Three 'Gbosaa' To True Biafrans
Yes, honesty speaking, I've found every reason to praise God for my people Ndi Igbo; Chineke fulu anyi na anya o (God loves us so much.) Whether we are aware of that is a matter for another day; ike akuko adiro m now. But sometimes, we need to sit down and think about where we were coming from, where we are at the moment and where we hope to be tomorrow as a people. However, in doing so, we need to purge ourselves of ethic bias and sentiments.
Truth be told, if my generation had come immediately after the Civil War, my brother, it would have been horrible for Ndi Igbo; you are free to hold a contrary opinion, it's allowed. I still find it difficult to believe that our grand fathers and fathers were able to rebuild the Igbo economy, which was raised down by Nigerian troops, with just 20 pounds each given to them by the Nigerian government; that was pure magic!
Oh yes, ka akuko si ko, because I wasn't there, Biafrans were give 20 pounds each after the war, no matter how much they had in Nigerian banks before the war broke out. To me, that's pure injustice and I hope a government will come up someday to revisit this matter with a view to right the wrong. No, I don't mean they should come and pay the money back, mba nu; that won't work. But government can make a public statement about that incident, apologize to Ndi Igbo and maybe build a monument somewhere in the east as a sign of true reconciliation. But if they prefer to share the money, better; na my luck. Go and sit down joor, I know I wasn't born then, but at least I go collect that of my father and grand father; both are late and worked for the federal government.
Ngwa imagine that my generation got that paltry 20 pounds each after the war, haaaaaa, Nsogbu ga adi. We would have been reading the book of lamentations and languishing in sef pity till date. Oh yes, we would have formed all sorts of pressure groups, holding conferences and seminars upandan, tweeting our frustrations to the world. And where would that land you? Nowhere!
Now, you see why I was praising God for giving our fathers the wisdom to pick the 20 pounds and rebuilt the Igbo economy to what it is today. In fact, those men deserve a standing ovation; they were outstanding. Even with the obvious injustices by the Nigerian government, these brave men and women showed true character that gave us the future we have today. Even with thousands of human lives they lost during the war, they marched on like true heroes and ensured Ndi Igbo were not left behind.
Oya, look at those who fough Ndi Igbo during that way, do they have better development in their regions? Are they better educated? Have they made more contributions to the Nigerian economy than Ndi Igbo? How much inventions have they made so far? What's the size of their economic investment compared to Ndi Igbo? Do they even have more pretty ladies and handsome men than Ndi Igbo lol? Can you compare their level of creativity to ours? The answer is no!
Honestly, I think we have a lot to learn from that generation. In their agitation, they never lost sight of their land; they kept working and rebuilding. They didn't wait for government grants and loans to get their world back; they simply went to work. Today, you can't discuss business in Africa and even the world without mentioning Igbo man. Basically, we need to reorganize and possibly start to build a strong regional economy.
Let me give credit to the people Nnewi in Anambra, Abriba and Aba in Abia State, and the creative men of Coal Camp Enugu for taking the lead in growing a regional economy in their locations. This is my own Biafra; think home!
Don't get me wrong o, I'm not against any form of agitation for Ndi Igbo by any group, no way. In fact, we need to form more pressure groups to continue the struggle, gbam! However, my grouse is that you don't expect me to have a smart phone and still be involved in a crude tactics...kole work!
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