Igbo Efulefu at Yahoo, led by Okenwa Nwosu, have resumed their attack on the Biafra movement. This time, it seems that Okenwa Nwosu is planning to run for office in 2007, and he believes that attacking Biafra is the best way for him to get in the good graces of his Hausa-Fulani/Yoruba masters. Recently Dr. Okenwa Nwosu arranged an interview with Daily Champion to begin planting propaganda about himself in preparation for 2007. What office is Okenwa running for?
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What's new ? an efulefu will always be efulefu, just like a leopard will never change her skin. Okenwa have always been an Igbo efulefu, don't worry they will eat his money and he will come back to US whining.
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At least he (okenwa nwosu) increases the list of those that will be failed within the first six months by the BIAFRAN sword before we embark on total and full democracy. Good riddance! Folks when it comes to pass (Isaiahs 2:2) this writer will not endorse any "truth and reconciliation" charade.
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I just read some e-mail in which three Igbo efulefu named Simon Iberosi from Umuaka(h), Okenwa Nwosu from Igboukwu, and Ejike Okpa of unknown Igbo origin called for the extermination of Igbo members of pro-Biafra groups. Let me say very bluntly that those three gentlemen come from the bottom of the Igbo class structure.
In the case of the Iberosi fellow, he clearly is an underclass Igbo who was overwhelmed by kind treatment he received from a semi-illiterate Nigerian soldier who hosted him during his recent visit to BiafraNigeria. Ejike Okpa is a deluded jobber who provided comic relief to voters in the Dallas mayoral elections in which Mr. Okpa made the poorest showing of any mayoral candidate in Texas history. As for Okenwa Nwosu, he is an aged frustrated and confused personal injury doctor who practices more politics than medicine. I don't have the original articles from Nwosu, Iberosi, or Okpa. So, I will wait to see them before I make more comments.
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quote: Let me say very bluntly that those three gentlemen come from the bottom of the Igbo class structure. - Ednut
Given the description of these bastards I don't see how they could qualify as "gentlemen" - nobel, kind, calm etc.
Could you please do us a favor and rephrase with the proper qualifiers (adjective, terminology) ex. BANDITS, ROGUES, BASTARDS, TRAITORS, CROOKS, MENTAL MIDGETS and more?
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Isn't it a shame older folks and intellectual elites like you and Iberosi sat around while Uwazuruike indoctrinated the youths with his "suicidal propaganda" ? Think about it, if you knowledgeable folks had actively motivated and directed these kids as expected of the leading elite perhaps they would have seen through the " Biafran hype" and spent their energy begging for Igbo presidency or whatever you think is more appropriate.
Whose responsibility is it to educate these young men and women anyway ? The intellectual and political elite I guess, and if they didn't do it who do we blame when a non intellectual like Uwazuruike steps in to fill the void. I only wish you had as much courage in confronting those who created an enabling environment for Uwazuruike to propogate his agenda, or is your concern for the safety of the Igbo youths only limited to their possible anihilation by your beloved government. Should it not concern you that we have a government that has no respect for human life, or do you think the treatment meeted out to the youths would be less severe if they spent all their efforts asking for Igbo president ?
What stops you folks from putting your money where your mouth is and spending some of your resources in countering this "futile Biafran campaign" so you can save those precious Igbo lives you sound so concerned about ? Fine words on the internet have never effected change you will have to hit the road and walk the streets of Aba, Onitsha Enugu, Owerri etc. as the MASSOB people are doing and preach your message of Igbo presidency or whatever you think they should be spending their time doing. I believe it would be easier for you or Iberosi and his Major friend to counteract this trend if only you would put in half the effort Uwazuruike seems to have put in his campaign. If all you do is selfishly keep your dollars for yourself and your kids and do nothing about the carnage you identified in Igbo land then spare us the self righteous lectures as by your inaction you have only helped agravate the situation. I sense you are pushing for a class war in Igbo land, beyond certificates and degrees what credentials will this intellectual elite you are calling on present to the youths to justify any leadership better than what Uwazuruike is giving them?
It is not difficult to counteract MASSOB if you truly believe unemployment and poverty drives their campaign. Garther the elite intellectual and political, that should be a no brainer you and Iberosi seem to already know how they think and act. Together you can come up with an elitist agenda superior to whatever the jokers at MASSOB are churning out and viola you would have saved Igboland. You cannot sit in your comfy home in America and tell the youths which way they should be going, what would be your mandate for charting such a startegic direction for them ? When you make the effort and spend the resources like Uwazuruike and his supporters are doing no doubt you would have earned that right.This has always been the hallmark of the self righteous Igbo elite, all knowing and too cheap to make a difference. Perhaps that is why Uwazuruike is succeeding. Match your words with action and lets see the change on the ground in Igboland.
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quote:From: "Simon Chukwudi McBee Iberosi" Date: Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:45 pm Subject: Tidbits from home: My Diary(1)- Biafra on a FOOL's mind!
Home bound: June 7: Left US via Virgin Atlantic. Arrived Heathrow London June 8. Connecting flight more than 12hrs away. Bored as hell. Fortunately, phone registers on T-Mobile UK. It is time to catch up with fellas- Paddy, Chyke, German War etc. Nice charter, just hoping this is a free call due to engineering oversight. Otherwise international roaming charges could burn a hole in the pocket... Biafra on a Fool's Mind: June 9: Arrived Nigeria. Heading to my country home in Ubah Umuakah. Great relief and excitement or is it expectation. In a few hours will be cradling my boy- Chukwumalijem. Ah, there are flags hoisted atop trees along the way in every nook and corner. What are all these flags about? I asked my driver out of curiosity. Response: I thought you live in America. These are Biafran flags hoisted in anticipation of the imminent creation of Republic of Biafra by the United Nations. Folks pay #1000.00 to register as Biafrans. America has recognized Biafra and granted spectrum to great Biafrans in US to broadcast Radio Biafra. The broadcast comes up about 7:00pm everyday. I am surprised about your "ignorance about Biafra". Ah "dem" we need go see our Uwazurike representative so that you can get your Biafran id. You see when Biafra comes to be those who do not have id will be deported to Nigeria, perhaps! You can't afford that fate. Please register and help your family members register...This na serious businesses oooo! The foregoing was the rantings of my ignorant "Biafran" driver. An ignorance reinforced by the deceit of the likes of Uwazurike -encouraged by a plethora of confused Biafran "self- exiles". It is unconscionable how MASSOB or whatever is confusing the politics of our people. If MASSOB would redirect their effort in ensuring that the next generation of Igbo youths- through becoming a pressure group that hold our leaders accountable- are educated consistent with the dreams and sagacity of our great Igbo men of yore- Zik, Akanu ibiam, MI Okpara etc, rather than using a bunch of hapless ignoramuses to pursue a heedless fantasy that has only succeeded in bringing about their immolations, may be someday Igboman can become president of Nigeria and assume his pride of place in the polity. Come to think of it, with the antics of MASSOB one cannot but wonder what the Igbos want in Nigeria- a republic or igbo presidency. The truth is that willy-nilly Igbo man instigates all the tension that abound in Nigeria. MASSOB, gave rise to OPC, AYF etc. Okadigbo introduced "marginalization" into the political lexicon of Nigeria. Today every section in Nigeria screams of marginalization- even Ekiti from hence OBJ comes! Concept of rotational presidency which was nearly compromised by Igbos in their thoughtless gambit for the presidency in the last election! The list goes on and on.... So for the diaspora Biafran sympathisers I will pose this question which my friend who is a Major in Nigerian Army asked- If Biafra where to become a country today will it be governed and inhabited by illiterates ? The parlous state of education in Igboland today is heart braking. In some schools the infrastrure on the ground is what the colonists erected. Kids are not enthusiastic about education. Teachers are busy chasing after other businesses in a bid to making ends meet, because the government plays politics with their salary. There are more Okada riders and street hawkers of Igbo children of school age than any other part of Nigeria. If this is not cause for concern by our "Biafran" jingoists I don't know what else could be!!! Simon Iberosi
Here comes Okenwa Nwosu:
quote:From: "Dr. Okenwa Nwosu" Date: Sun Jul 18, 2004 2:46 pm Subject: Re: Re: [Ejike Okpa]Tidbits from home: My Diary(1)- Biafra on a FOOL's mind! Simon, I commend the courage and fortitude that you have shown in baring your mind on an issue that constitutes the greatest impediment to a meaningful advancement of the Igbo cause in this 21st Century. As you aptly noted, the time, energy and scarce resources of some of our young folks are being misapplied in a futile wild goose chase in the name of actualizing a sovereign state of Biafra more than 3 decades after the Civil War. It would have been germane to simply ignore the misguided vision of key MASSOB protagonists but for the fact that precious Igbo lives are continuously being lost, especially our youths who reside at ground zero inside Nigeria, while the "Biafran self-exiles" stay well with their households at a safe distance. I agree with you that it is immoral for an Igbo to consciously induce our kith and kin into a suicidal venture based on false premise laced with cheap propaganda. Impoverished and unemployed youths, who mill around Igbo countryside in droves, are fertile ground for imparting a sense of empty hope of salvation and escape from the depressing life in which they find themselves. If this is not a wicked exploitation of the plight of our poor Igbo youths, I don't know what is. Perhaps, perpetuation of the status quo may be aided by the aloofness of the overwhelming majority of fellow Igbo who have not yet mustered the courage, as you have done, to come to the open to denounce a wicked immoral exploitation of poor Igbo youths by demagogues that front MASSOB and its affiliated fringe groups. It is wrong before God and man for anyone or group to willfully nudge our defenseless brethren into futile suicidal ventures instead of deploying our talents in evolving practical well thought-out programs to improve their lot. The issue here is not whether Nigeria, Biafra, MASSOB etc have the right to exist or not. The moral issue before us today is whether the vast majority of Igbo intellectual and political elite should continue to look the other way while our unemployed and impoverished youths at home are fed with a false sense of hope that drives them to self-destruct in pursuit of an illusion. What has happened to our collective conscience as a people? Okenwa.
This one is from Ejike Okpa
quote:From: "The OKPA Company" Date: Sun Jul 18, 2004 5:55 pm Subject: Re: [Okenwa Nwosu & Chukwudi Iberosi] Tidbits from home: My Diary(1)- Biafra on a FOOL's mind!
Okenwa & Chukwudi
MASSOB is not a SALVATION ARMY but a STARVATION ARMY [starving force] using unfounded antics to dislodge hapless villagers and those most vulnerable.
All [wo]men of conscience must rise up against this band of nitwits and numbskull to forestall further incursion on the people.
they can operate as an organization with social agenda but if they operate as a substitute country in a sovereign country, THEY SHOULD BE STAMPED OUT AND CRUSHED PERIOD.
ejike okpa ii
There have been other responses. But, that's how it started.
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quote:If MASSOB would redirect their effort in ensuring that the next generation of Igbo youths- through becoming a pressure group that hold our leaders accountable- are educated consistent with the dreams and sagacity of our great Igbo men of yore- Zik, Akanu ibiam, MI Okpara etc, - Simon Chukwudi McBee Iberosi
This argument made a lot of sense to me I agree however, I’m not too sure about the inclusion of “zik.” Zik who? More like a senior ukpabi asika for all I care therefore he should instead be replaced with Mazi Sam Onunaka Mbakwe.
quote:Kids are not enthusiastic about education.
Would you if the ones who didn’t but are rewarded with countless chieftaincy titles that makes no meaning to me anyway are the Georgia na Ubanis; would you if thieves, liars, murderers are the only ones recognized in your states, hamlets, compounds etc? It is unconscionable to have one of these as the Traditional Ruler of a town whereas people with unblemished backgrounds are left to the elements to devour. Most so-called Traditional Rulers today are nothing but community rejects and common criminals so how, my friend, do we expect these kids to stay in school. What’s the reward for education? Imagine a situation where someone with a professional diploma serves a total illiterate. The amount of damage this inflicts on the graduate can only be imagined.
Ogechi Odili
Thanks for providing another perspective to this exchange absence of which one(me) might have been tempted to dish my usual dose... insults that is, to these gentlemen. I share their concerns and also join in the condemnation of those who use BIAFRA as a source of meal tickets while endangering the lives of our kids with their numerous lies. The time is now to call the organizers of MASSOB, Biafra Foundation and others like them to order. Now!
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Quote: ----------------------- "I share their concerns and also join in the condemnation of those who use BIAFRA as a source of meal tickets while endangering the lives of our kids with their numerous lies. The time is now to call the organizers of MASSOB, Biafra Foundation and others like them to order. Now! ---MeBiafran. ----------------------
Everyone is free to say what he/she wants about the Okenwas (I dont know, read nor met them) but to dismiss EVERYTHING they said as per from the e-mail presented above will be unfair to those folks. Sentiments apart, there's commonsense in what those guys are saying. Personally speaking, there are TWO crimes I will NEVER forgive nor forget. One is to lie/cheat using the six-letter word B-I-A-F-R-A. Another is to lie/cheat with the Bible or swear with the name of God in the process.
Its time people start selling the plus and minus side of the proposed Biafra. To do otherwise will not only be misleading but also enslaving the entire Igbo race. Its becoming claer that there's urgent need to ask those who intend to lead Nd'Igbo via the non-conventional path to first submit themselves to approval by the the led through free and fair ELECTIONS.
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MeBiafra, Do you actually know what is MOSSOB? try and study what's going on before commenting on them, it will do you a lot of good and save you from embarrassment.
Nwa aro, You never stop to amaze me.now i understand where you are coming from, something has seriously gone wrong with you, sweet heaven! the last time,Ady became your latest bridegroom ready to go to bed with you; today, you have find a soul mate in Okenwa Nwosu and Simon Iborosi. "ODIKWA EGWU NWANNA" why this run of pillar to post, what is the cause of this desperation or is it true that those who express their doubts about your credibility might ahave a case after all.
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My brother I don't know what other embarrassment one like me can expect since I have neither stolen any (public/private) monies before. Read without your prejudice what these men were saying before persecuting them ok. Do that first then we can discuss further.
quote:Folks pay #1000.00 to register as Biafrans. America has recognized Biafra and granted spectrum to great Biafrans in US to broadcast Radio Biafra. The broadcast comes up about 7:00pm everyday. I am surprised about your "ignorance about Biafra". Ah "dem" we need go see our Uwazurike representative so that you can get your Biafran id. You see when Biafra comes to be those who do not have id will be deported to Nigeria,...
Are the above not enough reason to tickle your fancy, your inquiry mind? This old dog here (me) does not give blind support we must sift through all ideas and pick those that makes better sense regardless of who’s behind them. The handlers behind MASSOB if they use it to mislead then I stand by my fortified position so take the embarrassment whatever and take it to them.
quote:Do you actually know what is MOSSOB? - Okwy
Forget the literal meaning, which is semantics I am more interested in their modus operandi, which at this time is not desirable based on the deceit. I refer you to the first quote above.
Have a nice weekend.
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I do not know the history of anything. But I do know that the view of those three gentlemen is not totally out of place. A legitimate concern indeed.
As Nwa-aro pointed out, those that what to represent the people in such a manner should go through the ballot box.
Let me sieze the opportunity to respectfully ask: What is the Igbo agenda?
1, To actualize total Igbo Freedom (from Nigeria)?
2, To pursue Igbo Presidency in 2007?
3, To pursue Igbo Presidency in 2015?
4, Which of the above is achievable in the short term?
A response to any of the questions should be accompanied with what is currently been done to achieve the project.
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Ah, there are flags hoisted atop trees along the way in every nook and corner. What are all these flags about? I asked my driver out of curiosity. Response: I thought you live in America. These are Biafran flags hoisted in anticipation of the imminent creation of Republic of Biafra by the United Nations. Folks pay #1000.00 to register as Biafrans. America has recognized Biafra and granted spectrum to great Biafrans in US to broadcast Radio Biafra. The broadcast comes up about 7:00pm everyday. I am surprised about your "ignorance about Biafra ..Simon Iberosi
This old dog here (me) does not give blind support we must sift through all ideas and pick those that makes better sense regardless of who’s behind them. ..MeBiafra
MeBiafra, I can not quite understand what you mean, please sir, to ask for your indulgence, my simple question was, do you know what is MOSSOB? is MOSSOB struggling for Igbo president in Nigeria or Biafran sovereignty .
According to what you had repeatedly said about your age in this board, is it not enough for you to have first inquired from Iberosi if he attempted to contact Chief Uwazulike and verify with him the account of his driver and confirm the fact content therein; you see, it is very easy for people MISGUIDED ELEMENTS like Iberosi, after spending a very long time in a foreign land to travel home and start showing off how educated, rich and famous they have become to their kindred, then, when they come back to their base, we will begin to read hardly non starting opinions about how onye igbo will become Nigerian President as if people are stupid, as a leading light who is preoccupied for Igbo youths and their future, did Iberosi give us account of how many scholarships he awarded to our youths, how many times he visited the veterans at ojiriver, how many times he conferred with Igbo leader leaders of thought of various camps, how many times he discussed with Uwazilike, at least to alert him of the danger of what he is doing while at home before coming to lecture us of what we are supposed to be in Nigeria. Iberosi said that Uwazulike is collecting one thousand niara from unsuspecting public and you believed him without verification, you have the right to believe what ever you wish but then, if i may add one more question to you sir, is an organisation (even non profit ones like MOSSOB) run with empty hands, is MOSSOB not spreading like a wild fire in Igboland or since when has Ndigbo become cowards; look, we have a clear mission even when tactical actions and metas might be complicating, the vision is clear and striaght in achieving the same mission, this is our hope, our MOSSOB.
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Okwy: You or anyone here has every right to say and think as you wish. But for God's sake, dont determine whom I fall in love or hate. I repeat again, NWA ARO IS NOT IN THIS FORUM FOR ANY FAVOUR OR COMPANY. I am here to say things as I (Nwa Aro) sees it. But if Okwy or anyone disagree with my position, the right and civilized thing to do is to give me reason why I am wrong (in your eyes) and why I should (not must) agree with your VIEWS. Pleas note that this is the last time I will reply your mail when next you skip the ISSUES to attack me or anyone on this board. I just wont allow myself or this board to return to the Amanda-era when everyone that disagreed with her was a "bad" person. We know better where that same Amanda took us (as we are made to believe) after all that holier-than-thou postulation.
Back to the issue at debate, whether you like it or not, what the Okenwas are saying has SOME truth in them. For example, you cannot ask people to buy and wear insignias or dresses that has 'Biafra' written on them and expect Obasanjo's Gestapo security officials to be parting with them. Then when the those IGNORANTLY weraing those outfots get arrested or gun down you and your fellow hypocrits come here to shed crocodile tears. Believe it or not, time is coming when the spirit of those IGNORANT young men and women you guys send to die like chicks (just the way Bush sent the children of the poor Americans to die in Iraq) will come to haunt you guys one after the other. BTW, why is Okwy & co in the west and not in Nigeria if you so much love Biafra more than your lives as you guys want us believe.
For the records, I join MeBiafran to say that I (Nwa Aro) would rather forgo the USELESS batch of "credibility" your like who prefer patronage over TRUTH dish out than keep mute to this madness called Biafra WITHOUT CONSCIENCE you guys are forcing down the throat of every Igboman and woman.
Who cares to know what MASSOB means? All we concerned Igbos want to know is what are the Okwys doing to sell that MASSOB and 'Biafra' in a way that both the man on the street and those in high places (like you and I) can make sense of. Does it make any difference if a man bearing 'Innocent' is a criminal (not accusing anyone here)? People just want to hear the MESSAGE behind the accronym NOT the name. So sell your message if you dont want people to buy those of the Okenwas. Good luck!
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Nwa, Hardly will i be concerned if my posts are responded to by you or not.
Friend, i am not moved about whom you chose to be your lover, not a bit of worry, my concern is your wrangling from topic to topic that is full of contradiction and inconsistence; why is it that when it suits you, MOSSOB will be the tool for Igbo emancipation but when there is contrary opinions you immediately change board like a chameleon, I am yet to comprehend what is wrong about MOSSOB selling Biafran badges and insignia to raise fund and awake consciousness among IGBO population, tell me who is a criminal between a person that sells or wear badges and the person that extrajudicialy shoots a badge wearer, by implication, are you suggesting that we should shut up and rise in praise of Obansanjo for holding NdiIgbo as a war bothy, a golden medal that he is ever ready to fly to the delight of Nigerians; are MOSSOBIANS also guilty of the massacre of NdiIgbo that is routinely going on in Northern Nigeria, are they also guilty of the systematic killings that is the characteristic of Obasanjo government, I will come to your conclusion that your impulse and frustration is misplaced and misguided as directed at the feet of MOSSOB and Biafrans.
The stand of MOSSOB is also my stand, a total but peaceful emancipation of NdiIgbo from the shackles of Nigerian bondage and it's impediments. okwyonwuka is no coward, as a free born igbo, i will do everything possible to fight Igbo cause, if need be, i am ready to commit my life, yes,if i lose my life fighting for Biafra, i will be happy in my grave, yet i will not be the first to make the sacrifice nor my life more spacial than that of my uncles and cousins that first made such sacrifice, we will not relent until victory is achieved by the grace of GOD.
It might not mean much but it's a fact that i am marked by obasanjo emissary locally for propagating Biafra in this part of the world, unlike you, i am proud that i had successfully organized Biafran awayness rally in Chile, i did not send representatives, i was there in blood and soul organizing and participating,if i have the opportunity to do the same at home, why not. the records are there for verification.
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Okwy: Now that you have moved from discussing people to discussing ISSUES as I think you and I should be doing, I will reciprocate by addressing the issues you raised in your last mail. You see, the reason wyh I just dont think it wise that we should waste our time energy on this bord or elsehwere we Igbos are assembled is because statitics shows that it UNPRODUCTIVE and it turns off otherwise interested and interesting people from the one/people/forum engaging in such pastime.
Now back to the ISSUES you raised.
Quote: ------------------------- "...my concern is your wrangling from topic to topic that is full of contradiction and inconsistence; why is it that when it suits you, MOSSOB will be the tool for Igbo emancipation but when there is contrary opinions you immediately change board like a chameleon,..."---Okwy. -----------------------------
You dont need to be "concerned" about any of my position on any issue on this board if you are objective and not baised. If you forget, I have on so many occassions said that I (Nwa Aro) is an open-minded person by nature. And that means that I give even my worst critics a room to be heard and listened to. Besides, to be seen and recognized as a FAIR and BALANCED critic, one has to always try to be fair to both side of every argument/position. For example, it doesn't sell some of you as fair-minded people when you go from thread to to thread telling how people from other races or those from yours (Igbo race) who mean well but hold a differing opinion on the WAYS (not the means) as "bad" people or "enemies," and the use of the now abused word of not being "credible". It's time I let you guys know that the jury that will decide who is what (reading from our mails) on this board are not on this board and may never join it because of fear of being maligned unfairly. It is true that I praised the effort of the GENUINE MASSOBians and Biafrans when they were toeing the right path. It is also my duty that I condemn them now that it seems some OPPORTUNISTS (money-crazy and intolerant people) have clearly infiltrated or have made it a modus-operandi in your Biafran camp. It is this LOSE OF SIGHT that is causing the genuine concern and condemnation you see coming even from those who earlier supported (be it morally) you guys.
Quote: ---------------------------- "I am yet to comprehend what is wrong about MOSSOB selling Biafran badges and insignia to raise fund and awake consciousness among IGBO population, tell me who is a criminal between a person that sells or wear badges and the person that extrajudicialy shoots a badge wearer, by implication, are you suggesting that we should shut up and rise in praise of Obansanjo for holding NdiIgbo as a war bothy,..." ---------------------------
How contradictory! In the quoted portion of your mail above you said Nwa Aro saw reason to support your MASSOB (is it 'MOSSOB or 'MASSOB'? I thought it is the latter), but aobve you mischieviously say that Nwa Aro is by any imagination of his previous or last mail supporting Obasanjo and his security network for killing people you guys made easy pree in the first place.
Has it ever occured to you and those who insist that onyl through 'Bifra' that the Igbos will be freed that one can still have Biafra in the heart and still print wears, insignias and other apperals that bears say 'Ndigboville' on it and escape the eagle-eye attention of the same Obasanjo deadly security? In as much as I understand you guys to resurrect the Biafra we fought for between 1967 to 1970, I think the problem with that strategy is that the word 'Biafra' ressurects very deep emotions in the Igbos as it keeps the Nigerians of the other side of the fence at edge, fear and it often that not brings those IGNORANT and less-imfomed MASSOBians into AVOIDABLE harm and UNNECESSARY death. as I said above, those same MASSOBians can print and sell their insignias (nothing wrong with that) but with a less eye-catching name like say 'Biafra or MASSOB' on them. Believe it or not, should this startegy be adopted by the leadership and followers of your organization, you may be surprised as to how it will drastically reduce casualities and even speed up the actualization of the 'Biafra Republic' you guys talk of. I repeat, IT IS NOT THE MESSAGE THAT IS ENTIRELY WRONG BUT THE MESSENGERS AND THE WAY THE MESSAGE HAS SO FAR BEEN SOLD.
Quote: --------------------------- "The stand of MOSSOB is also my stand, a total but peaceful emancipation of NdiIgbo from the shackles of Nigerian bondage and it's impediments...we will not relent until victory is achieved by the grace of GOD."---Okwy. --------------------------
You can bet that what everyone ( I guess even the Okenwa Nwosus) agree is that Nd'Igbo are in real BONDAGE (politically and economically) in Nigeria. But again, the difference beween you and "liberals" like Nwa Aro is that we think that that chain can and will be surely broken through another means other than through 'Biafra' as you guys preach it. You can then be sure that if you guys take the well-intentioned advice from other quaters (like that coming from the Nwa Aros,) it will save more Igbo lives, fasten up the process of our imancipation and make us (Ndigbo) more friends that the ARTIFICIAL enemies you guys create here and there. Put in a more simple language, it is "hardliners" like Okwy who ought and MUST come down from the Olympus they perch to accept the REALITY on the ground in both among the Igbos in the diaspora and those at home that there are many ways to kill (emancipate the Igbo nation from its present bondage) a rat.
Quote: ------------------------------------------ "i did not send representatives, i was there in blood and soul organizing and participating,if i have the opportunity to do the same at home, why not. the records are there for verification.--Okwy. ----------------------------------------
You can be sure that Nwa Aro will continue to send delegates (except nominated by those I work with) to monitor WHY and where you guys want to (mis)lead the Igbo people as the case may be. Boy, I can also boast of representing and representing Ndigbo very well in my backyard here in Germany. As I earlier said, THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAN ONE TO SERVE THE IGBO NATION. Just do yours but never try to belittle that of others. You guys can boast as much as you want (Nwa Aro is not and will NEVER be moved,) the only day your conferences will be taken serious is only when you present the Communique reached after such meeting (since you claim to speak for all Igbos) for public scrutiny. It will help everyone make his/her judgement if such gatherings were necessary at all. Isn't it funny that while those who claim that they showed "face" at these self-serving gatherings make noise about it, it is same people that turn around to tell us that Ndigbo are still in "bondage" even after holding their endless conferences; which they did not seek nor get the approval of a cross section of Ndigbo before holding as it ought to be. It will be quite interesting to see those who engage in the idle talks called 'Conferences' come on board and tell us HOW the long grammers they spoke and wrote at the many meetings held so far has being traslated into ACTION in any part of Igboland. So say what you want, I still insist that it is only when those who want to lead the Igbos ask the Igbos what WE (the Nwa Aros included) really want and thereafter go to meet based on the result of that research will such gatherings make any sense and impact on the Igbo community in the diaspora and those in Igboland proper. ANYTHING SHORT OF THIS IS FUTILITY. Period.
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