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Social Thought: MR. Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, GCFR, Ph.D. Speaks out on the Igbo Question

“Unfolding why Igbo are ahead of other tribes in Nigeria Former President of Nigeria, Chief Obasanjo has revealed reasons why Igbos are ahead of other tribes in Nigeria. It will be a task impossible to actualise for the Igbos, to follow the Yoruba’s Ideology. The Igbos are more republican by nature, which is why it is very difficult for you to tame such a tribe.

From the extensive research I did on the three major tribes, I find out that the Igbos are the most westernized, most enterprising, most astute, most dynamic, most intelligent (smart), and the most technically gifted tribe found among the black race. The Hausa/Fulani and the Yorubas have limitations. But an Igbo man doesn’t see any limitations.

An average Igbo man is highly competitive, unlike the Yoruba and the Hausa/Fulani. While the Yoruba and the Hausa/Fulani had kingdoms which enabled the British to infiltrate their territories easily, the Igbos on the other hand, had what could be called Chiefdoms” autonomous Communities. These structures made it very difficult to tame the Igbos.

It took the British just 9 months to tame the North and South West but almost 30 years to be able to tame the Igbos. The British had to send a team of anthropologists to the South to understudy the Igbo because, they (the British) acknowledged they hadn’t being up against a black race with such depth and intelligence coupled with the gut to confront the whites and learn from them so, so fast.

While a Tinubu, can have unrestricted influence over the Yoruba tribe, something you can only find mostly among blacks and some poor nations on earth today, an Igbo man can never be tamed by the ideology of one man unchecked, no matter how highly placed he or she is.

That’s why the Igbos are very successful no matter where they find themselves. They don’t believe in putting limitations on their path. You can only find such similarities among the Europeans, the Americans, and developed Asian tiger nations. A Hausa/Fulani man sees Kano as his world. A Yoruba man sees Lagos as his world. An Igbo man sees the world as his Village!”

hmmm

Baba has spoken......

Word on marble.

Ahead as in?

This one go pain them wella... Lemme grab a seat and watch them crucify baba for saying the truth.

Word!

He's a man with wisdom

jospepper:
Ahead as in?

Read the article

The only person who was loved all over Yorubaland was Awolowo basically for his giant strides in development of all sectors.

If Tinubu had that much influence, Seyi Makinde won't be the governor of Oyo State today. Akeredolu won without Tinubus . Kwara voted APC because they wanted Saraki out at all cost. We also know that PDP lost marginally (officially) to APC in Osun. Elections here are not always a true reflection of the people's feelings.

I know the op was lying when he said Obasanjo said it.

Seriously the Igbo's are holding the South backward, SS and SW is developing fast but the SE is not.
Former Gov Rivers state started greater portharcourt, though politics killed it, The SW is building Eko Atlantic, what exactly is the SE doing?

OBJ loves to finger the brainless.

Caveat emptor. Believe him at your own peril.

Wasn't he one of those who ensured they will never smell leadership?

Obj Sabi press their mumu button. He loves telling them what they want to hear not what it's on ground

100% accurate. The Igbo is exceptional

dukeprince50:
I know the op was lying when he said Obasanjo said it.

Seriously the Igbo's are holding the South backward, SS and SW is developing fast but the SE is not.
Former Gov Rivers state started greater portharcourt, though politics killed it, The SW is building Eko Atlantic, what exactly is the SE doing?

South East rose from ruins after 30 months of constant bombardment and properties lost via the abandoned property saga. With no government intervention but only self help has built Onitsha, Aba, Owerri, Enugu, Abakiliki, Umuahia, even contributed heavily to the development of every other nigerian city.

forget all this bla bla bla ... When in Power in 1999, you once told Igbos to wait till 2050 before they will Rule Nigeria

dukeprince50:
I know the op was lying when he said Obasanjo said it.

Seriously the Igbo's are holding the South backward, SS and SW is developing fast but the SE is not.
Former Gov Rivers state started greater portharcourt, though politics killed it, The SW is building Eko Atlantic, what exactly is the SE doing?

let's start by comparing Enugu and heebadan first

Anyone who believes OBJ wrote this, and not a day-dreaming Igbo in his 2x2 shop, is a retard.

selemempe:
let's start by comparing Enugu and heebadan first

Mumu, I am from d SS region, now compare Lagos to ur state

valentineuwakwe:
forget all this bla bla bla ... When in Power in 1999, you once told Igbos to wait till 2050 before they will Rule Nigeria

Why is that, of the over 300 ethnic groups in Nigeria, Igbos remain most susceptible to propaganda and outright lies crafted to make you feel superior to others?

Is it because the Igbos have emptily huge egos others now know how to stroke to get what they want from a gullible and vain people?

You lot claim to be intelligent but even a Street lunatic will tell you OBJ did not say this childish garbage.

Frankdoz5:
Social Thought: MR. Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, GCFR, Ph.D. Speaks out on the Igbo Question

“Unfolding why Igbo are ahead of other tribes in Nigeria Former President of Nigeria, Chief Obasanjo has revealed reasons why Igbos are ahead of other tribes in Nigeria. It will be a task impossible to actualise for the Igbos, to follow the Yoruba’s Ideology. The Igbos are more republican by nature, which is why it is very difficult for you to tame such a tribe.

From the extensive research I did on the three major tribes, I find out that the Igbos are the most westernized, most enterprising, most astute, most dynamic, most intelligent (smart), and the most technically gifted tribe found among the black race. The Hausa/Fulani and the Yorubas have limitations. But an Igbo man doesn’t see any limitations.

An average Igbo man is highly competitive, unlike the Yoruba and the Hausa/Fulani. While the Yoruba and the Hausa/Fulani had kingdoms which enabled the British to infiltrate their territories easily, the Igbos on the other hand, had what could be called Chiefdoms” autonomous Communities. These structures made it very difficult to tame the Igbos.

It took the British just 9 months to tame the North and South West but almost 30 years to be able to tame the Igbos. The British had to send a team of anthropologists to the South to understudy the Igbo because, they (the British) acknowledged they hadn’t being up against a black race with such depth and intelligence coupled with the gut to confront the whites and learn from them so, so fast.

While a Tinubu, can have unrestricted influence over the Yoruba tribe, something you can only find mostly among blacks and some poor nations on earth today, an Igbo man can never be tamed by the ideology of one man unchecked, no matter how highly placed he or she is.

That’s why the Igbos are very successful no matter where they find themselves. They don’t believe in putting limitations on their path. You can only find such similarities among the Europeans, the Americans, and developed Asian tiger nations. A Hausa/Fulani man sees Kano as his world. A Yoruba man sees Lagos as his world. An Igbo man sees the world as his Village!”

Is the writer talking about these people that were learning how to wear clothes in 1921?If he is, then he should visit a shrink.

dukeprince50:
I know the op was lying when he said Obasanjo said it.

Seriously the Igbo's are holding the South backward, SS and SW is developing fast but the SE is not.
Former Gov Rivers state started greater portharcourt, though politics killed it, The SW is building Eko Atlantic, what exactly is the SE doing?

do you also call Ibadan brown roof monument, a development in southwest?

This trash was not written by Obasanjo.

https://nairaland.sitesunblocked.org/4941233/why-igbos-cant-tamed

Why Igbos Can’t Be Tamed

BY OGUNMUYIWA OLAYINKA.

It will be a task impossible to actualise for the Igbos, to follow the Yoruba's Ideology. The Igbos are more republican by nature, which is why it is very difficult for you to tame such tribe.

From the extensive research I did on the three major tribes, I find out that the Igbos are the most westernized, most enterprising, most astute, most dynamic, most intelligent (smart), and the most technically gifted tribe found among the black race.
The Hausa/Fulani and the Yorubas have limitations. But an Igbo man doesn't see any limitations. An average Igbo man is highly competitive, unlike the Yoruba and the Hausa/Fulani.

While the Yoruba and the Hausa/Fulani had kingdoms which enabled the British to infiltrate their territories easily, the Igbos on the other hand, had what could be called "Chiefdoms" (autonomous Communities). These structures made it very difficult to tame the Igbos.
It took the British just 9 months to tame the North and South West but
almost 30 years to be able to tame the Igbos.

The British had to send a team of anthropologists to the South to understudy the Igbo because, they (the British) acknowledged they hadn't being up against a black race with such depth and intelligence coupled with the gut to confront the whites and learn from them so, so fast.

While a Tinubu, can have unrestricted influence over the Yoruba tribe, something you can only find mostly among blacks and some poor nations on earth today, an Igbo man can never be tamed by the ideology of one man unchecked, no matter how highly placed he or she is. That's why the Igbos are very successful no matter where they find themselves. They don't believe in putting limitations on their path. You can only find such similarities among the Europeans, the Americans, and developed Asian tiger nations.

A Hausa/Fulani man sees Kano as his world. A Yoruba man sees Lagos as his world. An Igbo man sees the world as his Village!

@Mr Frankoz can show us the link where he has said so?

selemempe:
let's start by comparing Enugu and heebadan first

Can you stand the comparison?

Everybody knows that Ibadan is more developed than the entire SE.

THIS IS `SE´CALLED IGBOLAND.
Not even a quarter as developed as Ibadan.

Davinity:
This one go pain them wella... Lemme grab a seat and watch them crucify baba for saying the truth.

Anybody can fabricate lies on the social media,so i implore @Frankoz to show us the link,where this has been allegely said?

dukeprince50:
Mumu, I am from d SS region, now compare Lagos to ur state

compare Abuja to your state

DeHitMan450:

Anybody can fabricate lies on the social media,so i implore @Frankoz to show us the link,where this has been allegely said?

why you so much pained that baba said the truth! Even tinubu knew this fact hence one may wonder why he called Yoruba Muslim youths lazy.

booscy:


South East rose from ruins after 30 months of constant bombardment and properties lost via the abandoned property saga. With no government intervention but only self help has built Onitsha, Aba, Owerri, Enugu, Abakiliki, Umuahia, even contributed heavily to the development of every other nigerian city.

Igbos are developing where by turning Nigeria into DUMPING GROUND!let me inform you if you know,the border closure of the FG is indirectly targeted @biafra,sit don dia make shokoto dey wear nna.

amc:
This trash was not written by Obasanjo.

https://nairaland.sitesunblocked.org/4941233/why-igbos-cant-tamed

Even the OGUNMUYIWA is a fake alias.

Probably a Igbo trying to stroke the egos of his kinsmen

Frankdoz5:
why you so much pained that baba said the truth! Even tinubu knew this fact hence one may wonder why he called Yoruba Muslim youths lazy.

Sorry @Frankoz but you should be man enough to proof your allegation or is that too difficult to do.

Frankdoz5:
do you also call Ibadan brown roof monument, a development in southwest?

That is where Ibadan started from in the olden days.Those are some of the most beautiful houses in Africa then when your people were living in thatched roofed huts and covering their blokoss with their bare hands..�