SaintBishop:


Yes,it is very necessary. We need to unmask any fake individual trying to claim people who don't share/ Patrice the same culture with them.

poor Rosyfina let her keep living in her delusion. She don't even know what is going on

garfield1:


I agree that ijaws are not as ubiquitous and visible as ibibios but half or more than half of those you think are ibibios are not...we just have to work with the 2006 census figure

If you are not Visible, then what is the argument. Your tribal names explains your distinct identity, and you will agree with me that except Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa names, the most recurring in the south are easily Ibibio(I can't distinguish them from Annang and Efik) and maybe say Urhobo. You hardly hear Ijaw names randomly except in areas that are traditionally populated by them.

I know arguments might be made that some Ijaws have English surnames, but they are a very small percentage. So then, where are the Ijaws.


Once Population figures are thrown open for discuss, you'd get alot of insincerity due to the fact that Nigeria will share allocation based on the size of your population. No one wants to be found wanting.

As at 2014, Ijaws cliamed to be 14million strong. Can you imagine that??

Highzik20:
I just don't know where all this uneducated literate gets their fact from, how on earth will u say Ibibio that is just found predominantly in akwa ibom and cross river will be more than ijaw. why not make ur research first b4 posting trash for some ignorant nairalander to absorb. And even the fool who is not from river state saying there is no ijaw in river state better go back to ur history books.
Ijaw people (also known by the subgroups " Ijo" or "Izon "
are people in Niger Delta in Nigeria , inhabiting regions of
the states of Ondo , Bayelsa , Delta , Edo, Akwa Ibom and
Rivers state with an approximate population of 14 million while ibibio are mostly found in Akwa Ibom , Cross
River , and on the Eastern Part of Abia state with an estimated population of about 10 million.

Please can you kindly breakdown the spread of the 14million Ijaws.

I know that Ijaws are in these states and I know the terrain of those areas. I use Google maps regularly and with the satellite mode you can conveniently know areas that have human habitation. so again, kindly show how you arrived at 14Million Ijaws.

24SEVEN:


If you are not Visible, then what is the argument. Your tribal names explains your distinct identity, and you will agree with me that except Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa names, the most recurring in the south are easily Ibibio(I can't distinguish them from Annang and Efik) and maybe say Urhobo. You hardly hear Ijaw names randomly except in areas that are traditionally populated by them.

I know arguments might be made that some Ijaws have English surnames, but they are a very small percentage. So then, where are the Ijaws.


Once Population figures are thrown open for discuss, you'd get alot of insincerity due to the fact that Nigeria will share allocation based on the size of your population. No one wants to be found wanting.

As at 2014, Ijaws cliamed to be 14million strong. Can you imagine that??

I don't care but Ijaws are not even more than 1.25 million.


If they inflate their figure, that's because of GEJ factor as president.

SaintBishop:


Yes,it is very necessary. We need to unmask any fake individual trying to claim people who don't share/ Patrice the same culture with them.

it is what it is
Whether or not you refuse to accept the fact that’s your problem

24SEVEN:


If you are not Visible, then what is the argument. Your tribal names explains your distinct identity, and you will agree with me that except Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa names, the most recurring in the south are easily Ibibio(I can't distinguish them from Annang and Efik) and maybe say Urhobo. You hardly hear Ijaw names randomly except in areas that are traditionally populated by them.

I know arguments might be made that some Ijaws have English surnames, but they are a very small percentage. So then, where are the Ijaws.


Once Population figures are thrown open for discuss, you'd get alot of insincerity due to the fact that Nigeria will share allocation based on the size of your population. No one wants to be found wanting.

As at 2014, Ijaws cliamed to be 14million strong. Can you imagine that??

I'll place ijaws at 4 million and ibibios at 2.5 mil...the ibibios are the most widely travelled ethnicity in ss and 5th in nigeria so you will see them everywhere.that you see igbos everywhere doesn't mean that there the larhest group

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Graysons:


poor Rosyfina let her keep living in her delusion. She don't even know what is going on

I initially planned on arguing this topic with you but I saw your comments and realized you already have your mind made up on this issue and nothing I’ll type will make you think other wise, so why should I go through that stress ....
Have a nice day!!!

garfield1:


No.ijaws are more.ibibios are only in akwa ibom and they make up half of akwa ibom which has 4 mil people.therefore,ibibios are two million but they have a large settler population in cross river,rivers and delta.

Bsyelsa has 2 mil people and ijaws have about 1.5 mil.ijaws are about 1 mil people in rivers,600,000 in delta,50,000 in edo and 100,000 in akwa ibom and about 300,000 in ondo

All these beer parlour figures.

Rosyfina:


I initially planned on arguing this topic with you but I saw your comments and realized you already have your mind made up on this issue and nothing I’ll type will make you think other wise, so why should I go through that stress ....
Have a nice day!!!

We are all here to learn. Speak your mind don't be shy.

But I'm wondering why you ignore Allen102 comment.

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WorWorBoy:
You are not from Rivers state but you type with so much confidence. I am from Okrika and we are not ijaws so, who are the [b]we [/b]are you talking about?

Is it the same okirika I know?

garfield1:


I'll place ijaws at 4 million and ibibios at 2.5 mil...the ibibios are the most widely travelled ethnicity in ss and 5th in nigeria so you will see them everywhere.that you see igbos everywhere doesn't mean that there the larhest group

ijaws occupy how many LGA in rivers state,ondo,delta and Edo
And what is the population of bayelsa?
Take It like this
*If the ibibios occupies 14LGa ,in akwa ibom and each has a population of 200000 do the arithmetic,and mind you aside the the known 14 they are also in some LGA'S

ThothHermes:
All these beer parlour figures.

Garfield goofed big time with his stats

SIONKPO1:

ijaws occupy how many LGA in rivers state,ondo,delta and Edo
And what is the population of bayelsa?
Take It like this
*If the ibibios occupies 14LGa ,in akwa ibom and each has a population of 200000 do the arithmetic,and mind you aside the the known 14 they are also in some LGA'S

Ijaws occupy 7 in bayelsa,8 in rivers,3 in delta,1 in ondo and are also in some other lgas

WorWorBoy:
You are not from Rivers state but you type with so much confidence. I am from Okrika and we are not ijaws so, who are the we are you talking about?

Sageb is WorWorBoy also a liar?

Graysons:


Sageb is WorWorBoy also a liar?

this okrika is a place i know so well. If i have dine with da Godfada wakirike, i don't need to prove anything to any stranger that okrika is Ijaw. So you can open a thread about Okrika let's slug it.

sageb:
this okrika is a place i know so well. If i have dine with da Godfada wakirike, i don't need to prove anything to any stranger that okrika is Ijaw. So you can open a thread about Okrika let's slug it.

Do they even speak ijaw language? hell no they don't.how can they be ijaw when they don't speak the language?

Graysons:
Do they even speak ijaw language? hell no they don't.how can they be ijaw when they don't speak the language?

now answer if you know okrika language. What is town in okrika? What is elder in okrika? What is man and whose context is it used? What is house in okrika? Name one taboo that is outlawed in okrika and state the history behind it? What is gift in okrika?let me stop here, answer this first of all.

sageb:
now answer if you know okrika language. What is town in okrika? What is elder in okrika? What is man and whose context is it used? What is house in okrika? Name one taboo that is outlawed in okrika and state the history behind it? What is gift in okrika?let me stop here, answer this first of all.

Where are you from First, before I answer your question?