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I'm An Ikwerre Man, My Claiming Igbo Was Just Political - Rotimi Amaechi (25802 Views)
IGBOPROMISE1: 11:49am On Jun 05 |
AguluLiar: Yoruba man, if this is what helps you sleep well at night then carry on believing it! Hope by now naive Igbo know EXACTLY where the drive for this Igbo denial and attempts to limit Igbo territory is coming from! Keep on thinking you're safe and can thrive sharing the same country with vipers who despise you and see sabotaging all your interests as their reason for living and wanting 'one Nigeria'! You think it's for nothing that they're terrified at the prospects of seeing a Igbo become president of Nigeria, and therefore have ACTIVELY worked towards ensuring this doesn't ever happen!? 1 Like |
aribisala0(m): 11:51am On Jun 05 |
IyfeNamikaze:Etche are Igbo The others are not They do not become Igbo because you want them to be They simply ARE NOT Igbo 4 Likes |
IGBOPROMISE1: 12:04pm On Jun 05 |
IyfeNamikaze: All this denying being Igbo in the so called south-south, especially present Rivers and Delta states, started immediately after the counter-coup of 1966 and is driven by the same evil hegemonic alliance that led the uncivil war and fooled ethnicities and groups into ing them in the effort to sustain 'one Nigeria'! Let anyone reading this post provide any pre-66 document showing any of the present Igbo-denying groups declaring their non-Igboness! At what point did the prefix of umu change to rumu in Rivers state? 1 Like |
ChiefOkporghe: 12:10pm On Jun 05 |
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AguluLiar: 12:11pm On Jun 05 |
IGBOPROMISE1: Continue to wallow in delusion! No Ibo in Rivers state, period! 1 Like |
aribisala0(m): 12:13pm On Jun 05 |
ChiefOkporghe: |
IGBOPROMISE1: 12:17pm On Jun 05 |
AguluLiar: Dude, i'm a very proud Igbo and i'm from Rivers state! Any Igbo from Rivers state that has fallen for your divide-and-rule antics is one gullible fella without a mind of his own! |
ChiefOkporghe: 12:18pm On Jun 05 |
[quote author=aribisala0 post=135633970][/quote] Why are you quoting me and making a comment I did not make? When I don't have any issue with you or any one? I've a friend who is a Political Scientist and I quote posts like this for easy references when we are discussing political matters. Oga sir, please undo that thing you did for posterity sake. I'm a Cross Riverian, nothing concerns me with who is same as who arguments here online. |
gidgiddy: 12:36pm On Jun 05 |
chrisxxx: That is why all those many people are grouped as Igbos. It's nothing unusual. In the Yoruba Nation, there are Oyo's, Ijebu's, Egba's, Ekitis and many others. If an Ijebu man speaks his dialect of Yoruba, an Oyo man will be struggle to follow. If an Ondo man speaks his brand of Yoruba, the Ekiti man will have to listen carefully or he will be lost. But they are all called Yorubas because they are connected linguistically, culturally and traditionally. It is no different with Igbos. Ikwerre are free to claim whatever identity they wish, but beyond claiming, they have never managed to point at one single thing that differentiates them with those they call Igbo 1 Like |
AguluLiar: 12:38pm On Jun 05 |
IGBOPROMISE1: Stop belabouring the issue. I live in Ahoada town at present. No Ibo in Rivers state, period! 4 Likes |
gidgiddy: 12:46pm On Jun 05 |
chrisxxx: There over 20 different dialects spoken here in Enugu State. If someone from Imo State came here, he will understand most of them with carefully listening, but will not know the difference. Only someone like me who grew in Enugu State will know the difference between Nsukka, Amaechi, Nike, Owa, Eziagu dialects But they are all Igbo people. Nothing stops any of them from claiming to be some 'distinct' ethnic group, but that will be laughable because there is no difference with them and others except small difference dialectical pronunciation 1 Like |
Factcheck0001: 12:54pm On Jun 05 |
werisetogether:that is how they are wired |
aribisala0(m): 1:00pm On Jun 05 |
ChiefOkporghe:You can delete the one where you quoted me first Let me know when you do that |
IGBOPROMISE1: 1:10pm On Jun 05 |
AguluLiar: Dude, you can live on Uranus for all i care! You're either being decietful or deluded asf to think there are no Igbo in Rivers state! So me that's from Ndoni (ONELGA), what would you say my ethnicity is if not Igbo!? Tell me! |
AguluLiar: 1:32pm On Jun 05 |
IGBOPROMISE1: No Ibo in Rivers state, period! Be contented with your Erosion region. 2 Likes |
aribisala0(m): 1:34pm On Jun 05 |
gidgiddy:Ikwerre is not a dialect of Igbo Ikwerre have more things in common with all their neighbours. not just Igbos Having things in common with you does not make me you The fundamental thing that differentiates them which you keep waffling about is THEY DO NOT SPEAK IGBO LANGUAGE THEY EVEN HAVE THEIR OWN BIBLE The way they dance is very different and more similar to their riverine neighbours The Ikwerre have NO PROBLEM WITH KINGS Igbos claimthey have no Kings Ikwerre claim Edo ancestry You see and hear all this and continue parroting they have never managed to point to one single thing They have pointed to dozens but you are in denial 4 Likes |
chrisxxx(m): 2:00pm On Jun 05 |
gidgiddy:How did you know that you are Igbo? 2 Likes |
Spandau: 2:52pm On Jun 05 |
Ttalk:And even Oyigbo. They are claiming Ijebu Igbo, Ejigbo, igboho, Igboora etc. They're asking for trouble. Leave them. 1 Like |
Spandau: 2:52pm On Jun 05 |
Irony1: Thank you. Those that have learned have learned. Just be looking. 2 Likes |
Magicdon(m): 3:35pm On Jun 05 |
[/quote] DONT MIND THEEM, IKWERE IS IGBO...... I CAN UNDERSTAND IKWERE VERY WELL, SIMILAR TO IGBO, I CANT EVEN DEPICT I OR COMPREHEND I ZZA 1 Like |
gidgiddy: 4:48pm On Jun 05 |
aribisala0: Then that means you don't know anything about the Ikwerre language as all other Igbo speaking in Rivers State such as the Eches, Ndoki, Egbema, Ogba, Ndoni all understand Ikwerre, and Ikwerres understand them 1 Like |
oluwaahmed: 4:51pm On Jun 05 |
aribisala0:They are all One people bro, just subdivided into their ethnic nationality in order to build peace and collective strength. That's the exact reason why someone from Italy can migrate to Spain in search of greener pastures with no visa, just ID card confirming your nationality. Look, igbo, yoruba & hausa are what the British used to identify and divide us, before they came can you point to any historical data that showed the people living in those areas called themselves igbos/yoruba/hausa? What is even the meaning of that, do you have a translation for the word yoruba ![]() |
aribisala0(m): 4:53pm On Jun 05 |
oluwaahmed:What do you mean by ONE PEOPLE ?? What does that mean? 1 Like |
aribisala0(m): 5:04pm On Jun 05 |
gidgiddy:That is not an argument is it? Do you have anything to say that is actually a logical argument? Egbema Ogba Ndoni are NOT Igbo speaking THEY have their own Distinct languages The only ones that speak Igbo are Etche It is not an argument to just make an assertion because you like the idea and hope that makes it true There is a classification of Igboid Languages Not dialects but Languages Igbo which has several dialects just happens to have the largest number of speakers and that is the origin of the term Igboid Now Ikwerre is another language in the family it has dialects in its own right but the PEOPLE do not Identify as Igbo The Ezza people of Ebonyi have their own language NOT DALECT but language They identify as Igbo A banana is NOT a type of plantain A plantain is NOT a type of banana Plantain cannon say to Banana you are a small plantain Now there is presumed Evidence that the Igboid languages and Languages like Edo Yoruba had some connection and then branched off about 8000 years ago but also evidence that There were people in Places like Okigwe for example long before There was an Igbo language. What did those people speak? We have seen Hausa language wipe out smaller languages so it is nothing that is new The simple reality is a language can take over an entire space for one reason or another as we see with Arabic in North Africa. That does not make them Arabs So this appeal to language as evidence of anything is ignorance It is just evidence of being in the same neighbourhood 3 Likes |
aribisala0(m): 5:26pm On Jun 05 |
IGBOPROMISE1: That is untrue The Ikwerre sent a delegation to the Willinks Commission in 1957 during the period of independence negotiations. They had already started expresing a clear distinct identity and fear of domination long before 1966 The Ikwerre formed Ogbakor Ikwerre around 1963 long before 1966 and definitely before Ohanaeze was formed Your claim is dismissed as untrue and misleading The Prefix of Rumu existed before independence but was obliterated by the alleged Igbo domination Now is it the Igbo position that Ik werre people just concocted RUMU from nowhere or that that has handed to them by Fulanis? How plausible is that? And TODAY NOT ONE Ikwerre person has ever come out to say NO THIS RUMU THING HAS NO BASIS? Not one Ikwerre person even among those claiming to be Igbo has EVER challenged or written against this RUMUIZATION. NOT ONE ![]() You need to slow down and engage your brains a little Is that really believable. That an entire group of people would change the names of most of their towns for a lie and NOT ONE person speaks up against it ![]() 4 Likes 1 Share |
Moveittothem: 5:48pm On Jun 05 |
Factcheck0001: When did Igbos start praising Hell-Rufai? I don't know you to be a liar here, behave. |
Factcheck0001: 5:53pm On Jun 05 |
Moveittothem:leave nairaland n go to twitter Don't limit yourself here guy 1 Like 1 Share |
Stolen: 6:25pm On Jun 05 |
viodemus: WE ARE WAITING FOR THE DAY AMAECHI WILL YORUBA PRESIDENCY? E GOOD TO HAVE SENSE, YORUBA, WHICH DAY AMEACHI GO CLAIM TO BE YORUBA TO YORUBA PRESIDENCY AS HE DOES FOR IGBO? IT IS ALL LOVE AND ALL WE SEE IS AMEACHI LOVE FOR IGBO CONFIRMED AND DEMONSTRATED BEYOND DOUBT. NOT THE FAKE LOVE WE GET FROM UNA. 1 Like |
Stolen: 6:28pm On Jun 05 |
AMEACHI WILL NOT CONTINUE TO TELL U PEOPLE THAT HE IS AN IGBO MAN. IF U NO GET SENSE TO KNOW, IT IS ANYTHING HE LIKE THAT HE WILL BE TELLING U PEOPLE. AND THAT IS FULLY ED. AMAECHI DONT HAVE TO PROVE NOTHING TO ANYBODY NOR SEEK VALIDATION FROM ANYBODY. IF U ASK HIM, HE CAN TELL U ANYTHING AT SEPARATE DAYS, BECAUSE U ARE SUPPOSE TO HAVE A BRAIN. |
gidgiddy: 6:57pm On Jun 05 |
aribisala0: Stop embrassing your self, you don't know anything about the language clusters that make up Rivers State. You won't know when Ikwerre is spoken or when Ogba or Ndoni or Etche is spoken. They will all sound the same to you outsiders These are the people who have never been to Rivers State, know nothing about the linguistics of the place or culture, but want tell everyone that they know who is what in Rivers State Funny characters online ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
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