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Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by temitopeadeyemo: 4:00pm On May 03, 2015 |
I am Yoruba and proudly so. I do not see my tribe as better than others. I do not insult the inadequacies of other tribes. I see others irrespective of their background as humans and must be accorded some respect and dignity. I have noticed however, the way my igbo brothers and sisters have really taken this ethno-political war, thinking they are better than others. They have made some points in justifying their superiority to other tribes in the country and I am here to bust some of them. Myth #1- Igbos are Jewish descendants or are like Jewish people. Comparing themselves with the Jewish people is a joke taking too far. They say they are adventurous as the jewish people. Jewish people became adventurous for a number of reasons, chief among them is that they were forced out of their country and had no choice but to seek refuge in foreign countries. The Igbos were never chased out of their home country. They chose to leave their homeland to other places. To them, the grass is always green at the other side. Secondly, The Jewish people practiced monotheism and we all know that just like any other African society, the Igbos have many deities they worshiped. Thirdly, The Jewish people speak Hebrew from the Afroasiatic language family while the Igbo is from Niger-Congo language family like Ashanti, Yoruba, etc. I have tried many times to find any similarities between the two groups but I have not found any. They may be adventurous more than any other tribes in country, but so are the Lebanese, the Syrians, Jews and the chinese. These other groups do not feel they are better than others. It is simple logic that you tend to do better when you are not in your comfort zone. Nigeriansare rated as one of the most educated ethnic groups in the US. They just have to make use of the opportunities they have because that is the only way to survive. So Igbos doing well in the West, North and even outside the country is just simple mathematics. Myth #2- Igbos are the most successful tribe in the country. We can define success in so many ways. I want to assume that what they mean by success is the richest. I am going to come to that. The NBS in its reports revealed that Northwest has the highest number of poor people in Nigeria-71.4% while Southwest has the least-49.8%. South-east has 59.5% below the poverty line. Talking about the richest, I will use the most reliable source for this. There are 12 Nigerians on the list of Africa's richest by Forbes Magazine. Three northerners- Dangote, Rabiu and Danjuma; Three easterners- Kalu, Elumelu and Ovia; Five westerners-Adenuga, Alakija, Otedola, folawiyo and Otudeko. Osagie is also on the list but not so sure of where he is from. What my friends fail to understand is that we all compliment each other. That you are best known for something does not mean others do not have their strength too. They are not the most successful, They are part of our success stories so also our failings as a nation. Myth #3- 50 percent of people living in Lagos are Igbos. There is no reliable stats to prove or disprove this assertion. The last governorship election in the state has however provided us with some clues. Judging by the voting pattern in Lagos, areas mostly dominated by the Igbos voted for PDP. We expect that if they are up to 50 percent, while other tribes- Yorubas, Edos, Efik, etc PDP should have won the election. Myth #4- Biafra is the Solution to their problems. According to them, the rest of the country is holding them down. If they have Biafra today, the sky will be their beginning. South Eastern States today, just like most states in the country rely on Federal Allocation. Biafra will still have to bank on the probability that south-south will join them as well. Segregation is not your solution, a country where equity and justice are held sacrosanct is your solution. Today South Sudan are faced with the same problem they had when they were with Sudan. Your thoughts, insults, criticism are most welcome. 11 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by ozoigbondu: 4:02pm On May 03, 2015 |
Another thread created for Ndiigbos we must be very great to be gathering this type of attention .lf no one talks about you then you are nothing 34 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by Nobody: 4:09pm On May 03, 2015 |
In MI voice *if nobody talk about you then you are nobody* This op is the reason why condom should be given free of charge, the time the OP's dad took to mount the mum to conceive him will have been use to forecast two sure bankers in pool 12 Likes |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by kettykin: 4:14pm On May 03, 2015 |
Other myths include Myth 5 They produce the best sports men and footballers in Africa e.g kanu, Sunday mba Myth 6[/b]They produce the best sports women and female football stars chioma Ajunwa, falcons [b]Myth 7[/b]They own and control the third biggest film industry in the world [b]Myth 8[/b]They produce the most successful music stars in Africa. Don jazzy, P square, flavour, j martins, Nigga Raw etc [b]Myth 9[/b]They produce the best software and IT start ups in Africa e.g Chinedu Echeruo and Philip Emeagwali [b]Myth 10 They produce the best politicians in diaspora e.g Chuka Umunna [b]Myth 11[/b]They produce the best selling authors in Africa e.g chinua Achebe, Chinamanda [b]Myth 12[/b]They produce the best drugs in Africa, cholera vaccine, orange drug,Neimeith, etc [b]Myth 13[/b]They have the best hospitals and doctors in nigeria, eko,havana and first consultant [b]Myth 14 [/b]They are responsible for nigeria being the giant of Africa. Nollywood and music 16 Likes |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by Nobody: 4:24pm On May 03, 2015 |
ibow (I bow) people oya come defend urself |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by Brugo(m): 4:29pm On May 03, 2015 |
Nothing is as foolish their claim to Hebrew ancestry. Even the Lebanese and Palestinians don't claim such. One tribe from West Africa would now seek to share the pedigree of Israelis. Jokers. 2 Likes |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by Godfullsam(m): 4:32pm On May 03, 2015 |
I smell a serious tribal war on this thread soon... Its gonna be interesting . Let the e-war begin |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by Twaci(f): 4:36pm On May 03, 2015 |
I find this offensive Didn't u see the words written in bolded red on your post box? If u didn't, here it is "Please don't make racist and tribalistic comments on this section". 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by Nobody: 4:39pm On May 03, 2015 |
ozoigbondu:A nuisance is always talked about. 3 Likes |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by Nobody: 4:46pm On May 03, 2015 |
ozoigbondu: Nonsense. Ibos started throwing the darts before the arrows started flying towards them. 1 Like |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by PPAngel(f): 4:46pm On May 03, 2015 |
OP your opening sentence says a lot about you and your many contradictions. You are Yoruba and believe you are the best people and then you descend into talking about equality among tribes and peoples. That aside, for you to take a time out froyour infinite jobblessness to discus so called myths of other peoples shows how inferior you see yourself amomg this same people! I believe that where Nationalism, race and tribal sentiments are taken as a sense of pride individual such an individual is an irreedemable loser! Racsim, Tribalism, xenophobia and Nationalistic tendencies always take root during socio-economic downturns and depressions. See NAZI Germany, 1933 and modern day South Africa. In modern day Germany, Europe and the US the most racist groups are mainly composed of uneducated losers. This is why Osun with it's teeming ignorant Tajus and Mulikats is the epicenter of Tribalism and they have a voodoo alfa priest cum refrigerator technician as their governor! 11 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by Nobody: 4:48pm On May 03, 2015 |
For the Op to sit down and research on this means she has been having little or no sleep concerning the €asterners. It's either you are a jilted spouse of one of this wonderful people or your land was bought by one of them. You are here taking your time to research about people that use the same time to think of reasonable things to do. Emeka is hustling in alaba market, chinedu is seriously busy riding his keke in mile two, uchenna is collecting house rent from P@p@ temitope whereas temitope himself/herself is busy researching on them. What a world 19 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by internetpirate: 4:53pm On May 03, 2015 |
Where are the moderators when you need them? They won't take down this silly thread, but will start banning people when silly comments arise! Medicine after death, typical Nigerian therapy!! 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by Nobody: 4:55pm On May 03, 2015 |
kettykin: 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by PPAngel(f): 4:55pm On May 03, 2015 |
Can you blame the product of free food? IdiAmin1: 9 Likes |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by temitopeadeyemo: 4:56pm On May 03, 2015 |
kettykin: So also Rasheed Yekini, Daniel Amokachi, Peter Rufai, etc, So Also, King Sunny Ade, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, D'Banj, Tuface, WizKid, Iyanya So Also Wole Soyinka, Ola Rotimi, Sefi Atta, Femi Osofisan, Tunde Kilani, Kunle Afolayan. My point is that We have great Nigerians doing well in their respective callings. Nigerians are great wherever they find themselves. Promoting Tribal superiority is more dangerous now than ever. We are all Nigerians. We are all Africans. 6 Likes |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by oluks05: 4:57pm On May 03, 2015 |
An unnecessary thread! 1 Like |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by PPAngel(f): 5:01pm On May 03, 2015 |
This is the flea infested OP [img]http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSaRRhCM480MizMmAASeQCB81N8HsGFb5KdaAqjDy6oS6uDBrw4[/img] See her ugly face. I can smell her dirty hijab from here 13 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by meforyou1(m): 5:01pm On May 03, 2015 |
Op, you are plain sstupid 8 Likes |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by AlfaSeltzer(m): 5:02pm On May 03, 2015 |
op I can see that the oduduwa headache he acquired after hitting his head on the ground after his fall is affecting your reasoning your myths are all concocted in your head, no serious Igbo claims any of the things you said However, I can affirm that collectively, Igbos are way better in many domains than all other tribes in africa and beyond There is a reason it took the whole nigeria and arabs and britain and russia to declare us no-vanquished 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by meforyou1(m): 5:02pm On May 03, 2015 |
PPAngel:See as she looks like lucifer 10 Likes |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by PPAngel(f): 5:04pm On May 03, 2015 |
meforyou1: Her problem is her religion 12 Likes |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by temitopeadeyemo: 5:05pm On May 03, 2015 |
PPAngel: The reason for creating this thread is not to promote a tribe above any other but to put some rants to test. I am a proud Nigerian as I am proud of my tribe. That does not mean I am better than Chinedu nor Aminu. We all are good at something and collectively we can build a Nigeria we can all be proud of. I have keenly read a lot of topics and comments on this forum of which my Igbo friends believe they are better than others. I reject this. No tribe is better than the other. The Northerners, as poor as we think they are, produce virtually everything we eat in this country. They are not useless. They are contributing to Nigeria. We just need to do more and compliment each others strength 4 Likes |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by cheruv: 5:07pm On May 03, 2015 |
PPAngel:juo ya oge o sasoro nikav ahu o yi 1 Like |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by Nobody: 5:07pm On May 03, 2015 |
temitopeadeyemo: I will find Tope, kiss her, hug her, marry her and make her the Dame of Africa. #Touche 1 Like |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by PPAngel(f): 5:07pm On May 03, 2015 |
Op how is osogbo by the way? 7 Likes |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by PPAngel(f): 5:10pm On May 03, 2015 |
Well as a Niger-Deltan pls count us out of your almagated one-Nigeria. You can kiss all the ab0ki azzes you want but pls start planting your cocoa Useless parasites temitopeadeyemo: 8 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by temitopeadeyemo: 5:17pm On May 03, 2015 |
PPAngel:Osogbo is fine. I was there during Easter. Thanks for asking. 1 Like |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by Emmanuel247(m): 5:20pm On May 03, 2015 |
The free food you are eating........ Is @ work 3 Likes |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by PPAngel(f): 5:23pm On May 03, 2015 |
temitopeadeyemo: And now you are back to your base in Pakistan abi? 4 Likes |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by Tittos: 5:50pm On May 03, 2015 |
#1, igbos share some cultural similarities with the jews. That doesnt mean they are jewish people. Have u heard of the myth of Eri landing in Nri.. Btw, lets face it. The yoruba version of how they became is also a myth.if you are a christian,muslim or atheist then you should regard all the other creation version(yoruba included) as myth.. #2 like you said,success can be defined in many ways and is quite subjective. So you cant say its a myth for any tribe to say they are the most successful. Yorubas and even hausas can make that claim. Btw, success of a group of persons isnt how much their richest is worth. It could be the number of reach people they got. Eg a tribe can have 3 billionairs, 20 millionares and the other will have no billionaire but 50 millionaires. Its all subjective.btw, i think.Soyinka is.more successful than Adenuga even though the later is richer #3 first of all check the margin that Ambode won with. Its a pretty thin margin. Also keep in mind that some igbos still voted for him and some Yorubas actually voted for JK. couple this with the fact that there was a low voters turn out and the issue of low pvc distribution. You would have to agree that the issue of igbo's number in Lagos cant be decided using election as a yardstick. So going by the definition of a myth, you cant call this a myth because they is no evidence to prove or disprove that notion. Btw i also do not support the notion #4 since Biafra has not been created nor tried out, you cant call that a myth. No one knows if Igbos would fare better or not. Biafra as being pushed by massob compromises of five eastern states and not the SS states. Dont also forget that Abia, Imo and Anambra has oil. Dont also forget that many nations are better off than Nigeria even though they dont have oil. So oil resources cant be a yardstick for measuring success or would be success of a Nation.. A myth is defined as a cultural believe or believes that has been proven not to be true. The truth is you are the one with the myth that all igbos or igbos in general hold those four views. The only myth heree is the one in the topic heading 13 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Busting Some Igbo Myths And Rants by PedroJP(m): 5:52pm On May 03, 2015 |
Brugo: Ever wondered why Islam can't penetrate SE ? 6 Likes |
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