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I wasn't always this Pan-Igbo. It grew and was nurtured in Nsukka. And more because I studied History

It's in class one day,that I decided that none of my kids would have an English name

Prof came in, took attendance and gave extra marks to the few who hadn't English names lol
He marked attendance and would ask they meaning of the English name, emphasising that many lacked substance 😂

'What's your name?'

'Jennifer'

'What's the meaning?'

'Clear vision'

'And you're using glasses' 😭😂

Nsukka shaped me!
I was a different person before I went there
When I landed there, it wasn't all that.
The not so fancy dressing. No body cared about the loud dressing.
Students would greet you 'Kee way' and they called fufu 'Santa' with a very thick Igbo accent

Because you spoke uniterferred crisp English, you'd think you were 'better'
Lool. These humans with their own sweet Igboness were super super book smart. You'd realise that the one that spoke bare minimum English was topping the class.

Nsukka gave me a new life's purpose
Nsukka taught me self identity
I came to appreciate EVERYTHING Igbo there!
PS: 2 marks for them was justified because every lecturer had the prerogative of doing with 10/15 marks as they wished.
I remember getting extra 2 marks in another course for just opening the louvres for the class.
It's under 'character', which a lecturer is allowed to define.
And something triggered this exercise. It wasn't just a disassociationg from English names, but a lesson to embrace/appreciate your true self identity.
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I went through some colonial documents a years back and discovered that the 'Onye Wa Wa' stereotype was started by the British.

I'll explain.

Wa Wa literally means 'No No' in Nkanu Igbo language.

For context, the Nkanu people had a 'special love' for land and farming.
The Brit said it was difficult to convince them to give out their lands to build schools, churches, courts or whatever.

They could lease to their Igbo neighbours, but they never sold lands.

When the Brits brought papers to sign or made propositions, all they said was 'Wa Wa'
in anger. Meaning No.

Maxim guns made them to succumb later.

Then when schools were built, they didn't sent their kids because of farming.
The Brits forced them again.

It was recorded that they took yams to bribe the teachers to allow their children to come to the farm during
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Ifechidere
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Achebe talked about a term he called, The Igbo Problem and it's obvious on Twitter.

He said,
'Though they are boisterous and hard working, their individual pride may get in their way of development. Where they see themselves as competitors rather than compatriots' ...
In dragging and calling names, we might think it's just bants.
Deep in your heart, you know it's not.

I'm specific about this Igbo Sovereign Fund we want to begin.

When you discriminate amongst yourselves, people feel no need to come together to work for development.
They feel 'These ones would want to feel like they are the best or know it', so they don't participate.

I know what I'm saying.

Can we try and turn these bants to healthy conversations?

Can we try?

'Insult no dey for joke'
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The Aro Confederacy: Economic, Political and Spiritual Control in Igboland 17th and 18th C.

The Aro are a naturally stubborn, fierce, dogged, nomadic people originally from Arochukwu, present Abia State. But, are almost everywhere now.

Arondizuogu of Imo
Achi of Enugu...
Ezeagu,Udi of Enugu
Many other parts in Abia
Ikwerre, Kalabari, Opobo (Rivers)Ebonyi.

Their itenerant nature caused them to plant their seeds in areas around the Night of Biafra.

Economic Stronghold:

The Igbo engaged in long distance trading. Some distance that took days...
The Aro were the most skilled.
Their militant, aggressive nature have them an edge in trade

They were the major middle men between the Igbo and the Europeans Slavers.

Slave in humans was nt new in Igbo land.
Slaves were used to pacify God's, bury important men and work on farms
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