₦airaland Forum

AlfaSeltzer:
There is no such thing as south south in geographical cardinal points. Only in the demented minds of nigerian "elites" would such terms get coined up to divide Igbo people. I went to Akwa Ibom the other day and was surprised to see Igbo communities speaking Igbo like me and telling me they are south south.

Look at google map of akwa ibom. You'll see "Nwaigwe", "Obete Ukwu" and other Igbo towns.
I just wish this Ohaneze will unite all Igbos only under one state and start fighting for real autonomy.

Deltagiant:
Hey come on! Put on your thinking cap! This is about geography and not a matter of being surrounded by other ethnicities!

scholes0:
Oh yeah, I have a profound knowledge of Nigerian, and indeed World geography.
the problem here is that Southern minorities neither want to be in a Yoruba nor in an Igbo dominated region- why do you have a problem with that- does that unquenchable thirst for a coastline bother you so badly?
if Akwa Ibom and Rivers are classed as Eastern, would it be right to class Edo, Bayelsa, Delta as "Western" simply because they look so on the map?--- you see to forget that geopolitics has a lot of cultural elements embedded in it. ----simply put, they would be relegated to the back benches in their regional politics if they were classed as anything but "South-South"
loo at the us, where a very geographically "southern state" like New Mexico is not considered part of the "South" but rather "Western", however a more northern state like Virginia is purely Southern..... guess why that is?
cultural differences...

firstEVA:
Only an unenlightened person would call South South Nigeria, east.

firstEVA:
Only an unenlightened person would call South South Nigeria, east.

Deltagiant:
I guess everyone is ressponding to the concerns of the op, but you keep saying some thing different. The conversation is not about the politcal expression called "south south" it is whether the towns comprised therein are in the East or west geographically.

cheruv:
this map further shows the expediency needed in the creation of Gurara state for the North, Ibadan state for the West and Anioma state for the South. the SE has no need for an extra state

tonychristopher:
Wise men always come from the east

firstEVA:
Only an unenlightened person would call South South Nigeria, east.

CaptainOjemba:
There was nothing like south south, its creation that happened in the 90's. Bayelsa,Rivers, Akwaibom,Crossriver and other Southeastern state were in Eastern Region while the present Delta, Edo were in the Western Nigeria until Igbo Delta cried to Zik who liberated them from the domination yoruba people and gave them Mid Western Region.

lovat:
yes, she is a law student so shut ur trap and face front

scholes0:
more lies!!
the Edos/Bini actually championed the creation of the Mid-Western region, not the Anioma igbos.... chai people can lie sha!

firstEVA:
Only an unenlightened person would call South South Nigeria, east.

scholes0:
more lies!!
the Edos/Bini actually championed the creation of the Mid-Western region, hand in hand with all the other diverse cultural groups of the area, not the Anioma igbos.... chai people can lie sha!
cried to Zik my yansh.

Deltagiant:
There you go again! The NCNC government of Eastern Nigeria at Enugu paid the sum of 8 million pounds to the government of Zik/Balewa to create Midwest. In line with the efforts of the Igbos west of the Niger to be free. In the arrangement with the Oba of Benin, capital was to remain in Benin and and premier to come from the Igbo side. Go read your history. Visit the vaults.

Deltagiant:
There you go again! The NCNC government of Eastern Nigeria at Enugu paid the sum of 8 million pounds to the government of Zik/Balewa to create Midwest. In line with the efforts of the Igbos west of the Niger to be free. In the arrangement with the Oba of Benin, capital was to remain in Benin and and premier to come from the Igbo side. Go read your history. Visit the vaults.

CaptainOjemba:
The boy you quoted no sabi anything

scholes0:
lol.... if that was the case, the Asaba division could have easily been excised from the Western region, but the entire region wanted out from Western domination, so they left!!!
I guess you think everything is about Igbos and Yorubas..... the Binis, Urhobo, Aniomas, Eshans Isokos, Ijaws all wanted out.

CaptainOjemba:
You championed the creation of midwestern region and you left it for the Igbos of Delta to be premier? remind me who was the premier of mid western region

cheruv:
I maghi ihe I naekwu!
kalabari and wakrike also spoke Igbo due to trade and slavery yet no one calls them Igbo land.
when an Igbo army marches South to incorporate opobo into the Da Igbo Guo,I wonder what you'd do

scholes0:
lol.... if that was the case, the Asaba division could have easily been excised from the Western region, but the entire region wanted out from Western domination, so they left!!!
I guess you think everything is about Igbos and Yorubas..... the Binis, Urhobo, Aniomas, Eshans Isokos, Ijaws all wanted out.

CaptainOjemba:
Go and read about history and cure ignorance

scholes0:
Point remains the majority of people of the present SS have NOTHING to do with you or your region.
even in the so called igbo region of Delta state- just go to Agbor or Ogwashi uku.
Another Akwa Ibom guy already said the same thing on the top of this page..... so please leave SS alone.

boluyongp:
And you that is enlightened, goodluck to you. Does South-South sound correct to you? Do you see South-South on your compass or do you hear other nations refer to any part of their Southern region as South-South? Commonsensically ask yourself first, is their a correlating region by the name North-North? What they call South-South ought to be South-Central in the real sense. Its Asari Dokubo and his uneducated militants that coined it and you that is enlightened swallowed it. So who is the real unenlightened one here? Next time, don't flaunt or politely insult or act like you know it all. Ohhhh, I'm not even surprised sef, your name is FirstEva.

edgeproduk:
What ever you guyz have in mind will not work ooo Igbos,you have it in mind to carry us along when you forming your so called Biafra.You can carry the rest but don't try and think DELTA,we are not part of you guys....if you try it your problems will be compounded.

iconize:
Woman, South south is not a geographical region.