Speaking on Aljazeera on Thursday, Soyinka said, ''I am very much pro- Biafra because I recognise that the Igbo have been wronged desperately. They have been brutalised in a way that justifies their feeling that they were not part of the nation.
''Let me also say this, Biafrans are not entirely innocent in this affair. They were not, but the unleashing of such venom, such devastation on them as a people, was sufficient to justify their decision not to be part of the nation. I was pro-Biafran in the sense that I felt that they needed justice.”
He criticised the removal of History and teaching of the Biafran crisis in schools.
“Officials do not want to confront their own history, especially the history in the making of which they feel uncomfortable but, if you do not confront your past, you are going to mess up your future. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I agree with you sir.
ReplyDeleteWelcome on board Kongi master. This USSR(Republic of Zoogeria) must crumble.
ReplyDeleteAn elderly man is talking...They can only change people, they can't change history...Well, as events are unfolding.
ReplyDeleteThis man is truthful, the have really being wronged for no reason
ReplyDeleteJust as he said the biafrans are not entirely innocent in this matter. I fully agree with him. The persecution on biafrans are because of fear of the unknown by the Nigerian government. The government always bring up issues that tells them. Hey guys you don't belong here. You are our slaves! And an average igboman hates any form of slavery, they always want to be part of the decision. Igbo society is such that all adult male is part of the decision making organ not just a group of men but all adults in the community hence their desire to be part of decisions
ReplyDeleteI use to like this man. Recently he is unstable like sea-wave.
ReplyDeletesir u are a man of truth a man that stand for jusice and the kind of man we need as a president in Nigeria. sir i repect ur wise talk bless u sir. am not an igbo man but i love saying the truth thanks sir.
ReplyDelete..... Lol, don't lie, u are an Igbo....
DeleteNobody asks you which tribe u come from....