Politics
I Have Been Fair To The Southeast – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday said that his government has been fair to the South East geo-political zone in terms of appointment which he said was evidenced in the allocation of four prominent ministerial positions to the zone.
Buhari made this assertion when he met with the leaders of the South East led by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu which had in attendance the President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Nwodo, the governors and federal lawmakers from the area in a closed-door at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He stated that 2nd Niger Bridge, the East-West Road and the Coastal rail project, were receiving utmost attention from his administration.
The President also assured leaders from the zone that his administration will benefit them more from roads and coastal rail projects, which he said were of critical importance to the economy.
“I gave south-east four substantive ministers in the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Investment, Science and Technology and Labour.
“Seven states in the North got Ministers of State and of the two Ministries headed by your sons, I cannot take any decision on foreign policy and investments without their input.”
He said he would soon visit states in the zone, adding, “I want to assure you that I came into government with a clear conscience and I will also leave with a clear conscience.”
However, the President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo told the President that the South East had remained marginalized by successive administrations, which he stated was the reason behind the recent agitations by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
According to Nwodo, IPOB is a symptomatic consequence of the continuous marginalization of the south east over a long period of time.
Nwodo also demanded urgent presidential interventions on the Enugu Airport, reticulation of the gas-pipelines in the South East and the standard gauge plan for railway construction.
Commending the President’s remarkable achievements on security and the fight against corruption, Nwodo declared: “we are ready to work with you. We are determined to work with you. We know you are a decisive leader and we know God will continue to give you the wisdom to govern Nigeria.’’
Biodun Olu Babatunde
October 14, 2017 at 9:39 pm
They are ingrate
Chioma Harris Okafor
October 14, 2017 at 9:20 pm
Buhari your lineage shall be desolated
Henry Munachi
October 14, 2017 at 9:16 pm
who’s talking jubrin or buhaaaaa
Mack Chanchin'g
October 14, 2017 at 9:10 pm
it’s a lie
Davies Emeka Unya
October 14, 2017 at 9:07 pm
Thank God DAT Jubrin is not laughing like a mad man here …
Yng Ray Yng Ray
October 14, 2017 at 8:30 pm
Rubbish governors with a zoo president
Frank Okafor
October 14, 2017 at 8:03 pm
Egbenigwe gbabuo unu dia…foolish leaders
Ezeamama Felicia Chinelo
October 14, 2017 at 8:00 pm
Partial president.
Ifeanyi Inno Okpara
October 14, 2017 at 7:59 pm
How Mr buhari. Tell us where you have fair. In killing our linemen and depriving us of govt appointments.
Victoria Chy
October 14, 2017 at 7:53 pm
In what way?
Onuorah TY
October 14, 2017 at 7:49 pm
Fair ke? Baba wey dey Change complexion like chameleon
Ajah Adams Ajyk
October 14, 2017 at 7:47 pm
your jenaretion will Ruth to hail nonsense Alamajiri Evil man you guys will die too hail nonsense zoo corruption politicians idiot
Francis Aroh
October 14, 2017 at 7:46 pm
All these slaves are in Abuja begging buhari for their selfish interest, they are not for us.
Emmanuel Nze Ifechukwu
October 14, 2017 at 7:16 pm
Blood of Goat!!! Kai!!! Even Buhari can’t say this himself, why have our elites and politicians decided to sale us so cheap like this ???
Ijeoma Peter
October 14, 2017 at 7:13 pm
Not to Igbo’s at all… Liar
George Mbaike
October 14, 2017 at 6:45 pm
Blood sucking demons
Ikechukwu Mathew
October 14, 2017 at 6:34 pm
God punish your generation idiot.
Blessed Stanley
October 14, 2017 at 6:08 pm
This is hate speech again
Umunna Manchester Nwosu
October 14, 2017 at 6:07 pm
Be fair when you will ,it is too late to cry for a spilt milk.You have made history. Who is man that ruled Nigeria and the country divided.buhari answer it. That’s food for thought.You were priding your self that you are hard. Note carefully that you have done what Napoleon could not do. You will surely live to regret for biting the finger that fed you. I rest my case.
Goodness Nwachukwu
October 14, 2017 at 6:05 pm
GOD PUNISH SATAN
Uzochukwu Nwachukwu
October 14, 2017 at 6:01 pm
Really
Mhiz Favour Amara
October 14, 2017 at 5:59 pm
For where
Abraham Anyanwu
October 14, 2017 at 5:43 pm
Very unfortunate
Donmarce Abuchi
October 14, 2017 at 5:39 pm
Camoughlage statement.
Kingsley Amadikwa
October 14, 2017 at 4:56 pm
There he goes again…. Wicked liar…. Ur conscience will always judge each time u say this….
Obikwere Onyekwere
October 14, 2017 at 4:55 pm
Dead man is ruling nigeria
Emeka Nkwokwu
October 14, 2017 at 4:08 pm
Igbo’s selfish leader
Prince Hail-Sellasie
October 14, 2017 at 3:53 pm
mugu
Eastman Austen
October 14, 2017 at 3:42 pm
¿¿Very very fair indeed, and their head is full of sand like this, who knows what would have been their condition if you’ve not been this fair to them?
Lily Stan Igboanugo
October 14, 2017 at 3:32 pm
And the so called south east leaders all came back hand folded. Igbos open ur eyes and say no to chicken leaders. I miss Nnamdi Kanu the mouth piece of the poor
Tochi Vinco
October 14, 2017 at 3:00 pm
Blood sucking demons ,
Chinedu Ani
October 14, 2017 at 2:49 pm
Buhari may God punish u and dose political criminals and ur slaves that call themselves Igbo leaders, may God punish u all
Amaka Anyiam Felix
October 14, 2017 at 2:43 pm
to your salve boys now
Afunwa Stephen Stephen
October 14, 2017 at 2:35 pm
Fair for what after you had murdered innocent Biafran’s..,no peace for the wicked ok..
Kamaldeen Ibrahim Baba
October 14, 2017 at 2:29 pm
Son and daughter’s of igbo’s kwenu put your self together and progress instance of noise making abusing ever one across Nigeria, your Elder use and dump you political. You better open your Eyes wide, you have been talking since 1960’s without any results, one three can’t make a forest.
Chinedu Ani
October 14, 2017 at 2:53 pm
U re old almajiri, what have u hausafulanis achieved in ur so called Nigeria?that u have ruled and looted for almost 50 years
Emeka Kinsley
October 14, 2017 at 2:25 pm
Dose call Igbo lender’s stand with so called president buhari are fools together with their president
Wilson Ejekwu
October 14, 2017 at 2:21 pm
You are not a good leader, you have no need ruling a country.
Humphrey Ejike
October 14, 2017 at 1:59 pm
Liar pmb
Nnaji-Edeh Innocent
October 14, 2017 at 1:50 pm
In the nnpc appointment and your kitchen cabinet???
Christopher Ochini
October 14, 2017 at 1:49 pm
Abi
Sunday Onyekachi
October 14, 2017 at 1:48 pm
God is already punishing you ,buhari
Anthony Ikechukwu Enyi
October 14, 2017 at 1:39 pm
Yes oo , with your deadly onslaught ! You have been fair indeed !
Benson Temple
October 14, 2017 at 1:38 pm
If you are fair to us as you claim then allow us to go we want to go we don’t want to be together anymore
Angela E Momoh
October 14, 2017 at 1:14 pm
I’m having 0.014 bitcoins for sale, inbox me if interested.
Ifeanyichukwu Madunagu Frank
October 14, 2017 at 1:14 pm
shameless south east leaders buhari will continue to disgrace you evil men you join hand with buhari to kill your own people
Odoh Okechukwu
October 14, 2017 at 1:14 pm
Being fair is not a complement but failure.
Isaacs Ikemba
October 14, 2017 at 1:13 pm
Of course, you’ve been fair with python dance while the world bank focuses on the north.
Nnamdi Okoye
October 14, 2017 at 1:06 pm
A monumental lies from the highest order.
Samuel Anene
October 14, 2017 at 1:05 pm
Evil men from the East. No one can be like NNAMDI KANU
Joachin Nwaokeleme
October 14, 2017 at 1:01 pm
I have been told these are the people that conspired to kill Biafrans.
Rose Godwin
October 14, 2017 at 12:46 pm
See them useless leaders from biafra land tufiakwa
Iloabanafor Iloabanafor
October 14, 2017 at 12:41 pm
surly they will gather but if they are not of God they will scatter
Lawrence Depor
October 14, 2017 at 12:40 pm
Guys he has been fair to his father grave
Anthony Abakporo
October 14, 2017 at 12:39 pm
97% to How many?
Okey Mike C Chukwueme
October 14, 2017 at 12:37 pm
And the governors agreed with him. So sorry.
Ebere Ifeanyi Chukwu
October 14, 2017 at 12:31 pm
OHANA EZE BUSSINE CRIMINAL CHEIF
Leonard Chukwudi
October 14, 2017 at 12:30 pm
By sending troops to the street of biafraland to maim and kill un armed civilians of biafra
Malachi Chibuzo Godfirst
October 14, 2017 at 12:26 pm
Is a lie from the pit of hell
Nelly Thomas
October 14, 2017 at 12:26 pm
God punish u there
Ben Eze
October 14, 2017 at 12:25 pm
Fair enough wit all the killings and marginalization of the Igbos ? Buhariyou the tru replica of Satan
Adeyeye Oluwatosin
October 14, 2017 at 12:18 pm
Tahhhhhh
Ekeh Donald
October 14, 2017 at 12:17 pm
For your mind
EU Nadis
October 14, 2017 at 12:16 pm
akuko
Ejike Okol
October 14, 2017 at 12:11 pm
You are fair to south Easterners ok and you are soliciting for wold bamk loan to reconstruct and fublish gboko haram destroyed area of the Northern Nigeria Why not the include South Easterner Zone being leveled destroyed Bomberded during the Civil war Have Nigeria Government forgotten about coexistent of one Nigeria Slogan Now Mr president you are fair to the south Easterners Instead About rail road and roads construction Every federal contract awarded in the south Eastern Nigeria is Sub standard especially our Roads the tare alone is not up to one inch if measured thats why the road often washed away if it rains What a SHAME country like Nigeria can not costruct stsndard comon expresse road from Lagos to Eastern part of Nigeria Because IGBOs access that road for you to see the hatred upon IGBO people since after the Nigerian civil war federal government’ of Nigeria hate IGBOs with passion
Chidinma John
October 14, 2017 at 12:02 pm
OGA remember what happened to Pharaoh of Egypt and his family with all the military guns and weapons bicos of the Jewish Israelites igbos are the Jew’s Israelites in your country allow them to go or what happened to Pharaoh will you sir
Kamaldeen Ibrahim Baba
October 14, 2017 at 2:16 pm
Chidinma your deceiving your self, Jews are Naturally gifted and suffered for 200 years in the Hand of phorah are the result of their sins in killing Prophet of God and holy people.
Colins Collins
October 14, 2017 at 12:00 pm
Illiterate terrorist
Ukwueze Ikechukwu Joseph
October 14, 2017 at 11:56 am
On a very serious note, I want to hear him. Please release details of what you have done to southeast and we shall list what you did to us, so that we place all in a scale.
Icee Age
October 14, 2017 at 11:55 am
By killing his youths,abi? Bastard terrorist.
Ezeoke Evarist Chinedu
October 14, 2017 at 11:54 am
Na lie.
It'z Oga Pacific Pacy
October 14, 2017 at 11:51 am
With 5% ?
Chinasa Philomena
October 14, 2017 at 11:50 am
Story for the gods!
Archimedes Perfect
October 14, 2017 at 11:41 am
AnIMALS
Don Igwe
October 14, 2017 at 11:38 am
Nobi lie, dat na true talk, so oHaneze hw far?
Prince Adubasim Ifeanyichukwu Hezekia
October 14, 2017 at 11:33 am
Ibo leaders are fools
Onyedikachi Eno
October 14, 2017 at 11:32 am
Sorry for yourself you can fool those ur slaves there with u not us
Okerie Musa Ayo
October 14, 2017 at 11:27 am
And all the governors will say yes buhari is a very good man and mbaka will call buhari God sent
Krissmickey Nwachukwu
October 14, 2017 at 11:25 am
Who said so?
Adelabu Teslim
October 14, 2017 at 11:19 am
I have developed Natural Medicine for Cervix Cancer, HIV and Epilepsy. I am looking for a contact that will develop these products. You can link me with any Venture Capitalist in USA or Europe. Our Clinical trials is a great success, but we need to do more trials in the west to authenticate and produce this medicine in commercial quantity. I am aware that many people are suffering from this problem all over the world, and I am ready to work with any research group or individual , to make this available for many people, thanks. Teslly Herbals and Roots +2348038548405 or +2348027121237
Nwaeze Emibobo
October 14, 2017 at 11:19 am
Taiii
Robin China
October 14, 2017 at 11:10 am
when he say that ,what did the governors and ohaneze replied him.Where they afraid to ask him how dose he mean.If they kept mute know that they are mumu.
Onyekachi Nwaokeafor
October 14, 2017 at 11:09 am
GOD PUNISHMENT buhari
Regina Oluoh
October 14, 2017 at 11:07 am
How fair hand you been to the southeast? Is it by Federal presence in the States of the southeastern region or by appointment to federal jobs? Is is by employment of our youths into arm forces and the promotion of our young people in the military and the Police force and other paramilitary in the nation? Please Mr President, with due respect Sir, you you have only meted pain and suffering to the southeast. You exhibit in all forms your lack of interest in the region. You see southeast as a stubborn little ant that needs to be crushed and her memory forgotten. You harbor deep resentment and hatred for the region. Your saying that you have been fair to the region is a sheer mockery of the people. You, at the beginning of this regime you made it clear that those who gave vote will be the ones who will benefit from your regime and that’s what is at play presently; very sorry sir, everyone must not belong to the same political party because in advanced democracy, the joy of game that is politics is when there is a couple of parties contesting in an election. Know one is held culpable for not voting for a particular person or Party; otherwise nations will remain undeveloped. My advice is that you learn forgiveness of your subject because an unforgiving person is not supposed to be in the head of affairs of nations otherwise people suffer at lot of hardships in the person’s hands as is the case of the southeastern region. You don’t forgive and forget at all. All you do is to inflict hardship and death on the ones you perceive as your enemies. As a father of the nation, you are supposed to treat all your children with love and equal measures. From what is play now, the rest of the people mean nothing to you except your household, the northern region and states that you feel pay you more respect than the other. Sir remember that you are entrusted with the responsibility of keeping this nation alive and working well. Check yourself if your statement matches your treatment and thought of the eastern Nigeria
Eugene Augustcomte
October 14, 2017 at 11:06 am
You are a wicked man to the core
Aguchukwu Prophet
October 14, 2017 at 11:05 am
Evil men, murderers
Chidex Hillson
October 14, 2017 at 11:02 am
Onye nwuruanwu na aga ije. .
Obi Emmanuel Okam
October 14, 2017 at 10:59 am
What kind of fair? , you are publicly lying
Wisdom Ogboi Ojei
October 14, 2017 at 10:59 am
Dear readers help me thank Doctor momoh who saved and cured me of hepatitis b virus with his herbal medicine for more issues like ulcer,cancer,asthma,and more call him on +2349065092740
Benjamin Ekelenye
October 14, 2017 at 10:56 am
May thunder fire u buhari
Best Pastor
October 14, 2017 at 10:56 am
You fair for ohaneze ndi Ara
Samuel Okparaocha
October 14, 2017 at 10:53 am
Jibril God must punish you
Nwota Ani
October 14, 2017 at 10:51 am
I pity those south south and south east governors because they will differently suffer all their evil ways
Amarachi Obialor
October 14, 2017 at 10:50 am
Eze Okani
October 14, 2017 at 10:46 am
Your loopsided NNPC appointments ,customs,,etc testified the type of leader in you.
Ugoberry Sanchez
October 14, 2017 at 10:45 am
Thunder in fact let me leave it for next time
Chinedu Agbahime
October 14, 2017 at 10:43 am
Calebyte Caleb
October 14, 2017 at 10:42 am
Buhari mechie onu gi there.
God will punish you and ndi ohaneze ndi ara there.
Nwachineke Biafra Freedom
October 14, 2017 at 10:39 am
Nwachineke Biafra Freedom
October 14, 2017 at 10:39 am
Sunday Frank Sunday Frank
October 14, 2017 at 10:39 am
Olodo
Nkwo Kingsley Ikechukwu
October 14, 2017 at 10:37 am
Yes, ur 5% to 95% is very fair indeed.
Chidi Ebere
October 14, 2017 at 10:37 am
Anyone who agreed with you buhari, let these happen to her or him and their generation.
Adumekwe Junior Chika
October 14, 2017 at 10:36 am
Buhari is really a COW and the lunatics with him ain’t even ashamed.
Ekene Udensi
October 14, 2017 at 10:36 am
A failed poisonous so called leader’s…. S/E leader’s my foot…
Chidi Ebere
October 14, 2017 at 10:35 am
Chidi Ebere
October 14, 2017 at 10:35 am
Eric Amaechic Eze
October 14, 2017 at 10:35 am
Indeed… A failure to mankind… You can deceive those leaders… Not us again… This our generation can not take all this old ways of north leadership again… Old school game…
Kenneth Emeaso
October 14, 2017 at 10:35 am
Buhari you have been fair to your slaves and not for the people of South East, you came to kill and to distroy lives and properties in the South East with the help of your slave politicians in Biafra land, BIAFRA Must be free
Mmiri Nke Udo
October 14, 2017 at 10:33 am
this is what he mean by being fair.
Benjamin Ohamadike Ifeanyi
October 14, 2017 at 10:31 am
GOD will pay you according to your wickedness @Buhari
Cos Chukwudi
October 14, 2017 at 10:31 am
The man is demented and senile
SangoBiyi Arabagbangbamu Adifala
October 14, 2017 at 10:30 am
08173940332 BABA IJEBU HERBALIST HOME
CARE FOR YOU IF YOU NEED
SPIRITUAL ASSISTANT ON WHATS BLOCKING YOUR WAY FOR BLESSING TO COME*YAHOO BLESSING *MARKET SALE*CONTRACT CLAIM* SILENT RICH*BARREN WOMAN* FOR ORACLE CONSULT* AND OTHER SOLUTION TO RICH AND WEALTH
CONTACT
HOME ADDRESS
NO 17 OKETAKO OKE SOPIN IJEBU IGBO OGUN STATE NIGERIA
(+2348173940332)
BABA CURES GOD’S HEAL
Pillar Gate
October 14, 2017 at 10:29 am
By killing us,right?
Wilson Mike
October 14, 2017 at 10:28 am
These native wears will not be tolerated in Biafra if restored because it proves how myopic and corrupt the government officials are. It is their crimal wears
Eze Chinedu
October 14, 2017 at 10:26 am
Which means he’s even merciful to allow few of you to be in his gorvermnt, is only God that will save us.
Ekeson Markdon
October 14, 2017 at 10:24 am
Jubril from Sudan….. Not moha-mmadu from daura
Chiduabo Kingsley Kananechukwu
October 14, 2017 at 10:18 am
PMB, has PhD in lie lie while Lie Moh’d is Prof. Kanu all the way. Biafra till death.
Jekwu Hansel Chukwueze
October 14, 2017 at 10:18 am
Jekwu Hansel Chukwueze
October 14, 2017 at 10:18 am
Mtewwwwwww
Ananti Hillary
October 14, 2017 at 10:18 am
Selfish Igbo leaders.Even at your present he cannot admit be unfair to the Igbos,which we know that even the whole world is aware of the marginalisation of the South-East by the government of the day.Edwin Clark led delegation what happened to it tille-date please any positive result?Our leaders are being unfair to us,it’s high time Igbo youths should shun all the electoral activities here and that will easily influence referendum.
Lanre Olowe
October 14, 2017 at 10:17 am
Well done Sire
Uche Chidiebere Joe
October 14, 2017 at 10:16 am
Ohaneze ndi oshi na ndi aturu
Linda Osuji
October 14, 2017 at 10:26 am
Chinonso Basil
October 14, 2017 at 10:16 am
Story of d year
Emmanuel Chigozie
October 14, 2017 at 10:16 am
I don’t blame you. I blame those idiot that came to see a foolish idiot like you.
Perkson Tony
October 14, 2017 at 10:13 am
by killing innocent people what kind of fairness is that,
Rosemary Metu
October 14, 2017 at 10:13 am
Statement without prove
Raphael Ifezue
October 14, 2017 at 10:12 am
SIR. IS IT UNDER OUR WATCH IN THIS PLANET EARTH OR ELSE WERE? THE ALMIGHTY GOD WILL BE OUR JUDGE IF U HAVE BEEN FAIR TO SOUTH EAATERNS. GOD BLESS NIGERIA.
Augustine Obaji
October 14, 2017 at 10:11 am
No don’t be afriad
Emmanuel Chukwuebuka
October 14, 2017 at 10:11 am
Thunder na-eweghi nwanne gbagbuo gi there,anu ohia ,ewu,ewe,mkpi,nkita,ozu
Linda Osuji
October 14, 2017 at 10:25 am
Princess Ngozi
October 14, 2017 at 10:10 am
This is hilarious you’re fair to Ndi waiting?
Ani Aloysius Kenechukwu
October 14, 2017 at 10:10 am
Story
Sam Udoh
October 14, 2017 at 10:10 am
Stupidity
Pauline Madu
October 14, 2017 at 10:10 am
If u know the meaning of the word fair..I bet u dare not say that.Bihari people are dying of hunger.you and your cabals are enjoying the Nigeria Economy alone..you have refused to soften your heart..but Dont worry God is still on the throne of heaven.
Bright Toochi Nwakanma
October 14, 2017 at 10:09 am
Indeed.
Joshua Onyemere
October 14, 2017 at 10:09 am
Not to us motherfucker, Fuck off ass hole
Emmanuel Chukwuebuka
October 14, 2017 at 10:09 am
Exactly, and that’s why you send military to kill us all,my prayer for you is that God should reward you back in 100 times to what you did to us,you are a coward for killing my brothers. You must not go unpunished
Enobong Udoh
October 14, 2017 at 10:08 am
Exactly, call lai mohammed to tell the meaning of fair
Sunday Obasi
October 14, 2017 at 10:08 am
we have seen it punishment and killings
Kenn Iyke Ogbuke
October 14, 2017 at 10:07 am
Ndi Efuluefu
Anthony Kenule Chukwuemeka
October 14, 2017 at 10:06 am
GOD WILL BE FAIR TO U THE WAY U ARE TO THE SOUTH EAST ISE
Chidiebere Ugochukwu
October 14, 2017 at 10:06 am
Senator ngige is wearing oversize chieftancy cloth
Joshua Onyemere
October 14, 2017 at 10:15 am
Hahaha ur right Nwanne
Cee Cee Ibezym
October 14, 2017 at 10:05 am
Laughable
Chukwunwike Nwa Amawbia Egwuonwu
October 14, 2017 at 10:05 am
Taaaaa!!!!! Shut up that wild watery mouth of yours. Jubril Sudan
Vincent Evers
October 14, 2017 at 10:04 am
THE ASABA MASSACRE (and why some Igbos still deny being Igbo today) The Biafran war may have come and gone but to the victims of the war, especially the people of Asaba, delta state, the pains and agonies as well as the scars left by the war have created a permanent box of memory inside of them. To them, October 7th, 1967 was a day they had continued to rue and will forever do so for generations to come. It was the day soldiers of Nigerian 2nd division under Murtala Muhammad, Ibrahim Taiwo and Ibrahim Haruna carried out one of the worst crimes against humanity in human history. The Nigerian troops had entered Asaba on the 4th day of October, 1967, in pursuit of Biafran soldiers who had earlier crossed Ore after taking Benin and dislodging Nigerian troops there. But because the Biafran soldiers had blown the Niger bridge to make it impossible for the Nigerian side to pursue them, Mortala Muhammad and his boys simply settled in Asaba where they started going from house to house killing people of the town who he accused of aiding the Biafran soldiers. On the 7th day, after the house to house killing had gone on for days, the leaders of the town, in a bid to convince the Nigerian troops of their loyalty and support, summoned their people to come out in the street. Hundreds of men, women and children had obeyed the summon and came out, mostly dressed in ceremonial white attire, singing, dancing and chanting “One Nigerian” to the hearing of Murtala and his boys. But the moment they got to the Ogbe-Osawa village square where the Nigerian troops were gathered, the soldiers separated the men and teenage boys of 12 years and above from the women. Orders were shouted. And the men and boys were pelted with bullets. At the end of the bullet festival, not less than 700 people of Asaba lay lifeless. There were dead bodies everywhere. Most of them were later buried in mass grave while the Nigerian troops still occupied the town afterwards, hunting down men and boys who escaped the Oct. 7th massacre and raping and forcefully ‘marrying’ off women and young girls. Today, the war criminal, Murtala Mohammed is celebrated as a national hero even in death. Only in Nigeria! After the Asaba massacre, people living across the river were constantly threatened with the Asaba treatment should they help the Biafran soldiers in anyway. And because man’s first rule is Self-Preservation, some of them started cutting off ties with the Biafrans. Niger Delta leaders were told by Nigerians that the Igbos only wanted to dominate and enslave them just so they would take over their oil. And they swallowed this tale. After the war which the Biafrans lost, the Nigerian state came up with demonic policies to further humiliate and impoverish them. And even though Effiong, a non Igbo was Ojukwu’s 2nd in command in Biafra which proves that Biafra was not for Igbos alone, Nigeria believed it was engineered by the Igbos. So the demonic after-war policies were targeted at the Igbos. Your only chance of escaping the devilish policies like seized properties, seized job, seized monies in the bank etc was to cut off every ties with the Igbos. In a bid to survive, some Igbos from across the river — Ikwere, Delta, etc– started denying their Igbo ancestry. Towns and streets in Port Harcourt bearing Igbo names were renamed and the original Igbo names hugely corrupted. Full-fledged Igbo men and women with Igbo culture, Igbo name, Igbo food, Igbo everything including language, would look you in the face and tell you, “Aburo m onye- Igbo” just for purpose of self-preservation. Some Niger Delta communities seized Igbo properties in a bid to prove their loyalty to Nigeria. And so, the seed of rancour, strife and enmity was sown between brothers and neighbours who are not enemies and have absolutely no reason to be enemies. The trend continued and was inculcated into children born after the war all through the period of 47 years and still counting. And because, the murderous Nigerian state removed history from school curriculum, the younger generation of some Igbos across the River who only heard their parents tell them they were not Igbos without knowing what informed the denial now strongly believe what they heard from their parents. And the fear of Igbo domination, enslavement and coveting their oil is still very much alive among many people in the Niger Delta even as I write this. The biggest tragedy of this whole thing is that some scions of the victims of the Asaba massacre are not angry with Nigeria for murdering their fathers and brothers and raping their mothers and sisters. Rather, they are angry with the Igbos whom they blame for everything. On the other hand, in the Niger Delta, the Fulani Oligarchs have always owned the oil there. They have hanged notable sons of the region and made the environment uninhabitable for the people. They live in opulence with monies from the Niger Delta oil while the Niger Delta people live in penury. But criminally funny enough, some Niger Delta people are more concerned with the fear that the Igbos might dominate and enslave them in future than they are about the fact that the Fulani Oligarchs are not just currently enslaving them but equally killing their sons and daughters and making it impossible for their future generations to have a place to call home. Some Igbos on their own are not even helping matters with their arrogance and the condescending tone with which they talk about these people. When a people have been given the impression that all you want is to dominate and enslave them and you go ahead to use lines like “all these small small minorities sef”, “all these hausa/fulani slaves, who is begging you to join Biafra?” etc. You are not exactly showing wisdom. You don’t have to beg anyone but you certainly need to apply tact, wisdom and diplomacy in everything you do. And you’ve got to take a crash course on how to build alliances. Meanwhile, both the Igbos of the 5 Southeast States and their siblings from across the River and the Niger Delta people are victims with a common oppressor; The Scions of Danfodio. But strangely, they are busy fighting amongst themselves rather than channelling all their anger towards their common oppressor. Apart from the artificial division and enmity created by Nigeria during and after the war, there has been no known record of any clash between the Igbos and their brethren and neighbours from across the rivers. Over 3millions Igbos were killed by mostly Hausa/Fulani soldiers during the Biafran war. Hundreds more are still being killed and bathed with acid by the same people. Ken Saro wiwa and 8 other Niger Delta Chiefs were hanged by the Hausa/Fulanis. The oil wells there are virtually owned by the same Hausa/ Fulanis. Even the Asaba massacre was presided over by 3 Hausa/Fulani soldiers. I am now left wondering: Why are these common victims finding it so hard to realize that all their pains and sorrows plus petty differences and artificial division and enmity are created by one dark-hearted common enemy who seem well sophisticated in the art of using Divide and Rule to weaken his opponents before subjugating them?
BiafraUnited
October 15, 2017 at 5:27 pm
@Vincent. This is a great article but you have given it a tiny space that it will not get much attention. Could you please publish this on its own as opposed to it being a thread on another article. This is very educative and should receive wide spread publicity. Plz try to publish it on its own.
Tochukwu Stanley
October 14, 2017 at 10:04 am
You’re not fair to us Mr man, will know all your plans to kill us, because you said that will didn’t vote you that why you hate us
Samson Kanayo
October 14, 2017 at 10:04 am
Cowards
Vincent Evers
October 14, 2017 at 10:04 am
THE ASABA MASSACRE (and why some Igbos still deny being Igbo today) The Biafran war may have come and gone but to the victims of the war, especially the people of Asaba, delta state, the pains and agonies as well as the scars left by the war have created a permanent box of memory inside of them. To them, October 7th, 1967 was a day they had continued to rue and will forever do so for generations to come. It was the day soldiers of Nigerian 2nd division under Murtala Muhammad, Ibrahim Taiwo and Ibrahim Haruna carried out one of the worst crimes against humanity in human history. The Nigerian troops had entered Asaba on the 4th day of October, 1967, in pursuit of Biafran soldiers who had earlier crossed Ore after taking Benin and dislodging Nigerian troops there. But because the Biafran soldiers had blown the Niger bridge to make it impossible for the Nigerian side to pursue them, Mortala Muhammad and his boys simply settled in Asaba where they started going from house to house killing people of the town who he accused of aiding the Biafran soldiers. On the 7th day, after the house to house killing had gone on for days, the leaders of the town, in a bid to convince the Nigerian troops of their loyalty and support, summoned their people to come out in the street. Hundreds of men, women and children had obeyed the summon and came out, mostly dressed in ceremonial white attire, singing, dancing and chanting “One Nigerian” to the hearing of Murtala and his boys. But the moment they got to the Ogbe-Osawa village square where the Nigerian troops were gathered, the soldiers separated the men and teenage boys of 12 years and above from the women. Orders were shouted. And the men and boys were pelted with bullets. At the end of the bullet festival, not less than 700 people of Asaba lay lifeless. There were dead bodies everywhere. Most of them were later buried in mass grave while the Nigerian troops still occupied the town afterwards, hunting down men and boys who escaped the Oct. 7th massacre and raping and forcefully ‘marrying’ off women and young girls. Today, the war criminal, Murtala Mohammed is celebrated as a national hero even in death. Only in Nigeria! After the Asaba massacre, people living across the river were constantly threatened with the Asaba treatment should they help the Biafran soldiers in anyway. And because man’s first rule is Self-Preservation, some of them started cutting off ties with the Biafrans. Niger Delta leaders were told by Nigerians that the Igbos only wanted to dominate and enslave them just so they would take over their oil. And they swallowed this tale. After the war which the Biafrans lost, the Nigerian state came up with demonic policies to further humiliate and impoverish them. And even though Effiong, a non Igbo was Ojukwu’s 2nd in command in Biafra which proves that Biafra was not for Igbos alone, Nigeria believed it was engineered by the Igbos. So the demonic after-war policies were targeted at the Igbos. Your only chance of escaping the devilish policies like seized properties, seized job, seized monies in the bank etc was to cut off every ties with the Igbos. In a bid to survive, some Igbos from across the river — Ikwere, Delta, etc– started denying their Igbo ancestry. Towns and streets in Port Harcourt bearing Igbo names were renamed and the original Igbo names hugely corrupted. Full-fledged Igbo men and women with Igbo culture, Igbo name, Igbo food, Igbo everything including language, would look you in the face and tell you, “Aburo m onye- Igbo” just for purpose of self-preservation. Some Niger Delta communities seized Igbo properties in a bid to prove their loyalty to Nigeria. And so, the seed of rancour, strife and enmity was sown between brothers and neighbours who are not enemies and have absolutely no reason to be enemies. The trend continued and was inculcated into children born after the war all through the period of 47 years and still counting. And because, the murderous Nigerian state removed history from school curriculum, the younger generation of some Igbos across the River who only heard their parents tell them they were not Igbos without knowing what informed the denial now strongly believe what they heard from their parents. And the fear of Igbo domination, enslavement and coveting their oil is still very much alive among many people in the Niger Delta even as I write this. The biggest tragedy of this whole thing is that some scions of the victims of the Asaba massacre are not angry with Nigeria for murdering their fathers and brothers and raping their mothers and sisters. Rather, they are angry with the Igbos whom they blame for everything. On the other hand, in the Niger Delta, the Fulani Oligarchs have always owned the oil there. They have hanged notable sons of the region and made the environment uninhabitable for the people. They live in opulence with monies from the Niger Delta oil while the Niger Delta people live in penury. But criminally funny enough, some Niger Delta people are more concerned with the fear that the Igbos might dominate and enslave them in future than they are about the fact that the Fulani Oligarchs are not just currently enslaving them but equally killing their sons and daughters and making it impossible for their future generations to have a place to call home. Some Igbos on their own are not even helping matters with their arrogance and the condescending tone with which they talk about these people. When a people have been given the impression that all you want is to dominate and enslave them and you go ahead to use lines like “all these small small minorities sef”, “all these hausa/fulani slaves, who is begging you to join Biafra?” etc. You are not exactly showing wisdom. You don’t have to beg anyone but you certainly need to apply tact, wisdom and diplomacy in everything you do. And you’ve got to take a crash course on how to build alliances. Meanwhile, both the Igbos of the 5 Southeast States and their siblings from across the River and the Niger Delta people are victims with a common oppressor; The Scions of Danfodio. But strangely, they are busy fighting amongst themselves rather than channelling all their anger towards their common oppressor. Apart from the artificial division and enmity created by Nigeria during and after the war, there has been no known record of any clash between the Igbos and their brethren and neighbours from across the rivers. Over 3millions Igbos were killed by mostly Hausa/Fulani soldiers during the Biafran war. Hundreds more are still being killed and bathed with acid by the same people. Ken Saro wiwa and 8 other Niger Delta Chiefs were hanged by the Hausa/Fulanis. The oil wells there are virtually owned by the same Hausa/ Fulanis. Even the Asaba massacre was presided over by 3 Hausa/Fulani soldiers. I am now left wondering: Why are these common victims finding it so hard to realize that all their pains and sorrows plus petty differences and artificial division and enmity are created by one dark-hearted common enemy who seem well sophisticated in the art of using Divide and Rule to weaken his opponents before subjugating them?
BiafraUnited
October 15, 2017 at 5:28 pm
@Vincent. This is a great article but you have given it a tiny space that it will not get much attention. Could you please publish this on its own as opposed to it being a thread on another article. This is very educative and should receive wide spread publicity. Plz try to publish it on its own.
Fide Obi
October 14, 2017 at 10:03 am
And the fools are not bold enough to challenge him
Vincent Evers
October 14, 2017 at 10:03 am
you will regrets you’re actions buhari and co.
Alumona Stanley
October 14, 2017 at 10:03 am
Nonsense
Blessed Ejibros
October 14, 2017 at 10:02 am
This are the problem of ndigbo