Naijanet quotable quotes on ethnicity

[Ade Talabi]

Naijanet quotable quotes on ethnicity
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"A creeping economic death sentence is today being passed on us, and on
our children yet unborn. Everyday the noose tightens a little more. And
while we waste time squabbling over little ethnic matters, the
stranglehold tightens its choke."

- Ely Obasi

"Whether you stall me with your Biafran pain, I, threaten you with my
J12 anger or northerners, sneers at us both with their leadership joy"

- Kanzi Salako

"Beginning with the fact that ethnocentric strife or wars were present in
that region called "Nigeria" today before the white man came, one can
conclude that colonialism is irrelevant to our current ethnic problems."

- Steven Kueberuwa

"Ethnicity is dividing and killing our nation. We need to rethink."

- Steven Kueberuwa

"Nigeria's problem has nothing to do with ethnicity. It has to do with
greed and survival of the fittest."

- Mohammed Lawal

" It started during the Zik-Awo-Sardauna-Balewa era, and took an
insiduous turn when it developed an armed wing which continues to
threaten us till today. Awo had a socialist ideology (too far-forward
looking and
"foreign-sounding"), Zik a nationalist ideology (too all-encompassing)
and the Sardauna/Balewa a hegemonic ideology (too openly ethnocentric,
as leader of the "Northern Peoples Congress."). In fending off the
last-named ideology, however, the other two idealists had to finally
yield to ethnocentric forces."

- Mobolaji Aluko

"A divided nation cannot win a war - the war of economic emancipation."

- Chuks Nwagbara

Other inspiring quotes:

"If you are spoiling for a fight - which I long ago suspected was your
motive - plse say so. The arena is all yours. Enjoy the fight. And
plse. let us know when you are done. I wish you success in the fight."

- Kasirim Nwuke

"Democracy guarantees nothing; only good people, and good visionary
leadership does."

- Yinka Adeyemi

"I view the internet as a medium of communication, some of which is in an
open unrestricted forum, and some of which is in a restricted forum. My
view is that Naijanet is like a town-square, in which at one point in
time there might be love-talk, threats, insults, debate, and other forms
of verbal exchange. Unlike a military parade ground, there is no
Sergeant-Major to make sure everyone is in line"

- Mukhtar Daniyan

If I know that people are different -- even if identical twins or people
of the same ethnic background -- why should I think that my way is the
only way and personally attack others who simply disagree with me? Why
shouldn't I permit a compromise? Why shouldn't I be civil in my approach
to things?

- Bedford Umez

Odu'a

Some performers on television appear to be horrible people, but when
you finally get to know them in person, they turn out to be even worse.