₦airaland Forum

privaldo:
I am from Rivers in the South South, so this is not about being inferior or not. I never underestimated the political prowess of the South South Igbos, I was only talking about building a bond with them.

You can't force it. you only build bond with like-minds

Olatomiwami:
MNK claimed all SE, SS are Alaigbo, what's Pius saying? I beg this people inconsistencies is from another world.

Oga go and sit down. South south is BIAFRA land not alaIgbo. Why are you guys so wicked and hatred oriented? Do you know how it feels when you'd go to Agbor and see someone speaking fluent Igbo that you can comprehend, has a full Igbo name, but at that same instance deny being Igbo because of what he's been reading on the news about Igbo.
At the very beginning it felt really bad but when we realized they wouldn't renege on what they believed, we accepted it.
If we told you before now that; Don jazzy, Tonto Dike, Linda Ikeji, emefiele, Jim ovia, Peter Odili, Duncan mighty were Igbos, you'd nearly curse us to death. Instead of you to tell us what tribe they are, you'd rather prefer to tell us their states of origin. You guys are so wicked!!!!

Any one that has interest to be president should contest, the chance is open for all.

privaldo:
I am from Rivers in the South South, so this is not about being inferior or not. I never underestimated the political prowess of the South South Igbos, I was only talking about building a bond with them.

The Igbos in the southeast have no identity issues and don't need to solve any problems, if you igbo guys down south are still living in the tower of Babel with your identity issues, how we take cause am?

When you were licking Gej's butt hole for a 2nd term you never realised Igbo have never been stripped of their political rights.

Federal political position is open to all Nigerians.
May the best man win

juman:
Any one that has interest to be president should contest, the chance is open for all.

Your answer is quite simple and straight to the point.

Onepeople:
presidential zoning is based on geopolitical arrangement ,not about tribe, the south south region has had theirs, common sense will tell you that the turn south east does not only mean is the turn of igbo speaking.

you re wrong presidential zoning is between 17 states of south and 19 states of North.
No geo-political zoning thats why kastina state from northwest region have produced 2 presidents between 1999 till date.

Presidency wasnt zoned to south south ,Gej had it by luck after his boss died.

No! you did not.

Mokason288:
He has a point if you ask me

I’m from Delta state, Asaba precisely

I speak Igbo , I have an Igbo name

But I never agree I’m Igbo

I will always tell you I’m Anioma and I speak Aniotha

We are not Igbo

MODIFIED ... Just as Hausa Fulani, is different from Fulani
A Fulani man will never allow Hausa man to rule over him or consider both of them equals

Igbos in Delta and the rest places see themselves as south South and never south East

I HOPE I MADE SENSE

waleademolaa:
Well even as a yoruba guy that I am, I won't want a yoruba from kwara or kogi taking South west turn, they're in North central. Anyim is right one this one

Exactly.

It is fair

Gbam! Afterall they've stated time without numbers that they ain't igbos

Mokason288:
He has a point if you ask me

I’m from Delta state, Asaba precisely

I speak Igbo , I have an Igbo name

But I never agree I’m Igbo

I will always tell you I’m Anioma and I speak Aniotha

We are not Igbo

MODIFIED ... Just as Hausa Fulani, is different from Fulani
A Fulani man will never allow Hausa man to rule over him or consider both of them equals

Igbos in Delta and the rest places see themselves as south South and never south East

I HOPE I MADE SENSE

This isn't about just tribe but a geopolitical zone. If an Igbo man from delta becomes the president he ll be a South south president. Nigeria is now in the habit of giving se igbo opportunity to ss igbos pretending not to know the difference. Let the right be done

privaldo:
Actually he's very correct. The only Igbos in the South South who constantly deny their Igbk ancestry are the Igbos from Ika (Anioma) and the Ikwerres (although some are pro Igbos). I am from Etche in Rivers State, and in my place and the neighboring Omuma we hardly deny our Igbo ancestry.

Do you guys speak only Igbo as native tongue or do you have another dialect?

privaldo:
Age is really telling on Pius Anyim, no wonder he doesn't think properly.

Igbos should learn to stop referring to those Igbos outside the SE like people from other tribes. An Igbo man is an Igbo man, whether he's from Etche in Rivers, Anioma in Delta, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, or Gabon, it dosn't change the fact he's an Igbo man. Boundaries shouldn't define ones Igbo affinity.

Ohaneze Ndi Igbo should have been at the forefront of correcting this error but, it seems they are also among those fuelling it for their political gains.

A Jew will first identify as a Jew before referring to any other nationality, so the same should imply for Ndi Igbos. AN IGBO MAN IS AN IGBO MAN.

In my opinion, I don't even think fighting for the Presidency is worth it, we should be talking about developing Ala Igbo to be a world class economy and not falling for this political scheme by these politicians, who are doing this for their benefit. A world class economy would allow us have massive leverage, which in turn would allow us dictate the flow of the tide.

If not for foolishness and greed why should anyone be more interested in who is the president and not how his region can attain sustainable economic development. Anyone outside hausa-fulani clamouring for presidency and not restructuring is dumb and a judas.

slowice:
This isn't about just tribe but a geopolitical zone. If an Igbo man from delta becomes the president he ll be a South south president. Nigeria is now in the habit of giving se igbo opportunity to ss igbos pretending not to know the difference. Let the right be done

Agreed

Olatomiwami:
MNK claimed all SE, SS are Alaigbo, what's Pius saying? I beg this people inconsistencies is from another world.

MNK represents Biafra not igbos

bigfish3k:
Rubbish
English is an international language and they are colonial masters who spread their language and names through colonization.
Mind you, those bearing English names don't speak English as their mother tongue. So your comparison is flawed
Igbos did not colonize anybody can you then explain how the igbo names came about and also igbo being their mother tongue as I have explained that of the English

If you are answering igbo names and your mother tongue is igbo, then you are igbo, whether you deny or not. Other nigerians see you as Igbo. You people should stop being stupid by denying your heritage for political reasons. Mtchew

Total nonsense, thought you were making sense till it all ended in stupidity. Anioma speak a language that is mixed with Edo, Ibo and Niger Delta languages doesn't mean they are now ibos

Mokason288:
He has a point if you ask me

I’m from Delta state, Asaba precisely

I speak Igbo , I have an Igbo name

But I never agree I’m Igbo

I will always tell you I’m Anioma and I speak Aniotha

We are not Igbo

MODIFIED ... Just as Hausa Fulani, is different from Fulani
A Fulani man will never allow Hausa man to rule over him or consider both of them equals

Igbos in Delta and the rest places see themselves as south South and never south East

I HOPE I MADE SENSE

The kind of sense you made was not revealed by flesh and blood.


IPOBS will hate you for this.


They always hate the truth.

privaldo:
Age is really telling on Pius Anyim, no wonder he doesn't think properly.

Igbos should learn to stop referring to those Igbos outside the SE like people from other tribes. An Igbo man is an Igbo man, whether he's from Etche in Rivers, Anioma in Delta, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, or Gabon, it dosn't change the fact he's an Igbo man. Boundaries shouldn't define ones Igbo affinity.

Ohaneze Ndi Igbo should have been at the forefront of correcting this error but, it seems they are also among those fuelling it for their political gains.

A Jew will first identify as a Jew before referring to any other nationality, so the same should imply for Ndi Igbos. AN IGBO MAN IS AN IGBO MAN.

In my opinion, I don't even think fighting for the Presidency is worth it, we should be talking about developing Ala Igbo to be a world class economy and not falling for this political scheme by these politicians, who are doing this for their benefit. A world class economy would allow us have massive leverage, which in turn would allow us dictate the flow of the tide.

Learn to understand before responding. All Igbos are Igbos but this is the turn of SE that is the point.

AntiIgbo:
If I bear an English name, I should not be forced to accept being British

Very lame and devoid of wisdom

PatriotExact:
The kind of sense you made was not revealed by flesh and blood.


IPOBS will hate you for this.


They always hate the truth.

Lol

privaldo:
Age is really telling on Pius Anyim, no wonder he doesn't think properly.

Igbos should learn to stop referring to those Igbos outside the SE like people from other tribes. An Igbo man is an Igbo man, whether he's from Etche in Rivers, Anioma in Delta, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, or Gabon, it dosn't change the fact he's an Igbo man. Boundaries shouldn't define ones Igbo affinity.

Ohaneze Ndi Igbo should have been at the forefront of correcting this error but, it seems they are also among those fuelling it for their political gains.

A Jew will first identify as a Jew before referring to any other nationality, so the same should imply for Ndi Igbos. AN IGBO MAN IS AN IGBO MAN.

In my opinion, I don't even think fighting for the Presidency is worth it, we should be talking about developing Ala Igbo to be a world class economy and not falling for this political scheme by these politicians, who are doing this for their benefit. A world class economy would allow us have massive leverage, which in turn would allow us dictate the flow of the tide.

Oh, now you IPOB dissidents are now looking up to Ohaneze Ndigbo to come to you aid.


When there's no trouble, and your moronic Nnamdi Kanu tells you to beat them up, like foolish jackals you will all drool in unity to unleash his maniacal instructions.

Now it is trouble time, you are all running to the elders you so disrespect.


Miscreants like you all.

IPOBs are idiots.


I'm a Youth Pastor, and I will curse you if you mention me.

Acidiously:
Very lame and devoid of wisdom

Like you?

PatriotExact:
The kind of sense you made was not revealed by flesh and blood.


IPOBS will hate you for this.


They always hate the truth.

It is like you are stupid?


Why don't you mind your state and leave IPOB that haven't harmed you in any way.

Mokason288:
Lol

I wasn't joking. They are irritated by the truth.

Then tomorrow, they will wake up and claim that Rivers State, Delta State, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom (Peace and blessing be upon her), Cross River are all Igbos and therefore biafra.


They are maniacal.

pyyxxaro:
So Agbor people nor be Igbo again


This Country is just complicated

some of them are. In fact we are the ones denying our igbo origin, my ikwere friend will tell you he is not igbo.im from ibuzo(igbo uzo) but many igbo speaking deltans including people from onitcha ugbo and agbo will get angry whenever i call them my igbo brothers. Na we course am no be our igbo brothers in the south east.

Them don dey fight on top broken spoilt egg
Useless efulefus

ChangedMan1999:
It is obvious that I am very stupid?


Why don't you mind your state Akwa Ibom (Peace and Blessings be upon her) and leave IPOB that haven't harmed you in any way.

IPOBS have not harmed Akwa Ibom (Peace and Blessings be upon her) in any way and never will. After being a group of online miscreants. They can only turn to thugs, popping out of bushes, harming individuals and running back. Just like bokoharam, that's all.

Rugaria:
2 things that are fatally wrong with your submission above:

1) Igbos in the south east are not the ones pushing away Igbos from other areas! On the contrary, Igbos from other areas, especially the fulani invented "south south" are the ones fiercely clamouring for a separate identity! The only time you see Igbos from the south south speak up about how they're being pushed away from their so-called Igbo heritage is during times like this..This forum is littered with so many examples of this! We have threads here where for many pages, it was a tug of war as some BROTHERS from mainly Rivers State and Delta State unleashed all sorts of diatribes on the igbo, simply because in the heat of the political persecution going on against the igboman at the moment, it looks convenient for folks to claim a new identity! That in my opinion is evil and should be condemned! Essentially, your advice should go to the Igbos in other regions to man up, actively identify with their kind in the hinterlands and boldily move forward to possess their possessions!


2) You also get it wrong when you talk of creating a "world class igbo economy" within Nigeria, without the Igbos not being interested in the leadership positions/decisions in Nigeria. That can't work my brother! Folks easily forget that politics come first before the economics. You can't get the right economic policies you need to create a versatile economy, if your traducer is in charge of making political decisions over your head on a daily basis! To even create an export oriented economy for instance, you need to get the macro/micro economic policies right! The CBN for instance, needs to get the fiscal and monetary policies right! Otherwise the final prices of your goods will struggle against the prices of similar goods from other competing economies.. That's just one single consequence of having the CBN governor making policies that run contrary to your interest! Who appoints the CBN governor? It's the president! So how can you create an economy that's competitive enough, if you have a hate filled president appointing officers who will make policies that will kill your initiatives?


High exchange rate means costly prices for raw materials to be imported. It means costly imported machinery since we import most, it means highly costly remuneration policies for foreign expats who might be needed to help with setting up some manufacturing processes.., the list is endless. . We haven't even gone to policies related to setting up the basic infastructures needed to fast track the course of rapid industrialization such as power projects, rail ways, gas distribution, roads, ports, soft loans to SMEs etc... You need to have the right policies at the center to make this happen! Look at how Obasanjo turned Ottah into a manufacturing hub with the gas line biuld up.., look at how Buhari is doing the same in Kaduna. How can any eastern city compete with those cities if policy makers deliberately starved the eastern cities of such foundamental structural investments?

true talk.who will blame the southeastern igbo man.

PatriotExact:
IPOBS have not harmed Akwa Ibom (Peace and Blessings be upon her) in any way and never will. After being a group of online miscreants. They can only turn to thugs, popping out of bushes, harming individuals and running back. Just like bokoharam, that's all.

Away with you,

M.oron

ChangedMan1999:
I am so foolish, I know you are trying to help me, but please, Away with you, I can't stand you. I have been ruined by the maniacal Nnamdi Kanu.
M.oron

Don't worry Sir, I'm always here for you

Nigercity:
The truth is
The Delta ibos except some few communites in Ika
And the numerous Igbos like etche, omuma,oyibo e.t c (excluding ikwerre) have never denied there igboness even here on Nairaland
The people who always shout there are no Igbos in South/south are the ikwerres and the ijaws (with the other minorities tribe in SS) especially the ijaws who feels so much insecured about Igbos in ss (maybe becose of the Niger Delta republic dream which the wants to create with the same Igbos in SS)
And the are just the loudest, check anyone who says the are no Igbos in SS it must definitely be an ijaw man or something an ikwerre man,
Go to there Facebook group, infact everywhere the Only thing the discuss is anti Igbo,

The Igbos Rivers aside ikwerre and the ones in Delta aside Ika are very pro Igbo even here on Nairaland
Check out cjrane and co, even the other woman from Delta
So Igbos from SE should stop generalizing Igbo denials to all Igbos in SS
I could remember some years Igbo the current Delta state governor promised to make Igbo language compulsory in a school across Delta North (Delta Igbo).
Infact onistha and Asaba speaks the same language and are the same people, just separate by state creation..

So Igbos in South south are always pro Igbos
The online trolls mostly comes from other minorities tribe in SS who are insecured about there region
The yoruba people who also says there are no Igbos in SS are just ignorant or just doing for trolls

thank you my brother. You forgot to mention ibuzo(igbo uzo) if you call me ibo delta i go insult you wella.i am igbo.

helinues:
Hahahahaha

Are you guys no longer we SE/SS? On top ordinary appointment...

So una water fit cook fish?

there is nothing like south south in the world compass .this na nigerian compass.quote me anywhere.