Can Nigeria overcome its deep-rooted tribalism?
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- Опубликовано: 1 фев 2025
- Nigeria is one of the most diverse countries in the world - with an estimated 400 different ethnic groups. Despite its national borders, tribalism remains deeply rooted in Nigerian society today, sparking insecurity and unrest. But many Gen Z-ers want to break free from being valued based on their ethnicity alone. Edith Kimani brings the debate to 77 Percenters in Lagos.
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The thing with tribalism that none understands is that Nigeria was never meant to be one country. They were forced to merge all together by the British for their own economic goals but reality almost no groups were similar , example Hausa and Yoruba who had different cultures. They were just forced to live with each other because they were forcibly made into a country. Therefore tribalism would inevitably occur
😂Brother isn’t that the story of 90% of sub Saharan countries?our tribes were split apart and joined with others to form a country.Even where they weren’t tribes (like Rwanda)…the Europeans created tribes.
I beg to disagree in this instance, even if the colonial powers forced people together. These groups were neighbouring and bound to interact for the better or worse. Especially when you mention such groups as the Hausa and Funalis who are semi-nomadic. For example in Gabon, we had never heard of the Hausas and the French never forced us to live with them but they have recently come into the north of the country and are already established in Cameroon. So it is a complex issue.
@@whysoserious918 Thé tribalism in Nigeria has more to do with how the powers dealt with the various tribes not just just cuz tribes were forced into one country.Some were given scholarships more,became educated and looked down on the less educated tribes,some were given more power in Goverment and other tribes felt marginalised,etc kinda like divide and conquer….I believe this is the cause of the deep divide in Nigeria. I’m not nigerian so I choose not to mention the tribes.
To be honest to fight of China, Europe and the US. We need a strong country in Africa. Religion, tribe, language, enthic group should not divide us. In the end we can be different in one country. And work together. We are not each others enemies.
@@Churros1616 I Hope the « fight » you’re talking about is economic.
I'm a Benin man but married to an igbo beautiful wife. We're the one to end tribalism in Nigeria. Our political class are using these as tools to divide us the more.
God bless. After Nigeria splits, you can still be in a happy, blessed home. People marry people from other countries and have happy homes. Blessings, my friend, but "Nigeria" will have to end because it is beyond salvageable. It has been wrecking millions of lives for decades and it's only getting worse.
@@adewalem5474Nigeria will not split because of your selfish reasons, we'll remain together long after we're gone.
Nigeria's trabalism problems emanates from the major tribes/major ethnic groups mainly Hausa & Yoruba, they're very intolerant & want to take everything...
@@barezzi0236 no tribe is more tribalistic like the igbos quit the lies, an average Igbo man always feel he is superior to others, an average Igbo man feel because of the civil war they deserve everything, an average Igbo man are quick to cry foul once another tribe surpasses them they'll blame the government for marginalizing them. So what exactly are you saying??
@@austynworldinc3455you are clearly an ignoranus
Her way of conducting this interview is so intriguing and captivating to watch. She's professional and respectful. I enjoyed watching this, despite usually moving away from this particular topic. Well done!
Exactly! She did so well. Woman on fire!🔥 😊
She has Kenyan accent
@@Mbau77because she is Kenyan. Note the wristband.
u move away cos its a real and pressing issue. dont move away lets talk about it and address it
yes she is really qualified to do an interview in tribalism being from Kenya LOL@@Mbau77
Tribalism ruined my home country of Ethiopia. Please let's fight this disease in Africa. Keep on fighting Nigeria. Humanity will ultimately prevail.🙏✊🇳🇬
Hopefully Ethiopia recovers from that, the capital of Africa, much love from Uganda
I'm from Haiti 🇭🇹 but live in the US, been to Nigeria several times, and I must say, a lot of these issues discussed on here I realized is needed to address and work on with the leaders. Despite all the differences, I love your country, people, and will continue to visit every chances I get as this is like my second home now. I'm close to people from both Igbo and Yoruba tribes there and love both equally. I haven't had a chance with Hausa yet or any other tribes, but am so open to. Well done to you all in sharing your experiences! Hope this will help others in the country or continent, to come together more as one, regardless of different tribes and learn to embrace the culture more for just being Nigerians/Africans, rather than degrading one another or treating the other unfairly. Each one teach one and together you can, but it must starts with you. 😊🙌🏽
Hatians are israelites just like yorubas and igbos
The presenter did a very brilliant job
Absolutely!!!! She got hold of the right youths for this video.
Tribalism is a historical stigma. I live in Germany and once I praised their traditional clothes, the young German turned around and said it's NOT German, it's Bavarian! For me, all Germans look the same but for him, it was important to call himself a Bavarian.
The ethnic word “German” is a recent nomenclature that never existed 160 years ago. There is a lot of history around it.
That's not tribalsm, just correcting your ignorance on the matter
Your response does not correct anything. What is your contribution to the conversation - just being dismissive? What are you saying?
Indeed.
@@ohukwh606hgghkthey are very tribalistic , if you don't know just don't talk , a Baverian will not let you identify him to another region, just like the yoruba or igbo
When RUclips algorithm takes you on an amazing ride. You find videos like this one. Nigeria must be great, but we must be intentional about it. Everyone here understood the problems and knew the solutions. They were all on point. Education, government, people and leaders of religion and kingdom are all very vital to the genuine progress of our great country.
This was an amazing debate. I love hearing what the people of Africa think versus just what the politicians say. Much respect from the US
What an interesting discussion. I am Canadian Trinidadian with ancestors from primarily West Africa. I was once admonished by a Nigerian lady for not being able to say which tribe or ethnicity my family came from. I could only guess that my ancestors may have come from smaller tribes all over Nigeria, Ghana, Mali and Benin because of DNA analysis.
Interesting! And thanks for telling us your experience on this issue :)
She had no business doing that
Maybe she didn’t understand that most survivors of the slave trade are a mixture of all the tribes taken from west Africa.
IGBO MEANS BEINGS YOU ARE AN IGBO PERSON ☮️
She had no right to do that, actually, it shows her ignorance.
Please don’t let people “admonish” you because they are ignorant and rude. ❤
Love Nigerian 🇳🇬 giant of Africa sending love from Rwanda 🇷🇼 stop the tribalism so u can be the truly giant u are.
Nigerians are not ready for that at all. It's a very hopeless country
Giant? 😂
Lool 😂giant?
@@tmajecdid he stutter???
@@DavidOdusanya134. Are you sober?
Tribalism is one of the major problem that makes Nigeria 50 years behind the rest of the world, because Love and hatred cannot mixed together.
Do the tribes in so called Nigeria without meaning have written agreement law among them to form a single country together if such is not there instead their are enforce into it forget it it will not work out but if agree with written law among them and say how their will be govern and develop and how they resources will be use or developed you will see great results from every tribes that make up that country, but for Nigeria it is not
It’s still better than your country
Please what is tribalism? Nigeria is simply the imagination of the colonial masters - and the current structure will never work.
@@denniskcobi3470 The constitution that was written up by civilian representatives supported regional autonomy for regions centered around three capital ethnic groups (Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo). The military enforced the current constitution and that has not been revisited by the general public. Britain Amalgamation of regions which have formed Nigeria was for 100 years, and those 100 years were up in 2014. the question of division or at least regional autonomy is valid
What other choices do you have ? Russians are fighting Ukraine, Spain is facing Catalonia separatists, USA has racists... every country has divisive/racist issues.
Big kudos to the host, how she held the conversation, also the calmness of the crowd , this was indeed an amazing topic and I'm glad I came across this
Shes a disgrace
My 8th Grandparents were kidnapped and brought to Louisiana🎭..they held onto their identity..Grandfather was Yoruba and Grandmother was Dahomey/Ewe..she spoke a Glidzi dialect and she name my 7th grandmother KweKwe (Coin-Coin) means 2nd born daughter
Wow that's so cool. Sounds similar to Korkor/Kɔkɔ which is what the Ga-Adangme call their second born daughters
@@Ten_dai thats interesting..these are her siblings names Choera or Kiokera..(Dgimby, Dhimby, Jinby,)and Chimba.....Chucha....and Yancdose...
They were probably not kidnapped. They were probably sold by other tribes. We really do downplay the whole “Africans selling other Africans” situation. They learned it from the Arabs.
😂😂😂its a lie their roots awareness were beaten out of them by their 3rd generation they were completely white washed both physically and mentally.
You are not African. You are American.
Interesting education on tribalism for me; all the way from black American USA (Missouri.)
All we know is that Nigerians here in the Medical arena they are God Geniuses with amazing and creative skills they have been inventors,smart and prideful having skills with great knowledge.
Love Nigerians anyway any TRIBE❤ love your podcast.❤❤💯🤛🏾✌🏾👀🍎
If Nigerians can stop this tribal sentiments, it will solve a lot of issues. The politicians use this a lot because they know, everyone will support theirs.
Africa in general is like that
If Nigeria can stop this tribal how do you want someone one to forget his or her identity and name because of Nigeria without meaning they enforce into
Again tribe is from God creation it is not created by man or government so in the so called Nigeria without meaning all the tribes did not go into written agreement law to form a single country together instead their were enforce into Nigeria without their own will so how do you think such country will move forward or developed
Hhahahaha they stop it today
@@gideonmoseri4850No! Some have managed it far better the others like other continents.
A simple referendum would grant the people of Nigeria an opportunity to decide on their continued unity and the system of organization going forward
Thanks alot
We had one already, we had a Federal regional government, until the Igbos who couldn't compete did a coup and gave us this horribble Unitary government we are still suffering till now.
@@antnam4406Igbo's couldn't compete? Hahaha. Can you hear yourself? Do you truly believe what you said here?
@@antnam4406 if you want to continue fool yourself go and ask general YAKUBU GOWON and his hausa fulani northerners and yoruba tribe agreement law and forget igbo biafra tribe alone OK
@@antnam4406 a new referendum will give you the opportunity to opt out of the present situation where you're in a union with the Igbo or any other tribe you have issues with. If the former arrangement to which you refer was so easily scuttled, maybe it wasn't perfect and that should be taken into account in deciding on a continued union, a confederacy, or several independent states
I was very impressed by the input of each and every young fellow Nigerian featured in this video. Even when IKECHUKWU DANIEL OKONWEZE and EMY JOSEPHS disagreed briefly, they did so respectfully. Ikechukwu Okonweze is (straight up) my kinda guy. But, Emy Josephs is my kinda girl too....a firecracker 😂😂😂.
On the whole, I'd say that these intelligent young Nigerians gave a good account of themselves. It goes to show that we are intelligent and loving people. Nigeria is so blessed...... from whatever perspective you wanna define the word "blessed" . Nigeria will be unstoppable, but only if we can find lasting solutions to our two GREATEST problems...... Tribalism, and corrupt government.
The guy who talked about the "Kolanut" brought tears to my eyes. He ( basically) gave a very simple example of how we need to be integrated and united.
I love this video SO MUCH. I'd like to bow, and duff my hat to everyone that participated here. Love 'n respect to y'all.... from Hassan Lawal.
Unfortunately the tribal issue will never end in Nigeria because the hatred for different tribes is deeply rooted and its used as a tool by the corrupt politicians and selfish elites for their own gains. Sad
The Elite does the SAME evil approach in every country. It’s to transfer the focus from themselves to continued confusion so the society will be distracted from their deception.
No hatred between tribes in Nigeria, except the Yorubas who are tribalistic and causing all the divisions and nepotism. It's not now. It has been that way since 1960 when Lagos was created as the capital. These Yoruba would intentionally refused to speak in English even the offices ince they are majority there to make it uncomfortable for other Nigerians who are not yorubas, even till these day!
@@markrobby7136 Mark I understand your point but if u read your statement as a neutral, you will see that it has some tribal bias in it. Every tribe in Nigeria is bias. The tribes are extremely different and the only thing that can unite or control this diversity is THE RULE OF LAW and again sadly that does not exist in Nigeria unfortunately 😢
How is speaking one’s own language on one’s native soil make you uncomfortable?
@@boranono7636
YAHUAH ,The Most High GOD :
Faith in him ,can bring a Nation together.
" Where there is no vision : the people perish "... (The Holy Bible )
Amazing moderator!!! I love this style of interview; I learned so much.
This is such an interesting conversation, particularly as an AA living in West Africa.
Coming from a people who have lost everything- our languages, tribes, cultures, etc- then to return home only to be regarded as not even African is a hurt piece.
Then to witness the tribalism that is seemingly holding Africa back in many ways is another hurt piece.
Having your unique cultures remain intact after all that has been done on this continent, is a gift, a blessing and a testament to the resilience of all Africans.
I truly hope that Nigerians and any other African societies which experience the negative aspects of tribalism can work past these issues to unite as Africans and for the benefit of all Africans.
It is in the hands of the youth to turn this tide.🙏🏾💪🏾✊🏾✌🏾
The problem is Africa always had many tribes which lived in their own chiefdoms, Kingdoms and empires but colonialism brought all those tribes in one country this created more problems.
A loose union of these ethnic groupings as independent states, like the EU model, will definitely work better for these African nations than the artificial "countries" of European creation seem to be working for them
@@theosteknonI agree with you.
Thank you for your brilliant observation, I live in America so I understand perfectly where you are coming from,we are all Africans,it is people like that will educate others ,because some of my African American brothers do not even think they are Africans ,but I do my best to educate them
@@isiomachigbolu1622We who? Foundational black Americans are not Africans, some of us are of African descent because they are linked to that 3% only 3% of slaves that came into North America! This guy calling himself an AA is not a Native Black mostly! We don't use that term really because it's political and we are not all a part of that 3% of slaves that came from Africa, a lot of us were already here!#FBA
Great conversation! It’s high time Nigerians and the government begin to address this issue.
If we rely on the government to resolve this issue, we might end up waiting indefinitely. This is because those in positions of power, are those who benefit the most from the current situation, and they are the ones maintaining and exploiting it.
Don't hold your breath waiting on govt for anything. It will never happen.
Wow, a great conversation from each one.
I am glad to be a Nigerian like you guys.
One people, One nation & One continent........Blessings
Enjoy the artificial identity (Nigerian) given to you by your colonisers.
It's impossible for Nigeria to overcome tribalism. Some people believe that without tribalism, they can't get to where they are or desire to be.
That is interesting to learn
What is tribalism? Define it so we can ascertain you tf what you are talking about.
@@liberatingthemind470Nigeria can’t over come tribalism. A country that is been ruled with a fraudulent constitution to favour a certain ethnic group. What you can do in the south you can’t do in the south. How did Sharia got into our constitution. Wake tf up.
BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!!! You don't know how truly refreshing it is for me to hear people openly having intelligent conversations about these issues... because after DECADES of being dismissed, disrepected, downplayed, dishonoured, and attacked ...for trying to initiate conversation among "us" (Black/African people of both diasporic AND continental)... IT IS HERE, IN THESE CONVERSATIONS I AM ENCOURAGED BY THE WISDOM SHOWN HERE (without false pride, ethnonationalistic mad dog nationalism, scapegoating of outside peoples/circumstances, crippling us). YES YES YES. At 64 years of age (65 next month) GOD has given me comfort and confirmation WE HAVE HOPE.
(P.S. Please... do not, I repeat DO NOT resort to trolling/clowning because of semantics. If I say GOD I mean GOD, some say "G"ood "O"rderly, "D"irection, some say Maat, some say Karma etc etc.)
"Igbo imaghi eze" simply means that Igbo's practice a pure republic system. The way he emphasized the Igbos is tribalism
That's a Fulani man...lol. He really misinterpreted that. He doesn't know that we don't believe in one man having all the say.
Igbos were egalitarian!!! They had no monarchs. That's why today, an average Igboman is outspoken and asks questions of things around them. If you attend an Igbo meeting, everyone, regardless of their status have a say!!!
@@angelicakweku5293The Igbo have the Eze Nri monarch. But his authority/role (beyond his immediate town region) is mostly spiritual and ceremonial rather than political, and his spiritual authority and status traditionally extends beyond his city (Nri) across all or most of Igboland.
@@skellagyook Spritual but not really a monarch. Igbos were egalitarian.
@@angelicakweku5293 Part of a monarch's role is spiritual historically. Also, Igbos have the (historically important) Ozo society of titled men, which includes members both by achievement and lineage (including hereditary members who are the son of an Ozo man), along with many other title societies that are substantially achievement-based. But I agree that the Igbo are more egalitarian than most groups in the region.
What a great moderator what a skill and talent! We're so used to seeing so many reporters globally that ´can't lead and moderate a debate that leads to lack of quality and understanding. You know exactly when to start stop, brings in the right people and zooms in and out of the conversation.
I couldn’t agree more. ❤
Tribalism is one if not the biggest issue holding Africa back from further development. Tribalism holds everything back.
It's not social media that is exacerbating these issues; it's the reality of Nigeria. Most people grow up with family members saying this and that about one ethnic group or another. Tribalism is deeply rooted in the system of Nigeria; the country was built on it.
Aaww the last man has such wise words. OMG. God bless you my brother. 🙏🏿 ❤🎉
This conversation is just touching on the surface.
I think many of them lack the ability to proffer solutions to the problems they are pointing out because they are highly ignorant of their history as a people.
Saying you are Nigerian first before your tribe is just ascribing to yourself the title of a slave to a British Company that is just barely 100yrs old. Every tribe in Nigeria is older than the contraption called Nigeria and hence can't trump the superiority of those tribes.
We are only Nigerians because we chose to do so.
Wow! And somehow you’ve been able to come up with the shiniest solution! Bravo 🙌🏾 bro!
@Israelgideon9066
Spot on👍 👍 👍
In addition what happened in the recently concluded election revealed to many of us that Nigeria is still not ready for progress or to join other countries in Africa who are making great strides economically.
We witnessed in real life mostly video recorded ..Igbo people and other tribes being threatened, harassed, beaten up, shot at, killed, businesses and properties destroyed because they wanted to vote for change as represented by the candidate Peter Obi.
I mean, the Igbo guy that said he’s Nigerian first before he became Igbo. I had to weep for his ancestors. Nigeria was only formed in 1960. A lot of Nigerians have no knowledge of their history. His naivety in thinking that his answer makes him not tribalistic is jarring.
@@vivygalIgbo was also form by British
i agree with you. I believe we should choose to be Nigerian because of the strength in unity, lets move from there. The issue is govt being tribalistic, there should rules ensuring constant rotations across geo political zones. At each zone's turn they should present COMPETENT people, not riff raffs pls
Well done to the presenter Edith, you moderated this so well 👏🏾
Fantastic interview Edith!
I love this educative debate
The host did a great job of facilitating this conversation!!
I love Nigerians,
Smart Africans.
Smart? Then why is this commotion a big issue?
I am Esan, Hausa/Fulani, Berber and Indian but I am Nigerian 🇳🇬 for the most part. Corruption is the problem, which breeds poverty and metamorphoses to tribalism. The new generation can change this by getting rid of corruption and demanding accountability.
That was vibrant and brilliant conversation. It’s been so long I watch something of such a high and in-depth quality on the internet. Thank you.
Duuuuuuuuude!!!😁 This video was fun🤣🤣 honestly I didn't mean to watch it to the end but had to follow it through.
This is one of the best video i have watched on RUclips this year, very educating and resetting mindset and i promise I will never engage myself in trabalism , discrimination of any kind .
I say no to it , humanity first ❤
Very interesting discussion. I wish you would have this conversation in Ghana too. In my experience, tribalism is even worse than the racism we face in the Western world.
nah you are wrong racism is worse
Nothing beats classism though. It's the foundation of everything. People will set aside all kinds of differences to maintain status quo.
That's not true, your over exaggerating. It's no where near as bad as what you're saying. Most people in Ghana agreed to learn Twi even if it is not their native language. You can go to Greater Accra, Oti region, and the 5 northern regions and find a good number of people who speak Twi despite not being Akans. This would never happen in Nigeria where the tensions are so high.
The main issue is people voting for parties not because of capabilities but because of the majority tribes who control the parties.
NPP being an Akan party and NDC being a non Akan party. Both of them are trying their best to share that stigma off but people still vote along these lines.
The only thing tribalism affects is politics bit every day life isn't really impacted by it.
@@AYTM1200my friend stop pretending cos tribalism is worse in ghana than nigeria.am a frafra,and I've face tribalism just as most of my tribe men
@@Kofiasare-x7g has Ghana ever had a civil war ?, do you think Northern Nigerians and Igbos would agree to speak Yoruba like how all the other tribes in Ghana have agreed to speak Twi.
The tribalism in Nigeria is eye watering, there's a reason Ghana got independence first, whilst you were fighting Ghanaians from all tribes came together to gain our freedom.
As large as Nigeria is if it continues to be so divided they will never be the ones to push Africa into the future.
Beautiful country!
I was in Nigeria recently. It's a very beautiful country having many beautiful cities. It appears to be the most developed country in west Africa having a lot of beautiful cities and many beautiful historical sites and world class beaches.
The most developed in Africa
@@PepataraThe most developed in west Africa. South Africa has the most developed cities in Africa. I am from 9ja
@@Danoroushow many African countries have you been and how many Nigeria States I’ve you toured. You knew nothing about Nigerian development.
No it's not honestly
@@Danorous South Africa has been undoubtedly built by white people. Here I am talking about real black Africans. The genuine ones
I enjoyed listening to the conversation. More of this please ❤
It’s really healthy having those discussions. Great content
Kudos to DW to give our very own sister to hear our own problems.We are getting there, and we will win, talking about a problem is part of solving the problem .thanks very much
24:45 I like that she gave them the opportunity to speak for each of their ethnic groups
She’s a great journalist!
Now this discussion made me feel proud as a youth
This is interesting l need more of this. God bkess you our youths
I so much love this. I'm writing an essay, and this interview was in my feed. This is just apt.
Good one 9ja tackling the issues headon. We need unity as AfriCans to progress. From RSA 🇿🇦👊🏿🇳🇬
Is tribalism as bad in south Africa as Nigeria? I feel it shouldn't be. I have my reasons but I feel that South Africa has a lot more unity amongst their native tribes than Nigeria does
@@simplyizustic6122There is more unity. We are more similar than Nigerians are to each other. And we all speak multiple languages. So yeah, tribalism is not as bad here.
@@simplyizustic6122 it is there but not as bad, majority of the tribes in term of numbers can be grouped into Nguni and Sotho. So we are more similar.
@@simplyizustic6122 in SA not so much because we're not as diverse. The entire Southern African region is not as diverse as the East, Central and West African regions. Our style of wars was for amalgamation purposes (stronger tribe fought to absorb the weaker and become a nation) so we don't have a lot tribes but built nations. Eg, Xhosa is a nation which has clans (ethnic groups).
Also, SA black people had a common enemy (the Apartheid government), so we had to come together irrespective of nation to fight. I think it's important to have a shared history in order to be a nation.
We also spent a lot of the 90s discussing unity. It was all over TV, school curriculum, billboards, sports etc. It was impossible to ignore the message.
The issue we have is we can be very patriotic which is good but sometimes harmful especially in regards to some of my countrymen's views about immigration. We don't always see a person as an individual but as a representative of their nation which is unfair because every country has good and bad apples.
I’ve been looking into my roots, especially since Covid because I want to know what it felt like to be in a country where everyone looks like me and there’s no racism, because of all the division that was going on in the states during that time. But listening to this racism is not only about color of skin, but tribalism in a case of Nigeria. Where does it end!? It’s a people thing, it’s is a choice to ‘cause or to be a part of division! We got to be the answer of unity! The young lady stated respect one another respect who you are and the differences of others! Difference are to be celebrated not to be argue about. The uniqueness of who we all are no matter color, our ethnicity or nationality our culture. The differences is to be celebrated, if everyone was exactly the same we would still find something to bring division. This is a people issue and we need to respect people for who they are. Maybe in a perfect world 😔🙏🏽
Education is a key factor in all of this. Just like we're taught math, science and social studies, students should be ingrained with the idea of one nigeria which includes the national aspirations, our similarities and the benefits of see each other as nigerians before anything else.
We gotta let go of the bad in our history, embrace the good, and push for one identity within the nation.
That's what I'm talking about. You have to think like that in order to overcome this negative aspect of the human condition. We have to stop "them and us."
You guys don’t live in reality. One Nigeria is a colonial concept, it’s inorganic. The appreciation of cultural diversity is what’s needed in education. You don’t have to commit ethnocide to achieve a union within Nigeria. All you have to do is introduce economic incentives for cooperation. Peoples cultural heritage and land ownership is not something you can erase with wishful thinking of “Nigerian before anything else”
This is the most interested street debate, everyone spoke brilliantly and the moderator did a brilliant job as well.
To start repairing the impact and the effect of tribal issues in Nigeria, different groups need to start talking to each other to understand and heal (the Nigerian people should create an atmosphere for these discussions) . People must trust each other and this could be achieved with the help of the government by being more transparent. If we rely on the government to resolve this issue, we might end up waiting indefinitely. This is because those in positions of power, are the ones that benefit the most from the current situation, are the ones maintaining and exploiting it.
interesting contribution. Power to the people always
The word 'Nye miri/ Yamiri' had been in use before the Civil war. The guy at 9:06 was wrong. Nye miri (which means give me water) was usually notably used during pre-colonial times by Igbos who travel long distance to the hot arid north and ask for water first when they get there..
@ Uzorchukwu the speaker: You said that you were first a Nigerian before you became an Igbo. Please let your people educate you with history. Your ancestors were already existing as Igbos before the British came to the geographical area called Nigeria today. So, how on earth were you a Nigerian before becoming an Igbo.
He was born an Igbo man in Nigeria. Nobody asks you what tribe you're from in a foreign embassy.
Omg😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
@@ronj7658 That’s what he said himself. Did you listen to the entire video? The question by the moderator was never about nationality or tribe which preceded the other. Since you have the power based on your assertion, go ahead, promulgate, enforce and eliminate with any policy or law, all the religious and tribal politics in Nigeria. I’m waiting for your statistical data and report on that front.
Moreover, my response to this topic was not an endorsement on tribalism. But for anyone to say that the country Nigeria preceded all the tribes in that country, is a fallacy and lacking in historical education.
@@sammygoodman6699 I almost fell out of my chair
@@seismicvertigo345 pls hold on tight.😂
Love this Interview style. So organized
I am so happy to hear all this because I want to visit Nigeria so long but the media keep making Nigeria look so bad and scary that I was scared. Now that I know better I’ll be visiting soon. Thanks.😁
We are all One Body ooo. We are all Nigerians despite our culture, our religion and our tribe. Whether minorities or majorities, we are all still one Nigeria🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬. Me personally, I blame those in power playing this tribal card. Yeah, and education🎓 is key. Cos if you ain't properly educated, you will easily fall a victim for this tribalism. Thank you all. I like this, very educational and inspirational.
In my opinion, the issue is that many youths believe they are intelligent, but they are actually following in the footsteps of their parents and grandparents.
As a generation, you are facing the challenge of trying to make progress on a flawed foundation. It's important to look back at history in order to understand and repair the mistakes that were made in the past.
Those in power (your masters) are waiting for your systems to fail, and they will destroy you when that happens. Whether you accept it or not, they are satisfied with the way things are going until you are able to recognize and address the problems with the existing structure.
Instead of focusing on trivial details, blowing useless grammar, it is crucial for you to break free from your mental chains and the control of your evil masters...Stop deceiving yourselves.
Thank you for your contribution!
Agreed ❤
The antidote to tribalism lies in ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. Scarcity often triggers a human instinct to hoard resources. Consider a scenario: you're attending an event where food is limited, and your sibling is also on their way. In such situations, there's a tendency to reserve some food for your sibling, sometimes neglecting those already present. Now, contrast this with a scenario of food abundance; there's no concern because you're confident your sibling will be catered to upon arrival. Poverty in society sparks unhealthy competition among tribes. By generating prosperity, tribalism dissipates, paving the way for unity and collaboration.
Star comment. I believe generalized prosperity is the main reason there's civil peace in the United States despite its diversity.
ALL OF THIS
"Poverty in society sparks unhealthy competition among tribes. By generating prosperity, tribalism dissipates, paving the way for unity and collaboration"
this is one of the best comments on tribalism in Nigeria i"ve ever seen,
Nice one Bro/Babe ?
These Nigerian tribes are very interesting, inteligent and lovely people..
The only issues in Nigeria is wicked, arrogant, greedy and evil politicians we have in this country, those leaders are the ones cursing ethnicity amongst the good and wonderful people of NIGERIA..
The NIGERIANS are very wonderful and loving people, wow, i so much love these people...❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
That's an amazing debate! I learned a lot about this topic and I got really interested to learn more. What a nice group of smart people. I love the way the presenter guided the whole conversation. She's definitely very well prepared besides being very smart and eloquent. Congratulations!
The Nigerian government is part of the tribalism issues all over Nigeria 🇳🇬
The government are just taking advantage of the fact that we are already tribalistic people....the main issue is mainly from the family
Don't bring Nigerian government into this, Nigerians are typically tribal.
@@ibrahimsuleiman8473😂
@@ibrahimsuleiman8473the government officials MUST belong to or more tribes in the country. And unfortunately, they are not NEUTRAL in their decision making.
@@JohnFekoloid
Is call democracy,if you hate the current officials then you can vote for new one.
The funny thing about this is that these people are saying things without saying anything relevant at all
Most ridiculous video I've watched. None of them tackled the real issue and even the historian is very ignorant. Just going all over the place to end up with usual let's all unite garbage without any meaning or relevance
@@OlogunKutere7681The entire video was just vibes
Obviously you and the people liking your comment are the tribalistic mofos we talking about. Now give us your contribution
@@DanorousYou comment like a baby who doesn’t know their history. I will give you an assignment. Go and research how Sharia got into our constitution and how many lost their lives in north when sharia was finally enacted?
The presenter did an excellent job. Really interesting conversation 👏.
Same issues in Cameroon🇨🇲. It’s beautiful to see a vibrant conversation with youth.✨️✨️✨️✨️ I am African before to be cameroonian before to be from the Littoral region (Yabassi). Tribe is beautiful, Tribalism is not acceptable 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Worst here in Ethiopia. Every region has its own army and they fight each other and governament have to take action and when it does western media Blame the governament for being cruel while is trying to restablish order
Glad to see our young people speaking with confidence and positivity. God bless you All
All of them look over 35😂😂
These ones are hired by the western propagandist all the trash they said is not our reality ... Nigeria is not a nation and will never be let us give freedom a voice Nigeria is just a British cage/business post
@@amehka5416 35 is still young. anyone under 40 is young. At my age i know so.
Nigeria isn't doing as badly as others with respect to tribalism. In other places tribe is the currency that determines your social mobility and can determines what opportunities are available or not available (with little regard to your individual capability) depending on your tribal alignment in relation to power.
Some will beg to disagree!
Name those other countries worse than Nigeria,
Nigerians are the most divided country in Africa
I agree. As bad as we like to paint our country(never mind the light), Nigeria is not nearly as problematic as certain countries in the horn of Africa for example. One of those countries is actually virtually homogenous yet has not been able to find any semblance of stability for decades.
Nigeria's real problem is inequity in resource allocation, erosion of morals and values, and ineptitude in leadership. All these initiated and perpetuated by the ruling class. As they are the custodians of culture, regulators of our reward systems, and validators of our value systems.
The Nigerian people are for the most part "I bili ka m bili" type of people(Live and let live). However, having been short changed by the ruling class over and over again. We are becoming more defensive, cynical, and suspicious of the other.
@Allpro007 elections in my country of Kenya are literally a life and death affair. Political parties mobilize around tribal coalitions. And if the ethnic coalition that you happen to belong to DOESN'T win the election, everybody in your ethnic group is largely shut out of opportunities for government jobs, which is one thing, but WILL ALSO be sidelined in the provision of critical government services. I've seen the same thing happen in Ethiopia and Congo with the inevitable violence because the stakes are life and death.
In kenya, we have three years of uneasy peace, one year of election drama violence and one year of "reconciliation," "peace negotiations etc, then the cycle repeats. Which is exhausting.
@@Allpro007 somalia is literally one of the few homogenous countries in africa and they still discriminate and kill each other all due to clans, also ethiopia is literally in an ethnic civil war amongst each other as we speak. nigeria is doing better with solidarity/unity than both of those countries
Nigeria can never overcome its deep-rooted tribalism. It's congenital. They have it in their DNA. You will see a Yoruba man routing for a Yoruba politician, knowing fully well that he has nothing to offer him. The same goes for an Ibo or Hausa man. The country should be divided.
Is Igbo and not Ibo
Check out who have been running the country since 1999. Yet bigots don't believe igbos should be given a chance.
In actuality, he has everything to offer him. And that is one contribution to the corruption in Nigeria. The forced unity makes people vote who can best guarantee returns on investments for their region. People steal first to satisfy their stomachs, then their wife and childrens stomachs, then their community's stomachs. Let everyone be their community, as no one will ever feed their neighbors daughter before their own
Igbos supported Obasanjo, Yaradua, Goodluck. How are we tribalist.
@@kolextricks5669only Yar'Adua was actually good there, and I say this as an Ikwerre living in Bayelsa. Goodluck, mumu in chief
I am watching from the US. The host conducting the interviews did a fantastic job. She was very respectful, and she asked powerful questions. I learned a lot because I am originally from Jamaica. Very interesting dialog.
I'm also Jamaican (Clarendon)
I love everyone there. So well spoken and intelligent.
It will be very difficult to overcome
Practically impossible if we want to be realistic. Even in developed nations in the west, racism still exists which is synonymous to tribalism.
@@Theveronspecie Racism and tribalism are different things.
@Runconna exactly, tribalism is definitely not racism. But the west has both racism and tribalism taking place simultaneously
@@susiq1121 And both are counterproductive and harmful in the 21st century. So why justify the practice of either one?
The moderator did a fantastic Job. Well done.
Great conversation. But I disagree with Emy's point saying individualism is a way forward. We cannot individually share a mindset unless we are influenced by something that unites us. That is why we keep mentioning the government first. Influence is seamless when it is from someone who has authority over you. It could also be from our religious leaders, teachers, leaders at different places of work, etc. That is how change happens.
Dear presenter,, I love your presentation. Thank you
This show is very much needed. I don't underestimate it. And the host is so needed she's incredibly intelligent and knows what questions to ask, to who and how?❤
But I like your patriotism guys, coming from Southern Africa I have always hear Nigerians speaking good about their country, it is difficult to tell that there are differences. Perhaps you should build on that oneness you portray abroad . It’s a good stepping stone 🙏🙏
Cameroon too have this problem. 27 million people with more than 300 tribes and more than 500 languages. What is sad is that people use this against others when it favours them and complain about racism when they are denied things abroad.
It happened to my brother, his mark was ok to do pharmacy at University of Benin he was removed and replace with someone from Benin, he was given another course to study that’s very bad but all the best. But we are not one and we will never be one in Nigeria. We are Igbos before we become Nigerian.
I love this channel... Filled with information of learning
Watching this, I got goosebumps all over. It’s really sad how things went bad in Nigeria for the reason of tribalism and ideology
Great conversation guys. Nigerian are learned people
We were healing these tribalism as a nation until APC came along. The past president(APC) was busy recruiting majority of his kinsmen in a multiple dimension ethnical nation, the current president(APC) used tribalism and religious tactics to win election and has continued in the footsteps of his predecessor by recruiting majority from his kinsmen......matters is even worst for him, even his kinsmen are worried he is recruiting from his own state.
The earlier the contraption is peacefully divided, the better. No kumbaya will solve the tribalism in Nigeria.
Igbos want their own country, period!
It will be a relief finally!!!😅
@@dadakeshinro6749 Sure
You are the son of the soil✊🏾
Exactly@@gbengaadewale9344
I love how at the end they celebrate the beauty in the different tribes. I think every tribe has awesome things, and that should be celebrated and highlighted. Imagine a world where instead of focusing on our differences, we celebrate the beauty in other cultures, of course as well as ours. Cause sometimes we are taught bad things about our own culture tribe, so we celebrate our own and others
Thank you for expressing this line of thinking. We need to celebrate our differences and grow because of it. There is much hope for Africa.
i really loved this convo. a great part 1 for hopefully a part 2.
This topic... the guys tried but they were all over the place. Our parents, religious leaders, politicians and traditional rulers have significant role to play if we want it to go away. We have so much to cherish in ourselves. Kola nut grown in the West, eaten in the North, celebrated in the East. I love that.
We need more debates like, if there can be a program where regular people, not politicians or those with vested interest can gather to discuss their greviances, we might actually discover that we are more alike than different
The lady who said government is not a part to this issues, i have one question for her! What happened in the last general election in Nigeria? Why are politicians making federal appointment based on their own very tribes? Do you guys even know that a president is the number one citizen of the country and therefore should be a good example. Certain tribes in Nigeria vote based on tribe even if the politician is a harden criminal they will vote for him to rule.
Divide Nigeria let all man rest
Chill out. Divided we fall.
@@brunoultra7215 Are we not already on the ground? why fear a fall?...besides it should be scattered into 37 countries that is the only way we will grow as there will be competition for growth and development and jobs will be created which will only benefit the masses. 37 countries with free trade and movement like Europe
@@esohekate5621. You are not realistic. And that will never happen, 37 countries 😂? The best that will eventually happen will be regional governments, a true federal system for the country.
@@brunoultra7215…and you think you are standing today?😅😂
Keep deceiving yourself…
Who’s afraid of independent ethnic nationalities ?..,, the same tribes who largely practice tribalism 😅
If the argument is that Nigerians never agreed to form a Nation so should be divided then every of the 300 ethnic groups should have their own country for their to be justice. Most of those clamoring for division are only coming from a selfish angle.
It is either 300 countries or you start attending classes in ethnic and religious tolerance.
7:59 I love this guy’s submission.. I’m Ghanaian and I’m loving this 🇬🇭… Dugbahjohn🗣️…
I am commenting as an Indigenous person from Canada. I work in IT and I wanted to figure out why there are so many Nigerians being hired in IT and Health. I see that the Tribalism issue is apparent in Nigeria as well as has been in our history. In N. America, Colonists worked hard to do all but crush all of our tribes (630 identified in Canada today). Presently, our tribes have come together from the ashes. I guess our near genocide has actually brought us all together and has erased all of our petty tribal issues. I hope we can all expand our tribes without the threat of extinction as a motivation.
Contact with Indian Canadians specifically Hindus since we too are natives. In our case, Europeans didn't pursue genocidal project.
Not just in Nigeria bu the all Africa continent we need to unite as one love ,kind,and help one another 👉🌍
Let there be referendum to decide whether we still want Nigeria to continue the way it is, because some tribes in Nigeria still acts as parasites to other tribes.
Tribalism cannot end in Nigeria.
@InfoAfrica247 No, not this age
Tribalism will end
@InfoAfrica247It has ended enough in the West to the point that people of various races can still succeed and not be harassed in the streets.
No sir
Yoruba fool
Six hundred thousand Luxembourgish are a nation.
2 million Basque are an ethnic group.
39 million Yoruba are a tribe.
???
Yes it is a tribe so...?
@@ronj7658
My issue isn't whether you call them a tribe or not. If that makes you happy, ride on.
My question is: why the difference?
@@andrewjohnson8232 I don't know but all I know is the Yorubas belong to the Yoruba tribe. A shared language, a shared culture, traditions and way of life.
Yoruba is a country....live with it or go to hell
@@ronj7658
Not really a comment on what I've said.
Weldone my sister, you’ve done a great job.
I enjoyed watching the video.
Tribalism will continue to be a problem in Nigeria for decades to come because there's a fierce battle for ethnic superiority and tribal dominance creating unhealthy competitions, influencing some government polices and the chaos has been exacerbated by a borrowed constitution without the input of Nigerians themselves. The politicians, by their actions, also exhibit hate, greed, and intolerance which some members of the younger generation are trying to adopt.
There are distinctive ethnic groups that need no debate on superiority noted by colonialists 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Not in Nigeria 🇳🇬 alone every where in Africa.
Intermarrying will end tribalism
@@justonetime6179it won’t.
@@justonetime6179it never does. I’ve personally met people in inter tribal marriages who hold some of the most disgusting views about the tribe they’re married into or their partners are from. Unlearning what we have heard about other tribes is what is needed because I bet you a lot of the biases we have about other tribes are inherited and hearsay’s with no truth to them. Families and the school have a role in not propagating these stereotypes. Unfortunately when history has been taken away from the school curriculum and the citizens do not have not a desire to fill the gap though history books, what do you expect?
Just like one of the guys said, tribalism in federal schools is very high. In Nigeria, northerners are given preference more than southerners. In a country where its citizens will write the same exams, northerners with a low score get admitted while southerners with a better score are not given admission.
Build quality schools & colleges in every locality is the way to go
Ur wrong. Northerners aren't given preferential treatment when it comes to tribalism. It is when it comes to politics. The north has always depended on the south which is predominantly christian. Abuja was built with the souths resources. It's sad that despite the north having highest illiteracy and poverty most of our rulers come from there
@@DavidOdusanya134.since you think that I am sure you will also know that petroleum industry in Nigeria was built using the only gotten from agriculture in the north. Before you rep,y me please make your research let’s not be ignorant
@@Alovesbooks-ei3fe *money from middle belt
@@DavidOdusanya134. when did the middlebelt produce cotton and groudnut. And there’s nothing like middlebelt in Nigeria now