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mrvitalis:
This go's to show how easy Nigerians can be decived.. ..
Just speak good English with American or British accent and u become an intellectual leader
1) what are the staffs of silver bord saying about his style of leadership??
2) his state is among the richest in terms of revenue but with the poorest people, what has he done to advice his governor to change that
3) what excetly has he done for his constituency since taken office apart from sharing money and rice which the normal senators do

This man knows nothing about economic policies, most of his so called common sense are just what most illiterates thinks but he just construct it in better grammar
His should live by example and until he those that.. .. I won't take him serious

.He is educated, driven, business oriented and independent in reasoning. You can't say that of the illiterate on seat .....could you?

mrvitalis:
This go's to show how easy Nigerians can be decived.. ..
Just speak good English with American or British accent and u become an intellectual leader
1) what are the staffs of silver bord saying about his style of leadership??
2) his state is among the richest in terms of revenue but with the poorest people, what has he done to advice his governor to change that
3) what excetly has he done for his constituency since taken office apart from sharing money and rice which the normal senators do

This man knows nothing about economic policies, most of his so called common sense are just what most illiterates thinks but he just construct it in better grammar
His should live by example and until he those that.. .. I won't take him serious

You don't need to take him seriously. Put your back into a candidate rather than waiting for Tinubu.

Pick your candidate and push for him else our generation would be taken for a ride again.

Henry240:
I agree, however he has no chance becoming the President of Nigeria in 2019. He should instead go for Bayelsa or Lagos governorship in 2019.

My very good Friend that is where you are wrong.

We can push for our candidate not the political Godfathers. We are the back bone of this country.

We would send a message so strong and powerful it would shake Nigeria and bring the power to the rightful owners..... The Youths

hybeenoni:
U created d topic yet u alone made abt 80% of the comment so far, that says a lot abt u.

Don't knw why sm pple hv failed to use their common sense, so bcoz Ben Bruce has been active on media cricticisin floor of the make a good president ryt?

How many bills that wil make live easy for Nigerians has he passed? His primary responsibility, he has nt done and u r here shouting of Bruce for president.

Common get out of this thread kid!!

My dear Friend.... Read up and find out his activities on the senate.
As for his capacity to build Nigeria he has built a Million dollar establishment and has done more for the Naira than Buhari and Emefiele combined. He has encouraged all to buy Nigerian and has been exemplary. He will bring Jobs because he is a Business man with common sense.....Not the regular politician

Flexherbal:
Let's wait till then.

Are you a Nigerian ?

Then My friend you have the right to choose and push for your candidate. Else these power hungry Buffoons will push themselves in. Let's start our own revolution.

Those saying that PDP has zoned it to the north are on their own.

I didn't zone anything to them. I am a Nigerian and I have the right to chose my choice for 2019.


Forget party Forget Tribe..... that is why we are where we are.

@larentoye I'm tired of criticizing Buhari. He has no nothing for the youth or for me. I want a Nigerian President who will invest in Nigeria.... buy Nigerian.


You know why? I never voted for Buhari.... but I bought petrol at #350 for over 2 months.
Let's pick our leader ....not them picking us.

What do we want?
who can deliver it?
who will bring jobs?
who will make our government NIGERIAN?
BEN MURRAY BRUCE

its up to you to decide...... not the greedy power brokers?
Let's take back Nigeria

The questions we as youths should be asking ourselves is....


1. Should we accept a President that uses BMW and exports our jobs.


2. Should we accept a President that uses hospitals abroad for treatments when our hospitals are a mess.

Any Nigerian That is unemployed and support such actions is not only senile but also deserve to die in poverty and lack.

Jonathan.. corrupt as they portray him is the reason Innoson vehicles is a world class brand. He fully empowered Innoson with a contract for the supply of thousands of vehicles to the federal government whilst Obiano buys Toyota.


For those who don't know please visit Nnewi and discover the skills of the black race. The spare parts you buy from the spare parts dealer are fully fabricated in Nnewi. The man Innoson decided to stop making parts of vehicles and produce the vehicles by himself.

A President that will buy Nigerian and industrialise the south East and beyond

Big Ben at the Made in Aba Expo

Ben Bruce with Fashola

Ben Murray Bruce

Benedict Murray-Bruce was born on February 18, 1956 in Lagos to an Ijaw parent Mullighan and Margaret Murray- Bruce from Akassa, Bayelsa State of Nigeria. He attended the famous Our Lady of Apostles, in Yaba, Lagos and St Gregory College in Obalende. He studied Marketing and Business at the University of Southern Carolina. Growing up was not a bed of roses. His father was a public servant who worked with the UAC. Ben whose initial dream was to be a professor of history had the opportunity of working in Domino Stores, a departmental store owned by his father. He however decided to do other things. His venture into show business didn’t enjoy the support of his parents. In his words “One time I was dancing and my father saw me dancing. He said, “If I ever catch you dancing, you’ll never use those legs again.” Though his father hated show business, thinking it was a waste of time, but somehow he managed to cope with a son who was bent on making a living out of the business. Even though he hated the business, he enjoyed the attention he was getting being the father to Ben. Ben got into show business by accident. He recounts “I was at home one day in Los Angeles, USA, and somebody knocked on my door and I said who do you want? He said, he was looking for somebody and I said you are in the wrong house. We got talking and I said what is your name, he told me. And I said what do you do, he said, ‘I’m a teacher’. He was very friendly and so I asked him in. As we talked, I said, ‘if you are a teacher, who do you teach?’ he said Janet Jackson, and I said who else? He said Todd Bridges, Garry Coleman. And I said you mean you are really a teacher? He said yes. Then he asked what do I do? I said, ‘I’m a student of the University of Southern Carolina. The man told him he was working on a set at that time and invited him over. That was where he met Redd Fox of the Sandford and Sons’ fame, the Jeffersons and others. He ended up meeting a lot of actors and actresses. One day, his friend proposed “Hey, let’s do a show in Nigeria’ and they did their first show and the rest is history. Silverbird Productions started in 1980 with a borrowed capital of N20, 000.00; a desk in a small corner of the Domino administrative office, six staff and only two business activities, pageant and programme syndication. Today, with hundreds of staff, the company has turned to a conglomerate – three radio stations, Rhythm 93.7 in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt; Silverbird television; the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria; Silverbird Cinema, Silverbird Entertainment and Silverbird Galleria. Silverbird Cinema, the first and only Cinema multi-plex with five screens, has been a huge success and they are holding talks with some State governments in the country to replicate the Lagos success story. His entry into the pageantry business came at a time when the Miss Nigeria franchise was beginning to lose its glamour, the interest of Nigerians and its sponsor. His brainchild, Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) pageant eventually took over the market leadership from the Miss Nigeria, owned and operated by the Daily Times of Nigeria. MBGN produced the likes of Omasan Buwa, Bianca Onoh and Agbani Darego. Agbani Darego won the Miss World contest and became the first ever Nigerian and African to win the Miss World pageant. Mr. Bruce successfully brought Julia Morley and the whole Miss World show to Nigeria for the 2002 Miss World event slated for Nigeria that year. Religious riots sparks by a newspaper article torpedoed the plan. Mr. Bruce who is married to Evelyn, an American with two boys and a girl, has served as Executive Director – Black Music Association of America with Quincy Jones, Dick Griffey, Stevie Wonder as well as Executive Director – Coalition for a Free Africa with the late President Samora Machel of Mozambique and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. He was also on the board of National Arts Theatre Management, The Federal Film Censors Board, The Board of the Nigerian Film Corporation, National Film Distribution Company and Nigerian Anti-Piracy Action Committee. Mr. Ben Murray-Bruce, motivational speaker role mode to Nigerian youths is a director of several companies in Nigeria as well as in France, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

The Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni Local Government Area is inhabited by the three tribes Ogba, Egbema and Ndoni people, all sub-groups of the Igbo people. The Ndonis are a pure stock of Ndokwa people of Delta State. They are great farmers and fishermen with a rich cultural history.






The area has produced prominent sons and daughters, which includes Agnes Okoh, Felix Obuah , Late Hon. Chief Victor Masi (former Minister for Finance, Nigeria), Senator Francis J. Ellah, Dr. Peter Odili (former Governor of Rivers State ), Late Chief Valentine Akponor LLB. (Hons) LLM (Lond.) Late Chief Odili Akponor(Izoma of Ndoni) amongst others.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni

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Etche is a Local Government Area (LGA) in Rivers State , Nigeria , named after the Etche ( Echie) people of Southern Nigeria. The Etche are Igbo people and they speak Igbo language. They also inhabit Omuma LGA; Etche/Omuma is a National Assembly constituency. Etche communities include Akwu/Obuor , Chokocho, Chokota, Egwi, Afara, Mba, Ikwerengwo , Okehi, Ulakwo , Umuakonu, Umuebulu, Umuechem , egbeke Igbodo the ancestral home of Etche (Igbodo is made up o the following communities; Umuohiaukwu, Umuusharam, Umuoga, Okonocho, Umuine, Umudi, Umunkwa, Umuohie, Amaku, Obibi, Ezeleaka, Umuisi]. People Etche is the first settler or founder of “Etche” land. One oral tradition has it that he is a man called “Echefu”, who was corruptly named “Etche”. Another version says that his name is “Eche”, whose name was anglicized or colonially spelt “Etche”. But one thing is clear; whether the name is “Etche”, “Ochie”, “Eche”, “Echefu”, or “Etche”, it is referring to one and the same person called “ETCHE”, “ECHEFU”, “ECHIE”, “ECHE”, “OCHIE” who is the forebear or ancestor of all Etche people East, West, North, South and ethnic nationality that is spread across three (3) of Nigeria, viz: Rivers, Abia, and Imo States and possibly Delta and Edo, Onyema (2000). It has four (4) know Local Governments (two in Rivers State and two in Imo State) with a heavy presence in Abia State.



THE IGBO ORIGIN The accounts of the Benin origin are at variance with some other established views on the history of Etche. One of such views is that Afigbo, an internationally acclaimed historian, who traced the history of the Igbo people essentially to two sources. The first account, according to him, claims that the Igbo tribe came from the east. This claim asserts that: “in the beginning the Igbo were either one of the tribes of Israel or Egypt, that for unspecified reason they left the east, wandered across the Sudan to come and settle where we now find them.” In order to elucidate this claim, Afigbo traced the origin of the Igbo to 3,000 B.C. to 1,300 A.D. as suggested by Talboth, hinging his account on legends, oral traditions and other numerous ethnographic and ecological evidences. Afigbo posits that “scholars have long come to the conclusion that the Nri-Akwa Orlu axis represents the earlier Igbo settlement” from where they spread to different directions. Among the groups that moved southward, according to him, are “the Uratta, Ikwerre, Etche, Asa and Ndoki Igbo of the present times”. The second account premised on the linguistic origin of the language spoken by the Igbo people which, like the Edo, Yoruba, Odoma, Igala and Akan languages, belongs to the larger family of African languages known as the Niger-Congo stock. In this regard, linguistic affinity could also be used to determine the origin of a people. This clearly stated by Johnson in Williamson (1987) thus: There is no tracing the connection of ancientations, but by language. Therefore, I am always sorry when any language is lost, because the languages are the pedigree of nations. If you find the same language in distant countries, you may be sure that the inhabitants of each have been the same people. If this submission is anything to go by, we can say without equivocation and contradiction that the linguistic relationship between the Igbo language and that of Etche has been established as corroborative evidence of Afigbo’s historical position. For example, in an incisive study of the languages spoken in Rivers State, Williamson classified the major languages according to their linguistic relationship. She characterized all languages that have some linguistic affinity with the Igbo language as “Igboid”. She listed the language groups in this category as follows: Ekpeye, Ikwerre, Ogbah, Egbema and Echie. According to Onyema (2000), Etche is part of the Benin in Diaspora of the fourteenth century. He moved along with the Ogbas, Ekpeyes and Ikwerres. They crossed the River Niger from one spot and spread themselves southwesterly and southeasterly from the spot they crossed the River Niger. This myth has some credence. There is similarity of language among the Ogbas, the Ikwerres and the Etches. There is also similarity of language between the “Etches” and Igbodos” of Delta State. “Igbodo” is a town between Asaba and Agbor in Delta State. There is a town called Obite in Ogba land and Obite town in Etche. Also, an address sent to the Ekpeye people in their annual “OGWU EKPEYE” cultural festival by the Oba of Benin confirmed this aspect of the history. The present Oba of Benin was one time Divisional Officer in the then Ahoada Division, which comprised Etche, Ikwerre, Ekpeye, Ogba and Abua. They were then known as clans. The other school of thought says “that Etche is part of the Igbo stock. The founding fathers were part of the Igbo that moved southwards, via Owerri and through Ngor, to settle in her present location. Amoury Talbort in his book entitled, The Peoples of Southern Nigeria, gave credence to this School of Thought. This account has some credence. For example, is the name of some towns and villages in Igbo-speaking areas, which are identical or similar with those of Etche. For instance, we have Eberi in Etche and we have Mbieri in Owerri. Also we have Ulakwo in Owerri and Etche. Furthermore, we give identical names with the Igbo, and the Echie dialect is said to be a dialect of Igbo language. However, these may not be a conclusive proof to the fact that Etche is part of the Igbo stock, as these may be circumstantial due to long association over the years, and the Igbo have the advantage of their population size. If the roots of Etche stems from Benin as the first school of thought suggests, the historical fact of our settlement with the Igbo and very close proximity with them, having interacted with them in commerce, religion, etc. including marriages and interpolation of cultures, may have influenced and changed our culture over the years. The first known permanent settlement of Etche is Igbodo in present-day Etche Local Government Area in Rivers State. Before Etche came to Igbo where he settled permanently, accounts have it that he rested in some areas before he got to his permanent place of abode. It is believed that he came through Oratta, crossed Ogu-echie River and permanently settled at Igbodo. It is also believed that Ohaji was part of Etche entourage that detoured at Oratta and flanked southwest and settled immediately after Oratta, bordering Ikwerre and Ogba, while the rest entourage maintained a southeasterly direction until they permanent settled at Igbodo. Igbodo is the undisputed traditional headquarters of Etche people or the place of first permanent settlement of Etche people. When the Igbodo settlement increased and became uncontrollable, people moved in different locations to find new abodes. The Ngors (which constitute) the present Ngor/Okpala Local Government, Imo State) moved northwards. The Amalas, the Alulus, Elelems, the Ntus, etc. were part of the Etche people that moved northwards from their Igbodo settlement. It is evident to notice identical and similarity of language/ dialect with the Ngors. The names of towns and villages in Ngor are identical with the towns and villages in Etche. Before the creation of Rivers State, Amala was known as part of Igbodo and was addressed as Amala-Igbodo. There is Ntu on Ngor while there is Umuogba in present day Omuma Local Government Area, Rivers State. In Umuogba, there is Umuoyere while in Ngor, there is Umuoyere as well. In Etche, there is Obibi, while there is also Obibi in Ngor. In Ngor, there is Ulakwo while there is also Ulakwo in Etche. In Etche, there is Afara while in Ngor, there is also Afara. There are so many instances of this nature which cannot be included in this paper because of time factor. Accounts also have it that Igbo was a very big hunter. In his hunting expedition, moved southwards from Igbodo. He crossed the Otamirioche River and settled at the northern part of Otamirioche River, hence Igbo Agwuru Asa as presently constituted occupies both sides of Otamirioche River. The Umuselem people also move southwards from Igbodo, and took southeast and southwest direction from Igbodo settlement. The present settlement of Okomoko migrated from Okomoko Akpoku to their present abode. Afara, Nihi, Odufor took southwest direction while Odagwa and Akwa took southeast direction. Ulakwo later joined them and settled in-between them, hence we have Ulakwo/Umuselem clan. The Mbas moved southwestwards and occupied their present location. The first group of Mbas who left Igbodo first settled at Mba. They later expanded. A group left the original Mba settlement and crossed the Ogueche River to settle in the present day Obite, Umuoye and Akpoku. The Ozuzus,or Mba-Asaa people,namely: Ozuzu, Egbu, Ogida, Isu, Ihie, Elele, and Orwu- had connections with Umuneoha and Aro people, hence they established the Amadioha deity, which had influence over the entire length and breadth of Etche, Ikwerre, Ekpeye, Kalabari, Oratta and beyond. The migration of Etche people to the eastern part of Etche (now known as Omuma Local Government Areas) was systematic. They migrated to the eastern part of Etche by crossing the Imo River from different parts, at different times and for different reasons and purposes. The Umuogba/Umuajuloke people migrated from Afara, crossed the Imo River and settled in their present Umuogba/Umuajuloke Clan. Ogba and Ajuloke, who were of the same parents left Afara at the same time. Ajuloke settled at Akwa and Ogba crossed the Imo River and settled in the present Umuogba. Ajuloke later crossed the Imo River and joined his brother (Ogba) and settled with him, hence we have the Umuogba/Umuajuloke Clan which is the largest single Clan in Omuma Local Government Area and the 5th largest in the whole of Etche. Eberi is said to have migrated from Mbieri in Imo State and settled together with Ulakwo, Obioha and other Etche people at Igbodo area. Eberi and Ulakwo were friends and they moved together from their Igbodo settlement. Eberi moved eastwards, crossed the Imo River and settled in the present location, which hosts the headquarters of Omuma Local Government Area. Ulakwo moved southwards and settled in the present Ulakwo. When Ebari crossed the Imo River, Obioha decided to follow suit. Obioha was on a hunting expedition and in his desire to meet Eberi crossed the Imo River. When he got to Eberi’s settlement, Eberi asked him to go further eastwards, hence Obioha occupied the border with Asa people in present day Abia State. Eberi further expanded and occupied up to the boundary with Asa people, hence in Etche we have Eberi/Obioha Clan. Oyoro or Kwuu migrated from Umuoye in Mba Clan of present day Etche Local Government Area. By the time Oyoro crossed the Imo River to settle in its present location, Onyia had crossed the Imo River and settled. Oyoro joined him, and both of them constitute the present Umuoyoro in Omuma Local Government Area. Ohiomogho emigrated from Igbodo/Akwu/Obuo area in Okehi Clan, crossed the Imo River and settle in the present day Ohiomogho in Omuma Local Government Area. Chiomuo (Ofeh) left Igbodo settlement and temporarily settled at Odagwa. Later, he crossed the Imo River and settled at her present location in Omuma Local Government Area. Umuchere crossed from Aluu while Umumba and Umuru, Amauzu later joined Umuchomuo people to constitute Ofeh in the present day Omuma Local Government Area. These three Etche entities constitute the present Ofeh/Ohim/ Oyoro Clan. So, the people who constitute the present Omuma Local Government Area of Rivers State are Etche people who crossed the Imo River at different times, from different areas of Etche, and settled in the eastern part of Etche. Before the Nigerian civil war, they were referred to as Etche people of Eastern Imo while the rest Etche were known as Western Imo. There is no ancestor in Etche history (man or woman) known as Omuma. Even the Etche people of Omuma Local Government Area refer Etche west of Imo River (i.e. the present Etche Local Government Area) as Omuma people, since they also live on the other side of the Imo River. Generally, in Etche parlance, any Etche man who crossed the river to settle is referred to as Omuma man, i.e. somebody who crossed the water. The Owazzas of Abia State are said to be Etche people. However they migrated from Igwuruta (between Igwuruta-ali and Omunwei) having land bordering Umuechem and the Port Harcourt International Airport, settled at Odagwa and later crossed the Imo River and Aza stream to settle in their present location, hence they are called Owazza (i.e. those who crossed the Aza stream). The Omuma-Uzor people of Ukwa West Local Government Area, Abia State, migrated from Obibi (Umuola) and settled in their present Omuma-Uzor (i.e. Etche people who crossed water and settled on the road, since they do not have any contiguity with any Etche village and her neighbours being As people). Omuma in Ogwuruta migrated from Akpoku Etche and settled in the present Omuma-Igwuruta. They are called Omuma-Igwuruta because they are Etche people that crossed the Otamirioche River and settle on other side of the River after Igbo. ORAL TRADITIONS Oral evidence of the Etche people strongly indicates the Igbo origin of the Etche. There is no controversy over the first settlement in Etche land being Igbodo, the next is Igboanwhirinwu, according to oral sources. A school of thought suggests that the bone of contention does not lie in the first settled, rather the elders of the two, Igbodo and Igboanwhurinwhu. This school, further, claims that the name “Igbodo” simple is a corruption of the original name of one of the sons of Echie. The actual name, they said, is “Mgbeudo” – a time of peace. For “Igbo-Anwhurinwhu”, they maintained that the real name was “Mgbe- Anwhurinwhu” meaning “a time of restlessness”. They argue that one cannot talk of peace if one had not experienced some form of discomfort, restiveness or crisis. COLONIZATION OF ETCHE Etche ethnic nationality with numerous towns and villages spread over three States – Rivers, Abia and Imo. It has a vast land mass and naturally subdivided by Imo, Otamirioche and Ogueche Rivers. The people have had their own system of government before the advent of colonialism in Nigeria. Though, the subdivision by the three rivers made communication difficult, Etche people had their own system of government, Nwafor (2000). At the advent of colonialism in Nigeria, Etche found herself colonized by the British authorities. The British balkanized Etche politically and administered it from three axis, Aba, Oweeri and Degeme/Ahoada. Omuma from Aba Division while the rest of Etche, i.e. Etche West from Degeme Division. The balkanization of Etche was substantially redressed between 1951 and 1954, when the Etche Rural District Council with headquarters at Eberi was created. Under the leadership of Chief (the Hon) J.H.E Nwuke, Ogbuzuo II, the founding and first Secretary-General of Ogbako Etche, who was assisted by Chief S.O Achonwa and others, Etche people from Ozuzu, Mba-Asaa and eastern Etche people (present Omuma) were merged with Etche West to form Etche Rural District Council under Ahoada Division. Chief (the Hon) J.H.E Nwuke was inaugurated in 1958 as Onye-isi-Etche. Etche people from Ngor and Etche people from Ohaji were cut out of the merger by their selfish chiefs and leaders at that time. But Etche people are distinct wherever they may be. Be they Etche Ohajis, Etche Ngors, Etche Umumbas, Etche Owazzas, Etche Omuma-Uzors, Etche Igwurutas, etc. the headquarters of Etche Rural District Council, which became known as ETCHE COUNTY COUNCIL, was transferred from Eberi to Umuola and from Umuola to Okehi. So, the political headquarters of Etche people is Okehi, while the traditional headquarters of Etche people is Igbodo. The balkanization of Etche people by the colonial masters badly affected the political and cultural solidarity of Etche people. It also affected the cultural identity of Etche people, including Etche language. The Etches in Imo State speak more of Owerri than the original Echie and the Etche culture and personality in them have been eroded. The same applies to Etche people in Abia State. They now speak more of Ngwa and Asa dialects than Echie. If Etches in Imo and Abia States could be retrieved, Etche could have been hosting four (4) local governments now since there are presently two (2) local governments in Imo (Ngor and Ohaji) while the remnant of Etche in Abia State may constitute a local government, if properly organized. The present Etche in Rivers State was in Ahoada Division at Independence in 1960. It was possible to achieve this during the struggle for the creation of Rivers State. This paper suggests and recommends that the Federal Government should readjust State boundaries in order to ensure that Etche people in other States are brought back to their kith and kin in Rivers State where they rightly belong. Economy In 1999 there were about 600,000 Etche people, forming the fourth largest ethnic group in Rivers State, mostly engaged in agriculture. [1] Cassava and yam are important crops. The use of tractors for farming these crops has dropped slightly in the 1986–2004 period. [2] The Shell Petroleum Development Company has funded a cassava processing mill at Umuebulu, and in 2000 provided training to local women in operation and management of the mill. [3] Palm oil production by smallholders is a significant part of the economy.[4] Political unrest In October 1990, a demonstration was held in Umuechem, Etche to demand social amenities and compensation for oil pollution. State security agents reacted with teargas and gunfire. 50 people died and about 550 houses were destroyed.[5] The April 2003 national elections were marked by serious violence and intimidation in the Etche LGA, seriously compromising the free voters process.[6] In a 2007 report, Human Rights Watch said that "in recent years Etche has earned a degree of unwelcome notoriety due to allegations of corruption, thuggery and murder leveled against its current chairman." The report stated that health and education facilities were in an advanced state of physical decay, with funds allocated for staffing and renovation being diverted for other purposes. [7] In January 2009 the Etche legislative council impeached three of their members for "irrational and unconscionable behaviour, gross misconduct, misappropriation of legislative fund and abuse of office." [8] A training camp for ex-militants was established in Okehi in Etche LGA, teaching skills such as welding and fabrication, fitting, seafaring/marine, business and commerce and so on. In October 2009, 200 of the students demanded their allowances, threatening to return to the creeks to cause havoc if unpaid. [9] Recent developments In August 2009, a Marriage Registration Centre was opened in the LGA.[10] In September 2009 the Niger Delta Development Commission opened a free medical mission in Omuma Local Government Council. [11]

Etche is a Local Government Area (LGA) in Rivers
State , Nigeria ,

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matrix199:
From personal experiences, a lot of Rivers state folks are reprobates. Portharcourt most especially, is the Sodom and Gomorra of Nigeria.
Like I said, from personal experiences, I've come to realize most of them lack integrity.

Guy you no well at all. Seems like you woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
0.H guys are descent and nice. Honesty and hard work....they're at the top. Can't say such of Lagos where dupe stars are everywhere

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Port Harcourt ( Igbo: Ụ́gwụ́ Ọ́chá;[10][11][12] Pidgin :
Po-ta-kot [3][Note 3]) is the capital of Rivers State ,
Nigeria . It lies along the Bonny River and is located in
the Niger Delta. According to the 2006 census, the
Port Harcourt urban area has a population of
1,382,592. [7]
The area that became Port Harcourt in 1912 was before
that part of the farmlands of the Diobu village group of
the Ikwerre, an Igbo sub-group. [13] The colonial
administration of Nigeria created the port to export
coal from the collieries of Enugu located 243
kilometres (151 mi) north of Port Harcourt, [14] to
which it was linked by a railway called the Eastern
Line, also built by the British.[2][14][15]
In 1956 crude oil was discovered in commercial
quantities at Oloibiri, 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 modernisation such as overpasses and city
blocks. [3] Oil firms that currently have offices in the
city include Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron.[16]
The main educational establishment in the city is the
University of Port Harcourt , and the current Mayor of
Port Harcourt is Chimbiko Akorolo. Port Harcourt's
primary airport is Port Harcourt International Airport ,
located on the outskirts of the city; the Nigerian Air
Force (NAF) base is the location of the only other
airport in the city and is used by commercial airlines
Aero Contractors and Virgin Nigeria (now Air Nigeria )
for domestic flights. [17]
Etymology
The port was built in 1912, but not given a name until
August 1913, when the Governor of Nigeria, Sir
Frederick Lugard , named it "Port Harcourt" in honor of
Lewis Vernon Harcourt , then the Secretary of State for
the Colonies .[12] The Igbo name for the city is
Iguocha , a corruption of "Ụ́gwụ́ Ọ́chá".


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Harcourt





port Harcourt is the oil Capital of Nigeria and the Ikwerre is the indigenous Igbo group

Aba is a city in the southeast of Nigeria and the main
trading centre in Abia State . Upon the creation of Abia
state in 1991, Aba was divided into two local
governments areas namely; Aba south and Aba North.
Aba south is the main city centre and the heart beat of
Abia State, south-east Nigeria. It is located on the
Aba River. Aba is made up many villages such as;
Umuokpoji Aba, Eziukwu-Aba, Obuda-Aba, Aba Ukwu
and other villages from Ohazu merged due to
administrative convenience. Aba was established by
the Ngwa clan of Igbo People of Nigeria as a market
town and then later a military post was placed there by
the British colonial administration[1] in 1901. It lies
along the west bank of the Aba River , and is at the
intersection of roads leading to Port Harcourt , Owerri,
Umuahia , Ikot Ekpene , and Ikot Abasi. [2] The city
became a collecting point for agricultural products
following the British made railway running through it
to Port Harcourt . Aba is a major urban settlement and
commercial centre in a region that is surrounded by
small villages and towns. The indigenous people of
Aba are the Ngwa. Aba is well known for its craftsmen.
As of 2004 Aba had an estimated population of
1,020,900. [citation needed]
History
Aba as a City is made up of many villages namely;
Umuokpoji-Aba, Eziukwu-Aba, Obuda-Aba and Aba-
Ukwu but the villages in Ohazu have been merged with
Aba so as to achieve administrative convenience .
Hence the owners of Aba are often referred to as Aba
la Ohazu indigenes and Chief Ogbonna Uruakpa
Nkwoha of Eziukwu Village was the King of Aba and
the only recognised Royal throne by the Queen of
England.
It eventually became an administrative centre of
Britain's colonial government. Aba has been a major
commercial centre since it became part of the old
Eastern region.
The Aro Expedition, which was part of a larger military
plan to quell anti-colonial sentiment in the region,
took place in the area of Aba during 1901 and 1902.
During this military action, the British easily beat the
native Aro people with an unknown number (presumed
to be heavy) of casualties. [3] In 1901, the British
founded a military post in Aba and in 1915, a railroad
was constructed to link it to Port Harcourt, which
transported agricultural goods such as palm oil and
palm kernels.[2] In 1929 Aba was the site of a revolt by
Igbo women, historically known as "The Aba Women's
Riot "[nb 1], a protest of the colonial taxation policy.[5]
The riot started first as a peaceful protest against the
initial census of women in the region, and subsequent
assumed taxation of the women based upon rumour.
The protests spread throughout the palm oil belt, but
remained peaceful until a pregnant woman was
knocked over during a "scuffle", and the lady losing
her child.[6] The news of this "act of abomination"
spread rapidly and violent reactions ensued. After
more deaths, some accidental, some not, occurred, a
mass of 10,000 women marched on Aba. Sources
dispute the numbers of dead, with 55[4] to over 100
being reported.[6] During the height of the Nigerian
Civil War in 1967, the state capital of Biafra was moved
to Umuahia from Enugu. Aba was devastated during
the Biafran War .[7] By the 1930s, Aba was becoming a
large urban community with an established industrial
complex.
Aba is the home of many distinguished families such
as the popular Emejiaka Egbu family of Aba la Ohazu,
Ogbonna family of Eziukwu-Aba, the prestigious Ichita
family of Umuokpoji-Aba,the Omenihu family of
Obuda-Aba, the Ugbor family of Aba-Ukwu, the
Ugwuzor family Umuokpoji Aba, the Ukaegbu family of
Aba-ukwu and so forth.
Economy
Aba is surrounded by oil wells which separate it from
the city of Port Harcourt , a 30 kilometres (19 mi)
pipeline powers Aba with gas from the Imo River
natural gas repository. [2] Its major economic
contributions are textiles and palm oil [1] along with
pharmaceuticals, plastics, cement, and cosmetics
which made the Ariaria International Market to become
the largest market in west Africa seconded by the
onitsha main market . There is also a brewery[1] and
distillery within the city. Finally, it is famous for its
handicrafts. [2]



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NB. Aba is a huge oil producing area and Ngwa are the indigenous Igbo group of Aba

I was born and brought up in Port Harcourt. The reason for this thread is to highlight the history of these two cities which have deep historic, and cultural relations.

The distance from Port Harcourt to Aba is #300 Only or less if you use a bigger bus. I previously travel to Aba to procure books, uniforms and gift Items for the school I was with in P.H.(All schools in PH do such for large jobs.

But of recent call we pay into an account and the goods are picked up at waterlines. Only Diobu boys would understand.

The Ikwerre (also spelt Ikwere) are one of the many native ethnic groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria . They are a subgroup of the Igbo people , [3] although a small minority for political expediency now dispute this account, claiming their history was rewritten during the colonial period because of the dominance of the larger Igbo group.




The Ikwerre are said to be related or share common ancestry with the Ogba and Ekpeye people (Akalaka brothers). [ citation needed] They trace their origins to Owerri , Ohaji , Etche , and Ngwa areas of Igboland. They constitute the majority of Rivers state, although there are other populations in neighboring states. The Ikwerre speak the Ikwerre dialect , a dialect part of the many diverse Igbo dialects, [4] and are predominantly settled in the Ikwerre, Obio-Akpor , Port Harcourt and Emohua local government areas. They are traditionally farmers, fishermen and hunters, but in recent times, the environmental degradation and urban sprawl associated with oil exploration and exploitation has caused a sharp decline in the amount of farmland, forests and rivers available for their traditional occupations. [citation needed]


The Ikwerre exist in well-delineated clans, with each clan having its own Paramount Ruler, therefore, the Ikwerre do not have an overall paramount ruler or King, but designated kings/ruler/leader mostly approved by its constituents. Although all paramount rulers in ikwerre are united in what is known as Ogbakor Ikwerre which is an association of Ikwerre traditional rulers. [citation needed] A total of 92 oil wells, producing an estimated 100,000 barrels of crude daily, are located in Ikwerreland. The Ikwerre therefore play host to several multinational oil-producing and servicing companies, in addition to many other industries and establishments. [citation needed] Despite these, the Ikwerre, like nearly all other minorities of the Niger Delta, frequently complain of marginalisation by the oil operatives. The University of Port Harcourt , the Rivers State University of Science and Technology , the three campuses of the Rivers State College of Education, as well as the Rivers State College of Arts and Science, are all sited on Ikwerreland. [citation needed]



Origin The Ikwerre are considered by a great majority of scholars as a subgroup of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria .

There are several theories over the origin, and the strongest and most widely accepted one is the theory linking the Ikwerre to an Igbo origin. [5] They would be descendents from an Igbo migration from Awka and Orlu areas towards South. Igbo scholars take Ikwerre as part of the Southern Igbo.





Amadi, an Ikwerre scholar, says that the Igbo origin theory has some support even inside Ikwerre themselves, with Ikwerre would be descendants of a migration of Arochukwu Igbo, with Okpo Nwagidi being the leader of the Ikwerre tribe. Before the civil war, there had been dissident voices that claimed that Ikwerre could have migrated from Owerri , Ohaji, Ngwa, and Etche areas of Igboland. [5] But when Port Harcourt was conquered by Nigeria during the Biafran War and the Igbo people from other parts of Igboland fled the territory, a UN report says that the Ikwerre decided to claim that the Ikwerre were non-Igbo for convenience. [6] The Ikwerre are recognized officially as a separate group in the 1979 Nigerian Constitution. [5]





Notable people Some notable people of Ikwerre origin: Elechi Amadi, writer[citation needed] Emmanuel Onunwor , former Mayor of East Cleveland , Ohio, USA [citation needed] Chibuike Amaechi , former Governor of Rivers State Obi Wali , Writer, Politician and Minority rights activist [citation needed ] Tonto Dikeh, Actress, Musician Celestine Omehia,former Governor of Rivers State Monalisa Chinda , Actress Duncan Mighty, Musician Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, Current Governor of Rivers State Hon. O.K Chinda, Politician Bobby Ogoloma , Actor


The Ikwerre (also spelt Ikwere) are one of the many native ethnic groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria . They are a subgroup of the Igbo people , [1][2] [3] although a small minority for political expediency now dispute this account, claiming their history was rewritten during the colonial period because of the dominance of the larger Igbo group. The Ikwerre are said to be related or share common ancestry with the Ogba and Ekpeye people (Akalaka brothers). [ citation needed] They trace their origins to Owerri , Ohaji , Etche , and Ngwa areas of Igboland. They constitute the majority of Rivers state, although there are other populations in neighboring states. The Ikwerre speak the Ikwerre dialect , a dialect part of the many diverse Igbo dialects, [4] and are predominantly settled in the Ikwerre, Obio-Akpor , Port Harcourt and Emohua local government areas. They are traditionally farmers, fishermen and hunters, but in recent times, the environmental degradation and urban sprawl associated with oil exploration and exploitation has caused a sharp decline in the amount of farmland, forests and rivers available for their traditional occupations. [citation needed] The Ikwerre exist in well-delineated clans, with each clan having its own Paramount Ruler, therefore, the Ikwerre do not have an overall paramount ruler or King, but designated kings/ruler/leader mostly approved by its constituents. Although all paramount rulers in ikwerre are united in what is known as Ogbakor Ikwerre which is an association of Ikwerre traditional rulers. [citation needed] A total of 92 oil wells, producing an estimated 100,000 barrels of crude daily, are located in Ikwerreland. The Ikwerre therefore play host to several multinational oil-producing and servicing companies, in addition to many other industries and establishments. [citation needed] Despite these, the Ikwerre, like nearly all other minorities of the Niger Delta, frequently complain of marginalisation by the oil operatives. The University of Port Harcourt , the Rivers State University of Science and Technology , the three campuses of the Rivers State College of Education, as well as the Rivers State College of Arts and Science, are all sited on Ikwerreland. [citation needed] Origin The Ikwerre are considered by a great majority of scholars as a subgroup of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria , [1][2][3] There are several theories over the origin, and the strongest and most widely accepted one is the theory linking the Ikwerre to an Igbo origin. [5] They would be descendents from an Igbo migration from Awka and Orlu areas towards South. Igbo scholars take Ikwerre as part of the Southern Igbo. Amadi, an Ikwerre scholar, says that the Igbo origin theory has some support even inside Ikwerre themselves, with Ikwerre would be descendants of a migration of Arochukwu Igbo, with Okpo Nwagidi being the leader of the Ikwerre tribe. Before the civil war, there had been dissident voices that claimed that Ikwerre could have migrated from Owerri , Ohaji, Ngwa, and Etche areas of Igboland. [5] But when Port Harcourt was conquered by Nigeria during the Biafran War and the Igbo people from other parts of Igboland fled the territory, a UN report says that the Ikwerre decided to claim that the Ikwerre were non-Igbo for convenience. [6] The Ikwerre are recognized officially as a separate group in the 1979 Nigerian Constitution. [5] Notable people Some notable people of Ikwerre origin: Elechi Amadi, writer[citation needed] Emmanuel Onunwor , former Mayor of East Cleveland , Ohio, USA [citation needed] Chibuike Amaechi , former Governor of Rivers State Obi Wali , Writer, Politician and Minority rights activist [citation needed ] Tonto Dikeh, Actress, Musician Celestine Omehia,former Governor of Rivers State Monalisa Chinda , Actress Duncan Mighty, Musician Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, Current Governor of Rivers State Hon. O.K Chinda, Politician Bobby Ogoloma , Actor
The Ikwerre (also spelt Ikwere) are one of the many native ethnic groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria . They are a subgroup of the Igbo people , [1][2] [3] although a small minority for political expediency now dispute this account, claiming their history was rewritten during the colonial period because of the dominance of the larger Igbo group. The Ikwerre are said to be related or share common ancestry with the Ogba and Ekpeye people (Akalaka brothers). [ citation needed] They trace their origins to Owerri , Ohaji , Etche , and Ngwa areas of Igboland. They constitute the majority of Rivers state, although there are other populations in neighboring states. The Ikwerre speak the Ikwerre dialect , a dialect part of the many diverse Igbo dialects, [4] and are predominantly settled in the Ikwerre, Obio-Akpor , Port Harcourt and Emohua local government areas. They are traditionally farmers, fishermen and hunters, but in recent times, the environmental degradation and urban sprawl associated with oil exploration and exploitation has caused a sharp decline in the amount of farmland, forests and rivers available for their traditional occupations. [citation needed] The Ikwerre exist in well-delineated clans, with each clan having its own Paramount Ruler, therefore, the Ikwerre do not have an overall paramount ruler or King, but designated kings/ruler/leader mostly approved by its constituents. Although all paramount rulers in ikwerre are united in what is known as Ogbakor Ikwerre which is an association of Ikwerre traditional rulers. [citation needed] A total of 92 oil wells, producing an estimated 100,000 barrels of crude daily, are located in Ikwerreland. The Ikwerre therefore play host to several multinational oil-producing and servicing companies, in addition to many other industries and establishments. [citation needed] Despite these, the Ikwerre, like nearly all other minorities of the Niger Delta, frequently complain of marginalisation by the oil operatives. The University of Port Harcourt , the Rivers State University of Science and Technology , the three campuses of the Rivers State College of Education, as well as the Rivers State College of Arts and Science, are all sited on Ikwerreland. [citation needed] Origin The Ikwerre are considered by a great majority of scholars as a subgroup of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria , [1][2][3] There are several theories over the origin, and the strongest and most widely accepted one is the theory linking the Ikwerre to an Igbo origin. [5] They would be descendents from an Igbo migration from Awka and Orlu areas towards South. Igbo scholars take Ikwerre as part of the Southern Igbo. Amadi, an Ikwerre scholar, says that the Igbo origin theory has some support even inside Ikwerre themselves, with Ikwerre would be descendants of a migration of Arochukwu Igbo, with Okpo Nwagidi being the leader of the Ikwerre tribe. Before the civil war, there had been dissident voices that claimed that Ikwerre could have migrated from Owerri , Ohaji, Ngwa, and Etche areas of Igboland. [5] But when Port Harcourt was conquered by Nigeria during the Biafran War and the Igbo people from other parts of Igboland fled the territory, a UN report says that the Ikwerre decided to claim that the Ikwerre were non-Igbo for convenience. [6] The Ikwerre are recognized officially as a separate group in the 1979 Nigerian Constitution. [5] Notable people Some notable people of Ikwerre origin: Elechi Amadi, writer[citation needed] Emmanuel Onunwor , former Mayor of East Cleveland , Ohio, USA [citation needed] Chibuike Amaechi , former Governor of Rivers State Obi Wali , Writer, Politician and Minority rights activist [citation needed ] Tonto Dikeh, Actress, Musician Celestine Omehia,former Governor of Rivers State Monalisa Chinda , Actress Duncan Mighty, Musician Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, Current Governor of Rivers State Hon. O.K Chinda, Politician Bobby Ogoloma , Actor