₦airaland Forum

AjanleKoko: Greetings. I still have not seen any substantive evidence that Emeagwali is a fraud. This man has been around the world, making presentations and serving as a consultant, including at the center of the world stage: the United Nations. I recently saw his name in a copy of the 2009 Law School Admission Test administered in the United States on December 5, 2009. The LSAT referenced him in respect with "Counting Numbers" (I think). He has all these Youtube clips of his presentations out there. The man is not in hiding. Anyone can go to any of his presentations and/or speeches and ask pointed questions. The key is that Emeagwali, I assume, is tired of proving to Whites that he is as intelligent or more intelligent than they are. Any Black person, regardless of origin, who dares to challenge the legacy of White supremacy is subject to attack. Believe me, I know from first hand experiences. Whites want to structure the narrative of all key scientific discoveries. Again, I am not an Emeagwali apologist; however, knowing how the legacy of White supremacy operates, I need more than anonymous internet vilification of Emeagwali to change my views about him. The next thing they will tell you and me that the car, Izuogu Z-600, was not really manufactured by a Black man in Nigeria. We cannot let those who do not care about our well-being to hijack the definition of our heroes. Have the White folk stopped teaching in their schools that Christopher Columbus discovered America? Have they stopped touting their White Supremacy Crown Jewel: The Bell Curve, as the pinnacle of their proof of Black intellectual inferiority? I am aware that two frauds cannot transform to honesty; however, at this point, until I am shown concrete evidence, I am sticking with Emeagwali. I look forward to, and welcome, any evidence, no matter how devastating it might be, to change my views on this. Note, as a Black person, when they attack the achievements of one Blacks person, they are attacking the entire Black Intelligentsia-See Bell-Curve. Thanks.

The house is probably about 1 billion naira. The remaining 6 billion naira will be transferred to a foreign account for him and Julius Berger to split based on the arrangement. Nigeria needs serious sanitizing. Why give this contract to foreigner? There are Nigerians in diaspora (if not in Nigeria) who can build the same house. What is wrong with these people? Seven billion dollars I hope this is not true.

Ugwumba, please forgive for not addressing you as Dr. Ugwumba. It appears that you have a personal hatred against Mr. Emeagwali. I am not as smart as most guys are, however, I deal with concrete evidence. You hinge all your argument on the fact that Mr. Emeagwali has not given an interview to explain his claims. That can hardly qualify as credible evidence to cast aspersion to his claims. Since you claim to be a science guy, I'm sure you must have heard of the Russian mathematician, Grigory Perelman. His award is considered the Nobel Prize of Mathematics even though the actual Nobel Committee does not have an award for mathematics.

So, why is it offensive to you the Mr. Emeagwali can elevate his award to the same level as the Nobel Prize award? As you know, assuming that you are familiar with Perelman, Perelman rejected all the wards offered to him because he did not believe that those recognizing him were qualified to judge him. What if Emeagwali is refusing to be interviewed because he believes that all those questioning his achievements are not qualified to judge him? With all due respect, you are just an individual posting comments anonymously. Why should I give credence to your vilification of his achievement if you are not willing to fully identify yourself. I do not know the man and my intent is not to defend him; however, I must credit an individual who has a website with claims of his achievements, coupled with links of being referred to as "A Father of the Internet, and awards he received.

I must tell, you, before his website was modified, I read what he went through at the hands of White people who tried to undermine his achievements. Based on my own personal experiences, I identified with his plight. How do I know that you are not a white person or a White apologist who refuses to acknowledge that a Black man has any hand in inventing the internet? I spoke to a very well-known Ghanaian Scientist who has at six patents. Even though he disagreed with Emeagwali's self-promotion, he did not say anything that would indicate that Emeagwali is a fraud. If he is a fraud as you say, he has indeed achieved a great feat. I hope you are wrong, because I will be devastated if he turns out to be a fraud. Until I am provided with concrete evidence, other than he will not grant an interview to prove his claims, I prefer to live in my dream world.

If Al Gore can lay claim to the internet, with any computer award, I will stick with the Black man who dared to achieve and condemn the White race for their racism.

Believe it or not. The first question I was asked on Monday when I went to work was whether I would be going to Nigeria soon to fish out the rest of the terrorists. I could not believe it when I first saw it on CNN. Unfortunately, it's one more negative stain we will have to contend with. We just have to bear in mind that neither depravity nor virtue is the monopoly of any tribe. So, let's just think in terms of People of African Descent (PAD) than Housa, Igbo, Yoruba, Efik, Ibibio, etc. Remember, whether you are at Charles De Gaul in France, Frankfurt International in Germany, John F. Kennedy in the USA, or Heathrow in London, they don't care about your tribe. To them, you are just another Black person to be dehumanized. So, let's not take our eyes off the real oppressors. The misled young man will be dealt with in the U.S. court of law. Therefore, we should not allow anyone to demonize anyone of us because of the evil act of one misguided young man. United We Stand!

It is indeed disheartening what is being done to Africa by the help of Africans. Tribalism is destroying Africa. Unless we get a handle on it, Africa will be recolonized. What do we do?