Emeka (not his real name) is in Lagos, married with 3 kids and you see him locking his plaza anytime and every time in support of Biafra.
Emeka recently bought two plots of land around Badagry and already the foundations to a 4 bedroom masterpiece is taking shape on that land.
Emeka is from Anambra state, and a single pin he owns to his name is not in the village. Yet in Lagos, Emeka goes about shouting for all to hear 'Biafra or I die'.
Meanwhile, Musa(not real name) who lives in Kaduna, tired of a constant nagging national anthem from Emeka, suddenly assumes a potentially dangerous identity and declares a 90 days ultimatum telling the Emekas that all of them can leave his domain and disappear to their Biafra. Failure to do so, they would be forcefully evicted.
Now, there is Dapo (maybe it is me, maybe it is not), who is falling for a pretty intelligent damsel whom he is yet to tell how he feels about her. He is worried that he as a Nigerian, won't be in love with another Nigerian but rather a foreigner called Biafran. What an anomaly, for he would be needing to travel from one country into another just to see his in-laws who were once neighbors but now foreigners.
Dapo's case is small, love they say can break barriers, although who knows how much a Biafran pound would exchange for when the time for dowry ever comes. For it is often said that the dowry to marry from that region in Nigerian Naira can make a young man hug a transformer, and how much more would it be in Biafran pounds? Let’s just hope by then Dapo won't tell the Oba of Lagos (the one who told Emeka to jump into the Lagos Lagoon) that he should allow him dive into the same Lagos lagoon when he is told to bring 3 billion Biafran pounds, which would be about 300 million Nigerian Naira, before he can be allowed to marry their beautiful Abian princess. That is if they even agree to allow him after the second civil war that led to an eventual separation.
Now, let's go back to Musa,the unknown spokesperson declaring absolute and beautiful bunkum on behalf of the entire Northern youth, and who is already getting a warning from his sensible governor who is ordering that all such irredentist fanning the embers of tribal war in his state be arrested. What a governor! If only Emeka's governors have been bold and followed the footsteps of the Kaduna mallam when Emeka's pro-Biafran radio Idol aptly called ‘The Director’ was issuing similar threats and hate speeches on Radio Biafra, perhaps our unity might not be as shaky as it is right now.
However, in my true life fiction, it is Emeka one needs to pity the most. Emeka who for once haven't held his governors, chairmen, senators, representatives and himself responsible for the neglect in his region. Emeka who thinks all Igbos scattered worldwide hold the same views as his and would point fingers to all others in a constant self-absorbing manner that selfishly belittles the pain and neglect other regions are currently suffering.
However, in my true life fiction, it is Emeka one needs to pity the most. Emeka who for once haven't held his governors, chairmen, senators, representatives and himself responsible for the neglect in his region. Emeka who thinks all Igbos scattered worldwide hold the same views as his and would point fingers to all others in a constant self-absorbing manner that selfishly belittles the pain and neglect other regions are currently suffering.
Emeka would mostly act as if the North and West don't have poor people who have no hope too. To imagine that it is this same Emeka that statistics can prove has no single penny of his money going into investments and the development of his region (unlike Musa and Dapo), is the same person that is screaming the most for a break up of his country. Hmm… sounds like just too much palm wine taken in excess.
Musa, Dapo and the strong headed Emeka need to come together and truly see that the problem is not themselves but those who have selfishly enriched their pockets at the detriment of their people while posing as their leaders.
If only Emeka, Musa and Dapo can stop the joke, stop the comedy and the call to shed innocent blood and go after those who have held them in bondage for decades, then they can have true liberation for themselves as Nigerians and not as breakout factions acting as puppets for the same selfish greedy leaders using religion and region to separate them.
Musa, Dapo and the ever industrious Emeka; Oya! Give yourselves brain today. No more jokes, no more comedy. You can unite to shame your common enemies. It is very possible, yes it is doable for us to have a united prosperous Nigeria that shall respect the rights of every man.
My name is MICHAEL ILORI, and I just want to make Nigerian sense.
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