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Saturday 4 December 2010

ANH EDITORIAL

Emulating Igbo Union Hungary


Igbo Union Party: cross-section
Igbo Union Hungary celebrated its 2010 end of the year party last Sunday. Founded in 2008, the Union is two years old. It was started as a mutual gathering among people that passionately believe they have something in common – most especially culture.

With the formation of this Union, a group of people with common interest has been able to identify and establish themselves in a foreign land. If well managed, these people can achieve many feats in this Danube area. Their action is what is known as: Togetherness We Stand.

African News Hungary salutes the efforts of both the founding and executive members of Igbo Union for creating a forum whereby a people can show complete unity and agreement with each other. It is particularly a boost to the Union by inviting non-Igbo to such occasion where Nigerians in great numbers mingled and partied together. 

ANH believes such permanent solidarity can be a vehicle by which the Igbo would ride to become a force to be reckoned with in Hungary. It all depends on the aims and aspirations of the Union – including but not limited to good and visionary leadership which sadly is missing in our dear country – Nigeria.

Every established and influential union often starts with a step like this. It is highly necessary especially in a foreign country where minorities are believed to be treated like second or even third class citizens. The emergency of solidarity can provide emotional and spiritual protection.  

Meanwhile this Union seems to be clever by saying it is operating under the Nigerian Union Hungary which is existing only by name. However, the existence of Igbo Union Hungary is against what Ambassador Yomi Akintola echoed in 2001 when he cajoled the executive members of Yoruba Union Hungary to dismiss the idea and instead form a Nigerian Union. Interestingly as time passed by, Edo Union operated side by side with Nigerian Union.

Mr. Akintola may have had good intentions but his idea is as hypocritical as is impractical. Of course, there could be Nigerian Union in addition to Ethnic Unions. Unless we prefer theory over pragmatism, every Nigerian considers him/herself an Igbo or Hausa or Edo or Yoruba and so on before Nigerian.

Nigerian different ethnic groups in Nigeria still mistrust each other hence the transportation of such sentiment to a foreign land. Perhaps this explains why Igbo or Yoruba or Edo Union for example may succeed where Nigerian Union here fails.

Therefore ANH would not like to point accuse fingers in part because, Nigerian Union Hungary apparently serves as a reflection of what transpires in Nigeria as a whole where the so-called leaders often pretend to prefer ONE NIGERIA whilst surreptitiously dividing the country by their nefarious and cunning acts.

Despite the civil war that lasted three years from 1967 to1970, Nigerians would have truly reconciled and united through WAZOBIA, a common language proposed in the 80’s. But politicians’ personal aggrandizement killed such knowledge and hope.

Nigerians born in the 80’s even twenty years earlier would have been able to speak WAZOBIA perfectly by now. What a shame!

Lastly, let each ethnic group in Hungary shows us that it can manage its association well, and then such successful experience can be used to transform into a larger union. It is on this note that ANH salutes and welcomes Igbo Union Hungary.

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Love the article on Gaddafi
We must rise above tribalism & divide & rule of the colonialist who stole & looted our treasure & planted their puppets to lord it over us..they alone can decide on whosoever is performing & the one that is corrupt..but the most corrupt nations are the western countries that plunder the resources of other nations & make them poorer & aid the rulers to steal & keep such ill gotten wealth in their country..yemen,syria etc have killed more than gadhafi but its not A̷̷̴ good investment for the west(this is laughable)because oil is not in these countries..when obasanjo annihilated the odi people in rivers state, they looked away because its in their favour & interest..one day! Samosa Iyoha

Hello from
Johannesburg
I was amazed to find a website for Africans in Hungary.
Looks like you have quite a community there. Here in SA we have some three million Zimbabweans living in exile and not much sign of going home ... but in Hungary??? Hope to meet you on one of my trips to Europe; was in Steirmark Austria near the Hungarian border earlier this month. Every good wish for 2011. Geoff in Jo'burg

I'm impressed by
ANH work but...
Interesting interview...
I think from what have been said, the Nigerian embassy here seem to be more concern about its nationals than we are for ourselves. Our complete disregard for the laws of Hungary isn't going to help Nigeria's image or going to promote what the Embassy is trying to showcase. So if the journalists could zoom-in more focus on Nigerians living, working and studying here in Hungary than scrutinizing the embassy and its every move, i think it would be of tremendous help to the embassy serving its nationals better and create more awareness about where we live . Taking the issues of illicit drugs and forged documents as typical examples.. there are so many cases of Nigerians been involved. But i am yet to read of it in e.news. So i think if only you and your journalists could write more about it and follow up on the stories i think it will make our nationals more aware of what to expect. I wouldn't say i am not impressed with your work but you need to be more of a two way street rather than a one way street . Keep up the good work... Sylvia

My comment to the interview with his excellency Mr. Adedotun Adenrele Adepoju CDA a.i--

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