Lets Do the Unfinished Task! Today, I am overwhelmed by sadness caused by the news that our beloved hero Ahmed Nasir passed away. It is a big shock for every Eritrean who is struggling for justice, and his family and relatives. Ahmed had fought over 50 years tirelessly for the cause of our dear nation. And he will be remembered and recognized forever for his selfless dedication for the betterment of his people and country. Now it is not a right time to evaluate his history, but there is something that discomfort me deep inside. There was no one in a better position than Ahmad to reconcile and make a closure to the enduring issue of Asaurta and Saho. I say this as his cousin’s son. Had he placed some effort to it, it would have earned him an eternal respect by Saho speaking brethren. But that is not my concern now, just wanted to say something about Nasir Abubakar(Be) here. Lately I was contemplating my great uncle’s, Nasir Bee, legacy. His real name is Nasir Abobokar, and “Be” was his title name given by Italian colonizers. Throughout his life, he was a man of a huge authority both at tribal level and regional level. Headquartering in Adi-keih, he served as a leading figure of Asaurta, and he maintained a good relationship with another great Minifire’s leader called Ali Bee; moreover, he enjoyed a huge respect from the neighboring Tigrigna and Tigre populace of Akeleguzay. As a man of an enormous reputation, he has left his fingerprint in Eritrean history. The man was known of his boldness as a leader, and humble and sympathetic personality as an ordinary person. Nasir Bee had grown up as an orphan, but born with an innate leader qualities. I am the direct descendant of Nasir Bee’s bloodline being a grand-son of his youngest daughter, Asha. I have heard most of his history from my grandmother. She was born in Hirgogo and mother was from Ad Nayib, tigre speaking people of Hirgigo. As she was brought up by her father’s wives, she knows very little about her mother’s side. She had been at the age of 2 when her mother was died, and 14 when her father was died. My Grandmother is the youngest and the only alive daughter of Nasir Bee. Even though Nasir Be died 70 years ago, his name remained to reverberate till to this date. Some people criticize him of falling victim of the colonialist’s trap which is orchestrated to divide and rule, but his history is as white as snow from any evil intensions of creating animosity between Saho speaking people. Taking in to consideration the facts that he was illiterate and the aggressive government who fostered tribal conflict and distrust by any means they can, this man did incredibly good job handling his authority wisely. It is important to remember that there is no any recorded conflict within the Saho brethren while he was alive. In fact, he had a great companionship with his counterpart, Ali Be, and then Minifire’s leader. It was only some ignorant and savage members of both groups who fueled the incident of our darkest history. For decades, since then, we lost the priceless time debating stubbornly for insignificant issue, and certainly shamed ourselves. Unfortunately, in this age, there are worthless men among us who stick to the filthy and notorious dividing issues of Asawurta and Saho. I agree that every nation has a right to define itself, but it is also important to remember that Saho speaking people’s ancestral line has been interconnected the same fashion of that spider web. I am a living proof to claim this. My mother is Asawurta, and my father Minifire. I believe also that every Saho individual’s bloodline is connected in similar manner. In 50s Nasir Bee met Haile Selassie, and fearlessly expressed his opinion on the Arabic language becoming Eritrea’s national language along the Tigrigna. In the book written by the late martyr, leader Ahmed Mohammad Nasir (Nasir Be’s grandson) is being stated that Haile Selassie asked him saying: “why do you advocate for a language that you neither write, nor speak?” Nasir Be’s answer was priceless, He answered saying: “if I don’t speak it, my son will speak it; if my son don’t speak it, my grandson will speak will speak it.” He was such a man of unparalleled wisdom. My message to every concerned Saho speaking individual is to wake up and rewrite your history. Fill the timeline which is void of any notable events. Don’t blame history and dwell in the past. Today is your time so do something for your people. Remember! We are here just for a limited period of time and it is only our noble deeds that remain forever. Wake up! Define who you are!
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:55:09 +0000
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