BankoleNco:

You refute facts with facts. . . . Those were his own words, not fact! I wouldn't expect you to understand, being slow.

en jay: For a Dr to make such strong conclusions witout evn havin an idea of wats in the book is rather disheartin! To the "ibo" guys on this page shoutin "hear! Hear!" Maybe they are just chasin cheap acceptance from the westerners lyk dis uninformed lecturer is. For the real Igbo guys that knw wat emotions this particular subject evokes,pls do nt resort to abuse Ãήϑ insults as ways of makin U̶̲̥̅̊я point....truely, WE KNOW OUR ENEMIES!

marveouz:


He does not have to read the Memoir...he only said his own side of the story

ajutant: @Alj (boko) hareem, dr nwaezigwe ws nt d only person dat lost family members in d war. Ojukwu did nt kill his family members its sum northern fulanis or his family ws starved by awolowo. Try n tk it cos its d truth.

What also happened to the millions given to such people as Dr. K.O. Mbadiwe and Mojekwu, a relative of Odumegwu-Ojukwu for the purpose of purchasing arms and ammunition to prosecute the war? Did they not cart away with the money and never returned to Biafra until after the defeat? Where again could one place those who sold relief materials meant for the poor and suffering citizens of Biafra, when it was meant to be distributed free? Were all these atrocities against the Igbo equally masterminded by Chief Obafemi Awolowo?

alj harem:

I suppose.

chiover: Just a question pls, did awolowo comit sucide or not?if the answer is dat he actually took his own life, den ur guess cud be as gud as mine, i tink nemesis cought up wit him. Pls let us move d country forward we hav d potential to be like germany if we bury tribal sentiments and folow d way of good

Francis Diote: Dr, go and read the book and stop talking trash. Awolowo was greedy n thirsty for power!

berem: who the hell told you that YAMIRIN means Southerners? Abeg go check well before you say what you don't know!

alj harem:

Abi !!! I don't understand this silly talk of reading the whole book when A QUOTE FROM THE BOOK IS VERY INCITING ?

en jay:
So youre sayin its Ơ̴͡K̶̲̥̅A̶̲̥̅Ɣ for some1 to read a part or a quote witout knwin watt context itwas used in Ãήϑ den make generalised conclusions based on D̶̲̥̅̊ quote?!!

en jay:
So youre sayin its Ơ̴͡K̶̲̥̅A̶̲̥̅Ɣ for some1 to read a part or a quote witout knwin watt context itwas used in Ãήϑ den make generalised conclusions based on D̶̲̥̅̊ quote?!!

ACM10: He made some very interesting contributions. But it will be unfair to review a book without reading it.
He has to understand that an average Onyeigbo do not consider Yorubas as enemies. Our grouse is with the conduct of Awolowo during and after the war.
The inference that Yoruba
had thrown a much stronger
loyal support to the
leadership of Nnamdi
Azikiwe than the Igbo ever
exhibited toward Chief
Obafemi Awolowo is a complete balderdash! It is true that NCNC were able to win some seats in the western region in 1952 election, but Yoruba support for Zik did not go beyond that. Remember that AG won some seats in the east too. Beyond Awo/Zik, Ndigbo have thrown their support behind Yorubas on countless occasions; Abiola, Obasanjo, etc. By the way, Awolowo and other Yoruba politicians often use an unflattering terms to describe Zik and Ndigbo. Read some of Awolowo's books or watch Akintola's video on youtube.

There are some rogue characters in Nigeria and Biafra during the civil war. So there is no doubt that some people engaged in activities which were inimical to the war effort. Singling out Biafrans is rather unfair.

On the other hand, Ironsi misread the mood of the northerners especially their elites. He did not envisage that situation will degenerate to 2nd coup de etat or pogrom. He kicked against all the advice from senior officers of the coup in the making. To demonstrate his detribalized nature, he surrounded himself with officers of northern origin.
When the mood of Nigerians were low, he embarked on "apology tour" trying to please the northerners who showed an outward contempt for his leadership. Releasing Awolowo who was a convicted felon during the regime of the deposed government headed by a northerner will be counterproductive to his "appease the north" effort. Ojukwu cannot release Awolowo either without an express permision from Ironsi.

There is no doubt that the true enemy of Ndigbo are Hausa/Fulani oligarchy. But they cannot do much if Yoruba withdraws their support for them.

The fact remains that Ndigbo and Yorubas are rivals; and Yorubas tends to exploit Hausa/Fulani-Igbo feuds to hurt us.

Yorubas made a feeble attempt to secede. But they could not do much since there was an intimidating presence of northern troops all over the western region.

I don't know Dr. Nwaezeigwe personally. Though he strikes me as an interesting character. But I'm disappointed with some of his assessment. Though some are logical from the revisionists point of view. I agree with him that Ndigbo and Yoruba should forge a common front which will be based on magnifying our common grounds and minimizing our point of differences. But he should consult his history books on where such mindless unity led us to in the past.

egbetokuns: . I seriously agree with DR and I believe with this time in nigeria we don't need all this kind of historical argument we ar not blind we all know that some people create war anD benefit from it. I read most of interview of late awo and I believ strongly in him how many igbo that have 100% respect for ojukwu. Plz let's move on and become one

la cosa nostra: OK ALL OF UNA, DAYOKANU,SHYMEX,OSIRIS.CYBER G truthfully speaking between this doctor review or comment and dat of our own ACM10 which is more objective,logical e.t.c

alj harem:

[size=18pt]People you see what I mean when I talk of IQ, this is no insult but how can one keep repeating the same thing and the same set of people keep asking the same question ? Well I am done wasting my time with rat brains. When you quite your souls, relax and think deeply then come and comment with sense.[/size]

alj harem:

[size=18pt]People you see what I mean when I talk of IQ, this is no insult but how can one keep repeating the same thing and the same set of people keep asking the same question ? Well I am done wasting my time with rat brains. When you quite your souls, relax and think deeply then come and comment with sense.[/size]

chiover: ur a ist generation coward,dat ur so lazy to read d entire book does not mean every nigerian must be ur type. Seem to me dat ur hired a pa who writes for u cox ur d trypa infested type who hardly devote an hour to read n visual like sometime in full. A quote is all u nid to analyse a critical issue. Maganibruntashiiii

ajutant: I knw dr. Nwaezigwe, he taught me some courses bck den in UNN. Am nt surprise cos I knw him, Nwaezigwe is almost a clown, full of pride dou intelligent. He says things he thinks is ryt dats him. He is still bitter wit d agonies of d war, hw he lost family members n all dat . Even in class he alwz criticize ojukwu n co.. He sounds bereaved on d experiences of d war. He said achebe did nt fight d war! Dats to say he shldnt hv written anytin about d war. I believe Dr. Nwaezigwe shld hv been open on his own account oda dan sectioning out awolowo defence and oda anomalies frm sum igbos durin d way. D man is bitter about d war. He is yet to recover frm his lost, dis is nt about defending awolowo.

achi4u: So it is true that some of our Igbo people carted away millions pounds meant for the purchasing of war materials?

too bad!

More than 30 years ago, Nzeribe first cut the image of an anti-Igbo element when he supplied arms, ammunition and equipment to the Igbo enemy for the annihilation of his own people. At the age of 64, he is still playing the same game. It is one of the greatest political scandals of Nigerian political history that a person with this record is in the Senate, ostensibly elected by the same people whose interests he has never espoused in any way. But all hope is not lost, as the 1999 Constitution, despite all its infamous imperfections, provides for the recall of any erring legislator.

* Adinuba is the Head of the Nigerian Office of Discovery Public Affairs Consulting.http://www.newswatchngr.com/editorial/prime/special/10826111525.htm

advocate666: Some people should hide their faces in shame.
Shame on this useless professor.
The Matrix refered to this phenomenom as poeple so dependent on the system that they will kill their own mum to perpetuate the system
oyibo call am stockholm syndrome.
(Dr) Nwaezeigwe, your education is useless. You are an abomination to igboland. You are an insult to all that died for the sake of igbo freedom.

Fight on brothers
Fight on sisters
Fight on for your fatherland!

alj harem:

Why for speaking the truth ?

You curse and insult a man trying to sought out for peace but bless and praise a man that wants war and killed 2 million Igbos according you Biafrans ?

It DOES NOT MAKE SENSE WHY YOU PEOPLE THINK LIKE THIS.

MR Nwa is in Nigeria and knows the truth, an Ideeeiot is in america shouting war and you believe the one in america over the one in Nigeria ?

Do you people have brains at all ? On a serious note

alj harem:

LOL da.ft. In reality there is nothing being a coward not wasting my time patronising a tribalist hateful writer.

Again if you have brain at all, you would know that only an iddeiot would read a whole book when he is being asked about a section not to even talk of a quote.

So my sister, you are du.mb

alj harem:

Why for speaking the truth ?

You curse and insult a man trying to sought out for peace but bless and praise a man that wants war and killed 2 million Igbos according you Biafrans ?

It DOES NOT MAKE SENSE WHY YOU PEOPLE THINK LIKE THIS.

MR Nwa is in Nigeria and knows the truth, an Ideeeiot is in america shouting war and you believe the one in america over the one in Nigeria ?

Do you people have brains at all ? On a serious note

proudlyafrican: Like Dr. Nwaezeigwe stated it is not necessary disturbing myself with someone`s personal opinion. Achebe`s statement in his book is his personal view and opinion.However,promoting hate and abusing the mind of young Igbo people against the Yoruba`s is a senseless thought for an old man.