Why Ikwerre people are not Igbos but speak ‘Igbo vernacular’, top lawyer explain…

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  • Anyakweh Miracle Amadi, Esq, said Ikwerre people are not part of the Igbo or any tribe in Nigeria
  • The Port Harcourt-based lawyer said Ikwerre is a distinct ethnic nationality found in four different local government areas of Rivers state
  • During an exclusive chat with TheTalk.NG, Anyakweh explained the reason Ikwerrre people speak some Igbo vernacular

Ikwerre is a distinct ethnic nationality with 4 LGA in Rivers state
Photo credit: @eastboieSource: TwitterIkwerre ethnic nationality is not and has never been a sub-group of any other tribe in Nigeria including Ndi-Igbo”. There is no doubt that the advent of the British and later regionalization put Ndi-Igbo at the helm of affairs in Eastern Nigeria. This brought Ndi-Igbo into Ikwerre land. In the course of time, the Igbo took advantage of their position in the then Eastern Regional Government to grab land in Ikwerre and occupy political positions. In the process, Ikwerre along with other minority groups were marginalized and driven to the background.Why Ikwerre speak Igbo vernacularTugwell discovered from the tests he carried out that although the Ikwerre were often regarded as Ibo the Union Ibo Bible translation, surprisingly, was not easily understood by the Ikwerre. This is obviously why Igbo vernacular was compulsorily introduced and taught in all schools in Ikwerre land before the Nigerian Civil War to the assimilation (i.e. destruction) of the Ikwere language.Ikwerre: Amaechi urged to run for president-general of Ohanaeze

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