Ogbonnaya Okoro, the author of the first-ever Igbo physics textbook, discussed the difficulties he faced in an interview with Punch. According to Mr. Okoro, doubt was his first challenge. He claimed that some individuals had told him it was impossible and that some had even thought he was insane. Mr. Okoro continued, saying that some publishers declined to publish the book because they believed it to be an ineffective venture and that even they thought he was mentally ill.
Mr. Okoro said, “I encountered so many challenges. However, I do not focus on the challenges. I only look at the results. Whenever I focus on the results, I don’t see challenges as obstacles. My first obstacle was doubt. People told me that it could not happen. Some saw me as a madman. Even publishers were seeing me as somebody who was sick in the head. They were even scared to publish the book. Some publishers refused to publish the book because they saw it as an unproductive business. People doubted me and queried me about who would read the book. My first obstacle was doubt. People told me that it could not happen. Some saw me as a madman.”
