"Chimamanda, nice piece but this is not a matter to over-flog. You’re not more Igbo than me and many others saying “let’s move on” “calm down”. Many of us your fans will like to see how you can promote national unity through your writings. You write with too much ethnic fervour for a writer that all Nigerians will like to see as a national ambassador. At the end, what reaction do you expect from your readers in writing this poignant criticism of what you consider to be anti-igbo trend? That we Igbos should hate those of our countrymen from other tribes more, feel oppressed, disliked and hold our heads down like an ostrich or take up cudgels against the Oba of Lagos who showed so much scorn for our tribe? You don’t live amongst us so it’s dangerous to yield to your temptation. If ethnic strife breaks out here, the genocide will be a material for your story telling abroad but some of us here may not be alive to read the story. Nigerians are coming out of those primordial ethnic sentiments you’re promoting. We are focusing on issues of development and the collective progress of all tribes, all tongues, all cultures in Nigeria. Igbos love Yorubas and Yorubas love Igbos. Leave all that story that do not change our lives for the better in any way my sister."
My take:
I think it's time our literary brilliant minds curbed the method at which they display their 'bookly' prowess and indirectly and unnecessarily cause stares. No one doubt the fact that certain tasks and obligations are expected of them but not withstanding they must apply caution and remind themselves that they have admirers outside their kinsmen.
If Nigerians had woken up to this consciousness in a long time, a lot of blameworthy and malicious experiences(mistakes) that we have had in the past would have possibly been averted.
With due respect to the memories of the victims of the mistakes that were made in the past, we don't have to live our lives like the killy-loo bird that flies backwards and is more interested in where it had been than where it should go. We should place precedence on moving forward. We have to move above mediocrity, to run for our children to soar. God Bless Nigeria!
G. Bamimore-Joseph
For Chimamanda's 'On The Oba Of Lagos', visit: http://www.olisa.tv/2015/04/10/chimamanda-adichieoba-lagos/

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After reading ur pathetic story am still very hungry!therefore,hw e come put garri 4 my table or affect d price of bread for market

How can you move forward with people that don't see you as equal, this is a general problem in Nigeria among tribes, christians and moslems, northerners and southerners. Chimamanda is partly right you know.

No tribe is better than the other, but there's no place one can call "... a no man's land"
Lagos is Yoruba's with beautiful neighbors, immigrants and visitors.
Yoruba's are accommodating is the major reason all tribe are thriving here.
Would Igbos allow Yoruba lead them as a commissioner or minister in their states?
but we are so accommodating that we have them there.
That's what made USA the leading power and also South West Nigeria and other place that are grown like Kano and Kaduna, Onitsha and so many beautiful places.