We have a very long way to go! (3)
By Ebele Orakpo ‘There is a saying in Igbo that a well-travelled man is wiser than a grey-haired man. You don’t just sit in the comfort of your zone or state and believe all the trash about others. These guys are just playing politics, using us to make themselves relevant. Nigerians should be wise. The ordinary Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Efik or Ijaw man on the street does not give a hoot where his neighbor comes from because the two are going through the same deprivations,” said Ada. Narrated James: “An Igbo guy who lives in Kaduna told me that all the talk about religion and ethnicity is just politics. He said the traders in their market are so close that most times, they forget they are of different religions and tribes. He said if his Hausa neighbour wants to go to the mosque, he leaves his keys with him and whatever he sells, when he returns, he hands over the money and the keys and that is what happens when he goes to church or travels.” Living in hometown Said Ada: “There is this Haus...