” Agwa people live a practical life of love and brotherhood. The question of communal living is evident in their settlement, farming system, sociality, and diet. They eat and drink together and fight together. In all my years of sojourn, these attributes are very rare to affirm in other communities.”
It takes extra ingenuity to negotiate a life without a home. Unfortunately, so many people are in this web grease with illusory temporality and cock fantasy of life instead of kissing reality. More complicated and self-deprecating are those who romance with self-denial of these challenges. Thus, it is like someone who is inclined to deny the totality of their culture and, therefore, become like a product without identity.
In the wake of the last primitive, self-destructive, and resounding forbidden “supposedly” acts of our people in destroying public facilities (Agwa Secondary School and others), meant to serve them and the unborn generations. It bolds well for everyone to appreciate the unmistakable truth that “We don’t have a home” and no community in exile can successfully negotiate life.
How long shall we continue to demean the suffering and degree of Agwa’s
” homelessness in the face of abundant potentials and resources?”
Agwa, as a people, has been battered, demobilized, and decapitated largely by internal acts of self-hatred and manipulative external forces.
The community in exile is fake! It doesn’t relate directly to the magnitude and hydra-headed complexities of the challenges of Agwa’s homelessness that are ruining her collective development.
Agwa was a thriving and peaceful clan whose people were credited with responsible industries but are now living in exile. It is, therefore, important that we can still reclaim our clan from the road to Armageddon.
This could happen when we understand the importance of taking responsibility and demonstrate how our sense of connection and compassion can bring us in tandem to action that can ameliorate homelessness, spurr a positive reaction to greater humanity, and bring to an end the awry experiences of those who remain in homelessness but live in self-denial. For example, Agwa and her offspring!
I leave you with these few lines from some of our great heroes of blessed memories:
“Agwa is audaciously hospitable and courageous. Our DNA abhors barbarism and mediocrity.” Austin M. Obodo.
“Agwa people live a practical life of love and brotherhood. The question of communal living is evident in their settlement, farming system, sociality, and diet. They eat and drink together and fight together. In all my years of sojourn, these attributes are very rare to affirm in other communities .” Ferdinand. A. Obodo.
Against this backdrop, and in the light of the foregoing quotes, I employ all Agwa sons and daughters to invoke the inner courage to be audaciously hospitable in this most challenging time, deworm ourselves of mediocrity, if any, and let us fight together this “homelessness” so that we can socialize, clog together, the wheels of homelessness, and drink together.
The time to act is now! It starts with a little act of humanity.
John Mbonu Uchenwoke-Ekperechi
