MY MEETING WITH TWO IGBO ELDERS

By
Francis Duru

It was at a local pub. They are both in their late 70s. They Have been friends since childhood when they were both below 20 years of age. During the GENOCIDE of 1967-1970 they worked in the Biafra Fuel Directorate at Mbaise in my Imo State though they are both from Anambra State. Their task was to ensure that Biafra NEVER lacked Petrol and Diesel and whatever they were able to produce was to be well hidden such that the enemy does not identify and bomb the fuel dumps. I said to one of them:

"Uncle XXX! How were you able to produce Petrol and Diesel in Biafra in the 1960s and NOW more than 50 years later Nigeria is still importing these things?"

His Response: "The Crude oil here is of the finest quality Low sulfur content and you can do a simple Fractionation even in your kitchen and distil out the various fractions using a home made improvised system"

I followed up with "Why then is Nigeria still importing PETROL and DIESEL up till TODAY?"

His Response: "Young Man!!!!!!, we beg of you, we didn't come here to bellyache over Nigeria's PROBLEMS. We came to enjoy our BEER".

So I greeted them warmly and thanked them and then left them to enjoy their lager while I nursed my own CHILLED bottle a few meters away.

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