₦airaland Forum

garfield1:
Good.I like your manner of argument which means you can bow to superior reasoning.one,,the op is talking about Ibibio as a single group not a combination of Ibibio,efik,anang,oron..he meant ibibios alone though they all share similar language and culture.I am from cross river and akwa ibom is like my 2nd home so am more grounded on this topic.if you combine ibibios and others,then they can outnumber ijaws but if you single them out alone,they aren't more than ijaws but can be said to be the third largest in the ss.

Now,akwa ibom has 31 lgas and three senatorial districts and about 3.8 million as at 2006.let's approximate it to 4 million.ibibios dominate uyo senatorial zone which has 9 lgas.the ikot ekpene zone had 10 lgas.8 lgas here are annang which is the 2nd largest ethnicity in akwa ibom.the other two lgas are ibibios which are INI and ikono.in eket zone,there are 12 lgas.the oron or oro who are the largest group here dominate 5 lgas,eket or ekid has two.mkpat enin and ikot abasi and onna are Ibibio which means Ibibio dominate 14 out of 31 and if you count the population here,its about 2 million.

In rivers,it is confusing but I know that after the igbo speaking lgas,ijaws are the 2nd largest.I have never counted andoni as ijaws.those I see as ijaws are asari toru,akukutoru,okrika,ogubolo,opobo nkoro,bonny,degema and abua odual partially.I know you may want to argue but let's leave it at 1 million.
In bayelsa,its 90% ijaws and with a population of 2 million,1.8 should be ijaws.
In delta,ijaws dominate burutu,bomadi and patani,40% of warri south west and warri north lgas.this places them at 500_000.
In ondo,ijaws dominate ESE odo and are many in ilaje.that's at least 200,000.so you see that they outnumber ibibios even if you minus rivers.I haven't added the ijaws in akwa ibom and edo

Graysons:
Okrikans ( including ogu and bolo ) don't even speak izon language how can you classified them as ijaws?

garfield1:
That is why I said classification of rivers ijaw is debatable.even if you minus them,the ijaws are still more

OriakuAmara:
Afonja again with his tactics to create an E-clash BTW Igbos and ijaws
why rubbing in Igbos into ur comment?

garfield1:
Good.I like your manner of argument which means you can bow to superior reasoning.one,,the op is talking about Ibibio as a single group not a combination of Ibibio,efik,anang,oron..he meant ibibios alone though they all share similar language and culture.I am from cross river and akwa ibom is like my 2nd home so am more grounded on this topic.if you combine ibibios and others,then they can outnumber ijaws but if you single them out alone,they aren't more than ijaws but can be said to be the third largest in the ss.

Now,akwa ibom has 31 lgas and three senatorial districts and about 3.8 million as at 2006.let's approximate it to 4 million.ibibios dominate uyo senatorial zone which has 9 lgas.the ikot ekpene zone had 10 lgas.8 lgas here are annang which is the 2nd largest ethnicity in akwa ibom.the other two lgas are ibibios which are INI and ikono.in eket zone,there are 12 lgas.the oron or oro who are the largest group here dominate 5 lgas,eket or ekid has two.mkpat enin and ikot abasi and onna are Ibibio which means Ibibio dominate 14 out of 31 and if you count the population here,its about 2 million.

In rivers,it is confusing but I know that after the igbo speaking lgas,ijaws are the 2nd largest.I have never counted andoni as ijaws.those I see as ijaws are asari toru,akukutoru,okrika,ogubolo,opobo nkoro,bonny,degema and abua odual partially.I know you may want to argue but let's leave it at 1 million.
In bayelsa,its 90% ijaws and with a population of 2 million,1.8 should be ijaws.
In delta,ijaws dominate burutu,bomadi and patani,40% of warri south west and warri north lgas.this places them at 500_000.
In ondo,ijaws dominate ESE odo and are many in ilaje.that's at least 200,000.so you see that they outnumber ibibios even if you minus rivers.I haven't added the ijaws in akwa ibom and edo

Graysons:
There are no ijaws in Rivers state.

SaintBishop:
I thought you are from Bayelsa, judging by your comments.

Phantomhilz:
Isn't the Amanayabo an ijaw regent?

Rosyfina:
Was the screenshot necessary,,, I am a Bayelsan

Graysons:
There are no ijaws in Rivers state, what we have are ijo sub groups. Kalabari, Okrika and co.

Kalabaris don't identify with Ijaws, and Okrikans are beginning to deny them as well,

Can you blame them? take a look at Bayelsa, nothing works in that Godforsaken hell hole, Bayelsa women are nothing to write home about, always demeaning their men and always screwing Igbo men left, right and centre why will any one identity with that?

MelesZenawi:
If your parameter for assessment is based on state then you need Jesus In life.


Such parameter is way too weak to stand the test of time.

Ctorch:
I saw an article where the writer said IJaws were around 2 million and Ibibios around 1.3 million.

But I used to believe Ibibios are more populous than Ijaws


IJAW.
Like Tiv, Ijaw is also one of the most popular languages in Nigeria spoken by over 2 million people as their native language. It is majorly spoken in the oil-rich region(Delta region area). A minority from Ondo, Ekiti, and Bayelsa speak Ijaw also.


IBIBIO.
This is also one of the most popular languages in Nigeria, mostly spoken by the Southern part of Nigeria. About 1.3 million Nigerian speaks Ibibio, especially in Akwa-Ibom state. Ibibio, Efik, and Anaang are closely related languages.

Graysons:
There are no ijaws in Rivers state, what we have are ijo sub groups. Kalabari, Okrika and co.

Kalabaris don't identify with Ijaws, and Okrikans are beginning to deny them as well,

Can you blame them? take a look at Bayelsa, nothing works in that Godforsaken hell hole, Bayelsa women are nothing to write home about, always demeaning their men and always screwing Igbo men left, right and centre why will any one identity with that?

Phantomhilz:
Isn't the Amanayabo an ijaw regent?

Graysons:
Anna banner

Diezani Allison madueku

Nengi of big brother

and so on, all these women are from Bayelsa yet their lovers are all igbos.

I ask you again, where is the lie in my comment?

sageb:
And so what? Is it a crime to marry from another tribe? You Ipobs are the most toxic and unaccommodating set of tribalists in Nigeria.

garfield1:
Good.I like your manner of argument which means you can bow to superior reasoning.one,,the op is talking about Ibibio as a single group not a combination of Ibibio,efik,anang,oron..he meant ibibios alone though they all share similar language and culture.I am from cross river and akwa ibom is like my 2nd home so am more grounded on this topic.if you combine ibibios and others,then they can outnumber ijaws but if you single them out alone,they aren't more than ijaws but can be said to be the third largest in the ss.

Now,akwa ibom has 31 lgas and three senatorial districts and about 3.8 million as at 2006.let's approximate it to 4 million.ibibios dominate uyo senatorial zone which has 9 lgas.the ikot ekpene zone had 10 lgas.8 lgas here are annang which is the 2nd largest ethnicity in akwa ibom.the other two lgas are ibibios which are INI and ikono.in eket zone,there are 12 lgas.the oron or oro who are the largest group here dominate 5 lgas,eket or ekid has two.mkpat enin and ikot abasi and onna are Ibibio which means Ibibio dominate 14 out of 31 and if you count the population here,its about 2 million.

In rivers,it is confusing but I know that after the igbo speaking lgas,ijaws are the 2nd largest.I have never counted andoni as ijaws.those I see as ijaws are asari toru,akukutoru,okrika,ogubolo,opobo nkoro,bonny,degema and abua odual partially.I know you may want to argue but let's leave it at 1 million.
In bayelsa,its 90% ijaws and with a population of 2 million,1.8 should be ijaws.
In delta,ijaws dominate burutu,bomadi and patani,40% of warri south west and warri north lgas.this places them at 500_000.
In ondo,ijaws dominate ESE odo and are many in ilaje.that's at least 200,000.so you see that they outnumber ibibios even if you minus rivers.I haven't added the ijaws in akwa ibom and edo

MelesZenawi:
Totally agree with you. The issue of inflation of figures especially that of Ijaws started during Jonathan era.

Ibibios are way more in population than them.

Kanuris been the 4th is totally correct.

sageb:
And so what? Is it a crime to marry from another tribe? You Ipobs are the most toxic and unaccommodating set of tribalists in Nigeria.

OriakuAmara:
both of them are not up to 10 million each.
besides Kanuris are the 4th largest ethnic group

slivertongue:
consult the first census in Nigeria and stop dragging GEJ into this. ijo are far larger

garfield1:
No.ijaws are more.ibibios are only in akwa ibom and they make up half of akwa ibom which has 4 mil people.therefore,ibibios are two million but they have a large settler population in cross river,rivers and delta.

Bsyelsa has 2 mil people and ijaws have about 1.5 mil.ijaws are about 1 mil people in rivers,600,000 in delta,50,000 in edo and 100,000 in akwa ibom and about 300,000 in ondo

MelesZenawi:
nobody is dragging GEJ. his people should stop cooking up figures like pot of rice.

slivertongue:
u did. the first census will school u better. all ur claims is yet to be backed up with empirical evidence

24SEVEN:
I am from Rivers, I know about the Rivers Ijaw clans well, and I also know about Bayelsa. Most times what you see is not what you get. There are no official ethnic figures and I won't be estimating figures because it leaves room for anyone to come up with whatever figure they like.

The Ibibios are more visible. You see them everywhere with their distinct identity. Same can't be said of Ijaws. You need to be seen to be counted.

sageb:
you are a serial liar. From what you typed, it shows that you are not from Rivers state.

sageb:
And so what? Is it a crime to marry from another tribe? You Ipobs are the most toxic and unaccommodating set of tribalists in Nigeria.

Highzik20:
I just don't know where all this uneducated literate gets their fact from, how on earth will u say Ibibio that is just found predominantly in akwa ibom and cross river will be more than ijaw. why not make ur research first b4 posting trash for some ignorant nairalander to absorb. And even the fool who is not from river state saying there is no ijaw in river state better go back to ur history books.
Ijaw people (also known by the subgroups " Ijo" or "Izon "
are people in Niger Delta in Nigeria , inhabiting regions of
the states of Ondo , Bayelsa , Delta , Edo, Akwa Ibom and
Rivers state with an approximate population of 14 million while ibibio are mostly found in Akwa Ibom , Cross
River , and on the Eastern Part of Abia state with an estimated population of about 10 million.

Kabongo1:
They are ijaws in Rivers state.