ARE THE IGBO IN NIGERIA BEING DEFINED BY CRIMINALITY
The kidnapped journalists with Nigeria's Inspector General of Police
Nigerians Outraged at Kidnapping of Journalists in Igbo Land
It would appear that for the first time for a long time in the country's history, Nigerians united in outrage against the increasing spate of kidnappings in the country, especially in the South-East, which is mainly populated by the Igbo, who have been accused of turning kidnapping into an industry of getting wealthy quickly. But this time, Nigerians were not willing to tolerate another kidnapping, and even the Igbo themselves, who have become docile and prisoners in their own land to kidnappings, with many of the well to do abandoning their homes and escaping to other areas of the country, joined in the outcries...
And while Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji's action in hiring Isreali security experts to join the Police in their attempts to rescue the abducted journalists could be noted, the specter of Igbo leaders trotting to Abuja, Nigeria's capital, to again beg for Federal government assistance in dealing with the problem, was the most disquieting aspect of what is transpiring in Igboland. The honesty with which Mr. Ogbonna Onovo spoke is what is needed in Igboland. The five Igbo states in the country, albeit clamoring for another, are unable and unwilling to control crimes in their midst, but rather immediately accord recognition to any criminals who exhibit wealth no matter how they came into such wealth, as illegally acquired as they might be. Trotting to Abuja is not the answer. The Igbo leaders need to sit down and find answers to their own problem, a cancer that is affecting other parts of Nigeria, as well as Nigeria and Nigerians internationally, to the extent that Diaspora Igbo are afraid of returning home. (READ MORE)
RACE: IS OBAMA PLAYING THE GAME?
In recent weeks, the Obama administration has come under considerable fire, as it has attempted to advance its agenda regarding national health care reform.
Much of the opposition directed towards the President's plan has expressed itself in a manner which many believe to pertain less to the proposal and more to the Head of State himself. African Americans, among other citizens, have voiced concerns over disturbing images and utterances emerging from those who oppose Obama's political intentions; as these expressions, in numerous instances, have been observed by some as acts deeply rooted in racism.(READ MORE)
Much of the opposition directed towards the President's plan has expressed itself in a manner which many believe to pertain less to the proposal and more to the Head of State himself. African Americans, among other citizens, have voiced concerns over disturbing images and utterances emerging from those who oppose Obama's political intentions; as these expressions, in numerous instances, have been observed by some as acts deeply rooted in racism.(READ MORE)
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