Keep Igbo Off Yorubaland

Keep Igbo Off Yorubaland PDF Author: Adeyinka Shoyemi
Publisher: Independently Published
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Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Yorubaland loses its culture and identity by allowing unregulated migration of people from Igboland to Yorubaland. The wave of 5 million people yearly comes from Igboland into Yorubaland. That definitely changes Yorubaland for the worse. Allowing the mass migration of the Igbo to Yorubaland in the name of One-Nigeria is shameful. It changes the fabric of Yoruba society, and unless we act very quickly to stop that, Yorubaland will never be great again. To allow millions of people into Yorubaland without regulation is very, very sad. We are losing our culture and identity. The unregulated movement of the Igbo in Yorubaland began over four decades ago when Aguiyi Ironsi suspended the regional government in 1966 and imposed the unitary system in the country. The Yoruba leadership that preceded us did a terrible job in terms of the control of the migration of people to Yorubaland. The Igbo in Yorubaland has not been hospitable. They are sticking to a fraudulent unitary system that takes money from Yorubaland and shared it with the Igbo and the Hausa and Fulani in a bid to keep the Yoruba nation and her people poor and miserable. We are cracking down on the fraudulent unitary system because the parasitic Igbo and the Hausa and Fulani have failed to treat the Yoruba nation fairly in terms of income distribution. For instance, the Nigerian federal government derives 90 percent of its revenues from seven major sources: the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC); the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS); the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS); the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA); the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN); the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA); and the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG). The Yoruba nation contributes 20% of the revenue of the NNPC; 90% of the revenue of the NCS; 80% of the revenue of the FIRS; 90% of the revenue of the NPA; 60% of the revenue of the CBN; 95% of the revenue of NIMASA; and an insignificant contribution to the revenue of NLNG. From all the levies paid to the Federal Government of Nigeria as revenue, the Yoruba nation pays 49% of the total revenue accruing to the Federal Government every month but receives about 8% of the monthly allocation from the Federal Government. The North, an area that contributes less than 5% of total federal government revenues, receives over 55% of the federal government's shared monthly allocation. It is likewise the same scenario with the Igbo nation. The Igbo nation contributes only 1.5% of all the levies paid to the Federal Government as revenue every month, but receives about 5% of the monthly allocation from the Federal Government. That is why the Igbo, in cooperation with the Hausa and the Fulani, refuses to accept an outright dissolution of Nigeria or a return to the regional government. The Igbo as well as the Hausa and Fulani are parasites living off the wealth and resources of the Yoruba people. But the Igbo is the largest beneficiary of the unitary presidential system in Nigeria. That is why they can never support the outright dissolution of Nigeria or a return to the regional system. Their arrogant call for Biafra that must include the Edo, Urhobo, Ijaw, Ogoni, Efik, Ibibio and other non-Igbo speaking people is a gimmick to keep Nigeria as one indivisible country. The Igbo knows that non-Igbo speaking people are not particularly interested in Biafra, but the Niger Delta Republic, hence their repulsive slogan of Biafra or death is deliberate plot for the Igbo to remain as a part of Nigeria under the fraudulent unitary system in order for them to continue to use the Yoruba's resources, including our ports, waterways and coming to live in Yorubaland unregulated without paying the appropriate economic rent.

Keep Igbo Off Yorubaland

Keep Igbo Off Yorubaland PDF Author: Adeyinka Shoyemi
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Yorubaland loses its culture and identity by allowing unregulated migration of people from Igboland to Yorubaland. The wave of 5 million people yearly comes from Igboland into Yorubaland. That definitely changes Yorubaland for the worse. Allowing the mass migration of the Igbo to Yorubaland in the name of One-Nigeria is shameful. It changes the fabric of Yoruba society, and unless we act very quickly to stop that, Yorubaland will never be great again. To allow millions of people into Yorubaland without regulation is very, very sad. We are losing our culture and identity. The unregulated movement of the Igbo in Yorubaland began over four decades ago when Aguiyi Ironsi suspended the regional government in 1966 and imposed the unitary system in the country. The Yoruba leadership that preceded us did a terrible job in terms of the control of the migration of people to Yorubaland. The Igbo in Yorubaland has not been hospitable. They are sticking to a fraudulent unitary system that takes money from Yorubaland and shared it with the Igbo and the Hausa and Fulani in a bid to keep the Yoruba nation and her people poor and miserable. We are cracking down on the fraudulent unitary system because the parasitic Igbo and the Hausa and Fulani have failed to treat the Yoruba nation fairly in terms of income distribution. For instance, the Nigerian federal government derives 90 percent of its revenues from seven major sources: the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC); the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS); the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS); the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA); the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN); the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA); and the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG). The Yoruba nation contributes 20% of the revenue of the NNPC; 90% of the revenue of the NCS; 80% of the revenue of the FIRS; 90% of the revenue of the NPA; 60% of the revenue of the CBN; 95% of the revenue of NIMASA; and an insignificant contribution to the revenue of NLNG. From all the levies paid to the Federal Government of Nigeria as revenue, the Yoruba nation pays 49% of the total revenue accruing to the Federal Government every month but receives about 8% of the monthly allocation from the Federal Government. The North, an area that contributes less than 5% of total federal government revenues, receives over 55% of the federal government's shared monthly allocation. It is likewise the same scenario with the Igbo nation. The Igbo nation contributes only 1.5% of all the levies paid to the Federal Government as revenue every month, but receives about 5% of the monthly allocation from the Federal Government. That is why the Igbo, in cooperation with the Hausa and the Fulani, refuses to accept an outright dissolution of Nigeria or a return to the regional government. The Igbo as well as the Hausa and Fulani are parasites living off the wealth and resources of the Yoruba people. But the Igbo is the largest beneficiary of the unitary presidential system in Nigeria. That is why they can never support the outright dissolution of Nigeria or a return to the regional system. Their arrogant call for Biafra that must include the Edo, Urhobo, Ijaw, Ogoni, Efik, Ibibio and other non-Igbo speaking people is a gimmick to keep Nigeria as one indivisible country. The Igbo knows that non-Igbo speaking people are not particularly interested in Biafra, but the Niger Delta Republic, hence their repulsive slogan of Biafra or death is deliberate plot for the Igbo to remain as a part of Nigeria under the fraudulent unitary system in order for them to continue to use the Yoruba's resources, including our ports, waterways and coming to live in Yorubaland unregulated without paying the appropriate economic rent.

Igbo

Igbo PDF Author: Adeyinka Shoyemi
Publisher: Independently Published
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Languages : en
Pages : 38

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It is shocking that the Igbo have always refused to support the political interests of the Yoruba people since 1959. Yet half of them live, work and study in Yorubaland. From Surulere to Badagry, every major suburb is dominated by the Igbo. From Coker-Aguda axis Agegunle on the left and Ajao-Isolo-Okota on the right, until Amuwo, Festac, satellite city, Ejigbo, Ikotun etc., are Igbo dominated. Cross to trade fair, and consider all the areas left and right between the Trade Fair and Alaba International, are dominated by the Igbo. The local government of Ojo, Ajangbadi, Iba Estate, Okokomaiko, Afromedia, Agbara Estate and all residential neighbourhoods to Badagry are dominated by the Igbo. These places are at least 1/3 of the state of Lagos, and the population is at least 75% Igbo. Then back to Ikeja, especially Omole Estate, Phase 1 and 2, Magodo, Oworonsoki, Lekki, Ajah etc., these areas have at least 50% to 60% Igbo residents. Yet, the Igbo as a collective continued to support the political interests of the Fulani to prevail over the Yoruba and all other nationalities in Nigeria as President of the country. Financial, fiscal or social crises in Igboland seem to fuel their movement to Yorubaland as Lagos is perceived as a safe haven with no barriers to entry. The Obafemi Awolowo development of Western region has made living in Yorubaland relatively good value. We stand out as tolerant, culturally sophisticated and uniquely situated for living, working and studying. However, the unregulated movements of Igbo people into Yorubaland have reduced the standard of living of Yoruba citizens and extended Igbo's criminality to our space. If Yoruba really does prove to be the most educated race in Nigeria and wants self-preservation as well as security of life and property of its citizens, residents and visitors, then suburban Lagos and other state capitals in Yorubaland will arrest and deport Igbo immigrants involved in armed robbery, kidnapping, vandalism, piracy, production and distribution of adulterated drugs, prostitution, importation of substandard and prohibited goods, organized crimes, street begging, street trading, human and child trafficking, and child labour. It is an insult to the young Yoruba to have the same opportunities with immigrants Igbo and other non-Yoruba in Yorubaland. A peaceful Yorubaland is now a means to undermine the interests and well-being of young Yoruba people. Under Nigeria's deficient unitary system, the Igbo transformed Yorubaland into a dumping ground for all sorts of things. They imported into Yorubaland used underwear, bras, panties and clothing. Yoruba people and residents have contacted debilitating diseases, wearing these clothes. The Igbo travelled to China and other countries, imported into Yorubaland substandard drugs. Many Yoruba and residents of Yorubaland are known to have died as a result of fake drugs introduced into Yorubaland by the Igbo. They also imported used spare parts into Yorubaland and are known to have damaged many vehicles within Yorubaland. There is no advantage proportionate to the presence of Igbo in Yorubaland compared to what they received in Yorubaland. They helped turn Yorubaland into a service economy in comparison with the manufacturing economy of the 1960s. The Yoruba people have no substantive political power under our imperfect unitary system to control their space, wealth, human and natural resources. As long as Nigeria remains a geographical location, political decisions in Yorubaland should aim to protect the welfare and interests of the Yoruba people before others. If Yorubaland is underdeveloped, Igbo will not move in masses on a daily basis. With everything they benefited from Yorubaland, they have continued to support the Fulani's political interests while showing hatred for every full blooded Yoruba political leaders from the time of Awolowo and Akintola, to Abiola and now Tinubu. Our generation is theirs' Waterloo.

The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present

The Yoruba from Prehistory to the Present PDF Author: Aribidesi Usman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107064600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 519

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Book Description
A rich and accessible account of Yoruba history, society and culture from the pre-colonial period to the present.

Half of a Yellow Sun

Half of a Yellow Sun PDF Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307373541
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 562

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Book Description
With her award-winning debut novel, Purple Hibiscus, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was heralded by the Washington Post Book World as the “21st century daughter” of Chinua Achebe. Now, in her masterly, haunting new novel, she recreates a seminal moment in modern African history: Biafra’s impassioned struggle to establish an independent republic in Nigeria during the 1960s. With the effortless grace of a natural storyteller, Adichie weaves together the lives of five characters caught up in the extraordinary tumult of the decade. Fifteen-year-old Ugwu is houseboy to Odenigbo, a university professor who sends him to school, and in whose living room Ugwu hears voices full of revolutionary zeal. Odenigbo’s beautiful mistress, Olanna, a sociology teacher, is running away from her parents’ world of wealth and excess; Kainene, her urbane twin, is taking over their father’s business; and Kainene’s English lover, Richard, forms a bridge between their two worlds. As we follow these intertwined lives through a military coup, the Biafran secession and the subsequent war, Adichie brilliantly evokes the promise, and intimately, the devastating disappointments that marked this time and place. Epic, ambitious and triumphantly realized, Half of a Yellow Sun is a more powerful, dramatic and intensely emotional picture of modern Africa than any we have had before.

The Biafran War and Postcolonial Humanitarianism

The Biafran War and Postcolonial Humanitarianism PDF Author: Lasse Heerten
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107111803
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 413

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Book Description
A global history of 'Biafra', providing a new explanation for the ascendance of humanitarianism in a postcolonial world.

Trends in Migrant Political Organizations in Nigeria

Trends in Migrant Political Organizations in Nigeria PDF Author: Eghosa E. Osaghae
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782821819757
Category : Ethnicity
Languages : en
Pages : 90

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When Evil Strikes

When Evil Strikes PDF Author: Sunday Bobai Agang
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498235670
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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Book Description
Human hostility is not the narrative of a selected few. Since the fall of the grandparents of the human family, Adam and Eve, all humans have continued to participate in the reality of evil. Accordingly, the question is no longer whether evil will strike, but rather, when evil strikes, how should humans, particularly Christians, respond to it? This book offers a relevant and effective theology and ethics for addressing the issue of Christian response to violence in Nigeria and beyond. It situates the whole gamut of the reign of human hostility in its various manifestations: self-interest and greed for power, deception and social injustices, governmental official corruption, terrorism and so on. It encourages humans to take seriously both the fact of God creating humans good and the fall serving as the gateway of evil into the human race. It recognizes the complexity of human problems. Yet it offers possibility for just peacemaking. In spite of the horrific violence across the globe, humans are still able to do tremendous good. Thus the book recognizes the paradox of humanity: humans are capable of doing tremendous good and equally capable of doing tremendous evil.

Yoruba Elites and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria

Yoruba Elites and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria PDF Author: Wale Adebanwi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107054222
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 319

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Book Description
This book investigates the dynamics and challenges of ethnicity and elite politics in Nigeria.

Spear Masters

Spear Masters PDF Author: Molefi Kete Asante
Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780761835745
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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Book Description
Spear Masters contends that in Africa there exists only one religion with a vast array of "denominations." African religion is expressed in a different way by each of the denominations, which creates confusion for those who believe that there are more than one African religion. Spear Masters presents information about some of the larger and most significant expressions of the sole African religion, so that the reader will understand the relationship between God the creator and the notions of the relationship with the family and community. The term "spear master" relates to the integrity and ethics that had to accompany the maker and user of the spear in ancient African societies. The essence of religion presented in Spear Masters is the deification of one's society and nation, and making sacred the traditions and rituals of the ordinary lives of the people.

The Frontier States of Western Yorubaland

The Frontier States of Western Yorubaland PDF Author: Biodun Adediran
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782015253
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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Book Description
The Yorùbá are one of the peoples of West Africa affected by the demarcation of territories by European powers at the close of the nineteenth century. Although the bulk of the people are now found in South-western Nigeria, impressive indigenous Yorùbá communities are in the neighbouring Republics of Benin and Togo. This book is primarily concerned with the Yorùbá sub-groups in the latter two countries. The intention is to trace, with the aid of verbally transmitted historical source materials, supplemented with available written data, the pre-colonial socio-political developments of the subgroups.