₦airaland Forum

Kreesxxx:
1. Ohaneze allows those whose mothers were Igbos
2. Ohaneze like mentioned above thinks they can lure a whole constitutionally recognized ethnic group to drop their identity for a borrowed one in the 21st century
3. If you have read the above you would observed that there are still some Aro descendants in Ikwerre Land. Those Aros descendants are those who claim to be Igbos e.g Livingston Wechie, Uche Okwukwu amongst other Aro descendants.

Kreesxxx:
#FOR_THE_RECORDS

IWHURUOHNA (IKWERRE) ETHNIC NATIONALITY IS NEVER A SUBGROUP OF ANY ETHNIC NATION IN NIGERIA OR ELSEWHERE

Preamble:

Iwhuruohna ethnicity is one of the ethnic blocs which constitutes present day Nigeria and the people are found in four local government areas in present day Rivers State. The local government areas (LGAs ) include: Ikwerre ( Kelga), Emohua (Emolga), Obio-Akpor (Obalga), and Port Harcourt City (Phalga). Iwhuruohna remains a homogeneous ethnic group with a common ancestry and paternity. In this stead, we make the following declaratory statements:
Iwhuruohna people are from Rivers State and the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The people have their unique culture and traditions.

Iwhuruohna share the same ancestry with the Ekpeye and the Ogba people of Rivers State

Iwhuruohna people migrated from the Ancient Benin Kingdom during the reigns of Oba Ewuare (Ogwaro) . Our paternity is traceable to a great grand ancestor - AKALAKA who left the Ancient Benin Kingdom in company of his sons which included IHRUOHA (IWHURUOHNA).

The name, Ikwerre, was an " Igbonised" version of " Akwerulem" - 'we have agreed or consented ' (a response of a Rebisi Monarch to an Igbo translator and a Briton during the negotiations for acquisition of acres of land for Port Harcourt wharf).

The theory of origins linking Iwhuruohna ethnicity to Igbo ancestry was ill- conceived as a result of the balkanization and " Igbonisation" of Iwhuruohna by Igbo merchants from Aro, Nkwere and Awka who oppressed and suppressed the aborigines in their place.

The declaration of Ogbakor Ikwerre Cultural Organization during the Chukwudifu Oputa Human Rights Violation Panel 2001 that : " Ikwerre ethnic nationality is not and has never been a subgroup of any other tribe in Nigeria, including Ndi-Igbo..." would suffice here.

The regionalization of Nigeria during the colonial era placed Ndi-Igbo on an advantageous position against other minority groups in the defunct Eastern Regional Government including Iwhuruohna people.
Till date, there are still pockets of Igbo (Aro) settlements in such Iwhuruohna Communities at Elele, Igwuruta, Isiokpo. They are evidently Aro compounds like Aro-Omuodu, Aro-Omuodukwu, Aro-Omuma, Aro-Ogbogbu in Igwuruta and Nmgbu Oyo at Isiokpo.

8. The earliest incursion into Ikwerre hinterland by the Igbo emboldened the proponents of Igbo expansionist theory to erroneously think or link Iwhuruohna to an Igbo ancestry.

9. During colonial era, some Igbo merchants such as Nwocha Amefula, Osondu Oyo, Amakiri Nwocha, Nwosu Okorie Ebika held positions of trust and represented Iwhuruohna people as warrant chiefs at Isiokpo, Omagwa, Ozuaha, Omademe and Ipo for seven years at the Choba division

10. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999(2010) as amended recognizes Iwhuruohna (Ikwerre) ethnic nationality as a distinct and unique ethnic group in Nigeria. The people of Iwhuruohna frown at any attempt by some Igbo expansionists to incorporate Iwhuruohna as a subset or subgroup of any other in Nigeria or elsewhere.

11. We acknowledge some shared similarities between Iwhuruohna and her neighbours including the Igbo in terms of aspects of culture and traditions. This does not, in anyway, validate the bogus and unverified claims that Iwhuruohna is Igbo as being peddled by Igbo expansionists.

12. We call on the general public and the Governor and Government of Rivers State to be wary of the tricks and pranks of the Igbo expansionists in the nomenclature of " Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo" and their activities in Rivers State.

13. We would continue to associate with and reverence our paternity or genealogy to the Ancient Benin Kingdom in honours of our ancestors - AKALAKA & IHRUOHA (IWHURUOHNA).

14. Thanks for your rapt attention and be properly guided as we pray "CHIOKIKE" to strengthen and embolden us to always speak the truth and nothing but the truth! We do not also support any expansionist meeting(s) in Rivers State as it will cause agitation among the people of the State.

Signed:

His Majesty, King Amb. Sir. Leslie Nyebuchi Eke, JP, Ph.D. DCF.
Eze Gbakagbaka
Nyerisi Eli Woji (EzeWoji XII),
Nyerisi Mbam Oro-Evo
Eze Oha Evo III of Evo Kingdom
Chairman, Supreme Council of Ikwerre Govt Recognized Traditional Rulers
Date:6/1/2025

HRH Eze Engr. Ben O. Ugo, JP
Elumoha VIII, Nyenweala Omerelu
Kelga Rivers State
Secretary, Supreme Council of Ikwerre Govt. Recognized Traditional Rulers
6/1/2025

# ikwerre #ikwerretv #ikwerretotheworld

Kreesxxx:
1. Ohaneze allows those whose mothers were Igbos

2. Ohaneze like mentioned above thinks they can lure a whole constitutionally recognized ethnic group to drop their identity for a borrowed one in the 21st century

3. If you have read the above you would observed that there are still some Aro descendants in Ikwerre Land. Those Aros descendants are those who claim to be Igbos e.g Livingston Wechie, Uche Okwukwu amongst other Aro descendants.

saddler:
Why are igbos wearing the traditional red cap of the Niger Delta people?

Why are igbos wearing the British winter cap of the British as their traditional headwear?


Why is the Obi of Onitsha using the Ada and Eben of the Benin people? and dressing like a Benin king?

Maybe Benin own Onitsha kingdom.
Maybe the British people own igbo people.


That's how you reason.

chiagozien:
Lolz answer the question yourself and also tell us the names you think their offsprings will be bearing?






My own is those that are not Igbo should stop answering Igbo name so that others can distinguish them from the great Igbos.



Not answering chibuike when you are not Igbo,or add R to chibuike=Rchibuike

Godwin4444:
are u Igbos English?

Y do u bear English names?

Konquest:
Is Herbert Wigwe who hailed from Isiokpo also of Aro origins? He was married to an Anambra woman. Same with Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi who is married to an Anambra woman.

saddler:
Why are igbos wearing the traditional red cap of the Niger Delta people?

Why are igbos wearing the British winter cap of the British as their traditional headwear?


Why is the Obi of Onitsha using the Ada and Eben of the Benin people? and dressing like a Benin king?

Maybe Benin own Onitsha kingdom.
Maybe the British people own igbo people.


That's how you reason.

Datfunkyguy:
Your names, culture, traditions and ways of lives are similar to your neighbors, yet you claim to migrate from a tribe that has nothing to do with you.

Even the place you claimed to migrate from has constantly denied you as not one of their own.

NO BE JUJU BE THAT

Kreesxxx:
Listen to me and this will help out the relationship between Igbos and other Igbo related tribes. Igbos people do not want to recognise the difference between those who are Igbos and those who are igboid. Ikwerre is an igboid tribe. It looks like Igbo from afar but when you come closer it gets clearer that they are not exactly Igbo. I am Ikwerre and with the segregation I see in my home there is no way I could have been Igbo.
There are roles you don't play in Ikwerre traditional setting if there is an Igbo blood in your ancestry. If you know any ikwerre ask. Even when some persons die their graves are usually dug differently if there was no Igbo blood in their ancestry.
What I think Igbo think-tank this time should do is to form a Union of Igbos and Igbo related people. I am Igboid. From afar I look like Igbo but a closer look shows I am not. Igbos tried to annex ikwerre before and during the war it was a failed project and one of the reasons they failed in the war. It didn't happen then when Igbos were in charge of governance in eastern Nigeria and Nigeria as a whole it won't happen now.

oceania100:
I like your view point. However, I'll want ask you: who really is Igbo? Every group in Igbo land e.g. Ngwa, Nsukka,Enuani, Ika, Ukwani Owerri, Aro, Ohafia,Edda, Ikwerre, Omambala, Nri etc, all look Igbo from afar, but on closer look are distinct with their unique dialect, and way of life. But are simply united with a common language called Igbo. That is why they are called BIA speaking people. So, who then is this Igbo you are referring to?

Also, these groups mentioned do not all trace their ancestors from one source. Some groups even in the SE will tell you that their ancestors migrated from Benin as Ikwerre also claimed, yet they have embraced the Igbo tag without qualms. So, who then is this real Igbo you keep referring to?

oceania100:
I like your view point. However, I'll want ask you: who really is Igbo? Every group in Igbo land e.g. Ngwa, Nsukka,Enuani, Ika, Ukwani Owerri, Aro, Ohafia,Edda, Ikwerre, Omambala, Nri etc, all look Igbo from afar, but on closer look are distinct with their unique dialect, and way of life. But are simply united with a common language called Igbo. That is why they are called BIA speaking people. So, who then is this Igbo you are referring to?

Also, these groups mentioned do not all trace their ancestors from one source. Some groups even in the SE will tell you that their ancestors migrated from Benin as Ikwerre also claimed, yet they have embraced the Igbo tag without qualms. So, who then is this real Igbo you keep referring to?

Nanalucky:
Why are the not bearing the Benin names...🤣😂.so they forgot their names......no one can remember their real Benin names 😂🤣

Kreesxxx:
Don't group Ikwerres among Igbos. There are people called Igbos. We know them in Ikwerre land. If you want to call Bia people and you added Ikwerre well to some extent it might be overlooked. Let me also reveal to you that not all Ikwerre people use Bia some use Va. So where do you place these ones? Right from time we have always known who the Igbos are. So no matter the colouration given to it with our last blood we will reject it.

Datfunkyguy:
Your names, culture, traditions and ways of lives are similar to your neighbors, yet you claim to migrate from a tribe that has nothing to do with you.

Even the place you claimed to migrate from has constantly denied you as not one of their own.

NO BE JUJU BE THAT

naijaking1:
Haaaah!
They sure forgot their bini names till after the civil war where Biafra was defeated.
Back in the days when PH was under Owerri county, Ikwerre father's and great grandfathers swore oats declaring themselves Igbos.
Elechi began all this craziness because of his relationship with Ken Saro Wiwa and Diette Spiff.
Today, Yoruba internet warriors are championing the Ikwerre is not Igbo cause more than Ikwerres.

franchasofficia:
So the Igbo wife also made sure she changed the Bini man's culture, changed the name the Bini people call their kings to Igbo name, changed the Bini man's Bini market days to Igbo market day style lol, changed their tradition to Igbo, changed the Bini man's name to Igbo name, and also made sure all their kids bore Igbo names and no Bini name?


This Igbo wife must be a god



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Gajagojo:
Ikwerre never swore any such oath
They formed Ogbakor Ikwerre before Ohanaeze

If they considered themselves Igbos

WHY DID THEY GO TO THE WILLINKS COMMISSION


Which other Igbo group went there?

This was even before independence and long before Biafra War

eagleu:
Willinks commission was about all those who felt Igbos were taking their opportunities- Ijaws, Efiks, Cameroonians, Igbos and non Igbos. Ikwerre had complained about Akwiwu being made mayor of PH, and other nonsense issues.
You still haven't answered why Ikwerre grandfathers claimed to be Igbos, especially when PH was under Owerri.
Before you go into childish denial of what Ikwerre grandfathers called themselves, note that there's documents showing their applications for jobs in Enugu and Owerri.

So sad, a miniature and inconsequential group will focus attention on themselves with this irrelevant discussion. Igbos don't need Ikwerre, but Ikwerre needs Igbos.

naijaking1:
Haaaah!
They sure forgot their bini names till after the civil war where Biafra was defeated.
Back in the days when PH was under Owerri county, Ikwerre father's and great grandfathers swore oats declaring themselves Igbos.
Elechi began all this craziness because of his relationship with Ken Saro Wiwa and Diette Spiff.
Today, Yoruba internet warriors are championing the Ikwerre is not Igbo cause more than Ikwerres.

Kreesxxx:
Answer this question with all sincerity: If a Bini man marries an Igbo woman and migrates to an unknown land with the Igbos wife which of their languages would their offsprings likely speak -Bini or Igbo?

justtoodark:
dont mind them....they like trouble too much....

Bullet4thiefnub:
This one na politics , British anthropologists that gave us all our identities as Igbo Hausa and Yoruba wrote down ikwerre as a sub group of Igbo and called them coastal Igbos and their cousins the hinterland Igbos , so no amount of crap or twisting history wud change science but at same time am of the opinion that ikweeres be allowed to form their own ethnic group and not be a part of ohanaeze , yes we have ikweerews who are passionate about their igboness

Kreesxxx:
Don't group Ikwerres among Igbos. There are people called Igbos. We know them in Ikwerre land. If you want to call Bia people and you added Ikwerre well to some extent it might be overlooked. Let me also reveal to you that not all Ikwerre people use Bia some use Va. So where do you place these ones? Right from time we have always known who the Igbos are. So no matter the colouration given to it with our last blood we will reject it.

Datfunkyguy:
Your names, culture, traditions and ways of lives are similar to your neighbors, yet you claim to migrate from a tribe that has nothing to do with you.

Even the place you claimed to migrate from has constantly denied you as not one of their own.

NO BE JUJU BE THAT