₦airaland Forum

joecrack:
At this point you're beginning to sound so funny. So giving power to a man from Akamkpa or Biase is the same as giving power to an Akwaibomite? Seriously? Then all your life spent in Calabar has not thought you anything about that state. Let me tell you, Akamkpa is made up of the Ejaghams which is different from the Efiks same as Biase which have distincts culture, less you forget these two local government have the same disdain for the Efiks because of the same air of pride Efiks carry about in the political lingua of 5 Alive and 2 dead. The two here referring to Akamkpa and Biase. I have seen pure marginalisation from the Efiks towards these 2.

I am even more surprised in your interest for Cross River, and this is what most Crossiveriens complain even the Efiks alike, you brag Akwa Ibom is developed than Cross River, yet your people can't live without Cross River, All your big men have houses in Calabar, your people are found in plantations in Akamkpa down to Ikom. The dredge in the society that make up criminal elements in Cross River are all from Akwa Ibom. You people will still come to Calabar to look for jobs in Calabar and will do that criminally by forging certificates from Akpabuyo or Calabar South, so what is this crass fixation and obsession with Cross River, can't you remain in your state and enjoy all your oil money? You know this will have been okay if Akwa Ibom recripocate the numerous good gesture Crossiveriens have given to you, but No!! Crossiveriens are not given even 1% of what you get in Cross River, tell me, if the same scenario of the Chief Judge was to play out in Akwa Ibom, would the person have been confirmed by your State house of assembly? The answer is no, in fact the person may have been killed because the truth is you guys are as wicked as it comes, this is the problem, even your Efik brothers hate you so much because you continually steal their dues in Cross River and at the same time insult them on top of it.

sapientia:
Delta people,

See una Nwobosi.

Big fool.

If it was North Now, he will keep quiet.

And our south East Senators could not call the clown to order.

The south is their own problem.

And the most stupid ones are on Nairaland calling each other Igbos and afonja.

There is no personality I hate like any Igbo or Yoruba insulting each other's tribe.

Makes me sick.



You my friend is sick and need help.

Mizwisdom:
Hundreds of thousands of Akwa Ibom people still live in Calabar and many lie to outsiders that they're Efiks but how many CR people live in your State? what is stopping people from migrating to AKB despite infrastructure put in place by Akpabio? your place isn't comparable to CRS in terms of livability and this includes way of life of indigenous people. You cant compare the hospitable nature of people from CRS to AKBmyts, it's incomparable, that's why despite our meagre allocation many of your tribes men and women run to CRS for safety because they fear their fellow AKBmyt wickedness. Another thing is IQ, many are used as domestic helpers here in CRS since poverty and illiteracy has been major problems bedeviling your state. it's hilarious how you are waiting anxiously for Efik to rule, Efik know better and they won't even disturb themselves because they understand that most of you want to mischievously use this as a means to get into CRS govt house . You people are too damn wicked, even after many oil wells stolen you still had to get 79 more belonging to CRS, by God's grace we shall see how you will succeed with your plan here. Go and install AKB in govt house na key board warrior.

Mizwisdom:
What are you claiming? who will allow you foreigners to dominate CRS? lol since your
state was created you have been treated as outcast in CRS, even when you people through mischief claimed Efik and remained in civil service it was an Efik man that fished you out and most of you were sacked. Just like the recent Okada bann is an attempt to reduce Hausa population in Lagos same way alok alok was banned by anEfik man Donald Duke to reduce population of Akbmyts in Calabar, up till today. Who told you Efiks are fools? brother my foot! you're disliked by Efiks and NCRSn quit deceiving yourselves, if an Efik becomes governor you will see how life will be harder for you, thieves. You grab oil wells and still claim brotherhood odiogonofi

MelesZenawi:
Cross river landlocked?

Are you okay

joecrack:
I meant majority in population in present day Cross River State.

Secondly, Akwaibomites cannot dominate Atams, unfortunately the Efiks will suffer for all this because of the language similarities and the fact that they share same affinity with y'all, so it is easy to claim origins from there but that in itself lies a problem because the Atams who actually control the state will at every opportunity deny the Efik man rights because he feels that man might be an Akwaibomite, safe for the real Efiks.

Make no mistake, if you think Ayade is returning power to the Efiks then you're dreaming, from what I've heard and the scheming going on, an Efik man won't become the next governor. The present crop of Politicians from the Atam axis are actually Machiavellians, don't worry, you'll see what will unfold.

On State creation, Ogoja State will have been but not for the political wranglings amongst their kin, that is a long story I won't want to dive in.

dawnomike:
Nigerians need more of this... leaders must be held accountable by the populace

Blue3k:
Only the chief beggar beachside does. Akwa Ibomites certainly dont care for it after petitioning the government to create a state. The issue of her being denied the job is dumb but maybe it will make them want to join akwa Ibom. The job should be given based on her merit. Hopefully the people evolve to be more civic nationalist instead of ethno nationist.



Lol the power rotation game is silly. This how people end up with silly governors like Ayade. I personally think the south should join but it's up to y'all to start the process. Akwa Ibom has more to offer than bitter politics.

Chapter1vs6:
What is called "seven" in their slang

joecrack:
The events that played out between yesterday and today is indeed a shame and one which sadly I dare say I am disappointed that my state, known for it's peaceful and loving people have decided to toe the path of crass nepotism in blocking a woman who although is not a Crossiverien by birth, happens to be married to a Crossiverien, ironically her mother is a Crossiverien and she was born and had lived all her life in Cross River which typically would mean she's "a daughter of the soil".

But people who are not Crossiveriens will be shocked that this rivalry will get to this level seeing Cross River and Akwa Ibom use to be one State. As a Crossiverien who was not born nor grew up home, this surprise struck me when I went to school in Calabar during my University days, I was shocked at the staunch hatred between indigenes of both States and for the purpose of clarity I must confess that this enmity is in two folds; hatred by the Efiks in Cross River towards their supposed brothers from the Ibibio and Anang stock in Akwa Ibom, this of course is vice versa and also a strong disdain from Northern and Central Crossiveriens towards Akwaibomites and for the purpose of record is also a mutual feeling.

The Efiks are largely easy going folks some may say docile but one thing is sure, they take life very easy and tend towards enjoying themselves and being jolly, in contrast, a typical man from Akwa Ibom is a hustler, very indoustrous, boisterous and domineering. Their adventurous nature has seen them become popular in places like Calabar South LGA, in fact folks from Akwa Ibom make up 60% of population in Calabar South. There is this joke in Calabar that during the days of Donald Duke, he went to visit a village in the Akpabuyo LGA, he asked for the Chief of the community and surprisingly he was told that the Chief went to his Village in Akwa Ibom, how ironic that an "outsider" is royalty in another man's village. These adventurous attitude and of course coupled with land grabbing expeditions by folks from Akwa Ibom brewed wrangling between the Efiks and their brothers from Akwa Ibom. Asides this, because of the the language similarities, most people from Akwa Ibom became mischievous and used that to their advantage by forging local government origins so as to get employment, admission and other gratifications from Cross River, deep down in them, they claim allegiance to Akwa Ibom but will also claim one village in either Calabar South, Odukpani or Akpabuyo when looking for perks.

On the one hand you have Central and Northern Cross River, these are ethnicities which are quite different in languages and culture from the Efiks and Akwaibomites, they had been tagged derogatory name as the Atams (whatever that means) by the Efiks and their brothers from Akwa Ibom, they, though being in majority had suffered marginalisation from time immemorial when the both States were one. These people also have a disdain towards Akwaibomites basically as a fight back towards undue entitlement mentality from Akwaibomites of either jobs, admission and benefits that comes with government. Typically, the Atam man hates the Akwa Ibom man just as in the same vain the Akwa Ibom man hates the Atam man. The Atam man which also sees himself as also boisterous and even adventurous in equal measure feels they must do everything it takes to push the Akwa Ibom man out because left to the Efiks, Akwaibomites will overun the whole Calabar and that’s why unfortunately the biggest losers in all of these are the Efiks, because due to the control of political office by folks from the Central and Northern Cross River for over 12 years now, concentration of government perks either by appointment, infrastructure, jobs, admission etc is given to people more from Northern and Central Cross River because the notion is that, that Efik man you want to give an opportunity, how sure are you he’s not from Akwa Ibom? This disdain is further fuelled by the fact that Crossiveriens are hardly given opportunities in Akwa Ibom. In the civil service, admission, contracts even at the level of academics, our children can’t even contest for Class Rep positions not to talk of the SUG, in fact there was an incident of one Prof. Unoh who wanted to be VC of University of Uyo, he was threatened till he was even shot at, sadly his driver died just because his colleagues from Akwa Ibom did not want him to emerge.
A twist to this bickering is the lost of oil wells belonging to Cross River by a “smart” Godswill Akpabuyo, right under the nose of Crossiveriens, Godswill in a typical sense man style used the National Boundary Commission to cart away oil wells belonging to Cross River while the then Governor of Cross River State was monkeying away. This singular act further heitened the tension between the two states because Crossiveriens saw it as an act of wickedness from her sister state and supposed child to want to steal her birthright and plunging her into poverty more so when Akwa Ibom has hundreds of oil wells.
Today in terms of oil allocation, Akwa Ibom gets the largest in the Country, Cross River is left with none, buy yet you have thousands of Akwaibomites living in Cross River, these people have to also share infrastructure provided by the Cross River State government yet, she was robbed of her wealth by Akwa Ibom.

So, these frictions have been going on and the event of the Chief Judge has further highlighted the rivalry between these States, but this is not to say there is no love, I will only say it’s a love-hate relationship because we are stucked with ourselves, there is intermarriage going on amongst us everyday, we interact at level of school and all that but the relationship has reached one where one looks at the other with suspicious eyes.
There are those who also believe that the decision not to allow Justice Ikpeme be the substantive Chief Judge is Political. Local Government Elections are just behind the corner, perhaps Gov Ayade does not want to take any chance and feels Ikpeme won’t play ball with him so he decided to push her away to give way for the next most senior Judge who happens to be from his senatorial district.
It should be worthy to note that the Speaker of the CRS House of Assembly (who gave a veto vote because voting proceedings to confirm Justice Ikpeme saw the election into a tie because 8 legislators were on the fence, 8 voted YES while another 8 voted NO, the Speaker’s vote voided the application) wife is from Akwa Ibom, infact about 4 members in the House Spouces are from Akwa Ibom.
In all, let love always lead and let us have the ability to tolerate ourselves. I’m this regard I doff my hat for the South West, they lead when it comes to tolerance, we all should learn from them.

simeotexy:
I didn't know cross riverians to be this dumb,,I always took an efik man to be our brother but u have showed me that efik people are the dumbest people on earth,spits

kingkakaone:
You welcome bro.
He has too many things to work I but he chose to attack the SS.

mildflame:
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No matter what don't banter with a woman on nairaland

Mizwisdom:
As usual, an Encroaching Akwa Ibomite will not focus on his cursed state filled with dark forces , your affairs doesn't concern us in CRS, you're used as house boys and house girls here, your people are mainly illiterates (no offense), go and educate your local folks, stay out of our political affairs, we'll continue to frustrate your encroachment into our affairs, it was our people who frustrated her and we'll continue to do it. I repeat, Donald Duke first sent you encroachers away from our civil service go do your findings, if you encroach into our political affairs we will frustrate your lives, come and try it na, this is just the beginning if this issue was about AKB state, CRS people will keep silent but anything concerning CRS you will see the encroachers commenting as if CRS is their state go rescue your chief judge na

kingkakaone:
Says the number one hypocritical tribalist in this forum.

Mizwisdom:
Yeah Ben Ayade, Liyel Imoke is from where? go and install your sister na we'll deal with you wicked folks

MelesZenawi:
Rejection ke?

Mrs Ikpeme is currently handling her rejection.

Mizwisdom:
You're deceiving yourself, you're already separated in every way, bring your oil na let's share you hold unto your oil but claim Akwacross! haha


You don't have oil. You're a landlocked atam girl, go to your farm. It's only the efiks that have oil those are the ones we'll share it with

Ogbuefilaji:
On this issue, those of you who doesn't know how it started shouldn't comment. Akpabio started all this troubles. He rejected a prof from cross river from been a VC just because he is not from akwa ibom. So many of those incidents have happen against people from cross river, i do not support it, but it shouldn't have happen. But whoever started the music must be ready to dance.

MelesZenawi:
The heat is on..

hypocrites everywhere

MelesZenawi:
Ignored fire.

Addressing issues and unity by force...Lol.

Another Somalia loading..

MelesZenawi:
Lol

Look at this one that is always seen around any Igbo thread... forming saint Petersburg...


My explanation is simple and straightforward and that's how it should be. Kanu must retrace his footsteps by fire by force.

Beachside:
All three accounts I've ever had on this forum,beachlife,beachtime ,including this one has always posted positive suggestions and comments on Akwa ibom's development. go look at the search history.
Whenever I advocate and post about Akwacross unity , I was surprised I got frequently opposed by the same Akwa ibom monikers like the ones on the first 2 pages saying "there's no such things as akwacross" or "unity beggar"etc, and that pissed me off recently . If you think they are not one and there's no such thing as Akwa cross ,why are you bothered about the judge being denied. why are there thousands of Akwa ibom people living in Cross river ,but there's not up to 200 people from Cross river living in Akw ibom?

That's why I support the denial of the Akwa ibom judge. I now support expulsion of all Akwa ibom people from Cross river because one Akwa ibom moniker on this forum commented and derailed my thread saying he was born and raised in calabar and ibibio will take over. that pissed me off.
In fact, I no longer post about akwa cross unity.

I will not bother replying all the fools who quoted me . Go read my comments to understand . I support Akwacross unity ,you oppose akwacross unity ,yet salty about judge being denied .

MelesZenawi:
My comment was simple but seems many didn't get the message and my message was directed to Nnamdi kanu.

Biafra agitation of today is different from that of 1967.

What I am saying is simple and straight Nnamdi kanu's biafra agitation should be solely about Igbo nation....no addition no deduction.....With that nobody will accuse Igbos of forcing them into what they don't want.

I am very diplomatic and straightforward and that's my message. kanu should take a restep and his agitation for a nation will be only Igbo nation of biafra.

That's my message....Get the info.

Beachside:
All three accounts I've ever had on this forum ,including this one has always posted positive suggestions and comments on Akwa ibom's development.
Whenever I advocate and post about Akwacross unity , I get opposed by the same Akwa ibom monikers like the ones on the first 2 pages saying "there's no such things as akwacross" or "unity beggar"etc, and that pissed me off recently . If there's no such thing as Akwa cross ,why are you bothered about the judge being denied. why are there thousands of Akwa ibom people living in Cros river ,but there's not up to 200 people from Cross river lving in Akw ibom?

That's why I support the denial of the Akwa ibom judge .

Kwon1999:
I thought Efik and Ibibio are one

powerhouse3:
Thank you for this info, not until I travel to some where that its dawn on me that some part of cross river ,say ogoja in general term,was averse to akwa ibom,they accuse my state of so many evil thing and that worst of it being that those that made the accusations have not stay in akwa ibom for a single day ,but the form their opinion on hearsay,.....And I know that no proper efik speaking tribe in cross river could reject that honourable judge,..... Ayade is at the helm ,so he should do as he pleased.....

Mizwisdom:
Thanks, BAD MARKET!

Beachside:
My advocacy for a united Akwa cross has nothing to do with unity begging nor do I think Akwa ibom has any more potential than Cross river. Based on my personal assessment,I think Cross river has more potential than Akwa ibom . I speak concrete facts because I have classified info . There will be no seaport at Akwa ibom anytime soon. In fact, there may be no Akwa ibom as it is today in 7 years .
Based on my interactions and what I know , Efik does not want unity with Akwa ibom people ,neither does Ogoja and the rest.
Cross river is 3 times larger than Akwa ibom and receives only $9 million dollars per month .Akwa ibom receives $55 Million dollars per month ,which isn't utilized efficiently.
There are thousands of akwa ibom people living in Cross river ,but there's not up to 200 people from cross river living in Akwa ibom.

May be you guys think everyone on this forum is Nigerian or lives in Nigeria. I know more about Nigeria and Africa than most who live there.
I think most Nigerians(including the ones who live in developed countries) are ignorant,uneducated(jungle education) with primitive jungle mentality, that's why Nigeria is a third world shiithole .
I'm American born and raised,Efik dad, though lived in Nigeria for 3 years. I think the Calabarians (Akwacross) should be more united. Based on my interactions with some Efik people , I doubt any wants unification with Akwa ibom. Infact, they oppose my idea about Akwacross unity.
Every idea and insinuations about akwa cross unity I post on this forum is my lone personal idea and has absolutely nothing to do with anyone else.
I think it's a shame the (calabarians) Akwacross people are the most divisive ,they're viewed as weak and docile,and they really are. .

senatordave1:
Its exhilarating

Dedetwo:
This dude has brain cells.