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zero8zero:
Anybody can write an opinion piece in newspaper, that doesn't make it credible. He paid for it.

zero8zero:
Are you showing me a piece written by an Igbo man

zero8zero:
This is because you have never stepped a foot in the communities, otherwise you won't be this much ignorant. These communities are made up of different languages and culture and ethnic groups and they all boldly embrace their identities. Igbo may have some form of influence due to being the majority, however, they all know their origins and ancestry. And they pass the history from generation to generation.

Penguin2:
That’s what is most funny about the entire thing.

All the attacks on Ned Nwoko’s push for Anioma has come from online non-entities.

No person of repute or substance has gone on National Television to challenge any of the things that Ned has been saying since the day he first introduced the Anioma State creation bill. None!

Putinofrussia:
That Forbes feature was written by a Nigerian without evidence except fake blogs.
.Reno gave very reliable evidences as against the falsehood by blogs over the years.

UncleJJ:
Ojukwu was wealthy but his achievements could never, and at no time tower the Dantata Dynasty.

And at that period, 1940, 50's, and 60's. The biggest was "The Ibru Family".

At one time, Louis Odumegwu offered Ojukwu $40,000 pounds to take over the already dwindling family business of transportation which had already met stiff competition. Louis Odumegwu never owned any business besides his transportation business; his a director on several boards of companies; but never had any significant holdings in them.

PDPdestroyer:
Seems you’ve swallowed too much l9bo propaganda. Rather, they’re are the ones who have been unfair to the country:
- they carried out the first ever military coup
- brought about the current unitary system in their bid for conquest and subjugation which backfired
- soiling the name of the country on social media and abroad with all sort of vices
If by now you haven’t realized that their secession cries is a blackmail tool they deploy anytime they lose out in their political calculations, then you still have a lot to know about

seunmsg:
How exactly has Nigeria not been fair to Ibo people?

aswani:
I agree totally with all you said.

Having said that, it will be interesting to know why people still need to reinforce their "igboness" in the manner that Ned has had to.

The civil war is long gone and the generation that had to do that to survive are in the 80's, for those still alive.

You never hear an Ekiti man or even Egun's or Okun's doing the same about their "Yorubaness" or at least doing so publicly.

I know there might be an element of politicking involved in the flag Ned is flying, as alluded to by previous posters, but it is strange that there is a disconnect with Igbo speakers on the Western side of the River Niger from those on the Eastern side.

timoney45:
There's no Igbo tribe in Bayelsa oga.

zoedew:
Prof. Chinua Achebe a prominent Igbo and global literary icon had this to say about The Igbo, his kith and kin -"There is no doubt at all that there is a strand in contemporary Igbo behaviour that can offend; by its noisy exhibitionism and disregard for humility and quietness."
That is the answer to your question.

anonymous1759:
Ogbeni stop lying 🤥 on a public forum. No part of Benue is igbo land . Why did igbos fled PH during the civil war to their indigenous five plot?

That's how lagos became a No man's land before they started renaming their streets
When other regions start acting like lagos, you likes Will still cry fowl 😢 trouble makers .

It’s disgusting how some of you make bold false claims in arrogance.
Even if you’ve never been to Benue state or read a single book in your life, common sense should tell you that since Benue State shares boundaries with two Southeastern states, there will naturally be Igbo communities whose positions place them within Benue’s territory. The fact that they find themselves in Benue State after does not erase their identity as Igbos.

Jeje247:
You would be correct to say there are Igbos in those areas but wrong to say they are indigenes. Igbos settled in many places probably as spill effect of the war. They are settlers, not indigenes and indigenes can decide to one day ask settlers to go back home.

The efforts by the Lagos people to set the records straight comes to mind. Though they are using some nasty, extreme measures, they are right to nip the bud cos the Igbo's slow expansion is akin to what the fulanis are doing by taking Hausa lands and slowly took Kwara. Now they are venturing south.

There are now youth leaders in some Southern communities and have tried to crown kings in some places like Benin just like the Igbos tried to do in Ghana that caused an uproar.

Nothing wrong in having towns meetings in your area of domicile to cater for your welfare but a situation where you turn around after many years of peaceful hostship by indigenes to try and claim ownership and titles in their land will always be met with resistance. Let's respect our hosts even as we hope that host communities keep being nice to their guests

Dakosta55:
Wether professors, Dr., Teachers, Farmers, Artisan, Student, etc, they think alike.

Ibos in Kogi? How? Where? Which LGA?
Maybe they think Igala is Ibo. Let me say it here, Igalas are not Ibos, and never will be. If Igalas are looking for who to attached themselves with, it is never Ibo because they don't have anything in common with them.
Language, culture and traditions of the Igalas is closely related to that of the Yorubas. Even our religion is similar, as we both practice same IFA religion.

People that always want to erase people identity and imposed theirs. Abia/ikwerre are good examples of how they will erase your identity and replace them with Ibo language/culture/translation.
AWON CULTURAL THIEF

gidgiddy:
Your own anger is being told you are Igbo by Igbos? So your anger is all about what was said? I dont think you guys understand that there are other tribes in Nigeria who actually waged war to take over people's lands and created empires. Thats how Bini empire, Oyo empire, Sokoto empire and Kanuri empire were all created

So count your self lucky that Igbos were never interested in empires or you wouldn't even have had a choice about who you are

creativejagaban:
If tomorrow Ned tells you Tinubu is the best thing that ever happened to Nigeria, you will rain insults on him and then remind him that he is not a true igbo after all

Go and ask @bendaniel and @racoon

chrisxxx:
Igbos would come to your land and steal your culture they admire. Years after they come to tell you that you are Igbo because you are practising the same culture with them. Whereas the culture was stolen from you.. That is why in Igbo land you can hardly see a unified culture. They steal from almost all tribes around them including words.

newmoney133:
I couldn't find anything tangible on the internet about ikem but I got a thread on nairaland .I am actually from Kogi and am yet to see anyone claiming to be Igbo in kogi.check out this link.i will ask around

https://www.nairaland.com/3443446/igbo-speaking-communities-kogi-state

SonOfDSoil01:
they just want to press the mumu botton of our emotional blodas who get triggered by news like this you can’t force anyone to be eboe if they don’t want to associate with the tribe and I don’t blame them.

I once dated an anioma girl by the name chikiama, and I could remember in our short relationship because i don’t have plans to wife any chi but just to date for fun she always deny are eboe heritage and get defensive anytime I call are eboe

She even told me are late dad won’t accept an eboe man for her as husband and I was surprised that such sentiments still exist. She even told me she it was her wish to date and marry a Yorubaman and another anti Eboe sentiment I also experienced was during my service year in owerri. One of my flat mate also a corper from Agbo also never identified with his Eboe heritage, despite the fact the he understands eboe and also an Eboe name.

This sentiment are real, even amongst the eboe tribe in SE, they still segregate themselves with this primitive osu system and inequality where some eboe like Anambala see ebonyi man as lesser eboe calling them nwa abakiliki and some also referred to as Wawa, so how do you expect others to join you when they see the segregation and lack of unity

creativejagaban:
Remember Ned is still APC, a bonafide Tinubu supporter.

You are now confused 🤔

You are not sure whether to agree with him because he speaks for igbo or to hate him because he supports your nightmare

Azazyel:
This man wan use their heads. He is after that anioma state so he wants to use them. The wise ones would ignore him. He's an ipob sponsor too

See this one. Ned Nwoko is now IPOB sponsor because he's saying the truth that most of you don't want to hear
Allow him to use us. Is it not better that one of us is using us?.
For speaking up for all Igbos we will support him wholeheartedly

anonymous1759:
So igbos that fled to ivory Coast will claim part of ivory is their land because they were accomodated during civil war ?
nobody is denying igbos their heritage, but don't claim someone's land that accomodated you to prevent death during the civil war.

donmixc:
They’re no Igbos in Kogi, they should free that state Abeg😒

PulaPower:
I like what you posted. What does it says? It says; Oba of Yoruba community in Enugu state, not Oba of Enugu state. It’s same with Eze Ndigbo of Igbo in Lagos

The Igbo one says * Obi of Lagos *. He didn’t say Obi of so so so community..

There’s Obi of Onitsha. Can there be Oba of Onitsha? Can there be Emir of Onitsha?

You guys are just too shallow in thinking..