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…as Warri chiefs, others meet monarch in Oyo

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1, has said that the Itsekiri are Yoruba, being children of Oduduwa, pointing out that they needed to work together as one people driven by the same history and destiny, because what affects Itsekiri also affects the entire Yoruba people.

The Alaafin made this declaration during the visit of royal Warri chiefs and other Itsekiri leaders to his palace in Oyo town, led by the Iyasere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Johnson Amatsereuleghe, expressing appreciation to the delegation for ing to visit the home and the land of their ancestors.

Those in the entourage included the Egogo Iwere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Barr Robinson Ariyo; the Ogwa or Warri Kingdom, Chief Roland Oritseajafor; the Omotamudieyi of Warri Kingdom, Chief Omotolubi Newuwumi and Prince Benson Onuwaje, the Chief Executive Officer, Emirate Logistics, whose outfit recently won the Best Security Company in Nigeria Award conferred by the Nigerian Human Rights Community (NHRC), a coalition of 130 civil society groups across the 36 states of the Federation.

The foremost monarch, while acknowledging the bond between Yoruba and the Itsekiri, said both have the same history, shared fears and aspirations and, therefore, the need for them to work together as one people driven by the same history and destiny.

This was just as he recalled that he once had the advantage of doing his National Youth Service (NYSC) in Warri Kingdom, during which he had first-hand information on the culture, heritage and aspirations of Itsekiri land.

“We are bound by blood. What affects you affects the entire Yoruba people. We have the same history, shared fears and aspirations. We need to work together as one people driven by the same history and destiny,” the Alaafin said.

Speaking at the parley, the Iyasere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Amatsereuleghe, said he brought fraternal greetings from the Olu of Warri Ogiame Atuwatse 11, and the entire people of Warri Kingdom, describing the visit as historic and a deliberate attempt to strengthen the bridge of collaboration and solidarity between Itsekiri and the Yoruba people who are of the same ancestry.

He lauded the Alaafin for his demonstration of qualitative leadership within the shortest time of his emergence, saying that the visit was to congratulate the foremost monarch on his new leadership role in Yorubaland and across the world.

The Iyasere, while noting that the Itsekiri in Delta State had suffered political and economic marginalization dating to decades, which the people had endured for so many repression but needed to be addressed, said the Alaafin had come at the right time in history, adding that the people were waiting for him to heal the wounds and scars of the past by uniting all children of Oduduwa for peace and prosperity of the people.

“There is no ambiguity about our Yoruba origin. This is a fact we know. It is evident in our location in Delta, in our language, our culture and the folklore handed over by our forefathers,” he said.

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Attach by force.




This how they have been forcing Yoruba on other tribes in south west.


Many times Aworis tribe, the real owners of Lagos have said they are not Yorubas,yet Yorubas Keep claiming Lagos to the level that none of them identify with their five Yoruba states again.



Everyone from five Yoruba states is now a lagosian

goodnessme1:
Attach by force

As you can see, the royalty came all the way from Warri to Oyo affirming their ancestry. It's not the other way round whereby a so-called majority tribe is crying and begging for validation, even to the point of drawing the minorities into a map in their pipedream.

Nonsense!

That was how they tried to include my people as Yorubas in the past. Thank God for our historians who debunked that baseless fairy tale. Itshekiri is Itshekiri, and Yoruba is Yoruba.

Every tribe, irrespective of size, has the right to exist without being coerced to accept another tribe.

Pakute:


As you can see, the royalty came all the way to Oyo affirming their ancestry. It's not the other way round whereby a so-called majority tribe is crying and begging for validation, even to the point of drawing the minorities into a map in their pipedream.

people like you shamelessly stand the truth on its head. A groups that shares same language and similar culture you divide and the group that has absolutely nothing in common you bring together. Are u not clowns?

Nigeria would have been far better off, divided along ethnic lines.
Their is far more affinity and oneness among Ethnicity than Nationality.

LOL

Noted.

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These clowns will do anything to please their generous paymaster!

During the Ishekiri vs ijaw crisis in warri between 1997 to 2003,the ishekiris where almost decimated by the ijaw militias,guess what,the Yorubas never rendered a helping hand to their dying so called 'brothers',even at a time the ijaw in Ondo and other places in the riverine areas of south west almost wanted to move in to the hinterlands of southwest as occupational forces,thanks to Obasanjo that used federal might to stop them.
So of what benefits will they yorubas ever be to the Ishekiris.

Gbam. Itsekiri people never denied their Yoruba ancestry.

goodnessme1:
Attach by force

Its the Itsekiri that are going back to their roots? And not what we commonly see with one tribe (Igbo) that try to force others into them

Osariemen12:
Nonsense!

That was how they tried to include my people as Yorubas in the past. Thank God for our historians who debunked that baseless fairy tale. Itshekiri is Itshekiri, and Yoruba is Yoruba.

Every tribe, irrespective of size, has the right to exist without being coerced to accept another tribe.

You should have said this when Biafrans overran the Midwest during the war.

Go and ask about those who drove the Biafrans out of your land.

CORRECT

This man sef

I’ll comment after el- Classico

This man! Ehh

Hotfreezing:


You should have said this when Biafrans overran the Midwest during the war.

Go and ask about those who drove the Biafrans out of your land.

Na Ile Ibinu boy. He is jealous and frustrated. If he is not careful, Biafria would take over Benin city as it is idu (Igodomigodo) land just as they have talen over Igbanke and even took Rema from Igbanke as added bonus.

zeuss:
people like you shamelessly stand the truth on its head. A groups that shares same language and similar culture you divide and the group that has absolutely nothing in common you bring together. Are u not clowns?

A tribe that has a caste system and regards some others are pure and others as impure should not be talking about unity.

Pakute:


As you can see, the royalty came all the way to Oyo affirming their ancestry. It's not the other way round whereby a so-called majority tribe is crying and begging for validation, even to the point of drawing the minorities into a map in their pipedream.

Attach by force.




This how they have been forcing Yoruba on other tribes in south west.


Many times Aworis tribe, the real owners of Lagos have said they are not Yorubas,yet Yorubas Keep claiming Lagos to the level that none of them identify with their five Yoruba states again.



Everyone from five Yoruba states is now a lagosian

Slytiger:

Na Ile Ibinu boy. He is jealous and frustrated. If he is not careful, Biafria would take over Benin city as it is idu (Igodomigodo) land just as they have talen over Igbanke and even took Rema from Igba ke as added bonus.

Those ones are not Human beings

LoL...them won hijack another tribe

goodnessme1:
Attach by force.




This how they have been forcing Yoruba on other tribes in south west.


Many times Aworis tribe, the real owners of Lagos have said they are not Yorubas,yet Yorubas Keep claiming Lagos to the level that none of them identify with their five Yoruba states again.



Everyone from five Yoruba states is now a lagosian

Gbenu sohun.

Olofin Ogunfunminire, the founder of Awori in Ogun and Lagos state was an Ife Prince.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_RznT1dFcg?si=OpqV9Y5dJlQKuWmN

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Hotfreezing:


A tribe that has a caste system and regards some others are pure and others as impure should not be talking about unity.

where?

goodnessme1:
Attach by force.

This how they have been forcing Yoruba on other tribes in south west.

Many times Aworis tribe, the real owners of Lagos have said they are not Yorubas,yet Yorubas Keep claiming Lagos to the level that none of them identify with their five Yoruba states again.

Everyone from five Yoruba states is now a lagosian

In your place, your own blood sisters can't inherit their own father's property.
One your dad es on, barbers become active. Trainee barbers use your mother's head to learn skin cut.

Enugu is fighting Anambra, Abia is fighting Imo, all of them are insulting Ebonyi.

Yet, you think you are qualified to open your mouth when others are talking about unity.

You are highly welcome home and happy to see them all. If you are not happy that's yours

Fulanis are Yorubas too!


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Some certain set of people will cry blood today for this news.

Even the name Itsekiri is a Yoruba word.


Notice here that these different groups are the one tracing their root to Yoruba land. From Benin Republic, Togo, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, USA, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico; they are the one returning to the Yoruba land, the place of their ancestors. Yoruba don't do the gumbody gumbody gumbody that the other group are doing.



_{The attached picture is for the goodnessme1 guy who wrote rubbish up there about the Awori people. The same Awori people that migrated from Ile-Ife, Osun state? Whose kings are a direct descendants of the Ooni of Ife?}

Nah true

Smartcitizen:
Fulanis are Igbos too!


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Especially those from Ebonyi and Enugu.

The ones from Abia, Anambra and Imo are Igalas.

The ones from Onitsha are Bini.

Smartcitizen:
Fulanis are Yorubas too!


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even some igbo Amaka People too