NDIGBO; THE WAY FORWARD By James Onyebuchi, C.

ABSTRACT:
When it comes to marginalization in our country Nigeria, the Igbos, unarguably, are at the receiving end. This is further brought to light and greatly convinced by the little or few juicy projects executed by Government at the federal and the sheer starvation of key political office suffered greatly by Ndigbo after 45 years the war of Biafra came to a halt.  Amidst these, the persons of Igbo race, tongue and blood appear to be unmoved by the injustice. One wonders about the wherefore of the above assertion, as such, matter of facts. This Essay tries to study and cover the problems contributing to the political decline and lacuna suffered by Igbos and examines if there is any hope and way out. Though the approach is one sided – political to be sure- it yet covers the general interest of Ndigbo.

INTRODUCTION:
It is common-place knowledge that Ndigbo are people of the Southeastern states of Nigeria. The states include Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi and Imo states. Ibo becomes a unifying language. Of the partiality suffered by Igbos, disturbing questions overtake my thoughts, suchlike: Are the Igbos generally unwilling to participate in matters of politics or is their unwillingness a matter of determinism? Are we bound by fetters of continuously supporting other regions or mainly guided by our conscience? Are there internal wrangling and discord that militate against the general interest of Ndigbo? Do Ndigbo lack the heavyweights and voices that could turnaround the fate that already lives with us? Does the 'fear of the unknown' from the Northern man overshadow and at the same time assault the Igbo man's interest politically? Have all our politicians adopted the philosophy of 'sit-don-dey-look'? What actually went and is going wrong? Do we continue this way? Are Igbos 'ofekes' and 'efulefus' that never knew when the wood of 'Ukwa' tree was shared, who will consequently be and always be 'ndi na amaghi ihe ana eme, ewere ha na eme ihe ana eme'. Are Igbos just spectators in the field of politics? Thanks to the thoughtful brain that gave birth to this wonderful topic as the next question continuously mocking my Igbo origin is perfectly couched in the topic. Thus, Ndigbo ibem, which way foreward?

“CHIMA EYIKWAM SHAA” – Chima I’m Wearing Nothing

Today, I recall with intense amusement my experience years ago, sometime in 2004; to be closer to precision. 

I was an altar Boy, this some persons still call wrongly, “man servers”, the correct thing being Mass Servers. I joined late in 2013, August 16^th to be exact. In my own local Parish, there was a very strict methodology of ascent through the rank and file of the Altar Servers, and as with other ecclesiastical associations and institutions, there was a very strict discipline and in our own case, this discipline can be very ‘hot’.

Someone who wishes to join the Altar Servers must first be a communicant and a devout Christian. The discipline in the Association was thus that parents, whose children were ‘thick-headed’, would send such children to join the Altar Servers in order to be disciplined. There exist, even now, a perceived consensus among many that Altar Servers would always become priests, partly because of their closeness to priests and to the Altar.

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EL-RUFAI, THE MAKING OF A MAN WITH A STRONG WILL.

Born on 16^th February 1960 in Daudawa, Faskari local government Area of Katsina State, Mallam Ahmad Nasri El-rufai, is not one of the favorites for my admiration. I had to halt reading his account on his years of public service, “The Accidental Public Servant”, because of the rampant self-serving and praise singing contained in it.

But today, I am not in the least concerned about what he has to say about himself, but what I personally have to say about him since he emerged the Governor of Kaduna State.

During the electioneering campaign, one of the analysts categorized him as being a member of the elitist school of thought. A school of thought that is more concerned with the welfare and wellbeing of the elites than with the welfare of the majority of the populace. I somehow bought the idea, given his past attitude as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. He had to ask poor persons to leave Abuja.

During the campaigns, he joined the party of change Ambassadors, lambasting past administrations in Kaduna and accusing them of mortgaging the future of the people of Kaduna. He did not mince words in stating that he would prune down the bureaucracy of government and shut down leakages. He has just done that.