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OUK has big support in the north. When Bubu raises his hands, it is game over. Igbos will vote for him too. As long as it is not someone from Anambara again, Igbo governors will all key into the project to avoid a repeat of the Peter Obi saga in 2019.

The prophet of God has given a clear hint on the direction to 2023. OUK to Nigeria, OUK to the world! The best president we will have.

Lol. Tears of regret by mbaise people on sighting their son

Kamala Harris is your best pick. She is intelligent, tough and physically fit too.

Esseite:
But same Obaseki has provided over 200k jobs under "Edojobs" which the Edo people have verified and campaigning for sustainable including the palace chiefs and Oba himself..

Take your propaganda elsewhere.

Edojobs that has been exposed to be a scam. 200k, na you count am?

And Obaseki was complaining the other day about the rising cases of corona virus in Edo state. Now he has sent these jobless youths to go and dance for him on the road like mad people for 1.5k each without any nose masks on. Obaseki is not fit to even be a councillor.

osuulola:
Is anyone not noticing that Buhari's name is also missing?

A bigger project, the second Niger bridge in Onitsha/Asaba has been reserved for Buhari. I hear even the NNPC towers or the CBN headquarters are also included in list of projects to honour the name of our darling president.

Obasanjo is too ugly to have a critical infrastructure like railways named after him. It may cause multiple derailments.

Tinubu and Atiku's relationship run deep. That's why the northern mafia don't trust Tinubu enough to hand over to him in 2023. OUK is the annointed one.

Funny comments here. Imo state women are undeniably the prettiest in Igboland by a stretch which is attracting Ikwerre suitors. If Ogun state were sharing boundaries with Imo state like Ikwerre are, they would have also abandoned their own women for Owerri babes.

It doesn't take anything away from who Ikwerres are. They are a distinct ethnic group with Bini origin.

Ikwerre are not Igbo at all. They are proud descendants of Binis. They have told their history again and again but some deluded elements want to force them to become what they are not. Here is a little about Ikwerre origin as told by prominent and highly respected Ikwerre historians **



Chambers Dictionary (William Geddie, ed. 1962) says: “A nation is a body of people marked off by common descent, language, culture, or historical tradition: the people of a tribe.”

However, S.O.L. Amadi-Nna (1993) avers that: “A tribe is a group of clans under recognized chiefs and usually claiming common ancestry. Ikwerre can therefore not be a clan but a tribe. The Ikwerres claim a common ancestor. Ikwerre is an independent small tribe.”

In the words of K.O. Amadi (1993), “Traditions suggest that Ikwerre is a nickname given to Iwhnuruọhna people…..They have ever since regarded themselves as a distinct group and have happily come a long way in their struggle for self-identity as evidenced by the recognition of their language as one of the Nigerian languages.”

Amadi-Nna (1993) added that: “The Ikwerres are a small but distinct tribe. The Ikwerres have distinct linguistic, social and cultural traits and formations that distinguish them from other close neighbouring tribes like the Ijaws and the Ibos. Majority of the Ikwerre settlements have their roots traceable from the old Benin Empire.”

Iwhnurọhna people descended from the ancient Benin Kingdom. The name of the grand ancestor is Akalaka. Their relations with Rivers State are Ekpeye and Ogba people. The reigning Oba of Benin when Akalaka, the ancestor of Ihru ọ ha (later called Iwhnurọ hna) fled was Oba Ewuare (Ogwaro).

For those mentioning Ikwerre names who 'agreed' that they are Igbos, can you tell us the audience they were making that statement to? Can you show us where these few names were speaking to their fellow Ikwerre and stated that they are Igbos? Hahaha. They know Igbos are emotionally vulnerable and are taking advantage of that. Ikwerre people are Binis by origin and they hold strongly to that.

Ikwerres are proud descendants of Binis. Ranting here because you don't like it won't change the situation on ground. Go to Obio akpor and say Ikwerre are Igbo and see if they will not disfigure you with acid

Ikwerres are Binis by origin. Just because they moved and settled in a place close to Igbos and were influenced in some ways by the dominant culture don't make them oblivious of their roots. No real Ikwerre man will ever accept the Igbo tag. If any does, it is simply for political or financial considerations. Ikwerre is a very smart tribe. They know how to play their game which is why they have been ruling Rivers State for over a decade now.

Ikwerres are not Igbos. They are a distinct ethnic group.

Atiku from Cameroon was once our VP. Wailers should chew on that.

I knew that Ebonyi will carry last in the south east as usual.

budaatum:
Their exploitation and dissatisfaction is what will be the base of the revolution some wish for.

But we down south ignorantly mostly see them as sub-human without realising how powerful they actually are, sadly.

The almajiris cannot be toyed with. In the future, politicians will have to get endorsement from them to be sure of victory. They are may be poor but they are very enlightened.

budaatum:
Our future is indeed in the hands of the disenfranchised almajiris and definitely not in the hands of those satisfied by bbtacha's tits!

The almajiris are very powerful indeed. Their votes threw the incompetent GEJ out of office.

sodiqapril:
The fact is Nigerian youths are probably worse than their leaders, they are patiently waiting for their turn to start looting while the ones that are not waiting feel anything that happens is not their concern..

Are you not a Nigerian youth?

As long as Sharia law is still in place in the north, the almajiris will have nothing to worry about.

The zoning of governor should be maintained. Chukwuma Soludo is a very good choice for Anambara people if they know what they are doing.

They expect an ex military general who fought for the unity of the country to come and restructure it? Why didn't they ask their own son General Obasanjo to restructure from '99-'07 when he was cornering appointments and positions for his Yoruba people

They haven't seen anything yet. PDP will start getting their biggest shock few months to the general elections in 2023.

Kobicove:
Ashawo politician... he will still jump ship again once the wind changes direction

Hahaha. He has seen that PDP is going nowhere in 2023.

Ategberoson:
Tinubu is not even sure if he will be alive by then

Atiku too.

Superwave:
Which human being will love to remain in a devilish party that pride itself with the slogan to share the country's wealth among the wolves in human flesh politicians it parades ?!

Imagine having a criminal Peter Obi that looted Anambra state to stupor as your best candidate for VP n another deluded thief who declared on National TV he will sell NNPC which generate over 90% of Nigerians wealth to his cronies n he sees nothing wrong in that on national TV.

PDP no de fear God n it is God that will punish every member of the party, both young n old.

Amen to the last paragraph.

Scream:
He was loved so many young people...the future held so much for him but he squandered everything with this move. He is like Macbeth, the APC witches must have told him he will be king, now he has sold all the political capital for peanut.

Good luck to him...

PDP have nothing to offer him. He made the right decision.

nengibo:
As long as you have clarified this, because if you are aware of the above, you shouldn't have brought up Kalabari, Okirika people's Ijawness as a comparison to the Ikwerre Igboness

I have heard a Kalabari man say that he is not Ijaw in my presence and in the presence of his best friend who was Ijaw from Delta state.

kingzizzy:
In other words, if the Ngwa man chooses himself as Ngwa and not Igbo, he stops being Igbo. If the Nsukka man decides to identify as Nsukka and not Igbo, he stops being Igbo. Any community can choose when and when not to be Igbo just by rejecting being Igbo.

If my community rejects being Igbo and identify as Japanese, everyone should respect their right to be Japanese. Lol

ikwerre people have told you they are not Igbos. Let them be. If you can go into ikwerre land especially obioakpor and sit among them to tell them that they are Igbos to their faces rather than online muses, come back here and give your testimony. Otherwise it is better to keep quiet and stop embarrassing the Igbo race.