I am from River state, my name is Chiwendu meaning in Igbo: God owns Life.
My mother’s name is Chisaru meaning in Igbo: God answers.
My grandpa told us that our origin and root came from Igbo tribe. I am not ashamed to be linked to Igbo tribe because they are our ancestral brothers. In old eastern region of Nigeria we saw ourselves as brothers and that was before divide and rule people came recently and separated us from our Igbo brothers and call us “south south and Niger Delta”.
Some of my people naively denied their ancestral brothers just for political reason, just like Esau sold his birth right just because of a plate of porridge.
My name is CHIWENDU (Igbo Name) I refuse to be an Esau, I refuse to be among those who deny my origin, My root and my ancestral brothers for political gains… We are BIAFRANS.
