FOR HOW LONG WILL NIGERIANS TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE ABURI ACCORD?

I love it when I can lay no claim to originality, the implication being that I am not trying to sell something new. In my writings over the years, I have had cause to refer to the article by Nkem Ossai in The Guardian more than two decades ago. In it, Ossai lamented that when most Nigerians endeavour to chart a way out of their frustration, they borrow liberally, chapter and verse, from THE ABURI ACCORD. Strangely they stubbornly refuse to identify the source or even acknowledge that the document EXISTS.

It was laughable that only recently, "enemies" and other detractors of Buhari’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, had to call him out because of his prior widely publicised endorsement of The Aburi Accord. I wonder when people will acknowledge that the truth does not change according to our mood, whims and caprices, the weather or who occupies Aso Rock.

I was going through a commemorative article by Aniebo Nwamu in TheCable.Ng, on the historic event at Aburi, which led me to Dr Philip Emeagwali's emeagwali.com website. I am offering up Emeagwali's post below without further commentary, because none is needed.