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Umunna, It is time to re-state the reasons for our continued agitation for the rights of the Southern tribes of the Bight of Biafra, to come together again as one sovreign entity called the Rebublic of Biafra if such be the wish of the majority of its peoples i.e. the right of self determination.
1) The european creators of Nigeria are against the concept of an independent sovereign Biafran nation. Therefore we must not allow ourselves to be bulied into staying in Nigeria because the europeans want it so. After all the countries formerly in and under Russia are now independent sovreign nations wether the european liked it or not. That the european does not want the creation of Biafra is the more reason why it will come to pass as we do not intend to please the european but our own people
2)The motivational force behind the creation of the entity called Nigeria was and still is based upon human greed, lust for power and innocent blood. As a matter fo fact the greed of the white man for african natural resources and the lust for power and free ticket of the awusa .
3) 3) The spirit of cowardice lives deep within any non-separatist soul. The deep rooted fear of the awusa cowards of being on their own, having to work for their daily bread and hustle and survive without stealing awuf from the south and west. The fear of having to compete with the Igbo and minorities on an equal footing, no more Quota system.
4) Better a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.
5) Nigeria was created illegaly and fraudulently through 419 and not democraticaly. King Jaja of opobo for example was defrauded of his sovreign nation by the royal niger company by use of a fake contract. Other areas like Benin where captured by military ecpedition and welded toghether by the british conqueror. Since we have gained independence why should we contin ue to live under an undemocratical entity called nigeria forced on us by our enemies?
6) Christian peoples in Nigeria( majority) do not want to live in a sharia nation.
7) The borders and boundries of nigeria where ambiguously fixed and do not represent ethnic or tribal entities.
8) Igbos and other minorities percieve they are being marginalised in Nigeria.
9) There has been no Igbo or minority president of Nigeria in 40 years.
10) Nigeria was not created by the will or plebicite of its citizens
11) The blood of Biafran heroes and martyrs slain by the British, russians and their awusa stooges shall never be in vain.
12) Many of the tribal entities in Nigeria where sovreign entities long before the creation of Nigeria and can become so again at any time. Such are for example the Benin kingdom , Yoruba kingdom, Hausa states and Igbo autonomous communities, Calabar kingdom, Itsekiri kingdom etc.
13) Biafrans say NO to DOGMA and NAY to STATUS QUO
14) Biafra is not the will of an inividual or person who could be intimidated, but the will of a whole nation of people whose will shall inevitably, ultimately prevail over evil machinations of the forces of darkness. You cannot surpress the will of the people 4 ever ( see the french revolution)
15) if we are to come together as one entity called Nigeria, we must do so voluntarily, with previously agreed upon terms and conditions as in every civilized Nation. Not jumbled together in 1884 at the Berlin conference at the whims and caprices of the white invader. This has not been the case.
Please feel free to add your own reasons.
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You made a very good case and for those who still think that Nigeria and status quo can still be preserved, better think again. Let them never underestimate the collective will of the people.
Just take the estimated 1-2 million Black muslims in America and the 20-25 million muslims in Nigeria and you will have at the least 21 million reasons why Biafra is inevitable. We don't want any brotherhood with you or your phony religion. We don't need dead weight in Biafra. Pull your own bacon(i know you eat it anyway).
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quote:Please feel free to add your own reasons. - Ochiwar
There's definitely no reason for addition to what you clearly stated, which covered every imaginable rejoinder. For people that are not convinced about the broad coverage you presented, Greg finished off and sealed any loophole that may exist with his; "Just take the estimated 1-2 million Black muslims in America and the 20-25 million muslims in Nigeria and you will have at the least 21 million reasons why Biafra is inevitable." The amount of intellectual arousal I get from you brothers reminds me of that displayed in 99.999% of posts by great scholars who once ruled the place, Addy and Olusolaa. When one presented a very compelling and strong argument, they were quick to agree and other times they in a very educative way shared the areas they saw as problematic by presenting alternative idea without personalizing it. This among other things is what I miss about those guys.
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21000001) Ex-colonial officer faults amalgamation of Nigeria By Idowu Ajanaku, just back from London
FROM one of Britain's key players in the designing of the entity called Nigeria has come a damning verdict: It was a mistake on the part of the colonial power to have forced the different ethnic groups into a single political entity.
In a position paper titled: "Nigerian Lesson," made available to The Guardian in London, Peter Smithers, who was then Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State and the Secretary of State in the Colonial Office (1952-1959), said, the then Secretary of State had intended to have a powerful state with ample material resources to play a leading role in Africa and the world.
"But in retrospect, it is clear that this was a grave mistake which has cost many lives and will probably continue to do so. It should have been better to establish several smaller states in a free trade area", he said.
Unfortunately at the time, Smithers said the colonial power did not have the lessons of the collapse of Yugoslavia and the defunct Soviet Union to guide them.
His view seems to have corroborated with the position of eminent Nigerians like Chief Anthony Enahoro and Senator Abraham Adesanya among others, who insisted that Nigeria must return to regionalism as a solution to the problems plaguing the nation.
According to Smithers, the negotiations for Nigeria's nationhood were very complex and difficult. He noted that the chief problem that confronted the negotiators was the control of the police and the military.
"We were at crossroads on whom the responsibilities of controlling the police and the military should rest upon. It was a very difficult position".
According to him, the colonial master decided to allow the centre to control the police and the military then to avoid them being used by ethnic groups against one another.
Citing recent history, coupled with the myriad of problems facing the nation, Smithers said it would be best to complete the development of the common market and to call a halt to political integration in Europe.
Nigeria, he maintained, still has the capacity of restructuring itself to face modern day challenges. With its resources, careful planning and good leadership, Nigeria would be a better place to live in, he added.`
9/11 is enough reason for anyone to know that the Sovereign State of Biafra will be when it will be.
The US at some point in its War on Terror may discover it needs a policy of containment in BiafraNigeria to checkmate Osama bin Laden's followers in the far north of the country.
The first logical step would be to let BiafraNigeria to go the way of Yugoslavia or the defunct Soviet Union.
Who does not know that BiafraNigeria as presently constituted has become a matter of regrets for even those who kicked and may still be kicking against Biafra?
I believe with unity, vigilance and patience it is just a matter of time and Biafra will be.
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That was a very good write up (BIG-UP)my brother.One thing we don't realise about this particular quotation TREE OF LIBERTY IS WATERED BY THE BLOODS OF THE TYRANTS AND THE PATROITS,one percent offensive is greater than one hundred percent defence. My brothers and sisters of Biafran nations we will never achieve Biafra,with out first and foremost organizing and a revolution within the vicinity of Biafra be it bloody i don't care iam not a pacifist call me and estremist that sound's like my first name. Freedom and self determination dosen't come on a platter of gold. I am very very angry as i am writing one hundred percent of igbo politicians are nothing but high-way robbers/vampires that are robbing and sucking our blood in broad day ligth with our two naked eyes open. I will keep saying that the Yorubas,hausas and other ethnic groups that make up that evil country called nigeria are not our problem,our problem is in our mist the very day we stand up and say no more,enough is enough to these criminals/half men/women and sabo's in our mist they will always be a stumbling block on our way except we are in offensive mood. These people are like cancer in Igbo land, countless of time they have killed un armed igbo civilians in nigeria non of the so called politicians that are representing us will retaliate instead they will shout in day light and become ashawo to nigeria at night,that is getting a contract or favour in his/her pocket with igbo lost lives.If we don't take these people out we could shout till eternity to no avail.The igbo politicians don't care about our people these guys could only breed vipers as their children so why should we care about them and thier families they we will be the first to shout one nigeria in BIAFRA NATIONS. WE KNOW WHO OUR LEADERS ARE. I WILL SEE YOU ALL IN THE BATTLE FIELD LONG LIVE THE MIGHTY NATIONS OF BIAFRANS
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Your write_up on the inevitability of Biafra is sound and well thought_out.Although I do not subscribe to tribalism or partisan politics,it seems to me very clear that there are several cogent reasons for the creation of Biafra. 1.All natural resources of IMMEDIATE export value seem to be located in Biafra,viz crude oil and natural gas.These same resources are being used ,not for the improvement of Biafrans,but for the enrichment of mostly Northern politicians. 2. The highest rate of growth and proliferation of small scale industry and creativity is to be found in BIAFRA:viz garment and haberdashery manufacture. 3. The most business conscious and trade_oriented people in Nigeria are Biafrans_let's face facts.The genre of human resources found in Biafra is the soundest basis of a capitalst economy.This is what made America what it is today. 4. Europeans have always recognised,feared and sought to intimidate independent-minded Africans who do not bow down and worship them-hence the suppression of Biafrans and the tacit support of ´Uncle Tom ' tribes. 5. No other major or minor tribe has produced such visionary leaders of the calibre of Zik-known and revered the world over.His legacy of wisdom,political savvy,poetry and prose remain unbeatable.Had he been alive today, he would surely no longer advocate 1-Nigeria but would wholly espouse the cause of Biafra.I say this positively because what he envisioned as Nigeria hos been destroyed beyond salvage value by such issues as the joining of O.I.C. and Sharia governance.And what about the sheer charisma of Ojukwu?Who nearly won a war even though he was out-numbered,under-armed and his entire land-locked people being callously starved to death?The Radio Biafra propaganda machine remains unbeatable till the present day.
Well,the truth cannot be supressed forever.Sooner or later the world will recognise the latent Biafran value. Vive la liberte,vive Biafra!
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21000007) 7) Lack of unity within the entity called Nigeria has been and will continue to be their eternal failure.
* The Nigerian people have never been united. Unity is a foreign word to Nigerians. Even before the advent of the white european travellers, the Nigerians consisted of various decentralized, politically unorganized villages and family clans,city states and kingdoms each highly suspicious of one another, occasionally fighting in each other in bloody tribal wars. * The British colonial rulers found it a little bit difficult to rule the scattered Nigerians clans, but in the end the superior british firepower won the day. * Today, in the 21st century, this disunity is very prevalent and undeniably visible in the land of the Nigerians, as the various tribes and religions surrounding their various political rich rulers continue fighting and killing each other for extremely primitive and ridiculously vain reasonse.g Modakeke-Ife, Kaduna riots, Miss world riots, etc. (courtsey of Alchemist).
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Still patrolling to make sure there’s no yaa, like in yaawaa.
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There are a few issues which I think should be discusssed on this thread:
(1) Are the current crop of leaders from the Biafran geographical area less inept/corrupt than their counterparts in other parts of Nigeria? And if not, and if Biafra were to become a sovereign nation, would life in the new country be any better than it is now?
(2) What geographical region shall Biafra comprise of? Why should the Ijaw, Itshekiri et al ally with Biafra rather than forming their own country (ies)? And can Biafra be economically viable without the South-Southern ethnic groups?
(3) Regardless of all the vitriol spilled on this issue, how many Igbos are WILLING to lift a finger to work towards separation? Consider the impunity with which the carnage in Anambra state was executed! And with no significant reaction from the Igbo Body Politic!
Personally, I think that ethnic conflict is rather low on the list of Nigeria's myriad problems: the primary problem is the absence of the rule of law, and our collective efforts should be spent to rectify that first.
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Ethnic Unity in Nigeria is a pipe dream as Ochiwar rightly pointed out. Those who are clamouring for one Nigeria are burying their heads in the side. They use their hate for Igbo and Biafra to mask the problem of ethnic hatred in Nigeria. The Only way to keep Nigeria one is by a strong Regional Government with Complete autonomy from central Government. The Current Geopolitical zone could be redraw as a Confederation of Autonomous Government, in the following way. Biafra will comprise Abia Anambra Ebonyi Imo Rivers Anioma which will be carved out of current Delta state.
Oduduwa Lagos Ogun Osun Oyo Ekiti Yoruba Portion of Kwara and Kogi
Middle Belt Benue Plateau what is left of Kogi & Kwara Taraba Adamawa Niger
Arewa What ever is not included in Middle belt. So that this group can practice their sharia law.
Niger Delta Akwa Ibom Bayelsa Cross River Edo State what is left of Delta State.
If anybody do this the agitation and co-existence will be addressed.
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Odogwu The current leaders from Biafra area are Igbo efulefu for the most part and are no better than their counterparts from other parts of Nigeria. Only the creation of biafra can change that for the better. In a small and democratic sovreign nation of Biafra, leaders will be easier to controll and it will be easier to install checks and balances in a democraticaly drafted constitution which reflects the will of the people, something nigeria never had. Life would definetely be better than it is now. # Fact is that even if the level of corruption of the Biafran leaders should equal those of the present nigerian leaders, it is mathematicaly obvious that there will still be a much less number of such leaders, (eliminating northern leaders) than there are presently. That is, although the loot remains the same, there are much less thieves to devide the loot and consequently more of the national wealth will get to the masses. BIAFRA has already addressed the geographical spread of a modernized nigeria under autonomous confederation. My view is that should Biafra nation become a reality then the niger delta tribes are free to choose if they wish to belong to a united states of Biafra on their own terms, or if they wish to be on their own sovreign state.
Will Biafra be economicaly viable? Why not? Eastern Nigeria was economicaly self sufficient before the white man came and it was economicaly viable before the discovery of oil, that was why the north was almagamated to the south to so that the east might subsidize the north. And anyway if countries like Eritrea are economicaly viable, then how much more so Biafra?
quote:how many Igbos are WILLING to lift a finger to work towards separation? -Odogwu
Thousands. Do you not read newspapers?. Small time you will hear this MASSOB activist arrested, that Massob activist arrested. Are these not Igbos on a peacefull mission towards actualisation of seperation?
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quote:(3) Regardless of all the vitriol spilled on this issue, how many Igbos are WILLING to lift a finger to work towards separation? Consider the impunity with which the carnage in Anambra state was executed! And with no significant reaction from the Igbo Body Politic!
I'm a little surprised at this statement. You should know that the Igbos as a people, as long as they live under Nigerian tyranny, are traumatised to a great extent by that country's demonstrated lack of regard for life, limb, and well-being of anything Igbo. To speak out is to make yourself a target for elimination, but silence on the part of Igbos does not mean that they don't have a passion for Biafra and also for a sweet revenge. I think if Igbos had the use of their own resources and the freedom to choose, you would see a different picture than what you have posted. When that eventuality arrives, I think you will see the populace gladly mobilized in the developement an armaments industry unparalleled anywhere in the world, to make sure Igbos never again suffer the humiliation of having their inferiors rule over them because of British and Russian help. My hope and prayer is that one day we will make their Igbophobia well-founded and cause them(our enemies) to curse their own fathers.
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What is this talk about being economically viable. What the heck difference does that make in the face of slaughtered millions. A nation's well-being is not in the money it makes, but in its ability to protect it, and the lives of its citizens. Freedom is never a gift. It must be taken by force.
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I still have a Biafran One pound since 1970 and very much proud of it.I betcha it worth one million Nigerian Naira . Hail Biafra the land of Freeedom.
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I am overwhelmed! I thought my Biafranist (Biafran Activist) credentials were as good as they get, but they are now being put to shame by activism taken to another level non-violently.
Suppose I was asked right now "When was the last time you bought or sold in the Biafran currency?', or "Have you bought or sold in the Biafran currency recently?", I will be found wanting. My comrades in non-violent self-determination are now light-years ahead of me.
My people, it is back to the drawing board for me in order to bring my resume at par with my comrades'.
For everyone's information, the Biafran currencies are finely crafted and finished products. They are beautiful, slim and water resistant. The fifty Pence (one-half Pound) note, that was popularly known as "Baby note", bearing images of some beautiful Biafran young women, was the favourite currency of many a Biafran.
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Originally posted by Odogwu: ”Personally, I think that ethnic conflict is rather low on the list of Nigeria's myriad problems: the primary problem is the absence of the rule of law, and our collective efforts should be spent to rectify that first.”
True, but let me add that the more dangerous vice is the nigerian INJUSTICE towards the people especially the Igbo. On whether life in Biafra would be any better from what the backward nation of nigeria has been so far, there’s no question Bifra would at least let the rule of law prevail given the Igbo republican ideal. Even at that, there's no gainsaying Biafra would be positively different from the awusa land; the present circumstance we (Igbo) found ourselves is fueled by the continued union with the anti democratic strangers up north. Certainly, it’s somewhat unfair to have used the obasanjo induced “carnage” on Anambra to adjudge the level of decorum that would be found in Biafra. Mind you, no one has yet said that Biafra would be a Heaven on earth although we do know there’s no comparison between her and the thing they call nig…. Obasanjo and the Yoruba nation would be making a huge mistake should they fail now to create an airtight mechanism that would address any and every concerns of all areas to put it in check.
quote:I still have a Biafran One pound since 1970 and very much proud of it.I betcha it worth one million Nigerian Naira . Hail Biafra the land of Freeedom. – Way1
Lololol. Me too I have almost all the denominations and been holding on to them dearly since very late sixties. Of course the notes are worth MILLIONS.
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quote:Biafra would at least let the rule of law prevail...
The rule of law was not applied to Ifeajuna, Victor Banjo, Alale & Samuel Agbam who were cowardly assassinated by Ojukwu and his gang of rebel killers. They were falsely accused of sabotage, tried before a rebel kangaroo court, refused any lawyer or attorney, and shot to pieces by the nigerian rebels.
WHERE WAS THE "RULE OF LAW?"
Incidentally, a few days after Ojukwu's rebels murdered Banjo, Ifeajuna, Alale and Agbam for the crime of forsaking the MidWestern capital, the nigerin army stormed Enugu, forcing Ojukwu and his gang to flee out of Enugu, thereby forsaking the capital of the rebel enclave. They were now guilty of the same offence of sabotage. Thus, going by this logic, Ojukwu and his responsible rebel officers ought to have been shot to pieces as well.
So much so for the "rule of law" in the rebel enclave biafra.
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Oops! Nothing new, same old tired song. Guys, skip the skipable if you can.
Odogwu, talk to us jare! Yours am interested.
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Odogwu, (Aluko) Your question here doesn't make sense. What the Biafran's want is out of nigeria. The rest will be taken care of. Biafra has other ethnic groups and everyone will fit into the system when the time comes. Your south-south theory is the divide and rule game nigerian's introduced to create hatered among Biafran's Certainly the citizens of Biafra will be better of when nigeria nightmare disappear.Nobody will ever wish even his enemy anything like nigeria.
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