One of Nigeria’s
most celebrated writers and accomplished scholar that played a pivotal role in
the growth of African literature, Professor Chinua
Achebe, last year published his sad memoir of the Biafran war of 1967-1970,
which led to the death of more than two million Nigerians. Upon publication, the
book generated criticisms among Nigerians from the west.
Interestingly,
Achebe and the Yoruba juggernaut, Wole Soyinka over the years with their mighty
pens have tried to fight corruption, which has remained unaddressed in the country;this was why Achebe publicly declined several
awards from the Nigerian government, one of which was an attempt to name him a
Commander of the Federal Republic in 2004.