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I am inexplicably happy that a delegation of Haitians are reportedly in Enugu at the moment to trace their Igbo roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have read somewhere that many Haitians have Igbo roots and that nowhere is Igbo culture deeply embedded in all of South America as in Haiti. I also read about the Igbo presence in Jamaica. In fact, a certain Jamaican lady in Awka once told me that the first time she saw me, she stiffled a scream. I am a spitting image of her father back in Jamaica. She said it took her a while to believe that I was not her father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think I am fascinated by the decision of the Haitians to look into the dark tunnel of painful history. I think we should reciprocate this gesture by establishing robust cultural ties with Haiti and Jamaica. Some years ago, Chinua Achebe delivered a lecture to mark the 200 years anniversary of the end of the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade in Jamaica. It was historic. It was a great beginning that was never sustained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is not one of those ideas where everyone waits hands akimbo for the government. Igbo cultural groups like Ohaneze, Aka Ikenga and Mkpoko Igbo can lead this initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Umu nnem, nno nu o!
May the spirits of our ancestors give you the light you seek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Credit: James Eze<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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