In my dream last night I dreamt about the creation of toru-Ebe state
A state for the ijaws living in the costal line. To me this creation
Is long over due as the people living in this rigion of the country
Are from time in memorial have been the object of neglect and deprivation
They are like a people out of the Nigeria continent as they don't enjoy
All the few benefits people in the high land enjoys as they bath from
The stream they defecate on and also drink from that water.
They have no Electricity and no road linking them to the high land they are totally
Cut off from the other part of the country. In my opinion if this dream
Comes through a budget that would be directly to develop this region
Would make the yearnings and aspirations of this people come alive.

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@OP

I dream of 2 states toru-ebe and oil-rivers state. The creation of these 2 states will go a long way to assist the ijaw and ijaw speaking people.

Bayelsa is an entirely Ijaw state; if it hasn't made giant strides like Akwa Ibom and Rivers state have (even with their small population), what makes you think that Toru-ebe will be different?

I reckon it will be taken over by Ijaw thugs, ex-militants, oyel-bunkerers and pirates even before the ink has dried on the signed document announcing its birth!


PS- i do think though that the present governor of Bayelsa is doing ok so far.

From your name I can tell that your an igbo son. One of the so called
Majority tribes in Nigeria that has benefited from Arthur Richards
Constitution of 1946 which made prominent regionalism which further
More has brought ethnic diffrences making 3 tribes dominate 247.
For your statement is coming from a very tribalistic and parochial
Perspective. The igbos can be located in all this part in Nigeria
Most or all parts of:
Abia State, Anambra State, Ebonyi State, Enugu State, Imo State
Major parts of:
Delta State, Rivers State
Minor parts of:
Akwa Ibom State, Bayelsa State, Benue State, Cross River State, Edo State, Kogi State.No doubt they are a majority and its quite unfortunate that the ijaws have been the source
Of nigerian economy from the onset starting from the palm oil trade,
To slave trade and now crude oil. At every stage in our lives we have sustain
This country economically. Its the crude that ojukwu saw that made him declare
Biafra republic hoping to assimilate the ijaws but we were wiser than that
If the igbos have been the tribe sustaining this country "others for don chop shit"
If the igbos with all this population and land mass have little or no economic
Benefit to Nigeria can possess these number of states why can't the ijaws that have
sustained this country have more states what developement has the so called
Eastern states recorded owerri is now turned apart with its deputy impeachment saga
Let's not try to be sentimental and tribalistic. Ur statement is like biting the hands
that fed you and still feeding you and would continue to feed you and your childrens
Children. And for the records bayelsa state is not entirely an ijaw speaking state. The
Books are there go and read.

ijawman4all: From your name I can tell that your an igbo son. One of the so called
Majority tribes in Nigeria that has benefited from Arthur Richards
Constitution of 1946 which made prominent regionalism which further
More has brought ethnic diffrences making 3 tribes dominate 247.
For your statement is coming from a very tribalistic and parochial
Perspective. The igbos can be located in all this part in Nigeria
Most or all parts of:
Abia State, Anambra State, Ebonyi State, Enugu State, Imo State
Major parts of:
Delta State, Rivers State
Minor parts of:
Akwa Ibom State, Bayelsa State, Benue State, Cross River State, Edo State, Kogi State.No doubt they are a majority and its quite unfortunate that the ijaws have been the source
Of nigerian economy from the onset starting from the palm oil trade,
To slave trade and now crude oil. At every stage in our lives we have sustain
This country economically. Its the crude that ojukwu saw that made him declare
Biafra republic hoping to assimilate the ijaws but we were wiser than that
If the igbos have been the tribe sustaining this country "others for don chop shit"
If the igbos with all this population and land mass have little or no economic
Benefit to Nigeria can possess these number of states why can't the ijaws that have
sustained this country have more states what developement has the so called
Eastern states recorded owerri is now turned apart with its deputy impeachment saga
Let's not try to be sentimental and tribalistic. Ur statement is like biting the hands
that fed you and still feeding you and would continue to feed you and your childrens
Children. And for the records bayelsa state is not entirely an ijaw speaking state. The
Books are there go and read.

U say som1 s being tribalistic whl ure worse! Wetin igbo people do u? Go bath ontop transforma abeg

To start with, most of what we call tribes in Nigeria were ethnic groups crafted by whitemen to ease administrative convenience. That said, I've noticed that once someone from another ethnic group or State has a different view, he is termed tribalist. Igbo-son is the last Nairalander to be identified with anything tribal. I once opened a thread suggesting what you wrote above, only for a Nairalander from Ijaw to rain abuses on me because I'm Igbo and he claimed Igbos have no right to suggest something good for Ijaw.


https://www.nairaland.com/1149713/ijaw-deserves-1-2-more

Now can you see that Igbos are not your enemy as wrongly believed. Use your tongue to count your teeth.

The only reason that would make igboson kick against more state
For the ijaws is because its not an igboman asking for More states
That's tribalistic and ethnocentricism the way we manage our wealth
Shouldn't be your bussiness and for the records the igbo man only
Started becoming the friend of the ijaws in the third republic. This
Present democratic dispensation

ijawman4all: The only reason that would make igboson kick against more state
For the ijaws is because its not an igboman asking for More states
That's tribalistic and ethnocentricism the way we manage our wealth
Shouldn't be your bussiness and for the records the igbo man only
Started becoming the friend of the ijaws in the third republic. This
Present democratic dispensation

Divide and rule politics affected the psyche of Nigerians in general and that is why I hardly agree with most Nigerians including Igbos like myself. Dump those ethnocentric part of you and you'll understand that Igbo-son meant no harm. He is only worried that creation of more States might still not impact on the masses. That's a healthy argument if you remove tribal sentiments.

ijawman4all: The only reason that would make igboson kick against more state
For the ijaws is because its not an igboman asking for More states
That's tribalistic and ethnocentricism the way we manage our wealth
Shouldn't be your bussiness and for the records the igbo man only
Started becoming the friend of the ijaws in the third republic. This
Present democratic dispensation

^^^Well i'm sorry if i offended you, but my post wasn't out of malice. I even want the Ijaws to have their own country sef so they can manage and enjoy their own resources 100%; and if other ethnicities (Igbos included) can't survive on their own without Ijaw oyel, then it will serve them right!

I normally come down hard on people i care about, and that is why i hold the feet of some governors in the south east to the fire so they can pull their socks up and do better. If you're honest with yourself, you'd agree that Bayelsa hasn't fared that well with governance; probably until the coming of the present governor who seems to be doing well......so far!

Give the Ijaws the state or as many as they want. However, the truth is many states do not guarantee a better life for its citizens or development. When the Western region blazed the trail, leaving all the other regions of the North and East behind, there were just 3 regions. Up till today, the SW is still ahead in most of its states than almost all the other states in their regions. Also, there are counties with less than a dozen states / provinces that are far more developed so even if you create 250 states in Nigeria, the people who are clueless now will still almost be clueless then.

Interesting

ijawman4all: From your name I can tell that your an igbo son. One of the so called
Majority tribes in Nigeria that has benefited from Arthur Richards
Constitution of 1946 which made prominent regionalism which further
More has brought ethnic diffrences making 3 tribes dominate 247.
For your statement is coming from a very tribalistic and parochial
Perspective. The igbos can be located in all this part in Nigeria
Most or all parts of:
Abia State, Anambra State, Ebonyi State, Enugu State, Imo State
Major parts of:
Delta State, Rivers State
Minor parts of:
Akwa Ibom State, Bayelsa State, Benue State, Cross River State, Edo State, Kogi State.No doubt they are a majority and its quite unfortunate that the ijaws have been the source
Of nigerian economy from the onset starting from the palm oil trade,
To slave trade and now crude oil. At every stage in our lives we have sustain
This country economically. Its the crude that ojukwu saw that made him declare
Biafra republic hoping to assimilate the ijaws but we were wiser than that
If the igbos have been the tribe sustaining this country "others for don chop shit"
If the igbos with all this population and land mass have little or no economic
Benefit to Nigeria can possess these number of states why can't the ijaws that have
sustained this country have more states what developement has the so called
Eastern states recorded owerri is now turned apart with its deputy impeachment saga
Let's not try to be sentimental and tribalistic. Ur statement is like biting the hands
that fed you and still feeding you and would continue to feed you and your childrens
Children. And for the records bayelsa state is not entirely an ijaw speaking state. The
Books are there go and read.

It is good you know about Igbos, but you are partially wrong about Igbos and you are wrong about Ojukwu. Stop using the lie told to your fathers here. Ojukwu declared Biafra because of oil, this completely false, Biafra is a result of the carnage that went on in the north.

Well I am delighted that we have an understanding because if we
The younger generation don't have an understanding then there is
Bound to be another civil war there is bound to be a deadlier
Sect than boko haram may be the sect might even come from the
East who knows. The almagamation of this country was done out of
The white man's greed it was this Tafa Balewa saw when he said
And I quote "many nigerians were deceiving themselves to say that
Nigeria was one and that I am so sorry to say that the presence
Of unity in Nigeria was artificial" Tafa Balewa 1948. He said this
And not more than 20 yrs the civil war broke out. Like you said you
Are okay so far with the performance of the current governor of bayelsa
State, well I am not because the state university remanins the only
University with in Africa if not the world without electricity.
I am sure u meant well for the ijaws but I misunderstood I just don't
Want the creation of another ijaw state to be assesed with the bad
Governance in bayelsa state if it was on such basis other states
Wouldn't have emanated from the east or the north . If the ijaws have
Listened to Tafa Balewa and ojukwu and had backed up isaac boro in his
Declaration of niger delta republic we wouldn't be having this discusion
Be it as it may when a marriage is not working out a peaceful divorce
Or a violent divorce looms around

@Ijawman
Pls get your facts right, there are no igbos in Bayelsa state. If you think there are, pls mention the names of their communities rather than saying what you don't know.

@ ijaw citizen. If you don't know you ask me politely I will educate you

ijawman4all: @ ijaw citizen. If you don't know you ask me politely I will educate you

This is exactly the question I'm asking you. If don't know about Bayelsa, ask me!