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from admin on 06/01/2017 02:01 AMWhy do Ndi'Igbo still believe the
false stereotype that the omo
Oduduwa (Yoruba) are cowards?
In the history of Nigeria, only two
men have returned to Nigeria to
face almost certain death even
when they had the option of a very
comfortable political asylum
abroad. Both of them are Yoruba.
In 1985, General Ibrahim Badamasi
Babangida toppled the Buhari
regime while Major General Tunde
Idiagbon (mixed Yoruba/Fulani)
was at Mecca yet Idiagbon
returned. In 1995, Olusegun
Obasanjo (pure Owu Yoruba) was
accused of planning a coup by the
blood thirsty tyrant, Abacha (if you
don't like the truthful description of
Abacha you can go and join him
where he is) while he was away in
Copenhagen. He returned to face
almost certain death.
I admired Ojukwu, but I was
disappointed that he fled. I wish he
remained. I also admired Azikiwe,
but Awolowo would NEVER
abandon his people as Azikiwe did
when he defected to the federal
side during the civil war. Awolowo
was in prison because of his
people and he could have been
released had he compromised his
beliefs but he stoutly refused. That
is courage not cowardice. I have
been in direct communication with
Gowon whom I admire but he did
not return after he was accused of
being behind the Dimka coup.
Obasanjo and Idiagbon are
probably the bravest Nigerians
ever. They are certainly braver than
Murtala Mohammed who was
safely in London waiting for Joseph
Garba and co to topple Gowon.
The stereotype of Yorubas as
cowards is false. Every ethnicity has
cowards and brave men.
As we celebrate #BiafraAt50, I
hope the Yoruba and Igbo can find
common ground and unite as
Southern Nigeria's two main ethnic
nationalities otherwise the South
will continue to be politically
disadvantaged even when it is the
most educationally advantaged
part of Nigeria.
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