Senate President Godswill Akpabio has shared an unexpected cultural insight from Kenya, where reportedly every fourth child born is traditionally considered Nigerian, regardless of their parents’ nationality.
During a recent media broadcast by Symfoni TV from 10:36, Sen. Akpabio recounted a revealing conversation with Kenya’s vice president. “When I was in Kenya, the vice president of Kenya turned to me and said, ‘Your Excellency, you are coming at a time my neighbor has delivered a Nigerian,'” Akpabio recalled.
The Senate President described his initial confusion: “I said, ‘Yeah, I know that we’re everywhere, but how come the child came just immediately I arrived?’ He said, ‘No.’ Then I said, ‘So the father is in Nigeria?’ He said, ‘No, the father is a Kenyan. “/I said, ‘So the mother is from Nigeria?’ He said, ‘No, the mother is a Kenyan, and the father is a Kenyan, but the child is a Nigerian.'”
According to Sen. Akpabio, the Kenyan Vice President explained that “in Kenya and many African countries, they believe that one out of every four black person in the world is a Nigerian. So, if a child is born in Kenya and you are the 4th child, they call you a Nigerian; they don’t need to name you.”
Reflecting on this cultural practice, Sen. Akpabio noted its broader significance on Nigeria as a Nation: “Sometimes we don’t respect ourselves, sometimes we don’t love ourselves, and sometimes we don’t know how important we are to the world. And that shows you the way we are regarded across the world.”
Sen Akpabio implied that this should foster a sense of Nationality among all Nigerians about the prestigious nature of Nigeria in the assembly of other Nations. According to him, Nigeria being the most populous black African country in the World reflects it strength and power among other African Nations.
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