onomeasike: let him go on poisoning your wretched mind while he makes his money.It is the ibos that making the old vanity-loving professor richer.Ask your father or fathers to appease the soul of those innocent children they starved.This is the part of the truth achebe does not want you to know.Since the war ended,has the love among ibos grown or has the love an iboman has for iboland grown?Even achebe would not come to anambra.Just like,okonkwo sacrificed Ikemefuna and suffered the consequence.Your fathers who starved those dead people will suffer huge consequences which include that they will not find peace in their abode,their joy will be scattered abroad and they shall fight one another whenever opprtunity for progress presents itself.You and your fathers must atone for your wickedness.

GhostFaceKiller:

and Tinibu makes a great role model.

onomeasike: I insist,the decision by achebe to ignore awo's rebutal does not represent the view of the ibos,but the way a few of you guys are endorsing this error is pathetic.it is injurious to other ibos who do not share your view and in the event when things go out of hand.[b]the innocent ones will be put in jeopard[/b]y.The

onomeasike: besides,there are more ibos in yorubaland than yoruba in iboland.We should condemn the irresponsible act of achebe and possibly he will serve as a dterent for such deviant antisocial conduct.many of you guts are not even in Nigeria,yet you write inflammatory comments caringless of ur brothers/sisters in jeopardy.This is what a responsible elder should have considered before endorsing the marketing plan for that book!

onomeasike: Stop suggesting that I may be attacking the ibos.It is achebe's irresponsible role that I condemn and call attention of reasonable people to how they can learn how to act responsibly.He,achebe,made a personal attack and weighty allegations against awo as a person,then the whole yoruba race as a people.He tried to keep a vital information away for readers to make a balanced impression,he concealed the fact that it was biafran soldiers who steal food meant for the civilians.That explains why he is being personally attacked

onomeasike: at 81 years,haba,he should be fair in his accounts so young ones like you and I can appreciate and learn from where these older ones erred.Young ibo lads have the right to know the other side of the truth he is hiding.Infact,achebe is guilty as well,perhaps,it is his failure to admit that his endorsement of ojukwu's actions then that starved the civilians.If he had written a balanced report,by now we should be criticizing both parties that fought the war instead of taking sides.He has created this schism so his books can sell

onomeasike: no single ibo blood will be shed again.If nigeria disintegrates,the ibos will still need seaports and good neigbours,dont allow an 81 year old to sacrifice the prospect of excellent post-nigeria relationship.Ibos should not have endorsed the achebe error,it is a political miscalculation.The yorubas aint fools,you know.

onomeasike: adios,tell your ibo brethren,the war is over.whatever war they think is left is in their imagination.

onomeasike: I am not defending awo,he has already stated his own side during his life time,if I can refer to it,a sensible responsible 81 year old man can do same.clearly,you will rather believe that achebe is right by making money out of igbo calamity

onomeasike: I am not a tribalist,it is your father-achebe,that is a tribalist and confusionist.I have made my view known about boko haram,you need a strong compassionate and honest leader to deal with them.sadly jonathan is not so he keeps bombing and killing his own peole.he forgot he is the president and father to all boko-haram and non boko-haram.I am sure some of the innocent being killed voted for him during election.he should show exemplary conduct of honesty,not this profligacy and anti-poor policies.Imagine,if the 5000 note had succedded,the anti-govt sentiments among the led will grow more,and more sympathy for anti-establishment elements.it is common sense,no permanent friendship,it is permanent interest.

GhostFaceKiller:

Achebe can write a nursery book and still make money afterall he is Achebe. He is a writer by profession where else do you expect him to earn a living?
If his book is selling of the rack then don't hate but be glad for the man. Who knows it may even win the Pulitzer.

onomeasike: ACN or no ACN,Nigerians like me,not biafrans like you,will make our country work.I will fight all agents of distabilization like your father achebe.

onomeasike: tufiakwa,I will never read or buy the book.I will rather stick to reading the book reviews.Achebe has to write a book that will bless and not curse,achebe should be father to even the yoruba young elements who look up to him by giving both sides of the truth.did 2 million people die?yes.What caused it?war and disagreement over the propriety or otherwise of feeding insurgents by sustaining food supply to civilians in enemies' quarters.
Achebe did not do this becos the book wont sell!