As an Igbo, I feel so sad for the so called little Ikwere
kingdom. Some of their leaders are messing their minds up as far as
Identity is concerned. The Civil war did not make the situation
better as some (Not all) the Ikwere people went into this biblical
Peter scenario. By the way, the Igbos in Anambra, Imo, Abia,
Ebonyi,Enugu, Delta have better objectives and things to pursue
than comming after a group of some lost souls who think that
changing their original names will give them another identity. No,
it makes them look very funny and ridiculous and that,s why the
Ijaws and Kalabari,s can,t stand them and succed in putting
elements of maginalization to their causes. We have to understand
that the abandoned property issue of the 1970,s were mainly
superheaded by the Ikweres out of jealousy and hatred of the
mainland Igbos who earned those properties by hardwork. If they
cite grieviences against the Igbos for the role they played on the
seizure their properties, which group in the world do not have
problems. The difference is that they make up , unite and move on.
Instead the Ikwerre people decided to teach the Igbos a lesson.
Where has it left issues and relationships today" ? No where". The
Igbos bounced back immedietly after the civil war with the 2 pounds
that Awolowo and the Hausas gave them with seizure of all their
properties including those in Porthacourt with the help of the
IKWERRE people . My take is this to the Ikwerres" It is up to you
to make amends and come back to the greater Igbo nation. If they
decide to disappear from the radar, it is their perogative but
there unborn generations will suffer the consequences and not the
current selfish people with no long term vision parading themselves
as leaders.
