₦airaland Forum

OdenigboAroli2:
If that's true we will sacrifice you to amadioha for being an efulefu. Tufiakwa!

AgapeCharis:
[color=indigo]You have a strong point.[/color]

brainbox2014:
Here's a comment from a blog on which I first read the piece


Chimamanda, nice piece but this is not a matter to over-flog. You’re not more Igbo than me and many others saying “let’s move on” “calm down”. Many of us your fans will like to see how you can promote national unity through your writings. You write with too much ethnic fervour for a writer that all Nigerians will like to see as a national ambassador. At the end, what reaction do you expect from your readers in writing this poignant criticism of what you consider to be anti-igbo trend? That we Igbos should hate those of our countrymen from other tribes more, feel oppressed, disliked and hold our heads down like an ostrich or take up cudgels against the Oba of Lagos who showed so much scorn for our tribe? You don’t live amongst us so it’s dangerous to yield to your temptation. If ethnic strife breaks out here, the genocide will be a material for your story telling abroad but some of us here may not be alive to read the story. Nigerians are coming out of those primordial ethnic sentiments you’re promoting. We are focusing on issues of development and the collective progress of all tribes, all tongues, all cultures in Nigeria. Igbos love Yorubas and Yorubas love Igbos. Leave all that story that do not change our lives for the better in any way my sister." - Stanley

OLUJAY4REAL:
My friend, that lady called Chimamanda has made valid points in her submissions. I can't see serious argument in what you've just posted. I'm a complete yoruba person but detribalised.

Darlduchi:
Tune in to RADIO BIAFRA and have yourself EDUCATED.

Sanchez01:
I religiously followed Chinua Achebe was a man I saw as the broken link between the Igbos and other ethnic tribes. I revered him and his works not until he wrote "There was a country". The so-called autobiography was uncalled for as it described what Achebe had nursed over the years. I saw him as someone who cared less about critics and only wanted to write to finally lay claims that he has not forgotten the struggle of his people. I could remember Wole Soyinka said the book was uncalled for as well and it was 'shocking' his good friend could round off his hard work with a disturbing autobiography.

As if that was not enough, Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie wrote "Half of a Yellow Sun" and the movie adaptation clearly revealed that a young lady who was obviously not born during the war managed to write a 'detailed' epistle of the war. I could remember I submitted a review saying "This movie and the book should not have existed". Being a sensitive fellow, I cried at some point in the movie and I thought "how would an Igbo man react to the movie?"

I've never been a fan of Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie and I was obviously not disappointed at the bigot adaptation, rather I blame Chinua Achebe for this. But like Chimamanda started with in this article, we're all born with prejudices. True, we might be born with them but we should be able to live above it. If people around Chimamanda cannot make her forget or shove aside the words of a disgruntled Oba, then she should take to the streets with whoever to protest. We're way past this issue. NCA is relevant and is already a giant in the literature sphere but thinking this piece would make her more relevant is saying black when an object is obviously white.

valHarrison:
for ur information, nigerian army started the war not ojukwu

help3852:
Ymodulus am very disappointed, did ojukwo just stand up and said he was going for war, what led to his decision

stop this sentiments, Nigeria was merged for selfish reasons, 100years down the line even when the colonial masters have gone the selfish reasons are still being practiced esp by yorubas

illiad:
Your blindness did not surprise me.
Because I wasn't really expecting you to understand the content of chimamanda's article.

So you ended up writing a rudderless tripe as a response.

But you should start from the basics. Get a copy of the constitution and begin to read it.

And concerning the issue of war. Pls you Yorubas should live in perpetual shame until you're at least able to liberate your people in kwara. That will give you guys a first hand experience of what war looks like.

valHarrison:
for ur information, nigerian army started the war not ojukwu

whytepawn1:
how grounded are you in the history of this country??,
have you ever bothered to see the war from the Ibo
point of view? . don't just write down whatever comes
to your head..

OdenigboAroli:
You are inherently biased and tribalistic; What you should be doing now is to come out like a sensible human,condemn the Oba statement and not trying to pick a fight with those who frown at what your Oba said. To be honest,the Oba deserve every insult he is getting at this moment and there is nothing you ndi-ofe can do... Just talk and no action.
So,take your analysis and shove it down your oba black a,,ss. Fokking eediots!

Tallesty1:
Oooops!!!! It could be network bro, my phone lines are on.

VANHELLSING:
When u are done with ur ranting u will realise that ur ambode is dead on arrival, as long as igbos are concern. You treacherous tribe no longer shout "igbo population are insignificant & inconsequential to determin election outcome in lagos". Why the begibegi & coaxing the insignificant igbos to vote your ambode?

Seun:
For a while I've been feeding my dog home-cooked noodles mixed with canned sardines because I'm lazy and cheap. Raw food is expensive and time-consuming if you don't have a large deep freezer. Twice a day, I [b]crush two 70g packs of noodles, add a generous amount of water and cook it in a 800W microwave for 10 minutes. Then I add a tin of sardines mash it, and mix it thoroughly with the noodles.

Rexxie:
....mullah,quit contradicting n deceiving ur boko haram janjaweeed self,u aint trying to bring out religion only in2 this,u are profusely sweating in da pants,trying to bring tribe in2 this and have failed and btwn christians and muslims who does the bloodletting and spilling better to make da headlines?

ChinemeOkpan:
Sad times and a reminder of how Nigeria has evolved over the years!

Nigerians voted for Chief MKO Abiola en-masse and he won the election; the government of General Babangida aided by scrupulous elements like Daniel Kanu, Nzeribe, Chukwumerije etc denied Nigerians their thirst for change!

candycrushsoda:
The fear of Buhari is the beginning of wisdom in Nigeria Systems' Sanitation.



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