Rule of kill and divide bane of Isoko Ethnic Nationality- Barr. (Mrs) Emiaso

By Kelvin Ohoror

A legal Practitioner Barr. (Mrs) Josephine Emiaso has stated that, rule of kill and divide is the bane of the Isoko ethnic nationality. She made this known during the 44^th year anniversary/re-union of Emede Grammar School Old Students Association recently.

According to Barr. (Mrs) Emiaso, the rule of kill and divide has made the Isoko ethnic nationality to operate from the local level to national level, and that has eaten deep into our own life, as a result, our youths now see there is injustice in the land.

According to her, today you see an elderly person who will come out to tell the youths blatant lies, the youths knows the elder is lying and you will discover that the youths have no regard for their elder. What will the youths now do, they will want to enjoy what the elder is enjoying, if they can get it through peace they will get it through violence, and that is what we are seeing in Isoko land today.

Barr.(Mrs) Emiaso , Mr. Amos Iway and others enjoying themselves

Barr. (Mrs) Emiaso further said that, “It is only in Isokoland I came to realize that, when your brother is contesting for a position, it is his brother that will write a petition against him to ensure he lose that position. Even if that your brother is a devil you know, support him and later you call him, what you are doing is not good, but rather we fight openly and pull him down, and that has transferred to our children.

She also asserted that, today in the school system, students see their teacher who is correcting them as their enemy. Noting that, the problem of insecurity and violence all over the world is as a result of modern technological communication which has introduced so many vices to our children, children no longer read their books, all they do is to browse the internet without purpose.

She also said that, the onus of training of children rest on the mothers, the mothers of today are no longer qualify to become mothers. “While I am saying it, I am a life example of a mother, I have all boys as children and none of them dare look me straight to the eyes. It is because of the legacy I have laid down”.

She reiterate that, “It is the duty of the mother to supervise the children, because the father is out there hustling for daily bread. But today, some mother will go and buy examination answers for their children and even meet lecturers to give their children good grade”. A child you bought answers for during WAEC, NECO, JAMB and up to the university level, you still buy lecturers all over, if he or she get to the work place, will you still buy the manager over? No mother will tell me, children of nowadays and I will tell you, oh mother of nowadays!