I am very certain most Igbos want to liberate from the so called Nigeria and live as one under the Biafran republic. How prepared are they? Some of them believe in the dream but are not participating in the agitation simply because of the epileptic unity among Igbos and their selfish interests. In her own #AKONUCHE, Lawrencia Chioma a self employed and freedom activist expressed her fears on the disunity among igbos....Read after the cut...
As Nnamdi Kanu was released on bail, having met the inhumane and barbaric bail conditions that made a caricature of the judicial system and also, made nonsense of the overused cliché that the law is in the interest of the masses, I wonder what must have gone through his mind as his notable tribesmen were conspicuously absent, while Fayose was on ground to receive him and Femi Fani Kayode fought to see him.
Sadly, the likes of backstabbers like Igbokwe came out with unsolicited and rancorous admonitions asking Nnamdi Kanu to "go home and shut up."
This goes to expose the deep discord amongst us, the Igbos.
Though too bitter to swallow, it's a pill that must be ingested and digested.
While I stand for the cause of Biafra and self determination, I am however, disturbed at the obvious cowardice and fickleness of the Igbo elites.
Some argue that Abaribe and other notable Igbo sons met the bail conditions, I wonder at their absence to identify with one of their own on that auspicious day and moment.
They rather nicodemusely snuck in to steal a picture with him when they thought it was safe.
Nnamdi Kanu who had little respect for other tribes was being received warmly by same he disdained.
The irony of life!!
I find the cowardice, craftiness and selfishness of Igbo elites disgusting.
This brings to memory the last bloody ethnic crisis. Most of the northerners disappeared overnight from the southern soil.
They had packed themselves in lorries and trailers that brought yam, onions, tomatoes, kolanut, cattle and watermelons back to the north in the middle of the night, without spending a dime on transportation.
Casualties were minimal on their part because of oneness, brotherliness and concerted efforts to bring their own to safety.
However, the Igbo version of the story is different.
Most transportation companies in Nigeria are owned by Igbos.
When crisis came and there was massive interstate migration of the Igbos from the northern states back home, these transportation companies inflated their fares by over 150%.
Consequently, many Igbos were stranded as they couldn't afford to pay for themselves and their families.
Many lost their lives too.
How does one justify this selfishness and love of money to the detriment of a brother?
One of the most underdeveloped states in Nigeria is Abia State.
Abia State came to a halt under the administration of a certain looter governor and his melon (egusi) peeling mother.
And it has only gotten worse.
Yet, this is a state that is home to the best artisans in the country and with a dependable and solid economy. One of the highest revenue generating states, yet the most underdeveloped!
The fault doesn't go to the federal government but the Igbo sons that have striped their motherland naked.
Compare these governors to the likes of Akpabio!!
Igbo states have the worst roads in the entire nation!!
Can an Anambra man marry an Mbaise woman without "mama anyi si?"
Can an Ngwa man marry Orlu lady without certain discouragements from families because of origin?
Are we really united?
Do we really love each other?
It goes without saying that there are exceptions to this case but they are microscopically few.
There are issues that we may regard as nothing but they are little foxes that destroy the vine.
The spirit of patriotism in the Igbos died with the war. It is now a case of every man to his own.
Igbo elites are not helping matters.
They are a bunch of cowards and selfish men that would rather sneak in to hurriedly and perfunctorily see their brother than to publicly identify with their own and dare the consequences.
Igbo kwenu!
We still have a long way to go!!
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