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Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by supereagle(m): 7:05pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
cosef: Egun people reside in that area. It is in Yewa Senatorial zone, but the area has been of interest from the time of IBB to Abacha time. My father worked there as a tax officers in the 60's. Yewa area is neglected generally don't blame them if the people go to Benin Republic. 1 Like |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by Arysexy(m): 7:05pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by SEGLIZ: 7:05pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
Chiedu4Trump: our leaders need sit up, would it be until they start annexing individuals in Nigeria with no one to govern be they wake to their sense. 1 Like |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by Ekugbeh(m): 7:05pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
ladiesreject:how many southern states have you been to. |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by amaniro: 7:06pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
sammirano: State government do not meddle in international boundary issues and stuff. It's reserved for the federal government 1 Like |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by Nobody: 7:09pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
ladiesreject:c mumu lazy arewa 1 Like |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by nicepoker101(m): 7:09pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
French army fall on you. |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by alphaNomega: 7:09pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
BigBrother9ja: lunacol: Jetrue3oo: hardbody: Chiedu4Trump: King44: Bakassi never belonged to Nigeria. It has always been a part of Cameroon ever since the Germans colonised that area. The surveyor general's map used at the time was presented as evidence. A bit of history from post world war 1 up to the Nigerian Civil war will give the gist of what happened. Unfortunately history is no longer taught in our schools so I cannot blame you. A court judgement from the ICJ has ordered Nigeria to clear off the region. THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN TELL YOU KIDS THE TRUTH SO YOU DO NOT EMBARRASS US MORE THAN OUR FATHERS HAVE IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. Bonus: Mr. chiedu4trump it was not to spite Biafra as your parents erroneously told you. Let me try to summarise it for you. During the civil war, Cameroun came for their land (Bakassi peninsula), Gowon who was the military head of state at the time told Cameroun to "hold on" because as they can see Nigeria is distracted by a civil war. Let us share this territory into 2 for now, and after the war we sit down and negotiate. Of course you know the events after the war and how Gowon fared. The problem is that the Nigerian government has invested so much in that region and was unwilling to let go. Our dubious, ill-informed lawyers took the matter to the International Court of Justice without doing their homework. If they did, they would know that Nigeria never really owned Bakassi. Maybe they did but decided to make Nigeria pay them huge sums of money in legal fees knowing that they will loose the case anyway and still get paid. You know how Nigerians think. UPDATE: I will start adding monikers of users who, from their posts, are ill-informed about the Bakassi peninsula matter. You will not find a more concise summary anywhere on the internet. I am not a teacher, but this is my little contribution to help this failed state of a country. Mykehl, Dpharisee 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by Iamgrey5(m): 7:13pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
ZiggyMr:They are Yorubas subgroup known as Yewa. Some people are slow to realize Yorubas have many dailect. 1 Like |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by LLMG: 7:18pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
So it can be easily given to Benin republic, amaniro: |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by Iamgrey5(m): 7:20pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
APOSTLECHUMA:So you have no idea that Yorubas are the second largest ethnic group in Benin after the Fon And most of the Yorubas reside In areas close to Nigeria border with Benin 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by hardbody: 7:26pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
alphaNomega: What do you think would have happened if Nigeria did not submit to the jurisdiction of the ICJ under Article 59 of the Charter ? Would Nigeria have ceded the peninsula. Historically who are the inhabitants of that peninsula from time immemorial? Do you strongly believe that any demarcations by a foreign body under customary international law is strong enough to take ownership from the original owners of a portion? We did not argue strongly or took people who did not quite understand the historical antecedents coupled with emerging trends in international law to the Hague. Obj goofed. 1 Like |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by Mykehl: 7:29pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
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Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by alphaNomega: 7:30pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
hardbody: Please read the first post I quoted you in. It has been updated. The indigenous people of that land are Cameroonians, any Nigerian you find there is an immigrant. Because a large number of a population reside in a particular place does not make the place their ancestral home. E.g. there is a significant population of Igbos in Equatorial Guinea, you do not hear them claiming ancestral ownership of the land. 1 Like |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by madridsta007(m): 7:30pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
amaniro: True. But Nigeria’s current security state is MEAT AND FOOD in terms of international politics. Nigeria is current faced with a protracted internal security crisis and a regime that is, by all definition, incompetent. This is the best time for smaller countries to go toe-to-toe with Nigeria either on their own or in alliance with fellow African states or with more-than-happy-to-destabilise imperialists. France with its UN Security Council seat, for instance, will jump at the opportunity to help Benin wrestle that portion of land from Nigeria while, of course, being promised something for that assistance. They did that for Cameroon over Bakassi. When Nigerians voted illiteracy and incompetence I am not sure they really understood the deeper implications of that foolish move. |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by Blue3k(m): 7:33pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
Mykehl: Thats Wives tales. There's no document supporting that fictional story. During the ICJ case this story was never brought up. 1 Like |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by alphaNomega: 7:34pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
Blue3k: Thank you for this submission. Gradually we should separate these beer parlour gists from the real happenings 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by Dpharisee: 7:36pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
But it was Yoruba Prince Bola Ajibola and Obasanjo who handed Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon, now they don't want to swallow the same tablet they gave to othery |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by StaffofOrayan(m): 7:51pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
lordparcel: Ruga comes to mind People are now realizing how profitable animal husbandry is |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by OhiOfIhima: 8:26pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
ladiesreject: You called North unproductive? They account for more than 70% of what we consume in this country most especially grains. Let me know the food items bringing out from both West and East. Let us put sentiment away when dealing wit National issue. Every region have their roles to play. |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by TheAlchemist: 8:33pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
9jaRealist: The rapid sales of electric cars is enough evidence that developed countries are running away from oil. |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by tyup(m): 8:35pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
King44: it's Benin Republic sir their capital is porto-novo and not Togo 2 Likes |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by 9jaRealist: 8:37pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
TheAlchemist: Electric cars are less than one-half of one percent of the global economy... Meanwhile, advanced nations like the US, Norway, Canada, etc., keep exploring for new oil. > 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by Nobody: 8:38pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
Kxyz: My brother make you no let d green necks trick you. Oil will be needed for a very loooong time. Forget all these solar ish & electric cars, they will only reduce d value of oil. Besides as a developing country we can't industrialise without oil. Even the reason some pupil dey sponsor boko for lake chad area is because of the huge reserves of oil & natural gas in that place 2 Likes |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by jiorhemen(m): 9:01pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
Blackfire: That place is under Ipokia Local Government Area. Ipokia Local Government is Nigeria 1 Like |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by ZiggyMr(m): 9:22pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
Iamgrey5: You are on point 1 Like |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by ritababe(f): 9:23pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
APOSTLECHUMA:tell me more about this seme and how Nigeria shifted their border without causing war 1 Like |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by Nobody: 9:29pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
Chiedu4Trump: Tell that to asari dokubo your slavemaster. 1 Like |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by RTSC: 9:33pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
APOSTLECHUMA:Unless you are from Benin republic, then you are nuts. Do you know the value Of land? Do you know how much land America, Russia and China have stolen?.. Russia recently invaded Ukraine and stole land. China is busying claiming sea as their own and building artificial islands. Are they also big for nothing? Nigeria is a highly populous country. We need land. Extending our territory is one of the most patriotic thing any Nigerian leader can do. The only patriotic thing buhari has done was to extend our maritime territory in the gulf of Guinea. 2 Likes |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by Nobody: 9:33pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
OhiOfIhima:Do they also share their food free of charge like oil money is being shared or we pay for it? When we say they are unproductive, we mean they contribute nothing to the national purse. 1 Like |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by Nobody: 9:35pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
Dpharisee:Fools like you will say any thrash for likes. |
Re: Ogun Government: We Won’t Allow Benin Republic To Take Oil-rich Tongeji Island by RTSC: 9:36pm On Jul 15, 2019 |
Even England fought with Argentina over a land close to the Argentinan border The land currently belong to England that is in far away Europe. America has territory in.South east Asia. |
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