07/23/2025
Lately, the internet has become such a heavy place. Everywhere you look, there’s hate, jealousy, and people trying to tear others down for no real reason. What’s even worse is seeing how some media platforms and paid voices are being used to push dangerous narratives, especially ones meant to shame or turn people against each other for personal or political gain.
Now, I fully respect that Ghana, like every country, has the right to decide what happens within its borders. But it’s starting to feel like there’s a calculated effort by certain people or groups to stir up negative feelings about the Igbo community, and that’s not right.
If you’ve been on social media lately, you’ve probably seen some loud voices, often unqualified, unkind, and clearly driven by selfish motives, spreading hate and lies about Igbo people. One person’s wrongdoing doesn’t speak for an entire tribe. If someone does wrong, hold that person accountable, but don’t drag an entire group through the mud for it.
I’m not Igbo, but I’ll say this with my full chest: the Igbo are one of the most hardworking, resilient, and entrepreneurial people in the world. Yes, like every group, they have a few who misrepresent them, but that doesn’t define the whole. It’s unfair and harmful to generalize.
Maybe it’s all connected to the upcoming 2027 elections, who knows? But the lies, the finger-pointing, the fake stories, it’s too much. If you’re one of the people being paid to push this hate, I beg you, think about the future. Don’t trade your integrity, or your children’s tomorrow, for a few social media likes or 20,000 naira today.
Nigeria doesn’t belong to one group, it belongs to all of us. And until we start treating each other with truth, fairness, and respect, we’ll keep holding ourselves back. Let’s do better.
