Professor Wole Soyinka
Professor Wole Soyinka, said the continues marginalization of the Igbo's has made him back the realization of Biafra.
The Nigeria's first Nobel Laureate has finally spoken out, saying he has given his support to the realization of the independence from Nigeria.
He said in a statement that the Igbo people have been so left out in the affairs of the country and that they have been so wronged that they have no choice than to opt-out and seek their Independence.
Reports from DailySun, states that Soyinka shared His thoughts with Al jazeera as saying:
"I am very much pro-Biafra because I recognize that the Igbo have been wronged desperately.
"They have been brutalized in a way that justifies their feeling that they were not part of the Nation.
"Let me also say this, Biafrans are not entirely innocent in this affair. They were not, but the unleashing of such venom, such devastation on them as a people, was sufficient to justify their decision not to be part of the nation.
"I was Pro-Biafran in the sense that I felt that they needed justice".
However did not admit branding him as a trouble-maker, especially in the area of Biafran crisis but said, "I grew up in certain circustances being very conscious politically, in this very Abeokuta; my mother was involved in the politics, my aunt, Mrs. Funmilayo Ransome Kuti was a leader.
"I grew up among political arguments on issues that concern humanity and I find that basically gravitated towards recognizing the basic worth of human beings.
"Something I disagreed when they call me a patriot because I don't agitate on some certain entity called a nation; I agitate on humanity."
He went ahead to condemned the removal and teachings of Biafra crisis in schools.
"Officials do not want to confront their own history, especially the history in the making of which they feel uncomfortable but, if you do not confront your past, you are going to mess up your future".
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