cristog120: can anyone imagine how many years it took the igbos to recover from the ravages of the civil war which the yorubas and hausas didnt witness? just a few years.but today they are way ahead of the rest economically,educationally and otherwise.compare biafra and other war torn african counties and relate it with the thoughts of achebe.what an igbo man is suffering from today is envy emanating from our co associates in this fake enclave called nigeria.they all know it. go to any major market around this coutry,major schools around the world,all countries of the world, from east to west,north to south, you will tell the tales yourself.

cristog120: can anyone imagine how many years it took the igbos to recover from the ravages of the civil war which the yorubas and hausas didnt witness? just a few years.but today they are way ahead of the rest economically,educationally and otherwise.compare biafra and other war torn african counties and relate it with the thoughts of achebe.what an igbo man is suffering from today is envy emanating from our co associates in this fake enclave called nigeria.they all know it. go to any major market around this coutry,major schools around the world,all countries of the world, from east to west,north to south, you will tell the tales yourself.

KENESAGA: @EKT_BEAR THERE'S NOTHING LIKE SUPERIORITY COMPLEX HERE, U AR D ONE FEELING INFERIOR, HE JUST SAID D TRUTH ABOUT IGBOS. SO IF I SAY THAT YEROBAS HAS THE HIGHEST NO. OF PROF WILL IT IMPLY THAT THEY AR SUPERIO.U & UR KIND SHUOLD STOP OVER BLOWIN ISSUES

Onlytruth: And this is the point I leave the thread.

Signing off,

Onlytruth, Ndu di n'eziokwu 1 of Igboland, Eze Ndigbo Nairaland.

Among The Ibos Of Nigeria, GT Basden, London, Seeley, Service & Co, 1921

…The appearance of a crowd of carriers, with their spare frames, spindle-legs and cucumber
calves, often prompts the thought that the men must have recently experienced a period of famine. On the western side this is not the case. There the people are shorter and are of a stocky, thick-set build. They are disposed to be lazy yet they are passionate, and of a rash and fiery temperament, the result probably of an over-abundant supply of rich food……The shape of the skull repeats itself with astonishing regularity, this pecularity[b][/b], perhaps, being accounted for by the process of moulding the shape of the head during infancy……Every town, and, incidentally, every family or household, stands by itself. There is no combination between town and town. Although speaking the same language, and in times of peace intermarrying with one another, the nearest neighbours are still regarded as strangers, e.g., the people of Onitsha and those of Opusi do not reckon themselves as of one tribe, though a distance of less than five miles separates the two towns.

Pg 33-34

Nor were these fears groundless[b]. Cannibalism, human sacrifices and other savage customs were real fact[/b]s,and flourished within five miles of the outskirts of Onitsha, and no one would dare swear that the inhabitants of even that town were all entirely innocent !

pg 37
…It was in close proximity to this place that, as was well known, a cannibal feast had lately been held. Amongst our lads there was a small boy whose father had been a servant to the Niger Company. Whilst carrying a message to Obushi, the father was murdered and his body disposed of according to time-honoured custom.

https://www.nairaland.com/1069237/igbos-nigeria-british-missionaries

Onlytruth:

How can we take out Lagos, when about 20% of Igbo investments and assets are there?
You also want us to forget Delta and Rivers states?

Are you for real?

This is what I call lying to oneself.

BTW I didn't add our investments in the North because of strategic reasons.

We diaspora Igbo send more money into Nigeria than you can ever dream of.

I personally hate bragging about stuff like this, and I totally agree with Achebe that we Igbos should operate silently.

chief batiatus: This is the plain truth;
1) There is nothing exceptional or special about Ibos except for their false sense of superiority which has no basis in anything. That is why its normal in Ibo culture to dream anything no matter how inordinate, hence the reason for the vices in Ibo society or wherever they are
2) Been a graduate I have schooled for at least 19 years across different schools in the country along with many ethnic groups, I have not seen any proof of Ibo intellectual or academic superiority as claimed by achebe. In all other ethnic groups have exelled where many many Ibos have failed before. So what are you talking about?
3) Now even in callings like workmanship, Ibos are among the worst technicians in this country. Ibo mechanics are only smart in cheating their customer, they hardly fix a car sufficiently. In Abuja the worst houses are built by Ibos. All the crappy houses and estates in Abuja like Trademore estate, AMAC/Aco estate, Efab estate, etc plus the numerous shopping plazas built by Ibos are totally useless buildings that are just modern slums. You can almost point out a house built by Ibos and the one by Yoruba or others. All they know is use tile, flashy paint and POP to embellish their obviously poor job and surprisingly they expect others to be deceived
4) Ibos are also short-sighted which is one of the main reason for the suffering of the Ibos (and us identified as their brother) today, go to europe, US, asia, the Ibos have made a mess of our name due to their shortsightedness. An Ibo due to his inate dumbness does not know it is shallow to cheat or steal where others like you (or even you possibly) are soon to come in the future. It is a lack of basic intelligence to steal or cheat where others like you will go to. Recently Indonesian govt say there are 500 nigerians on death row there and 480 are from anambra state! So is that intelligence?
5) Ibos due to their immaturity are also quick to drawing conclusions. Get an Ibo trainee to learn a trade under you for say 2 yrs, by the 2nd month the chap is already having the conclusion that he can do better than you and is ready to start making money now so he has to be on his own! The word on the street can confirm the level of havoc these chaps have wreaked on this country.

I think all in all, the Ibos think there is something about themselves and that they deserve better, please get this into your skulls that there is nothing, absolutely nothing special about Ibos. The only thing is that you are eagar to display that you are smart which in itself is the first sign of dumbness. Also you have lack the real sense of dignity which normally gives you the opportunity to cheat others first, which you however still pay back. You can see how Ibo 'smartness' has dealt with your chance of becoming president in nigeria? That is to tell you that displaying smartness too early is actually the first sign of cluelessness

Coldfeet: Yesterday it was Elechi Amadi today it is Chinua Achebe! Why are the elderly of today not choosing their words with wisdom? Am IGBO by the way and I don't see myself as superior to others neither do I see others as superior to me! Things have indeed fallen apart.

ekt_bear:

My point is simple. But since you are unable to understand it, let me repeat it in a slightly different manner.

There are two separate issues here:
a) The hypothesis that Igbos truly are superior to every other group in Nigeria.
b) Igbos acting as if (a) is true.


You keep focusing on (a). But my point is that (b) is what has caused everyone to hate you. And arguably, that they are justified in hating you.

Proxytalk: Achebe is saying the obvious, but im still surprie that non igbos of nigeria are yet to see this truth or are they pretending? achebe mentioned change, individualism and competitiveness as been igbo advantage. where were yorubas when igbos crossd river niger edo to come and take advantage of wharf installd by colonial masters. why are goods moving from onitsha to nig instaed of lagos to nig. lf you talk abt economy de sectors that has witness real change telecom- engr ernest ndukwe next pge

Proxytalk: Achebe is saying the obvious, but im still surprie that non igbos of nigeria are yet to see this truth or are they pretending? achebe mentioned change, individualism and competitiveness as been igbo advantage. where were yorubas when igbos crossd river niger edo to come and take advantage of wharf installd by colonial masters. why are goods moving from onitsha to nig instaed of lagos to nig. lf you talk abt economy de sectors that has witness real change telecom- engr ernest ndukwe next pge

okosodo: Wether you like am or not, na true. It can be seen clearly. I am a BINI guy so i am speaking from a point of neutrality. Nigeria is still marginalising ibo till today, and the result is backwardness for every body because the wrong hausa goats will take their position. We are going nowhere in this country

KENESAGA: HE SAID D TRUTH, HATING IGBOS'LL CHANGE NOFIN, GO 2RU NAIJA ACHIEVERS, #1 INDEPENDENT FIGHTER, 1ST BLACK 2 HEAD COMMONWEALTH, BEST PERFORMING MINISTERS, MOST ACHIEVED FOOTBALLERS, 1ST AFRICAN 2 GO 4 WORLD BANK BOSS, AND OTHES, ALL ARE IGBOS. NO OFENC