Maxi112:
bro am not in support of 1 nigeria or niger delta stuff or south-sourth of a thing, I want u 2 no knw that an opobo man will find it difficult to accept to be ibo man! That is d point am trying to mk here

Maxi112:
I am from opobo nkuru queens town... We speak d same language with some igbo speaking state from SE, mind u all that igbo language is not d same, eboyi state and Enugu state speaks diff type of igbo.. Opobo is ibo but dey will never agry to be Igbo.. Even me,

kaycid77:

My ex is from OPOBO.... she always call herself IGBO girl.... we prefer interacting in Igbo to English when we were dating and there is no diff from my own IGBO even as a SS Igbo Man

tonychristopher:


Chukwu gozie GI

tonychristopher:


Chukwu gozie GI

Flyoruboy:


Therein lies the problem. Why are they (and you inclusive) so unwilling to admit it if so? You all are making the igbos appear desperate to claim you. If according to you the town is Ibo, what could be so wrong in simply admitting it for the record? Anyway, personally I feel igbos trying to reinforce ties with the Opobos are fighting a losing battle for as long as the settlers or residents of the island keep denouncing/denying their igbo roots. Good luck to y'all.

Maxi112:
I am from opobo nkuru queens town... We speak d same language with some igbo speaking state from SE, mind u all that igbo language is not d same, eboyi state and Enugu state speaks diff type of igbo.. Opobo is ibo but dey will never agry to be Igbo.. Even me,

glacswhite:



Then get ready to pack ur properties and enter Cameroon or Yoruba when Biafra comes

You will be screaming ''I AM NWAFO IGBO'' just to keep your place because PH is IGBO Land... According to the last research by Ikwerre and Massob Leader in UK

Obiagu1:
"About eighty or ninety years ago, an Ibo chief settled
with his slaves on the Bonny river. This Opubo, or
Obullo, the " Great Man," was grandfather of the present
chief : his son took the name of Pepper (Pepple), which he now
spells with a change, and married a woman from the
Abilli (Billa) country, west of the New Calabar river.


https://books.google.com.ng/books?id=UVl6FNYJ1KkC&pg=PA271&hl=en&redir_esc=y

Maxi112:
gozie qua gi

Deltagiant:
One thing that is constant with the agitation of Ndigbo is the lingual and cultural affinity with any community they say it's part of them. I have never seen them go into another language group in Nigera and assert their cultural affinity, even on their closest allies the Ibibios.

Here is a video of KCPP Foundation of Britain on their charity tour of Opobo and its remote areas.

Listen to the language this old illiterate Opoboan is speaking.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO3xLlXf-8M
[img]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO3xLlXf-8M[/img]

DikeOha882:
How do you get to know about foundation? When I was serving at Opobo town, I usually join the foundation boat to khono\ Nkoro to see friends, those whites that live in Opobo are good,they opened an internet cafe where we browse then, (got info the the foundation is closed) I worked under Kingsley Oko Jaja as the principal of the secondary school. There is the man called Sam Accra Jaja (nwoke obioma) that usually give us bags of rice and bags of pure water that he produces, not forget Gbarasi, captain ogolo, those folks made my stay worthwhile, I love opobo town starting from kalaibiama, epelema, queens town, minima etc I participated in inec. Voter registration and was able to visitall the war canoe houses,from Jaja, Oko Jaja, Ogolo, Epele, peterside, ogolo John Africa ant back of corper lodge, at Nkoro I made friends at Opurokuno, diepreye,kpopko etc inenjoyedmy stay at Opobo Nkoro

Deltagiant:


The controversy surrounding native igbp speakers outside the SE ingnited my interest in digging into these communities.
You could see the depth of Igbo Izugbe spoken by John West Africa. I have not been to Opobo though i had Opobo friends while in Lagos and every thing about them was usually Igbo.

DikeOha882:
Very true, their Igbo pure that every Igbo man will understand, more Igbo Izugbe than my own dialect, one thing with Opobo is that its too expensive ranging from drinking water,food etc as at when I was serving there, we usually buy a satchet water #20 before Sam Accra Jaja started supplying us water every friday free of charge, a plate of food then at council guest house was #300 but at water from near the jetty,its a bit fairer then, Opobo people are well educated, goal getter and proud people like their brothers

Deltagiant:


Do they have other parts of the kingdom that speaks another language or is it only Igbo? And what does the Jajas you interacted with spoke?

Market days?

Maxi112:
I am from opobo nkuru queens town... We speak d same language with some igbo speaking state from SE, mind u all that igbo language is not d same, eboyi state and Enugu state speaks diff type of igbo.. Opobo is ibo but dey will never agry to be Igbo.. Even me,

DikeOha882:
They don't speak any other language except Igbo all through, they trade daily,though the market is a small close Jaja's compound would have love to show the picture I took close to Jaja statue but you know how this forum is.

Deltagiant:


Really? Nigeria is in for a long haul. No wonder the current king, Douglas Jaja, is ever Igbotic in every thing he does.
If and when the SE decides to have a seaport at Obuaku, the Jajas for certain, will be very happy about it and will give their nod.
Don't bother about the pictures. Thanks

Maxi112:
I am from opobo nkuru queens town... We speak d same language with some igbo speaking state from SE, mind u all that igbo language is not d same, eboyi state and Enugu state speaks diff type of igbo.. Opobo is ibo but dey will never agry to be Igbo.. Even me,

Deltagiant:


Really? Nigeria is in for a long haul. No wonder the current king, Douglas Jaja, is ever Igbotic in every thing he does.
If and when the SE decides to have a seaport at Obuaku, the Jajas for certain, will be very happy about it and will give their nod.
Don't bother about the pictures. Thanks

EternalTruths:


.Why do your people reject being called Igbo despite speaking Igbo

Abagworo:
Facing facts Opobo is neither Igbo nor Ijaw. It was founded on two pillars with Igbo as the language and Ijaw as the nomenclature. The culture is a mix of both Igbo and Ijaw while the founding population was Igbo, Ijaw and Ibibio. The uniqueness of Opobo needs to be preserved for the sake of their unborn generations.

Anyone trying to change the language from Igbo to Ibani is as guilty as one changing town names and titles from Ibani to Igbo.

Abagworo:
Facing facts Opobo is neither Igbo nor Ijaw. It was founded on two pillars with Igbo as the language and Ijaw as the nomenclature. The culture is a mix of both Igbo and Ijaw while the founding population was Igbo, Ijaw and Ibibio. The uniqueness of Opobo needs to be preserved for the sake of their unborn generations.

Anyone trying to change the language from Igbo to Ibani is as guilty as one changing town names and titles from Ibani to Igbo.

DikeOha882:
Yes bro, Opoboians can't be a hindrance to the development of Igbo land which they consider as their own, going by their relationship and yearly visit to AmaIgbo, Jajas home town

NAIJASOM:
Opobo people have never ever denied their igbo root. They actively do everything to attach to rest of Igbos. They attend every major ohaneze meetings and don't have "AWA OYEL MENTALITY". if Igbos leave theis cesspit, I have no single doubt that they will join 100%. A massive sea-port will be built in opobo for big ships with a corresponding river port in ogbaku for smaller vessels.

Duru1:



Per the bolded, the correct name is Opu Obu.

IGBOPRINCE:
so if you didn't agreed to be igbo, what will you agree to be?

Just asking?

EternalTruths:


.Why do your people reject being called Igbo despite speaking Igbo