Please, for once, let's be civil in our discourse with one another.
Mods, my intent is not to discriminate or be tribal. I just want to have a discussion.

Firstly, I'm still in the first few pages of Federick Forsyth "The Biafran Nation", a piece written by a neutral ( A Brit) who experienced the war and I would like to share a few bits with you all.

1) My people of the former Eastern region, we might not all speak the same exact language in our region, but we are more alike than we have been made to believe.
Please, let us not continue to water the seeds of division between our people.

Why have we let others come in our midst to sow seeds of division. My brother's, my sisters. Please! Let's stop our collective suffering and understand that for centuries, our region had lived together and naturally, we know one another.

From Ibibio to Anang, from Igbo to Efik, from Itsekiri to Idoma, from Uhrobo to Ogoni, from Izon to Isoko, from Itsekiri to Ikwerre, please wake up!

By calling for our unity, I'm by no means calling for the hating of the West or the north. I would like to respect their Sovereignty. I'm simply trying to help my generation fix the mistakes of the past.

All hail the people of our great regions. All hail Biafra!

Here are some screenshots for those interested.

The Eastern Region was a creation of the British, the time of the Eastern region don end a long time ago

Move on man.

Parachoko:
The Eastern Region was a creation of the British, the time of the Eastern region don end a long time ago

Move on man.

I use the term "Eastern region" because it is what is easily recognizable by the people. It is a combination of a people with similar cultures and identities that lived together and coexisted for centuries.
I trust that the people know what I mean.

Have a great day!

Parachoko:
The Eastern Region was a creation of the British, the time of the Eastern region don end a long time ago

Move on man.

Nigeria was also the creation of the British, when is Nigeria going?

Unity beggers at it again...biafr0aud can't seem to achieve anything on it's own...

Count Ijaw out.
Ijaw Republic our home.

THE IJAW REPUBLIC PROVINCES.


The Ijaw People's Liberation Front, IPLF, after deliberations among their leaders, have fully arranged the Ijaw Republic Provinces.

According to their leader, General Ditari, while speaking from the Ijaw Republic,

The Ijaw Republic will be making use of the word, provinces, of which is equivalent to states, and will be making use of the word division, in place of local government areas.
The Ijaw Republic will be having three geopolitical zones, (Western, Central, Eastern), exactly the way it is, under the 3 apex Ijaw sociocultural organizations.
The Ijaw National Congress, INC, The Lovers of Ijaw Nation organization, LINO and the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC.
The Ijaw National Congress is for elders alone.
The Ijaw Youth Council is for youths alone.
The Lovers of Ijaw Nation Organization is created for both elders and youths to be able to participate together, and equally in same organization.
It is created to be under the INC.
Same structure with the other two.

Each of the 3 Regions of the Ijaw Republic have 5 provinces (states) each.

The central zone have the Ijaw Republic capital city, of which is in the Wilberforce Island, the centre of the Ijaw Republic.


THE WESTERN REGION PROVINCES.

1. WESTERN IJAW PROVINCE

Carries the Ijaws of the 2 and half Ijaw clans in Nigeria's Ondo State.
The Arogbo, Apoi, and parts of Furupagha clan with them there.

Capital: Arogbo.


2. BENI-EBE PROVINCE

Carries the whole Ijaws of Nigeria's Edo state.
That comprises of the remaining Furupagha, the Gbaraun, Okomu, Olodiama West and half of Egbema clan.
Egbema will not be balkanized like the way it was in Nigeria's edo and delta all Egbema goes with BENI-EBE.

Capital : Ajakurama, Egbema leaders will later tell us which is the present headquarters of Egbema Kingdom, between Ofunama and Ajakurama, but right now it remains in Ajakurama, until the Binipre of Egbema say otherwise.


3. WARE PROVINCE.

Comprises of the whole Ijaws of the Nigeria's 3 Warri lgas, with the subtraction of the Egbema of Warri North, and addition of the Ogulagha clan of Burutu.

Capital Okerenkoko
Centre of Ware Province.

4. TORU-EBE PROVINCE
Carries the whole Ijaw clans in Burutu.
With the subtraction of Ogulagha clan

Capital Burutu.

5. BOMADI PROVINCE.
Carries the whole Ijaws of Nigeria's Bomadi and Patani lgas.
Kabu towns of Asamabiri, Elemebiri, Adagbabiri, Ekperiware and Trofani, in Nigeria's Sagbama LGA goes with their other Kabu relatives to Bomadi province.

Capital Bomadi.


CENTRAL REGION PROVINCES.

WEST CENTRAL PROVINCE
Carries Nigeria's Bayelsa West senatorial District with the subtraction of Okugbe Isoko Kingdom of osekwenike, Abuetor, Okpokiri etc, at the border.

Capital Aleibiri centre of the province.


2. SOUTHERN IJAW PROVINCE

Carries the 176 towns of Nigeria's Southern Ijaw LGA.

Capital Furupagha.


3. NORTHERN IJAW PROVINCE.

Carries all the Ijaw in Nigeria's Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA Yenagoa LGA, and the Engenni clan of Nigeria's Ahoada West.

Capital. Ovom.


4.Ogbia Province.
Carries the whole Ogbia Ijaw subgroup.

Capital Ogbia Town.

5. BRASS PROVINCE
Carries the whole Nembe Ijaw subgroup people of Nigeria's Nembe and Brass LGA, as well as the Akassa clan.

Capital. Twon Brass.


WILBERFORCE ISLAND.
The centre of the Ijaw Republic. The federal capital territory.
The island takes parts of these clans, the Ogboin, Kolokuma, Ekpetiama, Mein, Atissa, Tarakiri, to form it.
The spiritual home of all Ijaws.
It's in the central region.


THE EASTERN REGION PROVINCES .

1.The DEGEMA PROVINCE.

Carries the Ijaw clans of Abua, Odual, Kugbo and Degema clans.
Capital Degema.

2.KALABARI PROVINCE.

Carries the whole Kalabari Ijaw people, and also Bille clan.

Capital Buguma.


3. WAKIRIKE PROVINCE.
Carries the whole Ijaws of the Wakirike (Okrika) Ijaw people

Capital Okrika.

4. IBANI PROVINCE.
Carries the whole Ibani Ijaws, of Nigeria's Bonny LGA and also the Opobo clan of Nigeria's Opobo/Nkoro LGA. The Nkoro goes with Wakirike.

Capital Bonny.


EASTERN IJAW PROVINCE.

Carries the whole Obolo Ijaws of Nigeria's Andoni, Eastern Obolo and Ibeno LGA.
Capital Okoroete.

The new Ijaw Central dialect, being worked upon by the 3 apex Ijaw sociocultural organizations will settle so much thing in the Ijaw Nation.

We are Ijaws, and we remain Ijaw forever.



One People,
One Tribe,
One Ancestor.
One Ijaw.
God bless the Ijaw Republic.
Ijaw Republic our home.

Count this Ijaw people out.


God bless the Ijaw Republic.
God bless our Ijaw Republic heroes General Ditari and Professor Benjamin Okaba.

Ijoh:
Count Ijaw out.
Ijaw Republic our home.

If it is will of the Ijaw majority, then that is totally fine. All the best. We will live in peace, side by side.

I don't want us to fight amongst ourselves. WE will choose how we want to live, ourselves, without external influences. This is essentially what i'm trying to say @Ijoh. You are not my enemy and i am not yours. For now, we do need to stand and present a united front, if we are truly to achieve anything. Do you understand where i am coming from?

Western Region.

Regional capital.
Ofunama.

5 provinces.

Western Ijaw province.
Arogbo.


Beni- Ebe Province Ajakurama.

Ware Province Okerenkoko.

Toru-Ebe Province.
Burutu.


Bomadi Province
Bomadi.


Central Region.

Regional Capital
Oporoma.

5 Provinces

West Central Province.
Aleibiri.

Southern Ijaw Province
Furupagha.

Northern Ijaw Province.
Ovom (Yenagoa).

Ogbia Province.
Ogbia Town.


Brass Province
Twon Brass.

The FCT. Wilberforce Island.


Eastern Region.

Regional Capital
Finima.

5 Provinces

Degema Province.
Degema.

Kalabari Province.
Buguma

Ibani Province
Bonny.

Wakirike Province.
Okrika.

Eastern Ijaw Province.
Okoroete.

IJAW

A POETRY WORK FROM GENERAL DITARI.

Ijaw

We must not fear,
We must give care,
To things that are dear,
We must not be weak,
Nor should we freak
Saying we are sick
For the chain is about to break.


Without our permission,
We were blown into the confederation,
We have a mission
To be shown out of the federation,
We've chosen to follow this part of action
That nations tow to Liberation.



We were treated like donkeys
And insulted daily like monkeys
And now we've taken the
Main keys
To our future,
We've told nature
To give us our ration
Of what they call a nation.
We've chosen our faction
And we will stand by these sanctions.


Ijaw
Let us do our bests,
Let's not always follow the West,
Let us think first,
So we can act best,
Let us give each other rest
By loving the next,
Because,

Many of our problems are self inflicted,
We collect pay
And sell our way
And in each day,
They continue to take us for play.



To many,
We are not mature,
To many,
We are caricature.
They say we receive,
Then get deceived.


Our hands,
We fold,
Our feets,
Stay cold
And our pains,
we still hold.


Let us kill this backwardness,
Let us heal this awkwardness,
Lets not feel this weakness,
Let's cease this our meakness
Then we will see our uniqueness.


From General Ditari.

May God bless our Ijaw hero General Ditari.

cazchi:
Please, for once, let's be civil in our discourse with one another.
Mods, my intent is not to discriminate or be tribal. I just want to have a discussion.

Firstly, I'm still in the first few pages of Federick Forsyth "The Biafran Nation", a piece written by a neutral ( A Brit) who experienced the war and I would like to share a few bits with you all.

1) My people of the former Eastern region, we might not all speak the same exact language in our region, but we are more alike than we have been made to believe.
Please, let us not continue to water the seeds of division between our people.

Why have we let others come in our midst to sow seeds of division. My brother's, my sisters. Please! Let's stop our collective suffering and understand that for centuries, our region had lived together and naturally, we know one another.

From Ibibio to Anang, from Igbo to Efik, from Itsekiri to Idoma, from Uhrobo to Ogoni, from Izon to Isoko, from Itsekiri to Ikwerre, please wake up!

By calling for our unity, I'm by no means calling for the hating of the West or the north. I would like to respect their Sovereignty. I'm simply trying to help my generation fix the mistakes of the past.

All hail the people of our great regions. All hail Biafra!

Here are some screenshots for those interested.

Don't mention Ijaw again.
We produce over 90 percent of all Nigeria's crude oil but all we get in return is marginalisation and balkanizations into more than six states When all Ijaws are fully together.

We are ruling ourselves.
Ijaw Republic our home.

Ijaws Move To Join Suit Seeking Exit Of South-East From Nigeria

YENAGOA – The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to join it as a defendant in the suit filed by four Northern elders seeking the exit of the South-East from Nigeria.

The joinder application was filed on behalf of the INC and its incorporated trustees by two legal practitioners, Dickson Sofiyegha and Temedie Peter-Great.

The four plaintiffs, Nastura Ashir Shariff, Balarabe Rufa’i, Abdul-Aziz Sulaiman and Aminu Adam, in the originating suit numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/538/2021, are urging the court to grant their prayers to avoid a repeat of the unfortunate incidents of the Civil War.
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly are listed as defendants in the matter.

The court presided over by Justice Ekwo Ekwo, on Thursday, adjourned to March 4, 2022, when the joinder application of the apex Ijaw socio-cultural organisation would be heard.

Among those present in court were the national president of the INC, Prof Benjamin Okaba, the national legal adviser, Bomo Tom-Fetepigi, national secretary, Ebipamowei Wodu, chairman of the INC, Abuja chapter, Ebizimo Okolo and other prominent Ijaw sons and daughters.

In October 2021, some Igbo lawyers had filed their application for joinder to enable them to state the true position of the people of the region whom they contended had yet to be represented in the suit.

Okaba, in a statement after filing the joinder, said that the legal action was in line with the resolutions taken by Ijaw people at the All Ijaw Summit held on December 4, 2021, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, to decisively pursue and defend their right to self-determination through peaceful, lawful and non-violent means.

He said, “Any union or business partnership that perpetually fails to breed or guarantee mutual benefits must be restructured or discontinued to avoid liquidation. When the possibility of healing a cancerous limb is non-existent, the only therapy is amputation to save a life.”

On claims by some Biafra Republic promoters that Ijaw territory belong to them, Okaba reiterated that the Ijaw nation was never conquered even during the pre-colonial and colonial eras.

He said, “If the Ijaw nation must exit, the process shall be peaceful and would come only under the auspices of the Ijaw Republic. All secessionists are advised to take note of this.”

The INC, in an affidavit in support of the motion on notice deposed to by its national secretary, Ebipamowei Wodu, said it was aware that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had in its quest for secession included Ijaw-speaking areas in their geographical map for the Biafra Republic.

The 24-point affidavit read in part: “That I also know as a fact that the Map of Biafra has listed 25 provinces of Biafra which includes Ijaw speaking cultural groups / ethnic nationalities in Bayelsa, Delta, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom and the Rivers States of Nigeria.

“That I know as a fact that at no point in time, both in the historical past and at present, has the Ijaw ethnic nationality ever agreed or resolved to be part of the Biafra Republic. The Ijaw National Congress hereby unequivocally reiterates that no Ijaw tribe or territory is part of or will ever be part of the Republic of Biafra.

“That I know as a fact that, in view of the foregoing facts, the reliefs sought in this originating summons will likely affect the rights of Applicant and indeed the larger interest of the Ijaw ethnic nationality who the Applicant represents in a manner that will be irreparable.

“That it is necessary to join the Applicant to this suit, to afford them the opportunity of asserting their right to self-determination from Nigeria, which is similar to the right being sought to be enforced in favour of the South Eastern States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“That it is also necessary to join the Applicant to enable them to clarify/settle the controversy of the geographical territory of the Ijaw nation as against that of the Indigenous People of Biafra to avoid more disputes between the people of the Ijaw nation and the people of Biafra which is likely to arise should the Honourable Court grant the instant application based on the current status quo.

“That the Applicant is a necessary party as the instant suit cannot be fairly decided in its absence. Thus, the presence of the Applicant is necessary for the effectual and complete determination of a core issue before the Honourable Court; being the self-determination of the people of Biafra, at the core of which right is the issue of geographical territory over which the people of Biafra are entitled to have their self-determination.

“That it is also necessary to join the Applicant to this suit, in view of the similarity of the interest of the people of Biafra and the people of the Ijaw nation in gaining self-determination from Nigeria; and to enable this Court to settle this burning question of self-determination once and for all to avoid multiplicity of suits on the same subject matter of self-determination of ethnic nationalities from Nigeria.

“That it is also necessary to join the Applicant to this suit to enable this Honourable Court to settle the question of the geographical territory of Biafra and the Ijaw Nation once and for all to avoid or forestall a possible future litigation on the subject matter.”

The INC further contended that the refusal of the instant application would affect its fundamental right to a fair hearing, stressing that it was in the interest of justice to grant the application as neither of the parties was likely to be prejudiced by the grant of the application.

cazchi:


If it is will of the Ijaw majority, then that is totally fine. All the best. We will live in peace, side by side.

I don't want us to fight amongst ourselves. WE will choose how we want to live, ourselves, without external influences. This is essentially what i'm trying to say @Ijoh. You are not my enemy and i am not yours. For now, we do need to stand and present a united front, if we are truly to achieve anything. Do you understand where i am coming from?

The majority wants to go for Ijaw Republic.

Ijoh:


Don't mention Ijaw again.
We produce over 90 percent of all Nigeria's crude oil but all we get in return is marginalisation and balkanizations into more than six states When all Ijaws are fully together.

u know sey u b devil. See as you dey spoil better thread wey dey teach person something. Tufiakwa!

@OP you're trying to be reasonable with unreasonable people on this forum. I understand your views.

Fredrick Forsyth was not neutral, he was an M16 agent

Ijoh:


The majority wants to go for Ijaw Republic.

Again, if majority wants to, then so be it.
Please try not to flood this thread with copy and pastes. I honestly just want to connect with like minded people and discuss something meaningful.

If the Ijaws want out, i'm fine with this. One thing is for sure though, individually, we'll find it difficult to fight the gang in Abuja and the British. We must stand together here, form a formidable force and then we can speak with our people with reason once we achieve our initial goals.

If you honestly don't see reason in the above, then i seriously doubt that you want the best for the people of the region.

tommy589:
Fredrick Forsyth was not neutral, he was an M16 agent

Hi,

I briefly researched this.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34101822

I still believe his book is one of the most factual pieces written about the events before, during and after the war.

Parachoko:
The Eastern Region was a creation of the British, the time of the Eastern region don end a long time ago

Move on man.

Move on to what exactly!? Even though he misapplied the term 'Eastern Region' as he made mention of the Idoma, Itshekiri, Uhrobo, etc (who were not part of the legally defined geographical area then known as the EASTERN REGION, i know the message the OP was trying to convey! He was trying to highlight ethnicities of similar culture and values!

I love his submission! The day these peoples overcome the divide-and-rule antics of the hateful and cunning bastards that have overseen the destruction of a once promising country, that will be the day of their emancipation!

All hail Biafra (of the mind at least, that is if you don't believe in secession)!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lfdsGn1muo

cazchi:


Hi,

I briefly researched this.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34101822

I still believe his book is one of the most factual pieces written about the events before, during and after the war.

Read Bernard odogwu, 'no place to hide'to start with. He was the head of Biafran intelligence

I wish no tribe to leave Nigeria until they repair it the way it was in 1960. The founding fathers agreed on independence to live together under certain conditions. If we can not revert back to that constitution no one is leaving!

Rettarded nyamiri wants to form alliance on faceless nairaland form created by a south westerner.....jobless inconsequential broke fagg.

tommy589:
Fredrick Forsyth was not neutral, he was an M16 agent

M16 of the same British gov't that was giving political, 'moral', material and military logistical support to Biafras' opponents?

Igbos know they can't stand on their own without the minorities
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Frederick Forsyth was not a neutral.

He was one one Ojukwu's sympathizers and propagandists

Op's rettarded qualification for a neutral is that the person is a "Brit".... Chimp reasoning.

tommy589:


Read Bernard odogwu, 'no place to hide'to start with. He was the head of Biafran intelligence

I wish no tribe to leave Nigeria until they repair it the way it was in 1960

Thank you. Unfortunately, its not available on Amazon/Kindle. Will endeavour to buy and read it though.
For now, what notable points can you share on here?
Also, how do you propose we restore it to its pre-1960 days? Correct me if i'm wrong, but was that essentially, 3 regions? This is showing itself in a different form today i.e. Arewa, Biafra, Oodua.

aribisala0:
Frederick Forsyth was not a neutral.

He was one one Ojukwu's sympathizers and propagandists

I don't know enough about that to comment. Do you disagree with my other points?

IGBOSON1:


Move on to what exactly!? Even though he misapplied the term 'Eastern Region' as he made mention of the Idoma, Itshekiri, Uhrobo, etc (who were not part of the legally defined geographical area then known as the EASTERN REGION, i know the message the OP was trying to convey! He was trying to highlight ethnicities of similar culture and values!

I love his submission! The day these peoples overcome the divide-and-rule antics of the hateful and cunning bastards that have overseen the destruction of a once promising country, that will be the day of their emancipation!

All hail Biafra (of the mind at least, that is if you don't believe in secession)!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lfdsGn1muo

Thank you! I've been a victim of the divide and rule tactics. No more. We honestly need to read history, come together and do what is best for ourselves.
I love my people does not mean i hate others.

cazchi:


I don't know enough about that to comment. Do you disagree with my other points?

I am not sure what your points are maybe you can summarize?

Anyhow you made the statement that Forsyth is a neutral. That is very important so you need to go and better inform yourself then come back

WesternOligarch:
Unity beggers at it again...biafr0aud can't seem to achieve anything on it's own...

Anytime you hear anything concerning the east, you'll start convulsing and peeing in your pants.
Ensure you go for deliverance today.