{"id":1823,"date":"2020-10-09T09:13:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T09:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/?p=1823"},"modified":"2020-10-09T09:13:15","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T09:13:15","slug":"igbo-apprenticeshipmerits-and-the-resentment-by-aisha-yesufu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/2020\/10\/09\/igbo-apprenticeshipmerits-and-the-resentment-by-aisha-yesufu\/","title":{"rendered":"OPINION POST: Igbo Apprenticeship,Merits and the Resentment by Aisha Yesufu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Popular Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu hasstirred up a debate on Twitter after sharing her opinion that the Igbo apprenticeship system have contributed to why many people from other tribes resent Igbos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is given that the age long Igbo apprenticeship system has produced a lot of multimillionaires of Igbo extraction to the wonder of many from other tribes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Igbo apprenticeship system allows a businessman take a young person to learn about his business and eventually get settled (given start-up capital) after an agreed period of time, which usually lasts between
5 to 7 years. During the service period, the younger person (servant) serves the businessman (master) while learning the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Igbos have used the system to build themselves and relatives into renowned business men and women even whereapprentices have little, or no formal education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Twitter user had said:
\u201cThe Igbo\u2019s apprenticeship program is the only \u2018MBA\u2019 class in the world that
teaches the real intricacies of running a business, the practical application of SWOT and PESTEL analysis. And when you graduate, they\u2019ll give you seed capital to start the business. A system that works.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In replying the tweet, Aisha Yesufu pointed out that \u201cThe Igbo apprenticeship is an amazing system and the reason Igbos are great in business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, she went on to say that \u201cEverything has it\u2019s advantage and
disadvantage and that same system has also portrayed Igbos as clannish people who only employ their own people and never assimilate\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her tweets opened up a debate as she went on to state that the apprenticeship system have contributed to Igbos been resented the same way Jews are resented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She went on;
\u201cThese are my opinions and thoughts over the years and I might be completely wrong but this is how I see it. \u201cThere is a need to take a deliberate look at the Igbo apprenticeship system & begin to look at ways of inclusion. It can start with 5% inclusion of others When you always go to your village to bring those that will work for you how do you expect the people where you are to feel?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cJust like the Jews, Igbos are resented & I have always wondered why? Is it
because they are successful and can achieve anything from nothing? Is it the resilience? I concluded it is because it seems no matter how long they stay with you or you with them you are never one in biz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA situation where as a business person you only employ your people via the apprenticeship model & no matter how long you stay in a place you never employ the indigenes there except to load and off load. there will be resentment. More if it is not one off experience but the norm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Jews too have that trait. Family businesses. Helping each other grow in
business and capacity to gang up (if na one naira na one naira) on business
issues are common traits shared by both Igbos and Jews. The others feel like outsiders not allowed to share in the goodness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSystems are to be looked at and upgraded from time to time. It is also
important to look at how things are perceived by others. You don\u2019t have to
change but just know this is how this action is seen by others<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn all the riots I witnessed as a child, I always say it is more economical than religion. Host community usually think it is the others that kept them
impoverished. They feel those monies would have been theirs if these people weren\u2019t there. People don\u2019t blame their lazy selves.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Igbo apprentice system, also known as Igbo trade apprentice system and commonly referred to as \u2032Igba-Odibo\/Igba-Boi\/Imu-Ahia\/Imu-Oru\u2032 is a framework of formal and informal indentured agreements between parties that ultimately facilitate burgeoning entrepreneurial communities within the Igbos-wikipedia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posted by Taaj Anthony<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIn all the riots I witnessed as a child, I always say it is more economical than religion. Host community usually think it is the others that kept them impoverished. They feel those monies would have been theirs if these people weren\u2019t there. People don\u2019t blame their lazy selves.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Popular Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu hasstirred up a debate on Twitter after sharing her opinion that the Igbo apprenticeship system have contributed to why many people from other tribes resent Igbos. It is given that the age long Igbo apprenticeship system has produced a lot of multimillionaires of Igbo extraction to the wonder of many […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techandbiz.com.ng\/tab-backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}