One problem with the southern part of Nigeria is that they.....

One problem with the southern part of Nigeria is that they call everyone from the North, Hausa. And that is not so, I have come to realise that the North is blessed and have different cultures and tribes — not everyone from the North is an Hausa. Just like I am from Rivers State, that does not definitely mean, I am from Ikwerre. Because we have many tribes in Rivers State, and Ikwerre is one of them. Until we understand the geographical sphere of Nigeria as a country and travel up to the North and forth to the east, we will see the reality ourselves and not based on people's knowledge and assumptions.

Travelling is one of the form of education that offer experiences that the indoor classroom in school cannot offer. I schooled in Bayelsa for five years, I learnt new knowledge over there, I long for the west, but was taken to the North Central by NYSC. And I live free with the Hausa, Tiv, Igala, and other tribes over here. I think we need to understand each other and cherish our differences — living in unity in diversity. Executive, I know the North is largely underdeveloped but the North can feed the full Nigeria and still have cheap food stuffs in surplus.

Until you travel out there, you won't know what is truly in there. No more reading about the North, go and experience the North; you are afraid of insecurity but there is no state in Nigeria without insecurity. Yes, Rivers State have high level of insecurity in the Ahuoda area, some part of Ikwerre areas do kill their relatives over land disputes. But the Benue people does not kill because of land, and I am amazed, what a wisdom? Until you can feed your family and your parents — you are tagged successful over here. Life is easy when you align yourself to purpose.

But over to the southern part of Nigeria, you can't boost of 10% decent dressing among the female — Benue origins are decent and beautiful in appearance. You have to travel to China to experience the Chinese lifestyle and not reading alone. Executive, I will permanently reside in Rivers State but I am happy to be a great traveller and student of life. How much is a bottle of water over there, but here is something different. Yet, we blame the government, I know the government have failed us — but we are responsible for the outcome of our lives and the state. Tinubu did not place price in farm products, you did! So who to blame? 

This I love about the North, you cannot know the exact tribe one is from. Why? They support. A man was shot openly by a police officer in Delta State of recent — but they cannot try that in the North, the police man will die with some northerners possibly together. All man for each other — the southerners will only look the event and then start posting it online to attract attention, looking at the spot to blame the government. Where you not there, when they shot the man — was the executive arm of the government there. Ignorance is a disease that has eaten up the most youths, social media have given them the channel to display their ignorance.

I cannot attack my people to praise another. I am saying the truth, and we must work on ourselves. This is Nigeria, I believe in Nigeria, I love Nigeria, I am a Nigerian by birth and nationality. And doacWeb is the first Nigerian company to be a content aggregator that compete with others out there and have presence in over 180 territories and countries — not in USA, here in Nigeria. If you can beat us, leave us at the feet. But hear this, God took me to the North Central, and I must fulfil the call. I am learning a lot and love the Northerners for their care and good treatment to strangers which I can't get that from a southerner.

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Long live Rivers State. Long live Benue State. Long live true Nigerians. I love Nigeria.

© Didi-Omah Augustine Chinazaekpere 

(Businessman, Industrialist, Investor, and a Christian)