Igbo Issues According to Terhemba Osuji

Look at the flags and stage befitting a governor or head of state.  Call it BIAFRAUD, call it whatever you like, but there is no discounting the passions this leader has awoken in Igbo people.  He has made it cool to be an Igbo nationalist and patriot, a distinct and unique identity that has nothing to do with Nigeria.  What people don't understand is that Kanu (and his IPOB) is the man of the moment but this agitation is greater than him, he is merely a conduit pipe for the expression for the dream of a sovereign indigenous republic, that Igbo people experienced for 30 months. No other tribe in Nigeria has experienced independence from Nigeria.  Only the most astute and sensitive members of Nigeria realize the magnitude of this agitation. Kanu is winning the hearts and minds of grassroots Igbos and the mental separation from Nigeria is growing and it is something no force of arms can eradicate.  The problem with Nigeria leaders and the unjust marginalization po...

By Terhemba Osuji | August 8, 2017 With over 551 MDA's and billions spent on Education One wonders whether there is an agency dedicated to fostering talent and guiding youth unto career paths in Nigeria.  Daily you see potential engineers, architects and artists idling all around who will never reach their potential due to an insensitive government dedicated to promoting mediocrity and not paying attention to its citizenry or innovators.  The public discourse is bereft of discussions of intellectualism or improving its economies of scale by building institutions around talent. You seldom ever hear of the government promoting of sponsoring talent shows, spelling contests, robotics championships or the announcement of scholarships offerings to prodigies for further skills acquisition training and if not for Facebook many of these innovators will remain faceless as the nation focuses on covering the activities of government officials.  Perhaps the greatest need to restructur...