Hmmm, This octogenarian has no reason to lie or revise history. It appears that Awolowo made a conscious decision to starve biafrans for the sole purpose of ending the war. Katsumoto, Prof_Corruption, and others will probably have choice names to call this octogenarian

ELDER STATESMAN and stalwart of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has urged the Igbo and Yoruba ethnic nationalities to join forces and develop the country, arguing that recurring mistrust between them has stunted Nigeria’s socio-economic development.

According to the octogenarian, if the late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe and Chief Obafemi Awolowo had closed ranks, collaborated and ruled Nigeria, the country would have been an oasis of development.

He spoke yesterday in Lagos at the presentation of a 771-page book: “The Untold Story of the Nigeria-Biafra War,” written by Dr Luke Nnaemeka Aneke.


Obafemi Awolowo, Nnamdi Azikiwe and Ahmadu Bello – founding fathers of Nigeria
Adebanjo picked holes in age-long comments blaming Igbos for the 30-month civil war that claimed about three million lives, saying “When we chronicle the diary of what led to the Nigeria-Biafra war, a lot of people felt the Igbos must be blamed. There is no doubt that mistakes were made but the principle on which war was fought was on the ground of a person who does not want to be cheated. ”

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That is the truth. Ladies and gentlemen, whether we like it or not, we are bound to live together, but I want you to imagine that until the starvation came, the war was on. Following the chronology of this book, Awolowo who was in Gowon’s cabinet, who never wanted the war said, the best way to end this fratricidal war is to stop the food allocation going to the Biafra region, because he said that anything that must allow the war end must be done.


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Gowon was the military head of state, not Awolowo. The buck stopped with Gowon.

But if people are hellbent on blaming Awolowo, they can go fuuuc-k themselves, including you, suks.

Akanbi_edu: Gowon was the military head of state, not Awolowo. The buck stopped with Gowon.

But if people are hellbent on blaming Awolowo, they can go fuuuc-k themselves, including you, suks.

I knew you are honest enough to admit Awolowo's culpability without trying to obfuscate the truth or revise history. I can excuse your foul language because it must have hurt to make the kind of admission you made.

Gowon has apologized for his part in the war, we are waiting for the Awolowo crew to stand tall and offer their unreserved apologies for their hero's actions. Its time to heal.

Adebanjo should stop all those revisions.
The Igbos made a play for supreme power as soon as AHMADU BELLO Started his northernisation policy,
That play includes
The first coup
The second coup(ironsi's),
The unitary decree,
Etc
But that crude play for power backfired and that empowered the Hausa/Fulani to use the military to dominate.

ndu_chucks:

I knew you are honest enough to admit Awolowo's culpability without try to obfuscate the truth or revise history. I can excuse your foul language because it must have hurt to make the kind of admission you made.

Gowon has apologized for his part in the war, we are waiting for the Awolowo crew to stand tall and offer their unreserved apologies for their hero's actions. Its time to heal.

It doesn't hurt me one bit.

Awolowo is dead, so what crew are you talking about? You mean people should apologize on his behalf? have you been drinking that "ogogoro" again? If Gowon has apologized, that should be enough. Afterall, he was the Head of state, and final decision was his.

Personal opinion now, It's the Biafrans that need to apologize, for setting Nigeria back for over fifty years.

Akanbi_edu:

It doesn't hurt me one bit.

Awolowo is dead, so what crew are you talking about? You mean people should apologize on his behalf? have you been drinking that "ogogoro" again? If Gowon has apologized, that should be enough. Afterall, he was the Head of state, and final decision was his.

Personal opinion now, It's the Biafrans that need to apologize, for setting Nigeria back for over fifty years.

smh for u,so igbos wia d ones dt left nig in dis mess abi
obj,atiku,ibb,gowon,abacha,buhari,awolowo wia all ibos ..tel me sumtin i dont knw dude