[UncleTisha]

Originally Posted by Anioma777

A very good article. I have always said and will keep saying it. NIGERIA NEEDS TO HAVE TRUE RECONCILIATION and then maybe we might start seeing a difference. I know there was an attempt at the OPUTA PANEL, but lets be honest did the participants take it serioulsy or genuinely want reconciliation on their part.

My parents and many others of their generation of different tribes I have had talks with, told me that before the civil war and pre and post independence whilst most people where proud of their ethnic origin it was not really an issue. Granted some people had strong feelings about who they will marry based on having similar culture and more importantly language. But by inlarge it was not cast in stone more like a preference. Former head of state Gowon implemented the NYSC programme which whilst I was not fortunate to take up might have gone some way in helping the ONE NIGERIANESS!!!!


I dont think tribalism is limited to 40+ or any age group. By nature if your that way inclined or brought up that way you will most likely make it a generation trait.
To be honest,my only prejudice is that I want and desire an Anioma state,keep the Igbo language and preferably if I decide one day my batchelor
career should end marry someone that speaks the same language.But the latter is not cast in stone because I could well meet a woman who captures my heart who is Yoruba,Bini, Hausa,Urhobo,Tiv...etc. So long as she is Nigerian.I will defend my ethnic group if I feel its being attacked unjustified by another ethnic group, but I am more likely to defend in a more aggressive manner when an outsider attacks Nigeria. Take for instance Awolowo, I am not happy with his civil war stance and his tribalistic politics, but that does not mean I will now look at every Yoruba person and think..."they must have Awolowo's mindset". I look at the individual. The Hausa's are the same, I often think they have ruined Nigeria as leaders abeit with help from Southern collaborators, but again I have to judge each Hausa person on my personal dealings with them. The same for all other ethnic groups in Nigeria. For Igbos, I have met some that are too arrogant,want power at any cost and worship money. Take Azikiwe for instance after the political wranglings in the old western Nigeria, in the East he played politics in removing an Efik man ( his name escapes me now ) from a post he was very competent at do get one of his own kinsmen in there. None of us is without sin or bad deeds, but the point I am trying to make is that we must look at each other on an individual basis. It may sound naive and impossible, but it is wel within our means. I cannot explain it, but OUR DIVERSITY COULD ONE DAY BE OUR STRENGHT is a feeling I have. My parents often tell me there must be a reason why Nigeria has had a few chances to breakup and still stays together. Maybe its God's will who knows.

As for the Nigerians who love to bash Nigeria, well its their right and good luck to them and I hope they get maximum satisfaction from their misguided negativity, because no matter which country they hold citizenship, THEY ARE STILL A PRODUCT OF NIGERIA. A GOOD NIGERIA OR BAD NIGERIA IS A COLLECTIVE REFLECTION OF ALL NIGERIANS IN NIGERIA AND ABROAD.

I REMAIN OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NIGERIA, AND FELLOW NIGERIANS THAT DONT SHARE THIS VIEW, WHILST I MAY BE ANGRY WITH YOU, THE ANGER IS BORN OUT OF LOVE FOR YOU AND THE COLLECTIVE AWESOME POWER WE POSSESS AS A NATION IF ENHANCED PROPERLY.

I AM A NIGERIAN FIRST AND FOREMOST!!!

ONE NIGERIA ONE LOVE

I dont think tribalism is limited to 40+ or any age group. By nature if your that way inclined or brought up that way you will most likely make it a generation trait

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G B A M !

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