chosen04:
....@ Poster, you are missing the point. The real issue is that it is these same people that will accuse you of not including them if they are not included. Moreover, we have lots of people from these areas working as coordinators with IPOB and others as proud Biafrans. I rather err in including you and you pull away than to be accused of leaving my "relation" behind

Pazienza;
Bro, do you have any link to this supreme court judgement on Opobo and jajas.

HopeAtHand:


There are differences yet unresolved as to the actual territories and limits of the Ikwerre and Okrika in PH. Why the issues haven't been resolved permanently is quite baffling as it will best serve both parties if it is resolved on time and people know and operate within their new boundaries.

Regardless, i think it is out of place and outrightly confrontational for Igbos to lay claims to what doesn't belong to them simply because they bossed the old Eastern region..Ikwerres and Okrikans ( though many Ikwerres wont accept this) should be the one making decisions that affect the city of PH.

I believe we have overflogged the Igbos PH protest issue, and should give it a rest..There are obviously more pressing issues to deliberate.

Port Harcourt: Port Harcourt is the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria. It lies along the Bonny River and is located in the Niger Delta. The Mayor of Port Harcourt City is Chimbiko Akorolo. From Iguocha Port Harcourt was renamed by Frederick Lugard after Lewis Vernon Harcourt in 1913 who was the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
The area that became Port Harcourt in 1913 was originally the farmlands of the Diobu village group of the Ikwerre, an Igbo sub-group. The colonial administration of Nigeria created the port to export coal from the collieries of Enugu located 151 miles (243 km) north of Port Harcourt, which it was linked to by a railway called the Eastern Line, also built by the British.
A commercial quantity of crude oil was discovered in Oloibiri in 1956 and Port Harcourt's economy turned to petroleum when the first shipment of Nigerian crude oil was exported through the city in 1958. Through the benefits of the Nigerian petroleum industry Port Harcourt was further developed with aspects of modernization such as overpasses and city blocks. Oil firms that currently have offices in the city include Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron.
Port Harcourt's primary airport is the Port Harcourt International Airport located in the periphery of the city; Nigerian Air Force (NAF) base is the location of the only other airport in the city; used by commercial airlines Aero Contractors and Virgin Nigeria (now Air Nigeria) for domestic flights. The main educational establishment in the city is the University of Port Harcourt.

HopeAtHand:
While it is true some parts of Ikwerre ie Diobu have Aro {Igbo} ancestry, the People of Emohua are basically the sons of Iwhnrohna, the son of Akalaka who migrated from Benin.

Omololu007:
ikwerres are not flat heads,flat heads are from the south east,ikwerre is a tribe on his own.

HopeAtHand:


While it is true some parts of Ikwerre ie Diobu have Aro {Igbo} ancestry, the People of Emohua are basically the sons of Iwhnrohna, the son of Akalaka who migrated from Benin.


HopeAtHand
@bolded, i wish Abagworo saw this..this is shameful of you.

Who stopped being Igbo for economic reasons...i said we are not Igbos because we weren't treated as one back then.We dnt need Igbo brotherliness again..

So Nigeria should allow Igbos self determination and then Igbos should cling to Ikwerre..hypocrite.

We may not be on the same par with Igbos, but the future is bright..most assuredly!

ojinji:
if Etche is not Igbo who is, if Ikwerre is not Igbo then who is. these are igbo sub groups. the are as igbo as owerre. so when you say this is ikwerre and that is etche you are misleading those who dont know.

Omololu007:
can you tell an ikwerre man that PH is igweocha without going back home to abakaliki with your limbs cut off?

Kestolovee95:

Igweocha is an ikwerre word stop being a daft monkey.

pazienza:
Deltagiant. I understand the point you are making.

Coming hard on those Igbophobic SS people, might chase away the few pro Igbo ones amongst them.

But sometimes, it's just too hard avoiding these false allegations against Ndiigbo emanating from those quarters, and it would appear that it's impossible dispelling those falsehoods without hurting the sensibilities of the pro Igbo ones amongst them.

It's really a dilemma.

ezeagu:


Yes, the one above the last post. There's like 20 people and only three of them are (possibly) non-Igbo. Only one of them is possibly Kalabari/Ijaw in a Port Harcourt protest!

ezeagu:
Please see my reply to Igbo people overdoing it when it comes to riverine communities. https://www.nairaland.com/2686704/biafra-igbo

Abagworo: Here are the names of those arrested

Benson Sunday - Ibibio

Emmanuel Ali - Ikwerre

Ukeme Monday - Ekpeye

Chibuzor Eechina -Igbo

Charles Eze - Etche

Egbo Okechukwu - Igbo

Chibona Ifion - Eleme

John Douglas - Kalabari

Ezenwa Alphonus - Etche

Wori Endurance - Ikwerre

Chinomere Nwolu - Ikwerre

Henry Eze - Etche

Friday Uzunwa - Igbo

Igbodo Abio - Etche

Akaniyene Uwem - Ibibio

Eni Iboro - Ibibio

Obinna Stephen -Igbo

Monday Ocha - Ikwerre

Obinna Ibekwe - Igbo

Kingsley Ezengorie - Igbo (Rivers)

How then would the protest be viewed as Igbo protest?

HopeAtHand:
Frathermarthy, stop deceving yourself, Ijaws are never the fourth largest tribe in Nigeria.

Mods please close down this thread for falsehood.

Fratermathy: If you have something to say, spew it! I was taught in my history lessons that Ijaws are the 4th Largest! Or you want to argue here that Ikwerres are the 4th largest? Oh Please.

laudate:


Guy, it is easy for you to quote 'conscience', here. Are you trying to tell us that none of Kanu's supporters brought his plight to her attention, before she responded? Or that none of his folks abroad appealed for her intervention before she wrote that letter? Or that all their demonstrations were for nothing? Abeg, leave matter for Maathias. Harriet Harman's response was merely based on the fact that she owed a duty to her constituents, based on her job. C'est fini. And Kanu lived in a borough, that fell under her constituency. Period.

Any MP that wants to write a letter on your behalf, would request that you first put your wishes in writing stating clearly what the problem is, and what kind of solutions you seek. Simple. It is a pity that those posting Harriet Harman's letter, did not also post their own letter of appeal to Harman alongside her response.

You can recycle your tales about 'conscience' to your fellow Igbo that keep maligning Nigeria, vilifying her citizens and cursing Lord Lugard's memory. Advise them to let Lugard rest in peace, if they have any 'conscience.'

After cursing his memory in the morning, they are running to meet his people in the evening, in order to seek foreign help to effect their son's release. They are the ones with the primitive heart of darkness!

laudate:


Like I said on another thread, these people are really so funny. Comedians of the highest order. They are the same people who lambasted Lord Lugard for setting up Nigeria. One of their folks called it a 'contraption' and stated that it had expired, after raining insults, curses and vitriol on Lugard for putting different ethnic groups together, inside one country. He even went as far as calling those who believe in Nigeria, colonial slaves.

Now, these pro-Biafra people have run to the same country where Lord Lugard was born, to petition his people or his descend[/b]ants, or should I say [b]descendants of his compatriots in Britain, to come to their rescue and free Nnamdi Kanu, their director!

So all of una decided to protest to Kanu's MP and get her to write a letter to the Nigerian authorities, which you are all displaying here. Una no dey shame?? Chai! So all those protesters could not raise a contribution inside Ala'Igbo to get enough money to cover his bail in order to free him??

Una no go kill person with laugh for here. I am sure Lugard must be reeling in laughter inside his grave, at the cluelessness of Kanu's supporters!! LWKMD!!

QuotaSystem:


Are you aware calling for the killing of Yorubas and Hausas as was done on RB is clearly stated as Treason according to our criminal laws, and is punishable by a minimum of life imprisonment?

You do not have to pass a knife through my heart to be violent towards me. Even the dictionary defines violence as "strength of emotion".

Atlantian:
Softly is the reason we are where we are. Softly is the reason that Ben Bruce and Akpabio said nothing after all the media brouhaha against a clear fraudulent sponsorship of Buhari from the Rivers State treasury. I have nothing against Buhari and Rotimi as individuals, but someone has to answer for loots that occur in the political system. Someone ought to say something, even if you cant do something. This is not about APC and PDP, because APC is actually the other side of the same PDP coin. Someone has to stand against political vendetta that is playing out daily in this failing country. It is these and many issues that galvanize people to seek secession. Cos Nigeria as we see today, seems to me, irredeemable. Let me add this fact; Biafra existed as a country for 3 years, had her currency, had her flag and offices as well as standing army even Embassies. If after the civil war, no victor no vanquish was declared, then why is Nigeria behaving as if she won that war ? Why are Biafrans marginalized politically, hated tribally, and intimidated in their sojourns to other parts of Nigeria ?

Atlantian:


Barcanista, I didnt know this was for stomach infrastructure and positioning yourself for bid and buy politics. You are for sale. I wish you luck in your political prostitution.

Abagworo: Here are the names of those arrested

Benson Sunday - Ibibio

Emmanuel Ali - Ikwerre

Ukeme Monday - Ekpeye

Chibuzor Eechina -Igbo

Charles Eze - Etche

Egbo Okechukwu - Igbo

Chibona Ifion - Eleme

John Douglas - Kalabari

Ezenwa Alphonus - Etche

Wori Endurance - Ikwerre

Chinomere Nwolu - Ikwerre

Henry Eze - Etche

Friday Uzunwa - Igbo

Igbodo Abio - Etche

Akaniyene Uwem - Ibibio

Eni Iboro - Ibibio

Obinna Stephen -Igbo

Monday Ocha - Ikwerre

Obinna Ibekwe - Igbo

Kingsley Ezengorie - Igbo (Rivers)

How then would the protest be viewed as Igbo protest?

TonyeBarcanista:
After the announcement of the result of March 28 Presidential election, I recall vividly how some of us brought about the idea of a collective unity of interest and purpose between the South-South and South East geopolitical zones within the Nigeria State. I remember calling for a restructured Nigeria that will promote the interests of all citizens irrespective of ethnic group. I also remember saying that in absence of that, a referendum be held among citizens to determine whether the people of the South South and South East prefer the present Nigeria structure that favours no one over a separate sovereign State, the Lower Niger Congress/Federation that will favor citizens of the region, and also define the right, interest and terms that is acceptable to all ethnic nationalities that make up the 'federation'. I remember maintaining that this struggle should not be seen as confrontation with other groups and regions but must be confined in the most legitimate manner. It should be one that promote the legitimate interest of the SSSE and not one that set the SS/SE against other regions. This remains my position!

Let me state that the struggle for a better Nigeria that promotes good governance, equity and fairness irrespective of ethnic, religious and political affiliation remains my primary objective. The LNF is meant to be an alternative where the hope for restructured Nigeria diminishes. Though some of my brothers either prefer a united Niger Delta Republic or an exclusive indivisible Nigeria. That however, will be determined by a referendum should there be any. I, shall however align myself with the position of my people.

The IPOB Struggle Not Our Interest
The Mr Kanu-led IPOB struggle for an independent Biafra is not in conforminity with legitimate struggle for TWO basic reasons:

1. It promotes hate and violence against the State, other ethnic groups and also against members of Igbo ethnic nationality that does not share the Biafran ideology as preached by Kanu and his IPOB crew. Violence was never part of the UN charter on self-determination

2. The ethnic Nationalities in the Niger-Delta are yet to enter into any agreement with anybody as regard the composition, structure or otherwise of the IPOB proposed country. We are already facing a challenge in Nigeria where our forebearers in their wisdom failed to define terms of our unity as a country. In fact, we are working on correcting these anomalies legitimately.

In addition to the above, I find it disrespectful and insulting on the sensibilities of the Ijaws(Okrikans) and the Ikwerres over claim by some IPOB promoters that Portharcourt belongs to the Igbos and they will "reclaim" it. Unfortunately, no promoter of the IPOB struggle has stated otherwise. For the record, the status of Portharcourt as the exclusive ownership of the Okrikans(PH South) and the Ikwerres is non-negotiable. Specifically, not a single inch of Okrika and other Ijaw land, whether in PH or anywhere else will be surrendered to anyone under any guise.

I recognise and respect the right of everyone to self-determination but I have to state that the Kanu-led IPOB ideology is not what my people desire. I also respect the right of our Igbo brothers to their own interest but I disagree with call for violence as propagated by members of IPOB.


I remain committed to the interest of the Ijaw nation, the Niger-Delta region and also that of every good citizens of the Nigeria State whether Igbo, Yoruba, Berom, Fulani, Igala, Idoma etc.


May God Lead Us Right and Bless Nigeria

Abagworo: Here are the names of those arrested

Benson Sunday - Ibibio

Emmanuel Ali - Ikwerre

Ukeme Monday - Ekpeye

Chibuzor Eechina -Igbo

Charles Eze - Etche

Egbo Okechukwu - Igbo

Chibona Ifion - Eleme

John Douglas - Kalabari

Ezenwa Alphonus - Etche

Wori Endurance - Ikwerre

Chinomere Nwolu - Ikwerre

Henry Eze - Etche

Friday Uzunwa - Igbo

Igbodo Abio - Etche

Akaniyene Uwem - Ibibio

Eni Iboro - Ibibio

Obinna Stephen -Igbo

Monday Ocha - Ikwerre

Obinna Ibekwe - Igbo

Kingsley Ezengorie - Igbo (Rivers)

How then would the protest be viewed as Igbo protest?

Abagworo:
Here are the names of those arrested

Benson Sunday - Ibibio

Emmanuel Ali - Ikwerre

Ukeme Monday - Ekpeye

Chibuzor Eechina -Igbo

Charles Eze - Etche

Egbo Okechukwu - Igbo

Chibona Ifion - Eleme

John Douglas - Kalabari

Ezenwa Alphonus - Etche

Wori Endurance - Ikwerre

Chinomere Nwolu - Ikwerre

Henry Eze - Etche

Friday Uzunwa - Igbo

Igbodo Abio - Etche

Akaniyene Uwem - Ibibio

Eni Iboro - Ibibio

Obinna Stephen -Igbo

Monday Ocha - Ikwerre

Obinna Ibekwe - Igbo

Kingsley Ezengorie - Igbo (Rivers)

How then would the protest be viewed as Igbo protest?

superstar1:
A magistrate court sitting in Port Harcourt on Wednesday remanded 20 persons who were arraigned by the police for participating in Tuesday's pro-Biafra protest in Port Harcourt.

The accused persons who were arrested and arraigned by police officers from Zone 6 are facing three count charge in Suit Number PMC/1195c/2015.

The accused persons include Benson Sunday, Emmanuel Ali, Ukeme Monday, Chibuzor Eechina, Charles Eze, Egbo Okechukwu, Chibona Ifion, John Douglas, Ezenwa Alphonus, Wori Endurance, Chinomere Nwolu, Henry Eze Friday Uzunwa, Igbodo Abio, Akaniyene Uwem, Eni Iboro, Obinna Stephen, Monday Ocha, Obinna Ibekwe and kingsely Ezengorie.
According to the prosecutor, Mr A. A Ajagha, the accused persons allegedly without lawful authority demonstrated and chanted war songs which caused panic in the neighbourhood, instilled fear on reasonable grounds with intent to intimidate or cause panic within the State and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 37 (1) of the Criminal Code, Cap C38 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004.

ThisDay.

missgray:
Honestly, am quite amazed at the work you are doing here. These people wouldn't relent when it comes to that city. We need more of you here to shut them up. Meanwhile keep on doing the good work

Truckpusher:
Gerarahia here
you gimme work?

pazienza:

When a well-packaged web of lies has
been sold gradually to the masses over
generations,
the truth will seem utterly preposterous
and its speaker a raving lunatic.
~Dresden James~

Truckpusher:
A united Igbo nation with other distinctive minority groups should be based on mutual understanding for cultural identity of the different group and not labeling everyone Igbo ,what is your aim for such calculated attempt to insult a people's ethnicity with so much chest beating and raining insults and making threats to anyone who thinks otherwise while reminding them that their land is completely useless,polluted and degraded but you want them still.

The Igbo man's arrogance and noise making with his delusion of grandeur is a huge turn-off my friend - When you want partnership ,you court people and not making it look like a do or die affair ,so what is the difference between you and the oppressive Nigerian state that forced the Igbos into a unity where they are despised by almost all yet they want them to go? You ain't different bro and such people has the tendency to behave more worse than the zoo or equally.

Until you show respect for the authenticity of the ethnic minorities of the Niger Delta , you ain't going nowhere - We are all stuck in the Gambari man's net and his slave drivers,Think.