Thread by @firstladyship

1. Politically correct Nigerians are saying the Igbos are not united. So they shouldn’t given the Right Of First Refusal. “But where is their sense of History?”

2. I will espouse all the right reasons why the Igbos who gave so much to Nigeria in terms of dedication & handwork, should be considered. Fasten your seatbelts. This is a thread!!

3. In 1962-1963, Chief Awolowo & Chief Akintola fought bitterly. That tension between the two statesmen led to increased acts of violence & lawlessness known to history as “Operation Wetie.”

4. In 1993, Alex Shonekan could not hand over to MKO despite being the C-in-C for 82 days. Then In 1999, Obasanjo & Olu Falae could not agree on ONE candidate principle for the SW.

5. In 2007, Buhari could not step aside for another Fulani, the late UMY. Same situation in 1999, Atiku vs Buhari was an all Fulani context. So others Igbos can throw their hearts in the ring. It doesn’t qualify as “disunity.”

6. Unless the standard or the bar is now raised for the Igbos? The contestation & rivalry among the Igbos is simply “politics” not disunity. I will tell you now in the next paragraph. Keep reading.

7. When OBJ or more specifically now - the Yorubas had enjoyed the presidency in 1999, & Vice Presidency for 8 years (in the person of Yemi Osinbajo), Gani Adams & Sunday Igboho still agitates for Oduduwa Republic.

8. So is this really about Baifra or it’s something else? Because, if it is, then the Igbos have more legitimate cause to ask for the presidency after losing over One Million of their own during the now infamous Biafra War.

9. For those saying my brothers: GEJ, Amaechi & Emefiele are Igbos. My response is, “Nigerians won’t seize to disappoint you.”

I am from the SS (Rivers State precisely), & I can tell you the trio are from my SS (Niger Delta) as well. None of them qualify as SE.

10. When OBJ decided to go for GEJ as VP, Igbos collectively threw their support behind Ebele. The idea then was for greater inclusion of my SS & for equity.

11. My darling Niger Delta was coming out of decades of Agitation for Resource Control.

Igbos also gave their all for GEJ to be president but they were hated for it by some sections of Nigeria.

12. My Niger Delta Region already had its turn with Goodluck, so I won’t sit here & pretend the idea of GEJ contesting again to do just 4 years is fair to anyone. Except of course those clamoring for his return.

13. I am a Jonathanian for good reason. You can’t be more Pro-Jonathan than I am. I am an Obasanjo admirer as well. I am very opinionated on issues, I don’t hide behind the curtains.

14. Now let rewind a little. In 1999, the consensus was that it must be Yoruba. So presidency was micro-zoned to the SW to pacify the Yorubas on Abiola’s death & the June 12 Struggle. So Obasanjo & Olu Falae emerged as the leading contenders.

15. What’s now different about the Igbo situation? Why can’t the same be done for the Igbos?

I stand for JUSTICE & EQUITY. If Nigeria could pacify the Yorubas in 1999, the Igbos lost their children in Biafra War as well.

16. Are you now saying the Igbo lives lost is not enough grounds for PACIFICATION? So stop ALL your biased & tainted logic. Be honest for once in your lives.

17. Are the Igbos not part of the Nigeria Project anymore? Haven’t your seen Peter Obi confirm he will throw his heart in the ring if the presidency is micro-zoned to the SE?

18. Is Kingsley Moghalu who’s been campaigning since decades how long, a joke to you?

Are the Igbos not Nigerian enough? What is wrong with all of you? Have you no heart, no soul?

19. Give Igbos the presidency (I mean the South East), or just let them have their Biafra in peace.
Give them Liberty or give them Freedom. You can’t deny them both for Christ’s sake!!

Ernest Shonekan***

2019*****

Apologies for the typos….🙈🙈