IGBOS MOCKING THEIR CULTURE
There are more autonomous Kings in Imo state than Kings in the rest of Nigeria.
There are more high chiefs in one Igbo town than low chiefs in the rest of Nigeria.
There are more titles dispensed in Igbo land in one month than dispensed in the world in one year.
Every adult Igbo has a title; traditional, “academic,” fraudulent, or otherwise.
Every Igbo, male or female, with a traditional appellation has turned it into a gburugburu—worldwide—royalty title.
Any wonder any political visitor to Igbo land is now crowned King or Queen of the Igbos.
When Igbos bastardize their culture and traditions, what do you expect from others? Same.
Ama Ndlovu explores the connections of culture, ecology, and imagination.
Her work combines ancestral knowledge with visions of the planetary future, examining how Black perspectives can transform how we see our world and what lies ahead.
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