By +Lawrence Sc Egwali.
It has become a daily threat, most especially in the on-line media for some on-line mercenaries to block every discussions, posts, comments and activities of the minority tribes bordering South-East with new and faked cohesion for ancestral origin. But speaking similar languages is not limited to Igbo and its surroundings; in fact, it is a global phenomenon.
In Europe, the Scotish, the
Wales and Ireland all speak English in their
United Kingdom but are not part and parcel
of English tribe. The North Switzerland, Austria
and a host of other nations near Germany speak German
language (Deutsche) but are not part and parcel of
Germany tribe.
In Europe, the Scotish, the
Wales and Ireland all speak English in their
United Kingdom but are not part and parcel
of English tribe. The North Switzerland, Austria
and a host of other nations near Germany speak German
language (Deutsche) but are not part and parcel of
Germany tribe.
Language is not the final
determinant of a people's true ancestral origin
because it is transcient, dynamic and
convertible through commerce,
neighbourhood interface, annexture,
enslavement or civilization. A people's
ancestry is tied to their oral history passed from
generation to generation and it is jelously
guided. Any attempt to usurp it can be met
with resistance to the last drop of blood as
can be seen between the Austrians and
Germans. External people or strangers can
fine-tune the details of other people's history but not to academically
carry over the people and their ancestry to a strange land in
broad day light.
Why can't the Igbo leave these people
alone to express their selves and live a life instead of
caging them in all aspects of life especially on historical and cultural spheres? If
their known history be false, time will prove it;
more so as modern archiological processes
are emerging. Such unguided threats to their right to
live an independent life is trepidative and
supports the fear for genuine cooperation
for a sustainable sourvereign union or relationships. If this represents the general mindset, it may become a union where only one tribe has a say, even others deprived of the advantages of the mass media for self expressions. Every free-born has and knows his history of origin, Ukwuani and Ika are no exceptions to the rule.
alone to express their selves and live a life instead of
caging them in all aspects of life especially on historical and cultural spheres? If
their known history be false, time will prove it;
more so as modern archiological processes
are emerging. Such unguided threats to their right to
live an independent life is trepidative and
supports the fear for genuine cooperation
for a sustainable sourvereign union or relationships. If this represents the general mindset, it may become a union where only one tribe has a say, even others deprived of the advantages of the mass media for self expressions. Every free-born has and knows his history of origin, Ukwuani and Ika are no exceptions to the rule.
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