Igbos Of Shame by Jackson Ude


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For over thirty years after the Biafran/Nigeria war that claimed the lives of millions, the Igbos have continued to remain at the lowest level of political affairs preferring to be used to propagate the political aspirations of other ethnic groups.

From one government to the other, the Igbos have continued to be ruled, ruined, used, abused and dazed, losing their political, social and economic rights to the other ethnic groups in Nigeria.

Igbos that find themselves in the corridors of power have often become political vultures who only work for their private pockets, feeding fats on the injustices against the Igbo people while trumpeting the cacophonic rhetoric of their pay masters.

From Nzeribe, Iwuanyanwu, Odogwu, Chukwumerije, Ofonagoro, Mokelu, Chikelu and Nweke, Festus Odimegwu, Irukwu, Achuzia, Maduekwe, et al, these men have one thing in common: to misinform, disintegrate the Igbos and reduce them to political dwarfs with no hopes of rising to any exalted political positions.

We have remained beggars of political rights. Lepers that no one sees fit enough to rule Nigeria, and often seen as interlopers in the political affairs of a country millions of Igbos shed their bloods for.

Like a woman raped in public, the Igbo people have been reduced to nothing without dignity in a country where our resources have been tapped to sustain while we are tamed for destruction!

It is so unfortunate and shameful that these flip-floppers of men, men of questionable and dishonorable characters with no conscience, men with little or no conscience who have mortgaged the rights of an entire generations of Igbos and fanned the embers of distrust, still parade themselves as leaders even in the face of the palpable injustices and the highest degree of contempt against the Igbo people.

By any stretch of its definition and application, justice has been grossly denied the Igbo people. The Igbos have continued to suffer untold hardship and made to look like second class citizens in a country they call their own. No thanks to the many bad heads we call leaders who have sold the political rights of the Igbos for a plate of porridge!

When it comes to the Igbos, justice is theorized with every form of rhetoric but when it comes to other ethnic groups, all efforts are made to ensure the full implementation of the definition of justice. Otherwise, how can it be reasonably and justifiably explained that the Igbos have continued to remain at the abyss of political affairs in Nigeria?

No one seems to believe in the Igbo course, no one seems to believe the Igbos have the capacity or the political depth or intellectual capacity to make Nigeria great. The Igbos are treated with disdain while our so-called leaders watch with stupidity! Little wonder, General Olusegun Obasanjo can willfully describe the Igbos as a conquered people and go free.

We have all witnessed a situation when even one of our so called Igbo leaders described the quest for an Igbo Presidency as “idiotic.” We have also witnessed the Igbos being described as immature for the Nigeria’s presidency by one of the Northern politicians. With such aspersions and dehumanizing adjective on the Igbos, one cannot help but conclude that the present crops of the so-called Igbo leaders are legendary and monumental failures. The Igbos of today are now modern day slaves who are only good to serve others and be onlookers of event in their country. It is a big shame!

While I am not trying to promote the politics of ethnicity, the Igbos have died enough, suffered enough and endured enough. They deserve to be treated and accorded the same respect like the other ethnic group.

Are the Igbos not qualified enough by citizenship, academics or by geographical location to be trusted enough to produce the next Presidency of Nigeria?

If the Hausa man and the Yoruba man can lay claim to the governance of Nigeria, showing all the elements of patriotism, the Igbo man has the same rights under the constitution of Nigeria. It is the duty of Igbos to insist on their rights and rightly so, after all, what is sauce for the Hausas and Yorubas, is also sauce for the Igbos.

The greatest problem of the Igbo man today is disunity. Even while we suffer from the oppression and tyranny of the assumed majority, the Igbos have continued to be disunited because the seed of discord that was planted by the foot soldiers of the enemies of the Igbos have not been removed and because our leaders are more interested in what goes into their pockets.

Besides disunity, the Igbo man is engrossed with pride. This is even most pronounced during town meetings and Associations where under the simplest issue, arguments are raised and the next thing you hear is “Who are you,” “I have PHD,” “I am a Chief,” I am this and that.

While this town meetings and associations should have been used to galvanize and strategies methods for the actualization of the Igbo dreams, it has become a breading ground for hatred and disunity and avenues to showcase personal wealth and acquisitions.

The Igbo man is quick to acquire degrees, including honorary ones. He is quick to flaunt them even when unnecessary. He is quick to tell you how many honors and chieftaincy titles he has acquired, he is quick to remind you to add EZE, NZE, DR. CHIEF and other prefixes to his name but he is not quick to remember that these titles and honors are nothing when his people are denied the basic political, economic and social rights while his community is grossly underdeveloped with gullies and all sorts of environmental degradation.

We have the highest number of degrees and honorary degrees; we have the highest number of chieftaincy titles; we have the highest numbers of successful businessmen; we have the highest number of anything you can think of, yet we lack the basic knowledge to put ourselves together and work for a common course.

We have been pitched against ourselves for too long. The Igbo man must recognize that there are enemies within. We cannot end the Biafran war and continue fighting ourselves. It is time to build our communities and demand for what is our rights. We cannot get justice and equal rights when we see ourselves as enemies, when we align with other ethnic groups against our own. We should learn from others and build a formidable group.

Everywhere in the world, you will find an Igbo man. We have abandoned our homes and preferred strange lands. Not because we love to do so but because those whom we look up to as leaders do not guarantee our rights and safety. They cannot guarantee that they have our interest at heart; they cannot guarantee that they can fight the course of the Igbos. They have failed and they are the greatest Igbos of shame!

The so-called leaders of the Igbos should beware that history is taking notes of their activities and the younger generation of Igbos whom their actions and political summersaults greatly affect will soon rise up to defend the Igbo nation.

Igbo Kewnu! Kwenu!! Kwezue nu!!!



Jackson Ogbonna Ude is the publisher of Pointblanknews.com

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@ article

One wonders what this self-styled and obscure publisher of craps has done for Ndigbo till age.

^^ excellent question

he is practising masturbation, same thing he accused other Igbos of doing. I wonder who is sponsoring him.

saintneo:

^^ excellent question

he is practising self-service, same thing he accused other Igbos of doing. I wonder who is sponsoring him.

He is practicing self-service by what, being a journalist? How does that make his point any less valid?

Leadership is an obligation,it is for those that can deliver,otherwise is dictatoship.Failure is not an option but in nigeria government people steal the people's fund with impunity and distribute govenrment money and resources to cronis and cohorts and claim to be taking care of their own,while the masses are suffering.

Nigerian politicians are thugs and murderers in murderous quest to maintain their political powers in order to keep stealing,keep greasing and corrupting.It's a melting pot for them,they are not representing the people.

What a nice piece of c-r-a-p!

lets make our struggle a collective one, lets stop the divide and rule thing. Nigerians of shame not Igbos of shame. Northern leaders and Yoruba leaders have been selling their own people just like the Igbo leaders. The truth is we have selfish leaders in all corners of Nigeria it`s not just an Igbo thing but a Nigerian thing.

okunoba:

lets make our struggle a collective one, lets stop the divide and rule thing. Nigerians of shame not Igbos of shame. Northern leaders and Yoruba leaders have been selling their own people just like the Igbo leaders. The truth is we have selfish leaders in all corners of Nigeria it`s not just an Igbo thing but a Nigerian thing.

Okunoba: May the peace of our Lord be with you.

What has this so-called publisher knows about Igbos? A wasted time[to have read this] Many are claiming to be Igbo leaders but the truth will soon be known,

We have the highest number of degrees and honorary degrees; we have the highest number of chieftaincy titles; we have the highest numbers of successful businessmen; we have the highest number of anything you can think of, yet we lack the basic knowledge to put ourselves together and work for a common course.

yeh right,
even the highest yam.stupid
what a waste of my valuable time reading that .

Na wa for Nigerians. How come nobody has seen sense in this article.

afam4eva:

Na wa for Nigerians. How come nobody has seen sense in this article.

Cos y'all (ibos) bleeped in the head! Notice hw some of ur kinsmen are quick to discredit the article instead of facing facts. Una just dey start!!!

yiboboy:

Cos y'all (ibos) bleeped in the head! Notice hw some of your kinsmen are quick to discredit the article instead of facing facts. Una just dey start!!!

Oh, we know what our problems are, fool, and we'll deal with them accordingly. That's being proactive. You on the other hand seem to be suffering from that hateration-disease. You should get that checked.

^^^
Yawns!!!! Nothing done changed, y'all still f.u.cked up where it matters most! Who's really hating? Me or u and your deluded evil peeps who think denying a problem exist is the solution to your hydra headed problems.

Cos y'all (ibos) bleeped in the head! Notice hw some of your kinsmen are quick to discredit the article instead of facing facts. Una just dey start!!!
Bk ('I hate Igbos bab). Retard!

oludashmi:

where did you get your highest degree frm? frm the war front? have you forgotten that yorubas are the most educated in Nig cos our elders stated with free education while your elders where investing war.
At the same time, wht have you too done for your tribe?

You all cannot compete with our intellectual prowess. Shall we flex our intellectual muscle? Igbos v. Yorubas. Always a nice competition. We know both war and education. It is good to know both.

EzeUche22:

You all cannot compete with our intellectual prowess. Shall we flex our intellectual muscle? Igbos v. Yorubas. Always a nice competition. We know both war and education. It is good to know both.

Sometimes the battle is won by turning a blind-eye to stupid remarks. Ignore him. This isn't about Igbo vs. Yoruba, it is about progressives versus the idiocy that is killing our nation -- namely, that "tribe versus tribe" ideology.

Did i just see a Yoruba comparing his or herself with an Igbo?

Na wow, Ndigbo have no time to waste arguing about something that has been proven over and over.
Wonders shall never end

Andre Uweh:

Okunoba: May the peace of our Lord be with you.

I dont think I ever encountered a bigger hypocrite. Always throwing the Lord's name, and blessings, around like its confetti, yet, the hate in his heart can only be matched by Eziachi, MENTALgong, or OnlyTruth. . . . dude, get a life!

BK BABE

Are you a drug user? Your posts reveal that you are delusional and have the capacity to foam at the mouth at the mouth over absolutely banal BS. My guess is either crack or crystal meth.

jayflex:

BK BABE

Are you a drug user? Your posts reveal that you are delusional and have the capacity to foam at the mouth at the mouth over absolutely banal BS. My guess is either crack or crystal meth.

Show my post to your mother, then show her your reply; dont tell her ure the poster. Then, ask her what she thinks about the "person" that retorted (ur moronic self). Her answer will tell u what u really are. Afterwards, take that cyanide pill and crush it between ur teeth, douse urself with gasoline, then step on a chair and tie that rope around ur neck. Just before the cyanide takes effect, strike a match and light urself afire, kick the chair so the self strangulation begins ,and, voila. . . . . youve done Mother Earth, and humanity, a huge favor by ridding the world of another nincompoop. Now, as you stand in front of the Devil listening to the dos'/donts instructions of living in Hell, remember to congratulate urself on doing at least one good thing for mankind! Fool!

Yoruba soldiers defeated them in the war- 3rd Marine Commando ended the led by yorubas.

^^So what do u mean ur stronger than them ,oya clap for yourself 'shameless'

supereagle:

Yoruba soldier defeated them in the war- 3rd Marine Commando ended the led by yorubas.

Fool!!

I guess your inability to construct a simple sentence is what you gained from the yeruba commando . .