THE METAPHOR OF OJI ONYE NA ANI,JI ONWE YA by POg.
Though Caucasians think they colonized us ,just because they came with Superior Violence which was used as object of intimidation and forced submission on Us the people of South East ,but way before them we have a life that works Wonder for us and our existence was unique with self made Democracy,where there are rules to all things, and transparent administration among brothers,we have sequence to things ,the Men are ruled by Nze na Ozo who are proven Men of Honor and integrity ,who never took bribe to pervert justice, if you dare the belief of the community will descend on the person and cause untold afflictions.
We had Youths Government that superintended on the activities and welfare of Youths and they discipline the Ofekes and Chastise the Efulefus.
Our Women have Umu Ada, umu Ókpû ,Inyom di, Umu Aghoho,all this are Government overseeing the affairs of Married Women,Single Girls, Daughters of the Kindred, outsider's married into the Kindred and they choose, which is what the invaders called Elect Leaders, they led them with Fears and trepidation because any violation of Truth will have repercussions with Capital letters.
We lived an organized and Holy life , back then leaders are sworn into powers with ogwugwu or whatever god or DEITY they held sacred , it kept them honest enough,not now they took OATH of allegiance with Imported means and start violating same before they finish the swear- inn ,but coming out of digression.
Today Saturday the 12th of August 2023 being Saturday,I want to bring closer the metaphor of Oji Onye na Ani,ji onwe ya (One who Hold another on the ground,be it as show of superiority or show of brute sense ,but once you hold somebody down ,you are not standing up as both of you will stay down ,once you rise ,the person also rise ).
South East are down with National Legs in her Neck ,but as long as they are down, the Natural thing is that the Nation is down with them at same spot,the difference is who is down and who is atop ,but the truth is that both of you are down .
Ndigbo are known as the tribe with the Mantle of greatness,like the phrasing or despise it , you should know na Aka Egbuchi Onwa (Palm can never Cover the Sun no matter what).
Ndigbo are divinely unique,they have that decanter that makes life to glow and grow with them ,when they touch Dessert, it turns to Oasis,when they wade into a desolate place they turn same into Paradise,give them a Maroko Slum ,watch them return it a VICTORIA GARDEN CITY.
Give them Swamp and they will buy the Swamp off you and render it a marvel,they sojourn without Bounds and they dwell in splendor,they love to live right and they pride self on turning Gimcrack into Edifice and make Ramshackle to turn to Palaces.
Give an Igbo certified Onuku a dead business of a professor of another Divide,within 2 years you will have that business feeding communities with laughter,they don't make wealth and live in penury,they prefer to live life to the fullest and they infulence neighborhood with charisma and poise and that is what many don't understand,that's why many tribes hated them ,but let me announce to you, it's not pride ,it's onatalu chi (Divine inheritance),just as you can't find an Eagle plumaging with other Birds of feather, not pride but because he flew on higher plane because he was created differently.
Many birds will think Eagle a proud Bird ,but none can flew up to her nest even if they gave the Bird borrowed wings ,so Eagle is mindful of his position and habitat and decides not to dwell amongst birds of feather and yet they won't give her the submission of Being a special specie,just like some reside in highbrows areas and some at Densely populated , it's matter of Class , it's not fair but that's Nature, After all even in Heaven,people like Lazarus doesn't sit on throne,he sat at blossom of Abraham,that's Class distinct.
if you are running an office and it's not doing well ,but you want it to flourish,just bring an Igbo into it ,may be as your assistant or manager but give him a free hand to think and correct,he might not even be too Bright to your thinking but I can assure you that it's not Jersey that plays the match ,it's system that wins, the inborn progression within him will propel him to progress.
Why I am saying this is because the nation is going into perpetual decadence and utter depression, and we are just trying to grab straws ,but the problem is that you can't use leaking Canoe to rescue a capsizing Ship,you need Aquatic force with fierce understanding of Marines to effect the Job,you don't send a BISHOP to catch a criminal,you rather send a criminology to catch a criminal because they think alike ,you don't send a Saint to catch a Ninja ,it take a Ninja to Kill or arrest a Ninja.
You want to look at surviving single handedly,take a stroll to ALAIGBO and see unplanned progression and Wonder how did they do that ,how they used the 20 pounds given to them after the Genocide as Last Supper money,but they used same to take charge of the nation's economy and they can be sighted all over the world doing very well against those sent Overseas with backing of the Government.
We have a capitulated economy and it takes one who survived the Genocide of Western forces and mix Hatred to stay afloat,such a person should be used as advantage .
When the Nation wanted to end them with Colonial support,yet it was just like a Storm in a tea cup ,they simply applied the metaphor of Ugbana ka etelu unyi na Aru, Ugbana Sacha Aru makaria (They Pelt Pelican with Charcoal dust and after bathing the Pelican became whiter).
The People that refined oil on makeshifts while avoiding BRUTISH PILOTS that were targeting Schools, Churches and markets just because they will see Human Population in such places,they carpet bombed hospitals,yet the unprepared tribe were mining coal, dredging oil and refining same under such hostility, can I tell us that it takes ingenuity to do that or we already know ?.
People who invented mobile Radio far back before Americans know that it was doable,in the midst of the Genocide which some called War,we floated Radio Biafra and Okoko Ndem and Chukwumerije used that to make CNN seem like Village Town Crier.
Sylvester Ugo made our CBN to dwarf Fortknox in value and services.
In the midst of Ethic cleansing,we fabricated OGBUNIGWE,a Weapon that dwarfed modern day WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION which the Americans are priding self today as if they have shaved the beard of a Lion, untrained but determined Biafran Engineers fabricated Flying OGBUNIGWE which the Humanity in us never allowed us to deploy same before cease Fire was announced as it would've made Hiroshima and Nagasaki to look like Red Cross Camp,after that show of humanity NO VICTOR,No vanquished were announced even though we know we are the vanquished because the British Airplanes bombed our children to dust ,little Wonder they now have untrained Generation that are torn at the flesh of the parents,they are a good torment,as the father's killed our innocent, their Children are making the parents look like Jellies to them,that's a price Tag , since they killed our wives just to reduce our population,their own wives are now ruining and ruling them with Iron hands,they even worshiped a woman as goddess for many many years with Tears and wears.
What I am saying is that Nigeria,nay Africa has the emancipation treaty that is not written but freely given to the Nation,just inject Igbo Technocrats into the system with free hand of Blanket approval (Plan and Execute) and I can assure us that Nigeria will be telling a story that there was a time we had inflation, because NIGERIA will become ELDORADO on such premise,but if we continue the usage of using old Rickety Peugeot trying to Tow Trailer load of Cement that is Sunk in a Dessert,it remains effort in making Prank or shooting Reels with 5D vision.
Read my lips, Ndigbo may not be your favorite but you want to form a Government that works ? You must built same around Technical Ndigbo,you can have the glory but they must revive the decadence and breath life back into the Comatosic lay bye.
How can you make Custom offices that work without an Igbo who is a Born trading trader that knows the does and don't,you give same to one who don't even know what is Importation and you expect success? Stop the Joke , it's not funny.
How can you give Immigration Comptroller to one whose people don't have value for travels and you expect success out of it ? Even our immigration still migrate our Passports to be printed outside Nigeria and we call self Sovereign nation?
How can you make somebody who hasn't trade even a bit to head Trade and commerce?,it takes a trader to breath life into commerce, not an academic professor who should be minding classroom.
How can you make somebody who haven't being kidnapped or sacked from his home Town to head Security apparatus,what will he or she be securing?,it takes one who was a victim to know what can be done ,it's only a man who wears the shoes knows where it pinches.
How can you make Aviation work with one who has phobia for flight?,it's only one who taste bitter leaf soup can tell you how tasty it is or how Sour it tasted.
How can you have someone who haven't managed money from point Zero to manage economy and you expect the person to succeed?,to manage wealth,you must have created wealth.
We play a lot in this Nation and I won't pray God help us again, Because he is even tired to get involved in our affairs, especially after he gave Africans all minerals of the world in our Soil and we gave them freely to Caucasians and buy the particles of what we have in abundance,bank our monies with them and gladly serve as a Slaves without shackles.
Nigeria wants to make an Omelette,but she doesn't want to use an Egg,they keep on trying to Use Garden Egg in place of Egg ,they forgot that if it is not Panadol, it's not same with Panadol,even look alike is not same thing .
You can never tell the taste of a Pudding without eating one,which is why they said ,taste of the pudding is in the eating.
There is always a style for anything,ife Óbuna nwelu ebe ona adi,not Because your Ferrari has engine fault and the price of new Engine is very costly ,you wanted to change it with Opel Omega Engine, just know that it can't fit ,talkless of working in it .
Don't forget that Ndigbo are Gods preamble , note that no matter how small you think an Idol is ,you must carry it with both hands ,that's idom that concerns Ndigbo and carrying the nation out of the current precipice.
I am Mazi Odera POg JP and I come because I care .