Andre Uweh:
You personally not Igbo is ok, but Ukwuanis are Igbos.

pazienza:

I am sure that you are from one of those isoko speaking communities in ukwuaniland, communities like Etevie in Ibrede clan, ibrede we all know was founded by Uruabohs, that you isoko people from Iyede were allowed to settle there in great numbers by benevolent uruabohs and were even allowed to have your odionlogbo does not make ukwuani isokoland. It simply means that you are an isoko in an igbo territory,when you are tired of staying here,you can go back to iyede where your ancestors came from.

You could be Onogbokor clan,but do remember that Itebiege is but a customary tenant to their neighbourin aboh speaking communities.

All the isoko speaking/related people in Ibedeni,Ibrede(etevie),Onogbokor(itiegbe) and Igbuku all know where they came from in isokoland,anyday you guys are tired of staying in igbo territory known as ukwuani, you can relocate back to isokoland.

After all,all originally igbo speaking people that migrated to isokoland have since isokonized,from Aviara(Ase), Ozoro( Oputa aboh),to igbide(mgbidi) the story was the same,they had long surrendered their igbo ancestry to build a stronger isoko nation, you guys would either have to toe their path,or find yourself deported to isokoland ASAP, you can't be allowed to continue being a hinderance to igbo unity.

Andre Uweh:
Who cares if you are Igbo or not?. You may not be Igbo but do not claim that Ukwuanis are not Igbo people. Arochukwu is almost surrounded by Ibibio communities yet they don't claim Ibibio. It is an outright stupidity for one to say that his community is bordered by non Igbo communities and as a result, he is not Igbo.
Anyway, most Ukwuanis who matter in Nigeria are proud Igbo. One of the founding fathers of Ohanaeze today is from Ukwuani under the name of Hon Oputa.
A famous Nigerian wrestler Power Uti has always maintained his Igbo origin till date.
In Scotland, a surgeon-Dr Iwelumo is one of the founding members of Igbo Union in Scotland yet he is an Ndokwa man. His son is a famous footballer that represents the Scotland national team. This are just few examples, so go with your Isoko neighbours as we do not need you.

Garri the 1st: The Anioma people like their brothers across the Niger are big cry-babies. Wrapper tying men who whine all day, thinking things will be dumped on ur laps without having to for it.

They are more than the Itsekiris in terms of population as well as land mass, yet the Itsekiris have produced the governor of Delta state while they keep doing what they do best. Same way the S.E. Ibos think crying and whining is the way to get a shot at the presidency.

If the Aniomas like, they should keep whining on billboards and other media, 2015 will come and afterwards their crying will still continue..

Awuuf loving folks!!

Garri the 1st: The Anioma people like their brothers across the Niger are big cry-babies. Wrapper tying men who whine all day, thinking things will be dumped on ur laps without having to for it.

They are more than the Itsekiris in terms of population as well as land mass, yet the Itsekiris have produced the governor of Delta state while they keep doing what they do best. Same way the S.E. Ibos think crying and whining is the way to get a shot at the presidency.

If the Aniomas like, they should keep whining on billboards and other media, 2015 will come and afterwards their crying will still continue..

Awuuf loving folks!!

malc619:

Ibos will accuse you of being a Yoruba person....

tonychristopher:



when people talk like this....I pity them.they say igbos haven't produced president lately...that's not debatable.but let's take a cursory look at the regions that has produced presidents and how they fared.look at west or yorubas.visit ekiti and oshogbo villages and see desolateness,visit ubabdan and see poverty...this even prompted shoprite to decide to close shop there.then what of north...let's not talk about it. they are damn backward.the only thing thing they got is illiteracy and stupidity
if you visit igbo towns that sprung up after the war like owerri,aba,enugu,umuahia,lately asaba you will see ingenuity,self determined people and so on.


if been presidency will make igbo regions be as complacent .as other regions pls keep your presidency.

another curse is oil.I lived in warri and I married ukwuani...I ask why is it oil producing regions always backward,poor and detested. have been to bagels,isoko,ijaw and see squalor. they use their money to develop abuja while they the south south buys guns and abandon schools and trade.that's why you see other tribes manning the oil installations.I knew this when dad was dealing with chevron on some engineering project.

the delta north are igbos and they should know that democracy is all about numbers not isolation...the earlier the embrace their brothers in east for the so called anioma state the better. look at itshekiri and yoruba collaborations.....its paying them. they say that delta north ain't core deltans....I think the best thing is to focus in state creation like the way igbos in rivers got theirs.

its all about choice and numbers...let's face the fact the governors from uduaghan to this iyanya dancing governor ain't doing anything with the so called oil money. if they have a way asaba won't be capital. then let their be unity amongst you. not I am ndokwaman ,I am ika man,you are igbo with this we can get it

anuko mamiri onu.....ogba ufufu....udo diri unu umunnem

Garri the 1st:



Wetin this one dey talk?

van bonattel: Obodo n' ekweli mu o, ukwe ndi Anioma o
Obodo n' ekweli mu o, ukwe ndi Anioma oo
Obodo n' ekweli mu o, ukwe ndi Anioma ooo

Ukwe anyi ji eje mba ukwe anyi ji eme onu,
Ukwe ndi Anioma, ndi nwe egwu.


Melodious tunes playing in my background by an Onicha Olona girl, hard to believe these people are still contesting their Igbo ancestry. Hard to believe.

tonychristopher:


our people.said...if you dont have anything or doesnt know anything to say just blow whitsle. must u comment. just tell me what you have .said than ask stupid question. look at the type of name he bears.

I am an Ewu-Oyibo

ogo2707: @ J12 Please your claim that all anioma folks with exception of ika accept being igbo is grossly false. I'm ukwuani from the anioma region and i see isoko sand urhobos as closer brothers than igbos. My hometown is bordered by an isoko town on one side and an urhobo town on another side so i don't get what makes me anything close to being igbo. Don't misjudge my assertion as being biased against the igbos because i know they are great people, infact 80% of the ladies I've dated are from across the niger but that doesn't mean i won't correct the fact that nothing makes me igbo. Maybe the anioma people you know are mostly from the asaba end of anioma hence your conclusion.

wirinet: The Igbos need to learn that they cannot define the identity of another person or another tribe. Identity is often a personal attribute which people hold very dear and it defines how we choose to define ourselves. You cannot force a person to be igbo if the person does not see himself as one.

First you have to define what it means to be igbo. Yorubas have loosely defined being Yoruba as being decendants of Oduduwa, the ways Jews define themselves as being decendants of Abraham and David. We knew what it meant to be Roman and even English. Most former French colonies of west africa see themselves as French, but what does being igbo mean?

Language does not neccessarily define our identity. For example we the Itsekiris speak a dialect of the yoruba language and are culturally closely associated with the yorubas, but you would incure the anger of an average itsekiri if you call him an "ara oke", meaning Yoruba. That is why we are comfortable with the Yorubas, they refer to us as brothers and give us all the rights and respects they accord all other Yoruba tribes but at the same time recognizing we are distinct.

I ask again, what does it mean to be igbo, is it language, culture, physical looks, core values, history, religion, leadership, historical conquest? What?

It is the same question I ask my Igbo in-laws, what does Biafra mean? What does it mean to be a Biafran? I was surprised my Igbo neighbour thought Biafra meant Bia (come in igbo) and Fra ( a word in calabar). He was shocked that biafra is not even an igbo word, and that most of physical Biafra lies in Gabon.

revolt: you can never understand!! The relationship btw yorubas and itsekiris is even more political than traditional. For a start you don't even bear same names, neither do u share mother tongue etc itsekiris r closer to benin sef. Anyways back to our FEW identity crises ridden anioma fols, we speak relatively same dialect, share same culture and ancestry, even same persecution, but still deny their identity. All These was because of the civil war persecutions they faced!! But the wars ended long time ago. They're still hoping to be accepted by their neigbours with the continous denial. Its funny they actually try so hard not to speak their language when they're with oda deltans so as not to expose their igboness. Well igbos generaLly are individualistic ppl so we really don't care if they deny or not but for sure we remain passive to their political remonstrations. If they require our support and ask wed come to their aide. The anioma issue is a dream cos there's no way they'll create it without cutting anambra too, whch ofcos u knw the EasT deserves anoda state. I don't even how u reduce ur nmba sentimentallly in a democracy and expect to hve an advantage!! Na wa o

wirinet:

My brother get some education and if education is too expensive Google is free. The relationship between Yorubas more political than traditional? who told you that? You must have been reading some of the propaganda spewed out by my Urhobo brothers over the Olu of Warri controversy.
That is the problem I have always had with you igbos, you arrogantly claim to know more about other people and their ancestry than the people themself. Itsekiris are closer in terms of cultural affinity to the Yorubas. than the Bennis. That you can state that we do not share the same mother tongue shows your level of ignorance, and that you have never heard an Itsekiri speak. It is the Itsekiri monarchy that has its roots in the Bennin Kingdom, Just like the British monarchy has its root in Germany. But it would be stupid to imply that the british are from Germany.

The Itsekiri language is basically an Ijebu dialect of yoruba with sprinklings of Portuguese and very little Benni. In fact the Itsekiri language is closer to the original yoruba language than the adulterated yoruba created by bishop Ajayi Crowder that is spoken in most urban centres. Most Tsekiri names have Yoruba counterparts with same meanings but slight variations in spellings.

It is not in your place to tell Anioma people where they belong, unless you are anioma itself. Let them choose their identity themslves. I used to have a girlfriend from Ogwashi-Uku and it I want to incure her wrath, I would call her an igbo lady. She would flare up and say she is not igbo. Up till today, I am still confused why some Anioma people refused to be identified with igbos. But I still say, you cannot imposed your identity on others.

You igbo people need to define what it means to be igbo.

rigormortis:


itsekiri is closer to owo Yoruba dialect than ijebu, an owo man has the same dressing and speech pattern and history with itsekiri

ogo2707: We are all entitled to our personal opinions. Those of you that claim ukwuani is igbo thats your opinion, those that say ukwuanis lord themselves & act like the mouthpiece of anioma thats your opinion. I am saying I'm Ukwuani and not igbo thats my opinion. What really matters in the end is that we are all Nigerians living in peace & hoping for our collective progress & for God to deliver us from the wrong set of people as our leaders.

wirinet:

My brother get some education and if education is too expensive Google is free. The relationship between Yorubas more political than traditional? who told you that? You must have been reading some of the propaganda spewed out by my Urhobo brothers over the Olu of Warri controversy.
That is the problem I have always had with you igbos, you arrogantly claim to know more about other people and their ancestry than the people themself. Itsekiris are closer in terms of cultural affinity to the Yorubas. than the Benis. That you can state that we do not share the same mother tongue shows your level of ignorance, and that you have never heard an Itsekiri speak. It is the Itsekiri monarchy that has its roots in the Benin Kingdom, Just like the British monarchy has its root in Germany. But it would be stupid to imply that the british are from Germany.

The Itsekiri language is basically an Ijebu dialect of yoruba with sprinklings of Portuguese and very little Beni. In fact the Itsekiri language is closer to the original yoruba language than the adulterated yoruba created by bishop Ajayi Crowder that is spoken in most urban centres. Most Tsekiri names have Yoruba counterparts with same meanings but slight variations in spellings.

It is not in your place to tell Anioma people where they belong, unless you are anioma itself. Let them choose their identity themslves. I used to have a girlfriend from Ogwashi-Uku and it I want to incure her wrath, I would call her an igbo lady. She would flare up and say she is not igbo. Up till today, I am still confused why some Anioma people refused to be identified with igbos. But I still say, you cannot imposed your identity on others.

You igbo people need to define what it means to be igbo.

wirinet: The Igbos need to learn that they cannot define the identity of another person or another tribe. Identity is often a personal attribute which people hold very dear and it defines how we choose to define ourselves. You cannot force a person to be igbo if the person does not see himself as one.

First you have to define what it means to be igbo. Yorubas have loosely defined being Yoruba as being decendants of Oduduwa, the ways Jews define themselves as being decendants of Abraham and David. We knew what it meant to be Roman and even English. Most former French colonies of west africa see themselves as French, but what does being igbo mean?

Language does not neccessarily define our identity. For example we the Itsekiris speak a dialect of the yoruba language and are culturally closely associated with the yorubas, but you would incure the anger of an average itsekiri if you call him an "ara oke", meaning Yoruba. That is why we are comfortable with the Yorubas, they refer to us as brothers and give us all the rights and respects they accord all other Yoruba tribes but at the same time recognizing we are distinct.

I ask again, what does it mean to be igbo, is it language, culture, physical looks, core values, history, religion, leadership, historical conquest? What?

It is the same question I ask my Igbo in-laws, what does Biafra mean? What does it mean to be a Biafran? I was surprised my Igbo neighbour thought Biafra meant Bia (come in igbo) and Fra ( a word in calabar). He was shocked that biafra is not even an igbo word, and that most of physical Biafra lies in Gabon.

Ogoni militant: I am from a minority tribe in Rivers state and am not worried about it. It does not make me claim Ijaw. But I know the Ikweres are Igbos but most of them claim not to be. I keep wondering most Igbo people of Rivers and Delta state are not proud to be called Igbo.

Is it because of oil or could it be that they are scared of dominace by the real igbos or are igbos wicked.

tonychristopher:



that's fallacy of hasty generaLizations....my sister married there they see themselves as igbo and my neighbour is from there he is been called Omo igbo by landlord....so what do you gain lying....maybe you hang out with confused fellows

its like arguing that the aworis and okuns ain't yoruba...that's a travesty ....say the truth once....the difference is the same difference between isoko and urhobo or Benin and ishan or croc and alligator.


the war is over....have you Googled delta state website recently to see how local governments there are classified by tribes...pls do. ignorance is a disease... amu oke

kel4soft:

With three Local Government and if you include Eleme making it four. How will you say, you are from the minority in Rivers State. Ken helped you guys to dominate the state. All you need now is togetherness to move forward.

wirinet:

Your stubboness in claiming the right to determine other peoples identity is blinding you from seeing my points. I said some Aniomas identify themselves as igbos and some don't. I know some Ogwashi -Uku people that are very igbo centric, while some hate to be identified as igbo.

Who are you to insist that the Okuns and Aworis are yoruba, if they don't describe themselves as such. We say the Okuns and Aworis are Yoruba because that is how they see themselves. I have given an example of myself who speak Yoruba and very close cultural affinity to the Yorubas, but I do not describe myself as Yoruba.

I have an isoko neigbour who is Isoko and he says he is not Urhobo, are you going to force Urhobo down his throat?

Benin and Ishan? Are you sure you know what you are talking about? have you ever seen an Ishan man claiming to be Beni before.

It is you guys that have never been outside your ethnic enclave that is causing dishamony and conflict between neigbouring tribes and groups with your ignorance. Let everybody determine their identity. Ok what will you do if the Ukwuanis hold a referendum and majority says they are not igbos, are you going to conquer them and force them to be igbos?