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Are you igbo?

FXKing2012: Without boring you with the input of great Igbos such as Azikiwe, Mbadiwe, etc in the struggle for independence, here is a list of Igbos laundering the image of Nigeria and helping Nigeria to be respected within the international community:

Okonjo Iweala (World Bank VP and best finance minister), Ezekwesili (World Bank president for Africa), Prof Chinue Achebe (best Nigerian author and author of the best selling African novel), Prof Maurice Iwu (developer of HIV treatment drug), Don Jazzy (best African music producer), Chidinma (best African female singer), P.Square (best African music group), Flavour (best Nigerian male singer), Prof Akunyili (best NAFDAC DG), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (author of Purple Hibiscus and winner of multiple literary awards), Kanu Nwankwo (most decorated African footballer of all time), Soludo (best CBN governor), Okorocha (best state governor), FXKing2012 (best forex trader), etc etc.

Now, question is shouldn't Nigeria be more grateful to Igbos?

The blatant truth is that the Igbo's are evidently a blessed ethnic group and Nigeria has tried to suppress it and you don't have to look far to see why.! It's just like the story of Joseph who was blessed by God yet was hated by his closest kin (his brothers) even to the point that they planned harm on him . But one thing has always remained SURE, and that is "The blessings of the Lord maketh rich and it addeth no sorrows" and that is exactly why the Igbo's keep matching forward inspite of the hatred and jealousy from them all. I am proud to be an OkparaIgbo...

FXKing2012: @okparaIgbo, I guess that is why Igbos are called Jews - no matter how much u try to suppress them, they keep multiplying and growing stronger.