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Igbos Built Port Harcourt; Don’t Mind Anyone Rewriting History – Governor Uzodinma
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September 3, 2022
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The Governor made the claims during a birthday ceremony held in honour of an Imo State-born elder statesman, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, in Owerri, the Imo State capital on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has said the Igbo people built Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

The governor made the claims during a birthday ceremony held in honour of an Imo State-born elder statesman, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, in Owerri, the Imo State capital on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Governor Uzodinma further claimed that some people are trying hard to rewrite history.

According to him, “Igbo people built Port Harcourt. Even if it pleases some people now to try to rewrite history, the Igbos built Port Harcourt.”

The governor further noted that Igbo people love Nigeria dearly, as demonstrated by the fact that they are found in every part of the country.

“Prominent Igbos like the late Doctor Nnamdi Azikiwe, the Ikemba Odumegwu Ojukwu, even General Ike Nwachukwu and a lot of other great men and women were born in the North by their parents who settled there as their home.

“Indeed, throughout the 774 local government areas of Nigeria, from Zungeru in the North to Owo in the West and from Akwanga to Ahoada, Igbos are found there in their large numbers.

“In most cases, outside the Indigenous population, the largest ethnic groups outside Igbo land are the Igbos,” he added.

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According to him, "Igbo people built Port Harcourt. Even if it pleases some people now to try to rewrite history, the Igbos built Port Harcourt."

The builder

First time I have to agree with supreme court governor.

Igweocha/ugwu ọcha(PH) was the heartland of the igbos.

When brothers know each other.

When ikweres still value the big brotherhood of their igbo kins

When Omenala igbo still has an aura to all igbo roots.

When ijaws still respect the brotherhood.

For now, we know how we relate. PH still remain our heartland but not without caution. Because if you stoop so low, even kids in the arena will rub shoulder with you.

He's very correct on this one though.

But Uzodinma after saying this Don't step on Wike's toes, to avoid hot resounding slap.

It seems every igbo man is born with a need to say these weird things!

Igbos did not build portharcourt, Nigerians from all works built Portharcourt, same as everyother place...

Politicians and their divide and rule tactics...

It was the Eastern Region Governor, Mr. Michael Okpara that built PortHarcourt.

Esseite:
Igbos did not build portharcourt, Nigerians built Portharcourt, same as everyother place...

Politicians and there divide and rule tactics...... we are always steps ahead..

Face facts and stop allowing sentiments to overcloud your slave brain. Micheal Okpara the then Eastern Region governor built Portharcourt.

DeadCountry:
Face facts and stop allowing sentiments to overcloud your slave brain. Micheal Okpara the then Eastern Region governor built Portharcourt.

Was Micheal Opara not a Nigerian?
Did Micheal Opara build Portharcourt with his money?
Did Micheal Opara build our PH homes?
Did Micheal Opara cultivate the lands?
Did micheal Opara navigate the seas?

We all collectively built our country through commerce and infrastructure, while different leaders managed that wealth in various ways..

Nigerians built Nigeria, not one man, one ethnic group nor one region.

StaffofOrayan:
It seems every igbo man is born with a need to say these weird things!

To say what weird things? That the igbos built an Igbo city!? Did he tell you that the igbos built Oshogbo and Ogbomosho How's that weird!?
You think that the history of Nigeria is sealed because your boys in the army sat at their dingy offices to draw the map of the east as they like? At the fullness of time, the facts will stare you in the face..

Sergio104:
First time I have to agree with supreme court governor.

Igweocha/ugwu ọcha(PH) was the heartland of the igbos.

When brothers know each other.

When ikweres still value the big brotherhood of their igbo kins

When Omenala igbo still has an aura to all igbo roots.

When ijaws still respect the brotherhood.

For now, we know how we relate. PH still remain our heartland but not without caution. Because if you stoop so low, even kids in the arena will rub shoulder with you.

I hope your igweocha nonsense starts and ends with ikwerre people them? Cause there was never in history where new road, Borokiri,old township ( town) Marine base, Old G.R.A Okujagu waterside belongs to Igbo people and there was no where in history where that part of Port Harcourt was named igwe whatever
Cause all those places belongs to Okrika people and Okrika people are not igbos

Igbo people built Port Harcourt? And yet they can't build Umuahia,Akwa,Owerri, Enugu and Abakaliki? This mother fvcker must be high on Mkpulummiri.

Lord Lugard founded and built Port Harcourt in 1912 and even. named it after his boss at the British Colonial Office Lord Harcourt

Azikiwe as Premier of the Eastern Region only improved upon it and expanded it further after Crude oil was discovered there in 1956

BlackSaints:
I hope your igweocha nonsense starts and ends ikwerre people them? Cause there was never in history where new road, Borokiri,old township ( town) Marine base, Old G.R.A Okujagu waterside belongs to Igbo people and there was no where in history where that part of Port Harcourt was[b] named igwe whatever[/b]
Cause all those places belongs to Okrika people and Okrika people are not igbos

Go back to history bro

Read about Rewis harcourt

Allen102:
Igbo people built Port Harcourt? And yet they can't build Umuahia,Akwa,Owerri, Enugu and Abakaliki? This mother fvcker must be high on Mkpulummiri.

Can you imagine the nonsense these people are spilling?

Sergio104:
Go back to history bro

Read about Rewis harcourt

Port Harcourt was not built by Igbo people,but by the British Oga.

christistruth01:



Lord Lugard founded and built Port Harcourt in 1912 and even. named it after his boss at the British Colonial Office Lord Harcourt

Azikiwe as Premier of the Eastern Region only improved upon it and expanded it

Error!!

Igweocha was an already established City.

Lugard only name it Port Harcourt to honour Lewis harcourt after his visit

PrinceZeke:
Port Harcourt was not built by Igbo people,but by the British Oga.

Okay. I've heard you bro.

But know that there's difference between supervision of idea and enforcement of idea.

The whole British didn't come to Nigeria to build PH as a father land, but indigenous people laboured for it

Supreme Court Governor has spoken

Sergio104:
Okay. I've heard you bro.

But know that there's difference between supervision of idea and enforcement of idea.

The whole British didn't come to Nigeria to build PH as a father land, but indigenous people laboured for it

No

Lord Lugard founded Port Harcourt at an Ikwere and Ijaw Settlement previously called Rebisi

The Only Town that Igbos built without British Help prior to Colonisation was Onitsha and many agree that it was Benin that had a lot to do with it because it was a River Port of Benin Kingdom


Lord Lugard also founded Enugu and Umuahia around the same time as Port Harcourt

Sergio104:
Error!!

Igweocha was an already established City.

Lugard only name it Port Harcourt to honour Lewis harcourt after his visit

What is igweocha? Is that a name of an animal place or things? There was never in history where Port Harcourt was named igweocha, you unwanted Jews should not carry you igweocha come near the ijaw part of Port Harcourt. Let your igweocha whatever starts and ends with the uplanders areas.

duro4chang:
The builder

Is he right?

But what have these great builders built for themselves... I heard they are also building Abuja, Jos, Lokoja and Ibadan. After they finished building Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China and India.

Even sef, na igbo people build MARS....

The only place igbo refuse to build is their own Igboland...

These people are seriously lost in translation..

APC and divide and rule, who built porth Harcourt is not necessary now, they want to use an Igbo man for their divide and rule politics. You have failed.

Igboslayer:
But what have these great builders built for themselves... I heard they are also building Abuja, Jos, Lokoja and Ibadan. After they finished building Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China and India.

Don't forget that they also built Lagos.

IPOB people will never stop trying hard to attach by force to the South South ;
IPOB just can't survive on their own.

Owontime:
IPOB people will never stop trying hard to attach by force to the South South ;
IPOB just can't survive on their own.

The Igbos cannot be a serious Political Power Bloc without their immediate south south Neigbhours

It was Ordained that way by God Almighty

Just look at their Geography

Their south south Neigbhours have a near Stranglehold over their Territory ,

Igboland can hardly do anything without their support

The Prayer that the south south People Prayed to God must have been very mighty indeed because

God Gave them almost all the Jokers cards for Nationhood

Sea Ports, Agricultural Land, Mineral Resources

The only serious Political joker Card the Igbos have is Industrous Population but it is not enough

When Gen Alabi Isama wrote in his book "Tragedy of Victory" that Igboland stands on 2 legs , Calabar and Port Harcourt and Ojukwu lost the War because he had failed to take the legs of Igboland Seriously ,
Gen Isama definitely understood what he meant

They are allergic to building their own cities why They developed lagos, joburg, cyprus, nairobi, accra, thailand, malaysia, uae etc

Igbo built Lago,rivers,Kano,jigawa,china,turkey, Afghanistan,Somali,e t c but left their country homes desolated.yes,Igbos contribute to economic growth of some cities or states but that does not mean they built them especially leaving their own places s underdeveloped.