Daga Ƙauye Zuwa Jami’a: Tafiyar Chukwuzitere Marcelinus Nkemdirim Daga Najeriya Zuwa Mississippi Da Tasirinsa A Kan Tarihin Muhalli
By Aloysius Attah, Onitsha
A duniyar da matsalolin muhalli suka zama babban batu a duniya, wani masanin Najeriya yana ƙoƙarin haɗa tarihi da matsalolin muhalli na yau. Tafiyar Chukwuzitere Marcelinus Nkemdirim daga ƙauyen Nempi a jihar Imo zuwa samun babban matsayi a fannin ilimi a Amurka ta kasance kamar labari mai ban sha’awa – amma wannan labari gaskiya ne.
Masanin Da Ke Bude Sabbin Hanyoyi A Tarihin Muhalli
An haifi Nkemdirim a cikin ƙanƙan yanayi a Nempi, jihar Imo, amma ya zama babban murya a fannin tarihin muhalli na Afirka. Tafiyarsa ta ilimi ta fara ne daga Jami’ar Najeriya, Nsukka zuwa Jami’ar Mississippi mai daraja, inda yake yin bincike mai zurfi.
Amma me ya sa aikin wannan masanin tarihi ya fi dacewa a wannan lokaci? Nkemdirim ya zama babban mai ba da gudummawa ga littafin The Green Quagmire: Essays in Nigeria’s Environmental History, wanda shine littafi na farko da ya ƙunshi cikakken bayani game da wannan batu mai mahimmanci. Wannan littafi mai muhimmanci wanda shugaban ƙasar Najeriya zai ƙaddamar a watan Satumba na 2025, yana da alƙawarin sauya yadda Najeriya ke fahimtar tarihin muhallinta – da kuma makomarta ta muhalli.
Haɗa Tarihi Da Matsalolin Muhalli Na Yau
Wanda farfesa Victor Ukaogo ya shirya, littafin ya ƙunshi bincike mai zurfi na Nkemdirim game da wasu abubuwa masu mahimmanci na muhalli:
- Lalacewar muhalli a yankunan hakar ma’adinai na Jos da Enugu (1900-1990)
- “Bala’in Muhalli” a yankin Niger Delta saboda siyasar mai (1956-1998)
- Gibi a aiwatar da manufofin sauyin yanayi bayan taron COP26
“Lalacewar muhalli ba matsala ta fasaha kawai ba ce,” in ji Farfesa Ukaogo, wanda ya jagoranci Nkemdirim a lokacin karatunsa na digiri na farko. “Tana cikin siyasa da zamantakewar Najeriya – gaskiyar da aikin Chukwuzitere ya tabbatar.”
Hanyar Samun Nasarar Ilimi
Tafiyar ilimin Nkemdirim ta bambanta da tsammanin mutane. Bayan ya fito fili a Jami’ar Najeriya ta hanyar ayyukan bincike da yawa, ya sami tallafin karatu na digiri na biyu a Jami’ar Mississippi – wanda ya yi amfani da shi sosai.
Ayyukansa na ilimi sun haɗa:
- Blood and Oil: The Niger Delta’s Green Tragedy a cikin International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education
- From Chains to Commerce
a cikin mujallar Ogbazuluobodo, wanda ya binciki kasuwancin Afirka a ƙarni na 19
Gabatarwar da ya yi a Jami’ar Mississippi da Texas A&M University sun nuna tasirinsa, musamman bincikensa game da alaƙar sauyin yanayi da rikice-rikice a kwarin Benue da kuma yadda mata suka yi tsayin daka a lokacin mulkin mallaka.
Fiye Da Ilimi: Sadaukarwa Ga Jagoranci
Baya ga bincike, Nkemdirim ya sadaukar da kansa don taimaka wa ƙwararrun masana Najeriya na gaba. Shirinsa na horar da ɗalibai kan shirye-shiryen shiga manyan makarantu ya taimaka wa ɗariƙa da yawa su sami tallafin karatu a ƙasashen waje – yana ba da taimakon da ya samu a tafiyarsa.
Wannan sadaukarwar ba ta shiga cikin duhu ba. Sashen Tarihi na Jami’ar Mississippi ya ba shi tallafin karatu na digiri na biyu (2024-2026), yayin da Asusun John Neff da wasu jami’o’i suka ba shi tallafin bincike da tafiye-tafiye.
Muhimmancin Wannan Aikin A Yanzu
Yayin da Najeriya ke fuskantar matsalolin zubar da mai, sare itatuwa, da ƙaura saboda sauyin yanayi, hangen nesa na tarihin Nkemdirim yana ba da wani abu mai mahimmanci: mahangar tarihi. “Tarihin muhalli ba game da yanayi kawai ba ne,” in ji shi. “Yana game da mutane, rashin adalci, da tunawa. Manta da abin da ya faru yana haifar da hadari ga makomarmu.”
Tare da littafin The Green Quagmire da ke da tasiri ga manufofi da ilimi na shekaru masu zuwa, Nkemdirim ya zama misalin yadda mutane masu ƙwazo za su iya canza tafiyarsu ta sirri yayin da suke sauya labarin ƙasa. Daga Nempi zuwa Mississippi, labarinsa yana ci gaba da ba da kwarin gwiwa – kuma mafi mahimmanci, yana haskaka hanyoyin samun adalci na muhalli.
Full credit to the original publisher: The Sun Nigeria