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| MUST READ: An Open Letter To Igbos By Rochas Okorocha by farem: 8:24pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
An Open Letter To Igbos By Rochas Okorocha [b]Dear Igbo Compatriots: One of the closest Igbo man to the President Elect is Dr Chris Ngige Onwa, a Senator who was defeated in the Senatorial Election. See how bad Igbos are at strategizing? They couldn't override a pathological hatred for General Buhari to make a hedge bet and return this man to the Senate, to enhance his chances at Senate President, incase General Buhari wins, which he did. Instead folks played tribal and religious politics to the tilt as drunken sailors, and failed the man and the chance to make history as Senate President. That's what happens when emotions trips common sense and folks succumb to hustlers like Peter Obi and Arthur Eze, hustlers after their own interests instead of the masses they pretend to serve. I urged caution, I pleaded that we were making a huge mistake to hitch our wagon on Jonathan who wasn't going to win. And predictably he lost, so also our chance in the new administration. I hate to gloat. But maybe, maybe, only maybe he gets a good ministerial appointment, but nothing beats being Senate President. Igbos are very bad at politics. Fifty years after independence, we are yet to produce a president when others have taken multiple turns. Our answer? Blame others! If you only Hausas didn't do this or Yorubas didn't do that, perhaps the god of politics will bless our lot. And sadly it won't stop until we learn to coexist with others instead of our 'better than thou' attitude when dealing with the Hausas and Yorubas. We are not better than anyone, these folks we thumb our noses at, are God's creatures like us. We don't like the Hausas and we don't like the Yorubas, yet we populate their States in search for our livelihood. Our politics should mirror our economic aspirations, not the other way around. There is no wisdom in living in the North, earning a living, yet despise the Northerners. That's being ungrateful. The gods of politics don't like that. How long can this collective amnesia insulate us from meaningfully seating at the table, making contributions to Nigeria's political evolution? How long can this foolishness go on? How long? There is a miserable silence across the land today, because we are realizing that we were sold off for pennies by pimps who parade as Igbo leaders.[/b] ****When will the Igbos wake up? |
| Re: MUST READ: An Open Letter To Igbos By Rochas Okorocha by farem: 8:27pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
Very apt, Ndigbo should stop seeing everyone else as enemy of igbo except themselves. You hardly can achieve anything in life if emotions drives all you do. We should stop be arrogant, stop feeling superior to others, stop this delusional and self consuming hatred for other tribes, stop the silly and nonsensical reference to the civil war for which our dishonesty was the real underlying cause of. That's the point. Anything other than that is just trying to justify our behaviour in a weak way ..hope we learned |
| Re: MUST READ: An Open Letter To Igbos By Rochas Okorocha by jmoore(m): 8:31pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
Nkogheri101. What about other tribes? Are they not human beings? The last time I checked we have more than 50 ethnic groups in Nigeria. There is a difference between democracy and tribacracy. Igbo hate Hausa? But they voted for Yar'adua. Or is Yar'adua from Anambra? When will Igbos wake up? Only a drunkard will say Igbos are sleeping. Common sense is no longer common. 1 Like |
| Re: MUST READ: An Open Letter To Igbos By Rochas Okorocha by salykely(m): 8:33pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
Thought provoking 1 Like |
| Re: MUST READ: An Open Letter To Igbos By Rochas Okorocha by Eggcelent(m): 8:43pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
It still baffles me that Ngige's constituents didn't see the possibility of him becoming the Senate President. I wouldn't know if APC did enough to sell the idea to the electorates. 2 Likes |
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