Biafra Is Not Nigeria

Biafra Is Not Nigeria - Ahmed Nabil

BY AHMED NABIL

You are part of the pluto jokers if Biafra, as far as you are concerned, is Nigeria and not nowhere. If it is a county close to Britain, Ireland or USA with its own local government, or a republic, or a continents not part of the seven continents, I believe something common like anthem, leaders and competition as a nation is important and necessary conditions must be attached. But still, no king or queen, president or governor, prime minister or ministers mentioned as a global figure, can the biafrans identify. It is somehow a complete fiction that no reasonable skull will accept.

Biafrans, ofcourse, are not just traitors, but a strong quake and tragedy that is againsts justice that should be handled without mercy, as treason is a monstrous crime all reasonable Leaders and citizens must fight against. A general campaign to create awareness on the devastating effect of it againsts humanity, strict and unequivocal official pronouncement on the desirability to bring it under country would be helpful. Freedom of speech is not the same as treason.

It is essential for everyone to play his part, but extreme nationalism without selflessness is the same as nothing. "When your sandals get out of order, your style of walking changes", a proverb. Likewise, without that spirit of unity , sentiments will overcome us.

Nigeria is too big for the too big to deceive. This was a major paradigm shift. Constitutionally, we can't have two country in one country, yes, anything opposite, is treason, and the victims must face the law. It is very sad that the greatest detriment to many people's success today, is their thinking yesterday. That voice of sentiments, ethnicity, self-interests and indulgence sucked many people's conscience pale that they can't perceive the truth of the matter.

Sadly, corruption for some is fashion. Impunity for some is immunity. We must solve this, yes, as "he who conceals his disease can never be cured".

2015.

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