Ikwerre - Igbo - 22 MISINFORMATION ON IGBOS
OKACHIKWU DIBIA,

GREETINGS AGAIN FOR YOUR PAINSTAKING EFFORT TO LAY DOWN YOUR ANGER AND PROBLEMS IKWERRE PEOPLE HAVE WITH BOTH THE IJAWS AND IGBOS. IT IS VERY GOOD YOU ARE LAYING OUT THESE ANGER AND CHARGES WHICH A LOT OF US DO NOT KNOW EXIST, BECAUSE EVERY GROUP HAVE THEIR OWN GREVIENCIES AND NO BODY IS LISTENING OR TALKING ABOUT IT AS FRANKLY AS WE ARE TRYING TO DO HERE WITH RESPECT LATELY.


I WANT TO POINT OUT HERE CERTAIN MISINFORMATION SOME IKWERRE PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT IGBOS HERE.
22 WRONG MICONCEPTION AND WRONG INFORMATION SOME IKWERRE PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT IGBOS AND YOU ARE FREE TO AGREE WITH ME ON THESE 22 FACTS OR DISAGREE AS IT RELATES TO HOW IKWERRE IGBO RELATIONSHIP HAS DEGENERATED WITH TOO MUCH WRONG INFORMATION AND MISCONCEPTION ABOUT IGBOS.


(1) IGBO ARE NOT INTERESTED IN TAKING OVER IKWERRE LAND AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION IGBO LAND IS RICHER THAN IKWERRE LAND IN QUANTITY, QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF FERTILE LAND FOR AGRICULTURE, OIL DEPOSIT AND ANY SOLID MINERAL AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND FOR THESE REASONS IGBO DO NOT WANT TO TAKE IKWERRE LAND FROM YOU.
ESPECIALLY IF IKWERRE IS DEVELOPED TO ITS FULL POTENCIAL AND IGBO IS DEVELOPED TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL WITHOUT THE CORRUPT LEADERSHIP THAT DRAGES EVERYBODY DOWN IN NIGERIA AND IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA. AFTER IJAW NATION IGBOS HAVE THE SECOND LARGEST OIL AND GAS DEPOSIT, EXPLORATION, SUPPLY AND EXTRACTION RIGHT NOW IN NIGERIA.
IGBOS HAVE NEVER TALKED ABOUT THEIR OIL AND GAS POTENTIAL LIKE YOU GUYS DO. IGBOS HAVE MORE THAN 30 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN IMO STATE, ABIA STATE, ANABRA STATE THAT HAVE HUGE OIL AND GAS DEPOSIT NOT TO TALK OF IGBOS IN DELTA, AKWA IBOM AND CROSS RIVER STATE, BUT IKWERRE HAS ONLY FOUR LOCAL GOVERNEMT AREAS AND IT SEEMS THAT IKWERRE PEOPLE FORGET THAT IGBOS HAVE MORE OIL AND GAS 100 TIMES OVER THAN WHAT IKWERRE HAS BUT YOU GUYS DONT EVEN THINK LIKE THAT AND ALL I HEAR IS HOW IGBOS WANT TO TAKE OVER IKWERRE LAND BECAUSE OF OIL AND GAS - WHAT A BALLONY.


(2) NOW, THE IS ANOTHER MISCONCEPTION AMONG THE IKWERRE PEOPLE I HAVE MET, THAT SOMETIMES I DO NOT UNDERSTAND MAYBE BECAUSE THE IKWERRE PEOPLE HAVE NOT REALLY GONE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBOURS IGBOS AND IJAWS OR AT LEAST LEARN OR GO TO IGBOLAND AND IJAW LAND TO DISPROVE SOME MISCONCEPTION ABOUT IGBOS AND IJAWS. JUST LIKE A LOT OF IGBOS LIKE MYSELF AND MANY MORE HAVE TRAVELLED TO IKWERRE LAND AND GIVE EAR TO THEIR STORY AND LISTEN TO THEM AND JUST LIKE I TRAVEL AND LISTEN TO OTHER TRIBES AND GROUPS IN NIGERIA TO LEARN AD UNDERSTAND THEM AND KNOW ABOUT THEIR POTENTIAL. ALSO THEY ARE IGBOS AND IJAWS TOO WHO HAVE NOT TRIED ENOUGH TO HEAR THE STORIES AND PAIN OF OUR SMALL NEIGHBOURS AND THAT IS WRONG TOO. BUT A LOF OF IKWERRE PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO UNDERSTAND WERE THY IGBOS ARE COMING FROM.


(3) YOU WROTE- OKACHIKWU DIBIA QUOTE " What our sworn enemies should do is not to be jealous about our economic location, rather they should accept us for what we say we are and work with us as friendly equals. Afterall Igbos who survived slavery and Arochukwu cleansing and decided to remain in Ikwerre are there in Ikwerreland and doing well. We rescued them and have taken care of them. Those few Ikwerre people that supported Igbo in suppressing and victimising Ikwerre are just a few Judases in Ikwerre. We know them very well. Ikwerre will forever remain Ikwerre until we get superior historical, sociological and economic evidences to show otherwise." UNQUOTE OKACHIKWU DIBIA

QUESTION FOR NUMBER (3)
WHY DO SOME IKWERRE PEOPLE (FEW OR MANY IT DOES NOT MATTER) SUPPORT IGBOS AND CLAIM THAT THEY ARE IGBOS AS OPPOSED TO YOU AND OTHER IKWERRE (FEW OR MANY IT DOES NOT MATTER), AND WHAT IS YOUR LONG TERM SOLUTION TO THIS DIVID IN IKWERRE LAND - AND WHAT COMPROMISE DO YOU THINK YOU CAN ARRIVE AT WITH THESE OTHER IKWERRES PEOPLE WHO HAVE SAID THAT THEY ARE IGBOS AND SUPPORT IGBO CAUSE.


(4) I HAVE BEEN AROUND MANY IKWERREE PEOPLE BOTH IN NIGERIA, RIVER STATE, IKWERRE LAND AND ABROAD AND I AM SHOCKED AND IN DISBELIEF THE LITTLE IKWERRE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBOURS AND I WONDER WHAT IS CAUSING THESE MISINFORMATION AMONG IKWERRE PEOPLE, AND IT HAS MADE A LOF IKWEWRRE PEOPLE NOT KNOWING THE CORRECTS FACTS ABOUT IGBOS OF SOUTH EAST.
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(5) IKWERRE IN RIVER STATE IS ONLY 4 (FOUR) LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AND YOU STATED IT HERE ALSO, BUT DO YOU KNOW THAT THE CORE IGBO STATE IN SOUTH EAST HAS ABOUT 104 (ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR) LOCAL GOVERMENT AREAS AND WHEN YOU ADD IGBO LOCAL GOVERMENT IN DELTA STATE WHICH IS 7 LGA IN ADDITION TO IGBO POPULATION IN AKWA IBOM, CROSS RIVER, BENUE STATE BORDER IGBO COMMUNIITES AND KOGI STATES BORDER IGBO COMMUNITIIES IT WILL BE MORE BUT LETS LEAVE THOSE FOR ANOTHER DAY.
(CORE SOUTH EAST STATE IMO STATE HAS 27 LGA, ABIA STATE HAS 24 LGA, ENUGU HAS 17 LGA, ANAMBRA 22 LGA AND EBONYI HAS 14 LGA FOR A TOTAL OF 104 LOCAL GOVERNEMENT AREAS.) IN SOUTH EAST OF ZONE OF NIGERIA.


(6) YOU KNOW THAT IGBOS HAVE THE SECOND LARGEST OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND DEPOSIT IN NIGERIA AFTER IJAWS AND YOU CAN NEVER HEAR IGBOS TALK ABOUT THEIR OIL WEALTH OR RICH DEPOSIT, BECAUSE SOME OF THE RICHEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD TODAY DO NOT HAVE ANY RAWS MATERIAL OR OIL DEPOSIT, INFACT NO NATURAL DEPOSIT OF WEALTH EXAMPLES ARE JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, SWITZERLAND ETC. BUT RATHER HUMAN CAPACITY AND HUM RESOURCES IS THEIR WEALTH. IGBOS NEVER TALK OF HOW OUR LAND IS SO RICH AND WEALTHY, BUT IKWERRE PEOPLE SINGS IT LIKE A SONG KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT IGBOS HAVE OIL, MORE GAS, MORE DEPOSIT AND MORE FERTILE AGRICULTURAL LAND, BUT YOU PORTRAY IGBOS AS ONLY INTERESTED IN TAKING PORTHARCOURT BEFORE IGBOS CAN BECOME RICH - WHAT A FALLACY. WE ARE RICH BUT WE DONT TALK ABOUT IT AS FAR AS OUR BROTHERS AND NEIGBHBOURS IKWERRE ARE CONCERN.



(7) DO YOU KNOW THAT HALF OF IMO STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS 13 OUT OF 27 LOCAL GOVERMENT AREAS IN IMO STATE ARE OIL AND GAS PRODUCING AREAS IN LARGE COMMERCIAL QUANTITY IN EXPLORATION, DEPOSIT AND PRODUCTION, ABIA STATE HAS 13 OUT OF 23 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS WHICH HAS OIL AND GAS PRODUCING IN COMMERCIAL QUANTITIES IN EXPLORATION, DEPOSIT AND PRODUCTION, ANAMBRA BASIN ALONG THE RIVER NIGER UPLAND ON BOTHS SIDES OF THE RIVER NIGER BANK AND IN OGBARU, ONITSHA, IGBORIAM AREAS ETC, COVERING ABOUT 9 LOCAL GOVERNEMT AREAS IN ANAMBRA STATE HAVE PROVEN STORED AND RESERVED DEPOSIT OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF OIL AND GAS IN ADDTION TO THE 7 IGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF DELTA STATE (ASABA ANIOMA AREAS) WITH PROVEN DEPOSIT OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF OIL AND GAS BUT IGBOS DO NOT TALK ABOUT THIS.


( ALSO, THE LARGE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS TOWNS OF ONITSHA, NNEWI, ABA, OKIGWE, ABAKALIKI IN ADDITION TO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE, BUSINESS AND POLITICAL CAPITALS LIKE OWERRI, ENUGU, UMUAHIA, AFRIKPO AND AWKA GIVES IGBOS GREAT LEG UP TO BE A VIBRANT GROWTH POTENTIAL NATION IF IT HAPPENES THAT NIGERIA BREAK OR IF NIGERIA AND IGBO NATION CAN PRODUCE GOOD LEADERS LIKE DR. MICHAEL OKPARA AND DR. AZIKIWE AGAIN TO UNLEASH THESE POTENTIALS.. WE ALSO HAVE TWO VERY VIBRANT AIRPORTS (ENUGU AND OWERRI) AND READY FOR EXPANSION TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVELS AND CARGO IN ADDITION TO ONITSHA AIRPORT ON THE DRAWING BOARD AND THE ASABA ALMOST READY AIRPORT. THESE INFRASTRUCTURES AND RESOURCES MAKES IGBO A RICH PEOPLE BUT IGBOS DO NOT SAY THAT AND OUR DETRACTORS DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT IGBOS AND WHAT WE HAVE BECAUSE THEY HEAR ONLY NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT IGBOS.


(9) ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE - ALL THE 5 CORE IGBO STATES IN THE SOUTH EAST HAVE ONE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY AND IN ADDITION EACH HAVE ONE STATE UNIVERSITY AND 3 EACH OTHER INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING AND EACH STATE IN SOUTH EAST HAVE ONE MEDICAL SCHOOL EACH AND ONE TEACHING HOSPITAL EACH. AND EACH STATE IN SOUTH EAST HAVE AT LEAST 3 ACREDITTED PRIVATE UNIVERSITY OR PRIVATE INSTITUION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN IGBOLAND AS WE SPEAK RUN BY PRIVATE IGBOS EDUCATORS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE.


(10) SOME PARTS OF IGBOLAND ARE VERY FERTILE AND PRODUCTIVE IN FOOD PRODUCTION LIKE THE AFIKPO, ABAKALIKI, NKALAGU AREAS, IGBORIAM, UZOUWANI, OGBARU, NKANU, BENDE, ISUKWUATO AREAS AND FARM SETTLEMENT AREAS THAT STILL PRODUCES LARGE QUANTTITIES OF RICE, BEANS AND CORN ETC AS WE SPEAK TODAY.


(11) IGBOS WILL DO WELL AND SURVIVE WITH OIL AND GAS AND OTHER RESOURCES IN COMMERCIAL AND EXPORT MARKET IN IGBOLAND LIKE COAL, CEMENT, LIME STONE, STEEL ETC. IGBOS WILL DO QUITE WELL WHEN ALL THEIR RESOURCES ARE USED AND ORGANIZED WELL. EXAMPLE IGBO WILL BE AN OIL PRODUCING NATION IF NIGERIA BREAKS.

(12) OIL/GAS AND ENERGY SUPPLY:
IJAW TRIBE HAVE BY FAR THE LARGEST RESERVE DEPOSIT AND OUTPUT OF OIL AND GAS IN NIGERIA TODAY AND THEY CAN SURVIVE EASILY BUT ALSO IGBOS TRIBE ARE SECOND IN TERMS OF RESOURCES IN OIL AND GAS, RESERVE AND OUTPUT IN OIL AND GAS IN NIGERIA TODAY.


(13) IGBOS HAVE THE SECOND LARGEST RESERVE DEPOSIT AND OUTPUT OF OIL AND GAS IN NIGERIA. IGBOS HAVE ENOUGH OIL AND GAS TO MAKE IGBO NATION AN OIL PRODUCING COUNTRY WITH OIL AND GAS IN ABIA STATE, IMO STATE, IGBO PART OF RIVER STATE, IGBO PART OF DELTA STATE AND WITH THE LARGE DISCOVERY AND RESERVE DEPOSIT OF OIL AND GAS IN THE NIGER RIVER BASIN AXIS OF (ONITSHA/OGBARU/ASABA, OGUTA) AXIS AND UP NORTH ALONG TWO SIDES OF RIVER NIGER UP WITH ABUNDANT RESERVES OF OIL AND GAS AS KNOWN SO FAR.


(14) IGBOS ALSO HAVE THE LARGE DEPOSIT OF COAL ENERGY WHICH WILL EARN IGBOS HUGE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL WHEN WELL HARNESSED ALONG THE ABAKALIKI, ENUGU, NKALALGU AND AFRIKPO AXIS FOR ENERGY SUPPLY AND EXPORT MARKET.


(15) IGBOS ALSO HAVE LARGE COMMERCIAL DEPOSIT OF CEMENT AND LIME STONE ALONG THE ABAKALIKI, ENUGU, NKALALGU AND AFRIKPO AXIS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND EXPORT.


(16) IGBOS HAVE LARGE DEPOSIT OF CERAMIC AND CLAY IN OKIGWE, MBANO, MBAISE, UMUAHIA AND NGWA AREAS IN COMMERCIAL QUANTITY AND BEING EXTRACTED USED ALL ALONG IN IGBOLAND AND OTHER PARTS OF NIGERIA. .


(17) RIGHT NOW COMMERCIAL CHICKEN FARMS, FISH FARMS AND COMMERICAL ANIMAL FARMING IS ON GROUND AND FLORISHING IN IMO STATE, AFIKPO, ENUGU, UMUAHIA, OKIGWE ETC.


(18) AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES WILL DO WELL IN IGBOLAND WITH HUGE AND ARABLE AND PRODUCTIVE LANDS IN THESE AREAS OF AFIKPO, OHAOZARA, ABAKALIKI, ENUGU, OKIGWE, ISUKWUATO, OGBARU, IGBOARIAM, BENDE, UMUHHIA AXIS FOR MECHANIZED AND EFFICIENT AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM LIKE THE ISREALIS ARE DOING TODAY.
MR. OKACHIKWU DIBIA, WITH THE ABOVE FACTS, YOU CAN SEE THAT IGBOS ARE VERY VERY RICH IN TERMS OF HUMAN, MATERIAL, RAW MATERIAL, YOUTH AND ADULT CALCULATION OF WEALTH AND WITH THESE IKWERRE CANNOT MEASURE UP AT ALL BUT IGBOS DO NOT SAY OR TALK ABOUT THESE, BECAUSE LIKE SAID EARLIER THE RICHES COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD DO NOT HAVE OR AND THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE FERTILE LAND FOR ANY THING.


(19) LOOK AT THE MOVIE INDUSTRY (NOLLYWOOD), MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, AND SPORTS AREAS IN NIGERIA AND IN DIASPORIA AND YOU SEE THAT IGBOS HAVE A CAMPARABLE ADVANTAGE BUT WE DO NOT TALK ABOUT IT TO TAKE OVER OUR NEIGHBOURS.


(20) CORE 5 IGBO STATE GOVERNEMENT GENERATES INTERNAL REVENUE LARGE ENOUGH AND CORE IGBO 5 STATE GETS IT SHARE OF MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE SHARING, AND WITH SUCH HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY GOING TO CORE IGBO SOUTH EAST FROM OIL AND GAS ROYALTIES, INTERNAL GENERATED FUNDS, OTHER SOURCES, WE ARE RICHER THAN A LOT OF COUNTIRES LIKE KENYA, GHANA AND RICHER THAN A LOT OF COUNTRIES IN SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA, EUROPE ETC. IF NIGERIA RESOURCES IS WELL MANAGED AND EACH STATE IS WELL MAMAGED.


(21) IGBO POPULATION IS CONSERVATIVELY BETWEEN 35 MILLION TO 50 MILLION WORLD WIDE AND WITH WHAT WE HAVE WE ARE RICH IF WE HARNESS OUR RESOURCES VERY WELL


(22) FINALLY, IGBOS POPULATION IN LARGE NUMBERS HAVE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, IMPORT, EXPORT AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENSE IN MAJOR CITIES OF NIGERIA, AFRICA, AMERICA, EUROPE, CHINA, LIKE LAGOS, ABUJA, KANO, KADUNA, IBADAN, BENIN CITY, RIVER STATE, SOKOTO, BENIN REPUBLIC, TOGO, IVORY COAST, GHANA, WEST AFRICAN COASTT, SOUTHERN AFRICAN COAST AND ALL OF AFRICA, IN ADDTION TO HUGE PRESENCE OF IGBOS IN AMERICA, EUROPE AND GIVES US HUGE ADVANTAGE FOR WEALTH CREATION AS WE PUT THINGS RIGHT BUT IGBOS DO NOT TALK ABOUT HOW RICH WE ARE SO THAT WE CAN TAKE OVER IKWERRE LAND OR ANY OTHER LAND.

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