₦airaland Forum

AntiZikist:
This one should go and form his Anioma and join his long lost brothers in SE.

This is the same idiot that was demanding from the governor why he is constructing a flyover in Warri and not investing said funds into a Federal Govt PPP power substation in Asaba .

I blame am. If not for IBB wife that made Asaba capital of Delta will that his town become a capital with all the years of investment from resources from Delta South?

When you get your Anioma state, you will join Abia, Enugu, Anambra and Ebonyi in getting less allocation than Delta state.

I came to Asaba and swore never to visit again until the roads there improves. The current governor has abandoned Asaba as if the town is not hosting the government house and other important State buildings. Why is Governor Oborevwori treating Igbo speaking part of Delta State like this??

Anambra alone is far far developed than the entire SouthSouth region.

Delta State receives humongous FAAC allocation with nothing to show for it.

Mrfeel:
We know how you minorities have being fighting to take Delta state capital to warri , well with the creation of anioma you have the chance to make warri your state capital and develop it to Dubai with huge federal allocation, south east states are doing well without the huge federal allocation

Truth.
SouthEast will continue to do well by God's grace.

CSTRR:
Delta state alone gets what all the SE states get combined.

And we are not even talking about Lagos yet.

And yet some people expected Obi to have performed magic by building autobahns, and high speed rails as governor.

All the modern infrastructure you see in Anambra State were built and renovated under Peter Obi's administration. He did very well as governor reason he was joint winner with Fashola as Silverbird Best Governor Award in 2013. Peter Obi is the father of modern Anambra State.

AntiZikist:
I blame you.

After developing that your backward Asaba with resources from Delta South you now have mouth to talk.

Where was Asaba in the 80s when Warri was booming?

Once you get your Anioma which you can all see the people of Delta South are really happy you are going for it, you will no longer parasitize on the rest of Delta South.

Asaba developed without much input from the government. In as much as Gov Ifeanyi Okowa paved inner street roads in Asaba, the current governor is not rehabilitating failed ones. It's too bad. If not for Peter Obi's intervention in some layouts and Estates in 3-3/Nkwelle-Ezunaka area of Onitsha, Igbo business men in Onitsha would have bought the whole lands in Asaba by now.

AntiZikist:
Good to see that constructing autobahns in Anambra is a feat too big for Obi or any governor of Anambra state.

Lol
What Onitsha needs now is a monorail connecting the city to Awka and Nnewi. Soludo promised to initiate it as a PPP project.

CodeTemplarr:
Did it start under the present delta state govt?
This man was silent under his Delta Igbo brother.

So??
Governance is continium. That's why First World developed nations are far better than African countries. They think tomorrow while we play politics of blame game.

Ikaeniyan0:
What's the governor doing with #40 billion per month? he needs to explain.

He's paying debt incurred by Okowa.

Is like the south east thrives on diaspora remittance more than federal allocation.

EmekaA125:
He's paying debt incurred by Okowa.

Okowa himself met debt from his predecessor. He cried about it until he was told that if he can't perform he should quit. Thisbis a legacy from James ibory and uduaghan

AntiZikist:
Ned is just trying every dirty trick in his tribalism suitcase to get the igboid people to agree to leave Delta state.

The irony here is that Delta South and Central are the provinces that are the economic power engine of Delta state.

Not one single person from Delta South and Central has opposed Ned's clamour for Delta north being carved out to form his Anioma state and from there join his brothers in SE region.

This is the same Ned who critisized the current governor for maintaining a Governor's lodge in Warri and embarking on projects in Warri and Delta South . For the likes of Ned, every project must be cited in Delta north - Asaba to be precise. He wants the state he wants to bulkanize to still be developing his Anioma state until he gets it.

Until Anioma State is created, the governor is binded by law to develop the State Capital which is not Warri.

bjdon:
He should focus on getting his Anioma state. Once that happens there will be even more money for the Urohobo, Ijaw and Itsekiri to share enjoy!

No State will be created and Asaba will continue to be ur capital and state headquarters. Cry

Jokerman:
And yet the state is full of poverty.

What are y'all doing with the money ?

Nothing.

CodeTemplarr:
Ondo(Ore) and Anambra(Onitsha) dont share border. Ondo is neighbour to Edo and Edo to Delta, then Delta to Anambra.

You are right.
SouthEast doesn't have direct link or border with SouthWest.

AntiZikist:
How does this concern you ?

Are you from Delta ?

Am worried you are not asking the right questions. That's how it concerns me.

AntiZikist:
Long before Ned submitted a bill for the creation of Anioma state , I did a thread here calling for Delta South and Central to be seperated from Delta north.

I based my argument on the growing shift in the demography of Delta state being skewed in facvor of Delta north owing to the mass migration and settlement of Ibos from across the Niger in to Asaba and environs.

I warned that this will not sit well with the gentleman rotational agreement between all tribes in Delta if this migration and settlement continues.

I thank God that Ned's desperation to become Governor by all means has driven him to push for Anioma state and to even yoke it to SE zone because as things are going, Delta north especially Asaba will soon become overwhelmed by Ibos from across the Niger.

Tell Ned to do fast with his Anioma bill so that there won't be any confusion or talk of dragging the rest of Delta as Ibo land and into your Biafra project.

Was this not how present day Abia state became an Ibo territory after the Ibibio people allowed Ibos to settle amongst them only for the Ibos to wage war and take the entire Abia to become an Ibo territory ?

As I said, tell Ned to do quick with his Anioma SE state.

Lol.
First and foremost, there's nothing like Ibo but Igbo. If you can't pronounce the Gb alphahabet, then head back to Nursery School.
Secondly, Asaba has been an Igbo dominated town with Igbo language being recognized as local language of study in all Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Schools.
Thirdly, Abia State was never an Ibibio territory but Ibibio people were accommodated by Arochukwu until there was misunderstanding between them and Arochukwu people mobilized themselves warfarely with the help of Igbo clan in Edda(present day Ebonyi State) and chased Ibibios out of their land. So tell me how Abia State became territory of Ibibio who settled only in Arochukwu?? You are simply deluded.

kettykin:
Okowa himself met debt from his predecessor. He cried about it until he was told that if he can't perform he should quit. Thisbis a legacy from James ibory and uduaghan

Besides, debt is part of government. What matters is the positive and life touching policies you are embarking on as governor. The current Delta State governor is not yet prepared for governance.

kettykin:
Is like the south east thrives on diaspora remittance more than federal allocation.

SE thrives on internally generated revenue more than Federal Allocation.
Imagine the funds being remitted to Anambra coffers from the over 65 markets in Onitsha metropolis alone. Nnewi, Awka, Ihiala markets are not included yet oooo. The problem with SE is there are many loopholes siphoning government revenue because the amount those governors announce publicly as IGR per each month is way too small. Anambra can fund any mega project without FG input.

Delta North(Igbo Speaking Part of Delta State) must be developed whether Gov Oborevwori likes it or not. Nonsense!!!

Mrfeel:
Okowa used the money to pay debts Left by
Emmanuel Uduaghan , just like the present governor is paying his own debts

Funny people 🤣

CodeTemplarr:
Did it start under the present delta state govt?
This man was silent under his Delta Igbo brother.

Most of them are hypocrites. Why did he not call out Okowa his delta north brother to fix the Jonathan abandoned projects. I didnt fault Okowa when he massively developed his region cos Ibori and Uduaghan didn't do much over there. He has no right to condemned any infrastructure been carried out in Warri axis, since Gov Sheriff is from there. He should appeal to him to see reason to complete the power project. Tell the governor the benefit of it's completion and not playing sentimental politics. He will be a one term senator except Anioma state became a reality before 2027.

Bizibi:
if na the debts na lie!!! I know most things about that administration. When he entered he was complaining about debts then by 2020 I started hearing about the stealing in the government. Look at what gov sheriff is doing in warri and Delta south even with the debts incurred from his predecessors. Okowa is from north but there is nothing to show for it.

So every governor who comes in Delta State should face only his region and develop it?? Okay ooo. I don't know why Igbos should be sharing State with minority groups who are selfcentered and only care about themselves. Well, since SE is a homogeneous Igbo region, we will continue to remind the governor to work in Asaba but dividing the State is not the way forward.

kedeojo:
Most of them are hypocrites. Why did he not call out Okowa his delta north brother to fix the Jonathan abandoned projects. I didnt fault Okowa when he massively developed his region cos Ibori and Uduaghan didn't do much over there. He has no right to condemned any infrastructure been carried out in Warri axis, since Gov Sheriff is from there. He should appeal to him to see reason to complete the power project. Tell the governor the benefit of it's completion and not playing sentimental politics. He will be a one term senator except Anioma state became a reality before 2027.

You will leave ur zone and vote him out as senator abi ??

AntiZikist:
Ned is just trying every dirty trick in his tribalism suitcase to get the igboid people to agree to leave Delta state.

The irony here is that Delta South and Central are the provinces that are the economic power engine of Delta state.

Not one single person from Delta South and Central has opposed Ned's clamour for Delta north being carved out to form his Anioma state and from there join his brothers in SE region.

This is the same Ned who critisized the current governor for maintaining a Governor's lodge in Warri and embarking on projects in Warri and Delta South . For the likes of Ned, every project must be cited in Delta north - Asaba to be precise. He wants the state he wants to bulkanize to still be developing his Anioma state until he gets it.

He is clamouring for Anioma state and with Asaba definitely the state capital but selfishness will not allow him to think alright. If I am the current governor, I will not locate any project to that axis for now. Delta central were the governor hails from are the largest voting strength in delta state. All the governor need is to develop delta central and south and he will win again. I pray Anioma becomes a reality but if it fails, delta north will sweat to produce governor again cos it was out of pity it was zoned to them before. Let the Aniomas caution Nwoko cos it's statement will bring mistrust by the two other zones. That is the mistrust the igbos are facing currently in Nigeria because of reckless statements by some of them.

EmekaA125:
You are right.
SouthEast doesn't have direct link or border with SouthWest.

The point is about what the constitution recognises and not about what you assume it recognises.

gidgiddy:
There have been people who said that Arochukwu is Ibibio land. I then ask, if it was Ibiobio land, why is it called Arochukwu? What is the Ibibio name for the place?

Another thing that is baffling is that while Arochukwu is close to Ibibio land, it doesn't actually border Ibibio land. There are other Igbo communities such as Amasu and Ndi-Okoroji that are after Arochukwu as you head to Ibibio

So why are those places not Ibibio land but Arochukwu is? Makes no sense

What history tells us is that about 400 years ago, Igbos and Ibibios fought a war in Arochukwu

A brief history of ndi Aro as written by Charles Alozie.
Copied from Igbo history(IGBOS SINCE 3000BC) Facebook page.

[b]A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHUKWU ABIAMA...
The presence of Chukwuabiama in Igbo cosmology predates the advent of Christianity, the worship of Chukwu under the appellation Chukwu-abiama has gained traction in recent times,
Chukwuabiama is an ancient oracle located in present day Arochukwu.
It comes from the conjuction of two words Chukwu and Abiama. Abiama or Obiama comes from an Aro word Abia/Ọbia meaning priest or a diviner(for reference purposes the chief priest of Inyam-avia is known as Abiinyam) and ama which means revelation, thus Abiama is a diviner, an oracle or soothsayer,
thus Chukwuabiama means Chukwu's oracle
The fact that the shrine enjoyed a wide reaching patronage not just within Igbo land but as far as Efik country, Ekoi/Ejagham, Kalabari and Okrika is testament to it's complex and varied history.
You see the area of Arochukwu is located in a marshy territory known as the Enyong creek, Enyong is very important because it was the niche of various groups, Chief of which is the Eburutu people, the Eburutu are the various Ekoid clans who lived there such as the Lorsi, Nchalagha, Ukwa, Idere, Umon and most importantly the Iboku clan which went on to become Efik after they left for Akwa Akpa.
The Eburutu live side by side with the Ezeagwu Nnobia clan (Oti Eze a descendant of Okeigbo), the Ezeagwu's people lived in a section known as Unene while the Eburutu lived at Iwere.
The Aro were known as Inokon (and are still referred to as inokon by the Annang and Efik today)
The importance of the location was marked by the presence of the shrine to their supreme deity, Ekpeyong Abasi (Ekpe-enyong) or Ibritam. Ibritam is still a household deity amongst the Annang.
It was located at a place called Ibom ikot Abasi(translated by the Aro as Ovia Chukwu)
The Anrụ were originally known as Inokon, Anrụ means quarters or niche, it comes from Anrụ-chukwu which means Chukwu's abode or domain (now Anglicized as Arochukwu)
I do not go into the details surrounding the foundation of Arochukwu as I have done so in another post, however there are some important points to note.
The Aro-ibibio war is fallacy, as there was no known ibibio settlement there, Ibibio in old accounts was erroneously used as a blanket term for the Akwa Cross people especially as regards to enyong people. To buttress that fact, Aro has no cultural or ancestral relationship with ibibio as they do with Efik.
The conflict mainly centered between the inokon (Ezeagwu's clan, the Ebiri, Edda and the Eburutu people)
Efik Eburutu traditions concur that they came from Arohukwu after a dispute with the Inokon, but the Ibibio have no tradition of coming from Aro.
The Annang were the keepers of the Ibritam shrine and the prestigious Idiong society that guarded it's secret..(through Ekpo), They welcomed the first Aro initiates into the society who later took over the shrine, also laying the foundations of Ekpo Arochukwu which is Annang speaking till date.
The complex relationship or rather covenant between Aro and Annang which is not much talked about, the settlements in each others territory and why there are many Aro and Ohafia surnames amongst the Annang I covered in another article.
After the Aro-Eburutu conflict the oracle was established over Ibritam as Ebini-Ukpabi (where God lives, Ukpabi being God)
it is worth noting that the remaining Eburutu people were assimilated by Ezeagwu's clan into Obinkita and few other villages.
The popularity of the oracle spread over time around Ala Igbo where it is known as Chukwuabiama, as far as Kalabari they knew it as Suku-Abiama, the Aro equated their deity Obasi Inokon or Ukpabi with Chukwu.
(The Ogu deity was brought to Ubani[Bonny] after a consultation with Chukwuabiama)
The name Ibom mbot Abasi was gradually replaced by Anrụ-chukwu (Arochukwu) which means the same thing, "the abode or domain of Chukwu"
The Efik Eburutu say they left Arochukwu because of religious reasons(they refused to worship Ibritam Inokon) however this can be understood as a mere chauvinist explanation, because Ekpeyong Abasi Ibritam is still the same Obasi Inokon, what is obvious is that perhaps they refused to submit to the new priesthood under the inokon, hence the Iboku clan left for Uruan from where they crossed over to Akwa Akpa (Calabar). Aro continues to maintain fraternal relationship with Efik Eburutu through the Ekpe society which was fundamental in the foundation of both city states.
The Aro were the only known agents who ran an oracle of Chukwu, in Igbo belief Chukwu was viewed as unknown and very distant from the people, and as such were feared and respected respected all over Igbo land, they were known as umuchukwu.
Anrụ and Chukwuabiama oracle shaped Southern Igbo culture and traditions forever.
It helped Anrụ to establish foothold over almost every village in the South, where ever they settled, they often demanded control over the native titular deities... in so doing they fused Kamalu with Amadioha, Igwekaala and so on, they also established Ọkọnkọ(Ekpe) lodges, Oboni and Ekpo masquerade all over the South
Personal Ebini-Ukpabi altars were also erected just as one pictured below which was found around Afikpo also reaching as far as Ahoada.
The Chukwuabiama was instrumental in the kidnapping and enslavement of thousands of Igbo and the Aro became notorious slave merchants.



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EmekaA125:
So every governor who comes in Delta State should face only his region and develop it?? Okay ooo. I don't know why Igbos should be sharing State with minority groups who are selfcentered and only care about themselves. Well, since SE is a homogeneous Igbo region, we will continue to remind the governor to work in Asaba but dividing the State is not the way forward.

did okowa do anything in Delta north Forget about Delta south,I am talking about delta north....did he do anything that benefitted the people there

Look at what sheriff is doing with Julius Berger and your kinsman from Delta north could not do anything in that side other than wasting money in the party primaries and the election.

Thank God someone from Delta north did 8 years in government house.

EmekaA125:
SE thrives on internally generated revenue more than Federal Allocation.
Imagine the funds being remitted to Anambra coffers from the over 65 markets in Onitsha metropolis alone. Nnewi, Awka, Ihiala markets are not included yet oooo. The problem with SE is there are many loopholes siphoning government revenue because the amount those governors announce publicly as IGR per each month is way too small. Anambra can fund any mega project without FG input.

.you contradict yourself by saying that South East thrives by IGR and still talked about most of the IGR being siphoned . So if most of the funds are going into private pocket how then are they thriving by such ?
Anambra's IGR for last year 2003 is just 30b and I don't think such amount can finance any mega project in today's Nigeria.
Note that informal sector which is the dominant in Anambra does not generate much IGR as you think. What generates significant IGR are fg institutions like schools , airports , hospitals etr, multinational companies,corporate businesses like banks, shopping malls, eatries , private universities etc
The above is the reason why Kaduna generate more than Kano despite the heavy commercial activity in Kano , also why Ogun generate more than Oyo given that Oyo is more commercialized than Ogun and enugu ahead of Anambra despite Anambra having two commercial cities while Enugu has none.

The person you quoted is right, south east thrives by foreign repatriation not IGR because the IGR of enugu in 2003 which happened to be the highest in south east is just 33b which is half of what Edo generated same year and quiet insignificant, just equivalent of 2 months FAAC allocation to the state not to talk about Ebonyi that generated just 4b on the said year.

Foreign remittance and FAAC does the magic not any imaginary IGR

AntiZikist:
I blame you.

After developing that your backward Asaba with resources from Delta South you now have mouth to talk.

Where was Asaba in the 80s when Warri was booming?

Once you get your Anioma which you can all see the people of Delta South are really happy you are going for it, you will no longer parasitize on the rest of Delta South.

Delta cum anioma was earmarked as 7th southern state, and not part of east, but as south already has 6 states, we decided to shelve it. We don't want to join east. We love our Igbo neighbours, but we no be igbo

Mrfeel:
We know how you minorities have being fighting to take Delta state capital to warri , well with the creation of anioma you have the chance to make warri your state capital and develop it to Dubai with huge federal allocation, south east states are doing well without the huge federal allocation

no part of Delta is joining east. Anioma was

Mrfeel:
We know how you minorities have being fighting to take Delta state capital to warri , well with the creation of anioma you have the chance to make warri your state capital and develop it to Dubai with huge federal allocation, south east states are doing well without the huge federal allocation

no part of Delta is joining east. Anioma was supposed to be 7th southern state, but as we already have 6 states, we shelved it. We love Igbo, but we aren't igbos and we don't want to be part of east for so many reasons. Ned is only after a state he will loot