Nigeria has had a complicated colonial history. My work has examined that part of our story extensively.
From Chinua Achebe
My position is that serious and good art has always existed to help, to serve, humanity. Not to indict. I don't see how art can be called art if its purpose is to frustrate humanity.
People from different parts of the world can respond to the same story if it says something to them about their own history and their own experience.
The most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world, I don't expect to see it just like I was seeing the fellow who lives in the next room.
When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see.
Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again.
4 perspectives
3 perspectives
2 perspectives
1 perspectives