Okwyjesus:
Permit me to air my view as first an Igbo man and secondly as a Nigeria on why l think the Igbos harbors deep bitterness over the Nigerian nation. Having read several accounts of the civil war and from the direct story my Mum told me as a little boy this is my personnal view of the unending cold war between the Igbos and the rest of the country especially the west and the north.
1. ALMOST EVERY IGBO FAMILY SHARED IN THE TRAGEDY OF THE CIVIL WAR.
Yes, hardly will you find any Igbo family residing in Nigeria during the civil war that was not affected by the massacre and hunger that killed about 3 million Igbos especially children. Most of this people are the bread winners of their family and the rising stars. My Mum lost their first son during the war alongside her Grand Mum and several relations not counting those that Kwashiokor dealt with mercilessly.
2. THE LOST WAS MUCH
The Igbos lost virtually everything that made them leading immediately after independent. From the lead in Military to the business empires etc. The"abondon property" in Port Harcourt is still a painful memory to many. Most Igbos have not recovered from the lost totally. For example, my Mum left her Certificate in the Cupboard and ran during the war and that killed the family dream of having her as a Nurse. The 40 pounds exchange and uncountable set backs keep many Igbos still bleeding years after the war.
3. THE CONTINUOUS INJUSTICE
Funny enough , it seems the nation didn't learn anything from the war than to keep suppressing the Igbos and continuously trying to not to give them much space.We keep hiding this history from our children which is not good enough for our children. I strongly believe that until the nation come out of her present mindset about Igbos, we may not grow beyond where we are because even God hate injustice.
4. BIAFRA LIVES WITHIN EVERY IGBO MAN
Even the old dying Igbo men in the village will jump back to life at the mention of Biafra. Its like the Igbos heartbeat. Igbos who are not saying / doing anything about Biafra are doing so bcs of their personnal interest in Nigeria. But the truth remains that a referendum will get virtually all Igbos endorsement.
Amist all this, l believe we are better as ONE NATION especially in this 21st century. The Igbos must learn to forgive and others (North and West) must freely accept Igbos and explore the strength in them for the growth of the nation.
NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE
YOU PLANNED A WAR LIKE USMAN DAN FODIO
YOU WANTED TO ANNEX NIGERDELTA, MIDWEST AND EVEN THE IMPERIAL YORUBAS
YOU WERE ROUNDLY DEFEATED AND REDUCED TO COCKROACHES
THE PARENTS ARE NOW TELLING LIES TO THEIR CHILDREN
THE CHILDREN HAVE READ CHINAUS ACHEBES LIES
YORUBA PEOPLES PROGRESS GIVES THEM HEADACHE AND THEY ALWAYS WANT TO TEAR THEM APART
YOU ARE BUNCH OF LOSERS SHOULD THE OCCASION OCCUR AGAIN I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO KILL YOU IN MILLIONS AGAINN
YOU HAVE BECOME SCARED OF FULANI PEOPLE AND ARE STROKING YORUBAS ALREADY
YOU DESERVE ALL THE TRAUMA AND MARGINALIZED TREATMENT IN THIS WORLD
DIRTY STINKY CRUDE PEOPLE
Politics › Re: Why Igbos Struggle To Forgive Nigeria by johnserek: 12:09pm On Sep 19, 2015
