21st Century Igbo

Posted by Felix Okoli on Thursday August 9, 2012 12:12:38:

Ndigbo have come a long way and the future remains bright, with God on their side.

The modern day Igbo is more enlightened, more technologically advanced and still a growing population. The Igbo population is spread worldwide and with a great population in Nigeria and across West Africa.

In Nigeria, Ndigbo are having success stories and progress in business sectors like trading, importation, manufacturing and technology. In the academic sector, Ndigbo do well in sciences, technology and business administration. In politics however, it seems Ndigbo are not so interested since it may be too much of a distraction to their success or relatively peaceful life.

Truth is most Igbo think of politics as a dirty game and not good for someone who wants to keep a good conscience with his God. But Ndigbo are beginning to see the importance of embracing politics for the sake of protecting their interest and way of life.

The 21st century Igbo is more intelligent, more sociable and becoming more politically conscious. He wants to be heard, seen and trusted by his neighbours. There is a time to be born, a time to rise and a time to die. For Ndigbo, this is a time for re-wakening and a restoration of a lost glory.

Ndigbo in the 21st century is becoming a global race and more united across countries, irrespective of where they live. They have started to see the need to identify with their brothers wherever they meet. Now with advancing technology, there exists a global Igbo nation who communicate and live with each other.