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Paraman:
Ikwerre is an ethnic group in Nigeria just like Igbo

Sccarrr:
this one get low IQ

hammer567:
MUST U QUOTE ME?

Sccarrr:
confirmed Nama roaming the streets 😁

disgusting coneheaded structures ti o ni ise se..Igbo magana kee Una there 😁

Ttipsy:
Ikwerre and especially communities in Imo state where do we classify them ??

Confused people.

Paraman:
An Ikwerre socio-cultural group, the Iwhnurohna Progressive Organisation has faulted claims by the Ohaneze Ndigbo and its President, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, that Ikwerre is part of Igbo.

The IPO said it was careless and insensitive for Iwuanyanwu to be associated with such a claim that the Ikwerre people in Rivers State were Igbo, describing it as false and unfounded.

The IPO President, Dr Okachikwu Dibia, stated this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital on Friday.

Recall that the President General of the Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Iwuanyanwu, at a media briefing in Port Harcourt a fortnight ago, said the Ikwerre people were Igbo, saying the position of the Ikwerre nation that they were not Igbo, was a lie.

Iwuanyanwu said, “One major factor to know the ethnicity of a people is language. Everybody identified to be Igbo and called Igbo, they spoke Igbo. They could have had some little differences, but it doesn’t stop the truth.

“For example, the word first son, in Owerri and Umuahia, we call it “Okpara”, in Onitsha it’s called “Okpala”, and in Ikwerre it is called “Epara”.

“It’s not me or my parents who say that Ikwerre are Igbo. For the Ikwerre people to say that they are not Igbo, it is not correct because their language shows that they are Igbo.

“For example, they answer ‘Amadi, Amaechi, Onyesoh or Nyesom’, these are pure Igbo names with definite meanings. Some of them here in Ikwerre say they are from Benin; there is nothing wrong with it.

“Someone can say I was originally an Igbo man, but now I have made up my mind to change to Benin. It’s normal and will be accepted. But for somebody to come and tell a blatant lie that an Ikwerre person is not an Igbo person, it can’t be possible, and it can’t be defended in any modern society, because your culture, habit and name; everything is Igbo,”


While noting that he was raised in Rivers State, Iwuanyanwu, said, “In those days, we didn’t have such controversies whether Ikwerre was Igbo or not. The truth remains that Ikwerre is Igbo.”

He therefore urged the Ikwerre people in Rivers State to participate in the programmes and activities of the organisation (Ohaneze Ndigbo) so as to maximise the impact and serve the purpose for its establishment.

But Dibia said features of appearance or similarities in language should not be used to determine where a person comes from, saying the Ikwerre people will no longer tolerated such ‘hate-claim’.

He stated, “To us at IPO, Ikwerre is Igbo means that all the ancestral communities in Ikwerre originated from Igbo. This is not true and can never be true, hence our reply to him (Iwuanyanwu) and indeed Ohaneze.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the Ikwerre people are a distinct ethnic nation recognised in Nigeria and the United Nations. Ikwerre language is one of the recognised languages in Nigeria and the United Nations.


“Whoever is in doubt can contact the appropriate government authorities in Nigeria and the UN. While Ikwerre is our political name, Iwhnurohna is our native name, and both refer to the same people: Ikwerre Ethnic Nationality.

“We live and own the Emohua, Ikwerre, Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt City (in alphabetical order) local government areas in Rivers State, Niger Delta, South-South geo-political region of Nigeria”.

Citing the works of some renowned scholars like Prof. Otonti Nduka, Dibia used thematic headings of appearances, innate qualities and history to explain that the Ikwerre remained distinct from the Igbo despite similarities in their language.

He said: “Consequently, IPO’s reply to Iwuanyanwu is that language, name, dances, songs, dressing cannot be and should not be used as determinants of who Ikwerre is. IPO wishes to reply to Iwuanyanwu that who a man truly is, is more about his core innate character and behaviour than the physicals he sees.”

https://punchng.com/we-arent-igbo-rivers-clan-tells-ohanaeze/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

Paraman:
Must you spread propaganda on the thread I created? Go and spread your propaganda somewhere else

Sccarrr a Nama 🤣:
mtcheew

DMerciful:
I knew a Yoruba man will like be the Op and not someone from Ikwerre

hammer567:
I DONT MIND BANTERING WITH YOU, LEARN TO SEE IT FOR WHAT IT IS BUT U NEED TO STOP BANNING MY MONIKER, I REALLY DO NOT APPRECIATE IT.

THAT IS WHY, I'M STARTING TO BE RELUCTANT TO ENGAGE U.

Paraman:
I don't care if you engage me or not. Ikwerre is not Igbo.

Paraman:
I don't care if you engage me or not. Ikwerre is not Igbo.

hammer567:
THAT IS YOUR OPINION AND NOT FACT.

THE FACT THAT REMAIN UNDISPUTED TILL TOMORROW IS THAT WHEN YOU GOOGLE IKWERRE, IGBO IS INCLUDED.


IF U DOUBT ME NOW, GO AND GOOGLE IKWERRE.

StOla:
Only one tribe is always shamelessly claiming others who continue to reject them.

You claim they are your tribe, they reject you. Then later claim you are of another tribe who also reject you?

Abeg na who get orphanage to accommodate this tribe?

hammer567:
THAT IS YOUR OPINION AND NOT FACT.

THE FACT THAT REMAIN UNDISPUTED TILL TOMORROW IS THAT WHEN YOU GOOGLE IKWERRE, IGBO IS INCLUDED.


IF U DOUBT ME NOW, GO AND GOOGLE IKWERRE.

Paraman:
Ikwerres are already saying it. I don't need to make a research about it because an Igbo man like you is telling me to do so.

I will rather believe Ikwerres like Wike rather than believing you

MrProlific95:
Are Ijebus Yorubas?

Paraman:
https://punchng.com/we-arent-igbo-rivers-clan-tells-ohanaeze/?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social

richie240:
Do not join them in this Foolishness abeg.
The simplest way to rubbish this claims is when an ijumu man of kogi (senator smart adeyemi/Dino melaye) or an omu-aran man of kwara (bishop david oyedepo) reject their 'yorubahood' just bcus of geographic location.

Bear in mind that when push comes to shove, that same ikwerre man claiming he's not igbo will join forces with an igboman to face you that come from north/sw.

What connects them together is 99.99% more than what binds him to you.

If tomorrow an 'ikwerreman' (eg nyesom wike) wants to conttest a position against a 'kunle' or a 'mallam kabiru', those two denying each other will join forces. You will never hear that ikwerreman telling igbos not to support them bcus they arent one.

Dont let them use our heads abeg.

hammer567:
WHICH IKWERRE?

AMONG THEM 90% WIL TELL U THEY ARE IGBO AND THEN U HAVE 10% POLITICIANS THAT WANT TO LIE.


THEY EVEN KNOW THEY ARE LYING TOO.

hammer567:
IGBO LIKE YORUBA IS A RELATIVELY NEW CONSTRUCT.


PART AND PARCEL OF COLONIAL INHERITANCE.


PRIOR TO THAT, THEIR WAS NOTHING LIKE IGBO OR YORUBA.


WHAT YORUBA HAD WAS OKUN, EGBA, IJEBU, AWORI, IJESHA ETC.


THE MAP BELOW EXPLAINS IGBO, IF IKWERRE WANT TO ANSWER THEIR CLAN NAME, SO CAN THE REST OF US.


WE CAN ALL CHOOSE NOT TO BE IGBO AGAIN, AND NIGERIA WILL GIVE ALL OF US DISTINCT ETHNIC GROUPING STATUS.


NIGERIA JAGA JAGA....

richie240:
Do not join them in this Foolishness abeg.
The simplest way to rubbish this claims is when an ijumu man of kogi (senator smart adeyemi/Dino melaye) or an omu-aran man of kwara (bishop david oyedepo) reject their 'yorubahood' just bcus of geographic location.

richie240:
Hehehehehe.....tgis is the contradiction i was telling paraman: in one brearh you are saying 90% ikwerres know they are igbo and (by inference) the remaining 10% are only playing the ostrich (ie lying), In the same breath u are telling me your village ppl that u can choose when to claim igbos and whrn to deny ur 'igbohood'.

Paraman, over to u!

Paraman:
If an Ijumu man or an omu aran man claim they are not Yorubas, there's nothing I can do about it


Ikwerres are saying they are not igbos, you can nor decide on their behalf

hammer567:
ANYBODY CAN CLAIM ANYTHING.


BOBRISKY CLAIMS TO BE A GIRL, IF YOU LIKE IDENTIFY HIM AS A GIRL, IT IS YOUR CHOICE.


SOME WIL STILL IDENTIFY HIM AS A MAN.

Paraman:
If an Ijumu man or an omu aran man claim they are not Yorubas, there's nothing I can do about it


Ikwerres are saying they are not igbos, you can nor decide on their behalf