The people’s General.Eze Igbo gburugburu!

The people’s General.
Eze Igbo gburugburu!

Perhaps the time has come for you mortals to return to the very beginning and ask yourselves a sincere question: what truly is Nigeria, and on what foundation was it built?

You mortals have struggled for decades to live in a Nigeria designed and handed over to you by the British colonial masters. That structure was never created through the collective will of our people. It was an arrangement forced upon diverse nations, cultures, and peoples who were never allowed to freely negotiate the terms of their coexistence.

Since independence, you mortals have tried to manage that inherited structure. You have changed governments, changed constitutions, changed leaders, and even fought a tragic civil war in which millions suffered and died. Yet, after all the bloodshed and sacrifices, the same tensions remains — distrust, marginalization, ethnic suspicion, imbalance, injustice, and the endless struggle over power and resources.

This should tell you something important: the problem may not simply be the people governing Nigeria, but the very foundation upon which Nigeria itself was built.
A house built on a faulty foundation will continue to crack no matter how many times the roof is repaired.

You may continue to pretend that all is well when the same crises keep repeating themselves generation after generation.

What then is the solution? The time may have come for the peoples of Nigeria to sit together honestly and peacefully, not as enemies, but as equals, to renegotiate the basis of our union. True unity cannot be forced by decrees or sustained by fear. It can only survive through justice, fairness, mutual respect, and the genuine consent of the people.
If Nigeria must survive and prosper, then every ethnic nationality and region must feel a true sense of belonging, security, and fairness within the federation. Power must not remain concentrated in a way that breeds domination and resentment. Every people must have a voice, dignity, and control over their future within a just system.

History should have taught you that suppressing difficult conversations does not bring peace; it only postpones conflict.

The civil war itself was evidence of unresolved national questions. And if you continue to ignore those questions, future generations may face even greater divisions.

Therefore, this is not a call for hatred or disintegration. It is a call for truth, courage, and sincere national reflection. You mortals must stop deceiving yourselves that merely changing political parties or leaders will solve Nigeria’s problems while the structural foundation remains weak.
The future of Nigeria depends on your willingness to confront the truth about our past, understand the realities of our present, and build a new arrangement founded on equity, justice, and genuine federalism.
Only then can peace endure. Only then can Nigeria become a nation where every citizen truly feels at home.

—The people’s General.
Eze Igbo gburugburu!