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Why do Igbo become object of ridicule and xenophobic attack by every tribe and nations..They are always accused of harbouring expansionist agenda?

1. In 1952, Ahmadu Bello, the then Governor of Northern Nigeria, said unequivocally that the North would not employ igbos in its civil service, because if you give them an inch, you will not know when they would take a mile. Very greedy people. That was cunning, greed and betrayal of trust to say the least. We were all fighting to send the white man away and, after we had succeeded, Igbo wished to impose local igbo colonialism on a better educated Yoruba race. Who would have accepted that? Same thing they are trying to do in Lagos today. Can you Imagine an igbo becoming the chairman of Lagos island local government and arrogating to himself the right under the laws of Nigeria and of Lagos state to issue instructions to the oba of Lagos about how the kabiyesi should conduct himself and govern his people? What will this breed?

2. In the 50s, a Yoruba leader, HERBERT MACAULAY, founded the NCNC (National council for Nigerians and the Cameroons) and made Dr Nnamdi Azikwe an Igbo to lead the party after his death. Shortly after, Azikiwe held Yoruba hands in the soup pot, as to bar them from having the meal they prepared. Awolowo and others had to peacefully and intelligently show him the way back to the east. Yorubas were generous and trustful. Dr Azikwe insulted their sensibility, abused their generosity and trust. Why would he, an igbo, wish to be premier of the West and then install an igbo, as premier of the east when the Yorubas at that time had more literate people than the igbos

3. As at today In South Africa, Benin Republic, cote d’ivoire, Ghana, Libya, China, to mention a few countries, they have become victims of xenophobic attacks because of their expansionist tendencies.

4. In 1968, the Invaded the Midwest and attempted to Invade the SW, until they were stopped by the Gallant Yoruba solders. This made the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, to say about Ojukwu and I quote “This lad is not Interested in Secession but to subjugate and conquer the South of the country”