Why is Wike denying his Igbo roots?

Ngwa, Ikwerre offsprings of same dad; they are Igbos Amaechi, Okonjo-Iweala great 2023 Presidential hopefuls In these difficult minutes when our own child, Nnamdi Kanu, has found a way to carry us to public contempt, our sibling, Wike, must not assistance our doubters perfect their plan. As previous neighborhood government director, Chief of Staff to Rivers State Government and priest, Wike has the accreditations to strive for the workplace of Nigerian president as an Igbo

The Ngwa are Igbos. The Ikwerre are Igbos. They are offsprings of a similar dad. So the proclamation credited to His Excellency, Barrister Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State was stunning. He said a celebrated Igbo child, and I accept he was alluding to the Honorable Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, was just professing to be Igbo to additional his desire of turning out to be Nigerian president come 2023. Wike further renounced being Igbo himself. Concurred, Wike has the option to hold any view so far for what it's worth inside the ambit of the law and not counter-profitable. He can characterize himself in any way he considers fit. Be that as it may, Amaechi, who holds the customary chieftaincy title of "Ochi Ariri Ikwerre," which means the Defender of Ikwerre in Times of Difficulty, likewise has a similar option to see and characterize himself as Igbo. Wike abhors the right of deciding himself and simultaneously characterizing others. Amaechi was previous National President of the National Union of Rivers State Students, NURSS. He was previous Speaker of Rivers House of Assembly, Chairman of the Conference of Speakers in Nigeria, two-term legislative head of Rivers, Chairman of the Governors Forum of Nigeria, GFN, and two-term Minister of Transportation. He is the principal Nigerian to be delegated Minister of Transportation and first Ikwerre to be designated undeniable Grade A clergyman. As an Ikwerre, I am glad for Amaechi.

As an Igbo, I am additionally pleased with him. Peruse ALSO Coming from the humanities, Amaechi is aware of history and social human studies. He stated, "Look, I'm Ikwerre. But at the same time I'm Igbo." By so saying he didn't in any capacity prevent any Ikwerre from introducing himself as non-Igbo. Such an Ikwerre who denies his Igbo personality would need to account for himself to the divine beings. Amaechi's statement of his Igboness on the BBC ought not reason anybody a cerebral pain. The Ikwerre Is Igbo It is imperative to state for record purposes that generally Ikwerres completely recognized themselves as Igbos without enduring damages. Boss Joseph Wobo, individual from the Council of Chiefs of Eastern Nigeria, unmistakably expressed he was an Igbo. It's not possible for anyone to excuse him as he guarded Ikwerreland in pilgrim Nigeria.

Sir Jackson Mpi, first and last Ikwerre to be met with Knight of the Order of British Empire, OBE, by Queen Elizabeth II of England in 1960, recognized himself as Igbo. From the antiquated Kingdom of Isiokpo, Sir Mpi turned out resolutely for Igbo headway. Dr Obi Wali was the principal Ikwerre PhD holder, congressperson and college teacher. He was additionally the main Ikwerre in the 1978 Constituent Assembly where he was chosen one of the 50 Wise Men that drafted the 1979 constitution. The incomparable Dr Wali distinguished completely with his Igbo legacy and was horrifyingly killed guarding it. Okogbule Wonodi, first Ikwerre recorder of any college, sole Ikwerre artist and Paramount champion of Eze Ohiaemeru. Ohiaemeru, where you have present-day Comprehensive College in Borokiri, was his familial home before the British cleared them between 1913-1923. Wonodi stayed a regarded individual from Nzukor Igbo and Ohanaeze Ndigbo till the finish of his life. Loyalist Emmanuel Aguma was previous Mayor of Port Harcourt. As Principal of St John College, Diobu, he was the main Ikwerre to head any school. One of six pre-autonomy Ikwerre University graduates, previous head of Port Harcourt Province in the ancient Peoples Republic of Biafra, first Ikwere serve in 1979, Aguma stayed an individual from Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Emmanuel Oriji was a regarded nearby government executive, customary ruler, an official in old Rivers and center Igbo patriot. The prompt past Deputy Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Isaac Wonwu, is a renowned Ikwerre child from Elele. He is known to affirm his Igbo character. Similarly legitimate, Chief Jackson Womenazu from Rumukrushi in the Evo Kingdom is an individual from the Elders' Council of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. In pioneer archives, composed when Igbos had no ability to impact anything, Ikwerres likewise characterized themselves as Igbos. At the point when Ikwerre pioneers communicated their perspective before the 1957 Sir Henry Willinks Commission, Wobo pronounced that Ikwerres were Igbos and Port Harcourt to Onitsha was Igboland. The cream of Ikwerreland have affirmed their Igboness. Most renowned children and little girls.

Reveal to me any Ikwerre whose CV can coordinate those of Mpi, Wobo, Aguma, Wonodi, Dr Wali or Amaechi? The Ikwerre: Space and Survival We should resolve all remarkable issues occasioned by the military-enlivened segment of Ikwerreland as war goods. Our final stand incorporates: One, Ikwerres are Igbos and Ikwerreland is so essential to the Igbo that they will never make any move to crush Ikwerres or toy with their fate. In geo-vital terms, Ikwerreland is the tongue of the Igbo rush to the ocean. Two, we know there are plans to landlock the Igbo country. These plans are established ever. My sibling and close companion, Wike, ought not be a crusader for such plans since it will be opposed with the blade as no country will permit itself to be landlocked.

All authentic, good and otherworldly methods accessible to Ndigbo would be utilized to oppose the extract of Ikwerreland from the bigger Igboland. Three, "Obigbo," signifies "Heart of Igboland." It is the correct name for that Local Government Area, LGA. "Oyigbo" amounts to nothing and was never and will never be the name of Obigbo. The British met nearby individuals on ground who said their reality was called Obigbo. Any scientist can go there and check for himself. None should be oppressed for calling Obigbo its unique pre-common war name. I, Uche Okwukwu, call it Obigbo and I have no conciliatory sentiments for that. Four, "Ohiaemeru" is the first name for Borokiri. It was the British who eliminated the indigenous Ikwerre populace there prior to pronouncing the spot Crown Land between 1913-1923. Similarly thus, "Igweocha" or "Diobu" is the first name for Port Harcourt.

We should put any misinformation to rest. Five, demographically and verifiably, Igbos establish the larger part in the Niger Delta. Wike's concept of the district is imperfect thinking about that nine states make up the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, specifically, Imo, Abia, Delta, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo, Ondo and Rivers. It is silly and unsuitable expressing that Umuagwo isn't in the Niger Delta however Ogoja is. Nevertheless, there is currently a legal meaning of the district show in the NDDC Act. Any definition that prohibits the Igbo from the Niger Delta, or will in general disappoint them from the advantages thereof, is unsuitable.

This is on the grounds that there were plans in the past that obliterated any advantage going to the Igbo. Limit changes were completed to eliminate oil-delivering regions from the previous East Central State. Six, regarding nationality and language, Igbos are likewise in the dominant part in Rivers. It is misleading that there are no Igbos here. Igbos are here in light of the fact that Ikwerres are Igbos. Ogbas are Igbos, Ekpeyes are Igbos. Engravings are Igbos. Obigbos are Igbos. So nobody can discuss Igbos coming in to raise a ruckus. Igbos are serene. Waterways is our home, and we are its autochthones. Seven, Binis have no social or recorded connection with Ikwerres. We love various divine beings, have diverse market days with various monarchical structures.

Our Kingship isn't from father to child like the Binis. Our majesty depends on gerontocracy where the most seasoned individual accepts administration. What united us was the 1914 combination. No pre-pilgrim or provincial record has it that Ikwerres moved from Benin. The post-war indicated guarantee that Ikwerres are Binis is parasitic, naysayer and self-loathing. Eight, Ikwerreland is vigorously posted. 2,000,000 Ikwerres in four LGAs are firmly sandwiched by two maritime military enclosure at Iwofe and Borokiri; two armed force dormitory at Port Harcourt and Elele; flying corps base in Port Harcourt and a military shooting range in Igwuruta. Huge wraps of land were appropriated for the structure of the global air terminal, University of Port Harcourt and its showing clinic, Rivers State University, Ignatius Ajuru University, Nigerian Television Authority, Area 1 Seaport, and so forth We have confidence in the solidarity of this nation yet the Federal Government ought to destroy the military arrangements and return their areas to land-deprived downtown Ikwerres. Our prospering populace has no living space and this could prompt the Oromo experience. For what reason is Wike denying his Igbo roots? Wike is a celebrated Ikwerre child.

Furthermore, for accentuation, he is an Igbo man. A pot may consider itself an electric pot, yet it stays a pot. Wike will do himself incredible assistance to fail to remember the indicated bias of the past and declare his Igboness. You don't deny your own underlying foundations since they may not be there any longer when later you need them. Each one of the individuals who deny their kin have consistently thought twice about it. Was Wike not doing a pointless excess saying that an Igbo child envious to be president was professing to be Igbo? His expression subverts our 2023 official venture. My genuine torment concerning Wike's upheaval is the reason he picked these difficult minutes when some wicked Nigerians lumped Ndigbo with IPOB. It is startling and I might want to realize who is composing the content for him. There was no nexus between the ENDSARS fight and a guiltless Igbo covetous to be president. Where is the connection? Wike isn't an individual from the APC. It isn't his business who turns into the gathering'

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