(Onyeka Onwenu: ... songwriter, journalist and actress, and graduate of Wellesley College and New School for Social Research)
Onyeka Onwenu (Eaglewatchnews,
Saturday 3 December 2016)
ON THE Python or crocodile dance
operation in the southeast, a peaceful region, on a Christmas season and
criminal silence of all southeastern governors, states assemblies, senators and
house reps. I say this to you, you may hide under the altar of cowardice and
hypocritical silence, be assured we know why you are silent.
When we voted for you guys, we
entrusted our collective welfare into your hands. In matters like this, we look
up to no one put you. Silence speaks one language betrayal. Yes you betrayed
our trust. We feel abandoned. We will wait for you during election time.
FROM the slaughter of our old men, children and rape of our women by Fulani herdsmen, to the beheading of Bridget and the acquittal of the murderers, to the slaughter of pro Biafra agitators praying, those celebrating memorial of our fallen heroes to this final occupation of our land, we tell you Biafra shall arise.
Biafra is our destination. The
youthful spirit of our ancestors. The eternal city of all who desire to live in
freedom for self actualization. That day will come when the oja will sound, the gong shall herald
the rising of the Sun, the victory of the wise men from the east. That day as
Martin Luther King Jr said, “we will remember not the words of our enemies, but
the silence of our friends”.
And for Nigeria, the grave of Biafra
ingenuity, keep your evil intent on the people of Biafra. You must know that it
is your hatred, marginalization through policy of exclusion and your murderous
policies and impunity to our people that fuels our energy.
We will not give up.
BIAFRA is all we
ask and only that we shall accept. No presidency. No restructuring.
Twitter @HerbertEkweEkwe
(Max Roach Quartet, “Speak, Brother, Speak!” [sides I and II; personnel: Roach, drums; Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophone; Mal Waldron, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; recorded live, The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, US, 27 October 1962])
Twitter @HerbertEkweEkwe
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