Lol The story they are telling on you people is turning to be true. So because Ihala enviroms speak the same tongues with some part of Orlu makes them part of Imo State? Do you even know anything about close proximity and related tongues? I have never seen someone from Ihiala or Nnewi claiming Orlu Origin, I have never seen someone of those area asking to leave Anambra for Imo. Or any without full entitlement as an indigene of Anambra state.
ANAMBRA AS A STATE IS THE MOST MON-ETHNIC IN NIGERIA.
Maybe tomorrow Awka will join Enugu state because they speak similar tongue with Orji River.
Let me say it again, I have never seen someone from Ihiala claiming the same origin with Orlu origin? Go and tell Nnewi man that he is not of Nri stock let's see what will happen to you.
Finally, not every part of Anambra call Ebele, some actually say Ebere. We don't say ANA bu ANI.
Now that is the point. Some ebere others ebele shows they are not same people but in the same geographical expression called anambra. Maybe your town say ani but others say ana hence anaocha LGA still buttresing the heterogeneity of the state
BrownRoofRep: I HAVE SAID IT BEFORE AND WILL SAY IT AGAIN, ANYONE THAT WANT NEW STATES IN THE SOUTH EAST SHOULD LOOK TOWARDS GETTING IGBO COMMUNITIES IN BENUE AND SOME PART OF KOGI OR LOOK TOWARDS ANIOMA.
It doesn't make sense balkanizing the already tiny states in the South East.
pazienza: Anambra is not Monolithic. From parts of Aguata to Orumba South and North, land is called "Ala" and not "Ani" or "Ana". Go to Umuchukwu town, the home town of Dr Mmadu, all the way to Ogbunka, Umunze, Owelle Ezukala, Ezira, etc in Orumba South, land is "Ala" and their language is same as those of Isuochi people in Abia North.
All those areas are parts of ancient Isu stock of Igbo land. Their language and culture are same with very little variance. I have been to those places, and can tell you that they are not in any way culturally or linguistically related to Idemili than to their Isu brothers in Abia and Imo North areas. Let's stop deceiving ourselves and stop non useful discussions.
That is the beauty of Anambra state, the coming together of all Igbos to create a union of brotherhood.
Once Anioma is created, Anambra will be the center point for all Igbos.
Now that is the point. Some ebere others ebele shows they are not same people but in the same geographical expression called anambra. Maybe your town say ani but others say ana hence anaocha LGA still buttresing the heterogeneity of the state
Why are u guys purely focused on anambra state?
I havee never wondered for a day digging into enugu affairs but u guys will leave ur enclave and be analysing others.
On a candid note.....anambra is a monolithic state.
IzuAgu: Listen this low class Nsukka clown. Aguata, Ihiala, etc speak speak "ala'. Other parts of Anambra speaks " ana". Anambra is a monolithic state. The first Igbo Bible was written in Onitsha language.
Anambra colonized Enugu people and gave them the Igbo dialect they speak today in Enugu urban. You can't find an Nsukka man speaking Nsukka dialect in public, he would rather speak that which Anambra thought him which is Anambra dialect. That is the influence of Anambra in Igbo land as the flagship state.
Thank you very much. Aguata is another LGA with people of Imo stock.
NaijirianKing: You made some good points on state creation, but within the political realities of Nigeria, this is why more states are needed in the SE.
Here's why:
1. More states mean more from the Federal gov't in regards to appointments, such Ministerial appointments help shift and move policy 2. More states mean more people pushing your agenda in the House of Reps 3. More states mean more people pushing your agenda in the Senate 4. More states mean that you have more political power to leverage and bargain when relating to other regions 5. State creation in the current dispensation of the Nigerian system is not economically motivated, but politically motivated. This is why many states cannot economically survive without Federal allocations, so we have to focus on the politics and not economics of state creation in Nigeria.
Currently, the best move would be to do away with states and instead have 6 regions that are semi-autonomous - however, this is harder than merely adding an additional state to the SE, from within the SE as opposed to potentially bringing people who claim an alternate ethnic group into an ethno-harmonious region, this is not wise. The agitation for adding outside groups into the SE such shouldn't come from the SE Igbos, but should be grass roots from the areas that want to reconnect with the larger Igbo family.
Once an additional state is added the political power to push for a restructuring agenda is also strengthened.
Look, we know there are some Afonja here out to cause mischief, so I apologize if that was not your intention.
I just got tired of repeating myself and the unintelligent response.
Notice, i repeated myself several times about y Adada was the preferred option.
Ndiigbo have no room for mistakes and everything we do have to be strategic for our collective survival in Nigeria.
Ala Igbo dont need anymore state.
The reason we are pushing for state creation at this stage is to capture Igbo people outside the southeast and to be on equal footing with other regions in Nigeria.
.now you made your points more clearer as the essence of the Adada state is to capture igbos in benue and kogi and not necessarily because Nsukka needs a state and i agree with you here if that is the essence ..Nsukka itself does not need a state
NaijirianKing: You made some good points on state creation, but within the political realities of Nigeria, this is why more states are needed in the SE.
Here's why:
1. More states mean more from the Federal gov't in regards to appointments, such Ministerial appointments help shift and move policy 2. More states mean more people pushing your agenda in the House of Reps 3. More states mean more people pushing your agenda in the Senate 4. More states mean that you have more political power to leverage and bargain when relating to other regions 5. State creation in the current dispensation of the Nigerian system is not economically motivated, but politically motivated. This is why many states cannot economically survive without Federal allocations, so we have to focus on the politics and not economics of state creation in Nigeria.
Currently, the best move would be to do away with states and instead have 6 regions that are semi-autonomous - however, this is harder than merely adding an additional state to the SE, from within the SE as opposed to potentially bringing people who claim an alternate ethnic group into an ethno-harmonious region, this is not wise. The agitation for adding outside groups into the SE such shouldn't come from the SE Igbos, but should be grass roots from the areas that want to reconnect with the larger Igbo family.
Once an additional state is added the political power to push for a restructuring agenda is also strengthened.
I hope you know anambra is very heterogenous. Anambra is not a people as most of you try to claim. Ihiala is 100% Imo stock and if they want form new state with their orlu kith and kin you can't stop them. In anambra every town is distinct and have little or nothing in common with a neighboring town. So be warned. You only speak for your town. This different in Enugu where the whole state is made up of only 5 groups: Nsukka, Udi, Nkanu, Awgu and Oji. With Nsukka accounting for nearly 50% of the state in both population and landmass it is unarguably the largest igbo sub group. Anambra is just a mere geographical expression
You an Enugu man can't tell me the history of Anambra towns and their origins. The "ala" in Ihiala doesnt necessary mean land,say what you know. The people of Ihiala are bonafide Ndi Anambra because they live and practice Anambra culture. They eat Nsala, Onugbu, ofeakwu and cook their soups with ede/cocoyam. They practice Nze na Ozo and dance the ufie gong. It doesnt get more Anambra than this. They will rather marry from Anambra than Imo and speak a form of Anambraic dialect just like Azia, Okija etc.
Anambra towns are related by either kinship or culture ,which has buckled us tightly together and yes it kinda monolithic! You cant partition Anambra, you will be in grave before you achieve that. Face your state and mind your ffucking business.
Now that is the point. Some ebere others ebele shows they are not same people but in the same geographical expression called anambra. Maybe your town say ani but others say ana hence anaocha LGA still buttresing the heterogeneity of the state
Dude you are not making sense at all, do you even bother reading my post?
some people from the same village in Anambra state name their daughters Ebele while others name Ebere. It means nothing! Ebele and Ebere means the same thing in Anambra state.
I havee never wondered for a day digging into enugu affairs but u guys will leave ur enclave and be analysing others.
On a candid note.....anambra is a monolithic state.
Monolithic state where nkpor, obosi etc reject onitsha tag?? Nsukka is the name of just one town but 7 LGA adopted the name due to their homogeneity. Apart from nnewi with one LGA no other homogeneous LGA in anambra
Dude you are not making sense at all, do you even bother reading my post?
some people from the same village in Anambra state name their daughters Ebele while others name Ebere. It means nothing! Ebele and Ebere means the same thing in Anambra state.
We really need an Igbo institute to structure this Igbo language like English.
Past tense, present tense, Adjective, Verb, Proverb and the lot...
The end result will be us all speaking the same dialects.
That is the beauty of Anambra state, the coming together of all Igbos to create a union of brotherhood.
Once Anioma is created, Anambra will be the center point for all Igbos.
Anambra and all other Igbo States are a creation of Nigeria. Nothing special about states in Nigeria. They only serve as conduits for national cake sharing. Ranging from representations in NASS to allocations, appointments and other forms of national cakes, nothing more and nothing less. An Awka man will never be more of brother to an Owelle Ezukala man, than an Isuochi Man who he speaks same dialect, eat same food, have same masquerade and have been neighbors with since the dawn of time.
I have been to Orumba parts of Anambra, and I know for sure that majority of their commoners don't have issue with Etiti state creation to reunite them with other Isu groups in Abia North, Imo North and Parts of Enugu. They( Orumba/Ihiala) people are the ones to decide if they want to reunite with those their neighbors, and not you or any of us from outside those areas.
Anambra will not be the center of Igboland, even if you add Anioma to SE. Go and take a look at the map of Igboland again.
You claim to be Biafran, yet you are buying the idea of states as created by Nigerian state as a meter of measurement of Igbo groups unity. You don't seem to understand the various groups and clans in Igboland, prior to Gowon state creations in 1967.
Dude you are not making sense at all, do you even bother reading my post?
some people from the same village in Anambra state name their daughters Ebele while others name Ebere. It means nothing! Ebele and Ebere means the same thing in Anambra state.
Monolithic state where nkpor, obosi etc reject onitsha tag?? Nsukka is the name of just one town but 7 LGA adopted the name due to their homogeneity. Apart from nnewi with one LGA no other homogeneous LGA in anambra
You guys have problems...u will just sit down and be studying another people just to find a flaw but guess what...u will be disappointed coz anambra are one.
Why not face ur nsukka and leave. Anambra in peace.
hammerFC: Ihiala and Nnewi people then to speak the same type of Igbo.
or am i mistaking?
You are mistaken. Ihiala speaks pure Isu dialect of Igbo, found in Northern parts of Imo state.
Nnewi speak a unique form of language, corrupted by loan words from the Isu groups found in Nnewi South. Land is Ana in Nnewi, but it's "Ala" in Ihiala.
Anambra and all other Igbo States are a creation of Nigeria. Nothing special about states in Nigeria. They only serve as conduits for national cake sharing. Ranging from representations in NASS to allocations, appointments and other forms of national cakes, nothing more and nothing less. An Awka man will never be more of brother to an Owelle Ezukala man, than an Isuochi Man who he speaks same dialect, eat same food, have same masquerade and have been neighbors with since the dawn of time.
I have been to Orumba parts of Anambra, and I know for sure that majority of their commoners don't have issue with Etiti state creation to reunite them with other Isu groups in Abia North, Imo North and Parts of Enugu. They( Orumba/Ihiala) people are the ones to decide if they want to reunite with those their neighbors, and not you or any of us from outside those areas.
Anambra will not be the center of Igboland, even if you add Anioma to SE. Go and take a look at the map of Igboland again.
You claim to be Biafran, yet you are buying the idea of states as created by Nigerian state as a meter of measurement of Igbo groups unity. You don't seem to understand the various groups and clans in Igboland, prior to Gowon state creations in 1967.
Thank you sir. Anambra monolithic claim is the most ridiculous thong I have heard in recent times.
You are mistaken. Ihiala speaks pure Isu dialect of Igbo, found in Northern parts of Imo state.
Nnewi speak a unique form of language, corrupted by loan words from the Isu groups found in Nnewi South. Land is Ana in Nnewi, but it's "Ala" in Ihiala.
Thank you sir. Ihiala has nothing in common with nnewi. Ihiala has a lot in common with imo people
