The Monday sit-at-home in the South-East is not a market issue.
Abraham Madu
I AM ASHAMED — BECAUSE YOU CAN’T FORCE UNITY WITH THR€∆TS
Let’s stop pretending.
The Monday sit-at-home in the South-East is not a market issue.
It is a political protest tied directly to the Biafra agitation and the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu.
So when Governor Soludo shuts down Onitsha Main Market, seals shops, and issues threats, let’s call it what it is:
An attempt to crush a political expression without dialogue.
And that is why I am ashamed.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT TRADERS — IT IS ABOUT BIAFRA
The traders did not wake up one day and choose poverty.
They are responding to:
Years of marginalisation
The continued incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu
A region that feels unheard, unsafe, and disrespected
The Monday sit-at-home is a symbol of protest, not a love affair with hunger.
Yet instead of dialogue, what did we see?
Market closures
Threats of revoking shops
Military intimidation
Public shaming of traders
That is not conflict resolution.
That is suppression.
WHY IS DIALOGUE ALWAYS MISSING WHEN IT COMES TO THE IGBO?
This is the part that makes it painful.
Nigeria negotiates with:
Terrorists
Bandits
Kidnappers
They are called “repentant,” “misguided,” “rehabilitated.”
But when Igbo traders observe a sit-at-home tied to Biafra agitation, suddenly the answer is:
“Open your shops or face consequences.”
Why not dialogue?
Why not sit with:
Community leaders
Traders’ unions
Youth groups
Why not address the political grievance instead of punishing economic victims?
YOU CANNOT DE-POLITICISE A POLITICAL PROTEST WITH FORCE
Soludo may want to “restore economic activities,” but you cannot erase agitation by locking markets.
You cannot threaten people into loyalty.
You cannot silence history with padlocks.
And you cannot pretend Biafra agitation does not exist while governing a region shaped by it.
Force may open shops —
But it will close hearts.
I AM ASHAMED — BECAUSE THIS IS MISPLACED ENERGY
Use this same energy to:
Demand justice for Nnamdi Kanu
End selective negotiations with terrorists
Protect lives instead of intimidating traders
Address the root cause, not the symptom
Until then, every sealed market is not governance —
It is a reminder of failed dialogue.
Peace is not enforced.
Unity is not bullied.
And agitation is not cured by threats.
I am ashamed — because what we need is conversation, not coercion.
If Nigeria can negotiate with terrorists, why is dialogue suddenly impossible when it comes to Biafra and Igbo traders?
I Am Ashamed
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