Idazinim:

Not exactly, In some posts he is right, in others he is not completely correct. The Ikwerres are never 50% of the Rivers State voting population. Ikwerre is Phalga, Obio Akpor, Emuoha and Ikwerre LGA's. Ogoni is Tai, Eleme, Khana and Gokhana LGA's This is 4 LGA's a piece. Probabably if Abagworo's assessment is correct on the issue of population, then Ikwerre and Ogoni only makes up Rivers State as Ogoni could have taken the remaining 50%. Where will you now place the Kalabaris with 3 LGA's, old Ahoada with 4 LGA's and Old Bonny with 4 LGA's, amongst other old blocs with more than 2 LGAs. At best Abagworo has lived long in Port Harcourt and is never a Riversman hence can't truly know about Rivers State, as he may be merely seeing Rivers State as Port Harcourt which is very wrong. But all the same He is so right on Amaechi's travail being in his belief for fairness for other groups, which is commendable.

nairalforlaughs: LastApostle
Ikwerres he could mean the IBO speaking populations.
Port Harcourt city, Obio-akpor, Emuoha, Ikwerre, Etche, Omuma. Ogba egbema Ndoni, Ahoada East, Ahaoda west, Oyibo, Eleme
That's all I can remember

First off, take out Ahoada East and West and Eleme, they are not Igbo speaking areas. We know them to be from upland area just like the Ogonis and people from Abua.

You probably live in Port Harcourt that is why you were able to mention these places, have you been to the riverine areas and can you mention them the way you just did with the upland? Do we know the population of these places? If you can mention them, that is good, be it as it may, I will also mention a few that I can remember as I am typing: Abonnema, Buguma, Opobo, Bonny, Andoni, Okrika, Nkoro, Degema, Bakana Ogu, Ogoni etc

From the little I know, in terms of population and the make-up of Rivers State, I still maintain that the Ikwerres are not 50% of Rivers population.

nairalforlaughs: DerideGull

Please locate the original name of Eleme. Again, Eleme is not Ogoni as most people wrongly thought.

I do know Eleme is not Ogoni. Are they not from upland? Or are they from Riverine area?
Please, read my post again. I was trying to make a point to Afam.

Symphony007: The beautifull thing about rivers state is that, no matter how long the highlanders have ruled, the riverine people are not making problems over it, all they want is even development in all communities and the collective growth of the state. Rivers state should be a model to nigerians and their tribalistic instincts.

Idazinim:

Not exactly, In some posts he is right, in others he is not completely correct. The Ikwerres are never 50% of the Rivers State voting population. Ikwerre is Phalga, Obio Akpor, Emuoha and Ikwerre LGA's. Ogoni is Tai, Eleme, Khana and Gokhana LGA's This is 4 LGA's a piece. Probabably if Abagworo's assessment is correct on the issue of population, then Ikwerre and Ogoni only makes up Rivers State as Ogoni could have taken the remaining 50%. Where will you now place the Kalabaris with 3 LGA's, old Ahoada with 4 LGA's and Old Bonny with 4 LGA's, amongst other old blocs with more than 2 LGAs. At best Abagworo has lived long in Port Harcourt and is never a Riversman hence can't truly know about Rivers State, as he may be merely seeing Rivers State as Port Harcourt which is very wrong. But all the same He is so right on Amaechi's travail being in his belief for fairness for other groups, which is commendable.

Geomac: Ethnicity should not be a factor to be considered in electing the next governor. Gov. Amaechi, what happens to merit?

Abagworo: Ikwerres speak Igbo language but they are not ethnically Igbos. Rivers State has several of such Igbo-speaking and related groups. A very ethnically complex State I may say.

Abagworo:

The truth is that Nairaland is an unanimous forum for good. I'm an Igboman but my mother is from a well known political family in Rivers and I grew up with her alone after my primary school. Ikwerre has only 4 LGA's but is the largest ethnic group. Out of the 4, only Ikwerre mainly occupies 2 while the remaining 2 is a mix with Ikwerre being at per with non-natives. Each of the Ikwerre LGAs is equivalent in population to 2-3-4 of other LGAs.

Amaechi has suffered enough to make sure he leaves Rivers State with a solid foundation for continuity. Ikwerres speak Igbo language but they are not ethnically Igbos. Rivers State has several of such Igbo-speaking and related groups. A very ethnically complex State I may say.

Symphony007: I love this move by ameachi. Enough of this igbos called ikwerres who claim to be riverines running rivers state. It is time for the real riverines like the bonny,kalabari,andoni;abua;etc...to take control of their state. I do not know how it will be made possible but by ameachi just aknowledging it, is a great step.

Symphony007: I love this move by ameachi. Enough of this igbos called ikwerres who claim to be riverines running rivers state. It is time for the real riverines like the bonny,kalabari,andoni;abua;etc...to take control of their state. I do not know how it will be made possible but by ameachi just aknowledging it, is a great step.

Abagworo:

The truth is that Nairaland is an unanimous forum for good. I'm an Igboman but my mother is from a well known political family in Rivers and I grew up with her alone after my primary school. Ikwerre has only 4 LGA's but is the largest ethnic group. Out of the 4, only Ikwerre mainly occupies 2 while the remaining 2 is a mix with Ikwerre being at per with non-natives. Each of the Ikwerre LGAs is equivalent in population to 2-3-4 of other LGAs.

Amaechi has suffered enough to make sure he leaves Rivers State with a solid foundation for continuity. Ikwerres speak Igbo language but they are not ethnically Igbos. Rivers State has several of such Igbo-speaking and related groups. A very ethnically complex State I may say.

LastApostle:
Ikwerres he could mean the IBO speaking populations.
Port Harcourt city
Obio-akpor
Emuoha
Ikwerre
Etche
Omuma
Ogba egbema Ndoni
Ahoada East
Ahaoda west
Oyibo
Eleme
That's all I can remember

igbo boy:

who are the ethnic igbos?
Igbo people dont have one history. I know for one my history as an oshimili man differs like garri and quaker oat to that of an owerri man.
Aro, Abiriba etc have history that points to cross river people
Onitsha and western igbos have history pointing to Benin.

So i dont get it when people try to insinuate as if igbos are one homogeneous group. We differ from language to history to certain cultural practices....

Abagworo:

There was an agreement in 1999 that after Ogba/Ndoni comes Ikwerre, Ogoni, Etche in that order before it goes riverine again. That's the cause of all these problems. Someone wants her brother there in 2015. Ikwerre is by far the largest ethnic group in Rivers State and hold 50% of the voting population while when combined with other upland people + Igbos are up to 80% of the population. So they hold the key.

Abagworo:

The truth is that Nairaland is an unanimous forum for good. I'm an Igboman but my mother is from a well known political family in Rivers and I grew up with her alone after my primary school. Ikwerre has only 4 LGA's but is the largest ethnic group. Out of the 4, only Ikwerre mainly occupies 2 while the remaining 2 is a mix with Ikwerre being at per with non-natives. Each of the Ikwerre LGAs is equivalent in population to 2-3-4 of other LGAs.

Amaechi has suffered enough to make sure he leaves Rivers State with a solid foundation for continuity. Ikwerres speak Igbo language but they are not ethnically Igbos. Rivers State has several of such Igbo-speaking and related groups. A very ethnically complex State I may say.

pazienza:

This Amaechi rotation stuff is crap,as i can't see igbo in that rotation time table.
Etche have refused to go under the igbo banner,they now stand as a tribe and are already making up silly benin origin stories. ONELGA has had it's turn in odili, Ikwerre are now having their turn with Amaechi.

So,why are the only igbo group that have not yet taken the benin route,nor have promoted their clan into an ethnic group. The group i am talking about are the ndoki and Asa in Oyigbo lga. Why are they missing from that rotation list,or are they being punished for sticking to Igbo union by those who took the bini route?

Amaechi should go to hell! Nonsense! Nobody should honour that his stupid rotation list,as it useless.

igbo boy:

who are the ethnic igbos?
Igbo people dont have one history. I know for one my history as an oshimili man differs like garri and quaker oat to that of an owerri man.
Aro, Abiriba etc have history that points to cross river people
Onitsha and western igbos have history pointing to Benin.

So i dont get it when people try to insinuate as if igbos are one homogeneous group. We differ from language to history to certain cultural practices....

Eze Promoe:
Etche is just by any other Igbo group in the East. It would be easier for Ikwerre to be a completely Ijaw spoken group than for Etche do deny its Igbo root. Unless they're ready to flag off changing of the names of their villages.

pazienza:

Etche has maintained a separate identity in rivers state,etche is an ethnic group,just like Ogba and Ikwerre. Go to etche sites and see how they have started making up their own benin story,while dismissing the kinship they share with ngor-okpuala people as a possibe co-incidence,they are slowly toeing the ikwerre path,though they haven't yet decided on what letter to add in front of their 'umu' villages, ikwerre chose' R' maybe etche might chose 'Q', that would definitely give them a non-igbo flavour and a Chinese one,anything less 'igbo' would do.

The only igbo speaking groups in rivers state that are yet to promote their clan names into an ethnic group are the egbema,ndoki and asa groups,and something tells me that this is not unrelated to the prescence of their people in Abia and imo states, these groups are the only groups that are officially recognized and goes by the name 'igbo' in rivers state,and these people are proud igbos that would not hesitate to tell you that they are igbos.

So,you can see the mischief game the ikwerre man called amaechi is playing by not including these people in his yeye and stupid rotation plan,but rather skipped them like they don't exist in rivers state.

U.Cyril:
Why call them etche or omuma instead of igbo,i served in etche LGA and this people speaks igbo dialect.does it mean for example people from afikpo,nnsuka,ngwa etc are not igbos.pls let stop this division it won't help us.

Abagworo:

There was an agreement in 1999 that after Ogba/Ndoni comes Ikwerre, Ogoni, Etche in that order before it goes riverine again. That's the cause of all these problems. Someone wants her brother there in 2015. Ikwerre is by far the largest ethnic group in Rivers State and hold 50% of the voting population while when combined with other upland people + Igbos are up to 80% of the population. So they hold the key.

Etche is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria, named after the Etche people of Southern Nigeria. The Etche are a sub-group of the Igbo people and they speak a dialect of the Igbo language

The Ikwerre are one of the many ethnic groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. They are generally considered a subgroup of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria, although a small minority for