The Igbo have a saying – popularised by the acclaimed novelist, - TopicsExpress



          

The Igbo have a saying – popularised by the acclaimed novelist, Chinua Achebe – that he who brings home ant-infested faggots should not complain if he is visited by lizards. That proverb is apt in describing the type of treatment Nigeria receives from the Western world, led by the United States of America. The above excerpt reminds me of a German South Korean, who is based here in New York. You need to see her talk about Nigerias rhetorics. She was asking me how we came about such wittiness, I fumbled in answering. I told her though, that we are largely Griots. Oratory is our thing. And Soyinka winning being the first African to win the Nobel in literature couldnt have said it better. Cc Djibouti OK
Posted on: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 22:19:39 +0000

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