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Lagos Ibadan express media won't sleep for the next 4 years

Scholes007:
Nice Nice Nice. What is coming is huge. Mbata will make Ohaneze very great. The unity of Ndi Igbo will never be insulted again. Respect from Ndi Ikwere

gidgiddy:
Please, anybody can print this and post it online

What I choose to believe is what the Ogbakor Ikwerre leader, Eze Godspower Onuekwa, said that any Ikwerre man that accepts to be Ohanaeze President is an enemy of the Ikwerre people. He said this on a video that has long gone viral

He admitted that Igbos and Ikwerre share cultural and linguistic affinity, but still said that any Ikwerre son who accepts to be Ohanaeze President is his enemy?

So people you share a lot in common with, culturally and linguistically, are your enemies? But the Ijaw and Ogoni you share nothing in common with are your blossom friends just because military leaders carved you and them into the same state?

I understand where Onuekwa is coming from, he wants Ikwerre to be recognised as a seperate ethnic group. What he does not realise, or does not want to accept, is that some Ikwerres have looked at those called Igbos, saw no difference, and concluded that they are one and the same.

Onuekwa should respect the wishes of the Ikwerre that willingly accept they are Igbo, same way he would want Igbos to respect the wishes of Ikwerre that don't accept to be Igbo. We Igbos may believe that the Ikwerre are part of us, but never can we physically force anyone to be us. Those that have done that are the Sokoto empire, Bini empire and Oyo empire. Igbos never had empire, and we hate empire's

The Igbo nation is too big, we already have more population than most countries in Africa. That we choose to call those we see as brothers, brothers, should, never be a problem

That same Rivers State is where you will see an Ikwerre man calling an Ogoni man he has no connection with, culturally or linguistically, his brother, just because military leaders carved them into one State

Mrfeel:
kreesxxx
Benin runaway slaves ambassador what do you have to say regarding the fake news you posted the other day

ComradeNap:
NEWS...
OGBAKOR IKWERRE DISCLAIMS NEWS ON PURPORTED SUSPENSION OF SENATOR JOHN AZUTA MBATA, PRESIDENT-GENERAL OF OHANAEZE NDI-IGBO.

gidgiddy:
Please, anybody can print this and post it online

What I choose to believe is what the Ogbakor Ikwerre leader, Eze Godspower Onuekwa, said that any Ikwerre man that accepts to be Ohanaeze President is an enemy of the Ikwerre people. He said this on a video that has long gone viral

He admitted that Igbos and Ikwerre share cultural and linguistic affinity, but still said that any Ikwerre son who accepts to be Ohanaeze President is his enemy?

So people you share a lot in common with, culturally and linguistically, are your enemies? But the Ijaw and Ogoni you share nothing in common with are your blossom friends just because military leaders carved you and them into the same state?

I understand where Onuekwa is coming from, he wants Ikwerre to be recognised as a seperate ethnic group. What he does not realise, or does not want to accept, is that some Ikwerres have looked at those called Igbos, saw no difference, and concluded that they are one and the same. Just like Mbata, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Tonto Dike and Duncan Okechukwu(Duncan Mighty) all did

Onuekwa should respect the wishes of the Ikwerre that willingly accept they are Igbo, same way he would want Igbos to respect the wishes of Ikwerre that don't accept to be Igbo. We Igbos may believe that the Ikwerre are part of us, but never can we physically force anyone to be part of us. Those that have done that are the Sokoto empire, Bini empire and Oyo empire. Igbos never had empire, and we hate empire's

The Igbo nation is too big, we already have more population than most countries in Africa. That we choose to call those we see as brothers, brothers, should, never be a problem

That same Rivers State is where you will see an Ikwerre man calling an Ogoni man he has no connection with, culturally or linguistically, his brother, just because military leaders carved them into one State

Kreesxxx:
Lol. What we have been laughing at Livingstone Wechie Facebook page since yesterday. Livingstone Wechie doesn't even know where the secretariat of Ogbakor Ikwerre is. The secretariat is not in Alakahia. Secondly have you observed that the letter doesn't have date? Livingstone Wechie was in a rush and made a foolery of himself.
Bros the issues of Ikwerre not associating with Igbos is beyond argument. It is something of culture. A typical Ikwerre man views you people with disdain. Anyone who doesn't know culture in Ikwerre land is called an Igbo person. Aside that there is this slavery identity they fear with identifying with you people.

Mrfeel:
Lol I'm glad you said it's something of culture and everything about ikwerre culture points to igbo not Benin, so yes ikwerres have no argument. And a typical ikwerre person doesn't know the history of ikwerre, any true ikwerre who knows his culture knows the culture is of igbo origin


And concerning slavery, it's public knowledge that majority of western igbos which ikwerres are one of them were under the Benin kingdom as slaves captured into slavery from the igbo hinterland, thats why your history starts with akalaka running away from the oba of Benin, it simply means he was there as a slave and later rebelled against his master , igbos in the hinterland were never slaves to anyone,they paid homage to no one, the bowed to no king , but all western igbos did to the oba of Benin , you are the one with slave identity not us

Kreesxxx:
Ikwerres view your whole lots as slaves. That is why they call you all Isoma.

Mrfeel:
No you view yourselves as slaves that's why you start your history by akalaka running away from oba of Benin, we in the hinterland have no such history of running away from any King

gidgiddy:
Please, anybody can print this and post it online

What I choose to believe is what the Ogbakor Ikwerre leader, Eze Godspower Onuekwa, said that any Ikwerre man that accepts to be Ohanaeze President is an enemy of the Ikwerre people. He said this on a video that has long gone viral

He admitted that Igbos and Ikwerre share cultural and linguistic affinity, but still said that any Ikwerre son who accepts to be Ohanaeze President is his enemy?

So people you share a lot in common with, culturally and linguistically, are your enemies? But the Ijaw and Ogoni you share nothing in common with are your blossom friends just because military leaders carved you and them into the same state?

I understand where Onuekwa is coming from, he wants Ikwerre to be recognised as a seperate ethnic group. What he does not realise, or does not want to accept, is that some Ikwerres have looked at those called Igbos, saw no difference, and concluded that they are one and the same. Just like Mbata, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Tonto Dike and Duncan Okechukwu(Duncan Mighty) all did

Onuekwa should respect the wishes of the Ikwerre that willingly accept they are Igbo, same way he would want Igbos to respect the wishes of Ikwerre that don't accept to be Igbo. We Igbos may believe that the Ikwerre are part of us, but never can we physically force anyone to be part of us. Those that have done that are the Sokoto empire, Bini empire and Oyo empire. Igbos never had empire, and we hate empire's

The Igbo nation is too big, we already have more population than most countries in Africa. That we choose to call those we see as brothers, brothers, should, never be a problem

That same Rivers State is where you will see an Ikwerre man calling an Ogoni man he has no connection with, culturally or linguistically, his brother, just because military leaders carved them into one State

Kreesxxx:
But you came all the way from Israel. OSU people with no identity try to annex a people with known identity. Make una no stay una own.

Kreesxxx:
But you came all the way from Israel. OSU people with no identity try to annex a people with known identity. Make una no stay una own.

Mrfeel:
But you are our OSU, captured into slavery by Benin, then rebelled against your master , we were never under any King we were never slaves to no one, ikwerre story with Benin is worse than that of king jaja of opobo who was captured in the igbo hinterland and sold to the ijaws he later became a king in ijaw land but akalaka ran away from his master he was never a king or was he friends with the Benin royal family he was a slave

Kreesxxx:
Bros you can't change history. All smaller tribes around you people preyed on your tribes for slaves. The Ijaws, Itsekiri et al know the slave tribe. You people should restrict to yourself. Don't rub it on us. The Isoma we call you means good slaves. This is the particular reason no ideal Ikwerre man will accept to be Igbo. This may be shifted when this orientation changes. However present day Ikwerre mentality has it that associating with you people is debasing his identity. You people tried it before the war it didn't work. That was why your forebears were out to exterminate the Ikwerres race during the war. It didn't work when you guys had all the power in eastern Nigeria it won't work now that power has been decimated. Stay your own. Let me stay on my own. What is wrong in this?

Mrfeel:
I'm glad you know history can't be changed no matter how much you twist and turn it history will still call ikwerre a subgroup of igbos there is no history that separate ikwerres from the igbos

And as long as slavery is concerned you are benin slaves and you ran away from your master the oba of Benin, the oba of Benin had no power over igbos in the hinterland

Kreesxxx:
We prefer Benin slave to Igbo identity. This is to tell you the height of Igbos dislike. It is not just me. It is the sentiment I see in our gathering.

PaellaPaella:
What a shame, so you were truly a slave to oba of Bini, spit

Kreesxxx:
We prefer Benin slave to Igbo identity. This is to tell you the height of Igbos dislike. It is not just me. It is the sentiment I see in our gathering.

Mrfeel:
What you prefer and whatever sentiment you have can't change history, even if you go to war against igbos about this it won't still change the fact that ikwerre is a subgroup of igbos, the name igbo will always be mentioned in ikwerre history, even the oba of Benin mentioned it in his book

Kreesxxx:
But you came all the way from Israel. OSU people with no identity try to annex a people with known identity. Make una no stay una own.

Kreesxxx:
This is the mentality that have caused us issues. You and I know that at the level between us that Igbos are quite different from Ikwerres but you decided to hold on to what those who do not know about us wrote. From outside it looks like we are the same people. No doubt. But when you get closer you observe a very wide distinction. Our values, our customs, tradition and language varies. You don't understand Ikwerre. I understand Igbo because I hear them speak everyday. Ikwerre is classified as igboid for ease of study by linguistics. Usually the more populated tribe is used to classify others with similar identity. Do you know that Igbo language is classified as Benue -Congo? Are they from Congo or Benue?
We are no fools and can't give up our identity for yours. If you think we look similar then you are Ikwerre.

toneroforever:
I have never seen a people so confused as the Ikwerres that hate Igbos passionately yet bear Igbo names, speak Igbo language and practice Igbo culture.
If you guys continue treading along this path of identity crisis,a generation of Ikwerres might emerge who will remove the Igbo names their fore fathers bore for ages all in a bid to spite Igbos & dissociate themselves from having any form of link with Igbos.
Don't let hate destroy you

Kreesxxx:
We prefer this than being called Igbo prince. It is not a personal view but an average Ikwerre person's view.
Make una leave this unity. E no go work. An Ikwerre man knows that you people are up to something. We are in our guard. We don't want to be taken unawares.

PaellaPaella:
Why are you not using Oba instead of Eze? 😉🤣