₦airaland Forum

PHijo:
It is obvious you have comprehension issues!
The Imo river was an Ijaw enclave till the British imported you(Igbo) in to do their menial jobs.

Like I have always told you guys, Igbos in Nigeria are a creation of the British colonial system.

Hmnm
Imported the igbos from which country?
Whether British imported igbos or not. Those places are now ancestral lands to the inhabitants whether igbo or ijaw and there is nothing you can do about it.
No tribe sprout out from the ground. All tribes were exposed to migration through various circumstances.
I don't even know what you want to do with all the lands you are dragging with the igbos as if you can sleep in more than one place at a time.
The people are already there. Let them be

Your dragging lands is just for bragging purposes
Live and let's live

PHijo:
Who cares if Jaja was an ex slave of Igbo descent or an Ijaw who left the Imo area due to Igbo incursion?

If 400 years later the Igbo decide to identify as Ijaw slaves I have no problem with that!

Selling your young men and women for snuff and mirrors. Why should I be bothered?

The value for your kinfolk was snuff, mirrors second clothes from Ijawland. You got paid for the value you placed on your people. We treated them so well that even when they had the option to return they refused to return to Igboland and 400 years later you are ranting because people were treated way better than NdiIgbo could treat them.

There is no history of Jaja being an Igbo man except the fictitious history in the minds of Igbos. The evidence we have was that Jaja migrated from Bonny to present day Opobo which was an island owned by an Ijaw clan.

His migrated with other Ijaw chiefs. At the time migration Jaja was a chief like the others.

You mean British fictitious history of Jaja being an igbo man?
Anything you like call it. The whole world except you knows that Jaja was an Igbo Man.
Thank God you can't recreate the world.
Jaja descendants knows their origin.

That guys comment that Opobo is aligned to the igbos really pained you. It rubbishes your earlier claim that Opobo has no igbo linkage.
Thank God you are not from opobo

I don't care if Jaja was sold to exchange mirror

PHijo:
None of us share kinship with you Igbos! Why can't you be on your own?

Focus on your five landlocked Igbo states.

Hmnm
You are here already fighting igbos
You can't change that history of Jaja being an igbo man

Biodun556:
Oshodi in 1999 Versus Oshodi in 2020.

Thank You Jagaban.

Credit: Aiyekooto Akindele

Jagaban didn't support this ambode project that was why he removed him.
Jagaban doesn't like people outperforming him that was why he also fought Fashola

He doesn't want any other Yoruba leader apart from him. That was why he fought against a Yoruba speaker emerging during Jonathan.
He is guiding this his self acclaimed Yoruba leader jealously

PHijo:
Everything we suffer today is all thanks to Ojukwu. If Ojukwu didn't secede after states were created we won't have the system that is in place today. Aburi was all about Igbo and no one else!

I don't care if those with oppressive tendencies are Igbo, Fulani, Yoruba or anything else. They won't be tolerated, period!

We are the South and it is up to you Igbo to know your place. What we know is that we don't share the South with us. From our perspective the North is you(Igbo). You are North of us.

So if you are the south, it's exclusive to you only.
Our people are in the south and also east. The same with the Ijaws that span over nine states Including the west

PHijo:
Not only Igbos happened to be slaves. We bought slaves, if there was trafficking you should blame that on your Igbo kinfolk.

It would have been better you name the other tribes you bought slaves from let's see if Ijaws were among so that we can say Jaja was an Ijaw

PHijo:
Everything we suffer today is all thanks to Ojukwu. If Ojukwu didn't secede after states were created we won't have the system that is in place today. Aburi was all about Igbo and no one else!

I don't care if those with oppressive tendencies are Igbo, Fulani, Yoruba or anything else. They won't be tolerated, period!

We are the South and it is up to you Igbo to know your place. What we know is that we don't share the South with us. From our perspective the North is you(Igbo). You are North of us.

There is no absolute freedom anywhere or in anything . Humans are meant to live with the best possible outcome out of a given situation but you people chose the worst outcome that is what all are suffering today.

Igbos were still your best outcome

PHijo:
Ijaws in Opobo don't bear Igbo names, neither do Ijaws outside Opobo.

Goodluck Jonathan's middle name is Ijaw and not Igbo! Some of you confuse Ijaw names for Igbo names. These names have different meanings to us.

There was no time Jaja left Bonny as an Igbo man or anything else. He left Bonny as an Ibani man.

Opobo was established as an Ibani kingdom. Opobo was created by Ibani people and not one individual. Other Ijaw people gave the land and it was with the aid of other Ijaw city states Opobo gained recognition.

There's no evidence to prove Jaja was of Igbo descent. He could be Ijaw, Ogoni, Ibibio or Igbo. The truth is no evidence to prove he was Igbo. All of that is pure speculation.

But was Jaja a slave?
If he was a slave then he must be igbo because it was igbo slaves that was trafficked

PHijo:
1.To start with, if one would use your logic Jaja never had an Igbo name, his was Ijaw.

2.Jaja did find a land, he and other Ijaw chieves migrated from one Ijaw island to another Ijaw island.

3.That cancels Igbos when it comes to the story of Opobo either as slaves or anything else.

4. America, Colombia and Brazil have a higher concentration of descendants of Igbo slaves than anywhere in West Africa, when you successfully lay claims to those places you can bring your discussion to West Africa.

5. Igbos never had kings, the concept of a community was forced on them by the British through the warrant chief system so Igbo couldn't have in any way played a role in the establishment of Opobo.

6. The warrant chief system only came into existence when several monarchs or chieves in the Niger Delta were banished, killed or deposed. The vacuum that was created enabled the Europeans to organize you Igbos for the first time in your history, yet it was insufficient to the point they had to put a hold on their plans.

7. Chinedu, Chukwuma etc are a figment of your imagination. They don't exist in Opobo or anywhere else in Ijawland. Igbos are fond of appropriating other people's culture to themselves. Whatever looks like a similarity today is the result of a deliberate and concerted effort by Igbos to steal peoples cultures and present it as theirs. If I choose to I can list up to 10 things the Igbo have tried to steal in the last 40 years.

8. Jaja was the amayanabo Opobo and till date the kings of Opobo are referred to as amayanabo.

9. In case you don't know the founding father of INC-Ijaw National Congress is from Bonny. A Chinedu or Chukwuemeka cannot be an IYC or INC president because it is not and will not be an extension of Ohaneze ndi Igbo, IPOB or MASSOB. They are organisations for Ijaw people and the Ibani are duly represented in all Ijaw organisations.

10. There are no such archives, there are only Igbo edited wikipedia pages with such false claims. No serious academic has ever referred to Jaja as Igbo and only IPOB pamphlets refer to Rivers Ijaws as Igbo.

King Jajas igbo name is Mbanaso Okwaraozurumba from umuduruoha in amaigbo village in imo state.

No matter the recent twisting of history that you all want to do because of igbo hatred.
These below facts are established and are true :
1.igbo slaves were trafficked through bonny
2.. King Jaja was a slave
3 king Jaja was indoctrinated into being ijaw from an igbo.
4.King Jaja was later freed therefore returning him to be his natural igbo
5.king Jaja had a quarrel with the pepples
6.king Jaja left with his people to find the opobo kingdom.
7.king Jaja is therefore an igbo man because it was the igbos that were trafficked as slaves and king Jaja happens to be a slave. Or did you people traffic Ijaws as slaves through bonny too.
And again, why was he indoctrinated into being an Ijaw
8.if Jonathan hadn't come to prominence we wouldn't have known that even Ijaws outside opobo answer igbo names like Ebele.
So there is nothing like figment of imagination

PHijo:
We didn't go to the Fulani to save us from the Igbos, the Middle Belt came to us( Niger Delta) and said that thing Ojukwu was bent on preventing, we are here to work with you to achieve it and we accepted their offer.

The Aburi accord was not a solution to Nigeria's problems.

The states created solved the existing problems Nnamdi Azikiwe and Aguiyi-Ironsi were largely responsible for. Ojukwu created problems and the problems he created are what Fulani benefit from till date.

Your statement that Igbo would have been better than their Fulani cousins is akin to saying that Hitler would have been better than Mussolini!

Both had the same ideology. In geography they have South, North, East and West. We belong to the South, Igbo don't belong to the South so God did not put us together. You Igbo have always tried to attach yourselves to us the way Ozo refused to let Nengi have her peace.

You accepted the offer of the middle belt and today Hausa/ Fulanis and TY Danjuma has so much money that he doesn't know what to do with it and your people are poorer. Welldone.

I repeat that you would have been better off with the igbos who are your neighbors with similarities in cultures and beliefs.
Igbo man wouldn't have ravaged you the way these fulanis are doing to you because Igboland have oil and gas too unlike the north that has no drop of it. And also The land area to be developed in the whole of the SE is very small compared to the unending gigantic land mass that your oil is used to develop in the north and west.
Its good to know that you agreed that that nomenclature "South south" does not exist.
In the map igbos are artificially restricted to the middle and the efik/Ibibio are in the east including some Ijaws.
From what you know about maps, where do you classify igbos since the efiks have occupied the east and you people occupied the south.
The igbos can therefore swing in either pendulum and be called south east. So we are attached forever by God. You can't recreate it

How do you know that something you didn't give a try will not work.
If you say aburi didn't solve anything, are we now in a better solution? And why is everybody crying for restructuring.

But everybody and every political leaders then signed the aburi accord

What of PMB

ProfAmaben:
The religious tolerance of the Igbos is second to none.

Happy Christmas everyone .

What do you want us to tolerate?
True Muslims are only found where jihad took place.
Jihad did not reach Igboland, so where are these igbos claiming Muslim from.
How where they converted because I know Muslims don't preach. Their only way of preaching is through jihad

We know that they are financially induced Muslims. The real Muslims know too

Eastern Security Network putting them on their toes

RIP dear
You have played your part
May God grant you eternal rest

Patrioticman007:
The evil dance of Lord Resistance Army is still happening in your churches. Kindly Google about them olodo.
There are bad eggs in every human endeavor, your supposed god was sold for some few silver coins & allegedly nailed on the cross by one of his Disciple called Judas Iscariot. That incident is enough to condemn Christianity as a religion.
How can a teacher fail to train 12 students but claims to have solution to world problems ?.

I don't have your time because you people have the same awkward way of reasoning
Your religion produces the dumbest people on earth.
Your religion produces humans with the lowest intelligent quotient (IQ).
Just go and get your own 77 virgins, they are in hell fire waiting for you

Irony of life

Some that share boundaries with the igbos, bears igbo names and cultures said they are not igbos.

While another that bears Yoruba names from distant lands are claiming igbo

Hope they wouldn't say buhari is igbo tomorrow because of elections.
The desperation by Tinubuists is annoying

So Joseph Sanusi the former CBN governor appointed by OBJ is also an Igbo man. Mtchew

The same Miyetti Allah that is recognized as the fourth largest terrorists organization in the world by USA and other nations except Nigeria.

Emempaul:
last year paint rubber of garri was 300 naira per paint rubber
dis year it's 1k per paint rubber

last year satchet tomatoes was btw 40 to 50 naira
dis year it's btw 150 to 200 naira

last year we still bought a bag of rice for 12k to 15k
dis year it's by 23k to 28k per bag

last year a keg of palm oil was 12k
as of yesterday it's 20.5k

the salt we bought last year at 50 was sold at the market for 100 naira yesterday

Big size tooth paste was 250naira last year
dis year it's 450 naira

let's not even near the perishables like onions, pepper, cucumber, watermelonand others that are supposed to be cheap at this time is getting out of the reach of the masses so tell Miss lauretta Onochie were in heaven' s name are thing now cheap

That tomatoes and yam are in its season of glut hence cheap because of them coming from the north in large quantities doesn't mean it would reflect on the price of other commodities

SMH

Why did you write rice 28k
I bought mine 36k early December

Na their way

Always looking for validation when in reality they know that they have failed Nigerians and Nigerians are now wiser after 2015 election propaganda.

They are already at their breaking point

valirex:
I don't attach myself to the igbos nor do my people

Except your tribesmen didn't join to fight the war of forceful attachment to the igbos in 1967

valirex:
Attachee by force

Didn't you use force to attach yourself to the igbos in 1967?

Arrewa:
Dear Easterners!!

Leave zulum for us the northerners!!

We know you all hated this man right from time!!

Zulum is better than all Eastern politicians put together!!

Leave zulum and face your politicians!!

Zulum never asked to be praised!!

Zulum is more concern about his region!!

Zulum is never a threat to anyone's presidency!!

His only crime is to acknowledge buhari's effort in the war against Bokoharam in Borno!

You people are pathetic!!

God bless Babagana Zulum!!

Arewa youths are solidly behind zulum!

Mtchew. RUBBISH talk

As if eastern soldiers are not among those sacrificing their lives in borno. Or tax from alcohol or oil from East is not used in prosecuting the war

As far as we are one nigeria every thing in Nigeria concerns us including borno. Mtchew

You and omenka just hate east because of religion and jealous us because of our brilliance but can ironically fight to death to be with us. Hypocrites

ORIENTATION101:
since you already concede defeat then allow those that re ready to fight for 2023 focus on their strategy and stop disturbing with noise.

That imaginary mentality that north vote along tribe or religious lines only exist on social media.

Abiola defeated tofa, obasanjo, and goodluck Jonathan defeated buhari , Atiku, shekarau e.t.c It is the political structure that wins election not stupid ethno- religious sentiments.
If pdp like give atiku their ticket ,use tambuwal as vp, and kwankaso as Incoming senate president, then saraki as president of campaign council,

they cant win any APC southern candidate because there is already exsiting political structure to work for APC victory.

The fact that pdp want north to continue after buhari 8 years has made it easy for APC to win 2023. If you think Nigerians even your bethren in south south and south east region will troop out to vote another northerner in 2023 election then you re in fantasy world

Abiola defeated when Nigerians were not so tribally and religious divided.
Why was Tinubu stopped from becoming the VP to PMB if not for religion

You people have also conceded defeat to the north that is Fashola is crying for Zoning
Let's watch and see

You will see that the south will lose out because of SW greed.

It's easier for the north to retain power with SW greed

candidtalk:
You're a joker as most Igbos are. Always happy to reap where they have not sown. For the newly formed APC of 2014, the agreement was rotation between North and South.

If you are not a shameless usurper you would admit Igbos should not be seeking anything from the APC.

Rather you should make demands on the PDP who genuinely owe you big time for 21 years of loyal service.

APC should simply throw it's primaries to Southern candidates. Prove yourself in the APC. Fight like men. Let's see how you Igbos fare on your own merit in a test of popularity against other Southerners. You are all talking like cowards and failures right now.

So demanding for equity is now beggarly.
But why is Fashola also begging the north for equity

You people can also contest against the north and proove your selves as men

candidtalk:
When will you get it into your 'thick' head that no Southerner other than Tinubu, or any other of his SW 'anointed', can win the Presidency in 2023?

The man has structures and support across Nigeria his SE and SS compatriots can only dream of. Tinubu or any Yoruba he 100% backs will present a robust and winning challenge against the North. Any other Southern candidate, like the Jokers you Igbos parade, will be a pathetic walkover for the North.

Tinubu rightly wants the Presidency to come to the SW. No Igbo blackmail will work to bully Yorubas out of a race we believe we must win.

Given our standing in Nigeria and the sacrifice we made to ensure APC became the Nigerians ruling Party, we are not compromising.

If Igbos want to be President then fight to win the seat and stop being so cowardly and beggarly.

Southern unity is now beggarly
We are only begging so that Nigeria can work but you people are just leading us to doom. The same way we begged you people about PMB. See where we are today

ORIENTATION101:
look here you cant ask for APC ticket after igbos have spent the whole 5 years demonizing the party.
Opposition of south east and south south region is not enough to stop south west ambition.
From the recent bye election it is clear to everybody that there will be no emergency change in voting pattern, irrespective of who the candidate is

APC have north west region, north east region, north central and south west region as stronghold. That is total voting power of 18+14+ 10 = 42 million voting population

PDP stronghold is south south and south east region that is 19 million voting population.
Opposing south west presidency is a waste of time cos obviously you dont have the numbers

I know we don't have the numbers that is why we want your cooperation and equity so that power can come back to the south either SS or SE
Its easier for south to grab back power that way but you want the difficult path which SW is angling for.

Reminder :
You will loose your NW, NE and NC votes if PDP presents a northern Muslim.

ORIENTATION101:
obj was just a beneficial of abiola victory.
Mko won 1993 election but was denied, he fought for his mandate till his demise. If Mko was alive obasanjo would not have entered aso rock

Which INEC declared abiola victorious

Anyway, yorubas turned have been used by abiola /obj.
Its easier for south to rule with Yoruba support than for them to want it greedily for themselves again.
Its easier for north to continue ruling if SW wants the president again instead of supporting the other southern units

Flier:
Zoning is the solution and I think it should be written in the constitution
This is a multi ethnic country,one tribe or a region shouldn’t hold others hostage

I support let it be in the constitution

Let’s stop playing the ostrich

flokii:
Fvck you and your equity..

Go and demand equity from PDP you slaved for and served loyally for over 16 years and not ewedu muslim APC party as you and your likes fondly called it back then.

When the time comes, we'll present how you have been voting since and the number of votes you gave APC in South East (just 5 percent).

Those that gave over 60 percent votes deserves APC's ticket more than those who gave 5 percent. A reasonable and intelligent person understands this as a fact and the right thing to do.

Then Bleep you and Zoning equity from the north.
There shouldn't be equity anywhere, let the zone with the highest electoral value continue to rule

oyatainer:
Don't you have comprehension skill at all. This is APC agreement not Nigeria. Apc gave it to North when their contribution was immense and the West expect the same being the next in rank.

Which kind immense contribution!!!
How many APC governors where in the NWest in 2014 that made you give it to PMB

flokii:
Abeg park one side.. what do you know about politics?

If not for Yorubas, GEJ would have been kicked out after Yar'adua's death and a Northerner installed as president.
Same thing with APC where Tinubu demanded that power must shift to South after Buhari in 2023.

What efforts have your own people ever made or contributed in anything than to be scheming on how to reap what others sowed.

See who is talking about Yorubas as if his own people are half as proactive as Yorubas.

The same way OBJ reaped where he didn't sow