You have asked a valid, pertinent and dare I say a huge question. I was initially tempted to say you question was like asking: "how long is a piece of string?"
Yet I held back from voicing that line of thought since what we see in the big picture is an aggregate of what transpires in the microcysm and cellular units. Let me explain: We need to come up to the point where the Igbo in all works of life will make a CONSCIOUS effort to advance the Igbo agenda(does such a beast exist?)
Agenda:
What is that? I think an agenda is a guideline( read direction), a plan(read focus) and a vision(read projects). I belong to the exco of a few professional and social charity organisation. Each time we want or NEED to meet we come up with an agenda gathered and tinkered over time on what we are meeting to achieve. I suspect it is the same for other groups and organisations.
What I'm saying is that Igbo needs to have a general agenda so that when the little pan Igbo groups congregate it will be to tackle projects towards the overall agenda. I will try not to mention names, but an Igbo group recently met in Texas and from the transactions as circulated on the internet, there was NO HOW? I read such redundant statements as "we endorse the stand of ohaneze on Igbo president for BiafraNigeria..bla bla bla" You would have thought that the group will use their once a year meeting to deliberate on the how?, instead of having a rally(apologies Ojukwu) of Igbo wanabes. There is nothing about any of those "candidates" that the Igbo could NOT know without giving them a podium to massage their already bloated but fragile ego.
Today, some educated Igbo are parroting the rhetorics of those candidates. Some are even taken in by their hollywood antics and one of those jobbers actually used the word "performance" to describe his candidate's rantings. All I have heard them say is that they will remedy the ills that have characterised Aremu's ill-fated regime, but none of those Igbo promised to empower ala-Igbo or indeed do any tangible thing for the Igbo. So where is the beef? When Ekwueme and Nwobodo raised Obasanjo's hands at the public square in Enugu, they never gave him an Igbo agenda. That is why the guy is just taking the Igbo for a ride. There was NO agreement on anything. But we know for a fact that before Bola Ige died, he told the world that Obasanjo was executing Afenifere agenda. Obasanjo did not deny it. He had hadly walked through the Aso House doors before he moved the BiafraNigerian Ports Authority (BNPA) from Abuja to Lagos etc etc.
The same mistake is about to be repeated by our people who think their is salvation in just having an "Igbo". Will the comedian so selected position Igbo to be independent and secede eventually?
I hate to have narrowed the scope of your very broad topic, but it's the one aspect I can think of for now. Like you, I'm worried that we have been most docile and reactive. I shall write more as I find time. I recall our eloquent sister Ijeoma Anuntu(where is she these days)had opened a similar thread albeit, it was more to do with Igbo ethos.
Will be back.......
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quote:Before Bola Ige died, he told the world that Obasanjo was executing Afenifere agenda. Obasanjo did not deny it. He had hadly walked through the Aso House doors before he moved the BiafraNigerian Ports Authority (BNPA) from Abuja to Lagos etc etc.
Brother Ohafia,
I received your PM and will send you one shortly, suffice is to say; You have made my day in more ways than one. Thank you.
You have not narrowed the scope of this topic at all, just simply hit the nail on the head, soliddd!!!
We are of one mind.
Like you, I wonder where sista Ijeoma Anuntu is these days, I did not get to see that thread on Igbo Ethos by her, perhaps one day I shall take a long sojourn into previous threads as I am sure I will unearth lots of Philosophical gems along the way.
Yes. I believe a lot of our battles are on the spiritual and philosophical plane, where the battle of readiness is hottest.
I,m of the opinion that Awo fought it, Ahmadu Bello fought it, (even though the extent to which these two were in submission to divine guidance is doubtful) but I can't seem to conjure any Igbo leader who did, I do know that all our battles at whatever level however have been largely REACTIVE instead of PROACTIVE.
When shall we change it?
After reading the following postulation by Uzochukwu Njoku:
quote:A civil or modern society begins with an articulation of the common good. Common good understood, as the well being of all the members of the group is the pillar on which modern societies are constructed.
I have'nt been able to see the root cause of our problems as Igbo in any other light other than the absence of this discourse.
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quote: , I wonder where sista Ijeoma Anuntu is these days, I did not get to see that thread on Igbo Ethos by her, perhaps one day I shall.....
Ukaobasi,
Ijeomaanuntu was one of those that left this forum when some people were unceremoniously removed. People like Anu Nti, Amanda Wekson, Ndubisi, Rudolph, AfricaWest and a host of others were kicked off and she being principled, and seeing that her principles had just been infringed on walked.
One problem I have with the some of the members of this board is the branding of those that have differing views from perceived majority opinions as efulefu. We lack the ability to welcome new views and to tolerate different ideas and we will never learn or grow as a people if we continue to subdue others whose ideas are not in sink with what we view as majority or acceptabe ways.
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If you are in touch with Ijeoma, tell her I asked after her. Now, quit distracting this thread.
Ukaobasi:
What is your own take on this "Common good" business. Is common good advocating a new social order? Is common good an all inclusive thing for Okeke in the motor park and Iwuanyanwu in a glass house. How common is common good?
When Emeka Ojukwu and the Biafra leadership first mooted the idea of "common good"(read ahiara declaration), some commentators felt he was about to rob Peter to pay Paul and some of the wealthier Igbo felt threatened that their wealth was about to be levelled. I do not think the intention was to encourage indolence and laziness and establish a welfare state. On the contrary, I feel Biafra wanted to engineer a social revolution of the same proportion as the egaliterian French revolution. It made sense during the war that Igbo should have NO feudal lords. It still makes sense today when you read about the spate of hired assassinations in ala Igbo. It worries me that our own version of almajris have emerged who must earn their living by killing/dying for some "Igbo leaders".
A friend once suggested that the salvation of ala Igbo may well lie with the Igbo almajris. His reasoning is that they will purge ala Igbo once they realise that the so called ogas are feeding fat on their sweat, in their name, and on their future. Why do you think Aremu's Balogun went after Bakassi while Lagos armed robbers are wrecking havoc on a regular basis?
The journey to defining the Igbo common good is nothing short of a revolution. No single Igbo has all the answers and I think it will be phased, deliberate, persistant and progressive. I agree with you on the need to fortify and secure the spiritual side of things first. Information is also powerful and I'm confident that BiafraNigeriaWorld has helped young and old Igbo to rediscover their confidence and manhood.
When Sylvester Ugoh the erstwhile Biafran Bank guv was taunted by Baba Gana Kingigbe during a vice presidential debate in 1993, Mr ugoh just pulled a face and kept mute. In 1999, Ekwueme blushed in Jos when some thugs led by Abubakar Rimi chanted Biafra! Biafra! during the PDP primaries which Obasanjo hijacked. Today, a serving minister in the Obasanjo regime, called ABC Nwosu has come out to boast that he fought on the Biafran side during the war. Nwosu said that to mask his present dispicable stand, but still it shows the mind set is gradually shifting. Effiong has come out to say he has no regrets for fighting as a Biafran. We are going to get EVERY Biafran to be proud of Biafra.
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I think you are confused. Part of Igbo Common Good is to ensure that efulefu (you) do no metastasize into Ogbu Ochu or omee alu (Ike Nwachukwu). So, you miss the boat if you don’t see the danger that your behavior as an efulefu poses to Igbo Common Good. Efulefu is the early stage of what Ike Nwachukwu became.
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In my own humble opinion would this "common good" make a woman's view more valuable and interesting? An Igbo woman faces more stress than her counterpart at home and in other countries. We are pressured to get married early, pressured to have children soon after marriage, and more pressure to produce male children. There is no encouragement for higher education except for the nursing programs.
In fact many women are forced to hold two jobs when they get married. They bring food to the table yet the men don't appreciate it. Most women have self-esteem issues. How could a man even comprehend what we go through talk less of the "common good."
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Udo na ogonogo ndu diri gi Thanks again for your incisive input on this thread. Hope you received my p.m.
I tried the address you listed and it didn't go through, I've been pretty busy lately, but I will be calling you soon, so please bear with.
Now to the topic at hand, By Igbo common good, I mean the aggregate of truths which all Igbo commonly share and hold to be self evident regarding our best interest as a collective. Furthermore the aggregate of all good aspirations which can inspire us to voluntarily put forth our best in order to prosper and regain our dignity and sense of collective well being.
The list below is a starting list of which I am sure other members can debate, deconstruct, discard or add, a list which if refined through debate in this forum and disseminated among all Igbo today will begin to give us a sense of ownership of our own destiny and aspirations and will begin to awaken people to demand more accountability from all those who have consciously mortgaged our future or from those who unconsciously fail to realize that any actions taken on our behalf as a people must be done with our tacit agreement, approval, and support.
Here goes
·Igbo must retake our place as a God-fearing people of high moral values and integrity
·Igbo must have a national day of thanksgiving to God
·Igbo must have ceremonies to honor and pay respects to their valiant dead
·Igbo shall develop a constitution that enshrines out best interest and mutual vision
·Igbo shall seek to work together in harmony at all levels by pooling our resources together to tackle common goals
·Igbo shall always enhance and project our culture tradition and language in the best light
·Igbo shall seek to have good relations with all our neighbors at all times in addition to promoting and enhancing the progress of all those who share our aspirations and best interests
·Igbo shall always prioritize the coming together to defend against our common enemies
·Igbo shall establish a determination and unity to assure at the most basic level, clean water, good roads and infrastructure, safe communities, good education, good waste disposal, good transportation, good law-enforcement, good judiciaries, good legislatures, good leadership even to the lowliest of our citizens.
·Igbo shall always uphold the belief that we are our brothers' keepers
·Igbo shall always act together from a grass-roots level to determine who our leaders will be, what their qualifications and track record are, and who will speak on our behalf regarding specific issues
·Igbo shall always act together to determine how we shall be run as a people and who shall select our leaders
·Igbo shall always act together to seek accountability from those whom we select to represent us
·Igbo shall always act together to determine the criteria by which people in strategic position of civil service and private industry will be selected
·Igbo shall always act together to harness knowledge and the input of our retirees without discarding them as has-beens
·Igbo shall always act together to utilize our elders who have proven themselves and their time to help us make the best judgment about who our younger leaders should be
·Igbo shall always act together to remove and reject in the strongest voice those who would accept 25 pieces of silver to betray us
·Igbo shall always act together to remove reject and renounce in the strongest voice those who appoint themselves to speak on our behalf without consultation or regard whether for good or for bad
·Igbo shall always act together to reject all the sycophants and get rich quick schemers and crooks of all shades and color who prey upon our collective good
·Igbo shall always act together to ensure that ours is a community of well-meaning, orderly, and law-abiding community worthy of being regarded in the best light
·Igbo shall always act together to organize, plan, and implement progress at all levels impacting the highest and lowest citizens alike
·Igbo shall always act together when competing on the political arena against non-Igbos as if with one voice
·Igbo shall always act together to check the activities and agendas of non-Igbos as it may impact our aspirations marginally or greatly
·Igbo must work together to ensure that the saying “Igbo enweghi Eze” does not degenerate to mean that we have no sense of order, accountability or civilized behavior.
Furter below is a simple idea of a vision statement. It too I am sure can be very well refined
VISION:
First of all; UNITE!!!
Retake our destiny in our own hands and regain the high moral ground among men and women of all races, by reestablishing the core values and ethics which made Igbo as a merit driven people stand tall and stay progressive in the past.
Define where we want to see ourselves as proud and achieving Igbo/African/World human beings, and collectively pray to God daily (each in their own privacy) and together on an annual basis on a selected day of prayer, for God to grant us the ability to make it, and to make us an unstoppable example of dignified and civilized people, worthy to be counted among the comity of developed Nations.
Strategy to get started :
1.) Purify ourselves by Rejecting, Disavowing, and discarding all associations with the Godless and unscrupulous people in our midst who have risen high through the mortgaging of our collective aspirations and destiny as a God fearing people.
2.) Uphold, Celebrate, and promote all associations with people and actions of humility, integrity, and ethical comportment who are today ignored, trampled, scorned and avoided as fools, in order to take inventory and consolidate those members of our community who would best help us redefine a higher standard of expectation to all Igbo.
3.)Begin to organize ourselves in units based on our backgrounds, skills, and knowledge to contribute development to our local communities and in so doing begin to learn of the true depths of our desperation and despondency amidst technical and educational knowledge.
OU and all, you can see that this has been hurriedly written, I am sure that we can panel beat something out of it somehow Ijust maintain strongly that in the simplest terms we can all make a contribution which will breathe life into this endeavor.
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I have responded with some useful info. JUST FOR YOUR EYES ONLY.
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Ukaobasi & co: Instead of suggesting what is or are the "Igbo common good," I would rather suggest what HINDERS it.
From my interaction with most Igbos, including some on this board, I discovered to my dismay that most Igbos like their Nigerian counterperts are INHERITANTLY HYPOCRITICAL. A case in point is when the debate on the misbehaviour of the woman I once thought was a sister Amanda came up here, instead of ALL members to stand up and call a spade by its name, what we saw was some people close to Amanda simply went into self-imposed ROM. Others who were around simply ignored the issue all together. Till date these fellows whom I used to hold in high esteem still pretend that nothing happened-as though no one was hurt by that evil womans actions. To them as long as they save their skin, let others go to blazes. Same scenario was played out when Rudolf Okonkwo's EVIL manuavers were exposed here. Infact there are many instances which are too many to enumerate where same folks played out their my-life/interest-is-more-important-than-theirs act.
Until Igbos learn to tell their friends like they would their enemies their faults (afterall we are simply mortals) in their FACE and hold to it, I do not see the "Igbo agenda" materialzing in the near future
Call it the Regina therapy if you like. But if those intent on using that therapy are serious, they should start applying the medication FIRST to those culprits affiliated to them in any way before extending it to those who are not. That is the FIRST STEP of reaching the ellusive but achievable IGBO COMMON GOOD.
Aftarall, history has shown that evil prosper ONLY where and when supposed good people for whatever reason keep silent. As far as I am concerned there is no room for SELECTIVE AMNESIA as some practice here.
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Thank you for pointing that out. I was not a frequent writer on this forum until I got the e-mails where that woman was savaging my name. I gave my response in this thread and other threads. It is true that some people thought that things should be swept under the rug because they did not know if their names were mentioned by that woman.
I have noticed some on this forum who kept quiet until they found out that their own names were maligned. People should learn to condemn evil even when they are not the target.
Even Ijeomaanunti had the shameless nerve to make up lies about me, saying that I was involved in planning the party with that New Jersey ghetto welfare queen with a loud mouth. After writing those lies, ijeomaanunti went into ROM. She and Amanda deserve each other since she is so shallow.
It seems that no matter how evil a person is, that person manages to find some dumb sympathisers - people like Ednut.
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quote:Originally posted by Nwa Aro: Ukaobasi & co:
Instead of suggesting what is or are the "Igbo common good," I would rather suggest what HINDERS it.
Aftarall, history has shown that evil prosper ONLY where and when supposed good people for whatever reason keep silent.
Brother Nwa Aro,
Thank You.
The points I quoted above from your entry go a long way to emphasize the import of the need to define "Igbo Common Good"
What hinders "Igbo common good"? Now thats a novel approach but is in fact another side of the same coin. Again my hope is that in the diversity of our philosophical approaches we may begin to demistify what should compel (I use the word "compel" to imply that there is an internal/external but voluntary incentive) us to a unified orientation.
What held The ancient Empires/Kingdoms (Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Trojans, Romans, Mongols, Huns, Gaul, Ottoman, and more locally; The Ghana, Mali, Songhai,...)together?
Was it Religion, economy, race, tribe, culture, fear, shared interests, shared enemies, shared games and activities, Intermarriages, mutual vision and goals, common philosophy, blood relationship, Love for one another, sameness, language, dialect, geographical location, climate,...etc
What intangible quality gave them a sense of pride, patriotism, subjection to social order, commitment, sacrifice, ownership, and shared destiny with one another?
Many groups have recently sprung up within the last four years claiming to speak for the Igbo. During that time, we as Igbo have had the opportunity to witness and review through daily newspaper accounts, the cotradictions manifested by individual members of the groups or by the groups as a whole when dealing with different audiences (audiences such as ACF, Afenifere, Igbo masses, Obasanjo, Northern Emirs, Yoruba audiences etc..) in matters affecting Igbo directly such as; the quest for Igbo presidency, the issue of Igbo marginalization, Sharia riots and pogroms, Resource control, Obasanjo 2nd term, ...etc
We have had a chance to sift the wheat from the chaff (to borrow a phrase), to see the two facedness or unreliability of these people with respect to standing up for the Igbo, and I must say that if the critiques and criticsms we have also witnessed on this or in any other forums is anything to go by, none of these groups stand any real chances, nor do the individual members of the groups stand a chance at gaining a grassroot and unspoken Igbo fervernt support the likes of which one may find with Afenifere, ACF, or even other smaller groups.
The greater questions are these; is there a lack of good intention on the part of these groups or their individual members? maybe, maybe not, is there any potential that the individual members of these groups are merely riding the group for self interest? maybe, maybe not. My brothers and sisters the answer is, we may never know. what we do know is that to the extent that Igbos continue to distrust the ulterior motives of these groups or to the extent that different groups of Igbos tend to gravitate towards blind and unquestioned support for others, a great chasm will continue to exist between the Igbo masses and the Groups that purport to fight for them.
A mutually shared definition of "Igbo common good" by whatever name is therefore in order. Until a healthy debate about this occurs, the issue of trust as to who should be fully backed to speak in our name will always exist, and barring such a debate, the basic sense of what can inspire us to speak and act as one voice will continue to elude us.
quote: As far as I am concerned there is no room for SELECTIVE AMNESIA as some practice here.
Now to the other part of your question which you raised together with siter Regina:
I joined this forum in late October of 2001, and made contributions to various threads which I thought instrumental and cogent to the aspirations of all Igbo and by extension Biafra, however, between late December to early April I was unable to make contributions from my vantage point for reasons which I consider very personal.
Suffice is to say that as a result I missed making comments and cotributions on several interesting and commentworthy events (events such as the assasination of Bola Ige, the Balkanization of MASSOB ... etc)even way before the "dark days" began.
I have had a chance to peruse some of what transpired by going back several threads into the past and I will say one thing: A serious offence was commited against several members of this Forum going by what I read and am glad that they returned fire for fire in the ensuing exchanges.
I was also particularly galled by the threat by the Notorious Rudolf Okonkwo made at the moderator/webmaster/Originators of this forum, especially for obvious reasons; Those who started this forum have made a great contribution, generously, selflessly and with commitment to a level of transparency that demonstrates a sacrifice for our common good as Igbos.
An attack against them therefore represented an attack against the very freedom of speech which affords everybody (including the attackers) a voice with which to express their opinion and as such demanded nothing short of stiff and resounding opposition the likes of which members of this forum gave and which I would equally have given had I been available.
Now having said that as vaguely as I could muster without reopening old wounds,it is my belief that what separates us as a people is legion, I am of the unrepentant belief that we cannot discuss our differences in any electronic forum without a greater potential for discord even among those that may have good chemistry in person, however what could unite us despite potential differences are very few, fewer than we tend to appreciate.
This is the more reason why a vigorous debate on "Igbo common good is a discussion whose time has come. Though I will not shy away from responding to any issues of tangential interest to my brothers and sisters, this is what I desire through the benefit of this thread for us to contemplate upon.
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"I have had a chance to peruse some of what transpired by going back several threads into the past and I will say one thing: A serious offence was commited against several members of this Forum going by what I read and am glad that they returned fire for fire in the ensuing exchanges."---Ukaobasi.
Nwanem Obasi, Though belated, thanks for your MORAL support. It is not when, rather it is WHAT we do and HOw we react to evil that matters.
Without being boarstful, I promise that should the need arise, we are ready to carry the battle right into the bed-room of the Rudolf Okonkwos when next they try us for size. Once again, thanks a million for standing up to be counted.
When I have time I will give my kind of road-plan as it concerns what I think we as Igbos should do or be doing to bring out the HIDDEN BEST out of us.
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I understand your frustrations with that episode. I was not writing much during that saga because I knew some of the things that were happening in the background. It had nothing to do with "silence in the face of evil."
I knew that Amanda was being used by a bunch on selfish con artists and 419 men. So, I did not think that she was the main issue. That was why I did not want to say anything about her, except to caution her about letting herself be used by 419ers. I reserved my scorn for the wimpy men around her at that time.
When one of the con men found out that his opponents had enough information on him to have him expelled from the LL.M program, have his degree revoked, and end his ambitions in the US, he tucked his tail between his legs, he ran, and Amanda shut up. Sometimes, you have to fight quietly.
Don't you wonder what happened to the so-called 10-part series at Igbo Forum? Do you think that Adolph Okonkwo abandoned that out of the kindness of his heart? No! Okonkwo and others were using Amanda to attack other people's names and families until they saw that their own families and friends were about to be destroyed by their recklessness, and as Damian said before, that message was delivered to them in absolutely unmistakable terms. After Amanda paid the public price for her foolishness, the rest of them ran into their caves.
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Egwuato: Thanks for taking the pain to expain. I must confess that the PRIVATE expainations and support I have received after making that statemant has been to say the least a MORAL BOOSTER. I have been made to understand as you expained above that while we were doing the BATTLE in the open some were fighting the harder battle away from the camera and sometimes to their personal risk in secret.
Once again, I wish to use this opportunity to thank all of you for putting up against those budding men from the "axis of evil." Nothing can be a better IGBO GOOD.
Let me also say that my bringing up this in public in the first place was not to embarass anyone rather it was in my fashion of being open with my pains like I would if I feel good about something. Once again, thank you all.
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"Have we ever had a mutually accepted and agreed PROACTIVE discourse and definition of what is "Igbo common good"?" Ukaobasi.
As the previous commentators on this thread have espoused, this question is broad as it is timely, at this point in our history, vis-a-vis the global world in which we live in today.
I think Nwa aro posed what I consider to be the more pertinent question. "Instead of suggesting what is or are the "Igbo common good," I would rather suggest what HINDERS it."
Many people including my humble self, have expressed the need for the Igbo merchants/business community, to rethink the way we conduct business. In response therefore, I will argue that the lack of sound economic focus is foremost at the root cause of the problem. Business conduct, i.e. ethics and morals, and removing the economic blinders, i.e. relocation of Igbo business enterprises back to our base. Case in point, when it comes to doing business, Igbos are crucial facilitators, but yet control nothing.
Sadly enough, the Igbo economic pursuits can be likened to that of "worker ants", constantly working and gathering, only to succumb to the orchestrated destruction of the hill. It seems that we are yet to learn from this recurring cycle of calamities.
The other hindrance in my view is the disappearance of the core nucleus of "Igbo spirit", a sad and unfortunate victim of the creation of states. Time permitting, I will endeavor to elaborate on this topic. I think we owe it to posterity to attempt to address these questions, as it tugs at the foundation of our continued existence.
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