Biafra, Oduduwa Republic – ’Liberation Struggle’ As The New Hustle, By Fredrick Nwabufo

There is always a personal interest – most times not so kosher -- in every struggle. There will always be users, and there will always be the used.

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‘’Yoruba liberation should not be a money making venture,’’ Maureen Badejo, the lady in the video said.

In the tome of liberation struggles, a few names resonate infinitely. One name that rings trenchant to this day is Ernesto ‘’Che’’ Guevara. ‘’Che’’ envisioned a world as recreated in the dialectics of Karl Marx – where those in the lowest rung of the social strata can command their destiny. Che fantasised about an ‘’international revolution’’ which would sweep across the world beginning from Latin America.

The Argentine revolutionary found an ally in Fidel Castro, the late leader of Cuba. But Castro found in him a useful marionette. Che was disinterested in acquiring political power. It was all about spreading the Marxist ideology for him. However, Castro, his ‘’comrade’’, had other plans. Castro desired political power, and he courted it, gaming his guerrilla leader. Che, dauntless and irrepressible, became a pliable device in the actualisation of Castro’s ambition. But he was later killed in Bolivia in circumstances that taint Castro of culpability.

Fredrick Nwabufo

There is always a personal interest – most times not so kosher — in every struggle. There will always be users, and there will always be the used. To be on any of the divides is a personal choice.

However, the Cuban struggle must not be blemished or compared in any way to the barbarous gyrations for Biafra and Oduduwa Republic by some groups. I do not see the agitations for Biafra and Oduduwa Republic as a ‘’liberation struggle’’ – because there is absolutely nothing to be liberated from other than bad governance in Nigeria. If the agitations are anchored to demanding good leadership for the country and the right of every Nigerian to be treated equally regardless of religion or ethnicity, then I will rhapsodise them as ‘’liberation struggle’’.

The liberation Nigeria needs is from distressing leadership and its corollaries of corruption, poverty and insecurity. Nigeria does not need to be bifurcated into Biafra Republic and Oduduwa Republic to make progress. The ingredients for all-around development are already in profusion here. But we need leadership to put them to work.

COMMERCIALISATION OF AGITATIONS

Sectional agitations have become merchandise. This bellicose commerce is largely sustained by conspiracy theories and ethnic hate-trading. Conspiracy theories are fed to followers some of whom will give up their lives for a ‘’delusive happy-ever-after country’’. They are lied to that their adversaries are those who do not speak their language and worship like them. They are seduced with fallacies of ethnic superiority like Adolf Hitler corrupted Germans with the supremacist venom.

These followers give themselves and resources to this ill-fated cause – ‘’a kingdom of heaven on earth’’ where there will be no more night. And as they are fed more conspiracy theories, supremacist doctrines and fables of a utopian country on the horizons, they give and give to the ‘’cause’’. And of course, the ‘’promoter’’ of the ‘’struggle’’ luxuriates in the good things mammon can afford.

Also, politicians find in these ‘’agitations’’ a market where they can acquire oppositional ammunition to deploy against adversaries. So, they fund them through proxies.

I watched a video which dramatised the commercialisation of agitations. In the video posted by Kayode Ogundamisi on Twitter, there was a squabble over money between a lady and Yomi Koiki, Sunday Igboho’s spokesman. The lady said N2.5 million was given to Igboho but he did not acknowledge receiving the money even after he admitted collecting another N6.5 million from a Yoruba group in the US.

‘’Yoruba liberation should not be a money making venture,’’ Maureen Badejo, the lady in the video said.

‘’Liberation struggle’’ is the new hustle.

On Sunday, Asari Dokubo declared a Biafra government in the Old Eastern Nigerian enclave. But what I found amusing was his call, which he knotted in a Biafra flag-waving bromide, for volunteers to join the struggle.

Asari: “My brothers and sisters, the four of us will kick start the process, others will come on board. We want volunteers who are committed; we want volunteers because there is nothing anymore. We are the people who have volunteered to salvage ourselves and the rest of us.’’

The ‘’volunteers or followers’’ are the real merchandise. The more of them you can muster, they more influence and money you command.

It is worrying that the commoditisation of people’s disaffection with the government is now a thriving business. The captains of these agitations know that there is yawning discontent with the leadership, particularly in some sections of the country. So, they exploit these emotions and play on them.

Really, if Nigeria had responsive leaderships, the chances of people like Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu emerging as ethnic champions or crusaders with mass followership would be slim.

The system created these anomalies.

Nigerians must approach these agitations with sobriety and not lend themselves to anyone’s personal agenda. We must keep making demands on and holding the government to account. That is our bounden duty as citizens. Anyone advocating secession knows it is impossible in today’s Nigeria, but the real agenda is secreted underneath the advocacy.

Beware!

Fredrick Nwabufo is a writer and journalist
Twitter: @FredrickNwabufo

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I wonder when this guy will finally realise that Nigeria has irredeemably failed and that's why people are agitating to go?

"One Nigeria" is a pipe dream nobody has managed to achieve since 1960, and can never be achieved

So what is the point of Nigeria?

I think this guy is actually the hustler who is hoping to cash out by writing damning things about Biafra or Oduduwa agitation or any other separatist agitation.

It's either he is already receiving financial inducement or he is hoping to do so.

Imagine a so called intellectual although otellectual is more like it, leaving all the evils bedeviling Nigeria to focus on people who are not happy with the status quo.

Rubbish and ingredients!!

This sounds like an hatchet job.

Lol

gidgiddy:
I wonder when this guy will finally realise that Nigeria has irredeemably failed and that's why people are agitating to go?

"One Nigeria" is a pipe dream nobody has managed to achieve since 1960, and can never be achieved

So what is the point of Nigeria?

We will achieve it through federalism

Nigeria is a failed state- plagued by its inept rulers, corruption, socio-economic problems, ethnic rivalry and acrimonious rancour.Agitation for separation is not from Igbos alone.Yorubas are calling for the Oduduwa Republic.

It is a supreme irony that Buhari, who preaches unity and non-negotiation, epitomises the dysfunction, disunity and futility of this ghastly contraption. He runs the most divisive, most sectional and most exclusionary govt in Nigeria’s history. He does not believe in the unity he preaches.

Buhari’s blatant nepotism in favour of his Fulani clan, alienation & dissatisfaction among the other various constituents of the Nigerian federation have exacerbated agitation for break up.As things continue to fall apart in this long troubled nation, the centre cannot hold. Break up is assured!

http://saharareporters.com/2020/06/11/%E2%80%98buhari-makes-nigeria-most-dangerous-country-world-christians%E2%80%99-bayo-oluwasanmi

EastisBae:
I think this guy is actually the hustler who is hoping to cash out by writing damning things about Biafra or Oduduwa agitation or any other separatist agitation.........

What has he said that is not true or contrary? Agitation for separation have been existing since antiquity.Even the founding fathers of this contraption of a, nation later start to openly express discontentment about the elusive unity they once envisaged.

The northern region who first started the separatist agenda during the July 28-29th 1966 counter coup @ Ikeja Barracks later made a volte face when they see how lording over a skewed Nigeria will be of undeserving benefit to them.

All these agitators or whatever they called them are just wasting their time. Biafra and oduduwa republic is a tall dream too high to actualise. Restructuring is the way forward.

theTranslator:

We will achieve it through federalism

Federalism? The North will never agree to that, not now or ever

gidgiddy:

Federalism? The North will never agree to that, not now or ever

If the south has one voice they have no choice

The � is in NIGERIA. It's using MACBAN AS A DRIVER TO DRIVE US ALL TO HELL.

New hustle indeed ..

Liposure:
All these agitators or whatever they called them are just wasting their time. Biafra and oduduwa republic is a tall dream too high to actualise. Restructuring is the way forward.

Lol... E go do you like dream. Remember I said this. Let me start following you so that I can gloat when it comes.

gidgiddy:
I wonder when this guy will finally realise that Nigeria has irredeemably failed and that's why people are agitating to go?

"One Nigeria" is a pipe dream nobody has managed to achieve since 1960, and can never be achieved

So what is the point of Nigeria?

He is suffering from chronic short sightedness..

Liposure:
All these agitators or whatever they called them are just wasting their time. Biafra and oduduwa republic is a tall dream too high to actualise. Restructuring is the way forward.

Lool ! Go to the north and shout restructuring and see your head being beheaded !

Mumu writer!

Biafra and Oduduwa should not be the new hustle but you can hustle to your heart’s content with “One Nigeria.”

theTranslator:

If the south has one voice
they have no choice

And this my friend is where the rubber meets the road.

Liposure:
All these agitators or whatever they called them are just wasting their time. Biafra and oduduwa republic is a tall dream too high to actualise. Restructuring is the way forward.

This is for the Realist. We know this is the case.
But some people prefer to fry banana n pretend it's plantain. To the point where they believe it's you that's actually frying plantain that's doing it wrong