Do You know that the Town Kwankwaso in Kano State, the Home of the State Governor, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso was founded by an Igbo Trader, Mr Okonkwo about 90years ago?

The Story.
An Igbo trader called Mr. Okonkwo found a convenient farm gate site along the railway track leading to Kano where he could buy, thresh and mill groundnut. He set up his thresher and mill and erected a signboard reading "OKONKWO & SONS ENTERPRISES". Soon he started getting patronage from neighboring villagers and farmers who found it convenient for trade because of proximity to the railway. With time, the spot became lively with business activities and people started erecting huts and market stalls.

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Oya Ndigbo, go and claim your father land...!

The spirit of Okonkwo and sons sef would say
"don't try it..!"

i no fit shout

Okay

We don start another Tory again oooo

Are you sure it's not Okonkwo in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart? Anyway it may not be false. Ndi-Igbo and their industrial spirit and their economic hegemonic tendencies.

I think I've had it with the revisionism in Nairaland.

Wait! I followed the link and it showed the story was written by Danjuma Azemobo Musa

Hmmm... There could be some truth to it.

But make una wait till this thread hits 97 pages.

LMAO!!!!
Make person do die from laugh!!!! Nice one!!!! nice one!!!! What is the language spoken there and what is there cultural inclination? I bet it speaks for itself to say you were a guest and couldn't have founded a place you were hosted on. LOL !!!! Thought is would be fair to say you are indigent

Ejiné: I think I've had it with the revisionism in Nairaland.

Lailai Wait for one more

America was founded by Kolade Kolawole fondly known as Christopher Columbus

The same way Hausa men founded Onitsha

Is this Mr. Okonkwo the same person as 'Okonkwo Kano' ?

that is a good one from the Igbos. Hausas are claiming Jos because they were brought there to work at the mines around 1902! So Igbos can also claim Kwankwaso now

PhysicsQED: Is this Mr. Okonkwo the same person as 'Okonkwo Kano' ?

No, it's Pete Edochie.

Not impossible.

Commercial cities are often founded on trade routes, by traders!

Chanchit: Oya Ndigbo, go and claim your father land...!

The spirit of Okonkwo and sons sef would say
"don't try it..!"

I don't know how true this claim is and even if it's true, it doesn't mean that it's an Igbo town.

Ejiné:

No, it's Pete Edochie.

Well I didn't click on the link and I'm not going to, and I considered the possibility that there might have been more than one Okonkwo in Kano back in those days.


Next question for anyone who is able to answer it: is Kwankwaso some kind of Hausafication of the name 'Okonkwo' or does it actually mean something in Hausa?

cogitoErgo: that is a good one from the Igbos. Hausas are claiming Jos because they were brought there to work at the mines around 1902! So Igbos can also claim Kwankwaso now

Go and claim it and pray they don't claim your head

PhysicsQED:

Well I didn't click on the link and I'm not going to, and I considered the possibility that there might have been more than one Okonkwo in Kano back in those days.


Next question for anyone who is able to answer it: is Kwankwaso some kind of Hausafication of the name 'Okonkwo' or does it actually mean something in Hausa?

It can't possibly be because i've seen numerous northerners bearing that name.

saw this on facebook earlier.

afam4eva:
It can't possibly be because i've seen numerous northerners bearing that name.

Those are the numerous sons of Okonkwo - Okonkwosons = Kwankwaso. lol

saintneo: That's one of the numerous sons of Okonkwo - Okonkwosons = Kwankwaso. lol

lol

No let BH hear am 4 ur mouth

afam4eva:
It can't possibly be because i've seen numerous northerners bearing that name.

Okay, thanks for clearing that up. I just thought there might have been a connection.

SMH

Dotman01: SMH

Shake your d1ck too

Okonkwo Kano is a popular Igbo man in Kano in the 40s to 60s. He is reputed to be the second richest Igbo man back then after Ojukwu's father


Felix Ezejiofor Okonkwo (Okonkwo-Kano) ; Igbo leader in Northern Nigeria (1960s).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnewi

Then the Okonkwo wld be among the "Banza Bokwai"... abi?
Mtheeeeeew!! Yeye Fowl!!

okunboy: Then the Okonkwo wld be among the "Banza Bokwai"... abi?
Mtheeeeeew!! Yeye Fowl!!

I have laughed and laughed reading this thread. Na real Bastard Hausa State of Hausa Okonkwo. . Okonkwo kwenu -okonkwokwaso = konkwaso=kwankwaso ---> transition of name over the years

the only thing i found at the moment is kwankwaso and madobi were railway towns.

http://www.amazon.com/IMPACT-RAILWAY-KANO-EMIRATE-c-1903-1960s/dp/3843354081/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1348001848&sr=1-1&keywords=Kwankwaso



poster, provide more info, and btw, i dont think it really matters even if the story is true, which i doubt.

;DThe OP is correct, in those early years, igbo ppl were the strongest tribe in nigeria and gave beth to all awusa ppl

Okonkwo and Son became Kwonkwoson later Kwankwaso