In 1970, after the war we were told it was a no victor no vanquished declaration.

We put down our arms and left the trenches, with mixed feelings of excitement, nervousness and fear, we headed to the houses we built, we were told they are ‘Abandoned

Properties’, and have been shared as spoils of war.

With disappointment in our hearts, we headed to the banks, so

we could withdraw our money and savings to salvage our

lives, and we were handed only ‘20 pounds’ it doesn’t matter if

you had millions or billions in your account.

With a deep sense of despair, homeless and penniless, we

went straight to reclaim our jobs and positions, we were

turned away, as they’ve been filled up with little or no skilled

personnels.

We were then homeless, penniless and jobless. We were

greeted with ‘Indigenisation Policy’ government companies

and assets were sold to themselves, because we couldn’t

afford to compete financially due to the ‘20 pounds’ policy.

We were still trying to figure out what was going on, and then

there came the quota system policy, exclusive economic lists,

federal character, ELDS states etc. We were cornered from

every angle.

But like seeds, perhaps they didn’t know the dangers of

burying us, we’ve germinated and have grown stronger and

better, because we are Igbos.

We are children of the Sun , we’ve risen again, yes we are

IGBO .

PROUDLY IGBO

We don't DIE we MULTIPLY