—By C. K. Ekeke
It is really sad that the West—Barack Obama, David Cameron, Germany,
France and off-course Nigerians mostly the North and SW led by Tinubu –
elected a man whose past and antecedents are well known.
Moreover, most Nigerians know Buhari very well. His ethnic prejudice and
primordial policies during his military regime in 1983/84 crippled the
economy and the country. This is an ex-military dictator whose unguarded
comments, unwise actions, lack of communication skills and leadership
etiquette are nothing to write about. So far, his two-year presidency has
been a complete disaster.
It’s really a shame of a nation that formulates policies designed to
strangulate a potential region of the country, a region that has the
capacity and wherewithal to develop the entire country.
And so, why are Ndigbo hated in Nigeria? I have written on this topic few
times in the past including my piece titled: Why does Biafra want
separation from Nigeria! Seven reasons (Part 1 &2), published by several
Nigerian online newspapers.
In the video that Femi Fani-Kayode released recently, President Muhammadu
Buhari stated the primary reason why the Hausa/Fulani hate Igbos so much
in Nigeria. I have read a number of articles, few books and seen videos
on the so-called “Igbo coup” of January 15, 1966, which off-course has
been debunked by a number of writers and eye-witnesses. I’m not going to
dwell on the awful history of Nigeria’s military period, but luckily we
now know why Ndigbo are deeply hated in Nigeria.
Having known this, what are we going to do to redeem our history and
reclaim our future in Nigeria?
Like the Jews, whom Igbos claim affinity with, they were hated by their
neighbors – the Palestine, Arabs, Europeans, etc. and persecuted
worldwide. Throughout the history, we read how the Jews were persecuted,
sent in bondage because of whose they are and who they claimed to be, in
addition to their disobedience and not following the commandments of God.
Because of those reasons and others, the Jews always found themselves in
bondage or enslaved…
We can count few nations in the world that like the Jews. But they have
always overcome their travails. Each time, they cried out to God and a
prophet will be sent by God to deliver them.
By divine intervention and providence, in 1948, the Jews finally settled
in a tiny Land in Middle East, the size of Abia/Imo State combined.
Today, the Jews literally control the globe with their ingenuity,
innovation, and creativity. The tiny country of Israel, which has no
natural resources, is among the richest nations and the third most
industrialized nation on the planet after USA and Japan. Its minimum wage
is higher than that of the U.S… Their scientists, innovators, writers,
lawyers, entrepreneurs, professors, etc. scatter the globe and lead some
of the prominent institutions in the world.
The Jews have learned to love and care for one another again, which was
destroyed as a result of their travails and history of persecution,
bondage and enslavement. Today, a Jew cannot look away while another Jew
is struggling or suffering. They have re-established their “beloved
community” – no fierce competition among themselves, no greed, no
jealousy, no backbiting, none of that, but they work together to transcend
adversity and achieve common success in all that they do and touch.
That’s what Ndigbo need to learn to do if they are ever going to conquer
the adversity and pathological hatred against them in Nigeria. It is
going to take the secret of the Jewish people and God’s divine
intervention for Igbos to survive in Nigeria.
Igbos are fiercely hated by Hausa-Fulani and Yoruba tribes of Nigeria. And
that’s one of the major reasons Nigeria cannot advance beyond what it is
today—essentially a failed State, a corrupt, lawless and violent nation.
Despite her enormous human capital and abundant natural resources—a nation
with so much promise of prosperity and greatness, today is a failed State
because of ethnic hatred, tribalism, and injustice against Igbos. The
Nigerian State sponsors ethnic and religious massacre using Boko haram and
Fulani herdsmen as well as military and political motivated killings.
The barbaric, murderous state of Nigeria is one the main reasons several
groups are agitating for self-determination, which is an international
law. Some groups seek restructuring, which the north views as division of
the country. Even though, the agitation for the restoration of the
sovereign State of Biafra by IPOB is widely felt in Nigeria and globally
today, Niger Delta, OPC, Middle Belt, etc. and other variant groups are
calling for restructuring or disintegration of the country.
Most ethnic groups in Nigeria want freedom and self-determination from the
corrupt and failing State of Nigeria, which has been badly managed by a
clandestine elitist group for their selfish and self-serving purposes.
Moreover, the deep seeded ethnic hatred, severe suffering and
marginalization and numerous injustices against Ndigbo by the Hausa-Fulani
Caliphate and Yoruba co-conspirators since the amalgamation of Nigeria in
1914 cannot be healed overnight.
Some of us who have spent time studying the mechanics—politics of hatred
and policies of stagnation of the former eastern region know quite well
that Ndigbo have no future in Nigeria. And those who still believe in
one-Nigeria are either deluded or protecting the little crumbs they are
receiving from their Fulani masters. We are deceiving ourselves in
Nigeria. Instead of continuous waste of lives and destruction of
destinies, the best thing is for peaceful division of the country if the
north cannot agree to true fiscal federalism and regional autonomy.
It is time sincere and courageous citizens come together and unite to
liberate themselves and their land from this clandestine and corrupt
elitist group that have held Nigeria in bondage for too long.
All Sincere Nigerians must come together and do whatever is necessary to
restructure the country or peacefully divide it — because there is no
future and hope for us in today’s Nigeria. Life in Nigeria today is a
hopeless one. Apart from the thousands that have been massacred since
Buhari came into office, one study recently estimated that 7.4 million
Nigerians are mentally depressed due to economic recession and hardship.
President Buhari and his northern cabals do not want restructuring.
APC/Buhari said that 1300 page report of the 2014 National Conference
organized by ex-president Gioodluck Jonathan should be consigned to the
dustbin. Within months of coming into power, President Buhari relocated
the army headquarters to his State, and appointed his nephew to be the
chief of army staff. His cousins, nephews and friends head most of the
vital institutions in Nigeria today. All the military institutions are
headed by Fulani men who are absolutely loyal to Muhammadu Buhari even in
his death bed. Sadly, Islamic Nigeria has become our new colonial master
with their network of political prostitutes from Biafra representing their
self-interests as long as they are given crumbs that fall under the table.
The north want status quo to continue. They want to continue to control
the crude oil resources in Biafra land and revenue that accrues from it.
They want to continue to control their conquered territories, which sadly
today includes several parts of Biafra land. They want to stay on top of
the oppressed people simply for their selfish, self-serving ideologies.
However, history teaches us that such conquest and oppression do not
always survive. Babylon, Assyria, Rome, Greece, Britain, France, etc. all
failed.
We need courageous, visionary and skillful Nigerians to work together to
emancipate the country from this systemic marginalization, political
oppression, and satanic subjugation against the indigenous populations.
If we do not wake-up from our slumber now to confront the on-going satanic
plan and attack carefully orchestrated by the Northern Oligarchy and their
British imperial masters to continue the marginalization and subjugation
of ethnic populations, the entire Nigeria will be enslaved and Islamized
one day. As a matter of fact, the Eastern region is the only remaining
territory for Hausa/Fulani to conquer in Nigeria. And it is on-going now.
If it is not confronted, Nigeria will become Turkey or Egypt one day. Why
not? Nigeria is the absolute desire of Saudi Arabia to become fully
Islamized in Africa.
The strategy of conquest and enslavement of ingenious populations has
always been the same used by colonial powers of the past – Babylon,
Assyria, Rome, Greece, Britain, France, America, etc. And that’s exactly
what is going on in Nigeria today. I firmly believe the evil British
government is behind the oppression of Igbo in Nigeria. We need Godly
wisdom and divine strength to overcome their satanic subjugation.
Moses, the great Jewish leader and prophet was called by God to deliver
the children of Israel from the oppressive regime of Pharaoh and
orchestrated policy to exterminate the Israelites from Egypt. Moses was
born during the oppression of the Israelites in Egypt (Exodus 2:2). King
Pharaoh launched an official policy of oppression against the Israelites
because of their population growth, progress and wealth. When the
oppression failed to curb the population growth, he announced the new
policy (death decree) – “Every boy that’s born to the Hebrew woman shall
be thrown into the Nile (Exodus 1:22). Moses was born just during that
time. Even though Moses grew in up the Palace and received the best
education the world can offer then, he was not a happy child. He grew up
to witness the oppression and maltreatment of his people. Moses responded
to the act of oppression against his people by killing an Egyptian and
will later lead a movement with the help of Joshua, Aaron and divine
guidance of God, he brought out the enslaved Israelites out of Egypt.
Jesus Christ was born in the middle of Roman conquest of his people and
land. As he grew up, he led a movement that rebelled against the social,
moral, economic and political injustices against his people. Jesus was
murdered by the Romans with the help of his people – the Jewish religious
bigots and hypocrites for the primary reason that he rebelled and agitated
for freedom of his oppressed people. He remains the greatest moral, human
and political activist of all time.
Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr. – are just few
examples of other human rights activists that agitated for social justice
and freedom of their people.
Aren’t we tired of living in captivity, bondage, slavery and servitude in
this modern times in our beloved country? Isn’t time that we demand to
live as free people – to live in freedom, liberty, justice and pursuit of
happiness for all? Isn’t time for all Nigerians to live in prosperity and
pursue their God-given destiny?
By the way, one-Nigeria and unity cannot be achieved by force. Even God
did not compel His creation to live in hateful unity and abused
relationships. In fact, those were the very reasons divorce was permitted
biblically. God the Creator did not continue to share the heavens with
Satan, who was the “Angel of Light “after he rebelled and committed
idolatry. God does not condone unity with uncircumcised people. Jesus
Christ did not ask us to love and live with our enemies. He only told us
to love our neighbor. We were not commanded to live with a neighbor who
hates and always ready to kill. We don’t have to live with hateful and
treacherous neighbors.
May God open our eyes, enlighten our minds and give us the strength to
forge the unity and foster the love necessary to confront this satanic
conspiracy in order to free our people and land from the coming
enslavement and islamization of entire Nigeria.
C.K. Ekeke., is a theologian, author, consultant, and leadership scholar.