Ishilove:

Woman stop hyperventilating and vibrating. You cannot know about the ukwuani's more than I, neither can you foist on us an identity we have rejected, so please read first before commenting. I have posted my thoughts on the issue.

Go to page 8 or 9 and read up, but if you don't want to read then swerve.

I'm ignoring you henceforth because I have more important things to do with my time and data.

Ishilove:

Okay

Philomena Obeta

That's my real name

Afrobeau:

Philomena Obeta, when I posted this thread, I made it clear that there are other tribes living in Delta state. I am NOT saying that everyone in Delta state is Igbo. Thank you for posting your name. You are clearly NOT Igbo or an Igbo descendant. To be Igbo, you have to have at least an Igbo last name which you Don't have. So stop causing problems between real Igbos from your state and other States by posting your hatred here. I believe you are very happy now, since you verified and have proven that you are not Igbo, you can now go back to your benin ancestry that is truly where you belong. I wanted to hear responses from Igbos in Delta state.

AjaanaOka:


Plenty of people from the Nsukka area bear Obeta as a last name though. By the logic of the bolded statement, they are also not Igbo.

Afrobeau:
True, I grew up in Enugu state too. Nsukka has a tiny influx of the middle belt which isn't Igbo. I honestly don't understand Obete as a name with an Igbo meaning, but correct me if I'm wrong. And I mean even if it is, that Ishilove girl is free as air to NOT be Igbo, I really don't give a Bleep about what she thinks. If she isn't of Igbo decent as she claims, she should back the F down and mind her business. I am asking the Igbo decents who for some reason doesn't want to associate with their roots.

Afrobeau:

What is Ukwuani? Tribe? Local government? Town? Dear, I'm not forcing you to claim being Igbo. Not everyone from Delta state is Igbo. So feel free to attach yourself to any tribe you care more about. My question is clearly directed to IGBOS from Delta state who think that we Igbos from other states hate them and we don't.

naptu2:

Afrobeau:

Lol @the last sentence. I sincerely learned a lot from your response. This is the kind of response I was waiting for not some of those people asking me why I'm forcing Delta-Igbos to accept who they already are - Igbos. Thanks again dearie

chukzyblingz:
You're very senseless to ask what's Ukwani. You igbos need to learn respect

blues20:


I consider Ukwani people as Igbos...my former date was from kwale, Chinenye, I'm surprised with your response here and that of Ishilove. My colleague in the office, Chima, is from Agbor, and I treat and respect him as a brother..... He speaks fluent Onitcha Igbo. He has not for one day deny being Igbo. He will rather assert his uniqueness by saying he is Igbo, but from Delta. Whatz up with you

chukzyblingz:
it's funny when you people come out here to talk about names. Do you know the number percentage of Okay people that bear Edo names? I'm not saying Ika is Edo, but that's our origin. bearing Edo names doesn't make us Edo same way bearing Igbo names doesn't make us Igbo. for your information their is no chi in ika language what we believe in is ehi, and any true Ika name starts with ehi. Chukwu is sometimes used as God but it's borrowed from Igbo, Ika word for God is Oselobue

Ishilove:

Well, I've grown up among people who don't identify with Igbos. My entire clan and quarters, and every other ukwuani person I know do not identify with Igbos, so I have never seen myself as igbo.

Maybe it's the negative stereotypical behaviour accorded to the average Igbo man, ie inordinate greed, selfishness and excessive love of money.

chukzyblingz:
for your information their is no chi in ika language

Donarozzi:


It looks like "Chi" exists in all Igbo dialects, and in the original Agbor dialect, it is pronounced "Ki". That is, the letter "k" is sometimes a variant of "ch" in Agbor dialect. Agbor people are proud of their Igbo ancestry and Igbo heritage.

http://ifedubatochukwu..com/2015/07/igbo-rising-agbor-people-are-part-of.html

http://people.bu.edu/manfredi/Iduuwe.History.pdf

chukzyblingz:
in case you don't understand what I meant. there is no chi in Agbor. I'm not talking about language. Ikas believe in ehi and not Chi. what is the meaning of the Igbo word Chi? what is the meaning of the Igbo word Chukwu? Ehi is the Ika version of Chi while Osolobue is the Ika version of Chukwu. I don't think you know much about ika beliefs and cultures. it's very deep. even deeper than your so called igbo culture. I takes an ika man to understand what it feels like to be Ika.

SonOfEl:


Story for the gods....one's Bini influence does not erase his or her nativity...

I have ika-igbo friends, your type are the intruding Benin version....

chukzyblingz:
Where did I mention Bini in my post?

SammyChi19:
Let me correct this impression Anioma is a political arrangement bringing the people of Ukwuani, Ika and Enuani clan. Onitsha was never part of Anioma because as at the time of the fought of Ekumeku war there was nothing like Anioma. Disregard anybody that says anioma is an ethnic group. The whole of Ndokwa, Ika and aniocha/Oshimili area were called Western Igbo in the old Western region and ofcourse Mid-Western region. I see all these as policy of divide and rule to divide Igbos but today it has stacked in the head of some Ukwuanis. Ukwuani wants a separate ethnic group but not all ukwuani share in that sentiment. Treat those who see themselves as Igbo and forget about those that don't want to be Igbo.
#I_Am_A_Proud_Ukwuani_And_A_Proud_Igbo. Even if I becomes the last man standing I will still see myself as Igbo. Nobody is forcing Igbo on anybody.

Nomswag:
proundly an ukwuani boy.......i cant imagine my self being called an igbo man.

IkpuMmadu:



You Lied, Anioma Is Igbo And Part Of Biafra, Traditional Ruler of Ukwuani Tells Gov. Okwwa

It is said that those who do not know their history always pick any story about who they are and run with it.

The effect of the military intelligence and propaganda onslaught during the Nigeria versus Biafra war by the Nigerian federal troop against the people of Igbo extraction, who were viewed, though erroneously, as the sole ethnic group that make up Biafra, has not been completely eliminated.. This created enormous distortion of pyschology and conmittant erroneous distortion of history amonsgt Igbo speaking people within the ancient Biafran region.

Recently, the governor of Delta State Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, was quoted of saying that Anioma, though they speak Igbo are not Igbo and so not part of Biafra. He warned the Biafran agitators to steer clear of his state, Delta.

Though, most or majority of Anioma people accept their Igbo ancestry, but so many ugly politics has been played since the war ended with the identity of Anioma or Ika people.

The best people to tell children who they are are indeed the elders, they are masters of history and custodians of tradtion and culture. So, who is the best person to tell it the way it is other than the traditional ruler of Ukwuani in Anioma?

The traditional ruler of Ukwuani in Anioma Local government of Delta state, Okpala Ukwu emphatically told the governor of Delta state that he lied about Anioma and their ancestry.

The aged traditional ruler seen here in the photo told the media that, the governor lied and said that Anioma people are Igbo and therefore part of Biafra.

But there is a saying that goes this way “those who where present during burial can tell where the head of the corpse lies”. Those who are custodians of tradition and masters of their history can veritably tell who they are and narrate their history.

Though many argued that Gov. Okowa has deep knowledge that Anioma is Igbo but he, as a sitting governor, cannot openly support those agitating for sovereign state. Some argued that the best thing was for him to remain mute about the agitation instead of making efforts to rewrite the history of Anioma people.

A great number of Anioma scholars both at home and in diaspora have been very emphatic about the Igbo ancestry of Anioma people. Though a small number of them have deep hatred traced to the wartime propaganda, which still eoches in some quarters till this day.

Though the words from the aged traditional ruler may reaffirm the stand of the majority of Anioma people, it will not douce the fire amongst those who do not want to be counted as Igbo and consequently Biafra.

https://therepublicannews./2016/06/07/you-lied-anioma-is-igbo-and-part-of-biafra-traditional-ruler-of-ukwuani-tells-gov-okwwa/

RedboneSmith:


I call bovine excrement on this, sir. What is 'the Okpala Ukwu of Ukwuani'? That position does not exist. The different communites in Ukwuani have their different Okpala Ukus. It's just like saying the Obi of Ika or the Igwe of Igbo. So who is this 'Okpala Ukwu' of Ukwuani and what is his name? Why didn't that blogpost supply us with his name.

Pure cook-up from a desperate south-easterner.

RedboneSmith:


I call bovine excrement on this, sir. What is 'the Okpala Ukwu of Ukwuani'? That position does not exist. The different communites in Ukwuani have their different Okpala Ukus. It's just like saying the Obi of Ika or the Igwe of Igbo. So who is this 'Okpala Ukwu' of Ukwuani and what is his name? Why didn't that blogpost supply us with his name.

Pure cook-up from a desperate south-easterner.

Nomswag:
proundly an ukwuani boy.......i cant imagine my self being called an igbo man.

cyril10:
I am Igbo man from Delta, Oshimili North to be precise. What is Oshimili in Ibo is not river, so I wonder why some of my people deny they are Ibos when they have names like Oliseh, Chukwudi, Emeka.

My surname is Igbo, my children have Ibo names, so I am proudly Igbo, even though some Igbos doesn't see us as part of them.

chukzyblingz:
Everybody has right to self determination. Same right to self determination that Igbos use for the agitation of Biafra is what the Aniomas have to proclaim their ethnicity. Igbos come here and insult Aniomas, calling their ancestors that handed down their history from many generations liars. That's the height of insolence. You come here and talk about shared history forgetting that majority of Anioma history is edoid. Do you want to use language as an only measure of determining ethnicity? do you people know what makes a language a language and what makes a language a dialect? Nobody has the right to tell another that your language is a dialect of my language. it's an insult. even linguists don't have any definite way of determining a language and a dialect. many of the Europeans languages that are regarded as a separate language are closer to themselves than Igbo and Anioma languages yet you call it Igbo dialect? because it's Africa? Chinese is regarded as language but the truth is the Chinese language is made up of many languages yet people see it as a language. If language determines ethnicity why does some language go extinct? language is dynamic and can change within a short period of time. you people should go and make a research on factors that can make a language go extinct or change, you'll see that this Anioma-Igbo relationship fits perfectly.