tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003061036846925103.post8367761575133117841..comments2024-02-16T22:13:18.034+00:00Comments on The Afro Beat: Scarecrows and Slave Traders: BIAFRATheAfroBeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909748861182207942noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003061036846925103.post-41598744695540029372007-03-05T14:11:00.000+00:002007-03-05T14:11:00.000+00:00I'm stunned!! (to say the least)I'm stunned!! (to say the least)TheAfroBeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13909748861182207942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003061036846925103.post-67120730526723404232007-03-05T11:12:00.000+00:002007-03-05T11:12:00.000+00:00This is a question for Nkemka really.. When you sa...This is a question for Nkemka really.. When you said "Will Nigeria be eager to keep that part of the country as one?" Do you really think its a possibility that the South East could secede? I'm simply wondering because even though the region doesn't have much that would seem worth fighting for at this moment, will our government be willing to see it become an independent thorn in its backside? I really don't think they would ever consider such a move as it surely couldn't be wise to have an independent country within this country. It could also cause problems with the South South situation.<BR/><BR/>I also wanted to draw attention to OBJ's alarmingly imbecilic attempt to appease Igbos and secure their vote for PDP's Yar'Adua when he went rallying round in the South East - <B>"Any pikin wey Igbo woman born for me, I take am."</B><BR/>What the $%£!! Does he think <B>that</B> will solve??!<BR/><BR/>The full article is here - http://allafrica.com/stories/200702150031.html<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments guys! XxxBitchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986740483605336132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003061036846925103.post-2735371844084491162007-03-03T01:26:00.000+00:002007-03-03T01:26:00.000+00:00I agree with both of you...Biafra is not a threat ...I agree with both of you...Biafra is not a threat it is an issue that needs to be discussed and an issue that the government needs to take steps to rectify. <BR/><BR/>I know what their greivances are because i see it everytime i go 'home' to Anambra state...the roads are terrible and the infrastructure in Onitsha is dispicable. <BR/><BR/>My granfather was a judge and was 'discharged' from his duties because of biafra. He never got his job back and he is one of many who suffered just because he was Igbo.<BR/><BR/>Just like saying racism does not exist it is as ignorant to say that supporters of the Republic of Biafra do not exist. <BR/><BR/>I would consider myself to be a MASSOB sympathiser, but not necssarily supporter because i believe there are more effective ways of getting greivances across to the masses and encouraging the government to be more proactively involved in the sitation.<BR/><BR/>The one big mistake OBJ made was literally eliminating the members of Bakassi this is because such acts only further infuriate people. Despite the fact that their acts were illegal, when the police and your government fails you and a group of unemployed young men (because of the lack of education or jobs) decide to defend their community, who are you to say they have no right to do what they do when you haven't stepped up to the plate to rectify the problem?<BR/><BR/>Biafra has always been an issue, but it is very telling of the administrations progress when groups such as these keep developing and growing stronger.o.n.ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12648875035375550773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003061036846925103.post-17816946142575097432007-03-02T08:58:00.000+00:002007-03-02T08:58:00.000+00:00Like you said Nkemka, not much has been done to ad...Like you said Nkemka, not much has been done to address the main issues that led to the civil war. In any other part of the world, you would have truth and reconciliation committees set up for the healing process, but no such thing (perhaps because it happened so long ago), but as a result, pp still harbour many of those initial grievances, such as the ones in "call to action" above. <BR/><BR/>We now have groups like MEND calling for the breaking up of the country if it must come to that. That sense of nationalism, pan-africanism, and globalism, is just not there...A nigerian is from his/her family first, then village, then ethnic group, and the rest are social constructions as far as s/he's concerned.<BR/><BR/>And I completely agree that it's a shame that only when violence is brought into the mix that the rest of the country (and indeed the rest of the world) decides it's time to sit up. The poor being marginailized doesn't affect oil prices (yet) so for now, they'll just have to stay in that category of "problems that would be great to fix but quite frankly don't affect my 401k/$$". <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Also in line with what you mentioned aTheAfroBeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13909748861182207942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003061036846925103.post-11667937981963289902007-03-01T21:09:00.000+00:002007-03-01T21:09:00.000+00:00Right now, the main issues which caused Biafra are...Right now, the main issues which caused Biafra are still prevalent in our society. Nothing has been done to address those issues. However, the main reason nigeria fought to get Biafra was because of it's oil producing regions. now this regions have been geo-politcally labelled as South South which is different from the core Biafran agitators hailing from the South East. Will Nigeria be eager to keep that part of the country as one? I'm not so sure but i feel these issues need to be addressed not only for Biafra but for other regions who feel they are being marginalised. Its sad that only when war (Biafra) or violence (Niger Delta) is in the mix, that Light is shed on this marginalisation. It occurs in other parts of Nigeria and this isn't a North vs South issue, its a societal one. The One of the poor being marginalised!!!panalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146220450582860223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003061036846925103.post-60347613444548705732007-03-01T17:41:00.000+00:002007-03-01T17:41:00.000+00:00WowWowUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648467455258469440noreply@blogger.com