Tribalism Is Demon
Nigerians are still largely divided over the choice of Protest
Pa Adesanya is a 90 year old man lying on his sick bed in the hospital. He envisaged the end has come, he beckons to Rasaq his 60 year old son to come close that he had something to tell him and the following conversation ensued
Pa Adesanya: my son, I’ve seen the extent of hatred you have for the Igbos and I’ve also noticed that you despise them a lot
Rasaq: Baami they over do things o jare and this has made me develop hatred for them and I will use every opportunity to deal with them but sir let’s leave their issue and concentrate on your recovery
Pa Adesanya: Rasaq my son, you must relate with every man as an individual not in consideration of tribe or ethnicity. I feel the end is near and need to reveal a long held secret to you
Rasaq: I don’t think I can ever like the Igbos but baami what’s the secret?
Pa Adesanya: 60 years ago while I was still working with the Railways in Enugu I had a friend and neighbor Mazi Okeke who was very close and good to me. Mazi Okeke and the wife died in a motor accident three months after they had a boy child and I couldn’t help but adopt that little child as my own. Myself and your late mum took care of the boy like ours and ensured he lacked nothing. That child is you. You’re really not an Adesanya but an Okeke and my friend Mazi Ignatius Okeke is your father. You’re not Yoruba but Igbo.
Rasaq: Takes a deep long breath and walks out of the room.
Moral of story: Every one deserves to be judged and defined by the composition of his intellect and whatever he brings to bare in his social and communal relationships.
Will Rasaq who hated Igbos suddenly realize that he hated himself all the while? Tribe/Religion/Ethnic consciousness rests in the bosom of the unexposed.
Every tribe and people have the good, the bad and the ugly. Spread LOVE not HATE. You might not know who your love will SAVE nor who your hate will KILL.
Having made a good presentation of history of creation, how do we get the right persons to power come 2027?
- By all Nigerians loving one another?
- Or by all Nigerians understanding the laws of creations?
- By praying that all Nigerians come together and agree on a way forward?
- By blaming the past and one another?
- Or by taking drastic actions now to win the election – learning from our failures and having clear understanding of all we are dealing with and how to navigate all successfully?
What do you think?
