blackpanda:
Igbo aren't marginalized. They are the architect of their own predicament. You can't curse your country, look for ways to destroy it and yet hope that people will still make u president! That's insane

I don't know why you're bringing common sense to this discourse. Pls don't make yeebos stop their tomfoolery. I'm enjoying it.

Assetinvestor:
Orji Kalu made an interesting statement that both SW and SS should support a candidate from SE to emerge as president. There is a saying that he who must come to equity must do so with clean hands. The argument is that power should rotate to South, now what's the rationale for SW that would have ruled for 16 years cumulatively and SS that has ruled for 8 years cumulatively compete against SE that hasn't ruled ruled? If they must contest based on the strict tenets of democracy, then why blackmail the North not to contest? Isn't that the height of hypocrisy and insincerity?

I'm not a politician but I can see that North is cunningly exploiting such hypocrisy and insincerity and would use it to deal a blow on all Southerners.

They may eventually allow a region in the South aside SE to clinch the APC ticket, then manipulate PDP to bring a Northerner as flag bearer. Once this happens, even Northerners who are APC card carrying members would end up openly supporting the Northerner in PDP.

When this eventually happens, what would be the argument of the SW and SS? Would they claim to have been betrayed or shortchanged?

Allowing a SW to emerge president in 2023 would mean they've ruled far more than any geopolitical zone, including NW! Do my naive Yoruba brothers think the North would allow that or they're not aware?

Nigeria is already fractured and state institutions have become very fragile. Now that everyone in the SE, both politicians, elite, proliterates, traders, peasants etc all believe that Igbos are being grossly marginalized in Nigeria and they're being reduced to slave status, do anyone in all sincerity believe they would accept such fate? No! They would lose interest in Nigeria as a country and that is when separatists would gain wide acceptance.

Antagonists may want to argue that Igbos would only harm themselves, but that's neither here nor there but one thing would be assured, the Nigerian state and its institutions would lose credibility and legitimacy in the region. If you think that militarizing the region or sending thousands of soldiers or killing innocent people, or threatening Igbos living in the North would solve the problem then think again, because it would not. It would only hasten the eventual collapse of Nigeria.

Already, some police stations, schools, banks etc no longer put Nigerian flag in their premises, that's to show you how disconnected the region is fast becoming with Nigeria. All these are happening when there is significant Igbo voices against separation and the separatists. What then happens when they eventually achieve a consensus that Nigeria is absolutely against Igbos and the people must seek for alternative?

Yorubas you are preaching to have no conscience at all so save your time!