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Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Weedcrusher: 1:00am On Feb 26, 2016 |
"Leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Front, NDPVF, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo has said that contrary to the perception in most quarters that the name Biafra which was adopted by the then breakaway Eastern region is Igbo, the phrase is Ijaw. He also noted it was an Ijaw man, who suggested the name at a meeting convened by the late leader of the defunct Republic of Biafra, Chief Chukwuemeka Ojukwu to decide on the way forward for the Eastern region after the 1966/1967 pogrom. Dokubo, who said this in a statement stated that the late Niger Delta activist, Maj. Isaac Adaka Boro affirmed that Ijaw is Biafra in chapter six of his autobiography entitled: Twelve Day Revolution. He further said that the ties between Igbo and Ijaw ethnic groups are inseparable, adding that It was another Ijaw Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson, who first played the Biafran national anthem during the proclamation of independence on May 30, 1967.His words: “Ignorance can be a terrible disease but it is curable if the sufferer is ready to humble himself to learn and accept the cure for his sickness. Biafra is a Kalabari Ijaw phrase Bia fulo meaning not properly cooked. The Kalabari of Kula named the estuary of Santa Barbara Bia fulo because of the turbulence of the sea at the estuary. The Portuguese like they did to many other names, words and phrases which they could not pronounce properly named the area Biafra. Later the coastline from the estuary of River Nun to the coast of Gabon was named the Bight of Biafra. “The doyen of our struggle Isaac Adaka Boro clearly affirmed that Ijaw is BIiafra in chapter six, page 57 of his autobiography ‘Twelve Day Revolution’. Col. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, before the declaration of secession, convoked an Eastern Nigerian consultative Assembly to decide on the direction and way forward for the Eastern Region after the 1966/1967 pogrom against Easterners in the north. The assembly debated on many names put forward by delegates and chose Biafra which was put forward by Frank Opigo an Ijaw.” QED Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/biafra-is-ijaw-not-igbo-asari-dokubo/ |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Xclusivegrin007(m): 1:17am On Feb 26, 2016 |
All d same... #SayNoToBiafra |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by cosby02(m): 1:29am On Feb 26, 2016 |
Another thread for tribal war. |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Weedcrusher: 1:31am On Feb 26, 2016 |
cosby02: It's a thread meant for setting the record straight for the people that do not know their history QED |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Nobody: 1:35am On Feb 26, 2016 |
Weedcrusher:Ijaw is Igbo, not Biafra 1 Like |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by cosby02(m): 1:39am On Feb 26, 2016 |
Weedcrusher:Ok... We shall see |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Weedcrusher: 1:44am On Feb 26, 2016 |
imhotep: Ijaws are the indigenous inhabitants of Niger Delta. They have inhabited their land for over 7000 years Refer to the link below for enlightenment http://www.ijawfoundation.org/people.htm |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Bonapart(m): 2:19am On Feb 26, 2016 |
Asari should go and sit down |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Nobody: 2:32am On Feb 26, 2016 |
Weedcrusher:Just because it appears on a website does not mean it is true "Ijaw is Igbo, not Biafra" |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Nobody: 2:40am On Feb 26, 2016 |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Nobody: 2:40am On Feb 26, 2016 |
Yeah about the same way Kaduna is the capital of South africa... Yhu looking to ignite heat hunh OP?... Give it a rest already. |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Weedcrusher: 2:54am On Feb 26, 2016 |
imhotep:
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Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Nobody: 2:55am On Feb 26, 2016 |
Weedcrusher:Why you dey vex na? |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Weedcrusher: 3:22am On Feb 26, 2016 |
imhotep: |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Nobody: 3:37am On Feb 26, 2016 |
Weedcrusher:You dey miss my wahala? |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Burger01(m): 5:24am On Feb 26, 2016 |
This pig is still talking. Coward |
Re: Biafra Is Ijaw, Not Igbo by Weedcrusher: 1:51pm On Feb 26, 2016 |
Burger01: You don't need to call him pig, if you have any prove to debunk his fact, come out and say it |
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