Read what he wrote below...
I guess it about time I break my silence on this matter. From 1967
to 1970 my youth was scandalised with the horrors of the Nigerian civil war. I
was never on the front line as a fighting soldier, but I was in the boys’
brigade transmitting from the naval headquarters then in Oguta. With the daily
air raids and the smell of death all around us, we were thankful everyday we
managed to stay alive.
I remember a sight
that have never left me till today at the tail end of the civil war. I was
walking down the street on my way to the stream to fetch water, lo and behold
was the sound of death (air raids) As we all ran in different direction looking
for a safe place to take cover, I turned around to figure the direction my
friends were running in, all of a sudden I saw the head of one off them yanked
off the body, as a result of the fighter jets that killed innocent civilians
for fun, what a horrible sight for a 17yr old. The words of plato “only the
dead see the end of war” were forever engrained in my thoughts.
I am a proud Igbo man, a
home boy and a native fowl. No demo. My friends call me Igbotic not because am
a nerd, or a jewman. But because I represent and symbolise all the
characteristics of a typical igbo man pre the civil war. The Igbos may have
short circuited their political growth, but it doesn't take away the fact that
we are great Nigerians. I have learnt to be more Igbotic than I ever
expected. As an igbo man, I have learnt to be more profitable in the things
that I do. I have perfected the art of being tenacious in any dream I chase; to
be industrious, consistent and powerfully focused. All the lessons I learnt
from my brothers in the tribe have made me dogged, hardworking and exhibiting
the ability and capacity to survive in any kind of weather. I am an original
Nwa Biafra.
Needless to say that the
igbo man is known to be one of the most entrepreneurial mind in the country. So
it is particularly pathetic and unfortunate when some ignorant youths talk
about this illusion called Biafra. History should teach us that Nationhood is
Bloody, Hard and almost impossible when fantasy is the currency of demand. Even
as Nigerians, see how our docility is killing our humanity. Didn't the fall of
Biafra after the genocide and the suffering of my people teach us anything?
Haven't we been marginalised enough? I Believe the Failure of the igbo nation
is the fault of the people elites and decision makers. Why have we not poured
our energy, capacity and Ability into making the South East the Dubai of the
Nation as well as the engine room of the Nigerian Economy? Who would be our
leaders when the south east is infested with political power grabbers, 419ers,
mindless criminals and looters of our commonwealth and resources? Need I
mention names?
See how we have migrated to
different parts of Nigeria and the world which is good, made it home and
developed our immediate environment. Why are we neglecting our home base, why
are we running away from developing the South East?
Our problem may not after
all be the man in Aso Rock from Daura or the ordinary Hausa or Yoruba man on
the Streets of Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Warri or Ogbomosho. The problem is the lack
of men of integrity and a progressive mind set. We lack the right kind of
leadership that will fight for the interest of the People. Let it be clear to
all that the suffering of the People from the South East is also the suffering
of the people from the other geopolitical zones in Nigeria. It is therefore
retrospectively insane to begin to think that a people with a problem would
suddenly be relieved when they are attached with a tag #BIAFRA; What Nonsense
and Insanity! Now how do you begin to imagine that while the agitation for the
state of Biafra is being demanded by the gullible Ibo youths, those who have
been or are in position of authority are either not interested or are
continuing their expansive investments in other part of Nigeria? Who dem dey
deceive? They divide us daily with Religion, Tribalism, Ethnicity and Petty
Bigotry even among the Tribes and Ethnic composition in the South East there is
divisiveness. Why is Namdi Kanu yet to realize that the Dreams of Nationhood
are lost in the Altar of Deception.
Have we even considered
that the population of my people from the south east outside the Region is
twice the population of those in the south east? How can we who are supposed to
be looking at making the South East the centralised Industrial Hub of the
Nigeria Nation be the ones who are driving a wedge of unrealistic fantasy
between Nigeria and our own people? When President Muhammadu Buhari sings the
localisation and Nigerianazation song; We should be the ones to drive the
narrative, because We Can.. When you have a willing Partner, who is interested
in the Nigerianization of the Nigerian Economy; Why are some of my people busy
creating or Poisoning the environment that are ordinarily designed to favour
that which will promote the industrialization of the South East. Why have we
become the enemy of our own home? Why hasn't the "think home mentality”
arrested every igbo billionaires and millionaires? Why are we eliminating the
chances of Ibonising the Nigerian Economy by Nationalizing the Ibo Thought for
a United and Prosperous Nigeria as well as for the benefits of all?
I cannot STAND here and
tell you there are no problems of trust in Nigeria. I will be the last to say
that the Ibo nation has not undergone persecution. I will be foolish to ignore
the hunger that was used as a tool to starve the Ibo Nation during the civil
war. I am perfectly in the know about the problems of the Nigeria structure,
Abeg make we know our History but use am to work today to perfect tomorrow.
No one can argue the facts,
and the facts are clear. The major problem of the Ibo Nation is also the major
issue with the Nigeria State. 'The Mindset'. The Mind must first be liberated,
the thoughts must be harmonised and the people of the South East, my dear
brothers and sisters must know that the development of the region is horrible
because the leaders in the region have failed. Politically, Religiously,
Societally and Communally. Over the past decades; where is the Accountability
from the leadership with regards;
1. FAAC;
2. IGR;
3. LOCAL
BONDS;
4. FOREIGN
DEVELOPMENTAL LOANS;
5. AIDS;
GRANTS & BUDGETARY SUPPORT;
6. THE
MANY FEDERAL PROJECTS IN THE REGION etc
The Failure of Leadership
is evident in our agitation for Fairness, Justice and Equality for every
Nigerian not just for every Ibo man. And so the Mind of the typical Ibo Leader
Needs a Revolution to be realigned for the Interest of the People rather than
the interest of their pockets. Biafra is not the Solution, I truly don't think
so. So, Igbo ndi Oma. Let's focus on our home land and begin to demand
accountability and responsibility from many of our Scammers, Riffraff’s and
Fraudsters in the Ibo Kingdom called leaders. Let's us pause on the fantasy
tagged Biafra for now. Let's us dutifully work ourselves back into reckoning,
by industrialising our home base.
I know we can, and we should.
I also urge Mr President to
show mercy on our brother Nnamdi Kanu; Him be Pikin.
Biafra, my Igboticness is
always on my mind because #OURMUMUDONDO.
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