quote:Her complaint alleges that the disparities that currently exist between blacks and whites in the US are a product of 250 years of enslavement and more than a century of institutionalised racism.
Igbondeewo:
Great topic!
After visiting Owerri last week I came away feeling that all the citizens of Mbakwe's Imo need to drag Buhari and all his successors to court for terminating Dee Sam's regime.
By doing that, they have effectively denied Imo people the right to live and prosper.
Check out these laudable projects:
~ Avutu ultra modern Farm & poultry project ~ Imo Concord Hotel ~ Enyimba Hotel ~ International Glass Manufacturing Industry ~ Amaraku Independent Power project ~ Akabo Cardboard & packaging Industry ~ Aluminium Industry(forgotten location) ~ Imo University ~ LAVAM kids' day centre ~ Ukwa Blue River tourism project
___________________ Awo's political idea was based on the assumption that any town beyond Owo was Igbo or Hausa. Awo was not socialised; he was not a good mixer because he did not have the opportunity, which the secondary school offered. ~TOS Benson, Baba Oba of Lagos Posts: 2644 | From: United Kingdom | Registered: Apr 2001
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Brother Ohafia welcome back from your vacation.
In your listing of De sam projects, you forgot the Spibat Paint Factory at Nguru Mbaise which the the military sold, and is now tied up in court. I was so anmgry last time I went home I saw that place locked up by court order. If you ever had the opportunity to visit that factory, during its operation days you would have been impressed with it state of the art equipments. My anguish is that I can't understand what type of court will keep 300 people out work, while the court sort through who owns the factory, or who sold it. Why not appoint a court supervised Management, so that the factory will be open while the case go through the court.
Thank you for welcoming me. One of the email I read on arrival said you'd been banned from this forum.....abi you sef get twin broda?
Back to Mabakwe and the thugs. I've forgotten the name of the animal that flogged the Amaraku power Station for a few grands. Dee Sam was furious and he dragged his frail body to Abuja with other Imoans and petitioned the ruling despot who saw to it that the Milad was put behind bars immediately. So I'm not surprised about the paint factory.
The guy called Udenwa is a nightmare. It was so bad that even his party men from Abuja scored him very low on the so called media tour. I don't know what Imo people are waiting for. Ogbonnaya Onu was chased out of the government house in Abia by students and he escaped through the emergency window. Ditto the present house of assembly when they started messing up.
If Udenwa is allowed to carry on till next year he'll transform Owerri into a refuse dump. Tufiakwa! To think that Awo had vowed to turn Aba into a refuse dump after his historic humiliation at Enyimba city in 1979.
___________________ Awo's political idea was based on the assumption that any town beyond Owo was Igbo or Hausa. Awo was not socialised; he was not a good mixer because he did not have the opportunity, which the secondary school offered. ~TOS Benson, Baba Oba of Lagos Posts: 2644 | From: United Kingdom | Registered: Apr 2001
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Ohafia, Welcome back. Thanks for asking of me during my absence.
It is real sad to see Owerri of all places which won the 'most cleanest city in Nigeria' for three consecutive years during the "war against indisciple" regime of Idiagbon suddenly become a refuse dump under Governor Achike Udenwa. The mountain of refuse I saw on the streets of Owerri metropolis on my last visit almost brought me to tears; it's really an eye-sore.
Indeed, Dee Mbakwe is a living proof that true leaders are born not made. Despite his later day shortcomings (during Abacha's regime,) he has left a record of service unequaled in Imo State, ditto Igboland and Nigeria. Surely he will remain in our memory even after he is long gone.
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I Took a break to take care of some family things, to my disappointment when I got back I found out, that there is rumor by Amanda. Ms Amanda to my understanding was spread rumor that Ambrose and I have being banned. That was far from the truth, Your brother was never banned, Like you this place is home away from home. Unfortunately Amanda was never committed to our Biafran cause, all she was doing was a lip services.
Then coming back again there was also another rumor going around that Biafra is also Nwa Aro, Seun, Idowu, Bamidele, How can that be Biafra being all this people. Brother Nwa Aro has always been a red blooded son of Igboland, I wish he and I are the same person. Anyway Brother Ohafia welcome back, because ibu nnokwu nmanwu.
The name of the thief you are looking for is James Aneke of Otokoto fame. The sad thing is the fellow was said to be an engineer and his excuse for selling the plant was the said to be the high cost of desiel. Though I am not an engineer, I am sure one of those Aba mechanics could have figured out how to pipe gas to that plant from the numerous gas fields in Imo state. I am sure Aneke is enjoying his loot now.
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Speaking of Dee Sam, I read that he has just been released from hospital in Europe. Let us pray for his speedy recovery. He is truly one of the very last of a breed of hard-working leaders that we have produced.
I also read that someone we know may have started a 419 scheme to exploit Dee Sam's hospitalization. Tufiakwa!
This fellow may think that he is too clever to be discovered. But, we know better. Exploiting Dee Sam's condition for selfish purposes is truly the most despicable thing that a man can do.
What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to ....?
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Adaeze, I have learnt from a relative of mine Dee Sam's hospitalization. I am told that the government of Udenwa only came up with a paltry sum of 5.000 Dollars. That the rest was provided by some good Imonites and other Nigerians. Unfortunately , most Dee Mbakwe's fans onboard like my humble self who would have loved to donate our widows mite were unaware of the living Stateman's ill-health.
In any case, I join all to WISH DEE MBAKWE A QUICK ROCOVERY. May God give us more leaders with such a caring loving heart like him.
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OU, Wellcome back, it's great to have you back, a lot did happen on your absence but thank GOD you are here with us.
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When one of you starts saying that I am the same person as any of you wackos, then I know you have a big problem. It appears that the e-mail from Amanda is only circulating among you Ibos. When you get around to letting some of us ordinary Nigerians see actual copies of amanda's e-mail, then I will respond to her. Only mad person could think that I am the same person as Ohafia, Biafra, Damian, Nwa Aro, wale, or anyone else on this forum. I did not know that some of you were so crazy.
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Idowu, It seems the clone bug has caught you. With every due respect, I think though that this thread is not the appropriate place to make your much needed clarification. There are many threads to that effect. Just review the 'Topics' board.
All My take on financial reparations payment to Africans or African-Americans is that it is morally right and finacially needed. However, care should be taken to see that whenever such payment is made especially to Africans that it is NOT paid to the coffers of any African Government. I think the only way ordinary Africans can gain from such payment is ONLY if it is paid to the coffers of some relaible NGOs, who will inturn use the money thus paid to start up industies or similar peoples' oriented projects around Africa. My fear is that should such financial reparation be mistakenly paid to our corrupt African governments, if history is anything to go by, then be sure that it will end up back in the West. So if those asking for reparations are doing so just to line their pockets ( as I suspect of African so-called leaders), then the only good thing the West should do to save us and generations of Africans to come from perpetual enslavement is to simply ignore the agitators.
On the other hand, if I may ask, has the African-Americans presently asking for financial reparations made contigent arrangement on how and where such money if paid should be put into good use to the betterment of the ordiary African-American? That's the million dollar question that need be answered before they start their reparation agitation.
Happy Easter Holidays to everyone!
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I heard that Rodulf have been sending his osu efulefu wedding invitations to members of this forum. Mr Rodulf is trying to use his osu wedding to his osu wife to divid members of this forum. Let me make it clear that no true son or daughter of Biafra will attend that sabo wedding. Mr Rodulf is desperate to recruit menbers of Biafra to his efulefu one Nigeria, that he will stoop so low of using his own wedding as pawn to woo people of this forum.
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quote:My take on financial reparations payment to Africans or African-Americans is that it is morally right and finacially needed. However, care should be taken to see that whenever such payment is made especially to Africans that it is NOT paid to the coffers of any African Government. I think the only way ordinary Africans can gain from such payment is ONLY if it is paid to the coffers of some relaible NGOs, who will inturn use the money thus paid to start up industies or similar peoples' oriented projects around Africa.
You are absolutely right. While the money is useful, there is no way to distribute it. The only way to make such funds useful, assuming they are ever paid, is to deposit the payment into accounts and use it for education and other programs that strengthen social and economic infrastructures. Anything else would be an exercise in futility.
I believe though that the lawsuit was probably a result of frustration that the U.S. government refuses to institute a national dialogue on the overreaching effects of slavery in America. I personally don’t see how such a suit can succeed, but it is a good strategy if the goal is to get corporations to lobby and pressure government into doing something to ascertain that talk of reparations for Africa Americans doesn’t get swept under the rug. Only time will tell.
To answer your question, I believe that reparations for African Americans has been couched in terms of social programs designed to equalize the races and improve the quality of life for the average African American.
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