By Chryss Okonofua
Have we ever sat down to see that the feeling of rejection is a figment of the imagination of the Igbo man.
These present crop of Igbo man/woman is represented in every facet of human endeavor in Nigeria and beyond.
They have held the highest offices in the Armed Forces, Police and other paramilitary organizations. They have held diplomatic positions and are well more than enough represented in the civil service. They have been vice presidents and presidents or heads of the legislature. They have not been full presidents.
Now, of the three major ethnic groups, it holds the smaller population. In Politics, numbers and influence count. It is not Nigeria that should force the Presidency on the Igbo man. That would depend on their ability to forge alliances and negotiate their way to the top of their party.
Yes, I believe the federal government ought to move Peugeot and Defence Industry corporation to the east. They will do better with that investment. However, Igbo members of the legislature are not concerned about that; they would not even patronize Innoson motors. They have never tabled a motion to restore the ports on the eastern corridors. What is wrong with you investing in your places? If you feel that bad, take your investments home. That is where their greed comes in.
The average Igbo man is greedy. He wants more for himself than others. Other regions suffer marginalization. The south south, other minority ethnic groups, with whom we share equal stakes in the Nigerian projects suffer more than the Igbo nation. But they want it all for themselves.
Nnamdi Kanu was in this for himself. Otherwise, a man who is in the trenches fighting for liberation has no time for women, and does not talk any how. He is measured in tone and reasonable in thought.
He even claimed they had a nuclear weapon to just destroy the Nigerian armed forces. Look at the level of destruction and palpable fear he has unleashed on his people. It’s really painful to see people talking about injustice in his case. How?
He was given time to prepare his case. He fired, rehired and refired his attorneys. He abused and insulted the Judge, and changed courts many times. He resorted to political theater, as if that was his defense. Adjournments on his account were many. Yet he refused to give his allocutus. What else did you want the Judge to do?
The healing demanded by sociology needs to be done by the Igbos themselves. The rest of us should not be smeared with a self inflicted injury.
You are everywhere in nigeria. How many others are everywhere in Igbo land?