₦airaland Forum

pazienza:
Here is my point.

Anioma state creation should and would be supported by Ndiigbo. Only after all the traditional rulers in Anioma and their political elites had signed a legal publicized document acceding to the immediate transfer of Anioma state to SE, upon creation.
Without the above, SEners should leave Anioma to their own fate, while we face our own devil.

This is my personal stance on this issue.

pazienza:
Ijaw people in SW are proudly Ijaws, likewise the Ijaw people in Edo state. Maybe if you let that sink in, you would stop being emotional, and for once, start being pragmatic.

Don't let few of their people deceive you, Anioma people in general, has no interest in being in SE, they resent the Igbo tag, and wouldn't have anything to do with Ndiigbo, least of all, being lumped in same group political zone with Ndiigbo.


I had taken time to visit facebook pages of all these groups and studied the general feeling of their people towards us, and believe you me, what I discovered wasn't pleasant at all.

Without a written binding published legal agreement, duely signed and publicized by all traditional rulers in Anioma and their relevant political stake holders, agreeing to transfer Anioma to SE upon creation.

Ndiigbo would be the biggest fools of all fools to leave our various state demands in SE to support Anioma people.

Jiang:
Odingo you have lost it, don't quote me again, learn to differentiate between blindfolded excursion and casualties of war during a siege between two opposing forces.

ghostfacekillar & authority2006 ( with ur hatred for naija army I can tell you are a Biafran so shift for side, you keep calling this shittes, you guys way for ur hut on the eastern side think they know morethan us way dey area of conflict. damn Ipob Hypocrites

ariesbull:
I am waiting for them to tell me what qualifies a village in east to be anioma...yet they can not answer this simple question


Always claiming....attacheee people

aniomafirstson:
Pazienza is beginning to act as an enemy of ndigbo. That's the painful truth

Emycord:
ANIOMA State To Be Included In Which Geo-Political Zone? While We In The South East Feel We Want An Extra State To Compliment Us And Have An Array Of Our Own People Outside Our Zone We Want To Bring In Politically Via Rivers State Or Delta axis, Our kit And Kin In These Who Feel Igbo In Essence And pratice Do Not Wish To One With Us Politically In Se. So What Do You Do In Such Case Thats Is What Is The Issue. And This Is As A Result Of The Civil War And Its AttendanT Effect. As The Se Suffers From Federal neglect, Our Brother Do Not Wish To Go Same Lane With Us. But I Have A Word For Them A Lesson From Moses Who Chose To Suffer With His People And eventualy Save Them From Egypt. Until We Come As One Salvation Will Elude Us As A Group Or Tribe

pazienza:
Are you for real? What does it matter what I say they are?

Dr Nwaonicha mounted a pan Anioma stage and told the entire world that Anioma is not Igbo, with not a single dissenting voice from Anioma people, and you are here asking me what I think Anioma people are?

They already told you they are not Igbo, what else do want to hear?

selemempe:
good..now let it go.

Being igbo or not should not qualify or disqualify states from joining south east.

Sw has ijaw ppl. Nw has non hausa ppl..se doesnt need to have only igbo ppl.

They say they are not igbos? Fine. Let them say it from anioma state in south east

selemempe:
good..now let it go.

Being igbo or not should not qualify or disqualify states from joining south east.

Sw has ijaw ppl. Nw has non hausa ppl..se doesnt need to have only igbo ppl.

They say they are not igbos? Fine. Let them say it from anioma state in south east

selemempe:
good..now let it go.

Being igbo or not should not qualify or disqualify states from joining south east.

Sw has ijaw ppl. Nw has non hausa ppl..se doesnt need to have only igbo ppl.

They say they are not igbos? Fine. Let them say it from anioma state in south east

pazienza:
. The founder of Abbi, in Ndokwa West Local Government for instance, Amaha, the elders of Abbi are not sure of the location of his town but, it is believed to be in Eastern Nigeria. The Dein of Agbor Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Dr. Benjamin Ikenchuku Keagborekuzi I, in one of his recent meetings with his subjects at his palace called on them to stop promoting Igbo culture.

He further advised that the Igbo red cap should also be dropped as it is not a native cap for Agbor Kingdom. The revered monarch's statement clearly gave credence to the fact that the Agbor people share the same ancestral history with the Benin people and not the Igbo people.

The third question: How do we promote and sustain our rich, diverse and unique cultural heritage?
We are proud of our heritage, history and background. We are unique people in the world. We should encourage those things that will help promote us culturally and also, cement our unity. We should learn how to project Anioma in whatever we do. The names of our children should always reflect our Anioma identity. Our Anioma traditional rulers should give more relevance to our festivals.

The histories of the various Kingdoms in Anioma should be taught in schools. Above all, as Anioma people we should not allow our language to go into extinction. We should be teaching our children how to speak our native language in our various homes. Anioma is
our land, our strength, our pride and center of unity. We should therefore, imbibe the character of showcasing and promoting the Anioma course anywhere we are in the world.

selemempe:
my kind of language

pazienza:
Today, we are proud to announce to the world, that one of these worthy sons of Anioma, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa is the executive governor of Delta State. Since his inauguration on May 29, 2015, Governor Okowa has been doing his best to move the entire state forward.

He has been doing his best not to be a sectional governor. The speculation that the governor favors a particular senatorial district more than the other is not a fair judgment on him. We were aware of the activities of the Niger Delta Avengers, a group that almost crippled the economy of Delta State sometime ago with her continuous bombing of Oil facilities.

So, Okowa's attachment with our brothers and sisters from Central and South senatorial districts was for a good reason but, that does not suggests that he favors them more. By and large Okowa is the governor of the entire Delta State and he will continue to serve the interest of all Deltans. As Anioma people, we should therefore be patient with our brother, give him our full support and above all, work towards his re-election in 2019 for he is not going to fail us. In short, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa deserves the support of the Anioma people, and indeed all Deltans for a second term in office as there is no alternative to the Governor in the 2019 gubernatorial election in Delta State. Governor Okowa has excelled in the areas of physical infrastructure development, empowerment of youths and women, job creation, promotion of peaceful co-existence and the floating of social welfare scheme for widows as well as the provision of efficient, quality and affordable health care delivery.

ariesbull:
The dude is running from pillar to post

pazienza:
The Anioma people are peaceful, hardworking and accommodating. Besides Delta State, Anioma people can also be found in Igbanke, Ogan, Iru, Owa Nikeke, Ekpon and Abudu areas of Edo State, Onitsha, Obosi, Ogidi, Ozubulu and Orifite areas of Anambra State, Oguta area of Imo State and Ndoni area of Rivers State. The Anioma people are educated, industrious, innovative and exposed. The rich diverse and unique cultural heritage of the Anioma people distinguished them from other ethnic nationalities in Nigeria.

The second question: Are Anioma people Igbos?
There have been several debates about the true origin of the Anioma people and the language they speak. There is a strong belief that the Anioma people are Igbos and that they speak Igbo language. To keep the record straight, the Anioma people are not Igbos and they do not speak Igbo language. The Anioma people speak, "Enuani, Ika and Ukwuani languages".

We are proud of our identity; our identity is our pride, strength and unifying factor. Our Anioma attire (Akwa Anioma) is recognized anywhere in the world. There may be similarities in some Anioma and Igbo names: such as Chukwuma, Chukwuka, Chukwudi, Ngozi, Udoka, among other names that have the same spellings, pronunciations and meanings like that of the Igbos but, the fact remains that we are not Igbos. We may also have some similarities in language that does not make us Igbo people.
The Aniocha and Oshimili though are closer to the Anambra people cannot be referred to as Igbo people. The same could be said of Owa people in Ika North East Local Government whose ancestral home is believed to be Nri, in Anambra State. The Ndokwa and Ukwuani areas are a mix of different peoples, some with a strong claim to Benin ancestry while others claim to different origin. The Abohs and some clans in the region claimed to have left Benin in the 16th century or earlier in the same wave of migration that established most of the Igbo speaking towns West of the Niger and even Onitcha in the East. Some sections of the Abohs believed that they are direct descendants of people from Benin while others look across the Niger into the Igbo hinterland as their origin, yet some even look far up the Niger, Igala as their ancestral home.

selemempe:
bro stop doing this. Wat is the point?

hammer6F:
THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL BE LEFT IS RIVERS.

WE WILL CAPTURE DEM TOO AND HAVE A SEA FRONT.

hammer6F:
DAT IS WAT WE SHOULD BE PLANNING NOT ONITSHA THAT IS ALREADY HOME.

WE SHOULD DISCUSS ABOUT THOSE SUFFERING OUTSIDE THE SE.

hammer6F:
ADADA STAE SHOULD CAPTURE THOSE VILLAGES IN MIDDLE BELT.

Klinee:
Boast of what? Oil or what? common pack one side!
How can I compare anioma with entire SE, are they up to a section in Anambra state

selemempe:
u are saying d same thing

hammer6F:
Anioma State cannot be zoned to the SS.

Anioma is not a SS State.

Abia has a better claim to SS than Anioma.

Anioma is a SE state.

selemempe:
actually its only a foolish south easterner who doesnt realise the power play going on in nigeria that will be against anioma state for south east.

Why do u think there is no single northern territory in south but u have kwara and kaba in north and even some igboland in benue. The north knows the importance of keeping their number under one umbrella while we in the south are politically naive

aniomafirstson:
You are comparing anioma with the whole of SE

Mention your state let's see if you can boast of what aniomas can boast of

aniomafirstson:
I can see its the same SE that has been frustrating the creation of anioma state yet they complain of some minority deniers.

hypocrisy

TroubleMaker47:
So why haven't we evolved?
From dis, to Aluu4, to canibalism to ritualists to pedophilia!!! Haaaa, blacks just keep carrying 1st in wickedness!

horsepower101:
Gbamm!!! this is why the country has remained a failure and will continue to be so. You cant spill so much human blood and expect the country to work..

Jiang:
Commot my mention Mr Ipob youth, Naija military will never go so low to excute small children like these brazenly, stop counting protest, war & people who disrespect authorities and attack them with matches and club while still expecting them to not disperse ur lazy troublesome asses

Hanseel1:
Yeah. If a referendum is placed before those guys, they won't vote to leave.

Before you people start fighting for delta igbos, they should restructure their minds first.

Delta igbos aren't ripe to join SE igbos. If you've interacted with some of them you'll surely understand what I'm saying.