₦airaland Forum

Dhugal:
He was not made nor elected King by any Ijaw person,Jaja owned Opobo.It was,is and will remain his personal estate and property and that of his descendants generations to come.He made sure of that and it's been written into law.
If you have any problem with that,either lobby King Dandeson Jaja to declare himself and his progeny Ijaw or you pack out.

Who is Dandison's father? If you can't provide an answer just feck off!!!

[color=#990000][/color]Giving yourselves headache. Mtcheeeeew.

willow0802:
Pretty, im sorry, I'll continue to reiterate..... one thing I noticed on nairaland is how facts are quickly distorted to fit the op's imagination, and then when u decide to keep quite, the gullible ones aka kingsolex and his yoruba gang will always hop in and cement the lies. I will not agree o!... I will hit them ten folds with zeus arrow, I mean the truth must be upholded lest these humans will distort it.

But you are the one distorting facts here. Opobo is neither Igboland nor Ijawland but a land founded by an Igbo man accompanied by some Igbos and Ibanis inhabited by a mix of these people and Ibibio. So Opobo is Opobo and Igbo is the language spoken in Opobo from the day it was founded till date. Some Ibani people were among the founders but the language has never been Ibani.

patrick89:
They said you are from ijaw you took up igbo language...


Here is the link http://www.unitedijaw.com/people.htm

i have read the entire write up. They are just laughing at their own madness.
My father is from obigbo and my mother is from egbema, mmahu precisely(capital of ohaji/egbema lga in imo state) my mother is from oguta and egbema(her mother 4rm oguta while her father is 4rm mmahu) infact my mothers father is the oldest man in the whole of egbema. 4 thomas i will statpe the families name, NWADIARO is among the families that made up the 9 villages of mmahu autonomous community which is the lga capital.
I know egbema very well. Egbema people people as a whole both in Rs and Is under our paramount ruler the late NZEOBI of egbema has never denied OUR IGBO IDENTITY. We are proud of who we are, we are not and will never be MINORITY IJAW we are a subgroup of the great IGBO NATION. Ijaws we are not ashamed of who we are unlike 'some of our ikwerre brothers' so stop trying to "DE-IGBONISE" us

Communique issued at the end of the 7th council meeting of Ijaw youths held at Kalabiama community in the OPOBP clan of Ijawland on the 20th day of March 1999 From Ijaw Youths Council, organ of the All Ijaw Youth Conference, C/O Ijaw National Congress, # 1, Aggrey Road, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. 6 April 1999 INTRODUCTION Delegates and council members from the 67 clans of Ijawland met at the ancient town of Kalabiama in the Opobo Clan of Ijawland on Saturday the 20th day of March 1999. This is the 7th paliamentary meeting of Ijaw Youths since the Kaiama Declaration. Other paliamentary sessions had taken place in Bomadi (Bulu-toru Clan)twice; Oloibiri (Ogbia); Minama (Kalabari Clan); Ogu-Bolo (Okrika); and Kongho (Akassa). The Opobo session saw an examination of local, national and international issues and interests which borders on our march to our self- determination as people. Council reviewed and approved the work of the collegiate leadership as mandated from the last meeting at Akassa and agreed as follows: (1) The period set aside for the mourning of our slain colleagues officially ended on the 24th of March and agreed that the collegiate leadership should take all necessary steps to immortalise all those killed for the Ijaw cause. Council, however, urged all Ijaws to prepare for greater challenges ahead because the hearts of our oppressors have been hardened against our struggle for freedom and justice.The mourning period we declared should have been a period of sober reflection for them but we can now confirm that they are bent on killing more as the recent deployment of troops and armaments in the Ijaw area have shown. (2) COUNCIL noted the refusal of the military dictatorship and the oil transnationals to enter into dialogue with the elected representatives of the Ijaw people saying it is a sign of intolerance and avowed faith in the gun. Council brushed aside their refusal and empowered the collegiate leadership to engage in genuine dialogue that would lead to: (a) The release of all bodies of Ijaw youths killed between December 30th and February 28th 1999 for proper burial in accordance with our custom and tradition. (b) Realisation of all aspects of the Kaiama Declaration. (c) The de-militarisation of Ijawland. (d) Peaceful co-existence among the Ijaw people and also between the Ijaws and their neighbours. (e) Development and for our collective self- actualisation. (3) COUNCIL vigorously kicked against the rumoured implementation of the 13% Revenue allocation formula; the allocation of 11 oil blocks in the deep waters to some so called indigenous oil companies; the recent posting of some 41 ambassadors to countries around the world and the recommendation by the panel of generals headed by one General Oladayo Popoola on the matter of the Niger Delta. The council said what the Ijaws want is a control of their natural resources with which we as a people can carry out programmes and projects which suit our culture, our custom and our aspirations as human beings. Gone are the days of Father Christmas of that distant, disinterested and corrupt federal dictatorship. We urge those who have been allocated oil blocks to reject them. We urge all the OIL ALLOTEES not to pay the 20 million dollars to the ruling generals until the issue of ownership of resources in Nigeria is democratically resolved. We Ijaws are fishermen and women in the main. Whoever that must do business in our land must have the capacity to protect our collective heritage. Our waters are our source of survival. Ijaw Youths will take necessary political action to protect our people, our waters and our land as the economic colonisation advances Sea wards. The ambassadorial posting is insensitive, unfederal and provocative. We reject it. Similarly, the recommendation of the General Popoola panel is very insulting. Our suspicion is that like all such ambitious contract-inspired development plans, it may be designed to give opportunity for the perpetuation of ten per centers and other forms of corruption. We the Ijaws know what to do with our resources and our money. What we expect the generals to do is to cancel all the obnoxious decrees that they fashioned to impoverish us and to quietly vacate from the governance of our Country. (4) COUNCIL challenged the Abubakar regime and the incoming "civilian" government to put all the issues concerning control of resources; obnoxious decrees; Environmental protection; Revenue formula; type of federation etc to a referendum in the Niger Delta. Council is convinced that the oppressed and deprived people of the Niger Delta will reject all the oppressive policies that have been fashioned against her these past 42 years. (5) COUNCIL commended the unity of he Ijaws in their demand for justice from the federal military dictatorship and the oil transnational companies. Council, particularly commended the role some of our elders have played in the ongoing struggle for self-determination for our nation. Despite the tempting torrents of carrots ferried from house to house and from office to office by agents of the ruling Generals and corporate bodies, our elders have remained resolute for justice. They have refused to succumb to the lure of lucre. Under intense pressure from the controllers of state power and the corporations some "nearly" sold their Ijawness for some ridiculous recognition. Council now welcomes all such prodigal kings, Elders and opinion makers saying: "The Youths of Ijawland will never betray the cause for which our liberation is tied. The future belongs to us all, whether as ancestors, elders or youths. There is a great life after the pain of every struggle. Let us learn from history of other struggles where internal conflict could stunt giant strides towards freedom and justice." (6) COUNCIL called for investigation into the submissions from Ijaw scholars, historians and nationalist to the effect that the British betrayed, abused and ignored the pacts the Ijaws had with them to LET US BE. In particular, council was called to look at the TREATIES signed by the Delta, particularly as it relates to the Ijaw Nation. Council was informed that the Treaties were Treaties of protection and self- determination but that Britain and their successors and assigns, the military dictatorship, have abused these Treaties and there is therefore the need to take every step to reclaim and reposses our possesions. The collegiate leadership was empowered by council to make adequate representation to Her Britannic Majesty, the Queen of England, Queen Elizbeth II, the British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the House of Commons. Council empowered the ASAWO-OPU and CLUB 67 of Opobo Clan, the Nembe 1895 Movement and the Bonny Protection Organisation to work with the collegiate leadership of the Ijaw Youth Council on this diplomatic Initiative aimed at attaining self-determination for the Ijaw people. (7) COUNCIL once again dissociated itself from the alleged incidents of kidnapping, hijacking and hostage takings, noting that undue emphasis has been placed on these criminal acts ostensibly to discredit the legitimate struggles of the Ijaw people for self-determination. ( COUNCIL observed with approval the near cessation of hostilities among various communities of Ijawland and also between Ijaws and Itsekiri and between Ijaws and the Ilajes. Council noted that such hostilities were rife between the Ogoni and the Andoni and between the Ogoni and the Okrika in the heat of the Ken Saro Wiwa led popular struggle of the Movement of the Survival of the Ogoni people. Council commended the people for heeding the call for peaceful co-existence and directing their energies on the real enemies-the oil transnationals and the military dictatorship. Council observed that joint struggle can give birth to the sweetest victory. The agent of disunity and exploitation are united in PROFIT. We must be united in our aspiration for freedom and justice. FOR THE COLLEGIATE LEADERSHIP: Felix Tuodolo Oronto Douglas Kingsley Kuku

kel4soft:
Na by force to be an Igbo man? With your cooked up history to distort facts. Just that we re peace loving people, that is why you guys can spew whatever you like. Go to Wakama, George and some villages in Okrika that speak Igbos and tell them they re Igbos and see if you guys will not be under 6ft in less than 1min.

Now I know why the Ikwerres are very hostile to you lots. Give them one inch and they take a space, gradually your history is turned around.

Then drop the damn language!!! Oh you too speaks Igbo too

I feel your pain

[quote author=soulpeppersoup post=39447280]Have you ever heard of Arochukwu local government? Two towns I know there have boundary with the Mediterranean sea. So I don't know why uninformed people go online to talk what they don't know. Excuse me o. How did Mediterranean sea connect with Nigeria. I know that the Mediterranean can be found between North Africa and Europe.

Ikology:
Then drop the damn language!!! Oh you too speaks Igbo too
I feel your pain

Go back to the history of this thread and I think I've answered that.

Opobo/Nkoro Chiefs React To Attacks On Dakuku Peterside.


The concerned chiefs and people of Opobo and
Nkoro Ijaws in Rivers state, have advised their
Okrika neighbours not to allow their land to be
plunged into another round of political crisis as
previous ones had not done the area any good.
A statement made available to newsmen in Port
Harcourt and jointly signed by Alabo Prof.
Dagogo Fubara, Prof. Seth Accra -Jaja, and eight
others, also described as provocative, the attacks
on the Governorship candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Dakuku Adol
Peterside and other members of the campaign
train on the 17th of February 2015 at Okrika.
They noted that the development, if not checked,
could undermine the centuries’ old relationship
between the Opobo-Ibani (Ijaw) and their
Okrika (Ijaw) brothers.
“These provocative attacks and despicable acts
against Dakuku Peterside and the APC are the
handiwork of misguided elements that are
unmindful of the consequences of their acts.
“This situation, if not checked, could encourage
mischief makers to undermine the centuries old
cordial relationship between Wakirike-Ijaw,
Opobo (Ijaw) and Nkoro – Ijaw, which is
cherished by these great clans of Rivers state”, it
said.
While describing both Okrika, Opobo, Nkoro as
great ancient Ijaw cleans that shall continue to
co-exist in peace and love undistracted, it,
however, cautioned the Ijaw nation against
allowing the antics of few dishonest politicians
to distract us from addressing the fundamental
challenges that confront Ijaw land.

http://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2015/03/04/opobonkoro-chiefs-react-to-attack-on-peterside/

Opobo is Ijaw.... take it or leave it.

Rivers Igbo and I jaws each fighting over who is the real owner of rivers

kel4soft:
Who is Dandison's father? If you can't provide an answer just feck off!!!

Dandeson's father was the late King Douglas Jaja.
That Ijaw rubbish of tagging him an Ogan from Okrika,questioning the validity of his mother's marriage to his father was just that,rubbish n subterfuge which will never hold in any assembly of thinking persons.
You guys should go come up with another,for maybe Bonny cos Opobo is a no-go area for you now.
Next question.

kel4soft:
Na by force to be an Igbo man? With your cooked up history to distort facts. Just that we re peace loving people, that is why you guys can spew whatever you like. Go to Wakama, George and some villages in Okrika that speak Igbos and tell them they re Igbos and see if you guys will not be under 6ft in less than 1min.

Now I know why the Ikwerres are very hostile to you lots. Give them one inch and they take a space, gradually your history is turned around.

Bonny island as a whole is igboland, what part of that don't u understand...

My taxi driver from ph, an etche man, said he is an igbo man and will always die an igbo man.

So if biafra were to be tomorrow, port harcourt and bonny island will go, IJAWS HAVE NO POWER/SAY IN RIVERS, IGBOS ARE AND WILL ALWAYS BE THE DOMINANT ETHNIC GROUP IN RIVERS STATE...

willow0802:
Bonny island as a whole is igboland, what part of that don't u understand...

My taxi driver from ph, an etche man, said he is an igbo man and will always die an igbo man.

So if biafra were to be tomorrow, port harcourt and bonny island will go, IJAWS HAVE NO POWER/SAY IN RIVERS, IGBOS ARE AND WILL ALWAYS BE THE DOMINANT ETHNIC GROUP IN RIVERS STATE...

so dakuku peterside(abi wetin b him name) nah ibo man?

Omololu007:
so dakuku peterside(abi wetin b him name) nah ibo man?

Yes, he even said it, he is an igboman.

bolanto24:
Opobo/Nkoro Chiefs React To Attacks On Dakuku Peterside.


The concerned chiefs and people of Opobo and
Nkoro Ijaws in Rivers state, have advised their
Okrika neighbours not to allow their land to be
plunged into another round of political crisis as
previous ones had not done the area any good.
A statement made available to newsmen in Port
Harcourt and jointly signed by Alabo Prof.
Dagogo Fubara, Prof. Seth Accra -Jaja, and eight
others, also described as provocative, the attacks
on the Governorship candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Dakuku Adol
Peterside and other members of the campaign
train on the 17th of February 2015 at Okrika.
They noted that the development, if not checked,
could undermine the centuries’ old relationship
between the Opobo-Ibani (Ijaw) and their
Okrika (Ijaw) brothers.
“These provocative attacks and despicable acts
against Dakuku Peterside and the APC are the
handiwork of misguided elements that are
unmindful of the consequences of their acts.
“This situation, if not checked, could encourage
mischief makers to undermine the centuries old
cordial relationship between Wakirike-Ijaw,
Opobo (Ijaw) and Nkoro – Ijaw, which is
cherished by these great clans of Rivers state”, it
said.
While describing both Okrika, Opobo, Nkoro as
great ancient Ijaw cleans that shall continue to
co-exist in peace and love undistracted, it,
however, cautioned the Ijaw nation against
allowing the antics of few dishonest politicians
to distract us from addressing the fundamental
challenges that confront Ijaw land.

http://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2015/03/04/opobonkoro-chiefs-react-to-attack-on-peterside/

Opobo is Ijaw.... take it or leave it.

No, ever heard of stomach journalism! I read just few lines and agreed with my previous thought. INCONSEQUENTIAL!


OPOBO IS AN IGBO TOWN. Take it or fvck off

willow0802:
Bonny island as a whole is igboland, what part of that don't u understand...

My taxi driver from ph, an etche man, said he is an igbo man and will always die an igbo man.

So if biafra were to be tomorrow, port harcourt and bonny island will go, IJAWS HAVE NO POWER/SAY IN RIVERS, IGBOS ARE AND WILL ALWAYS BE THE DOMINANT ETHNIC GROUP IN RIVERS STATE...

Wait am
in church, when am thru. I'll skul you.

kel4soft:
Wait am
in church, when am thru. I'll skul you.

Excerpts:

The President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Rivers State Prince Igo Okparamma, in an interview with odenigbo.com stated that “We, the Igbo of Rivers state have made a loud statement, and it is our belief that from now it is clear to all concerned that we are no longer in doubt of where our true roots are… we are Igbo and this is without doubt.
In a shocking revelation, the member representing Opobo-Nkoro Federal constituency Hon. Dakuku Peterside declared that the Opobo people have their roots in Igboland as the founder and first king of the Kingdom is an Igbo man. Hence Opobos are Igbo. He called on other Igbo elements within the state to identify with the greater Igbo cause.
In her vote of thanks, the Chairperson of the Organising Committee of the inauguration, Mrs Uju Nwanneka called on Ndigbo to return to their “Value Driven” efforts and relentlessly stand for justice and equality for all. The aspirant for the post of Deputy National Woman Leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo called on Ndigbo to make Igbo interest their guiding principle in all their pursuits while eschewing individualism.
The occasion which was blessed with heavy shower had in attendance notable Igbo people and friends of Ndigbo who defied the rains to be with Ndigbo. Among the dignitaries at the occasion were Senator Magnus Abe who represented the Rivers state Governor Hon. Rotimi Amechi, Hon Dakuku Peterside (Representing Opobo/Nkoro Federal Constituency) represented by Hon. Richard Nwoka; the former PDP Chairman Ikwerre Local Government Area, Chief Innocent Mbah; Deputy President Ohanaeze Ndigbo Rivers State, Amb. Anosike Onuowa; Vice Chairman Rivers State Petroleum Monitoring Committee.
Others present are the Chief Ambrose Owuru; Member Ime-Obi Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Lady Love Chimezie, Odozi Nwodozi: National Vice Leader Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing, Arthur Obiora Obiora: Deputy National Leader Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing among others.

kel4soft:
Wait am
in church, when am thru. I'll skul you.

More sisi

The Amanyanebo of Opobo every year leads a large Opobo delegation to Owerri to participate in the Ahiajoku Festival held towards the end of the year and organized by the Imo State Ministry of Culture right from the days of Sam Mbakwe as governor, And there's a secondary school in Amaigbo named to honor King Jaja.

Chairman of Orlu Regional Assembly USA (ORAUSA) committee, once wrote to Imo State Government to honor Dick Tiger (another famous son of Amaigbo) building a large bust of him in Amaigbo. He said, " I am gratified to learn that Imo State Government not only built a statute of Dick Tiger, they also built the one of King Jaja - both in Amaigbo "

soulpeppersoup:
Have you ever heard of Arochukwu local government? Two towns I know there have boundary with the Mediterranean sea. So I don't know why uninformed people go online to talk what they don't know.

Many of them think Igbo end with with a few town they know. I don't blame them, I blame the government that has neglected to develop some of these places.

We are talking about the cement factory dangote is going for at isu, but many don't know it is because of the sea route that is attracting him not the lime deposits.

Puhahahaha ... Mediterranean gini? Later these trolls will start claiming they are the most learned in Nigeria...smh. I see you don't have d slightest clue of where the Mediterranean is. Mediterranean Sea is the sea that separates southern Europe from North Africa.

The only ocean naija has access to is the Atlantic. Well, maybe there's an igbo city named Arochukwu in North Africa sha.

Village peppersoup champion

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea

explorer250:
i have read the entire write up. They are just laughing at their own madness.
My father is from obigbo and my mother is from egbema, mmahu precisely(capital of ohaji/egbema lga in imo state) my mother is from oguta and egbema(her mother 4rm oguta while her father is 4rm mmahu) infact my mothers father is the oldest man in the whole of egbema. 4 thomas i will statpe the families name, NWADIARO is among the families that made up the 9 villages of mmahu autonomous community which is the lga capital.
I know egbema very well. Egbema people people as a whole both in Rs and Is under our paramount ruler the late NZEOBI of egbema has never denied OUR IGBO IDENTITY. We are proud of who we are, we are not and will never be MINORITY IJAW we are a subgroup of the great IGBO NATION. Ijaws we are not ashamed of who we are unlike 'some of our ikwerre brothers' so stop trying to "DE-IGBONISE" us

Wow! Have been to Mmahu countless times. The former I.G of Police Mike Okiro is from there. Do you know of Prof. Victor Chukwudi Kogah (one time Imo state NNDC commissioner) and former Dean faculty of Social sciences IMSU is also a proud Mmahu indigene and my Inlaw also. My elder cousin married his younger brother. You have a brother here on this forum who go by the moniker Eastlink. The dude I think is from the Egbema part of Rivers state - a proud Igbo for that matter.

willow0802:
Yes, he even said it, he is an igboman.

please show me a video or any other place where he said,he is an ibo man?

In other news, Washington DC is igbo land. The Swedish are also decendants of Amadioha..


Leeches

Omololu007:
please show me a video or any other place where he said,he is an ibo man?

I should have known.... SMH!

willow0802:
I just corrected you, mind you, nigeria is just a geographically entity, when it crashes, every ethnic group go find im brother...

This is statement of judgement....

When Nigeria disintegrate some people will find out that they are on scam... Lol

patrick89:
They said you are from ijaw you took up igbo language...

Here is the link http://www.unitedijaw.com/people.htm

dnt mind dem. Dey are practical fools

Opobo history and culture: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd-UFxBTLa4

willow0802:
I should have known.... SMH!

wetin you know about opobo,ibo boy from the South East,leave ijaw land alone.rtd LT GEN minimah and dakuku peterside are not and can never be ibos

Mcbussy:
Village peppersoup champion a

dis your comment really made me laugh out really hard (lorl)...

soulpeppersoup:
Have you ever heard of Arochukwu local government? Two towns I know there have boundary with the Mediterranean sea. So I don't know why uninformed people go online to talk what they don't know.

Many of them think Igbo end with with a few town they know. I don't blame them, I blame the government that has neglected to develop some of these places.

We are talking about the cement factory dangote is going for at isu, but many don't know it is because of the sea route that is attracting him not the lime deposits.

MEDITERRANEAN what?.Dis people no go kill pesin ooo!

willow0802:
What language do u speak?

highest level of show of shame that you ask such. If opobo is an igboland why is their king called "Amayanabo" and NOT igwe . if opobo is igboland why is their traditional attire d workur/otibo and not you attire. if opobo is igboland why is their marriage attire d "obvious" Ijaw attire and not your igbo dressing. if opobo is an igboland what is d meaning of (OPOBO) is it an Ijaw word or igbo. what is d name of jaja when he was caught/bought from aruchukwu as a slave by chief Banigo, why was he renamed "juwo juwo" who translated juwo juwo to d now jaja. why was he smuggled out at night from Bonny (which is due to the nature of greed). what d names of d 3 Bonny Chiefs that took him to the un-inhabited part of Bonny land(present opobo). ogobo is igboland why is their local dialect ibani(seem you believe opobo is igboland just because they speak igbo just like their brothers, we d Bonny. same reason some expansionist claim our land.

Opobo is an igboland, and they do not(never for once) practice ohanesa stuff you guys do down east, rather they call their king AMAYANABO, what ONLY the IJAWS call their king. hahaha. me use to think the yorubas hated you guys just for nothing but now we begin to see why. the yorubas know you igbos very well.

willow0802:
Are you aware that your brothers in my father's land are immigrants? If I would rephrase that, it means, ijaws are immigrants in opobo, bonny province, biafra

Excerpts below.

Since you are blind, please glue your eyes to the bolded..... even wiki agrees with me

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nkoro


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.

Great piece I must say
Truckpusher, since you'd be standing with the ijaws to block the reclamation of our lands carved into the phantom SS,our armies would've to fight you as well.
While you're preparing to fight us,tell your ijo brothers living in Igwenga(andoni and opobo LGs) that they should either go back from where they came from or be prepared to live in the Igbo culture