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….and then he reverts to type…..

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For those who think we hate the Igbo race - think again. Your mindset must be playing a game on you. However, facts remain facts in terms of Anioma and the diverse ancestry

ALL SOuth east igbos migrated from else where.I will give an example-Obinkita in Arochukwu Abia state was originally known as 'Obong Okon Ita' an Ibibio enclave.Up till today their Ekpo masquearade speaks and sings in Ibibio.Aros call God 'Obasi' from Efik 'Abasi',and people still have surnames like BAssey,Ofong,Okon etc which point to an Efik ancestry but they are Igbo today.The Aros dress like the Efik and pay homage alongside ABiriba to the Obong of Calabar during the yearly EKpe festival.You can google for more history.This is just an example of one town in the East that absorbed non igbo immigrants amongst others.ANiomas case is not unique.The point is all these towns despite their so called origins and migrations evolved into proto igbo cultures,from language to Omenani-4 market days,Omugwo,Iwa ji(which other tribe celebrates yam like igbos?) ,kolanut rituals,organizing clans into Umuada,Umunna,gerontocracy(Okpala/Diokpa system) and so many others,these are the common factors across all igbo speaking units East and West of the Niger and it is what makes the modern Igbo identity,not stories/fables of origin.

Amen!

Stop being rude explain your point and do not show your disrespect for facts you do not know by calling It "silly identity" as this makes you sound like the word you used.

Everyone is so quick to deny their origin. It gets me upset. Maybe I shouldn’t have used silly, my apologies. My point is, everything I just watched.... it reads Igbo all over it.

She is in denial of reality!!! Anioma is not Igbos but they bear Igbo names not Benin or Yoruba names. They speak Igbo language not Benin or Yoruba language. Wake up and stop feeding younger generation with misinformation.

@@esther_wright Madam your logic is faulty.Even Igbos in the south east have 'ancestry' from other tribes,ABiriba people migrated from Efik and they speak efik as a 2nd language.Half of ANambra and Enugu have ties with Igalas,Nzam speaks Igala,Ossomalas traditional ruler bears 'Attamanya' from ATtah of Igala etc There are two types of Igbos -by origin and by assimilation.The so called migration from Benin is mostly just Benin influence on ANiomas Monarchy and some ceremonial practises,the day to day life and culture of ANioma is IGBO-OMENANI from 4 market days,to IWa ji,to celebration of kolanut,to burial custom etc all IGBO.The so called Benin migrants met a larger group of aboriginal IGBOS in ANioma land and intermarried and assimilated with the IGbos, that is why IGBO language and culture has remained in ANioma.You people have never been regarded and will never be regarded as anything but Igbo.STop living in Denial.

@@user-ui6fi1bv6q I take it as an insult for you to say that my logic is faulty without faulting me. Well it will take you some years of research to truly fault me. Let facts speak based on your research and not on hear say or the 'I concur mindset' I try my best not to be a novice in anything I set out to do.

I can't wait to be in your class ma. At least it might be free lesson

I will sell & buy you in Ubulu language. I bet you have never had the opportunity to speak to a real king. Try one if you have the guts.

Yes my Ubulu teacher. Please have you read my book: The story of Ubulu kingdom? - 325pages

What medium I used for an interview should never be a problem. You should be glad to have such an interview and not criticise the language used. Now you know nwa Odiaka that I did the interview, what next?

Same with me i am from ugbomanta headquarters in asaba and i am proudly igbo

me to maka abu m onye obodo ahaba

Don't mind her with her misinformation about who we are. Anioma people are Igbos like it or hate it.

I know right

You wrote this in English and not in the Igbo language. You cannot say because you speak English and wear T-shirt, that you are now English.

This misinformation need to stop. If Aniomas are not Igbos but came from Yoruba and Benin they should accept Yoruba and Benin languages and names and leave our Igbo language dialects and names for those of us that know we are Igbos. People need to wake. You are from Yoruba but Yorubas call you omo kobokobo, they call you omo igboooo. You are from Benin but Benin people call you owie igbo. Learn your history people and know who you are. Wake up because the last time I checked even the Hausas call you Inyamili ie igbo and during the Nigeria and Biafra war they slaughtered our people because you are Igbo. Hausa Fulani till date are still killing our people because we are Igbos and infidels to them. Who were you Aniomas before the formation of Anioma as a people? Wake up from your slumber because this is not funny that you are beating about the bush as to who you are as a people.

@@esther_wright Ok he spoke English because he was COLONIZED by the British but he still speaks his mother tongue IGBO.So if ANioma people were colonized by 'IGBOS' and speak igbo why did they lose their original mother tongue?ALl the people who speak English still speak their mother tongue.So what is your mother tongue?

Uju Okwumabua you are so full of hatred for the other tribes that you will do anything to hold on to the Anioma people. I see the point you do not see concerning the Anioma people. Learn as I always say, to different the quest for Anioma State and the ancestral origins of the people that make up Anioma. I guess this is where the war is and instead of addressing it, you go off like an akpele during a new yam festival

Benin fool trying so hard to stir discord in all the Igbo channels out of jealousy, invest your crook mentality in stopping your female generations heading to Libya for a sex picnic (mpama). You and some Yoruba's here should stay off Igbo affairs, impersonating to be from Anioma is a daft tactic 2018. Even the misinformed woman giving the speech, did you see the body language of the audience, when she said "we don't want to be Ndi Igbo'', no one clapped and all seem not interested with that line cos they know she has issue with her history and identity. Being Igbo goes beyond states, dialect or any identifying names you wish for yourself. Igbo's know themselves and we are more united more than ever now. Greetings from Imo to my Igbo relatives in Delta joor. Anioma biri kwanu.

You are only struggling to accept facts so, you are quarrelling with facts ad not the lady. So, hating the video makes no difference. Video is video, facts are facts and truth is truth. Learn to accept what you cannot change. that again is a choice

Ishmel Daniel i agree

Truth is bitter but it is good to say it. Anioma people are Igbos like it or hate it. Be you Ibo or Igbo or whatever, you are Igbo with different dialects. Research your history please and wake up from your slumber people. If you are from Benin or Yoruba why are you not speaking the language and why are you answering Igbo names and your towns are Igbo names. Stop this misinformation for God's sake.

Let her explain the meaning of Ani oma (good or fertile land in igbo ) did it have a difference meaning in her own perccipective and she claimed that her ancestors were from Benin and Yoruba even across the Niger some onitsha ancestors were from Liberia should those people turn onitsha to Liberia land her ideas is ignorant but she is right she may not be igbo but Ani oma land is 100% Igbo land that's one fact she can never denied

Ejike Eze thank you for finding time to comment on my wall. As I said, she has a right to her choice. Calling her idea ignorant shows how ignorant you also sound. State your opinion and do not look down on people's own. You could learn a thing and we could also learn a thing. This is my wall and no matter how important or valid you think your point sounds if you disrespect people's choice of opinion, you will answer to me. Does she look ignorant as you want to convince yourself to believe?

You should be able to bring home your point and say why you think she was wrong rather then take the easy way out-insult as the best form of attack. I like to hear your views backed up with facts and not insult on one who spoke her mind.

Ishmel Daniel thank you

+Lord pikkasso, please check your history well.

No mind this woman ignorance to the highest I'm from Ibusa and Igbo, being anioma do not stop me from being Igbo

Thank you for sharing what you think about the Anioma people. You said "This is why most 90% of Anioma culture is based on Nri culture, title taking, kola nut breaking, masquerade, language, names even Akwa Ocha originated from the Nri priest who wore white to represent holiness and red cap to represent the fire of Agbala" There is nothing like Ichi Ozo in my home town Ubulu First, not all groups in Anioma came from the East of the Niger. If you say Ibusa, Part of Ogwashi-Uku and maybe one or two places-you are correct but, to attribute ancestry to other groups in the same area is wrong. That you speak English does not make you an English man. The titles are more like Benin culture hence till date, once they get on the throne, they go to Benin and not Nri. I believe Ogwashi-Uku do go to Nri even though they met people of Benin origin in the land. Ibusa also must go to Nri. In terms of kola-nut, there is big similarity. For the Akwa-Ocha, you are wrong in your assumption because even till date, Nri do not weave the okwa-ocha which originated from Ubulu brought in by migrants and the okwa-ocha is only similar in making and texture with what they have in Benue. The Okwa-ocha has no bearing with your Agbala. May I know the original name of okwa-ocha and the stages it went through to be called okwa-ocha if you are stating claim of the origin of okwa-ocha. In My home town Ubulu, we do not say, Igbo kwenu! Ubulu kweni, is what we say. You cannot use language alone to tie identity to any group. You need much more than that please. We must look at this with great mindset so, we can retrieve what is rightfully ours. I do not hate any tribe but no one can tie an ancestry to me when I know my ancestry. There is a relationship between Anioma and her neighbours for different reasons and this is acceptable. People use example that Raphe Uwachie was eze ndi Igbo-yes, he can be that because his ancestry is Nri undisputed though his mother is from Ubulu-Uku. And in terms of masquerade, we borrowed that from the east as people left from my place to learn it because it was very entertaining. The first masquerade came into Ubulu around 1946, we still have the masquerade and we know the man who brought it in. The relevance you accord masquerade is not done in Anioma. We celebrate the Iwu and Ine festival, there is no trace of that in Nri. If Nri is my take off point, I will proudly tie my ancestry to it but, it is not and you cannot force that on me. I love the Igbo people; I love my ancestry which is not from Nri or across the Niger.

An Ibusa person is of Igbo ancestry hence they were referred to as Igbo bi na uzo and there is no shame in being of Igbo ancestry. As you are proud of your ancestry so are others. As you are proud of your ancestry so are others. You cannot deny them that. Please check your facts. I await your reply. Anioma is a diverse entity. You must first accept that and what makes them Anioma is not the ancestry they represent but the the collective mindset to be ONE not minding the diverse units. We are very proud to have all ancestry represented in Anioma. We could call Anioma, collection of diverse ancestries. There is nothing to fight about and there is no shame in having all these ancestries put as one. If we pick the language akin to the Igbo language., I think that is a pride and nothing to do with what some too lazy to research tag ignorance.

shot up the know the history of Delta we are not Igbo or ibo we are people are not Igbo or ibo, our history is from Benin, and our language is mixture with Benin and some Igbo influence don't Stupid here we Bear some Igbo name like Nkech Chukwuma Onyeka Oluchi Ngozi and more, Benin like Osas Igbedion Osaboro Obagbena and more, don't say we bear name with igbo, what we refer to our God is, Oselobue IGue Ikeke Ewuru Odo that's Benin dialect, Oselobue God IGue festival Ikeke bicycle Ewuru close so don't said we bear same name ok that's Ika language in Delta State. and Ika people culture's in Delta State is not the same with Igbos our culture is very different between Igbo, don't say we are Igbo just because we refer like Bia Nne Nmu that's why you said we are Igbo, for example what's the meaning of Ledem IHian Akpara Edeke Dodo Kpami Ebeke in Igbo dialect tell me I'm waiting this is Ika language in Delta State.

+Uzor Samuel Isioma , You are not an Ubulu-Uku person period.

+Opelsey Pictures My mother gave birth to me in Ubulu-Uku nd was brought up in Ubulu-Uku nd am frm Ubulu-Uku i enjoyed d festival very well then nd can give u d names of Eze-Iwu nd who they stand for frm Nwanoli to Nne-Ubulu

Hahaaa! You do not need to give me the names my dear, First you failed to identify Iwu Ubulu, how much more the Eze iwu Alumu dancing. I might not be born in Ubulu-Uku but, I do know the difference between Iwu and any other festival.

Thanks a lot.

You are well come. Delighted to be present at your live performance.

Esther Nwogwonuwe Thank you my sister

He was an interesting man and a good king