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Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by Deltagiant: 11:48pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
ezeagu: Good you admitted the fact that it is possible to an 'extent'. I think you're magnifying the issue than it is neccessary. The Port of new Orleans is the fourth largest port in the world and with the longest wharf. It is built 277 km on the Missisipi River from the Gulf of Mexico. Most of what we call 'seaports' the world over were built on flowing rivers and not directly on the sea, that you know. |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by Armaggedon: 11:50pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
ezeagu:yea i just found out |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by Nobody: 11:50pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
Drchristian:wishful thinking |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by forgiveness: 11:51pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
chuna1985: just yorking |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by Nobody: 11:51pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
ezeagu: Ezeagu my brother, I understand your worries but please when you have time study the city of Chongqing, in China. I will give you some facts. 1) It is the biggest city in China in polulation and land mass. 2) It is the fastest growing city in China 3) It currently the has the fastest growing regional economy 4) It is the HuB of china's industry at this moment including Machinary and Auto manufacturing. 5) Most importantly, It is an Inland City by the Yangtze and Yellow river. The last point is the most important. It is by the river and yet its able to accomplish all these. |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by ezeagu(m): 11:52pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
Deltagiant: What do you mean by 277 km on the Mississippi. I'm just trying to understand. 1 Like |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by zuchyblink(m): 11:54pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
what matters is ''access to the sea'' having coastal cities is not necessary.
Those coastal cities can protect us from flooding. 1 Like |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by Deltagiant: 11:56pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
ezeagu: I mean the port is SITUATED at that distance from the Gulf of Mexico. |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by Nobody: 11:57pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
we have sexy access to the sea |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by ezeagu(m): 11:58pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
NAIJASOM: True but where would China (and China Shipping) be with all their products if they had export their stuff through rivers going through Korea and Japan or vice versa. That's my point, I think if there was an Igbo country it could do well, but I think access to the sea, especially being so close, cannot be underestimated especially with the powerhouses that is Aba and Onitsha. |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by ezeagu(m): 12:00am On Sep 27, 2015 |
Deltagiant: Maybe you got mixed up with Memphis or St Louis, because New Orleans is right on the Gulf of Mexico which is why they were so effected when the levy broke in Hurricane Katrina. |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by Justcash(m): 12:00am On Sep 27, 2015 |
ezeagu: More like Fulanis should develop Igbo mindset. 1 Like |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by Justcash(m): 12:03am On Sep 27, 2015 |
DO YOU GUYS SINCERELY THINK THAT GAINING ACCESS TO THE SEA WILL BE A PROBLEM FOR THE IGBOS? IF YOU THINK THAT BEING LANDLOCKED OR NOT WILL IMPEDE THE ABILITY OF IGBOS TO TRADE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THE IGBOS ARE. 8 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by Deltagiant: 12:06am On Sep 27, 2015 |
ezeagu: Ezeagu, I'm not so sure you're informed about this port https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_New_Orleans I repeat, most of what we call 'seaports' were actually built on bodies of water - rivers, lagoons, lakes etc with access to the sea. 2 Likes |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by Nobody: 12:08am On Sep 27, 2015 |
ezeagu: Please refer to my previous post on page 1 about international waters and what a nation can or cannot do. Also because of Global warming and rising sea levels, it doesn't make long term economic sense to build a port or a coastal city for that matter very close to the sea (In my opinion). 1 Like |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by ezeagu(m): 12:26am On Sep 27, 2015 |
Deltagiant: It's in the same area. Anyway, my point was more to do with where the passage passes. |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by Kagawa10: 2:41am On Sep 27, 2015 |
zendy:Lol! The people there are irrelevant, only the one time king is? Yeye thieves! No be only ibo language, hausa join am! Bunch of losers! 2 Likes |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by Nobody: 2:56am On Sep 27, 2015 |
NAIJASOM: Seconded. 4 Likes |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by OfoIgbo: 4:33am On Sep 27, 2015 |
emmatok: You have forgotten one major fact. Igboland is not all entirely within the 5 southeast states. By the time we start adding Igbo LGAs in Delta and Rivers state, your question will be adequately answered, much to your chagrin 2 Likes |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by OfoIgbo: 4:38am On Sep 27, 2015 |
Deltagiant: You are very correct. This is about Igboland and not about the Southeast. There was no referendum to decide the extent of the SE as was the case with Midwest. SE was entirely the creation of anti-Igbo people, led by Gowon Fortunately, Igboland extends beyond the SE 3 Likes |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by OfoIgbo: 4:44am On Sep 27, 2015 |
emmatok: Well, that will depend on where Opobo ends up. If Opobo goes with the SE, then SE will not need any treaties to bring in ships right into the heart of the SE 3 Likes |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by OfoIgbo: 4:46am On Sep 27, 2015 |
emmatok: You are in need of understanding the topic before jumping in. The topic of this thread clearly refers to IGBOLAND, but here you are, limiting it to just the SE 3 Likes |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by OfoIgbo: 5:04am On Sep 27, 2015 |
NAIJASOM: Opobo Igbo speakers are heavily assertive of their Igboness. That fact I know firsthand. It is even more of a sure banker than the Ikwerre angle 3 Likes |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by OfoIgbo: 5:10am On Sep 27, 2015 |
Armaggedon: I suspect he means Okrikans who are clearly Ijoid. Definitely, Okrika has a stake in a few PH territories 1 Like |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by OfoIgbo: 5:19am On Sep 27, 2015 |
Drchristian: I read somewhere that Opoboland used to belong to the Ibibios and used to be a part of Ikot Abasi or something like that. I also read somewhere else, but this was written recently, that it used to belong to Andoni. With these two claims it is now difficult to know who initially owned that territory. Anyway, the bottomline is that Jaja secured it. And his descendants have been ruling the place till date. Even though most of them speak Igbo, tbey have a hybrid culture that borrows a lot from the Ibanis and Igbos. 1 Like |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by Akell(m): 5:27am On Sep 27, 2015 |
zendy: These Igbos sha. They are power drunk and opportunistic set of people. Same way they said Lagos is a no man's land. Rogues of the highest order. Now, Opobo is a no man's lan again. Tomorrow, they'll say kano or Kaduna is a no man's land. Disillusioned set of bigots. 1 Like |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by FKO81(m): 5:28am On Sep 27, 2015 |
Opobo–Nkoro (also spelled Opobo/Nkoro) is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is part of the Andoni/Opobo/nkoro constituency of the Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Rivers. The capital is Opobo Town.[1] The Opobo–Nkoro people are mainly farmers and fishermen.They are of Igbo extraction. They speak Igbo language. Just like the neighbouring Bonny, founded by Ndokis of Azuogu, slaves from the hinterland transformed the demography of the area when the Transatlantic Slave Trade was abolished. Ijaws who came in as porters also settled there and the Igbo language was adopted. Although, there are no indigenous Ijaw communities there, most Ijaw migrants and porters have fully been integrated into the original indigenous Igbo communities. Pro-Natura International Nigeria has been assisting in community-led development in the LGA.[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opobo/Nkoro |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by zuchyblink(m): 5:44am On Sep 27, 2015 |
Akell:all these rubbish u put up here does not remove the fact that Opobo was founded by an Imo man(first settlers) and automatically makes it an igboland. Even till now,they inhabitants speak igbo and have igbo culture. Opobo is nearer to abia than rivers state. It was ceded to rivers state to make SE to look landlocked. Opobo people trade and inter-marry with abians more than their folks in Rivers state. 7 Likes |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by FKO81(m): 6:25am On Sep 27, 2015 |
With the wisdom of an elder admonishing his children in parables, Professor Chinua Achebe yesterday spoke to the Igbo nation, using proverbs to challenge them on the issue of unity and development. Achebe arrived at the Owerri Cenotaph, venue of the lecture, on his wheel chair in company of Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State at about 12.50p.m, and chose his characteristic narrative style to lecture the Igbo on “Igbo Intellectualism and Development,” pointing out how they can benefit immensely from creativity. He noted essentially that his classic book, “Things Fall Apart,” as a story of his people, actually tasked them on their creative ingenuity, stating the need for Igbo to look inwards for solutions to a myriad of problems confronting them. Achebe, who occupied a central position as guest lecturer for the 2009 Ahiajoku lecture, said he was glad to heed the call of the five governors of the Igbo speaking states, who invited him, and reasoned that the vision of Ahiajoku was synonymous with the celebration of “Things Fall Apart,” a novel which he wrote 50 years ago, but which typifies the joy and happiness of the entire Igbo nation. The literary giant described “Things Fall Apart” as a celebration of the Igbo worldview and urged his kinsmen to consider such a celebration as priority. He lectured that there is joy and happiness in the lives of the people, which they must celebrate, adding: “I want us to celebrate our lives through our stories, because our stories can’t celebrate themselves…we have a responsibility to make our stories known.” Professor Achebe also recalled that when he started writing “Things Fall Apart” in the 1950s, it was a personal obsession which sought to put the story of his people correctly, especially as others decided to write the story wrongly. He explained further that there was no man or a people without stories, hence people, particularly, the youths must learn how to document the stories of their ancestors. Achebe, who chose to heed the African maxim, “proverbs are like oil with which elders eat words,” also cautioned Igbo on commitment to the work at hand, adding that there was no short cut to success other than hard work and creativity. The literary icon cited the stories of creation from Igboland, Fulaniland and the Bible to illustrate the essence of creativity and concluded that throughout the world, there is a fascination for creation stories, which depict how human beings were made and were created. He cited similarities between the Ahiajoku and the Ibiejoku in his hometown, Ogidi, noting that the latter has a creation story, which celebrates an ancient farmer, who is reputed for cultivating yam in a special way. Yam, according to Achebe, is considered king of crops in Igboland, owing to the myths and stories surrounding it. In his address, Governor Ikedi Ohakim, chief host of the Ahiajoku lecture, commended Achebe for his outstanding literary works, including “Things Fall Apart,” which tells the story of the Igbo nation to the outside world. According to him, Achebe was a pacesetter for other literary icons, such as the late Cyprian Ekwensi, Elechi Amadi, Chukwuemeka Ike, Ben Okri, among many others, adding: “The world celebrates you because you gave it a profound story, but we celebrate you because you told our story in ‘Things Fall Apart.’” [b][/b] Also Professor Chike Edozien, chairman of the occasion, observed that Achebe has brought to Igbo honour and recognition as a result of his achievements. Edozien, who is the traditional ruler of the Asaba kingdom (the Asagba of Asaba), said: “I am particularly happy to receive Prof Achebe. We all should appreciate him for what he is and for all what he has achieved which have brought honour to Ndigbo.” The monarch stated that one of the ways of promoting the Igbo unity would be through the creation of additional states from the Igbo speaking states, adding that the Igbo should seek regional autonomy within the context of one Nigeria. To ensure Igbo unity, Edozien said that the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership should be given the necessary assistance to operate, calling on the South East governors to make annual subventions to the organisation. Among dignitaries on the occasion were Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State; Minister of Information and Communication, Prof. Dora Akunyili; Minister of State, FCT, Chief Chuka Odum; Senator Chris Anyanwu, Senator Arthur Nzeribe, former Minister of Information and Culture, Dr Walter Ofonagoro; former Governor of Anambra State, Dr Chris Ngige and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Major Gen, Ike Nwachukwu (retd). Others are Senator Osita Izunaso; former Education Minister, Ikechukwu Madudike; former Minister of Health, Prof. A. B. C Nwosu; Professor Pat Utomi of the Lagos Business School, the Catholic Bishop of Owerri, Most Rev Anthony Obinna, Ohanaeze Ndigbo President general, Amb. Ralph Uwachue and former Ohanaeze president general, Dozie Ikedife. Yet others are Prof Adiele Afigbo, Prof Catherine Acholonu, Prof Michael Echeruo, Prof Ernest Emenyeonu, Prof Chidi Ibe, Prof Anthony Anuka, Prof Emmanuel Iheagwan, Prof Green Nwankwo, Chief Chris Asoluka, Chief Hope Uzodinma and King Jaja of Opobo. To our enemies when the time comes then you will understand that Igbos are more than the political Igbos Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba thought, blood is thicker than water. 4 Likes |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by Omololu007(m): 6:44am On Sep 27, 2015 |
zuchyblink:go and cure your ignorance about opobo on wikipedia...adaka boro declare a republic of the Niger delta during the first republic because he believed they wia been marginalised by the ibos in the eastern region 1 Like |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by zuchyblink(m): 6:54am On Sep 27, 2015 |
Opobo–Nkoro (also spelled Opobo/Nkoro) is
a Local Government Area in Rivers State,
Nigeria. It is part of the Andoni/Opobo/
nkoro constituency of the Nigerian National
Assembly delegation from Rivers. The
capital is Opobo Town.[1]
The Opobo–Nkoro people are mainly
farmers and fishermen.They are of Igbo
extraction. They speak Igbo language. Just
like the neighbouring Bonny, founded by
Ndokis of Azuogu, slaves from the
hinterland transformed the demography of
the area when the Transatlantic Slave Trade
was abolished. Ijaws who came in as
porters also settled there and the Igbo
language was adopted. Although, there are
no indigenous Ijaw communities there,
most Ijaw migrants and porters have fully
been integrated into the original indigenous
Igbo communities.
Pro-Natura International Nigeria has been
assisting in community-led development in
the LGA.[2]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opobo/
Nkoro 2 Likes |
Re: Question: Is Igboland Landlocked? by zuchyblink(m): 6:56am On Sep 27, 2015 |
Omololu007:what are u talking about? Wikipedia recognizes Opobo people as people of Igbo extraction,it has nothing to do with what Adaka Boro did. 2 Likes |
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