"ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY"
ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY The family dynamics engendered self-centeredness which gave rise to narcissism and ego-centrism. The toxic dynamics preceding the demise of our loved ones suppressed and suffocated accountability and responsibility. Moreover, those who should have held others accountable for their heinous maltreatments meted out to their dead loved ones and make them assume responsibilty for their inhuman actions looked away. For instance, had the relationship between Uncle Orisa and his elder brother- Patriarch Chiabuotu- not been strained beyond reconciliation prior to his death, Chief Orisa would have subjected Ikechi to some critical questions regarding the roles he played toward his late father's well-being. The same was the case with lady Ebby. At my late mother's kitchen, history sadly repeated itself. Ikechi was rewarded instead of being censured by them as result of deep-rooted hatred and division which engulfed the ...