It's been a long time since Prof. Chinua Achebe wrote things fall apart, since then the Professor has been view as a unifying figure, he has brought pride to the nation with his books and awards but the release of his current book seems to be making things fall apart again. In the new book Achebe claims that Chief Obafemi Awolowo implemented genocidal policies against Ibos during the Biafran war, this has generated a lot of controversies. The OPC leader Fasheun says Achebe is just living in d past but this is what Nancy Kporo says;
I am one person whohas great respect for Chinua Achebe, but I cannot understand why he or any other well meaning Nigerian should be bringing upthe Biafran war and making it look like Gowon and his people did Nigeria a disservice by keeping it as one and making Ojukwu look like a hero for wanting to divide Nigeria. I believe in Nigeria. No matter what we are going through now, I still believe that this country was not a mistake. I believe respectable men like Chinua Achebe should look for ways to move Nigeria forward and not keep bringing back the past to use to criticize and pin point fingers. Let us look for ways to make Nigeria a better place.
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