RIP to Elechi Amadi. You may be gone but your works live on.


And Igbos, stop acting like Ikwerres are the holdersbof your collective destiny, we cannot hold you guys back from achieving National/international relevance and recognition.. We, Ikwerres are confident in being Ikwerres and do not see our colleftive destiny being influenced negatively by not being Igbo.

May his soul RIP

Omoluabi16:
Aryi kweo armah. He authored 'Ours to plough not to plunder.. I rmember my days in college.Good ol' days.

But that book title, you are sure Ayi Kweh Armah did that? I know Niyi did something on that title though.

Which secondary school did you attend? I got to know Armah in Uni when my lecturer mentioned him. In sec school, I read books by Eunice Nsirima, Elechi Amadi, Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe, Onuora Nzekwu, J.P. Clark and others.

amicable09:



But that book title, you are sure Ayi Kweh Armah did that? I know Niyi did something on that title though.

Which secondary school did you attend? I got to know Armah in Uni when my lecturer mentioned him. In sec school, I read books by Eunice Nsirima, Elechi Amadi, Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe, Onuora Nzekwu, J.P. Clark and others.

like....! Thanks for correcting me. It was indeed Niyi Osundare. I attended.. No be college actually.

HopeAtHand:
RIP to Elechi Amadi. You may be gone but your works live on.


And Igbos, stop acting like Ikwerres are the holdersbof your collective destiny, we cannot hold you guys back from achieving National/international relevance and recognition.. We, Ikwerres are confident in being Ikwerres and do not see our colleftive destiny being influenced negatively by not being Igbo.

Really!?
You guys are so funny on NL. It is only on Nairaland I see unnecessary tribal wars that does not exist in the real world.

When I read some comments here I create the picture of some serious war taking place in PH but walk the streets of diobu now and you'll find relative peace and tranquility there and there's no mention of igbo and ikwerre and Kalabari people are busy doing their thing.
Not to mention the Ogoni guys.

You all should just wake up and get a life. Stop all these petty quarrel and show the late Amadi some respect on this thread.

Omoluabi16:
like....! Thanks for correcting me. It was indeed Niyi Osundare. I attended Ojo high school, Lagos. A state school..I.e public school. No be college actually.

Lol. You are welcome.

Secondary school is still college

amicable09:

Lol. You are welcome.

Secondary school is still college

hehe.you sure? High school dey, college dey, and secondary school dey oh.

Omoluabi16:
It is becoming too annoying to ignore..them go just dey foam for mouth. I have nothing against seeking their freedom, Matter of fact... The country is even over ripe for a restructure.But it is this arrogance..this warped sense of superiority, Like they are demi-gods or something. Nnamdi kanu says the igbo's are the only hope of the black race. . .can you imagine that shiieet!?

Inferiority complex suffering yoruba man, is it your business what Igbos say they are? Will Igbos foam in the mouth, if yorubas say they are the gods that created the milky way. You want to promote yourselve but Igbos should not do so? Rather they should allow you revision their history for them?

Jealous yoruba man, how does the bitter leaves in Onugbu soup destroy the Ewedu leaves in your soup.



Ok Igbos are the most 'useless people in the milky way while yoruba are best thing after sliced bread', I've made you happy , now go throw an owambe party.

Enahi:


You see how daft you are, few minutes ago you were claiming that because Ikwerres bear igbo names that automatically makes them igbo. Now you can't give me an answer why Igbos bear English names.
You are igbo so answer my question, u aren't an Englishman so why bear English name? So I have to conclude since Igbos bear English names too they are automatically from Britian or the US or perhaps Australia

And fyi not all Igbos are Catholics so that part about baptismal names is totally out of it.

Igbos answer igbo names , any igbo man that has an english name also has an igbo name,
I dont know the point of ur argument,
Infact ur argument is totally baseless

Omoluabi16:
hehe.you sure? High school dey, college dey, and secondary school dey oh.

Lol. All na name jare
Is the curriculum any different?

Doublyu:
Realy? I served in Bayelsa tho.. I stay at Elekahia

wow

HopeAtHand:
RIP to Elechi Amadi. You may be gone but your works live on.


And Igbos, stop acting like Ikwerres are the holdersbof your collective destiny, we cannot hold you guys back from achieving National/international relevance and recognition.. We, Ikwerres are confident in being Ikwerres and do not see our colleftive destiny being influenced negatively by not being Igbo.

Funny cowards

dreamwords:

Igbos answer igbo names , any igbo man that has an english name also has an igbo name,
I dont know the point of ur argument,
Infact ur argument totally baseless

My brother, it is obvious that the lady reason from her anus. African names are part of our heritage. Amadi is answered almost all over Igbo land.

Ikwerres are not important to the Igbos. They have decided to stop being Igbo but that wouldn't change history and facts.

Ikwerrea used to be Igbos!

amicable09:

Lol. All na name jare
Is the curriculum any different?

Definitely not.Same Curricula. Like u said, All na name.

Enahi:


They obviously don't want to identify or be part of you guys so please let them be. And the language ain't pure igbo, cultures might be similar just like some parts of the world people practice the same culture but that doesn't make them same.

You have nothing to say except "some part of the world do this or that". No one is forcing them, Igbo is too big&great for that.Let them keep wallowing in their ocean of confusion..

Ishilove:
Awwww, Elechi Amadi. After 'The Concubine', 'Great Ponds' remains my all time favourite.

Bookmarked for future reading...

The Thunder-god feasts in his grove,Then naps 'twixt rainbows up above;But justice suffers here below,And we know not which way to go.

Elechi Amadi-The Concubine



R.I.P Sir

Don't you people get tired of this silly Igbo-Ikwere argument? if people want to embrace a different identity, they should have that right to self determination. I find the Ikwere arguments dissociating themselves from their Igboid identity as a tad delusional (a movement that exploded after the Civil war), but you can't force acceptance on people. They find greater advantage (like some of the Delta state folk with similar identity crisis) in alliances with other minority groups in their oil-rich states. Leave it as it is and stop tearing up yourself over it. It's not that important.

Omoluabi16:
I still can't comprehend this igbo/Ikwerre animosity. Most ikwerres here consistently denied being Igbo. So why ar the igbo's hell bent on including them in their proposed biafra? Stay with your 5 states and stop assuming the Riverine/Ss/Nd are part of you! This legend died and some igbo supremacists have come here spouting crap.

Until you are thought a lesson on this forum, you won't learn to keep shut your mouth on what you know nothing about. I'm watching you...

Gassa007:

Until you are thought a lesson on this forum, you won't learn to keep shut your mouth on what you know nothing about. I'm watching you...

And what will you do? Insult me?

Wenebadu:
emolga

lol nice... Eleriyanma?

Wenebadu:
mbu ye ihwuruoha kpomkwem

nye eli kini?

ClassCaptain:
This man will earn my respect forever with his book, the concubine....

The plot is one of the best av come across by a nigerian author.,,, The elegant style of writing by which he carried his readers along in the concubine is amazing,.

Damn,.., rip Elechi Amadi...

I was sixteen when I stumbled on this novel from my fathers collection.(1995) Elegant writing style I must say! It's been 21 years since I read it but I still can remember every character from Wodu Wakiri the wag to Ekwueme the main character. As I read through the novel I could perfectly visualise every scene.

Aristotle96:
lol nice... Eleriyanma?

oyoyo...

Elechi Amadi will always be remembered as a prolific writer. The literary world will miss him.

Politically, he will be remembered as a serial and monumental liar surpassed by only Lie Mohammed. He was among the elites that put the resources of river state in the hands of the Northerners.

Portharcourt was opened up as a result of coal from Enugu coal mines. The whole old eastern region was formally known as the Bight of Biafra/Bonny. So, Yorrobers and Bini people should keep their ewedu mouth away from Igbo matter.

What exactly Elechi Amadi achieved by his insane and illogical denial of his Igbo identity is still unknown.

RIP (R)Elechi (R )Amadi !

I remember reading this book "The concubine" on a hospital bed, great story Rip Sir....... Nigeria celebrates you

R.I.P sir,

Aristotle96:
lol nice... Eleriyanma?

oyoyo......you are from which LGA

canDy4eva:
nye eli kini?

eli omudioga

Wenebadu:
eli omudioga

meka...

"the spirit of death was known to take away people's lives shortly after midnight. That was when Ekwueme died"

I have never been able to forget the last lines from the concubine. Elechi's clear and precise writing style, Ekwueme's unconsummated love for Ihuoma, Ihuoma's tragic life story and man's inability to subdue the gods.

Elech Amadi's Concubine remains my best African novel till date.

Goodbye great writer. RIP

canDy4eva:
meka...

dieli su badu