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Bluetooth, bytch please. Ojukwu has his faults and even Effiong mentioned it too but I still have mad respect for these men and won't speak against them or take side at the delight of foools like you. I refuse to entertain you damn peasants. Sorry

A bytch

Bluetooth, dats none of ur problem so hush.

Reading ya comments.

Kasava, nwa mbanshi.

Sadly enough this one grew up in Enugu tho both parents are from the same anambra state. I guess everything he sees is Enugu-Anambra perspective.

What a stale topic. I have respect for both Uwechie and Ojukwu.

This Ika rubbish nEeds to stop. Abiriba, Aro, Ohafia areas all have Efik-Ibibio influences infact Aro and ABiriba have Efik- Ibibio mix but its not due to Efik expansion into Igbo land. How come we from that side are very proud to be Igbo regardless of our mixed background? Ika situation is no different and the sooner some of yall stop thinking there is anything special about u and ur Bini mix the better for you. If u are so close to Bini ppl how come they slaughtered ur behinds during the war? U people make me laugh. Stop having inferiority complex. If the language you speak is atleast 70% Igbo you are Igbo regardless of ur Igala, Bini, Ijo or EFik-Ibibio mixture.

Its our duty regardless of ethnic affiliation in the East and South back JG up. He is one of us.

Jide ka iji.

Ezeuche nwannem onye Aro. Obulu na i nwe fesbuk ma gi achom' k'anyi bulu enyi na ebe afu. Avam za dez. Ifu onye obuna ava ya bu dez ma nwekwa ofong obuekwe obu mu nwa. Ngwa odi gi mma ghu eme kam kwuru wenne.

The problem is that Igbo people are very IGNORANT of fellow Igbos. I just had a heated argument with an Igbo guy from Enugwu Ukwu about a certain aspect of Aro-Igbo culture and he said its non Igbo. SUCH IGNORANCE and LACK OF RESPECT. He had a problem with me saying I am both Awka and Aro when he doesn't know that in his own Enugu-Ukwu and Awka area it might be wrong but in Arochukwu, Abiriba culture your mom's side is totally okay to claim without mentioning ur father and that is not a dislike of your dad's culture or people. Ijaw has some of that strong maternal stuff too. Basically to him it be stupid to that but to us in that area its not.

Anyways point is that Igbo is diverse Igbo bu Igbo. A lot of Igbo ppl I noticed are way too ignorant and think everything pure Igbo is their village or if they are even nice about it their own state or SE alone. Igbo ppl too sabi disrespect eachother but either way I'm still proud to be one.

I digress but that shyt pissed me the hell off.

Bluetooth, Yawns

I'd rather sing the Biafra Anthem.

2047 hahaha goodluck with that one. That's if Nigeria will even exist then.

Oweniwe,
I thought u were making sense but now u are talking like u are high on some cheap weed. Nwokem get a grip of yourself. The last time I checked Nzeogwu was the leader of the 1st coup that then led to the massacre of Eastern Igbo and Midwest Igbo plus non Igbos in both areas so going by your logic he brought the genocide on us hence we reacted. Why won't any action taken involve people from your area. I smell cowardice my friend. So all of a sudden the massacres didn't concern you yet action by Nzeogwu could be blamed for what happened. Did he consult all Eastern Igbo before embarking on a coup? U make no sense. U mean to tell me that Ojukwu just rolled into Midwest by surprise and not one Igbo person knew of his plan? Do ur research before talking again. Even a 5 year old knows that Midwest Igbos leaders and soldiers were very aware of the plan led by Ojukwu. Btw Biafra and its leaders who made decisions were also of Efik, Ijaw, Ogoni origin so I don't where u get the idea that Biafra was an Eastern Igbo affair. Do you think that the take over of Midwest would have been done easily without the support of Anioma ppl. Igbo ppl on both sides of the Niger river were faced with the same danger please. I heard stories about how Igbo men gathered at a square in Asaba to receive Nigerian troops and they were all saying "Anyi aburo Ndi Igbo" yet Nigerian gunned over 2000 of them. You think they are that dumb? Other people fled deep East into Biafra.

gbam!!!!

Afameva,
Chinelo, I think means "God thinks"
Or "the God that thinks"
In some Igbo dialects "elo" means "to think" or "thought". Ex "Elom' na ogi" "I thought it was you"
Elochukwu - God's thought

Clear case of abuse. You can beat ur child not abuse him or her. I find it hard to even beat my nephews and nieces when they do wrong. It has to be under extreme circumstance. My verbal scolding is enough.

There are better issues to deal with jare. A few dead cows aint one of em. In a civilized nation these cows should be in a secluded area grazing and getting fed not roaming all nooks and crannies for pasture.

Well they always take their cows elsewhere.

Biko what then counts towards ur identity?

Oweniwe, u are welcome. Now there is a difference btwn hiding ur ethnicity in application and openly telling even a fellow Igbo that you are not Igbo even when both of you got the same name and speak the same Igbo. Many in Delta have taken this denial f
or survival in the midst of hostility to a ridiculous level. I omit the Igbo part. Maybe I am being stubborn F U to anyone who hates me being Igbo or Easterner. Like I stated he simply used my mom's name who is also Igbo but he did not say he is not Igbo. His name was also listed but the more non Igbo they had as a group the better so in actuality they were more or sizeable # of Igbo in the group but on the outside the group looked majority non Igbo with maybe him and a few others aS minority. They all knew what they were doing so there was no denial within the group about being Igbo but in order to get far they all agreed to do what they had to do. It was a sacrifice. Obviously a painful one. I always say that until the Igbo and others don't have to hide who they are to get what they deserve I say no to one Nigeria.

Pay my tuition, buy a car and a condo close to SE houston TX 100% and I'll be good.

The Okada guys can go to Aba have their bikes worked to be able to fit and protect riders. When Okada was banned in Abia that's what the okada ppl did. I like their ingenuity.

They don't deny being Igbo because there is little to gain from it Chinyen. That is ridiculous coz is there anything that Eastern Igbo gains by stating he is Igbo? Even the Yoruba has nothing extra to gain by saying he is Yoruba. If you are Igbo u are Igbo. Its not about not see what to gain out of it its about the fear discrimination, persecution and rejection. I'm saying this based on example. My father is Eastern Igbo and due to fear of discrimination back in the 80s he had to use my mother's last name which is Ibibio to apply for an oil block. If my mother and their ppl don't give u their Igbo names you'll think they are just Ibibio but they are more Igbo than any other ethnicity. This discrimination suffered by our Western Igbo is not exclusive to them. Once the Eastern Igbo steps out of the SE he also faces the same discrimination. The block my father was looking for was in Rivers state which was under military govt of either a Northerner or that Ada George and they discriminated even against the Ikwerre, Ndoni so u kinda know why many of em chose to hide being Igbo. One of his business partners was also Igbo but his father na Ijaw so he easily passed as non Igbo. My mother can easily pass as non Igbo as along as she omits her Igbo 2nd name hence my father used her name instead of just his to reduce the level of rejection his group might get in Rivers and by the Nigerian government. Its not about what to gain its about what he or she might lose just for being Igbo. Its unfortunate that non SE Igbos have failed to establish themselves independent economically and have failed to really dominate in certain sectors in their states. When they do that and create policies to ensure that no one can downgrade their positions they and we will be powerful enough to ensure that no one can discriminate against us when we go looking for job or business. This problem affects us all but the problem is that some in SS and other areas are making the cowardly mistake of thinking that by antagonizing Igbos east of the Niger like their neighbors and Nigerians do to them they can get around easily. It doesn't work like that.

I beg make dem find oil and kindly declare their own independence.

Tpia,
Are u this dumb? How can u be Igbo and a northerner at the sametime?

When civilians start arming and defending themselves then the BS will stop.

Anioma and other Igbos outside SE are the only ones who deserve any state or they can be merged to others. The rest of Aba, Njaba, Etiti, Nsukka, are nonsensical agitations.

Chinyen,
Ur question makes it seem like only far East Igbos are the only asserting their Igboness. The last time I checked Ohanaeze is headed by an Igbo from Delta so please was the position imposed on him by Igbos in the far East? In our organization we have Delta Igbo and Ikwerre members and thanx to that we are actually going to meet with an Ikwerre group for some support so tell me is that an imposition? When u ask if its cultural or political are u being silly or serious? If you are black and you are denying being black most black people will vehemently show their disapproval just for the fact that u are clearly black so I don't know what u mean by that. There is no motivation to me. If ur name is Igbo and u speak an Igboid dialect u are simply Igbo of whatever extraction. Just like some1 pointed out that if u move to even Alaska and ur Igbo undergoes some changes u are still Igbo regardless.

What a disgrace? The pilot should have jumped off and left them to save themselves.

Chinyen, I no fit ansa coz I no understand where u coming from and tryna get to. Who is being motivated?