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| THE IJAWS OF THE NIGER DELTA |
We The Ijaws, the predominant indigenous people in the Niger
Delta, moved to the Delta over 7,000 years. We have a distinctive
language.
The Niger River Delta, one of the largest and beautiful deltas
in the world, is the largest delta in Africa, and it covers approximately 14,000
square miles (36,260 square kilometers). Its origination is in the highlands of
the Fouta Djallon Plateau in western Guinea 150 miles (240 kilometers) from the
Atlantic Ocean.
At Lokoja in central Nigeria, the Niger is joined by its
chief tributary, the Benue. The Niger then travels south 250 miles or 400
kilometers, becoming a great fan shaped delta before emptying into the Izon
Gulf...
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“We have had the worst government in this country within the last eight years. I am ready to challenge anybody on this. Chief Obasanjo sold everything the country had. The things he did not remember to sell are the National Assembly building, Aso Rock and the Supreme Court buildings. You don’t ever put an hungry man in the kitchen. I feel very sad and embarrassed that in the last 45 years, we have had more than five constitutions. The critical point is that nothing is wrong with our Constitution, but our rulers. In the past eight years, what we had in Nigeria was a military government masquerading as a civilian government.”.... Chief Richard Akinjide |
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| What People were saying about Nigeria |
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In
Memoriam |
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IJAW MOST WANTED |
"I consider that Nigeria is on the verge, on the brink
of a massive implosion that will make what's happening in the Sudan child's
play. We know there are movements for secession in this country. We know that
everybody is preparing for the contingency of breaking up. International
organisations are also studying the situation,"...
Wole Soyinka, Africa's first Nobel Prize Winner for Literature...
Reuters Alert, July 8, 2004.
"It can be deduced that the political party
plays a negative role in African societies because it is generally created or
established by the elites to enhance their selfish interests. Consequently, the
political party cannot truly represent the people. It is like a leech that
sucks the socio-political lifeblood of the people and render them powerless and
dependable on the elites"... Priye
Torulagha
“We have had the worst government in this country within the last eight
years. I am ready to challenge anybody on this. Chief Obasanjo sold everything
the country had. The things he did not remember to sell are the National
Assembly building, Aso Rock and the Supreme Court buildings. You don’t
ever put an hungry man in the kitchen. I feel very sad and embarrassed
that in the last 45 years, we have had more than five constitutions. The
critical point is that nothing is wrong with our Constitution, but our
rulers. In the past eight years, what we had in Nigeria was a military
government masquerading as a civilian government.”.... Chief Richard Akinjide |
"No person is your
friend who demands your
silence or denies your right
to grow" .... Alice Walker |
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Chief Chris K. Ghomorai
Ijawnation Most Beloved Leader.
We miss you so much.
Mrs. Alaere Alaibe
Trofani misses you, Ijawnation misses you. |
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Gen. Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo
Former President / Butcher of Odi
Gen. Theophillus Danjuma
Former Minister of Defense
Gen. Victor Malu
Former Chief of Army Staff
Gen. John Agim
Nigerian Army Infantry
Brig. Gen. Agbabiaka
Led the Odi Invasion
We will never forget, and we will never let you Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo,
the butcher of Odi massacre forget...
Titoe Miriki
"No person is your
friend who demands your
silence or denies your right to grow" ....
Alice Walker |
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