Of Nigeria and Biafra: A game of wits and wisdom
So far from all the reports that I have gathered the sit at home instruction by the Independent People of Biafra has been successful. From Umuahia, the Abia State state capital to Onitsha the economic hub of Anambra state and by extension the South East commercial activities have been grounded. News stations have been reporting it while pictures from Aba the commercial nerve Centre of Abia state and Port Harcourt confirm that many Nigerians obeyed the sit at home order. The success of this action is three fold. While many feel that the marginalisation of the zone by the FG in both federal appointments and infrastructure played a key role, others feel that the rising profile of leader of IPOB Nnamdi Kanu(who was incarcerated for over 500 days) helped push this agenda forward. But a third school of thought belief that the systematic exclusion of ndigbo from the political sphere in Nigeria plus the killings of unarmed civilians in states in the south east ...