ValarDoharis: Opobo was ruled by Jaja of Opobo, an Igbo man. The language they speak is Igbo. He is saying he is Ijaw for political reasons because of his fight against Nwike
He was sold as a slave to the ijaw. He died as an Ijaw man
Brek: Opobo will forever will be igboland Opobo was founded by King Jaja (1821- 1891) in the 18th century and King Jaja was a former Igbo slave called JuboJubogha but renamed “Ja-Ja” by the Europeans because the name was too long to be called. He built Opobo from scratch and transformed it to a commercial Kingdom
SoNature: You call his name Fubara and still think he's Igbo. There are lots of sick people in this country, and they don't even know they are sick. Unfortunately, you are one of them.
erico2k2: Nahh they said Rivers belong to igbo.We know the people wey want Rivers to be igbo by fire by force I have said it Una come beat me, I am waiting
VEHINTOLAR: The Igbos did not make him Governor of Rivers State to start with ! It's even good for Fubara if he loses the so called "igbos support" as whoever igbos support has always lost;records are there for all to see ! "He shouldn't have said anything",right ? Oh,he should have said he is Igbo when he is not,right ?! Fubara is "full blooded" Ijaw man,whoever is hurt by that simple truth can leave Rivers State for Nnewi !
newnigerdelta00: Ijaw blooded betrayals..... ijaw with betraying is 5&6, number one betrayals world-wide always betraying their helper's, sleeping with people's wife, claiming to own Niger Delta, ritualist, militancy and evil people.
Abagworo: No that's a lie. Igbos always knew he is Ijaw and so are all riverine people of Rivers State. I was the person who first posted his video proclaiming Ijaw on Nairaland . The person he had issue with is Asari Dokubo with Asari calling him descendant of Igbo slave whereas Asari himself is a descendant of Igbo mercenary. Asari is Kalabari and Fubara is Opobo.
Raf4: This is a tipper load of sand directly poured into some people's garri o ..........when they're still jubilating and celebrating that the man speaks in tongue nyanmirincally 🤣
Radicalwarrior: Aggrieved Biafrans will be expelling all white British people from Biafra land as a protest to show how pained and aggrieved the Biafrans are because of the massacre of millions of Biafrans during the Nigeria Biafra civil war; which the British government participated by supplying weapons to the Nigeria military used in massacring the Biafrans during the Nigeria civil war. Biafrans were mercilessly massacre and biafra women raped by the Nigeria military personnels and the British mercenaries during the Nigeria civil war.
British government and the British people have not shown any form of remorse or repentance for the millions of Biafrans life lost during the Nigeria civil war instead the British government is still supporting the Nigeria government to marginalized Biafrans in Nigeria and also aiding the Nigeria federal government to commit atrocities against innocent Biafrans in Biafra land, Nigeria and abroad.
From next year 2024 white British people are not welcomed in Biafra land until the British government apologize to Biafrans and also compensate Biafra people for the lost of millions of biafra people lives during the Nigeria Biafra civil war.
paxx: keep laughing. we are also laughing. I know it pains u sooo much that Fubara speaks fluent igbo and then Ifeanyi okowa said he was an igbo man. KEEP CRYING
why does it pain u so much? Only god knows. Child of hate
IGBOSON1: Fubara can say whatever TF he likes.....it doesn't change what i said! All that's happening is the conituation of attempts at teritorial expansion by the main Ijaw ethnicity that's largely confined and domicilled in present day Bayelsa state! Unfortunately, there are some within Opobo, Bonny, etc, and even Ikwerre, that have either been deceived or bullied into accepting a new post-'66 anti-Igbo narrative as to their ethnic identity and origins!
Oh....and by the way, i'm from Rivers state as well! A proud and full-blooded Igbo man from Ndoni! You can't try your anti-Igbo revisionist agenda on me mate!
Fubara from Opobo is saying he's an Ijaw man, but an Igbo man from Anambra, Abia or Imo state is telling him that he's not an Ijaw but an Igbo man 😂😂
IGBOSON1: Opobo, Bonny and Okirika during colonial times were independent city-states that had influences and origins from the Igbo ethnicity....and Ijaw to a lesser extent! What happened was that after the uncivil war, ethnic politics took over in the region, and the Fulani/Yoruba hegemonic alliance, intent on diminishing Igbo territory, influence and economy, empowered the Ijaw who went on to Ijawnise the aforementioned city-states who up until then didn't see the need to publicly proclaim that they were either Igbo or Ijaw!
Fubara from Opobo is saying he's Ijaw, an Igbo man from Anambra, Abia or Imo state is telling him that he's wrong.
slim75d: Igbos have no say in rivers politics It's just we the ijaws, the ogonis, Ikwerres, Ijaws have 8 LGA, Ikwerres have 4 LGA ogonis have 4 Infact the ijaws own the southern part of Port Harcourt, where the port and government house is located
I thought the port is located in ogoni area and the government house is located in ikwerre area of PH?
Paraman: He will lose igbos support with this is careless statement. He shouldn't have said anything
A lot of wike haters on nairaland who are supporting fubara because they think he's an Igbo man will be so disappointed... One of them called fubara an igboijaw man 🤣🤣
Fubara said those insinuating that he's not from the Ijaw stock were bereft of the history of the struggle that made Ijaw a reputable class of people.
Governor Siminalayi (Sim) Fubara of Rivers State has schooled his critics on the history of the people of Opobo, which he said were integral in the Ijaw struggle.
The Governor said this while dismissing insinuations in some quarters, claiming that he's not from the Ijaw stock.
He said this during his meeting with Regent and other representatives of Kalabari Se Kobiri at Government House, Port Harcourt, on Friday, November 24, 2023, a statement by his media aide, Boniface Onyedi, disclosed.
While stressing his status as a bona fide Ijaw son, Fubara noted that those insinuating that he's not from the Ijaw stock were bereft of the history of the struggle that made Ijaw a reputable class of people.
The statement quoted the governor as saying, “So, whoever is feeding you with that information should go back to their history classes. You cannot talk about the Ijaw struggle without the Opobo, the Bonny, and the Kalabari.
“We had our trade lines at that time and for you to occupy a trade line, it means you are a true Ijaw man. So, for the records, I am a full-blooded, up to my bones, an Ijaw man.”
Highlighting the qualities that distinguished the ethnic group, the Governor said the Ijaw people are bold, courageous, and forthright people who, despite being subjected to inhuman treatment, did not succumb to being traded as slaves during the slave trade.
He condoled the Kalabari people over the demise of their monarch, late King Theophilus J.T. Princewill, assuring them of his government's readiness to participate in the burial activities.
Fubara also urged the Kalabari people to set aside their differences and work together to give the late king a befitting burial.
For his part, the regent of the Kalabari kingdom, Dr Charles Princewill, said the purpose of the visit to the Government House was to notify the governor of the demise of Theophilus J.T. Princewill, Amachree XI, the Amanyanabo and Natural Ruler of the Kalabari Kingdom.
He also used the opportunity to formally invite Fubara to attend the late monarch’s funeral.
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Politics › Re: I'm Full-blooded Ijaw Man And We're Bold, Courageous - Fubara Tells Critics by Paraman(op): 6:21pm On Nov 25, 2023
