
no wonder kokori said you dont know what you want. to think that you will still retain your holdings after break up is the most naive reasoning in human history. imagine these set of people were the one commandeering at the inception of independence. if it takes igbo 50 year to achieve biafra, it will take them 5000 years to rejoin nigeria, after they have learnt their lesson from the irredeemable damage they have caused themselves.
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by akigbemaru: 11:09pm On Jul 03, 2017
Cooly100:
[b][/b]n an atmosphere of a free and fair referendum on Biafra Republic, many Igbos will vote against seceding from Nigeria, Chief Frank Kokori has opined.

Kokori, who’s the former Secretary General of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Tribune Online in Warri, Delta State.

The septuagenarian said most of the Biafra agitators hardly knew what they actually wanted for their people.

Besides, the Abacha nightmare in the days of the struggle for the actualisation of June 12, 1993 presidential election, asserted that Biafra was a mirage because the South East zone is landlocked.

He noted that being the most successful commercial people, the Igbos will lose more if they broke away from the country, adding that they own the choicest properties in major cities in the country.

Kokori debunked the allegation that only Igbos were being marginalised, saying every tribe and zone in the country experiences marginalisation one way or another, especially in the area of hunger and poverty.


According to the fiery activist, who spent four years in prison over agitation for June 12, the most marginalised people are actually the northerners because of squalor and mortgaged future by their elites.

This, he argued, is evident in the high rate of beggars among the northerners as against barely any among Igbos and a few amongst Yorubas across the country.

“The Biafra agitation is being handled by people who do not even know what they want.

“I for one know that if you allow all the Igbos in this country to go into a free and fair referendum, they won’t vote that Biafra should leave Nigeria.

“Igbos will lose more. Their land is a landlocked zone of the country, but they are the most successful commercial people across the country.

“Go to Abuja, Lagos, Kano, PortHarcourt, everywhere, they own most of the choice properties.

“Even here in Warri, they own properties. What can they do in their landlocked zone?

“You see, it’s just that the young people there don’t know. You see, everybody felt marginalised not only the Igbos.

“Because if you don’t have a good job, you don’t have food to eat, you don’t have medical facilities, you’re purely marginalised.

“Who are the most marginalised people, they are the northerners! They are so poor and a few of their elites loot everything from them.

“The average Igbo man and Yoruba man lives better than the average northern Nigerian. Check it. You don’t see an Igbo man begging on the streets.

“Yorubas are very few begging on the streets. Every other person, except the rich, in the north begs.

“What we need do is to build a good country of justice and equity.


“We can’t keep talking of breaking up. Why did America fight their civil war? They won’t allow one state to break away.

“California and Texas are 10 times bigger and richer than Nigeria. They won’t allow them to break away.

“They give them some freedom and the wealth is being properly distributed,” Kokori noted.

He accused the elites in the South South, where he hails from, four impoverishing their people in spite of stupendous derivation funds given to the region.

“Look at the 13 per cent they give our people in the South South, do they manage it well? They steal almost 80 per cent of the money. They don’t do anything with it.

They deliberately leave the people in abject poverty, but the elite have fat bank accounts in Europe and elsewhere.

That’s why I said some of us are disillusioned and depressed with what’s happening in the country.

But we still have hope. We know what we’ve passed through in the past,” he disclosed.

http://tribuneonlineng.com/igbos-wont-vote-favour-biafra-referendum-%e2%80%95kokori/
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by blaqoracle: 11:21pm On Jul 03, 2017
HiddenShadow:


Ibibio Annang Efik Cross River , Ijaw Bini Esan etc people will just claim Igbos and escape
well if you dont know, it was oba erediauwa that told gowon to reject the aburi accord. until his tranlation, he never changed his position.
Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by burkingx(f): 11:42pm On Jul 03, 2017
SaviTar:



send me the link and video abeg
you cant create memes to spread lies and bullshit.

Re: Igbos Won’t Vote In Favour Of Biafra In Referendum ―kokori by ELKHALIFAISIS(m): 11:48pm On Jul 03, 2017
kokori means a fool in my dialect ... abeg why this yellowbar demons carry Biafra issue for head like akara

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