Many
people have been reacting to the controversial statement the Oba of
Lagos made to the Igbos. Toke Makinwa also aired her views about
tribalism. Read:
“There
is so much to say on this topic, it is heartbreaking but real.
Tribalism has been and is still been practiced today. Lagos is home for
everyone, our generation knows better too. Let’s not let this come in
between us, the OBA’s statement was ignorant but do we really blame
him????? We all at some point in our lives have been on the receiving
end of acts of tribalism. Let’s take out the tension and be real with
each-other. (more below)
Our
parents generation practiced tribalism openly and they were not
corrected. In some homes befriending people from other tribes was
frowned on, marrying from another tribe is still being frowned on today,
tribalism even from people of the same tribe is real too. What we need
is toeducate and not instigate. I
had Igbo friends growing up, I was the only Yoruba girl in the midst of
Igbo girls. Did they make fun of me?
Sometimes
but it wasn’t out of malice. We lived, we loved and we are still very
close. I have had a friend’s mum tell me “haaa omo ondo ni e? Mi o mo
ooo, a kin ba ondo sore” meaning – I’m from Ondo? She didn’t know…. If
she had, she won’t let her daughter befriend me cos they don’t like Ondo
people, Ondo and Ijebu don’t mix… I was shocked. She went ahead and
said “You Ondo people are wicked”. My friend is from Ijebu ooooo, we are
both Yoruba girls and that statement was made by her mum. We are still
friends today and her mum got over it. Please educate people around you.Vote who
you want, vote your conscience but please stop with the tribalism
comments. Our beauty is in our diversity. It is a distraction, don’t
fall for it. Let’s all live as one. Good morning”
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