Through My Glasses

Exactly what is wrong with us Igbos? These are the words screaming in my head ever since news of   the intra-deportation of some Igbos from Lagos to Anambra State broke some weeks back. My loud mental screams are not so much about the deportation act itself, as it is about the reaction of some Igbos to the issue. As we all know, there have been criticisms and reactions following   Fashola’s infamous deportation act.   While some are   patting Fashola on the back for a job well done:   others like   my Igbo brothers and sisters scream. ‘crucify him!’ Reading through comments on various social media sites, I saw comments such as, 'Lagos is a no man's land', 'Without Igbos, Lagos is finished', 'The Igbos developed Lagos', 'Fashola hates Igbos' ...etc. while every one is entitled to his/her own opinion on issues, I am very worried that the Igbos have refused to see  Fashola's action for what it really is- a wake up call.    We Igbos ...

"You can't say you know a man until you know how he thinks" - Anya Oko The above quote is from my mentor, and I think it makes a whole lot of sense. Many times we say we know who this person or that person is. The question is, do we really? That friend, that neighbor, that colleague you say you know, are you sure you really do? Because until you know how someone thinks, you don't really know them that much. Notice I said, how someone thinks, and not what they think. Sometimes, we preempt what someone thinks and when it turns out to be right, we go, 'I said it! I know how you think'. Don't be too quick to gloat brah, you may have just been lucky. When you know how someone truly thinks, then you can start popping the champagne and dancing azonto to Inyanya's Kukere. Over the course of my life, I have heard people say things like, 'you are too complicated', 'you confuse me', 'I never know what you think, 'babe, you no...