₦airaland Forum

Jman24:
Do you know people are working in large farms in Imo State and making a fortune currently. Though not in owerri capital.
Farms owned silently by notable Imolites.

But you keep hearing the rhetoric of "it's only Hotels in owerri" as if the hospitality industry is not a major stake in most economies when properly enhanced.

Oguta and Ohaji Egbema are the food hub of Imo state. Others are trying I heard but those two LGA are blessed.
1. Agriculture
2. Oil and Gas
3. Peace Loving

Ngorbungor:
Ada palm in Ohaji is under going rehabilitation, should be ready before the end of 2022

I think Ada Palm was a project of Micheal Okpara which was boosted by Sam Mbakwe.

A welcome development. I’m so happy for Imo people and my kinsmen in Ohaji/Egbema LGA.
Job opportunities for the youths and more finances to the state government.

Ali Egbema mmamma nu!
Ali Ibo mmamma nu!
Nigeria Kwenu oooo!

No time Baba. Enjoy your pension and retirement. You deserve it.

Good one! Then we can say that the people of Ogwashi, Isele and Ubulu Uku by virtue of their nearness to Bini were part of the cotton weaving since a long time. Well, that says it all.

Hope you can now see the Aro slave traders connection in the distribution of the Akwaette fabric in pre-colonial Iboland.

Again

Omanambala:
Paul Osuyi, Asaba

Akwa Ocha, the popular hand-woven cloth, is peculiar to the people of Anioma (Delta North senatorial district) of Delta State, which has three sub-constituencies of Aniocha/Oshimili, Ika and Ndokwa. The area is the Igbo-speaking part of the state.

Among the people of the various constituencies are certain cultural affinities, including language, that define each of them. But Akwa Ocha, a fabric that has evolved over time, is a uniform clothing material for the people. It is a ceremonial material that is not worn every day.

Although it is not clear where Akwa Ocha, which literally means ‘white cloth,’ originated from, many are of the opinion that the people of Ubulu-Uku in Aniocha South Local Government Area started it.

Ubulu-Uku is one of the several communities in Aniocha/Oshimili constituency, otherwise referred to as Enuani people, and the community is believed to have started producing Akwa Ocha after processing harvested cotton, which was widely cultivated in the area.

Mr. Joseph Ogoegbunem, a native of Ubulu-Uku, told our correspondent that Akwa Ocha is part of the culture of the Enuani people as it represents certain aspects of their culture, adding, however, that the process of making it used to be very tedious.

Ogoegbunem compared the laborious process of making Akwa Ocha to the energy-sapping process of turning raw cassava into garri before the advent of mills and other modern techniques.

Ogoegbunem said: “Akwa Ocha is part and parcel of the culture of my people, that is, the Aniocha/Oshimili people, or Enuani, that constitute part of Delta North senatorial district (Anioma) of Delta State. We grew up to meet it, it was handed over to us by our forefathers.

“It is a combination of male and female endeavours in some ways. It is a combination of male and female efforts in the sense that the males go to plant the cotton and do the harvesting. Then, in the evening, you see the women trying to filter the cotton.

“It is now that some of these things are so modernised that you can go to the market and buy cottons in rims. Otherwise, it starts from the planting and eventual harvesting of the cotton buds.

“And trying to dry them and treat them in such a way that you have a roll of cottons, they have a way of turning them round and they become a string and become a roll over time.

“But the process is very laborious and time-consuming. It is just like processing cassava into garri, when they were using hand grater, you can imagine the quantity you would get.”

Another native of the town, Godfrey Ubaka, also said that Akwa Ocha is part of the culture of the people, noting that “it represents certain aspects of our culture.” Ubaka gave further insights into the making of the treasured fabric.

“The women treat the wool in the Akwa Ocha stuff. There is a stand or a loom just like you have at the blacksmith’s. The loom is where the woman stays, because it is more of a feminine thing, doing the knitting.

“They know where to put it in between the loom, and the point to hit it, before you know it, the thing is forming, until they get up to a yard. In those days, not everybody had the privilege of wearing cloth but there is a point it gets to, when you are becoming a man, and you get a yard,” he said.

Ubaka went further to explain the cultural and religious significance of Akwa Ocha and distinguished it from other hand-woven cloths in other parts of the country.

“It is called Akwa Ocha because it is entirely white. These days, you see designs that distinguish one from another. In Benue, there is also a distinct one that the Igbirra people do with which they perform the swange dance.

“So, it is essentially an aspect of the culture, a statement of our values. The Akwa Ocha has its own cultural and religious significance because we are talking about purity.

“I still remember that, growing up, it was part of our culture that, if you come to marry my daughter, and I expect that I have trained her pure and I give her to you in marriage, she does not just go like that. I accompany her to your house with one yard of Akwa Ocha.

“That is what you lay on the bed on the first night of mating. It is expected that during first mating, some blood drops on the Akwa Ocha.

“Eventually, it is with joy that you return the Akwa Ocha to me as a testimony that you met my daughter at home, that she was not wayward. I would receive it with greater joy.

That is part of the culture of significance, talking about purity.

“Then the men would tie it as they go out. There were also stages, as a man, when you could tie one across your shoulder. And it is used during some occasions. During burial ceremonies, it is usually a sight to behold the Akwa Ocha contrasting with the red cap.

“Red in that sense is about royalty, it is also talking about valour. You don’t just wake up and start wearing red cap,” Ubaka said.

According to him, as young ladies grow up in Ubulu-Uku, there are certain things expected of them. One of such things is the making of Akwa Ocha.

“As a young man growing up, there were certain things expected of you. You should be able to set traps and catch animals. You should be able to climb palm trees and cut down bunches of palm nuts. Those are attainments.

“The women should be able to weave cloth. If you cannot weave, you should be able to buy from those who weave, as a gift to your man or husband,” he said.

As a treasured item, Akwa Ocha is among the most important two-dimensional art forms in Nigeria. It is not the everyday clothing material, as it is reserved for special occasions.

And it is used as precious gifts for people considered important visitors, according to Emeka Mgbodo, a native of Asaba in Oshimili South Local Government Area.

Mgbodo was not, however, certain about the origin of Akwa Ocha, saying it is contestable to say that the fabric originated from any of the communities in Enuani.

“Talking about where it originated from, that is where historical bias can come in but I know that it is a culture of the Aniocha/Oshimili people. We have a cultural link with Benin people till date.

“The palace of the king of Ubulu-Uku, for instance, still has a role to play before the final coronation of the Oba of Benin. These are integration, cultural linkages. So, I can’t be certain where and when it originated.

“I would rather say that it is an industry of Aniocha/Oshimili people, the Enuani people of Delta State. If I say it is from Ubulu-Uku, some persons may say that it is from Issele-Uku or Ogwashi-Uku, as the case maybe. These are people living within the same geographical territory, with same culture,” he explained.

Mgbodo said people are not attracted to learning the skill of producing Akwa Ocha because of the laborious and time-consuming processes, noting that when it was done manually, it used to take over two weeks to produce just a yard of the material.

“If you go to where they are doing it and drop a million naira, it cannot give you Akwa Ocha by tomorrow morning, It goes through a process. It is about creativity. You need to book it ahead of time.

“To what extent has the process been commercialised for mass production? Government may have put some machinery in place but nobody knows how sincere those efforts are.

“I think that there are one or two aspects of technological inputs needed in order to see that the time it takes to come out with one yard is reduced drastically. In Benin, for instance, there are the bronze casters, which is not for everybody.

“There is a link between that Benin culture and ours. But producing Akwa Ocha does not require that one must be an initiate to be able to do it. It is just about transfer of skills, it is essentially feminine.

“It takes time, a gestation period, for us to weave one; it might take two weeks or thereabouts. And in this era, I don’t see why a woman would be ready to sit down and go through that kind of training,” he said.

Uniform for feasts

In celebrations in Anioma, Akwa Ocha comes in more than one colour, with customised designs to suit the taste of the wearers. It is an indication that the industry has gone through various innovations.

Some Akwa Ocha are embellished with motifs and symbols reflective of the people’s religious and social beliefs. The motifs may range from the mundane to the spiritual, and incorporate plants, animals, man-made objects, geometric shapes and cosmological symbols.

Mrs. Mary Igbudu, popularly known as Oyibo, is reputed for the production of Akwa Ocha. She lives in Ubulu-Uku but she is the presently the chief trainer of beneficiaries of the Delta State government’s skill acquisition scheme under the state’s job creation office.

At the shoe leather factory, Issele-Uku, where 23 beneficiaries are undergoing training in the production of Akwa Ocha, Igbudu gave credit to the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for bringing about innovations, especially with the introduction of other colours of the fabric.

“Akwu Oma was introduced by Okowa to give different varieties of colours. He told us that people see Akwa Ocha as burial cloth. It is with the white that you will know that there is a burial ceremony in any place but with Akwu Oma, it can be used in any occasion.

“Our governor frowned at the situation where our people will be wearing materials for other cultures and people, but now you wear this one so that anywhere you go they will easily identify that you are from Anioma,” she said.

Igbudu stated that she inherited the art from her forebears when the raw cotton was processed manually into wool for the making of Akwa Ocha. She added, however, that, these days, they get the raw materials from the market.

“We buy the raw materials, that is, the thread, from Onitsha in Anambra State. Before, we planted cotton seeds, harvested the cotton and processed it to become the wool for Akwa Ocha. But we now go to the market to buy the processed wool.

“In those days, we would harvest the cotton, remove the seeds, and process it locally. It took a lot of time to process. But this is machine thread and it is lot more easier. The old one was not pure. After processing it from cotton, you would wash it. Akwa Ocha is our tradition,” she said.

She explained that the Delta State government has introduced new and modern methods of producing the material, adding that it is now less time-consuming while at the same giving her the opportunity to train the younger generation on how to make it.

“Our mothers handed it over to us. It was manually produced in our community but the state government has introduced a modern method of making it.

“You just fixed it against the wall; that is how we used to do it. We normally did one wrapper, that is, two yards (four pieces) for a period of two weeks in the old system, but now it takes just one week to produce.

“I am training people and it takes them three weeks to graduate. We have trained 110 under the job creation scheme. Those we have trained are all over the state weaving the material.

“People are buying it from all parts of the world; the demand is high. We export it to Europe and America upon demand from our brothers and sisters over there.

“The material is expensive because of the energy-sapping effort of producing it. There is also the issue of the creativity in the finished product. You sit in one position for hours while your brain is working.

“I want to appeal to government to continue to encourage local industries, especially in the area of producing local fabrics. Government should train more people, particularly the youth, to take over from us,” she said.

One of her trainees, Christiana, a native of Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State, informed our correspondent that she developed interest in the Akwa Ocha because of its uniqueness and commercial potential.

Christiana claimed that she is a trained fashion designer, but decided to add the Akwa Ocha aspect to her knowledge in order to have an edge over her competitors in the fashion world. She added that she also went into it to save it from extinction.

“Akwa Ocha is a cloth associated with Anioma people but for some time now, the people producing it are getting old, and it is almost going into extinction. I love it and decided to join in the production to sustain it.

“And because the producers are few, demand is high. Sometimes, it is even difficult to cope with the high demand. So, I am in it because I know it will be economically viable than the normal fashion design, where I am already an expert,” she said.

Another trainee, Theresa Okafor, said that she would definitely establish an outfit for Akwa Ocha production after graduation.

On the innovations whereby a variety of designs and colours now exist in Akwa Ocha, Ubaka described it as a welcome development, noting that it has enhanced the economic viability of the industry.

“We also use it to welcome important visitors, people we feel have accomplished something. These days, people don’t just tie the cloth, they take it to the tailor to get designs that suit them, but it is not a fabric for every day,” he said.

According to him, “Cultivation of cotton, picking and processing it is still on, but it takes a longer process. So, what is more common now is that the weavers go to the market and buy processed cotton in bundles and use that to do the weaving. It is faster.

“What they use is not sewing machine; it is loom, which is a wooden stand, manual and not mechanised. That was why it was taking long to process.

“Recent innovations are good, particularly the various designs on the fabric. We used to tie it as wrapper, with the other one crossing the shoulder with a red cap and hide fan to march as a titled man.

“But, over time, people now take that yard or spread and go to the tailor to make what suits them. It is just about what we inherited as a culture and are trying to modernise it and use it to express ourselves, and as a means of livelihood.

“The skill is not common. Go to Ekiti, you are given Adire, or Benin you are given bronze, so it is with Anioma and Akwa Ocha. It is one of the things we are known for in our celebrations, festivals; it and speaks a lot about our creative ability because you begin to wonder about the intricacies.

“At the end of the day, all the things they teach in science about symmetry, about alignment, you just see that everything is in order while making Akwa Ocha. That is the level of creativity, the beauty of it all.”

Ubaka opined that there was need to expand the production of Akwa Ocha because of the high demand from both within and outside the country even as he expressed concerns over the seemingly inability to transfer the skill to the younger generation.

I read all and observed the following.
1. Forefathers weaved, yet no date. Among all the respondents no one can point the date of when (the so-called ancient) Akwaocha began. People should not confuse the wearing of animal skins to weaving of cloth.

Who didn’t know that Asaba was the administrative capital of the Royal Niger Company. I even saw where clans like Ogwashi-uku, Isele-uku were dragging the origin of Alwaocha with Ubulu-uku. It’s even possible that the fore fathers were those whom the Royal Niger Company in Asaba used their lands for cotton plantation.

2. A dude was trying to link Benin to make us believe it’s ancient outlook. Yet, even the Benin’s themselves never had any of such industry as about that time. Now, you see where inferiority complex is fitting in the brains of these folks.

2. They used cotton to weave cloths, different from Akwaete people whose weaving were gotten from palm fronds, sea weeds and other indigenous crops. Even till now, Ibo masquerade wears is still sourced mainly from palmfronds. The use of cotton in Akwaete batik was added to increase commercial quantity inorder to mass produce. What does it tells you?

Omanambala:
But let's clear this out, Aro were never weaved clothes.

Aro never weaved cloth. I never said Aro did any weaving. What I said was that the Aro’s where middlemen whose purpose was long distant trade in slavery, palm oil, european goods and local wares. The Aro’s through their strong network and confederacy were easily found in every nook and cranny in 17/19th century Iboland.
Trading with the coastal tribes such as the Ubani, Nembe, Calabar, Kalabari, Aboh and up with the hinterland as far as Ogoja, Benue and Nsukka.

Akwete fabrics got to distant Iboland by virtue of the Aro middlemen. Any Akwa whatsoever it was called whether Akwaocha or anything of note, got its foundation from Akwete. Even the name Akwa got it name from the town called Akwete.

Akwette

Omanambala:
First of all, Aro did not weave nor introduce the akwaocha to anybody unless you have the facts to back your claims. Before the akwa ette group the Anioma incliding Ogwashiukwu , Asaba , etc who are bonafide Nri settlements were weaving akwaocha till date ! Lets fix the nonsense before we move to the big stuff because this is going to be a fun and long ride.

Show us evidence of Ogwashiukwu, Asaba, Isele Ukwu weaving cloths in the 18/19th century and I’ll show you pictures of their Bini overlords roaming naked. Akwette were the first weaved cloths in Iboland. Others who began wearing cloths learn’t from them.

RedboneSmith:
What is this thing you wrote? What is the connection between Aro and Akwaocha?

Nowhere in Iboland weaved the Akwa until the Ndokki came into the picture. The Aro’s interacted with the Ndoki and Ubani. It was from that interaction that the Akwaete was taken into the hinterlands. Akwaocha is weaven in the same mold of Akwete. Anything you want to call it, you can call, the Ndokki were the originators of any weaved Ibo native wears. However, today that method of weaving have been replaced by the contemporary wax George fabrics. And the Aro, by nature of their travels ferried those cloths to the other parts of Iboland.

Ofunwa111:
For the writer to have written "ogalanya , akwa ocha , oliaku" shows he doesn't even know what he is saying.

No, Nri that had no cloth on until Aro middlemen introduce Akwaocha to you. Where in Nri was Akwaocha woven? Ndokki were the first to weave Akwaete cloths which the Aro middlemen carried to as far as Nsukka. Pictures of Nri naked chiefs are scattered in the internet. Where did you see Aro naked people?

Aro may have sold slaves but her impact in Igboland far out weight Nri! Sorry, but Nri are just local champions with no relevance. Aro stood as men and transversed all part of Igboland down to Cameroon. Had dynasty in Kalabari, Okrika, Calabar, Ikwerre etc and brought a lot of economic and cultural Influence on Iboland.

Achebe in his things fall apart talk a lot about Abam. Even when Okonkwo was banished to his maternal home in Mbanta, we saw a lot of cultural influence that you guys are trying to downplay or dash to Nri. Aro may be young but they at least met an existing Ibo culture which they advanced. But Nri another clan with suspicious origin want to tell us how they created the Ibo culture. Something the Aro okigbo hardly do. Imagine the conconbility. Make una carry chair go siddon one place.

We saw the Osu and Diala caste, we saw the reference to Ani, earth goddess, Ifejioku, to Chukwu, and to Amadioha. We saw the sacred phython, the New Yam festival, the wrestling, the headhunting wars, the nso ani, and a lot of cultures that had no bearing to Nri.

Idemili people had their culture spelt by Achebe. Owerri saw theirs through the Mbari homes, Awka saw their through Agbala shrine. Yet, Achebe didn't reveal the over hyped Nri. The much announced Ichi facial mark was not even mentioned. Nze na Ozo that you want to dash Nri was a general Ibo culture and never Nri! Who dash Nri Nze na Ozo? Who dash Nri Ofo na Ogu? Who dash Nri four market days? Stop claiming general Ibo cultures as yours. You can stick to your Afa or anything your brothers in Aguleri practice but stop claiming ownership of Ibo culture. How can you claim Father to Ndibo when you're just a child.

Rewind back to Okonkwo's home town in Umuofia. We could see the famous Agbala shrine of the Awka people. We saw Ogbanje, we saw Chief priest and Chielo the Priestess. There was nothing Nri in Okonkwo's things fall apart. And all these were written even before the fake Nri tales began flaring up. All of which began after the civil war. Partly by Onwejeogwu and Isichei etc. I would rather believe Achebe's well research novel than the trash written by Delta Ibo historians.

emperorshaokahn:
tomorrow na if ipob claims that part(abi) as part of biafra una go day yarn rubbish,mumu afonja like you.IGBO AMAKA.

Another IPOB miscreant on the loose. Who give this one microphone?

Obingene:
Deep!!

Obasanjo's administration in 1999 was d first to give Igbos a sense of belonging.

Who told you that crap. President Shehu Shagari was the first to make Ibos feel welcomed since the civil war. Check your history again Mister Man. Obasanjo had no option than to give Ibos their due because of the votes he got there.
As a matter of fact, Obasanjo actually clipped the political wings of the Ibos and made us redundant to what it is today. Check the political leverage of Ndibo before Obasanjo, and check what it is today and you would weep.

Praising that evil man makes me puke. You people should know your history and stop hailing everyone.

DemonInvoker:
You no think am say Obi fit be her Husband name but she's a cross riverine by birth.

It may be her husband name or she may be an Agbo from Abi LGA. But the illiterate who began the chant is deprived of common sense.

EmekaBlue:
Igbo women amaka

IPOB miscreant. Make we hear word. The woman no send you and this nonsense Ibo amaka you shout irrelevantly. What does Ibo Amaka got to this with this thread. Clowns everywhere.

kingzizzy:
We have been divided long tome ago and we have never been one. I said that anyone is entitled to support who ever they like but any IgboIPOB who chooses to support a devilish party like APC is not worth respecting as far as Im concerned

You are still repeating this trash! Please learn to separate the wishes of IPOB miscreants from that of the Ibos. IPOB Aba based animals disturbing us with their foolishness.
You can not make your stupid post without involving Ibos, them swear for una. Tufia!

kingzizzy:
I just lost all respect for him. Theres a way I see any Igbo man who supports the devilish party called APC, although everyone is entitled to support who they like.

Says a PDP youth masquerading as IPOB. You lost respect for yourself not Aki, nairaland IPOB leader. Coming online to disgrace yourself in public. Ekwensu kpo gi oku there.

Racoon:
How many hausa-fulani have industries in Igboland? But your see the enterprising Igbos doing so far away from home because we expand our horizon & wait for no government assistance to make it in life.

Guess you can see how Igbos are breaking records around the world? Being academic excellence role models, Mayors, Governors, City reps, Chief Judges of Major world cities.Case of a prophet not having honour in his home town.

When an idiot speaks you know! Most idiots don’t know how to mind their business. How does matter concern you? Ishi azu. Learn to mind your business Mr expert. Remove the log from your eyes before removing that of your neigbour. IPOB touts everywhere.

joelbooks:
Sad, everyone is now a Pastor

Pastor is a title. Similar to Chief and Sir!

IDENNAA:
Excuse me, what are the Aro influence in Igbo land ? What are the traditions they introduced ? I don't like the pairing of Nri and Aro....I almost feel there is an agenda behind it. I know we are all Igbo but let's not muddle everything up just to sound learned.

What insolence? Only a local champion would ask such question. Aro influence was written copiously by the British that Achebe himself wrote more about them in his things fall apart than Nri! From Long Juju Shrine, to the slave trade and down to the formation of Osu, Umeh, Diala caste system, to making the name of Chukwu, Amadioha, and Kamanu Ozuzu popular. To spreading the wearing of the Akwaocha from Ndokki, to helping spread the use of the manilla, dane guns to the Ibo hinterland, economic way of life of Ndibo (long distant trade), and cultural identity etc. Nsibidi, Ekpe, Ikoro drums, Mazi, Oriaku, Ogaranya, Killing of twins, Opu Agwu cap worn even in Kalabari, Ogoni, Ibibio, Opobo/Bonny and Efik land.

Even before joining Nairaland, I have always known about Aro. Watched movies such as Musanga warriors that displayed the act’s of the Aros. Down to the Aro wars on Ibibioland, to the Aro economic deals with Bonny, Calabar, Kalabari, Okrika, Nembe/Brass, Aboh, Ogoja etc. To Aro and her confederacy creating a dynasty in Kalabari, Okrika and Calabar etc. The Amakiri royalty is Abam. The Duke town royalty and people of Ikot Eshiet of Calabar have Aro blood. The Okrika royalty is Abam and even till today goes by the title Abam 1V. The Okochiri (Ateke Tom), Dokubo, as a matter of fact, what is known today as Ikwerre, Ogba, Ekpeye, Kalabari and Calabar were Aro formed. Aro control stretch to Ibibio, Oron, Cameroon, Benue, etc. Truth be told, only that the Nigerian civil war really did a bad number on Aro till the extent that these Aro formed communities denied relationship with Aro after the war.

Aro were among the first Ibo groups to transverse the whole east, the middlebelt through her Edda cousins and the mid-west from her association with Aboh Kingdom.

Aro controlled Iboland and bent everyone to follow the Long Juju and Osu case system. I never knew or heard about Nri until I read Elizabeth Isichei’s Ibo history. Aro was the norm till the rise of the internet helped push Nri to the attention of other parts of Ibo with the Wikipedia page and Eri folklore. As a matter of fact, Aro was on the verge of forming an empire before the coming of the whiteman. No wonder Aro was first destroyed before the British marched into other parts of Iboland.

Again, In my history classes in Uniport and while reading a few history book, Aro influence at one time had me even thinking my part of Iboland originated from Aro? I’m from Egbema and in time past had the unfounded notion that we migrated from Benin’s mainly due to some clowns pushing the Benincentric trash in old Rivers state. And then after carrying out a few research I found out we migrated from Isu/Oru into our present location. However, looking deep and after a new research, I have a feeling that the founder of my community may be an Aro man looking at how the history was said.

DEROX:
lol we never said we wat odua republic na, even if we want it we can't be so foolish as to waste 3million of our people as suya or even be used as mud water experiment/Python dance.We know how to play our games just wait and see.We didn't get the presidency under Jonathan we didn't die but now we are in a better place to choke and frustrate you people which we have started. when the speaker is through with the land grabbing act which the north is also supporting we will pass a law where any ipob member will be sentenced to death immediately and also the resources will be shared according to no of states in each region and each states productivity, Yemi kale already declared you poverty capital of the south now we will show you what we are we and north just try us we will tell you we are in power even your landlocked states we will pass a law whereby the little govt investment there will be controlled by foreigners for accountability and we exclude you from major projects just as we did in the $22bn loan Even in civil service which the head of service is a Yoruba woman(Yemi esan) we will segregate you and put our people and northerners which we have started check the permanent secretaries and their regions. In the army we have the chief of defence(brigadier general abayomi olonishakin)who is even higher than buratai we will use both of them to fix you people to fight bandits that will waste your people in no time as we won't give you good weapons
NB:we will show you people

Are you sure you can do all this? Because the last time I check the north has the political power under Buhari

Sanchez01:
Largest ethnic group in the South South? Are you jonzing or something?

And what are you doing, if not drunk! Mind your business Minister of Ibo affairs. Miscreant making a nuisance.

AnanseK:
Okay , with this arrogance let’s see how an igboman will become the President of Nigeria. Other Nigerians will never vote for such arrogance. Your population is not enough and you don’t even have the domestic animals ( as you always say the North increases it’s population with) to boost your population.

Oga keep kwayet! The arrogance hasn’t stated. The hurricane is still being caged. And it will be bigger than what you’ve ever seen.

Advocate500:
So a formal senator granted interview because of the igbos, mumu people everywhere,this igbo people are great people if all this man was able to discuss for more than 2hours interview was all about the igbo people, with all the problem facing Nigeria, the boko haram, banditory and fulani herdsmen killing all the idiot's could figure out is igbo people. They all of the idiot's started by marrying women, their region have been ravaged and occupied by bandits all they care about is igboman. Make un continue oooo

I tell you

kikake:
You guys didn’t joke when you adopted Islamic Sharia Criminal laws in 1999 as veiled protest against OBJ presidency?


Yoruba guys didn’t joke in 1998 when they were about to declare Oduduwa Republic if a Youruba was not made President?

Do you live in fantasy island, Nigeria?

No be mouth, 2023 will decide whether Nigeria will become historical reference for other countries to learn from. The same way we learnt about the Yugoslavian, Czechslovakia and Ethiopia, Sudan division is the same way the likes of Ghana, Senegal etc will learn about the former Federal Republic of Nigeria. At least as a reference point on how not be a useless entity. How not to be a sitting duck while division stares you at the face.

kikake:
Fulani has ruled Nigeria many years.


Yoruba has ruled Nigeria many years.


Igbo turn to rule Nigeria after Buhari - anything short of that, na scatter for Nigeria.

I can bet my life on that. Anything short of a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction come 2023 is ‘operation to your tent oh Isreal’. We cannot continue voting others, and yet they bypass us each time it get’s to our turn.

I repeat anything short of Igbo Presidency come 2023, will lead to something more bigger than the Arab spring. I will personally use all my social media account completes that mission.

My Nigerianess and nationalism will be tested after 2023, so help me God.

Ndigbo must contest for the Presidency. It’s better to contest, pull strings and lose than accept the most useless VP position. I’ll definately campaign against the PDP if anything short of the Presidency is alloted to us. As a matter of fact, the burial of the PDP would begin in 2023 starting from Igboland if an Igbo is not on the Presidential ballot.

Let the lovers of Ndigbo begin to form a party that is solely pro-Igbo. This is what the clowns in IPOB failed to do and Ndigbo must make sure a new party that would sweep the whole of Igboland is formed.

Igbos must get it right in 2023, whether the APC or PDP give us the slot, we must get it right.

lucasalves:
Show us proof like the OP has and we will discuss it here and help track down the criminals (not praise them for being smart), otherwise you are just telling a story. Only a JJC on nairaland will say he doesn't know when Igbos were painting Yorubas in all colors because of hushpuppy that was condemned by many reasonable Nigerians both igbos and Yorubas.

Oga make I hear word. It’s people like you the message was for. A lot of us have bad experience from scammers irrespective of tribe, but you people always clsim holy, while painting othere bad. So you want me to begin to find pictures of 2016/2017 scam experience in Ikeja and post on nairaland at this time.