Nwanne ka Ana eme Ngosi, mana ENYI bu oruelu onye "(You can only introduce kinsman to a erring Brother, especially Ndi Ala wu otu , not a friend, you choose your friend yourself).
Like us or hate us,( Ndigbo in Focus) we are like an EAGLE among other Birds, it is natural endowment and the attribute of an Eagle is what makes other Birds to detest her out of jealously and wish that can never be real or wanting to be like Eagle but if Wishes were Horses, even Blind person can Ride.
While other Birds scavenge, while they live at peril and Danger of Carnibals and Predators, while they fear the spittle of death that oozes off the barrel of hunters Gun, an Eagle is never in fear of those, for He cast his abode above the reach and sight of any, he is not in counsel with other Feathers nor at fears of being Felled by Hunters Pellet.
Eagle is the Only Bird that Flew, let me ask Goggle the distance, and it spew...
"In reality, eagles tend to use very little energy when they fly so high. Even though they can reach altitudes of over 10,000 feet, they are usually soaring to these heights, and taking long glides to cover ground, then soaring up again and repeating the process"
That is the life of An Igbo person, others felt we are Proud, arrogant and despise people, but that is a lie from the Pit of Hell or consolation for Haters who just can't afford to stare facts of life on the face.
Come with me let's take a walk down the path of Gwa Nwanne gi Eziokwu... Truth is a always Bitter, but telling it always is just a standard that can't be subverted.
An Average Poor American will Think that BILL GATE is proud, that Warren Buffer is a Prick, that Micheal Jackson while he lived was arrogant and secluded, but come with me, let me bring an example discuss..
I was discussing with a Friend I met Overseas, we started chatting and reliving old time and suddenly one of our age mate felt Bad and Mad, he shouted.. "Can't you guys allow us the Poor to stay in peace?, must you continue bragging and talking down on us?".
My Friend was very angry and wanted to tongue lash him in return, and I tapped him on his leg and explained,,, ayisia ka aha buru ogbo, ayia ka aha ga Akwukwo, emesia ayia ka aha kpata ego (Stages of friendship starts with Age mate, then seperate to School mates and finally to Status).
If you are discussing with your school mates, those who are not in your school or not in school will feel you are bragging just to hurt them.
If you are discussing with those in your current Status, those not in that class will feel you are showing off, but what they don't understand is the fact that, nothing in Elementary one is valuable to one who is in SS1, because what faces the later is life of an SS1, which means, he only discuss with those who floats at his level.
You can't discuss reality with one who is not around your class and won't sound pompous to the person.
Back to the discussion that started this analogy, my Friend was complaining on how he was sold a Pure Fake China Wares in New York as original by a Pakistani and dare him to do his worst.
I explained that every Nation has her own dredge but the problem is that they are lesser in population to compare to us in Nigeria where greater percentage are the Rotten egg.
I gave him instance of how a Black Ghanaian drove me and my Family from Sydney Airport to Hotel and we paid 120 AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS and I was happy that I met a brother who I was chatting with as my own brother, who is living and a Resident of the Far away Nation..
Shockingly weeks after, I misplaced the number he gave me and we have the Front Desk call us another Taxi that will take us back to Airport, we get to same Airport and our fares was 23 Australian Dollars, same Metered Taxi, same distance if you ask me, but the later drove far less a distance..
So I ask him, if there are other routes to cover same distance and he laughed.. He ask me, have they Conned you with "RUN AROUND"?.
I saw a Brother in that Ghanaian but he saw a Mugu in US, that mindset can't never change,he believe that cheating is a way of life.
Nigerians hated Ndigbo not because we are Bad, but because we cruise at speed that is alien to them, we see success where they saw failure.
We make failures our teacher, while they make same thier Fears.
An Igbo Man, not the ones beget with tainted DNA especially those born after the invasion of 1967, most of them may have been born with uncircumcised Manhood, but an actual true blooded Igbo person sees a very bad situation as learning curve, and after 3 months after he will turn the sorrows to merries.
Place an Igbo man at Abandoned, Useless and Hopeless house that is also falling, you hope to meet his corpse on your next Visit after one year, but come back after one year that Ramshackle will become a Star Studded apartment, leave him again and come back, he will turn it and the neighborhood to LAS VEGAS.
Take him away and place any other person from another Divide to replace him at what he built, he will leave with the grace and within 6 months, the place will revert and become another sorry sight which it was before.
It is not Magic, it is onatalu Chi (Gift from the gods).
I was in MTR going from KOWLOON to Lowu (Hong Kong to China border) and at a Stop a Caucasian entered and with so many Empty seats in that Coach, he came straight to me and sat by my side and the first question he threw at me was "Where are you from?", I looked at him with mind of Ebe ka onye nkea sikwa (Who is this one sef) and I replied.. Why do you ask?..
He let out a throaty laugh that vibrated through the Coach and he suddenly stopped and say "You are an Ibo from Eastern Nijuria", I was shocked and marveled at same time and he saw my surprise and he explained..
He said he is a Russian Billionaire, an Investor.. He said he prefer investing outside Russia, that he prefer to invest in any Nation that has high potential of success within 5 years..
I ask him, how can he know such place.. He laughed and explained..
"I am following IGBO BOYS, anywhere I visit and saw IBO boys, I will make them friend and know if they are on transit or they are residing there, if they are on transit, I will also be on Transit, but if they are residing there, that is a sign that the place must, not will be... Vibrant within 5 years, so I invest and I have never regretted any of it.
He explain to me, that he went to Vietnam just on a passing and he saw an IBO boy who lives there and the place was so dry, even the boy is not feeding well and He asked him what he was doing in such a desolate and draught land?
The Igbo dude replied "I live here" , and He asked again, but there is no HOPE of life in Vietnam and the boy said, because you are Blind, in few Years time Vietnam will take over from China... And that was how he invested and truly in 3 years he expanded his investment out there because the place started booming with great life and business...
Ndigbo are people who goes to a place, make it thier home, invest heavily, try and make the place befitting to serve as abode, not like some people who goes to places, sale what they came to Hawk and go back home with the proceeds which can't even yield more for them.
That you dislike An Igbo doesn't mean he dislike you in return, they simply wants to GLO and create Oasis in the Dessert, they have a mind that deal with only success.
As a Host, Ndigbo are gracious host, as Visitors, they spice up life and make the Host to see the Doors of great wealth that was facing them all along, but they were too Blind to see it..
The Igbo visitor will open it, make the wealth to thrive.
Check any place Igbo people are residing, the activities always go classy, the House rents gets better, development shoot up to the sky and Property prices makes meaning...
Any Town that accepts Igbo friendship, has the Youths prosper because Ndigbo will take them as Brothers and afflict them with same success MOJO.
Reject them and your Youths will only serve you as War Machine to fight Wars they can't gain anything from, and not Fleet of Success.
They move around with abundant blessings and if you allow them, they will soak your land with it, if you are hostile, be rest assured that the grace will turn to disgrace.
No one can Cage an Eagle, he in ONO NSO eru aka, the best one can get, is to wait and see if a Feather shedded by an Eagle can be bought, which is expensive and having it is the closest one can get to that precious blessed specie..
While we have the above, we also have active Idiots and Dupes, but what you can take to the Bank is the fact that, while pounding Yam, there must be LUMPS within.
You don't throw away the Food because of the very minut Lumps, you simply remove the LUMPS or pound it into agreement with the rest.
Ndigbo are the reason the Grace is still holding Nigeria, to make this Nation a Cynosure of all eyes, give it to an IGBO MAN for restoration, seat back and watch Americans come to us for advise and Vacations.
We use to have ANAMBARA as an Insolvent state, but we saw how it turned to seat of Glory, before we took another wrong turn, but I digress..
We show the World the making of a Legend during the Ethnic cleansing of 1967, when in the midst of global conspiracy, we AWED them with inventions that made a Russian General to say "Give me a Brigade of Biafran Soldiers and I will conquer the World" .
We are Eagles, we fly far above our peers, so we see what they can't see because they don't fly as High nor have the Vision, so our focus and high flying gave us a vantage.
If you truly want to know the impact of Ndigbo in Nigeria, ask the CBN GOVERNOR during the OSO ABIOLA, when Ndigbo moved some of thier resources back to South East, that brought a draught of Cash in all the Banks outside South East.
If you what to rate how important they are to your state activities, check how your state goes dry and hard during December when less than 15% resident in your state travel back home for Yuletide.
If you want to know how important they are to the Nation, check how MANY POLICEMEN redeployed to South East and see all of them Forming Road blocks just because they want to receive the over flowing ANNOITING..
If IGP should ask any Police that wants to serve in Igbo land to move down there, I can bet that even ABUJA will be empty of Police activity making one like me to say "Adi arapu ebe Ana echi Ozo, jebe ebe Ana aru agwu".
Check how many CUSTOMS staged along Roads going to Igbo land, they are following the tide, they wants to stick with success and you can only find success in great Bound, South East of the Nation.
Finally, what Ndigbo Need is not pittance or hand out, they don't want Quota system, they want a level playing field, that way they simply have to redeem everybody including those who thrive on QUOTA or hand me down syndrome.
This is Mazi Odera POg JP, Ezigbo Okpokopi Onye Igbo, and I want to shout it loud that, Uwa Ozo nga abia, agam abukwa Onye Igbo... Heading to the Beach to meet... Never mind for now.
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