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Literary Icon, Cyprain Ekwensi Sold Plastic After The Biafran War. (video) by Exegesis19: 8:17pm On Jul 05, 2020
Literary icon, Cyprain Ekwensi who was a director in the ministry of Education before the Biafra war, resorted to selling plastic bottles after the war to survive.
According to the British journalist, the Igbos were defeated and many of them would not be welcomed into the civil service, for some time.
The British in mocking Cyprain Ekwensi and the Igbo had regarded him as 'an example of the mighty fallen' but Ekwensi corrected him and referred himself as an example of 'the Igbo man spirit.
The British who was clearly mocking the Igbos, believed that 'many of them have turned to beggars'.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUAA9cXqmH4
Re: Literary Icon, Cyprain Ekwensi Sold Plastic After The Biafran War. (video) by Trailblazer1(m): 8:20pm On Jul 05, 2020
Re: Literary Icon, Cyprain Ekwensi Sold Plastic After The Biafran War. (video) by noble0(m): 8:34pm On Jul 05, 2020
I like the way he shoved back the words of the British, down his throat.

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Re: Literary Icon, Cyprain Ekwensi Sold Plastic After The Biafran War. (video) by Mace0lane: 8:35pm On Jul 05, 2020
How that one take concern we ?!
Na wetin eye of chest beater de see hin eye see.
No biggie.

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Re: Literary Icon, Cyprain Ekwensi Sold Plastic After The Biafran War. (video) by kingzizzy: 8:46pm On Jul 05, 2020
Cyprain Ekwensi was a great novelist. Ojukwu appointed him information minister of Biafra. When the war ended, having lost everything, rather than beg anyone for favours, he started selling plastic bottles until he got back on his feet.

Mark of a great Igbo man who wants to his own master

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Re: Literary Icon, Cyprain Ekwensi Sold Plastic After The Biafran War. (video) by ukukaegbu(m): 8:54pm On Jul 05, 2020
Great man
Re: Literary Icon, Cyprain Ekwensi Sold Plastic After The Biafran War. (video) by Exegesis19: 8:58pm On Jul 05, 2020
Mace0lane:
How that one take concern we ?!
Na wetin eye of chest beater de see hin eye see.
No biggie.

His is a spirit worth imbibing.
Re: Literary Icon, Cyprain Ekwensi Sold Plastic After The Biafran War. (video) by BabaRamota1980: 9:11pm On Jul 05, 2020
I saved the video.

Showed that Igbo did not recover after the war. Rather, Igbo was rescued after the war.

Good record for archives.
Re: Literary Icon, Cyprain Ekwensi Sold Plastic After The Biafran War. (video) by MetaPhysical: 9:22pm On Jul 05, 2020
Kaaii!!

Where was that, in Lagos or Enugu? grin

Igbo spirit indeed. grin

Ibo kwenu
Ibo kwenu!!
Re: Literary Icon, Cyprain Ekwensi Sold Plastic After The Biafran War. (video) by GuyWise101(m): 9:35pm On Jul 05, 2020
It is never over until death. 'Igbo man spirit'...

This is some kind of motivation to me.

Igbo and amaka are 5/6

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Re: Literary Icon, Cyprain Ekwensi Sold Plastic After The Biafran War. (video) by Nobody: 9:38pm On Jul 05, 2020
BabaRamota1980:
I saved the video.

Showed that Igbo did not recover after the war. Rather, Igbo was rescued after the war.

Good record for archives.
That's all you could get from the video

Mehn your IQ must be 3 digits with a negative sign
Re: Literary Icon, Cyprain Ekwensi Sold Plastic After The Biafran War. (video) by Mightyhaiz: 9:57pm On Jul 05, 2020
the Igbo resilient spirit



my dad tapped rubber for years after the war before finding his footing again in the business and real estate world...


I know of Biafra amputees who made fortunes weaving clothes,making shoes and fabricating parts after the war



#igboamaka#
Re: Literary Icon, Cyprain Ekwensi Sold Plastic After The Biafran War. (video) by Nigeriabiafra80: 10:04pm On Jul 05, 2020
Igbo Amaka

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