ONE FAMILY, ONE BLOOD, AND ONE PEOPLE, KA MGBE
ERI.
"Segregation
of our people started from the Colonial Masters"
ABIA,
ANAMBRA, IMO, ENUGU, EBONYI: WE ALL ARE ONE
The
name Anambra State was created on 3rd February, 1976.
Abia State was created on 27th August, 1991.
All
igbos started from Omambara, we answer Ezumezu Omambara which means
"Ndi Igbo nile".
"Ndi Igbo nile".
Enugu
State was created on 27th August, 1991 from the Old Anambra State. Don't
misunderstand Enugu City for state. Enugu (city) was the capital city of the Old Anambra State. Therefore the name Enugu had been as a city even before it
was named after Enugu State.
Ebonyi
State was created on October 1st 1996, from Abia State and Enugu State.
Imo State was created on 3rd February, 1976.
Imo State was created on 3rd February, 1976.
This
is to say that before 3rd February 1976, there were no Abia, Anambra, Enugu,
Ebonyi or Imo States. When the whites came here, they saw all of us as Ndi Igbo
not as different people from different States. The same people that shared the
same common values, style of dressing, same rites or rituals in marriage and in birth and one common language Igbo or Igbo Izugbe etc.
Anybody
who sees himself as an Abian today was an Imo person before 27th August 1991, anybody
who sees himself as an Ebonyian today was an Abian or Enugu person before 1st of
October 1996, anybody who sees himself as an Enugu today was from Anambra
before 27th August 1991.
Abians
are claiming Abians are one, Anambrarians are claiming Anambra is one, Enugu,
Ebonyi and Imo the same. We now look at our unity in terms of states instead of
Ndi Igbo as one. Some say, I can't marry from Abia or Imo, Enugu people are
like this or that, I don't like Anambra people, Ebonyi is not good, and so on
and so fault.
Let
me remind you that tomorrow, another state might be carved out from Abia,
Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi or Imo. How would you now look at the same Abian,
Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi or Imo that you once saw as your brothers and sisters
based on State?
Let
me summarize by saying that “Igbo nile bu ofu”, no matter what state you come from "all Ndi Igbo are one". We all must have a change of mindset
to advance the affairs of Ndi Igbo.
Before
the white people came we were one people, and we are still one people, we are (“Biafrans” “Ndi Igbo” “Ndi Gboo” ka mgbe Eri). So you have no reason
to hate anyone from any state.
We don't know anything about states before the Colonial Masters "ndi uchu ndi ara".
Igbo
niile na uwa nile bu ofu, we are one people.
Only
BIAFRA is our last hope.
Udo diri unu.
Udo diri unu.
Mazi Iyierioba Biafra
