Gej will sweep 95% votes in SE/SS. Amechi and Okorocha cannot stop him.
He'll also win the NC and pick some votes in other zones.
Remember, igbos have very huge population in every part of the Country.
2015 is sure for Jonathan. He has state funds, U know?

Paint your car with automated Oven in Aba.
Km 2, Aba/PH Expressway, (Near Winners Chapel) Osisioma, Aba.
Call 070 6940 9231.

Why deport them? They were jailed in the UK and must serve there. We don't need those criminals here. We are competented with the ones at home.

Enugu Airport must boom. There should be a law among all igbo traders even in Lagos and north to always travel from enugu not minding the inconveniences.

Let's make it, whenever you want to travel, go to the village and from there to Enugu to board a flight.

We must develop our own. We have tried for lagos and other areas. We must aggressively develop the east.

Thanks to GEJ and our daughter Odua. God bless you all.

Red_Mullet:

The first time most Ibos will see the ocean was in Lagos.....they are used to Ezu Rivers and the river Niger they see while crossing westward...

They can't swim...

Lol, yes, I'm igbo. I never saw the Ocean until I got to Lagos. We live in the hinterland.

But the Yorubas are funny. They are insulting us because of the Ocean.
What of Ijaws that live on water? They called them "Drunk Fishermen"

Make una dey yab dey go. Gowon caused all these rubbish. By now, we igbos should rubbing Shoulders with Japan or Korea not Tax Drunk Yorubas.

But the Yorubas claim to be the most enlightened people in the Black World.

On issues like this, civilised people go to Court and save the public of this unnecessary tension.

FG property is FG Property.

Do Lagos State Govt collect Taxes and Levies from those in Mami Markets in Barracks scattered all over Lagos?

If the answer is Yes, then ASPAMDA should pay taxes and levies to them.

You did not add Edo, Akwa Ibom and Cross River States for Igbo.

Ndoki people are igbos found in Akwa Ibom, Rivers and Abia.

The Legbo igbos where Gov Imoke comes from are igbos found in Ebonyi and Cross River.

Igbanke are igbos found in Edo State.

Nice work though.

D sage:

What does Tinubu administration got to do with GeJ errors now? Or did I mentioned Ameed Tunubu as a credible leader in my previous posts? Please let forget Tunubu at least for now.

As for Gen. Buhari, a reliable source told us he was not directly involved in the coup that brought him into power. Infact the Govt of alhaji sheu Shagari has already been toppled before he(Buhari) was invited to became a president. Besides,the coup was not bloody,so leave the General alone abeg.

Note; I'm not here to support any political party but credible leaders. GEJ as a person might have interest of the masses at heart,but can never achieve those aims under the umbrella.

How on earth would someone exonerate Buhari from 1983 Coup that brought him to power?

If Buhari didn't plot that coup, then who did? Pope John Paul? Or the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury?

Buhari truncated a democratic Govt and can never be president under a democratic setting. Let him go and plot a coup.

If you exonerated him from 1983, what 1966 coup that toppled Ironsi?
What of 1975 coup that brought Murtala?

Buhari is a Coup plotter and should be behind bars. Nigerians can never allow him again.

There's no vacancy in Aso-Rock. Its Jonathan all-the-way. Its Jonathan all the way.

asha 80: i always suspected that something was amiss when soludo made that statement about obi laying foundation for anambra greatness.i guess onlytruth knew what he was saying when he said nothing was impossible in politics.... I wonder how the average anambara north guy would feel about obi now?by the way do they mean by 2bn bond?

What is wrong with us?
Anambra is Anambra, whether east, west, north or south.
Let the best Candidate rule even if he's from Obi's clan.
We are all igbos. To hell with these zonings.
Soludo is the best candidate, no doubt.
Ngige can never rule Anambra with APC.
APC is Yoruba/Hausa/Fulani Alliance. Igbos have no place there and it is dead on arrival.

Kamanda:


But don't forget the REAL value of that SE Oyel.Then apart from the Oyel grab,don't think the SS is not wary of the SE eyes on access to the Sea coast.

All in all,SE cannot survive as a viable country without the SS as a part of it.My 2 cedis.
My ideal situation would be 5 countries.

SE. Biafra
SS. Niger Delta Republic
SW plus Edo and Delta states
Core North (Bokostan)
MidBelt plus South Kaduna

And you will all live hapilly ever after

I hardly make contributions at Nairaland. I only read posts.

Most Nigerians do not travel. The sit in their houses in Lagos and Abuja to comment on issues they know little or nothing about.

This SS thing sounds very funny to people like us. I'm Igbo and I live in the east.

Igbos are not interested in SS Oil because an average SS man is not in any way more advanced than SE in terms human and material development. In terms of education and manpower igbos are far advanced than the SS zone.

We do not envy the SS, just that we are brothers. If Nigeria should divide today, it will be impossible for Rivers, Akwa-Ibom, imo and Abia States not to be in the same country. I don't want to talk of Cross-River and Ebonyi.
There is no boundary at all (both human and natural boundaries even language)

Aba-Ikot-Ekpene Rd, Aba-PH Rd, Owerri-PH Rd, Umuahia-Ikot-Ekpene Rd, Abakaliki-Ogoja Rd, and many others. None of these Roads is more than 50kms.

In lagos, I used to live in Ojo and if I want to buy clothes, I go the Lagos Island (Balogun). That's is the same way people move from Uyo, PH and other areas to Aba just to buy clothes, bed sheets and others things. From Ikeja/Ogba to Lagos Island is also the same distance from Aba to Ph.

The closest town to Port-Harcourt is Aba. Egbema as a village is in both Imo and Rivers states. We have inter-married for so so many years.

From Asaba to Onitsha is less 250metres. Most Traders in Onitsha live in asaba. The difference is just the Niger bridge. Though, water is a natural boundary but the states I mentioned early have no demarcation at all. There are more igbos in Rivers than you think.

Let's not insult ourselves. Japan, Korea, Singapore, China, Malaysia, and other countries have demonstrated that oil wealth is not the only way to development.

Let us over look this Oil thing. Nigeria with her Oil wealth is among the poorest in the world. We are ranked among Niger Rep, Chad, Somalia, and other poor countries in terms of diseases like Polio, Malaria, River Blindness, Guinea Worm, tuberculosis, and other poverty related ailments.

Open your eyes my country men.

I am proud of UMUNOHA my hometown.
Each time I get home, I walk shoulder high because all our Artefacts and colourful Masquerades are still intact. Our ancestor must be happy with us. We cherish our customs and tradition. We are very proud and easily contempted people.

Emulate UMUNOHA! Don't destroy your ancestoral Artefacts. They are your pride and symbol.

Laws and Rules are for the poor in Nigeria.

franchizy: For d fact dat d igbos r minorities, I don't think APC needs there votes. But I bet Uwazurike dat once Chris Ngige becomes Anambra state Governor in 2014, himself and Rochas Okorocha will put the highest vote for APC come 2015.

APC cannot survive in the SE. We all know that. What is wrong with GEJ taking a second term? He must complete his tenure whether APC likes it or not. Rochas and Ngige will never win election with the APC slogan. Igbos support and will continue to support GEJ until he completes his tenure. Gowon ruled for Nine years, murtala, Obj, Buhari, Ibb, Shagari, Abacha and others ruled this country and none of them is better than Jonathan. Its either Jonathan or bye bye to Nigeria. SW and the North should go and rest for now. Let others rule. Thanks

Aloy~Emeka:
His Excellency Musa Umaru Yaradua


THREAT TO STAMP OUR COMMUNITIES OUT OF EXISTENCE:  SAVE OUR SOULS (SOS) BY THE OKRIKA-IJAWS OF PORT HARCOURT



The recent announcement by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State that he would demolish all the waterfront settlements in Port Harcourt, has caused a hysterical wave of emotion to sweep across the length and breadth of Rivers State.  This thunderous announcement to people of Port Harcourt, and indeed, the whole of Rivers State, is a signal that a different type of conflict is about to kick off in the Niger Delta.  We are tired of conflicts in this part, and because we want peace in our homes, we are forwarding this petition to you to save our lives.


2. Since the creation of Rivers State in 1967 with Port Harcourt as its capital there has been a lingering woeful misunderstanding between the Ikwerre-Ibos and Okrika-Ijaws over Port Harcourt.  It is the root of the upland/riverine politicio-tribal dichotomy in the State for some time, though different Governors used political and administrative skill to keep it under control until now when an Ikwerre-Ibo Governor appeared on the scene.

3. For a clearer understanding of our dilemma permit us to give in brief the history of Port Harcourt, the source of the continuing conflict between the Okrika-Ijaws and the Ikwerre-Ibos.  In 1908 when coal was discovered in Enugu, the Colonial Authorities decided to establish a sea-port and railway terminus in these parts to facilitate its export.  Chief Daniel Oju Kalio, the Paramount Ruler of Okrika at the time co-operated and negotiated with them for the acquisition of land for the purpose.  He convinced the residents of the several Okrika villages in the area to surrender their land, assuring them that their interests would be protected not merely by way of monetary compensation but also in terms of adequate arrangement for resettlement in the neighbourhood.   



4. Because the Colonial Government wanted more land than the Okrika-Ijaws could give, the negotiation for the acquisition was extended to the neighbouring Ikwerre-Ibos villages, who, along with the Okrika-Ijaws, eventually executed the 1913 Port Harcourt Agreement with the Colonial officials.  Please find attached a copy of the 1913    Port Harcourt Agreement.

5. In view of the fact that the Okrika-Ijaws had more of the        Port Harcourt land, involving over 25 of their villages, they also received more than the Ikwerre-Ibos (Diobu people and five other villages), of the money paid by the Colonial Authorities, on the acquired land.  And for precisely the same reason, their Paramount Ruler, Chief Daniel Oju Kalio was the Native Ruler appointed to be In-Charge of the whole area as British Colonial Agent, in keeping with the Dual Mandate System of Indirect Rule at the time.

6. The British Colonial Authorities also made arrangement for the resettlement of the displaced natives.  For the Ikwerre-Ibos (the people of Diobu) a place was bought from Omo-Eme (Rumueme) for the new Diobu town and farms because they were farmers.  For the displaced Okrika-Ijaws (the people of Obumuton Chiri) a place was bought too for them from the people of Eleme, but being fishermen, there were no seas or rivers close by for their fishing activities.  This was the crux of their problem.  Thus, whereas the Ikwerre-Ibos of Diobu accepted their new site bought for them, the Okrika-Ijaws of Obumuton Chiri, refused what was bought to resettle them because it was different from their traditional riverine environment in which they could undertake their main economic activity, fishing.  Besides, it was not contiguous with other Okrika-Ijaw settlements.  And so, they decided to stay at the Waterfronts of their original homestead in their respective villages, and have remained there ever since 1913, a period of 97 years.



7. It is rather unfortunate that the Colonial Authorities at the time made no alternative arrangement for the displaced Okrika-Ijaws of Obumuton Chiri.  They failed to understand the plight of the native people whose land had been acquired under what we may describe as abnormal circumstances; indeed abnormal because no community would under normal circumstances, ever agree to give out for acquisition, all of its God-given land on which they have lived from time immemorial, just on the basis of commercial transaction.  Colonialism taking such a devious turn was not only in these parts, it happened elsewhere too, especially, in the Americas and Australia.  Indeed, the colonial situation was not a normal or ordinary situation in which one could say that the scars of others ought to have taught some caution to those who agreed to the acquisition of their land. 

8. We of this generation now know why history is atimes described cynically, as a vast laboratory in which events have made countless experiments with men, with tribes, with states and even with races.  Ours is a vivid example.  Through many wrongs, through all the buffetings of hostile neighbours, we have lived along the Waterfronts of our original homestead for the past 97 years since 1913.  As Nigerians we have no other homes whatsoever but here in Port Harcourt.  And because the offsprings of the Okrika-Ijaws displaced in 1913 have regularly been denied their natural rights and have faced political marginalization in the extreme, they have with much grief and anger, acquired the name ‘Port Harcourt Aborigines (Wakirike)’.  And the worst is about to happen to them.  A man from the rival Ikwerre-Ibo ethnic group having the conflict with the Okrika-Ijaws, is about to put his political weight and authority as Governor on their side, ready to use public resources, using all manner of excuses in order to demolish our villages (the Waterfront Settlements) with a total population of about 150,000 people.   



9. There has been a deliberate plan by the Ikwerre-Ibos to stamp any traces of Okrika-Ijaws out of existence here in Port Harcourt.  First, they have tried to remove the name ‘Okrika’ given to streets/roads in       Port Harcourt.  Right now they have through their sons in high Government positions, recommended that Okrika-Ijaw Local Government Areas should be removed from the Port Harcourt Senatorial District and be made part of the Ogoni Senatorial District. 

10. Besides, they have for long denied equal franchise to all people living in the Okrika-Ijaw area of the Port Harcourt City, that is, the area described as Port Harcourt South.  In 1991 for example, out of a total registered population of 406,738 in Port Harcourt, the Okrika-Ijaw Area numbered 212,696 i.e. about 52%, while the Ikwerre-Ibo area had a population of 194,580 i.e. about 48% at the time.  With a total of 20 Wards in Port Harcourt at the time, the average representation per ward should have been about 20,336 persons per Councilor.  That at the least would have kept representation at par (10 Councilors to 10 Councilors between the two opposing areas).  But that was not to be.  With a population of 212,696, the Okrika-Ijaw area of Port Harcourt was given only 4 Wards to produce 4 Councilors, while with a population of 194,580, the Ikwerre-Ibo area of Port Harcourt was given 14 Wards with 14 Councilors.  Even the two mixed Wards were delineated in such a way as to favour the Ikwerre-Ibos, making them to produce 16 Councilors in all as against the 4 from the Okrika-Ijaw part of            Port Harcourt.

11. With the situation as explained above, the average representation in the Ikwerre-Ibo part of Port Harcourt was one Councilor to 12,161 persons whereas in Okrika-Ijaw part of Port Harcourt, it was one Councilor to 53,174 persons.  By this inequitable and iniquitous basis of representation, the quality of the average vote in the Ikwerre-Ibo area was 1/12,161 as compared with 1/53,174 on the Okrika-Ijaw part of            Port Harcourt was slightly below one quarter (ź) of the value of the average vote in the Ikwerre-Ibo area.  And even now, that ugly and indefensible situation rather than being remedied has in fact, become worse.  Out of the current population of 541,115 in Port Harcourt, the Okrika-Ijaw area has 295,551 i.e. about 55%, whereas the Ikwerre-Ibo area has 245,564 i.e. 45%.  No matter how one looks at it politically, democratically or even morally, it represents one of the worst areas of suppression or marginalization in the history of our nation. 

12. Let us point out with a few specific examples.  One really outrageous case was that of the area consisting of Port Harcourt Township, Nembe Waterside, Gbundu (Bundu), Marine Base, Abuja Estate and Borikiri, all in the Okrika-Ijaw part of Port Harcourt.  It had a population of 130,619 but was given 3 Ward for 3 Councilors. Compare that with the Ikwerre-Ibo area of Ogbunabali and Orije with a population of 18,081 but given 4 Wards for 4 Councilors.  Also compare the situation in which the Okrika-Ijaw area of Amadi-Ama, Ukukalama, Somiari, Fimie, Azuabie, Okuru, Ozuboko and Abuloma, all with a population of 66,587 at the time was given only one Ward for one Councilor, while the Ikwerre-Ibo area also given one Ward with one Councilor was Nkpolu-Orogbum with a population of just 3,267.  It is unimaginable and in fact atrocious for people to permit such despicable disparity between citizens supposed to be equal before the law in this Country. 


13. With the situation as stated above, the Ikwerre-Ibos have controlled the Port Harcourt City Council.  While we have been grossly under-represented, they have enjoyed enormous over-representation.  With 45% of the population the Ikwerre-Ibos control the majority Okirika-Ijaw area with 55% of the population.  And that has made them become over-bearing, often mis-using power by arbitrarily changing names of Streets bearing Okrika-Ijaw names.  The political hostility (or is it tribal hatred?) also shows itself with the invidious plans being hatched to stamp our communities here in Port Harcourt out of existence using excuses such as illegal occupation, squatting, criminal activities and what not.  They have poured on the Okrika-Ijaws the worst insults any community can ever endure for so long.  We have never complained about it.  Rather, we have concealed our anger because, as our elders say, ‘you have to hide your wounded finger, or you will bump it on everything’.  And now, not being satisfied with the political suppression and oppression, they are determined to demolish our communities because we are asking Government to create for us a      Port Harcourt South Local Government Area.  They do not want to see it happen, because they think it is inimical to their ethnic group interest, and so wish to thwart it through the proposed demolition exercise. 





14. Mr. President Sir, viewing the whole bewildering array of political variables that have helped to shape State Government policies here in Port Harcourt, we feel so much perplexed.  Despite the frustrating aspects we have explained, a consistent effort is being made by those in authority and their ethnic backers to deny the very existence of our villages/communities here in Port Harcourt.  They claim and tell the world that Waterfront Communities did not exist in Port Harcourt until the 1990’s.  In their chauvinism and determination to see these settlements wiped out, the Ikwerre-Ibos deliberately closed their eyes on facts of history in the sense of the existence of the communities as recorded more than half a Century ago (60 years to be specific).  In the Supplement to the Eastern Nigeria Gaz. No. 38 Vol. 14 dated 13th May, 1965, Pages B.129 to B.132, there were listed the following Waterfront Settlements:

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Why use Ikwerre-Igbos? The Ikwerres claim not to be igbos. Why not address them as Ikwerres. Or is Ikwerre not strong to stand alone? Must put Ibo when there activities does not favour u.
We igbos are watching. One of the causes of the War in 1967 was the inclusion of an Igbo Town (Port-Harcourt) into the new minority state by Gowon. And today ph and ikwerres are not longer ibo.

Gov Chime is one of the best in this country. If Mr Death is really in need of a Governor to take home, its better TA Orji in Umuahia go.

I am from the Town of Umunoha which is very close to the Njaba River in Imo State. Such pythons are not killed. There are Sacred. We called them "Eke Njaba". Villages close to the Njaba River do not harm this specie of snake. Its believe to have been sent by the River goddess.

TA Orji is a disaster. Kalu is a known Politician and wealthy businessman. The requirement for Presidency in Nigeria is just WASSC/SSCE. Kalu doesn't need ABSU certificate to be President or Minister. TA Orji wants to useless the graduates of ABSU not Kalu. It shows that someone with ABSU certificate may hv attended school for just 2 semesters. TA Orji and his supporters are blind.

adconline: I thought Naija Pastors and Imans would find a cure b4 scientists?

Who says 9ja Pastors do not have cure for AIDS. TB Joshua and Lazarus Muoka have since advertised their miraculous cure for AIDS. Na we just dey waste time dey listen to these oyibo people when they cure is within.

bashr4:

ezeuche majority of them are not denying that its just a few that have time on the internet that are creating this mischief, as for the denial after the war we cannot be quick to judge them on that , only God knows what the wicked military would have done to them and their land if they had agreed they where igbo , maybe it would have been given to the ijaws to make sure no igboid group can lay claim to rivers state.
even the united nations after the war stated the same thing that the ikwerres claimed they are not igbo in other to survive the aftermath of the war.

Not just the Ikwerres. Some Nsukka people during the war started giving their children northern tribal marks to prevent attack. So, the Ikwerres were not blame. They are Igbos.

Its funny to say that CHIBUIKE AMECHI is not igbo. I once had an Ikwerre Girl Friend, she's just like every other Igbo girl. If I play Oliver de Coque and Osadebe, she told me that her father wouldn't go to bed without playing them. Ikwerre is Igbo. Odili was among the Igbo Governors.
In Ikwerre Land, its either your mum is from the South East or your grand Mum. Ask around.

When Ikwerres claim not to be Igbos, I laugh. Igbos of the east are too many already. Ikwerres can be whatever the want.

I have always read comments in this forum. I hv never cared to contribute. I discovered that due to the internet and world been a global village, people sit in their homes to comment about people and areas the know nothing about.

I am a Igbo man and also live the east. The closest town to Port Harcourt is Aba. Its less than 30mins drive. A village called Egbema is in both imo and rivers state. No demarcation no border. There is no border between Ngwa people and Akwa Ibom.

If you want to shop in Akwa Ibom, then Aba is your destination. We have IkotEkpene-Aba Rd, IkotEkpene-Umuahia Rd, Aba-Ph, Owerri-ph and a whole lot of them. None of these roads is more than 40kms. Just to a buy a shirt one can move from ph to aba. Its close. Very very close.

If the Niger-Delta is Akwa-Ibom and Rivers, I don't know where the border will be from imo and abia.

Igbo is a majority Group in the SS as it stands today. The ijaws and others have every right not to be Biafrans but as it stands today it is impossible to separate the east from the Niger-Delta.