The stigma of been an Aboki in the city has been a serious concern. The name, Aboki is used in place of every male from the Northern pa...
The stigma of been an Aboki in the city has been a serious concern. The name, Aboki is used in place of every male from the Northern part of the country who travel down to the Southern cities and villages.
Some people just believed that Aboki (as they fondly call him) is a primitive person. But Ahmad Musa has come up with reasons why he is proud of been called Aboki.
The piece may reorientate people on how they view the Northerners.
He said:
What they don't know about 'aboki' a name given to a northerner by southerners especially Igbos;
Aboki only writes and speaks English under duress because already he has a matured, developed language to speak and write.
Aboki has had a civilized administrative system before the whites ever thought of coming.
Aboki wore clothes at a time when the 'noisy neighbours' were roaming around naked!
Aboki established the 'biggest' most sophisticated empire in W/Africa as far back as 18th century.
Aboki was never enslaved, nor sold to slavery or chained like animal by any European or Caucasion race!
The Aboki people are the largest and most spread people in W/Africa.
Aboki's language is so important that the British, America, German, French and Chinese broadcasting all have its service being aired.
Aboki's language is 3rd most widely spoken in Africa.
Aboki was the richest in the 50s (Dantata), in the 80s (Maidaribe) and richest in the 21st century -DangoteAhmad wrote.
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