dearpreye:
A great and courageous man in his own right. Had to taste the evil and mischievous Northern conspiracy late Ojukwu had warned him against decades earlier.

May his soul continue to rest as others continue to champion the cause.

“While revolutionaries as individuals can be murdered, you cannot kill ideas."

Ken Saro- Wiwa's ideas, dreams and vision lives on
despite attempted suppression.

Let it continue to be a lesson to those who have refused to learn.

Ken Saro wiwa's 20th Execution remembrance Day

www.nairaland.com/2726272/today-marks-ken-saro-wiwa-20th

On November 10, 1995, a Nigerian military-appoin
ted tribunal executed nine Ogoni leaders. Kenule
Beeson Saro-Wiwa was among them. His final
statement, reprinted here, was never heard by the
tribunal.

Final statement from Nigeria.

My lord,

We all stand before history. I am a man of peace,
of ideas. Appalled by the denigrating poverty of
my people who live on a richly endowed land,
distressed by their political marginalization and
economic strangulation, angered by the
devastation of their land, their ultimate heritage,
anxious to preserve their right to life and to a
decent living, and determined to usher to this
country as a whole a fair and just democratic
system which protects everyone and every ethnic
group and gives us all a valid claim to human
civilization, I have devoted my intellectual and
material resources, my very life, to a cause in
which I have total belief and from which I cannot
be blackmailed or intimidated. I have no doubt at
all about the ultimate success of my cause, no
matter the trials and tribulations which I and
those who believe with me may encounter on our
journey. Neither imprisonment nor death can stop
our ultimate victory.

I repeat that we all stand before history. I and my
colleagues are not the only ones on trial. Shell is
here on trial and it is as well that it is represented
by counsel said to be holding a watching brief.
The Company has, indeed, ducked this particular
trial, but its day will surely come and the lessons
learnt here may prove useful to it for there is no
doubt in my mind that the ecological war that the
Company has waged in the Delta will be called to
question sooner than later and the crimes of that
war be duly punished. The crime of the
Company's dirty wars against the Ogoni people
will also be punished.

On trial also is the Nigerian nation, its present
rulers and those who assist them. Any nation
which can do to the weak and disadvantaged
what the Nigerian nation has done to the Ogoni,
loses a claim to independence and to freedom
from outside influence. I am not one of those who
shy away from protesting injustice and
oppression, arguing that they are expected in a
military regime. The military do not act alone.
They are supported by a gaggle of politicians,
lawyers, judges, academics and businessmen, all
of them hiding under the claim that they are only
doing their duty, men and women too afraid to
wash their pants of urine.


We all stand on trial, my lord, for by our actions
we have denigrated our Country and jeopardized
the future of our children. As we subscribe to the
sub-normal and accept double standards, as we
lie and cheat openly, as we protect injustice and
oppression, we empty our classrooms, denigrate
our hospitals, fill our stomachs with hunger and
elect to make ourselves the slaves of those who
ascribe to higher standards, pursue the truth, and
honour justice, freedom, and hard work.

I predict that the scene here will be played and replayed by generations yet unborn. Some have already cast themselves in the role of villains, some are tragic victims, some still have a chance to redeem themselves. The choice is for each individual.


I predict that the denoument of the riddle of the
Niger delta will soon come. The agenda is being
set at this trial. Whether the peaceful ways I have
favoured will prevail depends on what the
oppressor decides, what signals it sends out to
the waiting public.


In my innocence of the false charges I face Here,
in my utter conviction, I call upon the Ogoni
people, the peoples of the Niger delta, and the
oppressed ethnic minorities of Nigeria to stand up
now and fight fearlessly and peacefully for their
rights. History is on their side. God is on their
side. For the Holy Quran says in Sura 42, verse
41: "All those that fight when oppressed incur no
guilt, but Allah shall punish the oppressor." Come
the day.


Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the execution of Ken Saro Wiwa and eight other Ogoni leaders, hanged by the Nigerian state after they spoke out against the government and campaigned against Shell’s operations in Nigeria’s Ogoniland.

20 years gone women, men and children in the Delta Still drink, cook with and wash in polluted water, eat toxic fish and farm on contaminated land.

On November 10th, 1995 Mr. Saro-Wiwa was arrested, tried, and executed on the orders of military dictator Sani Abacha. His execution was met with international condemnation, Nigeria was expelled from the Commonwealth of Nations for three years.

Various activities have been lined up Today by various Activists to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the execution of environmental crusader and human right activist Ken Saro-Wiwa.

www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/yes-minister-it-human-rights-issue/shell-oil-nigeria-ken-saro-wiwa-niger-delta?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=20151110080013&utm_campaign=Amnesty


Read his full biography here
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Saro-Wiwa

pazienza:
To start with, Ibibioland has no single drop of crude oil.
Akwa-ibom crude oil wealth belongs to Eastern Obolo,Ibeno and Oron people.


Akwa Ibom crude oil wealth is mainly offshore, and a single look at Akwa-ibom map will show that Eastern Obolo, Ibeno and Mbo( Oron) LGAs of Akwa-ibom occupy 99% of Akwa-ibom coastal lands.

Ibibio is in no position to mock Ndiigbo or Annangs about crude oil, as their claim to crude oil wealth is because of that fact that they currently co exist in the same state with the Ibenos Obolos and Oron people, who are by the way itching for separate existence, and will soon or later get it.

So I don't know what is highing the Sonofmark of a guy.

Very Good Read.
Ibenos , Obolos, Orons have long been marginalized by this Ibibio people
now the silly OP is calling all of them Ibibio.

MODS Rivers or cross rivers?

How quick are the MODS to push negative medias from Rivers State to FP.

God just vindicated Rivers State, That picture was from cross rivers.

The Op Certainly in his introductory remark "This thread is devoted to the Ibibio people "

Why end up bringing other ethnic Nationalities into your thread?

Who are the ibibio people?

Your thread should concentrate on them.

fratermathy:



The question is simple aunty.


What SHOULD WE STRANGERS AND LOVERS CALL YOU? No one has said anything on this and yet you are quick to attack other names. You'd prefer we call you all CALABAR PEOPLE?

Call an ibibio man Ibibio
Call an Efik Man Efik
Call an Anang man anang
Call an oron ma Oro
Call an Oboloman Obolo.

And don't generalise then into one imaginary umbrella that does not Exist , Even if there's an Umbrella it is not ibibio.

They are all distinct and unique people.

fratermathy:



Yes that's true sire. However, in this case you know that these people are not only lingustically similar . However my argument stands still upon linguistics which is my Forte. These tribes are of the same linguistic cluster. Do you disagree?

You have no argument here op.

just accept the fact that you came up with a poorly researched thread.

You just patched links from Wikipedia and brought up a single story supporting ibibio theory.

Ibibio (proper) is the native language of the Ibibio people of southern Nigeria .

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

Who are the Ibibio people ??

Bring down your thread and do proper research.

PROPHETmichael:


As a former employee of Mobil though not from Akwa Ibom, I can categorically tell you that Eket is not an oil producing Area but Ibeno. The reason Eket holds that tag is because Ibeno was formerly under them and as a result, Eket was well develop during those periods. Ibeno LGA is the reason Akwa Ibom is having No1 spot in Federal allocation but unfortunately, the people are being marginalized in terms of development.

Thank You For Speaking the Truth.

vladimiros:


Man calm down, oil rivers state won't happen, just let baby for a ur senators and reps to fight for more awareness to ur region

Secondly most Akwa Ibom Il is coastal, and obols is not all coastal

The Majority Aiis will always have it.

Didn't get the last part of your statement.

Coach8:


Oron is not as rich as Sowell28 would like to believe, the richest towns in AKS in terms of oil would be Ibeno and then maybe Eket. Until now, I never realised the Oron people wanted to not be classified as AKS.

85% if not 90% of the wealth from oil in akwa ibom, is gotten from Obolo land (Ibeno & Eastern Obolo L G A)
...
Yet they are the most marginalized and least developed.
The same way Nigeria is Milking the Niger Delta with nothing to show for it. Is the same way Ibibio is Milking Obolo land.
..
God willing , We shall continue to push for the creation of Oil Rivers state.
..
Let me see that OP that Will come and create a thread classifying Obolo(Andoni &Ibeno) as Ibibio
..
Who were the Ibibio's before pre colonial Nigeria. WTF.

naijaguy77:




Are you sick? Since when did Oron people become Ibibio? And since when did Oro language or even Efik language become an Ibibio dialect?

Just consider the following facts:

1) Oro people speak oro language, they also generally understand Efik language but only because the bible was first translated into Efik, so the missionaries used Efik to spread the gospel. Even in the most rural parts of Oro, people can understand efik, but ibibio is some irritating sound that no one relates to.

2) Ibibio is a dialect of Efik, not the other way around. Efik is the main language, it is understood by everyone, Efiks, Oros, Ibibios, Anangs, etc. The Efik bible is what is used from Ikot Ekpene to Ikot Ansa, so I wonder which alternate universe you live in where Ibibio is a language and Efik is a dialect?

3) What are the characteristics of a language, as opposed to a dialect? Efik is studied in university, Efik has poetry and artistic music from Inyang Nta Henshaw to Peter Effiom, plays and playwrights, literary luminaries, Professors of Efik language such as E.N. Amaku, Efik alphabets and etymology. Jesus, what is ibibio? Ibibio is a barbaric dialect of the efik language.

Comparing Efik and Ibibio is like comparing Queens Engligh to Pidgin English, just because more idiots speak pidgin English doesn't make it the language, it is still the sub-language/dialect of proper English.

Maybe becuase you have started getting some oil money (which you don't even produce a drop of oil, oil is produced by Oros, Ibenos, and Obolos) and you are no longer houseboy and housegirl, you think you can come on nairaland and denigrate other people's culture and language? You better think again.

The Ibibios, up until recently, have been something of 2nd class citizens in that region. Because they live in the hinterland (despite being in a predominantly Riverine/coastal region) , they had the following misfortunes:

1) The Efiks and Oros are coastal people and their main commodity during the slave trade era were ibibios. They sold ibibios to Europe slave traders and this led to the generally perception of the ibibios as inferior. Since they had no access to the coast and were mere commodity.

2) During the colonial and missionary era, the Europeans first settled in the coast - Lagos, Calabar, Oron etc. Because of this, Education and Administrative generally went to people from the coastal regions, hence the reason why you find the oldest schools in these areas - Hope Waddell Training Institute Calabar, Methodist Boys High School Oron, St. Patrick's College Calabar, Kings College Lagos, etc. Because of this, the ibibios had no access to Education until the late 20th century. This naturally placed them at a disadvantage to the Efiks and Oros, who are coastal people and had earlier interaction with Europeans, embraced western education early, etc.

Today, you see jokers come on the internet to proclaim a barbaric dialect as a language. Can you tell us even one seminal work done in the ibibio dialect? None. You think a sound is considered a language because it is chanted by numerous monkeys?

What a joke.

The main language of the Lower Cross River Basin is EFIK. The dialects of Efik include Ibibio and Anang. Some related languages to Efik are Oro and Ibeno
.

That sums it up

Op stop misinforming the Public.

Why will you write a thread about Akwa ibom and classify everyone in akwa ibom as Ibibio.

For Clarity purposes
Obolo (Andoni) & Ibeno are not and have never been Ibibio.

While the Obolo's (Andoni , Ibeno) & Oro's inhabit the coastal regions, the ibibios are found far North in the Hinterland.

If not for geographical mapping & state creation , there is nothing connecting Obolo's with Ibibio's.

Pls correct your thread.

Existing thread
www.nairaland.com/2683112/borno-state-b15-lets-meet/2#39266415

babylove2015:
Immediately I saw borno on my call up letter yesterday, I just stopped worrying my sef to death! But hw do I find my way frm lagos? And am nt too sure there is a straight flight from lagos to katsina

lol. I feel the shock.

you can get a direct flight to kano , which is not up to an hour drive from kastina

Analystshariff:
It's true my oga! Automatic redeployment na 4 sure...

Bro let's connect on watsapp drop ur contact

nasark1:
i was posted to katsina stream 2.how do one get der from ph..

join our watsapp chat
or follow this thread
www.nairaland.com/2683112/borno-state-b15-lets-meet

Owk
All #TeamBorno
.. camping in Katrina #Kastina
Follow this thread www.nairaland.com/2683112/borno-state-b15-lets-meet

mcanthony20:
we don't need to fear the unknown. Lets just be strong. There is a purpose for this borno posting. Just arm urself with ur medical report for auto redeployment. God is our strength. If u will leave 4rm the east lets share our whatsapp numbr here. Nnamdi 07038014837. Katsina here we come nov 25th

Not sure medical reports will be neccesary.

Automatically redeployment based on insecurity is sure.

Posted to Borno
Camping in Kastina.
Drop your Whatsapp number.
Auto redeployment is sure.
And Kastina camp is the best.
Cheer up #B15 #TeamBorno #TeamKastina #Teamredeployment
Drop ur watsapp contacts.

#TeamBorno
#ViaLadyKatrina_Kastina
Drop your number.
Join our Watsapp Group.
~The Journey to Auto redeployment starts now.
Morning House

Nice one @ Op

slyd91:

1k ke

skill01:
Amen...but mind u katsina no dey get stream 2 oooojey. Cos dem camp is very big 2 contain all of una @once.

#TeamBorno coming there for stream 2

www.nairaland.com/2683112/borno-state-b15-lets-meet/1#39259870

Samjayy:
am Oladapo Gbenga i was posted to bornu bt camping at kastina taking off frm Ibadan to kastina call & whatsapp 08033114016 posted to Bornu but camping a Kastina

welcome #TeamBorno

slyd91:


Borno still beta cus its automatic redeployment to any state of your choice

Ya Auto redeployment

bstrong005:
Hmmmmm.... God knows

lol. your village people really strong . but #GodWin

torpedo92:
Heard its better to leave on the 24th and its going to be Night journey............

2 days journey I suppose.

But if u get a flight to kano that will shorten the distance.

goodyboo:
I chose Enugu,Abuja and Ogun states...

Strange how come you ended with borno when it wasn't among your 3 states.

Borno was my 3rd choice, And I selected it because you stand a chance of redeployment after camp.

Heard kastina camp is one of the best around