Opinion
Biafra: How A Niger Deltan Brilliantly Responded A Fellow Niger Deltan Who ‘Hates Igbos’
By Russell Bluejack
“I woke up to see a message in by inbox. It came from a fellow Niger Deltan. Dear brothers and sisters, read and respond to the conversation.”
From Ibomo Rafael:
“Names of Igbo oil blocs/well owners ……. Ifeanyi Ubah, Tony Elumelu, Emeka Offor, Okey Nzenwa, Tony Ezenna, Nicholas Okoye, Ndi Onyiuke Okereke, F.A. Njoku, J.O. Amaefule, A.C. Uzoigwe, A.B.C. Orjiako, Ikechukwu Joseph, Arthur Eze, Emmanuel Ojei, Oscar P. Udoji, P.E Udoji, and E.E. Nwosu, AMONG MANY MANY OTHER IGBO OIL WELL OWNERS?
“Are they not also Igbos exploiting the Niger Delta region? Why are you operating double standards? You think Igbos are absolved from the Niger Delta exploitation because you want Biafra?”
My response:
“You are not a wise man at all. Who awarded the oil blocks to them? Did they not earn it? Whose power is it to award the blocks? Those are very wealthy men that worked hard to achieve whatever they have. Do you know how wealthy Igbo men are? Can you compare the bidding process these Igbo oil block owners passed through with the criminal ownership of same by Generals, Emirs, and the Sultan?
“It appears you don’t know that it is every man’s right, under the failed system, to own oil blocks. Your problem is a combination of STUPID HATRED FOR IGBO and CRASS IGNORANCE. Your small mind tells you that just because some Igbo, who are very wealthy, have worked hard and transparently acquired oil blocks that makes the Igbo part of our exploiters. Dude, yours is a quintessence of the UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE.
“Let me educate you. Peter Odili, Chief Lulu-Briggs, Dan-Etete etc are some Niger Deltans that have oil block. Now, does it mean they are exploiting Niger Deltans, too? Do you see why it is good to be PROGRESSIVELY EDUCATED? Education, if well acquired, transforms a person. My friend, the exploitation is not a matter of WHO OWNS but WHO HAS THE POWER TO GIVE and HOW IT IS ACQUIRED.
“Do you even know that when resource control comes, some Igbo and others qualified will still be allowed to own the blocks? What will change under RESOURCE-CONTROLLED MODEL is WHO EXERCISES THE POWER TO ALLOCATE IT. Ask yourself how Dr. Peter Odili, a poor doctor who became Governor of Rivers State, became the owner of oil block. How? Through embezzlement, of course! Therein lies the EXPLOITATION of Rivers State by Odili. Dan Etete, a Cross Riverian and former Minister of Petroleum, became owner of oil block after embezzling Nigeria. The only clean Niger Deltan I know is Chief Lulu-Briggs. The Igbo, on the other hand, work assiduously hard for their money, a fact you already know. There are several Igbo COMMUNITIES each of which can produce more billionaires than Rivers State. Your unfounded hatred for the Igbo will not give Rivers State billionaires.
“There are a lot of stupendously rich Igbo men that are qualified to own blocks, my friend. Do you know that ordinary abokis are awarded blocks? I can see you love the sons and daughters of Usman Dan Fodio, those who kill us, rape our women, and that are looking for the slightest opportunity to invade and own our lands through GRAZING BILL. Your hatred for the Igbo means nothing to them. The Igbo man has earned whatever he enjoys. You should be full of eulogies for those Igbo oil block owners. Do you know why? They are from the ethnic group that fought a war and got punished. Do you want to know how they were punished? Their millions in Pound was shrunken to £20. Today, they have thousands of billionaires. I am proud of them.
” Pay attention to the ones that exercise the power to award our natural resources. Before I let you go, please note that Imo and Abia States have oil, too. Anambra and Enugu are on the verge of joining Niger Delta. Your baseless hatred for those you should love has exposed your dismal level of understanding. I think Niger Deltans should spend more time reading. We have become too restive and slavish to our politicians, and it is affecting our COGNITION adversely.
“I just hope you have understood that everybody that is wealthy has the right to acquire oil block by bidding for it. I also hope you understand that even in a resource-controlled configuration everyone will be free to own oil block, the difference being that the owners of the resources, not the State, will be the ones to award it. Be a THINKER, not a HATER. HATERS achieve nothing. THINKERS change their world. Good morning. I will post this for the world to see and learn. Your name will be displayed, too. No apologies. You did not seek my permission before sending this. As a quid pro quo, I will display your name without your say-so. We are square, dude.”
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Christopher Ochini
July 10, 2017 at 5:41 pm
Correct
Aneke De Edge
July 10, 2017 at 1:34 pm
The man who hate Igbo should go to the north and tell them he is not Igbo if there is a riot there
Charlie Charles
July 10, 2017 at 10:53 am
One sure thing Nigerians have not come to realise or agree upon is that about 90% of Igbo youths just within a short time that this Nnamdi Kanu chap came on board with his Radio BIAFRA and started his agitation and deep insights and education on how Nigeria controlled by the Hausa/Fulani been treating the Eastern part of this country for more than 50years now after the civil war, have made up their mind for BIAFRA because they are not ready to suffer this cheating anymore and totally tired of the lopsidedness, the marginalization, and deliberate policies by Nigerian to keep the eastern region down. BIAFRA this time around is not an igbo affair, because BIAFRA will be a confederation of federated units that will be made up of self governing semi independent units, and the selection for officers to run the center will be in a collegiate form from all the different units and BIAFRA will be based on freedom, good governance, and zero tolerance on corruption. So no need for the other nations that make up the eastern region to fear about Igbo domination. It will not happen. Who told you that Igbos are stronger than the Ijaws? The life and freedom of the easterners in BIAFRA will be by far better that this slavery they are into in Nigeria. You have your resources, you manage them and use them for your units and get some little % for the center and you now can be able to develop your units, towns etc. There wont be anymore situation whereby your resources will be collected from you and transferred to Abuja, and you now go camp in hand begging for some little percentage and bailouts. This is the time for Igbo youths to stop insulting any of their Eastern brothers and sisters who are asking questions. What you should be doing now is to educate them on the bigger picture BIAFRA and not calling them cowards, timid, and so on. People need to be told what they are going into and how it’s going to workout.
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Benson Ikpe Osayi
July 10, 2017 at 9:08 am
why did you people want to grab others state
Aneke De Edge
July 10, 2017 at 1:36 pm
Grap u said, u can ask south east south south interim chairman to tell u
ProfCollins Umeh
July 10, 2017 at 6:36 am
Wow… You must be well educated and well traveled with a great common sense, to be able to outline all these with the best command in English and civility. What you wrote here is not just a reply to your brothers but an educating masterpiece ;fit not only to be read, but also to be documented. I thank you for educating your brother and perhaps any other Niger delta that have been over the years deceived into seeing an Igbo man as their problem, without recourse to what an Igbo man has been through in this country and yet standing tall because of his resilent and enterprise. I give you kudos and would share this masterpiece, thanks once again.
Nelson Udeani
July 9, 2017 at 11:36 pm
Love us, hate us, we can’t be distracted. Even Israel have more enemies than friends. Yet, they are still soaring higher.
Koko Aniefiok
July 9, 2017 at 9:32 pm
Koko Aniefiok
July 9, 2017 at 9:32 pm
Koko Aniefiok
July 9, 2017 at 9:32 pm
Koko Aniefiok
July 9, 2017 at 9:30 pm
HAHAHAHA
Anayochukwu Mkpume
July 9, 2017 at 8:53 pm
my bros stay cool,every trib in nig get bad people and good people, even in your house not every one love u,so the good one in nija wil love igbos and the bad one wil not.
Kingsley Jackson
July 9, 2017 at 8:17 pm
I just don’t know why our Rivers brothers hate Igbo.i knw nt all dat hate us but those who has allowed themselves to be Deceived by d devil called one Nigeria. I really wanna knw why we re hated.
Princewel Jose
July 9, 2017 at 7:30 pm
People can’t never described as naija delta because there’s many delta in the world? Obasanjo is the one that give them the name
Chiukwunonye Ani
July 9, 2017 at 7:25 pm
Amazing and am grateful to that
Peter Nweke
July 9, 2017 at 7:22 pm
iam Biafra am not nigeria
Freedom Abia
July 9, 2017 at 6:14 pm
Iruka Praise Oluwasegun
July 9, 2017 at 3:11 pm
This is wonderful, I am happy that people are thinking and understanding that we are one. Bravo!
Kenn Iyke Ogbuke
July 9, 2017 at 2:37 pm
Referendum is the answer
Vitus Onongaya
July 9, 2017 at 2:05 pm
Chukwuma am asking you?
Solomon Ibrahim
July 9, 2017 at 2:04 pm
You have only five biafraud states,tell your Nnamdi fraudster Kanu that the oil wells he promise you people will never be possible.
Okon David
July 9, 2017 at 5:07 pm
Mumu dey worry u
Ogechi Constance
July 9, 2017 at 7:28 pm
Ure a Fulani bastard
Solomon Ibrahim
July 9, 2017 at 8:06 pm
Ogechi,Thunder fire you and all your family.
Solomon Ibrahim
July 9, 2017 at 8:07 pm
Ewu biafra
Igbele Kelvin
July 9, 2017 at 8:42 pm
Solomon Ibrahim, you and your generation shall perish
Solomon Ibrahim
July 9, 2017 at 8:48 pm
Igbele Kelvin,Seven thunders shall locate you and kill you and all your families.
Vitus Onongaya
July 9, 2017 at 2:03 pm
But your name is chukwuma, chukwuma is it awusa name ,…?
Esomchi Prince Echem
July 9, 2017 at 2:00 pm
https://youtu.be/3OVB6aVSaKo
Chukwuma Obizzy
July 9, 2017 at 1:39 pm
when Boro declared Niger Delta a sovereign state who fought him?? Ojukwu and Ironsi (both Igbo’s) fought and arrested him. when Ojukwu declared Biafra a sovereign state, out of wickedness and greediness he marked Niger Delta as part of Biafra land. this is the same Niger Delta he fought boro and got him arrested for. now tell me, how do you expect we Niger Deltans to love you Igbo’s??
Njemanze Augustine
July 9, 2017 at 1:59 pm
And your name is CHUKWUMA
Ajaeze Ikechukwu Godwin
July 9, 2017 at 2:03 pm
When nzeogwu plotted a coup what was it called; Niger delta coup? Definitely not, man know thyself
Vincent Obi Nwafee
July 9, 2017 at 2:34 pm
See how you’re displaying your ignorance in public…….you hate Igbos but you’re answering their name, what a ignorance.
Ebisindei Martin
July 9, 2017 at 2:43 pm
Remember my fellow brethren
Ebisindei Martin
July 9, 2017 at 3:11 pm
Remember my fellow brethhren someone can’t just hate u for no just cost, may b u have done something wrong before someone will hate u.
If Niger deltan n the Igbo will be one called biafra , there should b strontg negotiation b/w both.
I am a Niger deltan an also Biafra agitator bcus i no biafra is the only out for now.
I was born n race in enugu, I could remember my day in uni (ESUT) as a member of bayelsa state student union (NUBSS) most of my pple don’t like the Igbo n i will ask then why u don’t like them? Most of there resp onsea is that the ijaw man is willminded to do something (business) with the Igbo man but Igbo man in return is not willminded, they complain that the Igbo man is always cunning, he wanted to cheat someone all the time.
To b frank the Igbo is cunning so u guy should Chang ur attitude but I don’t mean all the Igbo but 70% are cunning in nature.
Iruka Praise Oluwasegun
July 9, 2017 at 3:16 pm
Brother, I don’t know the truth behind ur comment, however I will find out but I prefer u to the Hausas just like someone said. Those days are gone however, this are intellectual youth fighting for the best just for all the easterners.
Vincent Obi Nwafee
July 9, 2017 at 4:19 pm
Your hatred is a BLESSING to we Igbos, so don’t reason like an hausa man. And we don’t wan’t any of you haters to love us because, the more you people hate us, the more our BLESSINGS increase. And no any tribe can proud that they’re never cheated anybody in their life in this country. The hatred is nothing but confusing by the northerners. @Ebisindei Martin and Chukwuma Obizzy.
Dokubo Comr-Smith
July 9, 2017 at 5:42 pm
Bro am an ijaw man am a Biafran who killed Boro is what you should be after not who arrested him
Okpara Emmanuel
July 9, 2017 at 6:40 pm
Guy i hereby change your name from chukwuma to buhari
Stanley Akachukwu
July 9, 2017 at 7:05 pm
U be real moron oo, u are not a niger deltan ,u are from benue state
Progress Obinna
July 10, 2017 at 8:57 am
You said u be Niger delta, did u even attend primary skul, c u better go luk bush becus ur words are meaningless remind u next time no put mouth for wer adult dey talk
Chukwuma Obizzy
July 10, 2017 at 9:08 am
@Progress Obinna I’m sure you dropped out from Kindergarten school. common English construction and spelling is very difficult for you.
Tonia Nkiruka
July 10, 2017 at 9:58 am
You don’t like igbos but you answer an IGBO name. Guy you hate yourself
John Honesty
July 9, 2017 at 1:27 pm
Okay now is time to block this page and say bye bye to them
Nwabueze Biafra
July 9, 2017 at 1:19 pm
Whether Niger Delta hate igbo or not they are still our brothers at least we have things in common. We can have misunderstanding at the end we will settle as brothers. I prefer Ijaw man to Hausa/Fulani and yoruba.
Eni Samuel
July 9, 2017 at 1:10 pm
let them hate us the more no problem, maybe we can have our freedom without them.
Stanley Johnmartin
July 9, 2017 at 12:54 pm
THE PEOPLE OF OGONI LANDN HATE IGBOS AND I DON’T KNOW WHY
Okechukwu Oleh
July 9, 2017 at 12:43 pm
The hatred this people we call our brothers have for us is more than the one Hausa fulani and Yoruba have towards us. I always get disappointed each time I come across their hate speech about usbecause I never see them as enemy
Godswill Arunsi Ulu
July 9, 2017 at 12:37 pm
Be a THINKER, not a HATER. HATERS achieve nothing. THINKERS change their world.
Mazinuel Emmanuel
July 9, 2017 at 12:31 pm
All the names of some igbo rich men he called don’t ve oil well. They are simply igbo biz men that started from scratch “boi boi”. Ifeanyi uba is refined product importer and marketer. He has oil well in Congo. Plz let’s not out of hate give wrong account.
Jerom Chisom Paul
July 9, 2017 at 12:15 pm
Massive success is the best revenge.