Ezigboo nwa Igbo, thank you for reminding our people about the upcoming worldwide Igbo day celebration. I've since received communications from Biafrans as far away as South Africa for this coming fete and I intend to in my solemn way, do my part to uphold our honor. Last year my wife and I traveled to Toronto, Canada for this show of strength and would have again swinged by only that we're making a trip to Texas for a cousin's wedding this time around.
BIAFRA evokes such a nightmare on nigeria only a recognized DIKE would. Owu ashi?
Chaa, chaa, chaa Igbo nma nma nu! Yaa!!! Chaa, chaa, chaa Igbo kele nu! Yaa!! Kwezo nu! Yaa!!!
___________________ BIAFRA: The land of my ancestors now, yesterday and always. So it will be! Posts: 2483 | From: Ala Igbo | Registered: Apr 2004
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As a member of ICIO and BLM I couldn't be more prouder of ICIO and our Igbo Brothers in Canada. I am so elated right now, about this action by ICIO and Igbo community in Canada
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What is the problem with these orgs anyway? What is their agenda? Do they speak for the mejority of the Igbos or the minorities? Look, if these guys are trouble makers, they better confine that to "Oh Canada" with a maple leaf.
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The Org speaks for majority of Ndi-Igbo in Diaspora. What happened in Canada took many weeks of Planning and cordination, some WIC doesn't know anything about.
quote:At about 12h40, two other Nigerian-looking officials of the High Commission emerged from the building on another reconnaissance patrol and fact-finding mission...
Nigerian-looking officials? What's that? So there are nigerian-looking people as opposed to say maybe ghanaian-looking or hutu-looking or jamaican-looking or angolan-looking or liberian-looking or whatever-looking people?
quote:1. dropping the Igbo Language, an important African language, from the list of official languages for conducting official business in Nigeria to hasten the demise of the language and its speakers
Sometimes ago, I read an article which refuted the above assertion. Even without the article, I don't see how Igbo could be dropped by any human in Nigeria. Secondly, those Igbo that Obasanjo selected for his "come-and-eat" conference did not say anything about Igbo language being removed from the constitution presented to them. I read no Igbo journalist in Nigeria ask them any questions either.
I understand that Obasanjo spoke of the constitution on the TV. Did any journalist ask him about the dropping of Igbo langauage? I do not believe that the dropping of Igbo was true, but if I miss something I would be grateful to learn them.
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EDNUT: Show a little level of civility. At 47, you ought to have balls to engage in a meaningful conversation. But I understand because if you look down, you notice that you have already dropped your balls, meaning you don't have it anymore at 47. Now, we know why your off the mark all the time because your balls are missing. This is about the Igbo heritage month, now stick with it or get lost. Copy that.
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Why are you worried about your language which will soon disappear just like many other languages that vanished as a result of conquest? You need to worry about your offsprings who would have no clue that your language existed, and I hope it sinks into your brain.
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Behave your Efulefuself. It seems to me that the operation was carried out by brave and bold Igbo men, quite unlike yourself.
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Why are you worried about your language which will soon disappear just like many other languages that vanished as a result of conquest? You need to worry about your offsprings who would have no clue that your language existed, and I hope it sinks into your brain.
Motina whatever,
Another empty post! What concerns you and Okwu Igbo? And even African affairs? You seem not to have anything in common with Africans. What then is your problem? I challenge you to show me where I expressed fear in my former post.
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people like you who seat idle and comment on things without facts, makes it hard for those fighting for issues to be heard. This issue have been well published in some of the Southeastern News media back in Biafranigeria. The Igbo language is currently in Nigeria constitution as one of the language to conduct business in Nigeria. However when Obasanjo submitted his draft to his Owambe conference that is organizing, he conveniently left Igbo language out. So now is up to those in that conference to put Igbo language back in there. The fear here is that if Obasanjo succeed in imposing his own constitution on the people. It will be very difficult to change, remember that for almost 6 years now, the National Assembly have not made a single amendment to Abacha's constitution.
I understand that Obasanjo spoke of the constitution on TV. Did any journalist ask him about the dropping of Igbo language? I do not believe that the dropping of Igbo was true, but if I miss something I would be grateful to learn them.
What a dumb comment when it was all over the papers that obasanjo's team of executives had submitted a platform to drop Igbo language from the nation's proposed constitutional provisions of the ongoing political conference.
I wonder what papers you have been reading and I do take your word for it since apoloigists of a failed state like you acknowledge being ignorant. Read the papers and get your facts staright.
Unlike you, we will never forget Wounded Knee and The Trail of Tears.
My name is Mota Ogallala Tekumseh, the proud native American and also a staunch member of Ogallala Sioux Progressives Committee.
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If you are a Sioux, you have good reason to be proud, but this is not 1880 and the situation in BiafraNigeria is fluid. Please smoke your peace pipe after you post, not before.
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people like you who seat idle and comment on things without facts, makes it hard for those fighting for issues to be heard. This issue have been well published in some of the Southeastern News media back in Biafranigeria. The Igbo language is currently in Nigeria constitution as one of the language to conduct business in Nigeria. However when Obasanjo submitted his draft to his Owambe conference that is organizing, he conveniently left Igbo language out. So now is up to those in that conference to put Igbo language back in there. The fear here is that if Obasanjo succeed in imposing his own constitution on the people. It will be very difficult to change, remember that for almost 6 years now, the National Assembly have not made a single amendment to Abacha's constitution.
Biafra,
If you want to play with peoples' usernames, I suggest that you use another username other than our cherished Biafra. This is too simple because if someone imitates you, it could tarnish that important name. A word is enough for the wise; unless you are no Igbo/Biafran. In the above hypothesis, the above advice still holds.
As concerns the publications in Nigerian Newspapers, I just mentioned that I also read newspapers refuting that news. My question was simple: what efforts did those who went to the Nigerian High Commission in Canada make to verify the validity of the information.
The U. S. and its allies invaded Iraq to rob it of its oil. They produced satellite photos showing Iraqis displacing WMD. The same photos were even showed to the members of the United Nations.
But as far as today is concerned we know that all were Oyibo lies. We have to learn from the past and use more of our brains. Even if it is true that Obasanjo administration dropped Igbo language, there could be many ways of countering Obasanjo and his goons. What does it really mean to you to have Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, English, etc as languages of conducting business in Nigeria? It was pure distraction. As I was saying to Motina whatever, there was no sign of worry or fear in my former posts.
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I don't know what your outburst, I was in Nigeria when the noise of this issue broke, many of the Nigeria dailies carried it. Just because Obasanjo have not denied it or something doesn't mean it doesn't happen. My brother OI don't know whether you are Igbo or not. The issue we are talking about here is the dieing of Igbo language. if this happens this will hasten that problem.
Thank you for pointing out the problem. Even God when he wanted to separate the people, confused their language at the Tower of Babel. That must not happen to Igbo people. Nigeria will try to hasten the fragmentation of Ndi Igbo by attacking the language. This should be a wake-up call to all Igbos to rigorously teach their children to speak their native language before any others. Language is the glue that holds a people together.
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Unfortunately brothers like sylva doesn't understand crust of the issue. For example during my recently visit to Biafranigeria. It is very sad that Igbo kids that live in places like Abuja can not alter one word in Igbo language, but they can speak Yoruba and Awusa fluently, yet many of our Igbo parents are not doing anything about it.
quote: It is very sad that Igbo kids that live in places like Abuja can not alter one word in Igbo language, but they can speak Yoruba and Awusa fluently, yet many of our Igbo parents are not doing anything about it.
My brother Biafra, is this not what grammarians call arrant crap? The waywardness of certain Igbo elements troubles me so much that at times like this I begin to imagine the make-up or genetics of these fake 'Igbo' elitist that would allow such mess to go on in their families. What point are the efulefus who are teaching their kids all the wrong things from day one trying to make? And what if you don’t mind did you say to them? I ask this knowing how I would've reacted, which might go as far as leaving that environment in protest just to make a point.
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quote:Originally posted by Biafra: The Org speaks for majority of Ndi-Igbo in Diaspora. What happened in Canada took many weeks of Planning and cordination, some WIC doesn't know anything about.
Who are those Igbo in Canada who don't know BiafraNigeria message board or other forums used by many Igbos? They could have made their intentions known through one of the media, either to attract more people or to have the opinions of umu Igbo living outside Canada and the U. S. What were they afraid of? Divergent views?
My opinions remain:
1) If we tolerate divergent opionions and follow the will of majority, there will be no limit to what we can achieve. It is a game that we would better play.
2) Not everything in the newspaper is true.
3) We would better analyse more the information we receive in order not to be manipulated or distracted.
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I am not sure what your gripe is all about here, ICIO have a forum on Igbonet. I am not sure what divergent opinion you are talking about here. Are you saying that it is wrong to draw attention to an issue as important as this?. When did you became the spokesman for Obasanjo. Obasanjo himself have not denied this report that have circulated all over Nigeria, yet you are the one here now telling us not to believe everything we read in the news media.
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