The events that happened in Nigeria before, during and after the Biafran war (much more than religion or any other factor) are largely responsible for the inexplicable complacency amongst Nigerians vis-a-vis the corrupt ruling elite. For instance, the hi(story) making the rounds outside of Igboland has always been that Ojukwu was an over-ambitious soldier, who fought a senseless and ill-prepared war. We read that almost daily on this forum and elsewhere. It is interesting to note that you (perhaps because of your 'stupidity') have a contrary opinion. I can assure you, however, that most
people on NVS would disagree with your quote below:
The Igbos and the Ijaws are probably the ones that have been most rebellious, the least religious and hence the least stupid. Maybe that is where the hopes of Nigeria lie. They would never accept that something is the will of God simply because somebody said so. They are difficult to subjugate and that is one of the reasons there was a civil war in the first place. Ojukwu remains a true hero. Why would some group of murderers continue to kill your people over some flimsy excuses? If I was an Igbo, I would be a low-life not to fight under those circumstances. He fought for what he believed in and the Igbo people followed him because they are not stupid like my people, the Yorubas. Although they lost the war and millions of lives were lost, but I know that they live to fight another day as long as some people continue to deter the progress of others.
Now, if most Nigerians (especially) outside of Igboland, after witnessing, hearing of or reading about the injustices that led to the Biafran war, still went ahead and blamed Ojukwu, how then do you expect them to rise against the oppression of the ruling elite over the years ?
And on a final note, could you please share with us what efforts you made to rally your people against the charade that played out in Ekiti State a few weeks back or did you just take it as the will of God like the rest of the 'stupid' pack ?