₦airaland Forum

mens dept:
I cant agree more. People can post all they want, but lets call a spade a spade. If it takes us 31 pages of round-robin matches to say what is the obvious, in fact things that are already well documented, then yes, Igbo will continue to be regarded as nonentities on the big stage. We are talking about the true extent of Alaigbo in the way school children do. (Hi my name is Emeka and I'm from Obingwa LGA, what about you, Are delta Igbo really Igbo?, Goodluck Johnathan is Igbo because, )

Well, lets say that as of today the true extent of Igboland is a place without any major world class city, international airport, etc. In fairness, it is as a result of marginalization by others, and the lack of solidarity among Igbo. Perhaps this lack of solidarity can be in part a lack of understanding of the "true extent of Igboland", and that Igbo is Igbo, regardless of arbitrary borders (i.e. "Delta" State, Ebonyi State). So, if Igbo people's current dialogue on Nairaland today is about how big and shiny their land is-and that's it- then it's a pity.

Beaf:
I wonder what financial institution's will handle Sapele and Ughelli in Delta state now that Oceanic Bank has been murdered?

@Asha 80
You need to format the article, its a tad difficult to read.

Andre Uweh:
They are not doing enough, the influence of the then Ijaw controlled Rivers state is still on them.

afam4eva:
This link is re-directing me to facebook homepage. if it's a group what's their name so that i can search for it.

Andre Uweh:
In Rivers state where Half of the population are Igbo speaking, yet Igbo language is not used in their local news. Yet languages such as Ogoni spoken by about 300,000 etc are being considered. What sort of hatred or injustice is that?.
Even in their schools, Igbo language is not considered yet my cousins in Lagos study Igbo in schools.

honeric01:
Heartland currently needs good defenders, if they can pay Siasia, they should be able to pay Shittu

afam4eva:
Pls can i have a link to this page?

Andre Uweh:
@Onlytruth: Biko, calm down Nwannem. I and Chinenye has gone through that pathway in the past, but we both agreed that his views does not reflect the views of the entire Ngwa people.
@Asha: It is disrespectful to say that his post was nonsensical.
Our deliberation on the extent of AlaIgbo has been too long. At this juncture, me thinks we should look into the justice done to Igbo people and Igbo language in Rivers state. For example, why is Igbo language not thought in schools in Rivers state especially Igbo speaking areas?.
Why is there no Igbo language news on NTA Port Harcourt?

Onlytruth:
So what is nonsensical in my comments? Isn't it the same thing you just observed here? Biafra or civil war,what is the difference?

Please clarify yourself before I take it personal.

ChinenyeN:
Biafra has little to nothing to do with the "fragmentation" we are witnessing. So why are people so eager to keep revisiting the topic?

Onlytruth:
It took [b][url=https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-500126.0.html this discourse]this discourse [/url][/b]on nairaland for me to know for the first time, that there are aboriginal Igbo speaking people in Bonny and Opobo.

I also learned that about 80% of the militants in the Niger delta are Igbo.

So, for how long would Nigeria keep hiding tribal figures?

EzeUche:
So someone with the name Agbu, a clearly Igbo name is not an Igbo. Idoma man was bearing the name.

EzeUche:
I WOULD GO EVEN FAR TO CLAIM THE SOUTHERN IDOMA CLANS!

Mehn I have come across Idomas with Igbo surnames! And I have heard Idoma being spoken and the language is VERY VERY VERY similar to Igboid languages.

Abut:
No mind these politicians, na lie dem dey lie say na sake of poor man dem dey speak. Our issues start from our LGA's, what r they doing? Our Governors? These are pple we can directly hold responsible. Frankly it doesn't matter to me where the President comes from if I get the basic neccessities of life. And as evidenced by Obj's terms and now GEJ the only benefits that will accrue to a region if their 'son' is in the Villa begin and end with the same old elite, nothing tricles down. So why should be be their pawns? When their children marry each other and seat on the same boards? Its time to shine our eyes o, yes I believe u they are one Nigeria when it comes to shafting us and we must rise as one to say enough is enough, what is the difference between Saminu and Ibori? nothing both thieves. I rest for now. Nice meeting you all.

Chief A. T. Allison, secretary Bonny Chiefs Council is also highly disappointed at the general response to the study of the Ibani Dialect in Bonny. He agreed that introduction of the dialect into schools as a compulsory subject would help but regretted that the children would not get any encouragement from their parents at home. (Reason: They are not Ibani but Igbo)

Obiagu1:
Yeah I do, with their effect to twist history and brainwash the natives that they are not Igbos but Ibani and should abandon Igbo language.

From Nigeria LNGSix Project Environmental Study of the Sterile Zone, Nov 2003

"Also due to the negative influence of Ubani Igbo, on the use of Ibani language by Bonny people (Ubani Igbo is some form of Igbo dialect introduced partly as a result of trade relations in the hinterland with Igbos and also the influence of Igbo slaves in Bonny), NLNG has set out to save Ibani language from extinction. Key informants stated that with the influx of strangers on the Island, the Ubani Igbo and Pidgin English have relegated Ibani to the background. Therefore, NLNG in April 2002, started a pilot renaissance programme to teach a group of 100 children aged 4 – 12 years Ibani language. Incidentally, at the take off of the course, interested persons had more than doubled. However, at the time of this survey, information obtained from the NLNG community relations shows that attendance was gradually declining."


From one of the key people championing the scheme http://te-in.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=36727125232&topic=13127

Chief A. T. Allison, secretary Bonny Chiefs Council is also highly disappointed at the general response to the study of the Ibani Dialect in Bonny. He agreed that introduction of the dialect into schools as a compulsory subject would help but regretted that the children would not get any encouragement from their parents at home. (Reason: They are not Ibani but Igbo)
He said, “The home of the children is where the crux of the problem lies, otherwise would have suggested that the adults be ignored a bit and greater emphasis laid on the children in the interest of future generations. Therefore, whatever advantage or encouragement is given to the children in the study of IBANI, should be redoubled and given to their parents if not, all efforts would prove fruitless”. The Ibo he said is now what he calls the Commercial Language of the Bonny man.

Obiagu1:
Yeah, the Federal government actually tried to teach Ibani in Bonny encouraging them to drop Igbo, thru NLNG in their usual scheme to propagate the "myth" that Igboland is landlocked, but it failed.

clomn:
ORISHIEGO OBANANJO SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF WHAT HE HAS PUT BLACKS AND NIGERIA IN PARTICULAR THROUGH BEFORE COMING OUT TO BLAB THAT NONSENSE IN PUBLIC.


HAS HE SO SOON FORGOTTEN HOW HE USED TO TELL FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO REPATRIATE NIGERIANS IN THEIR COUNTRY AND ALWAYS BE THE FIRST TO CONCUR WHEN BLACKS ARE BEEN GIVEN BAD NAME.

HOW CAN A MAN WHO IS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH THE DAUGHTER IN-LAW DEFEND A WHOLE BLACK RACE.

bleep OFF OBJ YOU ARE BETTER BE A MONSTER.

otokx:
But why should an Ugwuoha be heading NDDC? Does his village produce oil?

otokx:
So you want to hear from my mouth that Chibuzo Ugwuoha is not from here or there?

Obiagu1:
Well, for your information, the attempt by the FG to teach Ibani in Bonny failed because many parents withdrew their kids from such classes leaving only the Ibani natives. Why? Because they are NOT Ibani.