Igbo's Be United {from Ikwere To Kwale} There Is Nothing Like Fake Igbo

lol  thanks, i have been visiting the Food thread alot

@Lioness do you know u are the main character of this topic, were are all happy with you, as you about settling down and leaving us behind

from an article I read.

Question: Is Southeast and Igboland the same thing?
Answer: Not at all. Southeast is only about 3/5th of Igboland.
Igboland covers the whole of Southeast, parts of Rivers, Delta, Benue,
and Akwa Ibom states.
Question: Why were we taught in school that Igbo people are
easterners?
Answer: It is both an unfortunate parroting by teachers and careless
adoption by Igbo educated class. Igbo people come from Southern
Nigeria and not Eastern Nigeria. It may be correct to say that the
Igbo are found predominantly in eastern Nigeria. However, by saying
that the Igbo are easterners, the implication is that the Igbo in
western Nigeria, numbering about 2.5 million (Agbor, Ogwashi Ukwu,
Ibuzo, Okpanam, Asaba, Orimili, Ndokwa, Anioma, etc) are not Igbos.
The best known Igbo anthropologist Professor Mike Onwuejeogwu is from
the western part of Nigeria, Chukwuma Nzeogwu, Dennis Osadebe, Okonkwo
Adibe (the famous musician), Sony Odogwu, etc. are all from the
western part of Nigeria. They are no less Igbo than those who live in
the eastern part of Nigeria. The correct answer to your question is
"the Igbo come from Southern Nigeria."
Question: Why do some Igbo refer to themselves as "core Igbo?"
Answer: That is clearly arrant nonsense. Nobody is core and others
peripheral. All Igbo are the same. It is both arrogant, thoughtless
and insensitive for anybody to regard others as marginal. Question: Is Igboland landlocked?
Answer: Not at all. Igboland stretches from Igwe Ocha (Port Harcourt)
to Agbor. The Atlantic ocean washes the shores of Igboland. Africa's
second largest river - River Niger, traverses Igboland with one part
of Igboland in the east and another part in the west of Nigeria. Uguta
Lake has the potential of accommodating large ships and could be made
a navigable port. If Igboland is landlocked, then all Nigeria is
landlocked.
Question: Is there oil in Igboland?
Answer: Yes, indeed. There is a lot of oil in Imo State, Abia, Ebonyi,
Rivers State and Delta States Igbo areas, and now in Anambra. Besides,
Igboland has many other natural resources, including coal, limestone,
etc.
Question: Are the Igbo a nation or a tribe?
Answer: The Igbo are a nation, and a very large one. There are many
tribes in Igbo nation, just like you have many tribes within Israel.
Question: Why do some Ikwerre people say they are not Igbo?
Answer: First, it is not up to them to say what they are and what they
are not. When God created them, He did not ask them who they wanted to
be. He just created them Igbo. The only way you'll know who belongs to
what ethnic group in Nigeria is the name and what language the name
comes from. Anybody whose name is Amadi or Onyeri, or Eke, or Odili,
Wanodi (Nwanodi) does not need to tell you who he is. He is Igbo, his
politics notwithstanding.
Question: But they claim that their language is Ikwerre, not Igbo.
Answer: That is politics. Ikwerre is a dialect of Igbo language. Just
like an Ngwa man speaks Ngwa Igbo, Arochukwu speaks Arochukwu Igbo, etc.
Question: Some people say that Igbo language is not complete, is it
true?
Answer: No language is complete. All languages borrow from each other.
Igbo language is very rich. It has inexhaustible and rich linguistic
features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, sayings, anecdotes,
riddles, folklores, etc. Igbo language is one of the major languages
of the world, being spoken by millions of people.
Question: How many are the Igbo?
Answer: The Igbo are very numerous. There is educated guess that if
Nigeria's census is properly enumerated, the Igbo could easily be the
largest ethnic group in the country. They may number up to 40 million.
Everything right now, is speculation. Nobody knows the true
stratification or ethnic populations in Nigeria. The Igbo are the only
ethnic group found in large numbers everywhere in Nigeria, and foreign
countries more than any other ethnic group in Africa.
Question: Do the Igbo have a culture of their own?
Answer: Yes, indeed. Igbo culture is perhaps, one of the richest and
all-encompassing cultures in this world.

THERE IS EVERY SIGNS THAT SHOWS WE WOULD SURELY GET THERE.

I enjoy this thread. As a Yoruba, I know the importance of culture. A man without culture is like a river that forgets its source. We all know what'll be the end result of that river.

An example of that is the African American community, very religious, church on every block, but something is missing. What is it? Culture. They took away their culture and gave them religion. Culture is the foundation and if it's not solid, nothing else 'll stand. You cannot replace culture with religion, but they can co-exist. Let's learn from the Asians, their respective culture is sacred to them. We know where they are now, and we know where we are. It starts from home. Every child must be fluent in his/her mother tongue. It's wrong for an African mother to be conversing with her children in a foreign tongue, especially in abroad. The children 'll speak english outside, but at home the lingua franca must be an african language.

Also the name we bear is equally important. It's prevalent in the South-South and South-East to bear Oyinbo names. Names like emeka, dozie, uche, kanu, chika, ngozi, azikiwe, obi, ada e.t.c are meaningful and soulful, compared to monday, friday, saturday, polycarp, hyacinth, fabian e.t.c

Yoruba believes that you're a reflection of the name you bear, that's why yoruba name must have deep meaning, as indicated here:

http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/yor.php


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babyosisi ~ Your link states that Judaism is one of the three religions of Igbo Nation. Is it true?

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

If it were to be a typo, please someone should edit wikipedia 'because it'll indicate a forced attachment complex.

~ awa lomo oduduwa

Very nice post Kabiyesi. This was especially insightful:
Another great point. I had to quote you for emphasis!

Genial ,I don't know if you went through the task of reading all our postings here.
It's all politics,deep in every man,he knows who he really is despite what he chooses to call himself.

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck,and even come get webbed feet,it is a duck.
This is one of the biggest problem we have in Nigeria,greed and disunity.

Don't be suprised tomorrow if diamond is found in Abeokuta and they suddenly declare themselves a different ethnic group despite their names.
Who suffers?,the whole nation,we all suffer,every man wants for himself.
The funny thing is that despite the bad treatment Igbos received from Ijaws and other ethnic groups in Rivers state after the war especially their properties that were stolen from them,today they own a sizeable portion of the real estate in Port Harcourt.

We are doing a great injustice to Ikwerre people who died as Biafrans when we say they are not Igbos,they would have never fought if they thought so.Many delta Igbos gave their lives too.They are not any less Igbo than myself.
The politicians have us all deep in all this hatred and denials and like they say,when one tells a lie for so long,it isn't long before he starts to believe his own lies.

Igbo Kwenu.

It is not a lie.

Search African Jew in Wikipedia.

They Mention Ibo Jews

JosBoy4Lif ~ Any one can put anything in the Wikipedia. I need more info on this. Which sub-group is Jewish?

It reminds me of some Yoruba muslims saying that Yoruba came from Mecca.

@Babyosisi

Thanks. I did read all the posts.

It's all been very interesting and informative.

One cannot help but wonder at the vehemence of the refutations of Igbo identity.

It makes the denial theory look very plausible.

An excerpt from an article by Ubanese Nwanganga.



 All over the world people of common ancestry are closing ranks to further their collective interests. The Igbo should not be an exception. People of Igbo origin occupy much of rivers state. The enemies of Igbo unity are happy that they are in disarray. But when a woman is thrown down exposing her nakedness she quickly covers it. Igbo leaders should behave like the proverbial woman whose nakedness has been exposed. If there is a riot today in anywhere in the north the Igbo from rivers as well as delta are treated like their kinsmen from southeast. During the past successive military regimes led by northerners, there was no discrimination between the Igbo of southeast and their kinsmen from rivers and delta in the appointment of military administrators. The rivers’ slot or delta’s always went to the riverine areas, that is, to the Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo. So, I do not see why the Igbo outside southeast should continue to see themselves as belonging to outside Igboland. They are Igbo and are seen as such by other Nigerians.

 

The Ohanaeze owes it a duty to Igbo to unite them. In doing so it should find out why the Igbo of Ikwerre sub group, for instance, do not want to have anything to do with the Igbo of southeast. Whatever is the reason should be looked into with a view to addressing it squarely. The time for this is now. I take this position because there is an inherent danger in postponing it. The generations of Igbo leaders from these areas who know the truth are aging now. Therefore something must be done in order to bridge the generational gap that might arise if action is delayed. All the children born to the Igbo in rivers and around Ndokwa and Ika in delta since the end of the war have been fed with lies that they are not Igbo. Some of them are already in their thirties and waiting to take over from their aging parents and grand parents. If they do not receive the truth from them it will be difficult to convince them (the youth) later. Senator Francis Ellah is still alive. So are Victor Igwe Masi, Elechi Amadi, Sergeant Awuse, etc.  A house divided cannot stand.

Why is it not right?

Do you have any specific reason?

@Genial no concrete prove

@Genial, according Ibo myth(not fact) cliam Ibo originate from Jews, but from recent history during the time the roman army caputure Isreal and how the jews were scattered all over there is no strong data to prove it, you can search the net you would not find anything, i had a research on these stuff, I waste money that is why I do not like talking about it.

Zahymaka I could not resist responding to you.
Your dad sounds very bitter about something.
His allegations about Igbos selling their fellowman is most disturbing,I wonder what evidence he may have or if he's been a witness to the sale.

Ask him how many of his kinsmen including relatives died for Biafra.
Ask him what tribe Ifeajuna and Nzeogwu claimed and died for Biafra.
Ask him what Chief Osadebe,a renowned Biafran claimed as his tribe.
Ask him on whose side did Elechi Amadi the reknowned author from Ikwerre fight during the war even though he changed sides and started championing the Ikwerre non igbo non sense after they got their share of abandoned properties  after the war.

Tell him that a lady in the forum says that not all Northerners speak Hausa,they have their indeginous languages and some learnt Hausa,some do not speak nor understand it,I lived in the north so I know what I'm saying.
Delta Igbos on the other hand were born speaking nothing else but Igbo.
His analogy that answering an English name does not make you English is correct.
 I'll also add that waking up tommorrow and slicing off one's genitals does not also make him a woman.

The Igbos are a great race no matter what anyone says.
We are successful,proud and large in number.
We are not begging for membership.
I come from Umuahia,miles away from Cross river state,we have never said they were Igbos,our languages and cultures are different.
Yorubas in Kwara classified North speak a different dialect but they know who they are.

There are very many proud igbos in the delta region,some are members of World Igbo congress here in the united states,one of them is my inlaw,he is a fine Igboman who knows his roots.If your family and some others claim non Igbo bless you and good riddance.
But please don't speak for those who want to identify with their people,that would be unfair
Lastly I would have you know that if ever the northerners start slaughtering Igbos tomorrow(God forbid),
'Ukwuani tribe' will not be spared.

which people are you talking about the whole delta igbos or your Ukwuani tribe.