In Lagos all the talk is of wealth and economic boom. But a return to my family hometown,still waiting for a tarmac road, tells a different storyI went back to my village in Nigeria this year, and after an absence of 10 years. The Igbo are a travelling people: we cross towns,cities, nations and continents in search of new opportunities. Thus there is a saying in Igboland: Agaracha (the traveller) must near back. No matter how far-flung a person, and no matter how many waters he has crossed,he must eventually develop his way home. And here I was, 10 years after I left Nigeria for England, and Agaracha returning to Ubulu. Related: Terrible traffic,no public toilets, no rail system – but millions of us ♥ Lagos | Tolu Ogunlesi Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com