I read this article about the Nigerian Civil Rights Congress asking traditional African rulers to apologise (I usually write it with a "z" but it's so much cuter with an "s") for the role they played in the slave trade.
I've never been a fan of apologizes, as they are just words (low blow i know). But really, ya'll remember punching your opponent out in the playground and having to apologize. Did you really mean it? No! But as long as you made it seem sincere you were good.
And if they do apologize will those of the African Diaspora get an apology as well?
The Civil Rights Congress urged Nigeria's traditional rulers to apologise on behalf of their forefathers and "put a final seal to the history of slave trade". I'm not a proponent of an apology serving as a band aid. Africa has some serious issues that needs major operation. Let's operate!
They are calling for this apology because traditional rulers are seeking inclusion in the forthcoming constitutional amendment in Nigeria. "We felt that for them to have the moral standing to be part of our constitutional arrangement there are some historical issues for them to address," he [President of Civil Rights Congress] told the BBC World Service. "One part of which is the involvement of their institutions in the slave trade."
What do you think, should the traditional leaders apologize for the slave trade?
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