Obi Urges Ndigbo To Tell Their History
Former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has said that the Igbos are more disposed to write and tell the world of their own history, culture, heritage and events as measure of defining the future more than any other.
Obi made the insight at the unveiling of a compendium of Igbo heritage, events and achievers, named, ’IGBO BOOK OF RECORDS”, written by two veteran journalists, Nze Sam Nwanze and Comrade Mike Ubani.
Obi, who was represented by his media aide, Mr Valentine Obienyem, described the compendium as a masterpiece that encompasses various traditions, cultures and ways of life of the ancient Igbo race by which they rose to stardom through dints of hard work rather than the present era of being in the fast lane.
He commended the two veteran journalists for the good work and described the compendium as a renaissance of the Igbo nation.
“It is entirely a reinsurance of Igbonation. The authors have done a great thing for the Igbo race, now the Igbos have a book of records.”
The 2023 LP presidential candidate tasked Ndigbo with being good ambassadors of the Igbo race, stating that the Igbos are the best to tell the world about their history.
He said the vision of the authors in coming up with the compendium, Igbo Book of Records,’ aligns with a book on India where some Indian authors wrote about their culture, their great founders.
He mentioned that Jewish philosophers and writers have also written famous books and even the Holy Bible through which the world knows their history and civilization etc.
An associate Professor, Mrs Rebecca Nnamani, in her lecture delivered at the event, advocated for the revival of Igbo culture as a gateway of redefining Igbo future.
She said the Igbo race earlier were known for hard work, resilience and the spirit of enterprise.
She stated, “Our ancestors valued reasoning, strategic thinking and planning. We must encourage intellectualism, we must promote our culture and language”.
Prof. Nnamani advised that the Igbo must reject laziness and mediocrity and imbibe hard work, resilience and perseverance so as to reclaim their lost values.
“When we talk of perseverance, no ethnic group in Africa has demonstrated resilience more than the Igbo. A people who worked tirelessly to shape their destiny were the Igbos of origin. Igbos create; they do not fold their hands but innovate.”
