On #Biafra and #Nigeria

J.F.K.

Had a gathering of Entrepreneurs a month ago, at the Lagos Business School, V/I outlet. The guest speaker, Mr Uzo Nwagwu, COO of General Electric in West Africa, spoke on the Opportunities in the Oil and Gas Sector, he never spoke of Biafra or wished Nigeria was not whole as it is. I listened to him say good things about the Northern part of Nigeria and how he enjoyed his growing up there and
in Lagos before he moved to the US.
We all did a sort of networking and introduce to 'who ever cares to listen', what each and everyone of us do and plan to do. During my 'networking process', I noticed that 50% of the young men gathered are Ibos. Non of them said or showed that they were being marginalised as reported from some 'quarters'. They are young chaps who are doing everything possible to impact positively in their community. This were successful youths/entrepreneurs in their own right.
I began to wonder, where is the ideology and feeling of being marginalised coming from? Many Ibos are doing very fine in almost all sectors that run this country Nigeria; entertainment, sport, entrepreneurship, academics, science and technology, literature, diaspora presence, et al. So where is the marginalisation coming from? I guess politics... The last time I checked, "politics is a venture that goes beyond skills and involves having the people to do what ordinarily they would not want to do"(if you were asked who said this, quote Richard Oluseye Anthony). Awolowo, one of the founding fathers of Nigeria and the first premier of Western Nigeria, didn't fulfil his dream of becoming president of the country, still, he didn't send his people on 'suicide mission'; the 'worst' he did was to say Nigeria was a "geographical mistake" and advocated for "True Federalism", not saying Nigeria should undergo secession.
I think a general poll should be carried out by the so called 'Ibo-elders' on whether 'their' people from all part of Nigeria want a Biafra. And it should be sent to the Federal government and United Nations for review. I am totally against the hypocracy being shown by our brothers from the Eastern part of Nigeria, that is those advocating for the Biafra Nation. It is true that every people have the right to self existence. But they didn't began this cry for secession or Biafra when Goodluck Jonathan was president. But the moment a Northern became president, their voice became louder than vuvuzela in crying for the Biafra nation. In this age ane time, people/nations that want to be independent do not press home their desire this way, you have a round-table discussion and present your needs.
I hope the people calling for Biafra are of the know that war is not good and can not take us any further.
Richard Oluseye Anthony (@Roluseye) Speaks::::
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