Elzazzi:
I was talking to an Igbo friend of mine today and he told me that about 25% of the Igbos in Anambra are originally from Igala in Kogi state. I have been hearing this for awhile now and It has been said several times that even the current governor Willie Obiano is an Igala man. Please how true is this and can anyone here confirm this. Thanks

flokii:
Anambra is Igala land now..the governor there is an Igala man. The Igbos occupy a small part in the state.

If you watch Igalas speak, they so look down on Igbos as if they have unsettled business. You'll hear statements like.. who is Igbo.

dokyOloye:

No,Anambra is Iragbiji land.

Kyase:
Beebeeooh you no tell me say you be igala man ooo

flokii:


You have been deceived.. Willie Obiano is an Igala man but puts on red cap just like Nyesom Wike of Rivers state.

Anambra state belongs to the Igala people. It's only Abia, Enugu and Imo that have large number of Igbos. Abakaliki people have their own language entirely different from igbo language but they still bear Igbo names.

dokyOloye:

Aturu muru ebule gba aka nwa

Elzazzi:
I was talking to an Igbo friend of mine today and he told me that about 25% of the Igbos in Anambra are originally from Igala in Kogi state. I have been hearing this for awhile now and It has been said several times that even the current governor Willie Obiano is an Igala man. Please how true is this and can anyone here confirm this. Thanks

flokii:


You have been deceived.. Willie Obiano is an Igala man but puts on red cap just like Nyesom Wike of Rivers state.

Anambra state belongs to the Igala people. It's only Abia, Enugu and Imo that have large number of Igbos. Abakaliki people have their own language entirely different from igbo language but they still bear Igbo names.

lwanga1993:
Lol, you're funny. Enter Anambra go talk am. Anybody can write anything on nairaland.. I no blame you.

flokii:


What is lie there?

Onicha that is now called Onitsha belongs to binis, it's a widely known fact. So the area Igbos cover in Anambra is just a small part.

flokii:


What is lie there?

Onicha that is now called Onitsha belongs to binis, it's a widely known fact. So the area Igbos cover in Anambra is just a small part.

Taven09090:
Igbo is older than igala, this madness must stop.

BKayy:

In SW the only place that doesn't have much Igala influence during the centuries of Igala colonisation is Ekiti axis, parts of Ondo and Awori because Bini had total control of them especially Adọ-Ekiti which still trace her ancestry to Bini.

Till date what Ekiti people speak is totally different from the lingua Franca imposed by Igala on what later became Yorubas of today and subsequently the lingua Franca turned to Yoruba language retaining most of its original Igala words.

This is why Yorubas have difficulty understanding an average Ondo person, Ekiti and Awori

Elzazzi:
I was talking to an Igbo friend of mine today and he told me that about 25% of the Igbos in Anambra are originally from Igala in Kogi state. I have been hearing this for awhile now and It has been said several times that even the current governor Willie Obiano is an Igala man. Please how true is this and can anyone here confirm this. Thanks

BKayy:

In SW the only place that doesn't have much Igala influence during the centuries of Igala colonisation is Ekiti axis, parts of Ondo and Awori because Bini had total control of them especially Adọ-Ekiti which still trace her ancestry to Bini.

Till date what Ekiti people speak is totally different from the lingua Franca imposed by Igala on what later became Yorubas of today and subsequently the lingua Franca turned to Yoruba language retaining most of its original Igala words.

This is why Yorubas have difficulty understanding an average Ondo person, Ekiti and Awori

BeeBeeOoh:


Please do you need your own nod separately or do I nod you and the person that said this at the same time??

Reply fast

BKayy:

In SW the only place that doesn't have much Igala influence during the centuries of Igala colonisation is Ekiti axis, parts of Ondo and Awori because Bini had total control of them especially Adọ-Ekiti which still trace her ancestry to Bini.

Till date what Ekiti people speak is totally different from the lingua Franca imposed by Igala on what later became Yorubas of today and subsequently the lingua Franca turned to Yoruba language retaining most of its original Igala words.

This is why Yorubas have difficulty understanding an average Ondo person, Ekiti and Awori

Elzazzi:
I was talking to an Igbo friend of mine today and he told me that about 25% of the Igbos in Anambra are originally from Igala in Kogi state. I have been hearing this for awhile now and It has been said several times that even the current governor Willie Obiano is an Igala man. Please how true is this and can anyone here confirm this. Thanks

RedboneSmith:


25%? LOL. What hard drug do you people take before coming to post on social media?

Kyase:
lol
Wetin I do na
Na question me I ask oooo
Be calming down oo

Elzazzi:
I was talking to an Igbo friend of mine today and he told me that about 25% of the Igbos in Anambra are originally from Igala in Kogi state. I have been hearing this for awhile now and It has been said several times that even the current governor Willie Obiano is an Igala man. Please how true is this and can anyone here confirm this. Thanks