InyinyaAgbaOku:


They will tell you to your face and go back and continue their I am not Igbo stance.

Some of you just don't get it.
If the chiefs are saying so, how come their masses aren't? Obviously, it's a scam

pazienza:

One can't aggravate what is already at its maximum. Ikwerre Igbophobia has reached its maximum. It can't be aggravated furthe. Moreover, pointing it out cannot even aggravate it weren't already at its maximum, it would rather arm Ndiigbo and prepare us to tackle them better by redefining our relationship with Ndi Ikwerre.

It's not just politics. Every single Ikwerre man believes that Gowon is their liberator, whereas Ndiigbo were their oppressors and are still on a mission to start oppressing them again, if given the chance.
The stadium was named Liberation stadium in the first place, to celebrate their liberation from Igbo oppressors.
This was done after the war, so we could forgive them.
But for Wike to come and rename the stadium, Gowon stadium in 2017, while giving an Igbophobic speech that demonically presented Ndiigbo as oppressors who oppressed Ikwerre people and Rivers people in old Eastern region, you must know that things have not changed.
The story Wike told there, is exactly what Ikwerre commoners echo in their facebook pages. It's all too familiar.

Nazis had apologized for their role in Jewish pogrom, so what? Israelis should now start renaming infrastructures after Hitler?
Please spare me that talk. Non of those Igbo names sanctioned mass starvation against Nigerians. Non of them invaded Nigerians and bombed market places filled with market women and children, in bid to prevent food circulation and maintain starvation policy. Neither did they bomb Northern hospitals. Infact, I doubt you are even Igbo, I guess I'm replying you as an academic exercise.

superlightning:


Now I understand why people curse the mention of Igbo in their lexicon. People like you are the cause.

The sooner you free yourself from hate the better.

River state isn't an ikwerre-only state. Other tribes are there too. So they are a miniature Nigeria of some sort. Is port harcourt not in nigwria? So the structure can be named after any nigerian at any given point in time.

superlightning:


My brother, na i-too-know dey kill some of our brothers. Its incredible.

Let them go on hosting and see where it takes them.

pazienza:


No Igbo man or non Yoruba man can claim Yoruba in Lagos to win elections.
Infact, Yorubas have fought fiercely with any non Yoruba who tried to use the term "Lagosians" to identify themselves. They are not as naive as you want us to be.

Ikwerre as represented By Ogbako Ikwerre has said they are not Igbos. Celestine Omehia categorically said in Ogbako Ikwerre convention in 2017 that Ikwerre has no link with Ndiigbo, that they originated from Bini. Ogbako Ikwerre is not a political organization. It is a social cultural organization.
If any Ikwerre want Ndiigbo to identify with Ikwerre, then they should go talk to Ogbako Ikwerre people and agree with themselves, and when they are done, they should come out unanimously to give us their decision.
As it stands, Ikwerre is not Igbo, and there is no amount of cries, twisting and meandering you do on NL that will change that.
You and your ilks should stop deceiving and setting up Ndiigbo for ridicule and exploitation from Ikwerre persons and and other SS Igboid groups whose people are not Igbos. Ndiigbo will nolonger accept this.

Yorubas rejected vigorously attempts by Zik to pass off as a Lagosian and rule SW.

Whether Zik intentions were genuine or not genuine, the fact still remain that Yoruba national interests are better protected by one of them, and not a person with questionable loyalty. Simply giving your child Yoruba names or answering Yoruba names shouldn't be good enough. And same is applicable to Ikwerres.

They aren't Igbos. Any of your Ikwerre friends uncomfortable with this truth, should go and meet his Eze and Ogbako Ikwerre, and not Ndiigbo.

Dalu.

OreMI22:


What i don't understand is repeatedly saying he does not want to use their facilities. Then why do they matter to you if they are Igbos or not? If i don't care to use German ports and facilities, why keep hammering Germans on the internet until they accept they are Igbo?

I agreed with him that Igbo should develop our own facilities and homeland. But it does not mean we have to be everyone's enemy. You can very well develop your facility and people will queue up to come and live in Igboland.

People queue up to go to Europe and America because the facilities there are developed. Americans or Europeans don't need anyone to swear allegiance to Europe or America because those places aren't begging them. The only place begging you to swear allegiance to them are undeveloped places because they know nobody wants to be from there. That is why we MUST develop our own infrastructure in Igboland. - PERIOD!

superlightning:


Politically, ikwerre isn't Igbo

Culturally, ikwerre is Igbo

This is as it stands now, don't add nor subtract from it.

If you know what "ogbako" is, you would stop belittling yourself.


Read your post again and see how your sense contradicts itself.

basilo101:
Niger

InyinyaAgbaOku:


They will tell you to your face and go back and continue their I am not Igbo stance.

Some of you just don't get it.
If the chiefs are saying so, how come their masses aren't? Obviously, it's a scam

xfactor23:

Don't blame the Ikwerres alone, we also played a part to their Igbo denial.

onuebonyi:
Now lets GO

Tushkito:
Sometimes when I see my people talk like this am almost moved to tears.

I was born in Lagos but brought up in portharcourt before moving out to Akwa. These ikwerre people are not igbos, they dispise anything igbo with so much hate bitterness and venom, let me tell u guys another story.

I went to a shop own by an igbo man( may his soul rest in peace) to get something for my family, there was a little boy who was brought by the man to help in the shop, he spoke mostly igbo and little English.

Someone came before me so he was served first, the boy asked him what he wanted to buy mistakenly in igbo language and the guy said "no dey speak that una language for me abeg, I no be igbo", everybody was staring at him in shock including me cause I never expected such a crude reaction to someone speaking a language that is not yours to you.

That guys name is chimene and he is ikwerre.

frankfrancis871:
Ok I will try..
There are many Igbos in the north, I was born and brought up in Nasarawa. Let me tell you something, every election Igbos run back to their homeland to prevent death because they can just start killing Igbos over any unwarranted little annoyance like the quit notice. I will focus on how we escape death in north even though it is good for business e.g the october quit notice

2017 was the first year I hear about Nnamdi Kanu and how serious agitation for Biafra was but I showed less interest until the quit notice. Most Igbos were scared to death and most just smiled and we went about our normal business and work without fear. We are used to been butchered and nothing will happen, the only thing we controlled there is the economic. Many people sent their wife and children home, many returned, my mum was scared to death. She got thinner of this because of how she lost her father during the pogrom in 1966 and grow up an orphan, I wanted to return with her but changed my mind. Many Igbos urged their brethren to calm down and that nothing will happen. When I go to the street you see people discussing this matter, some felt bad for us but most wanted us out of their lives. They believe we have dominated them enough, you will see little children less than 12 discussing how they will stab Igbos with knife and take whatever they wanted from our shops


please note that not all of them hates Igbos but all of them suffer from Igbophobia.

I will continue when I get your permissions, I need Igbos in east and west to see how things are with Igbos here.

pazienza:


Really? What part did you play in their denial?

superlightning:


A sick brother should not be completely neglected. If his reaction to you is what made you change towards other ikwerre, then its unfortunate.

Hear my own story:

I served in birnin-kebbi as a corper. Because the number of Igbo corpers were not much, we valued our day to day meetings. Ikechi, an ikwerre guy openly rejected being called Igbo, unknown to him, a elderly Hausa man heard. The Hausa man called his attention to hear his stance again in order to be sure he heard ikechi correctly. Ikechi repeated it again. The Hausa man laughed mockingly at ikechi, saying "ikechi, I sabi port Harcourt well well, this war and politics don't finish una brain well well.... To us, you be Igbo. We sabi una people tey tey".

Do you know ikechi was so ashamed of himself? He had to begin to explain that it was his parents that told him to reject being called Igbo. That igbos are not well favored in Nigeria.

So my brother, at best ignore them, but don't hate them. Don't beg them. Just ignore them.

pazienza:


Ikwerre is either Igbo or its not. And as it stands, Ikwerre is not Igbo. There is nothing like culturally Igbo. You are either Igbo, or you are not, it's that simple.
Stop your deceptions. It wouldn't work.

xfactor23:

I no get strength abeg. They are not Igbos, are you fine now

superlightning:


A sick brother should not be completely neglected. If his reaction to you is what made you change towards other ikwerre, then its unfortunate.

Hear my own story:

I served in birnin-kebbi as a corper. Because the number of Igbo corpers were not much, we valued our day to day meetings. Ikechi, an ikwerre guy openly rejected being called Igbo, unknown to him, a elderly Hausa man heard. The Hausa man called his attention to hear his stance again in order to be sure he heard ikechi correctly. Ikechi repeated it again. The Hausa man laughed mockingly at ikechi, saying "ikechi, I sabi port Harcourt well well, this war and politics don't finish una brain well well.... To us, you be Igbo. We sabi una people tey tey".

Do you know ikechi was so ashamed of himself? He had to begin to explain that it was his parents that told him to reject being called Igbo. That igbos are not well favored in Nigeria.

So my brother, at best ignore them, but don't hate them. Don't beg them. Just ignore them.

pazienza:


Ikwerre is either Igbo or its not. And as it stands, Ikwerre is not Igbo. There is nothing like culturally Igbo. You are either Igbo, or you are not, it's that simple.
Stop your deceptions. It wouldn't work.

Tushkito:


Of course I ignore them, I have been ignoring them for long time, I grew up there but some igbos don't seem to get the memo.

We need to build our land so that none of this ikwerre nonsense will ever come up again.

superlightning:


A sick brother should not be completely neglected. If his reaction to you is what made you change towards other ikwerre, then its unfortunate.

Hear my own story:

I served in birnin-kebbi as a corper. Because the number of Igbo corpers were not much, we valued our day to day meetings. Ikechi, an ikwerre guy openly rejected being called Igbo, unknown to him, a elderly Hausa man heard. The Hausa man called his attention to hear his stance again in order to be sure he heard ikechi correctly. Ikechi repeated it again. The Hausa man laughed mockingly at ikechi, saying "ikechi, I sabi port Harcourt well well, this war and politics don't finish una brain well well.... To us, you be Igbo. We sabi una people tey tey".

Do you know ikechi was so ashamed of himself? He had to begin to explain that it was his parents that told him to reject being called Igbo. That igbos are not well favored in Nigeria.

superlightning:


Well most researchers and social scientists are with me on this one.

Keep your opinion to your fellow Enugu kinsmen, no abia or IMO person will reject any ikwerre man who has identified himself as Igbo.

We are still healing as a people. Your hate won't stop the healing.

ghostfacekillar:
please continue

GuyWise:

We now have cultural Igbo and political Igbo, chai wonders shall never end.

pazienza:


Lol! Abia and Imo people hate Ikwerres even more.
I lived in Aba for four years.
Abians/Imo people have been direct reciepients of Ikwerre Igbophobia. They know Ikwerres better and can never call Ikwerre people Igbos.

It's even naive Igbos from Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi that mistake Ikwerres for Igbos


Brother, forget this argument. No matter how good a lawyer is, he can't expect to defend the indefensible and win.

What you have been doing so far, is furtile attempt at defending the indefensible.

superlightning:


Well most researchers and social scientists are with me on this one.

Keep your opinion to your fellow Enugu kinsmen, no abia or IMO person will reject any ikwerre man who has identified himself as Igbo.

We are still healing as a people. Your hate won't stop the healing.