Zikojukwu:
This Is Not Time To Play Politics, It's Time To Save Nigeria, Millions Are Dying, Save Lives, Save Nigerians

A Yoruba adage warns that the sweet food in your mouth should not make you forget the bitterness of hunger. Now the politicians are giving you 2000 Naira, some giving you some cups of rice so you can lose your precious future, your PVC. Hmmm! How many times did they give you seven years ago while your were crying around? Use your brain. Don't allow them deceive you and kill you later. Don't vote Tinubu. He is a big thief. He is not honest and above all he is old and sick. His party APC has caged Nigeria. Don't vote Atiku, his party has not made life easier.
Vote a new party that you believe will do something different. Let your vote speak your heart, your conscience. Even if the candidate doesn't win, you will be happy you have followed your conscience and done what is right. Stand on your feet and don't allow their noise carry you away. This is the time to save Nigeria. Vote right, choose right. Election is for mature people, not gullible adults.

Makavelli001:
With what Gov. Wike is doing, it is certain that it will take more than 5 Decades for an ikwerre man to become Rivers State governor again. Wike doesn't really know the implications of what he is doing. Tribes in Rivers state are really disgusted of wike attitude.

Zikojukwu:
This Is Not Time To Play Politics, It's Time To Save Nigeria, Millions Are Dying, Save Lives, Save Nigerians

A Yoruba adage warns that the sweet food in your mouth should not make you forget the bitterness of hunger. Now the politicians are giving you 2000 Naira, some giving you some cups of rice so you can lose your precious future, your PVC. Hmmm! How many times did they give you seven years ago while your were crying around? Use your brain. Don't allow them deceive you and kill you later. Don't vote Tinubu. He is a big thief. He is not honest and above all he is old and sick. His party APC has caged Nigeria. Don't vote Atiku, his party has not made life easier.
Vote a new party that you believe will do something different. Let your vote speak your heart, your conscience. Even if the candidate doesn't win, you will be happy you have followed your conscience and done what is right. Stand on your feet and don't allow their noise carry you away. This is the time to save Nigeria. Vote right, choose right. Election is for mature people, not gullible adults.

mrvitalis:

The anti Igbo sentiments by wike killed that alliance ...if he endorse Tinubu it's over forever ...but endorsement of Obi might mend it

Makavelli001:
With what Gov. Wike is doing, it is certain that it will take more than 5 Decades for an ikwerre man to become Rivers State governor again. Wike doesn't really know the implications of what he is doing. Tribes in Rivers state are really disgusted of wike attitude.

Ikpaitid:
If all this long grammar is about Nigerians voting for Peter Obi then you can save your breath, no true Nigerian will be stupid enough to vote for someone from that part of the country. I'd rather vote for a cow.

maestroferddi:
I have been saying this repeatedly...

It is so ironical[b] the Ikwerres[/b] who were previously sidelined in Rivers politics are not using the opportunity presented to them by democracy to build bridges among other ethnic nationalities in Rivers State ...

The people who will suffer will be their children and future generations...

mrvitalis:
ikwere majority ? Lmfao what are the percentage of ikwere in obi/akbo n PHC LGA ?

Most people make the mistake of thinking all Igbo speaking tribe in rivers state are ikwere ... ikwere is not even the largest Igbo speaking group in rivers state ...etche is the largest tho they have two local government but etche LGA is bigger than 4 LGA

jamesversion:


What did the Ikwerres do, or are you tying the "sins" of a gov on his ethnic group?... cos I cannot have Wikes misgovernance tied to me especially when I benefitted nothing from his government.

SmartPolician:


I was about writing this.

However, Wike is fair by ensuring that his successor is not Ikwerre.

Ikwerre will return to Rivers State government house after 8 years.

jamesversion:


I use to think you're educated and informed. So Etche and Omuma LGA is bigger than Ikwerre, Emohua, Obio/Akpor and Phalga combined??

You cannot even do your diligence, you will just come online and be typing rubbish.

jamesversion:


What did the Ikwerres do, or are you tying the "sins" of a gov on his ethnic group?... cos I cannot have Wikes misgovernance tied to me especially when I benefitted nothing from his government.

chrisxxx:

If they are non indigenes you believe they will go against the interest 9f their host?.
Come to think of it what has Wike done wrong?
Rivers State is such that you can't do without the Ikwerres unfortunately.

Wainey:
The Kalabari's did this same thing in Rivers state, they held onto power and sidelined every other person back in the 90's and 80's

Today the Kalabari's are suffering it.

maestroferddi:
A ridiculous statement to suggest that the Ikwerres are indispensable in Rivers State...

The problem is that most of you people started following politics like 15 years ago...

From the creation of Rivers State till 2007, the Ikwerres not a major factor in Rivers politics...

They rode on the Igboid sentiments to rise to power...

The have seriously abuse the political capital which came to them on a platter...

In the future, it will be extremely difficult for them to enjoy the relative cooperation of these other subgroups...

maestroferddi:
A ridiculous statement to suggest that the Ikwerres are indispensable in Rivers State...

The problem is that most of you people started following politics like 15 years ago...

From the creation of Rivers State till 2007, the Ikwerres not a major factor in Rivers politics...

They rode on the Igboid sentiments to rise to power...

The have seriously abuse the political capital which came to them on a platter...

In the future, it will be extremely difficult for them to enjoy the relative cooperation of these other subgroups...

omonnakoda:
Rivers used to be dominated by a Bayelsa tendency. With the creation of Bayelsa Ikwerre appear dominant
Interestingly the population of Bayelsa is scant but it seems in the old days the likes of Okilo got support from their Kalabari.Bonny and Okrika cousins. I suspect in those days the Ijaws were able to use the creeks to inflate their numbers .The creation of Bayelsa has weakened In as in Rivers state

maestroferddi:
A ridiculous statement to suggest that the Ikwerres are indispensable in Rivers State...

The problem is that most of you people started following politics like 15 years ago...

From the creation of Rivers State till 2007, the Ikwerres not a major factor in Rivers politics...

They rode on the Igboid sentiments to rise to power...

The have seriously abuse the political capital which came to them on a platter...

In the future, it will be extremely difficult for them to enjoy the relative cooperation of these other subgroups...

sageb:


Yes, The creation of Bayelsa reduced the numerical strength/population of Ijaws in Rivers state.
Melford Okilo performed well during his tenure as Governor.

omonnakoda:
Rivers used to be dominated by a Bayelsa tendency. With the creation of Bayelsa Ikwerre appear dominant
Interestingly the population of Bayelsa is scant but it seems in the old days the likes of Okilo got support from their Kalabari.Bonny and Okrika cousins. I suspect in those days the Ijaws were able to use the creeks to inflate their numbers .The creation of Bayelsa has weakened In as in Rivers state

jamesversion:


The part of Bayelsa that was excised from Rivers state claimed to be 8times larger than every other ethnicities combined. But when bayelsa population figures dropped, the fraud was exposed. The voting straight from each election also affirms the dubious nature of Ijaws claiming what they are not.

maestroferddi:
A ridiculous statement to suggest that the Ikwerres are indispensable in Rivers State...

The problem is that most of you people started following politics like 15 years ago...

From the creation of Rivers State till 2007, the Ikwerres not a major factor in Rivers politics...

They rode on the Igboid sentiments to rise to power...

The have seriously abuse the political capital which came to them on a platter...

In the future, it will be extremely difficult for them to enjoy the relative cooperation of these other subgroups...

sageb:


A kalabari man have never being a Governor in Rivers state.
If you disagree, then post the name of the Kalabari man here.

omonnakoda:
lol
Or the foolish nature of the others?
Ijaw are smarter than Ikwerre especially Kalabari are more sophisticated and educated

omonnakoda:
lol
Or the foolish nature of the others?
Ijaw are smarter than Ikwerre especially Kalabari are more sophisticated and educated

Wainey:
Oga do not argue with me.
Go back and ask ur parents if Kalabari's ruled Rivers.
Kalabaris were the first to have civilization, they were everywhere in govt. The Ikwerres were just farmers, Ogonis were all fishermen.
Kalabari didnt leave any position to others.
Even till this day, a Kalabari man looks down on others.
Go to Abonnema or Buguma and ask questions boy

Wainey:
Oga do not argue with me.
Go back and ask ur parents if Kalabari's ruled Rivers.
Kalabaris were the first to have civilization, they were everywhere in govt. The Ikwerres were just farmers, Ogonis were all fishermen.
Kalabari didnt leave any position to others.
Even till this day, a Kalabari man looks down on others.
Go to Abonnema or Buguma and ask questions boy

jamesversion:


First, if you don't mind, which state do you come from??

Secondly, the old Rivers state was practically given to the Ijaws to control by the then FG. And with good reason.

The Ijaws comfortably wrote election results to suit the narrative that they were 8times larger than every other ethnicity combined.

And by the Ijaws, i meant the people that currently make up Bayelsa state. They tactfully waited for election results from the upland to be announced and then days later tripled the figures from the Ijaw areas to corroborate their population claims.

But look at it now, they have clearly been found out. Bayelsa has the lowest population figures in Nigeria and the lowest voting strength. But they claimed then that they were 8times larger than current Rivers state.

So using the happenings of Rivers of old as a reference point is inadmissible, as the fraud that lied within has long been exposed. Ikwerre cannot be related now by anyone.

jamesversion:


You can smoothen the fraud with any name you want. But it is what it is. Yeah, the Ijaws have an advantage as the FG gave then Rivers state as a reward for siding them from the the period of the political instability leading to the civil war and the war proper. Rivers governorship and control was one huge reward but the lies told to hold on to Rivers governorship never stood the test of time.

maestroferddi:
You submission is neither here nor there...

There are 23 LGAs in Rivers State and the obvious fact is that Ikwerreland account for only 4 majorly populated by non-indigens...

A certain man from Buguma and his friend from Degema up to their friends at Eleme, Oyigbo, Etche and Egbema will laugh off your bogus assertions with derision...

If there is anything certain, it is the inescapable fact that Rivers politics will undergo a massive shakeup as soon as Wike waves power bye-bye this year...

maestroferddi:
You submission is neither here nor there...

There are 23 LGAs in Rivers State and the obvious fact is that Ikwerreland account for only 4 majorly populated by non-indigens...

A certain man from Buguma and his friend from Degema up to their friends at Eleme, Oyigbo, Etche and Egbema will laugh off your bogus assertions with derision...

If there is anything certain, it is the inescapable fact that Rivers politics will undergo a massive shakeup as soon as Wike waves power bye-bye this year...