Apart from Nigeria, Yorubas live in Benin, Togo, etc. Apart from Nigeria, Fulanis live in Mali, Guinea, Cameroon, Niger, Chad, Senegal, etc.
But have you ever heard a Fulani living outside Nigeria say “I am not Fulani” or a Yoruba say “I am not Yoruba” because I am not a Nigerian or because I am living faraway from where the majority of Yorubas live?
But someone whose ancestors were Igbo in 1967 and who has Igbo as a language, has an Igbo name, culture, outlook, DNA, and identity, proudly says, “I am not Igbo.” I am mean someone whose neighbouring villages are Igbo and whose village is located in Nigeria!
During the presidential and gubernatorial elections in 2023, the same person who has been shouting “I am not Igbo” was not allowed to vote in Lagos because he was told “you are Igbo.” Yet he is still shouting, “I am not Igbo.”
When a lion separates itself from its pride, that is, its community, despite its abilities, it becomes an endangered species. Its days have become numbered.
The agenda of splitting Ndigbo is an old one. It began in the early days of colonialism. Owing to the uncommon unity found among the Igbo that fortified their resistance against colonialism, the colonial government came up with an idea: divide and rule.
Since 1967, in order to bury the Igbo agitation for freedom or self governance, the divide-and-rule game has been reinforced.
Sadly, many Igbo are falling for this. Today, the almighty Ndigbo, whose intelligence and wisdom were reported by almost all the precolonial Western explorers who visited West Africa, have become a laughing stock for the world.
Today, we are the only ethnic group on Earth where people proudly reject their ancestry. How have the mighty fallen? How did we become so weak and naive to be easily manipulated to turn against our ownself? But we shall rise again. This, I know.
Fada Angelo Chidi Unegbu
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