Nigerians in Nigeria love TRUMP. Here is why...

[DrBanneker]

I understand in other part of Afrika Christianity did flourish but I’m talking specifically about Nigeria pre-colonization.

Good point, I don't think it did for the Igbo until right before or right after.

 

[Rollie Forbes]

O.T. Genasis is buggin'!

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

the average nigerian is muslim not christian

 

[invalid]

To be honest, I’ve heard ADOS Evangelical prosperity church Creflo Dollar, Joel Olsteen, Andrew Womack ass nikkas also throw support behind Trump. Talking bout that God is using him to keep the country grounded in Christian principles.

Because the evangelical prosperity flavored churches are also big in Nigeria and South Africa, it doesn’t strike me there is Trump support there. It’s all the same crowd on both sides of the Atlantic.

 

[perfectblack999]

I'm Igbo and I cosign this statement. Most Southern Nigerians hate Nigeria. Thus, anyone that opposes Islam is cool to the old heads. My grandma told us stories of how they had to flee the north. Their neighbors burned their house down. Slaughtered their friends. My family lost everything in the war.

I don't share their viewpoint but I understand it.

 

[Ezigbo Nwanyi]

Nigeria needs to split as a country ho ha. At this point 200 million people and the government being completely incompetent with the rising numbers of youth, it is a powder keg ready to combust.

 

[Ezigbo Nwanyi]

I'm Igbo and I cosign this statement. Most Southern Nigerians hate Nigeria. Thus, anyone that opposes Islam is cool to the old heads. My grandma told us stories of how they had to flee the north. Their neighbors burned their house down. Slaughtered their friends. My family lost everything in the war.

I don't share their viewpoint but I understand it.

My mother was 10 when the Biafra war took place and her brother was 13 when he fought in the war. The stories my mom told during that time, will tell you how much Igbos are hated. Graphic accounts of Nigerian soldiers slicing pregnant women bellies and killing them. How many other tribes turned their back on them and over a million Igbos died and children with swollen bellies due to malnutrition. Igbos who had bank account linked with the Nigerian government accounts were clean out with no return of funds after the war. How after the war in the late 70s early 80s, an Igbo will go to Lagos after college for work and no one will hire them, completely ostracized. That is why there are significant if not higher numbers of Igbos living abroad compared to other ethnic tribes. I have met only 1 Hausa person living in America my entire life.

 

[Budda]

Yeah omotic is afro Asiatic.

I personally think the Afro asiatic language is native to northeast/horn of Africa. So I wonder how the Hausa ended up speaking it. I don’t think it’s impossible that they could have migrated from that region. It makes more sense with them than other west African ethnic groups.

I have a theory that Yoruba is an Afro asiatic language

 

[perfectblack999]

My mother was 10 when the Biafra war took place and her brother was 13 when he fought in the war. The stories my mom told during that time, will tell you how much Igbos are hated. Graphic accounts of Nigerian soldiers slicing pregnant women bellies and killing them. How many other tribes turned their back on them and over a million Igbos died and children with swollen bellies due to malnutrition. Igbos who had bank account linked with the Nigerian government accounts were clean out with no return of funds after the war. How after the war in the late 70s early 80s, an Igbo will go to Lagos after college for work and no one will hire them, completely ostracized. That is why there are significant if not higher numbers of Igbos living abroad compared to other ethnic tribes. I have met only 1 Hausa person living in America my entire life.

Truth. I never met a Hausa or Fulani till I went back to Nigeria. Nigeria is not our country.

Also for those who want more background, the British put the northerners in place to govern because they were much easier to control than the southern tribes. The northern tribes had a much clearer hierarchical power structure with Islam. Igbo's government structure traditionally has always been much more decentralized (governments are village/town based) and democratic. It is much harder to get Igbo people on same page.

 

[GoAggieGo.]

This is some useful information. Thanks for it, OP. I’m interested in further learning the conditions and plight of those on the continent. The individuals who would be considered have nots. Once our situation is somewhat stable here, I’d like to link up with those on the continent who need the help. Link up with those, not only on the continent, but those actually in the Caribbean and South America.

 

[perfectblack999]

Nigeria needs to split as a country ho ha. At this point 200 million people and the government being completely incompetent with the rising numbers of youth, it is a powder keg ready to combust.

There is no hope for Nigeria as it is currently structured.

 

[NigerianDonDada]

informative thread to everybody in here. Actually learned some stuff.

 

[Seoul Gleou]

Nah, that's not Nigeria as a whole. It's the southerners. Northerners are the victims of terrorism and still don't fukk with Trump.

fukk him and his set, nigeria is not a shythole country

 

[mykey]

Yep. Put yourself in a Nigerians shoes. The average Nigerian lives in a shythole.

Let me explain. I am in Enugu right now sitting on my aunt's couch. Is her house a shythole?

Nope. Her house is mad nice. She drives a Lexus too. But after I exit her security gate the surrounding infrastructure is a shythole.

The roads are made of dirt, there are sink holes, trash everywhere. Basic shyt the government should be maintaining they don't maintain.

So the average Nigerian was happy when Trump said that because it shines the light on the corrupt Nigerian government.

I'd rather be in Naija than live like this

 

[Ugo Ogugwa]

Good posts in here. I'll respond later though. Currently on a 9 hour road trip from Enugu to Lagos Island. Anyone who really wants to know Nigeria take a road trip from one side to another with a reputable driving service.