Abagworo:


Amaechi not only cares about riverine people but he also believes in equity which made him back Peterside as successor. I don't think Wike will make the mistake of backing another Ikwerre or even upland again.

. Hmmm!

Hon. Amaechi loves confusion too much abeg! He single-handedly brought in Adol Peterside, Tonye Cole, and Awara to run against Gov. Wike but no one work. What bargain does he have with the Riverine people? What about the ogonis that have never had their son or daughter as Deputy or Executive Governor? What about the Oyibo people or those of the Etche ethnic nationality? The Riverine people had three of their sons as Governors even before an Ikwerre man held sway.
Wike himself already told the people of Ekpeye to run for the highest office in Rivers as they are also fit for it.
For me, politics of ethnicity instead of competence is the "SOLE" reason why we are where we are as a nation. Look for that competent man/woman and vote for her notwithstanding her tribe.
Peace!

Amaechi is correct. But his main problem is tact. Technically, Ikwerre should not have collected it in 2015. But how and why do you think PEJ backed Wike ? Amaechi has an outstanding ability to make himself so disliked. It's crazy.

Most Ikwerre elders know this already... however, if Amaechi will troop into their palaces and councils shouting IKWERRE CANNOT RULE AGAIN, I TELL YOU! Like he did in 2015, he just comes off as stupid and disrespectful. He did that at Ogbunagbali prior to 2015 polls.... made a fool of himself.

Even the riverine chiefs were irritated enough to play along with the Wike theme. Same Amaechi still wants to come and lock obio/akpor LGA's clincher votes after talking up and down. At Eneka, a few weeks ago,he said "let's win OBALGA first." So he still wants their votes while positioning them as antagonists set out to dominate the state. Does he think we are blind?

Humans are emotional and read into personal Interest before practical truths. If anything, Amaechi is making it easier for PDP to take the million votes of OBALGA and PHALGA come 2023, regardless of whether it's an Ikwerre man or not.

He is relying too much on federal power, which most ppl have come to see that he doesn't have. Buhari is not OBJ or GEJ. Ur wahala is ur wahala. Plus the aso rock ppl are not opposed to dealing with wike. 2019 proved this.

Amaechi should learn work well and come back in 2023 prepared to win. Not shoot himself in the foot.

seanfer:


At the bolded you are so wrong.. Amaechi won the PDP primary and his name was sent to INEC... OBJ believed Amaechi is Odili's iy and that's the reason he refused to give Amaechi the party flag at the campaign ground at Elekahia stadium instead he gave it to Omehia.
Amaechi went to court to fight for his right and he won..
Yor second paragraph is also wrong because Wike is not even reasoning Omehia.. Wike will support Autin Okpara from Phalga.

Yes Austin* Opara. You re right

ddippset:
Are you in Rivers state? Stop talking what you don't know.

I wouldn't say that Amaechi cares about the Riverine but he still has small conscience compared to Wike.

He has consistently battled to install a Riverine governor both on and off the fields.

leave that guy he doesn't know anything because he knows nothing

ddippset:
Are you in Rivers state? Stop talking what you don't know.

I wouldn't say that Amaechi cares about the Riverine but he still has small conscience compared to Wike.

He has consistently battled to install a Riverine governor both on and off the fields.

u spoke well but that guy u quoted just ingnor him, he doesn't know anything because he knows nothing

owobokiri:
Fight over Omehias governorship ambitions.. Vintage Amaechi paying to the gallery..
Amaechi grabbed the governorship position from Omehia with the help if One Nyesomghosa Wikevie, through one of the most bizarre Supreme Court rulings in Nigerias recent memory. Since then, his loyalty gas been all over the place! Partly because of the fact that lots "foreigners" helped him upturn Omehias victory at the apex court, Amaechis loyalty has been for "foreign interests" ever since.. Without them, he wouldn't have been relevant, he thinks..

Now it's starting to look like the same Omehia will take over from Wikevie..
And a restless Amaechi is not having any of that and is already whipping up ethnic sentiments against Wikevie and his plans. Expect buharis Army and police to join soon. Nyesomghosa Wikevie is a character really! The same irritant who shouts himself hoarse at every juncture in his perceived fight against those trying to swallow ikwerre is the one trying to turn the politics of a multi ethnic state like Rivers into a one tribe affair! The irony...

The good residents of PHALGA & OBALGA will ensure that we will have a governor from another ethnic group. Amaechi, we are with you and your party on this, this I can assure you

AbaLion:
Today you're Ikwerre,

Tomorrow, you're Igbo.

Ameachi is confused.


-Lion

I thought igbos says that ikwerre is a sub igbo ethnic group

2023 it is the turn of the Riverine to rule Rivers State

Abagworo:


Amaechi not only cares about riverine people but he also believes in equity which made him back Peterside as successor. I don't think Wike will make the mistake of backing another Ikwerre or even upland again.

Akuko Eliza.

Pass11:
I disagree on ekpeye,I have like 6 of them as friends and they have never deny being Igbo.You can also visit those places for confirmation.

I have been getting positive reviews about Ekpeye of recent.
I will check it out.

true2god:
A fulani man would have impregnated your mother for you not ok knowing your identity. Get a DNA test and be sure of your ancestory.

Fulanis live rent free in your (IPOB) heads, that's all you think morning, afternoon and night.
When you can't impregnate your Wife, you blame Fulani, when Ikwerre and Wike show you their original Igbo hating selves, you blame Fulani. Any minority that tells you they don't want to be part of your Utopian Multiethnic BIAFRA, you blame Fulani for it.
They live rent free in your heads.

When are you lots going to grow up?

muykem:
Wike and Amaechi have started playing Rivers people ludo again. 5Another Ikwerre governor is loading in 2023.

But he spoke the truth. They (Ikwerre) are the Igbo speaking part of Rivers and they have been ruling for a long time.

E don do the Riverine voom na anya. They allowed emotions becloud their sense of reasoning by installing Wike as the governor. The blood of mostly Riverine was used to install Wike as governor and interestingly the Riverine willfully gave this blood even against their own; Dakuku. Power has come to stay with Ikwerre, being the most popular ethnic group in Rivers State, they can dispense it the way they want. Although Amechi may have his selfish reason to want a riverine as a governor (who doesn't), the riverine stabbed themselves when they allowed and worked for another Ikwerre to succeed Amaechi.
Patience who spear headed this in the belief that Senator Sekibo would step in after Wike must have been used to wrestle power from Amaechi obviously saw the mistake when her husband was not reelected. There is now this disquiet within the riverine group having realised their error but it seems they will repeat it once again.

Igboid:
Ikwerre are playing Rivers people sha.
Wike and Amaechi will meet in Ogbakor Ikwerre and laugh together as they plot Ikwerre domination of the state.
Then Amaechi will come out in day light and start pretending to care about equity for other minorities, so as not to project Ikwerre as a power grabbing group.


Good old long con game.
Kudos to Ogbakor Ikwerre mafia. They are doing well.

They have mastered the art the Fulanis-Hausas have perfected in National politics.
They use party politics to confuse other Rivers people while they position themselves as leaders of both two main parties.
Look how Seikibo(PDP) was chanced by Uchendu (APC) in the Senate while Wike was grinning and Amaechi is pretending to care about Riverine people.

Let Ikwerre matter not kill one day

Dasuks:
Amaechi is correct. But his main problem is tact. Technically, Ikwerre should not have collected it in 2015. But how and why do you think PEJ backed Wike ? Amaechi has an outstanding ability to make himself so disliked. It's crazy.

Most Ikwerre elders know this already... however, if Amaechi will troop into their palaces and councils shouting IKWERRE CANNOT RULE AGAIN, I TELL YOU! Like he did in 2015, he just comes off as stupid and disrespectful. He did that at Ogbunagbali prior to 2015 polls.... made a fool of himself.

Even the riverine chiefs were irritated enough to play along with the Wike theme. Same Amaechi still wants to come and lock obio/akpor LGA's clincher votes after talking up and down. At Eneka, a few weeks ago,he said "let's win OBALGA first." So he still wants their votes while positioning them as antagonists set out to dominate the state. Does he think we are blind?

Humans are emotional and read into personal Interest before practical truths. If anything, Amaechi is making it easier for PDP to take the million votes of OBALGA and PHALGA come 2023, regardless of whether it's an Ikwerre man or not.

He is relying too much on federal power, which most ppl have come to see that he doesn't have. Buhari is not OBJ or GEJ. Ur wahala is ur wahala. Plus the aso rock ppl are not opposed to dealing with wike. 2019 proved this.

Amaechi should learn work well and come back in 2023 prepared to win. Not shoot himself in the foot.

You just wrote a beautiful nonsense. Wike has made governance in Rivers State a tribal affair by being governor of the Ikwerres and Ikwerre only. And believe you me an alliance of Riverine and Ogoni will neutralise the Ikwerre bloated voting strength thats simply bloated by Ibo residents in Obio-Akpor.

Akpuoru:
E don do the Riverine voom na anya. They allowed emotions becloud their sense of reasoning by installing Wike as the governor. The blood of mostly Riverine was used to install Wike as governor and interestingly the Riverine willfully gave this blood even against their own; Dakuku. Power has come to stay with Ikwerre, being the most popular ethnic group in Rivers State, they can dispense it the way they want. Although Amechi may have his selfish reason to want a riverine as a governor (who doesn't), the riverine stabbed themselves when they allowed and worked for another Ikwerre to succeed Amaechi.
Patience who spear headed this in the belief that Senator Sekibo would step in after Wike must have been used to wrestle power from Amaechi obviously saw the mistake when her husband was not reelected. There is now this disquiet within the riverine group having realised their error but it seems they will repeat it once again.

Wike was given the mantle because as at then he was the only formidable force. But currently he has lost it all with his one sided dvelopments and employments.

Kinematics:



You just wrote a beautiful nonsense. Wike has made governance in Rivers State a tribal affair by being governor or the Ikwerres and Ikwerre only. And believe you me an alliance of Riverine and Ogoni will neutralise the Ikwerre bloated voting strength thats simply bloated by Ibo residents in Obio-Akpor.

Does Ogoni have the population?
I doubt.

Wike will play divide and conquer.
He will make an Ogoni Deputy governor to another Ikwerre Governor come 2023.

Ogoni will abandon Ijaws, and that would be game over.

Igboid:


Does Ogoni have the population?
I doubt.

Wike will play divide and conquer.
He will make an Ogoni Deputy governor to another Ikwerre Governor come 2023.

Ogoni will abandon Ijaws, and that would be game over.

The bolded shows you know nothing about Rivers State.
Ogoni alone as a tribe has the largest indigenous population in Rivers. 60% of votes from Ikwerre areas especially Obio-Akpor is from mainly Ibos and Akwa Ibomites.

Bringing another Ikwerre is the end of the state called Rivers. Mark my words...

Akpuoru:
E don do the Riverine voom na anya. They allowed emotions becloud their sense of reasoning by installing Wike as the governor. The blood of mostly Riverine was used to install Wike as governor and interestingly the Riverine willfully gave this blood even against their own; Dakuku. Power has come to stay with Ikwerre, being the most popular ethnic group in Rivers State, they can dispense it the way they want. Although Amechi may have his selfish reason to want a riverine as a governor (who doesn't), the riverine stabbed themselves when they allowed and worked for another Ikwerre to succeed Amaechi.
Patience who spear headed this in the belief that Senator Sekibo would step in after Wike must have been used to wrestle power from Amaechi obviously saw the mistake when her husband was not reelected. There is now this disquiet within the riverine group having realised their error but it seems they will repeat it once again.

In the real sense of it Ikwerre is not the most populated ethnic group in Rivers State cause they are at par with Kalabari and Ogoni. The reason Ikwerre is claiming the overwhelming majority is the Port-Harcourt metropolis which has even more inland Igbos than native Ikwerre as well as large population of Kalabari, Bayelsa, Akwaibom and other Nigerians. Port-Harcourt metropolis covers OBALGA and PHALGA. Even KELGA has a reasonable population of non-indigenes compared with Ogoni and Kalabari areas. The Kalabari and Ogoni areas comprise up to 90% indigenous people unlike Ikwerre area.

Therefore an Ikwerre winning election based on upland needs others especially Igbo, Etche, Ogba and Ogoni. No tribe in Rivers State can do it all alone

Abagworo:


In the real sense of it Ikwerre is not the most populated ethnic group in Rivers State cause they are at par with Kalabari and Ogoni. The reason Ikwerre is claiming the overwhelming majority is the Port-Harcourt metropolis which has even more inland Igbos than native Ikwerre as well as large population of Kalabari, Bayelsa, Akwaibom and other Nigerians. Port-Harcourt metropolis covers OBALGA and PHALGA. Even KELGA has a reasonable population of non-indigenes compared with Ogoni and Kalabari areas. The Kalabari and Ogoni areas comprise up to 90% indigenous people unlike Ikwerre area.

Therefore an Ikwerre winning election based on upland needs others especially Igbo, Etche, Ogba and Ogoni. No tribe in Rivers State can do it all alone

You are very much on point..

Rotimi Amaechi is no Ikwerre man....he has been ostracized....he can continue answering Rotimi and focus developments there...

We the Rivers and South south people want nothing to do with him.

When we should be projecting the best candidate for the development and greater good of Rivers State, Amaechi comes up with ethnic politics....And some comments here commend him because it concerns them. When Buhari does it at the Federal level we condemn him.

No where has Wike come out publicly to state he wants to impose an Ikwerre man, and even if, should our concern not be about if he is the best candidate or not for the state? Should our concern not be to encourage all to vie for the governorship and not look at one another with suspicion as if we are not all brothers.

This is the same reason the country has dragged on nationally and here you have a Federal Minister spit rubbish. Someone i have so much respect for..all because he wants to rustle power from Wike he looses his common sense. Tomorrow if an Ikwerre man becomes fortunate to win the elections, hate and division begins to brew amongst brethren while he is safe with his family in Abuja. Amaechi has lost his sense and some respect for this statement of his.

Politics as we know is a game of numbers and should be played by negotiation and not tribal hate and division. Very foolish of a Federal minster who should promote unity and not division in a tensed up country.

gidgiddy:


So what is wrong with that? Cant an Nsukka man say he is an Nsukka man? Cant an Ngwa man say he is an Ngwa man? So what is wrong with Amaechi saying he is an Ikwerre man?

Amaechi is not Igbo.
Ikwerres are not Igbo until they collectively accept or claim their igboness. Enough of this rubbish!

TheGoodJoe:


Ikwerre is just a clan. Just like the Nkwerre's in Imo State and Nnewi in Anambra. Being an Nkwerre or Nnewi man does not mean they are not Igbo

Difference is that, all you mentioned never for once denied or doubted their igboness. If the ikwerres say they are not Igbos, then let them be. Enough of this crap. How important are they?

Igboid:


Does Ogoni have the population?
I doubt.

Wike will play divide and conquer.
He will make an Ogoni Deputy governor to another Ikwerre Governor come 2023.

Ogoni will abandon Ijaws, and that would be game over.

The funny thing is you are not from Rivers State, but na you carry Rivers State matter pass onto of your head like gala. Mr i too know man, keep your opinion to yourself, no one needs it.

rummmy:
We know those that decide who rules as governor in Rivers State....
I don't think anybody wike supports will get the governor seat as this is stands now.

Gbam

BlackSaints:
The funny thing is you are not from Rivers State, but na you carry Rivers State matter pass onto of your head like gala. Mr i too know man, keep your opinion to yourself, no one needs it.

I have my kin and Kith in Obiigbo.
It's only normal I care about their welfare as whoever that emerge governor of Rivers State would affect that.

Kinematics:



You just wrote a beautiful nonsense. Wike has made governance in Rivers State a tribal affair by being governor or the Ikwerres and Ikwerre only. And believe you me an alliance of Riverine and Ogoni will neutralise the Ikwerre bloated voting strength thats simply bloated by Ibo residents in Obio-Akpor.

No wahala. You are allowed to differ.

Igboid:


[s]I have my kin and Kith in Obiigbo.
It's only normal I care about their welfare as whoever that emerge governor of Rivers State would affect that.[/s]

You better focus on your potopoto republic

Belial06:
Yes!!!
Okrika people have the next turn

wakirike bese

Abagworo:


In the real sense of it Ikwerre is not the most populated ethnic group in Rivers State cause they are at par with Kalabari and Ogoni. The reason Ikwerre is claiming the overwhelming majority is the Port-Harcourt metropolis which has even more inland Igbos than native Ikwerre as well as large population of Kalabari, Bayelsa, Akwaibom and other Nigerians. Port-Harcourt metropolis covers OBALGA and PHALGA. Even KELGA has a reasonable population of non-indigenes compared with Ogoni and Kalabari areas. The Kalabari and Ogoni areas comprise up to 90% indigenous people unlike Ikwerre area.

Therefore an Ikwerre winning election based on upland needs others especially Igbo, Etche, Ogba and Ogoni. No tribe in Rivers State can do it all alone

Very true..cc kinematics