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Ann-Kio Briggs
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“Nigeria is majorly Islam and Christianity, so why could somebody now want to impose one religion on the other.”
Ann-Kio Briggs (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For over 50 years nobody has used the resources from the Niger Delta to the interest of the region. It is high time we understood that we cannot sustain Nigeria on the back of the Niger Delta.”
Ann-Kio Briggs (born 1952) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Excerpts from;The Problem Of Niger Delta Is Few Greedy Nigerians- Ann-kio Briggs (20 September 2013)
“Herdsmen occupation of peoples ancestral lands is deliberate land grabbing agenda carefully orchestrated by foes of Nigeria who, we suspect, have tacit support of the present government.”
Ann-Kio Briggs (born 1952) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking at a coalition hosted by Niger Delta Self Determination Movement, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State (20 August 2018)
“Before us is a nation at war with itself but in denial because an inept government refuses to take responsibility for governance.”
Ann-Kio Briggs (born 1952) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nigeria on brink of self destruction over bad governance —Briggs (2018)
“Nigeria is on a high speed train that will soon hit the highest speed limit going down a slippery slope.”
Ann-Kio Briggs (born 1952) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Expressing concern over 2019 election (2 December 2018)
“Restructuring is the only medicine for Nigeria if the desire of Nigerians is to remain as a country as the NDSDM believes we must work with our (Niger Delta) governors to achieve what is in the very best interest of Niger Delta.”
Ann-Kio Briggs (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You cannot restore what does not exist as the eastern region was defunct the day Rivers State was created. Nigeria was the northern region, western region & eastern region, whose idea was it not to create southern Nigeria and why? This was to keep us from our wealth and freedom.”
Ann-Kio Briggs (born 1952) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Annkio Briggs tackles Asari over Biafra claims (28 May 2020)
“The Portuguese and British or any other oppressive invaders did us Ijaws and the people of the geographical location today known as either Niger Delta or South-South a great injustice, what is happening today is as a result of that evil.”
Ann-Kio Briggs (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our freedom is our ethnic identity and our ethnic identity is Kalabari Ijaw, not Biafra.”
Ann-Kio Briggs (born 1952) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tackling Asari Dokubo over claims that the entire Kalabari kingdom is within the scope of Biafra (2020)
“There is a lot of misinformation in the land. We must be determined to save ourselves from the grip of those who hate us. There must be a time we must sit down and work out a way to drive this unification project.”
Ann-Kio Briggs (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our traducers not only balkanized the former Eastern Region, but also injected false and jaundiced propaganda that has effectively left us where are today.”
Ann-Kio Briggs (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source