Anioma people are Igbo people. My name is Ifeanyi, I am Igbo — Says Ex Gov Ifeanyi Okowa.

Added: 2026-05-10

[00:00:00]you are if I if is an EU name. Do you identify as an EU man in that sense? Uh or do you imagine that the perceived neglect of the zone of the southeast zone could be hurtful for the chances of your party in 2023?

[00:00:21]Uh in the first instance I may find and there's no doubt that I'm a neble man.

[00:00:27]I'm an man in the in Delta State in the southside jet political school zone.

[00:00:33]Secondly, there is no doubt that the southeast has the right of agitation and as the southeast also has the right of agitation, the northeast has also continued to make claims uh to the presidency. uh because from the records available both the northeast and the southeast have not been able to prove to produce a president uh in this country as of today. I I do believe that uh the issues are there these are issues that must be discussed these are issues that must be taken into consideration as we move into the future. There's no doubt about that. Okoa said that he is an ebo man when he was campaigning to become the vice president of Nigeria under art.

[00:01:26]He said that he is an ebo man in year 2022.

[00:01:31]He said that his name is Eine that he is an E man. Why is that same oka that said that he's an ebo man saying that any state should be in the south south those people that are supporting oka said that senator said that we are people are e people that senator is trying to carry state to the southeast that he's trying to sell us to that he's trying to change our identity now that people are supporting said that he is an E man.

[00:02:13]saying he but he not where said that his name is and because of that he what about other people that their name is Euka are those people not ebo people they are e people. If you ask people where they bear these names, are they EO people or not?

[00:02:51]Say those people are EO people whether they are people whether they are whether they are whether they are from they are E people. So that is to tell you that you bearing that kind of name that is bearing EO name should know that automatically called we say he don't call you he don't call you.

[00:03:33]He don't call you e.

[00:03:36]He don't call you ea.

[00:03:39]He don't call you ei.

[00:03:51]And vice versa.

[00:03:53]When our brothers in the southeast speak, people understand and when people speak our brothers in the southeast hear and understand.

[00:04:07]Is that not enough reason for you people to know that we are people and our brothers in the southeast are one people? In 2016 Okoa was the governor of Delta states. The gazetted and as people to say we know people clean say people are ethnic nationality is ethnic nationality and are ethnic nationalities. He not write but wrote it as e people. So why is fighting the sing of state creation?

[00:04:51]This what they do. So he know what he they do. He know say some people say they not be e people. That is why they don't want to join the southeast. So OKA is using it as a weapon. He's using it as a shield to say no that state should be in the south house south. All those people where they not be just artist say they use their mindset they play politics they protect him godfatherism status he they protect the political celer where hind create for any land and for delta states oka knows that if any state joins the southeast he not go fit they control people again all those position where they see for like senior House of Reps members choose for them. If you are not going, you are not going for also they choose person for House of Reps for Delta State House of Assembly. Now they choose person represent for there. He knows that if state joins the southeast that power don't destroy be that he not get that power again. That is what is protecting.

[00:06:14]But those set of people that are supporting him they don't say see this man they say this say for their own good they don't know say now for pockets for the reason why we want state to join the southeast is because that is the only way for wea people to get an states and the reason why we also want state to join the southeast is Because the southeast is the right place for state to be. And that's because the southeast is eo. We are people are eo.

[00:06:54]Let's join the geopolitical zone of people that when we speak they hear.

[00:06:59]When they speak we hear. Let's join people that we we have the same system of leadership.

[00:07:10]We have the same culture, the same tradition.

[00:07:13]South South is made up of people that have nothing in common.

[00:07:36]If there is crisis in land, in Oshim, ina and in land, the only people in Nigeria that will be concerned, our brothers in the southeast, they can go for a protest to see that that thing that is happening in a land stops.

[00:07:55]E people not go protest for their land.

[00:07:58]Bad thing they happen for land they not try nothing concern we as people they battle with states I nation stood with Ibank people that is because people are our brothers people are e people if to say the language of cannot be e nothing concern the eification movement for bank if to say cannot I the EO inification movement not go they drag the of Bini.

[00:08:32]So the language you speak will protect you when you are in trouble and that is because other people that are speaking that same language with you. They will come for your rescue.

[00:08:45]If they say they treat them the way they treat them.

[00:08:50]Our ego brothers for southeast they will still stand up for them because all of us are one people. So those people say the are only doing one people with Ibank people so that they will claim the land of people. How take the reason if they talk all those things on people they migrated from land to the southeast. How many times you don't see on people they complain say our ebo brothers for other southeast states don't collect on from them. Have you ever seen on people in Anabra state protesting that other EU communities in the southeast have taken over their land? We are people we for south south we never complain one day say our brothers from southeast don't take over our land now if we can't join southeast they will take over our land when was saying that he wants to go back to the senate 2027 listen to what he said about a consultative presentation that you must be in touch with your people to know what they want he throw that word to senator they say senator just do on his own. He not the do the mind of the people. He's just representing without representing the mind and interest of the people. Now I'm asking Oka if to say you know the mind and the interest of any people why he be say you not know the mindset of our traditional rulers for land where they clamor for weama people to join our brothers in eastern region.

[00:10:27]The Obi of Forom, the late Asaba of Asaba, the late Obi of Ab, the late Obi of Isuku, the OB of many others. They were agitating in 1938 that they don't want to join Western region, that they want to join Eastern region.

[00:10:56]You know talk say you don't know all these things that alone supposed to let you know say people want to join the southeast understand all those things that is why he wants states to join the southeast because that is where we belong so they talk of knowing the mindset of your people and pass you no say you know but you are protecting your interest that is why you don't want state to join the southeast Oka you claimed to be in touch with people when you were the senator representing an land for 4 years. Did you say that state should be created and been zoned to the south south? No. When you were the governor of Delta state for 8 years.

[00:11:44]Did you for one day mention a state? No.

[00:11:48]You never for once said that any state should be created and zoned to the south south. You not open your mouth for one day. So why are you claiming to be in touch with people when you are not?

[00:12:05]You claim to be in touch with people.

[00:12:07]Why is it that you were not in touch with we be in touch with people be in touch with your people. You are in touch with people for more than 20 years people not get liked. You became a senator for 4 years and the governor for 8 years yet you not in touch to give people light.

[00:12:31]The way they talk down you better senator.

[00:12:35]You better pass yet we be senator and when you be governor senator they clamor to give us state and you get out they come out they talk say the senator should be in touch with people those PEOPLE THEY SUPPORT THEY NOT they see all these things ask yourself why is it that oka did not agitate for state to be created and zoned to the south south.

[00:13:09]Why is it that is the one clamoring for state to be created? Why not be agitate for now they invest and people should know that if you like make say as you can pay for say you get money where they give you say they don't give you car say they don't build house for you say that they pay your children school fees say they do you this say they do you know it today that state will give weama people more than all those things that you are benefiting from when state is being created Jobs will be created, more political offices will be created for our youths to be in politics.

[00:13:53]Okuan land will be a senatorial district.

[00:13:57]Same with same with anda.

[00:14:01]More local government chairmen infrastructure will be built in any land. Universities will be built. We will have more counelors, more senators, more house of reps members, more commissioners.

[00:14:17]All these things now state go give us state will give us more. Why are some people against it say?

[00:14:29]How are we going to get state if not through the southeast say we can only get state through the southeast?

[00:14:37]The slot for an additional state to be created in Nigeria was meant for the southeast for to have one more state to balance the southeast six states.

[00:14:49]So the slot for state to be created is not meant for the south south.

[00:14:56]Remember that so many people in the south are looking for their own states.

[00:15:01]None of these people will allow we to take the slots for the sats when that time comes.

[00:15:09]Say we be e people you talk say we are people e people that not you because you be person now yourself you do person take your brain and your mindset they play politics you not know because of that change where you receive all those your children where you take that money they feed now if you trade them for university finish where work where they want work you forget say and It will create jobs for we and young people. Our youth will not get work.

[00:15:44]They go get work. Companies go come invest.

[00:15:48]Firms go come invest.

[00:15:51]Factories go come invest and so many of our youths will be employed.

[00:15:58]Our youths can establish businesses for themselves because by that time we go start to they get lights. IP for by land will be built and they get lights.

[00:16:13]These are the reasons why people are expected to support for senate 2027 so that he go fit complete this state struggle wherein starts.

[00:16:25]Politics is a game of interest.

[00:16:28]people what is your interest? The interest of so many people make land get light. Light is good but light should not be the only interest of wean people.

[00:16:40]Land having his own senator is supposed to be an interest.

[00:16:46]Having more house of reps members is supposed to be an interest.

[00:16:52]land having more local government is supposed to be an interest. Job creation for youth is supposed to be an interest and people support state creation and the zoning. Stop allowing to use your mindset to play politics not join together. He not talk like that say make two of them join her and get this state say no say he want make state for south you know say if geta state together say he not go they control the way he control other politicians for land he don't want make he and wok for that level of top politicians He don't want make for those level of policy land. He want make say now only him.

[00:17:57]That is why he have been rejecting to meet with actualize together. Some people say they run this thing. No they run that thing.

[00:18:10]Nobody want because other politicians for land don't all of them hold them for neck like this come let's do this thing together say no this waiting those people support know say care about them he don't care about you any money where you get to support that money now waiting they need to give you to ginger you to keep fighting the satis of state people wake up light for more than 20 years. So if you person like that place support not do anything for people in the power now want do the for people and people support make think reason for yourself and state creation is for the betterment of we people don't allow politicians to be manipulating you for their own interests and state creation and the satisi zoning is The best thing that will ever happen to we people.