shotster50:

So now we are judging Igbo people too!!! gosh.

Are you aware that Akintola was assassinated under the leadership of an Igbo man, Capt Nwobosi? Why was Akintola killed but Awolowo was spared? Why was Ahmadu Bello killed but Okpara was spared? Why was Nzeogwu, Ironsi, Okafor killed but Gowon was spared?

asha 80:

@brownbono

Please suggest ways of bettering nigeria.

Ndipe:

But honestly, I would have wanted the war to be a success.

udezue:

Negro,

There would peace in our region if we were independent. With our ingenuity which we showed the world and continue to show[b] BIAFRA woulda[/b] erased the stereotype that black Africa is incapable of competing with the WEST AND non africans.

PeeDaVinci:

i still wonder why "ibo" people think that Ojukwu's fight was motivated by the region's interest-- please read the full story of the insiders then, and you will be sure that Ojukwu was primarily motivated by personal interest and his ego.

Anyway, by the way, if biafra had succeded then, we would now had more than 30 countries that would have seceeded out of the biafra and , i'll leave the rest to your imagination

udezue:

Now thats a silly question. Biafra achieved things that Nigeria till today haven't achieved. Biafra made technological advances that Nigeria have never been able to achieve. Britain knew why they wanted it dead. Black Africans independent and competing with white people is not what they wanted. Those scientists are in Europe now, some committed suicide while others just gave up and dumb Nigeria couldn't reabsorb them into the government just because of their rabid hatred towards Eastern people. My mom's college mate and friend helped manufacture the Ogbunigwe bomb. My dad and his colleagues working in the petroleum sector manufactured fuel/oil by form Palm Kernels when the oil producing regions and facilities were either lost or destroyed by Nigerian troops yet in USA we are debating the use of Corn to power vehicles. Biafra brought about the best in us. People were encouraged to use their talents for our benefit but in Nigeria we don't even promote that. Nigeria imports oil. Damn shame. Nigeria can't boast of making its own tanks, weapons, vehicles, etc. Industrial Designers from Nigeria can't make any living in Nigeria yet Nigeria imports goods when a significant segment of its population have the talents but lack government support. In Biafra they were supported and would be supported if Biafra succeeded. Biafra to me is about Black African self reliance and the ability to be what you can be.

What have Nigeria achieved? NOTHING but the one of the worst nations in the world. GENOCIDES, ABJECT POVERTY, DISEASES, RELIGIOUS ETHNIC VIOLENCE AND HATRED, DICTATORSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS, ETC.

By the way must Igbos and other groups be part of Nigeria? I can't understand why you guys want us so much yet hate us so bad? chineke!!! Abasi mi!!!Nigerians are VERY SICK PEOPLE.

dayokanu:

Ojukwu was outmanouvered in the power game by Gowon and co. So it was his personal interest and quest for power that led the 33year old to lead a whole nation to war without planning and thinking of the consequences.

@dayokanu

You are dead wrong.
It was for the good of his people. It was to stop the killing of the igbos in the north.

Plz do more research!

udezue:

Now thats a silly question. Biafra achieved things that Nigeria till today haven't achieved. Biafra made technological advances that Nigeria have never been able to achieve. Britain knew why they wanted it dead. Black Africans independent and competing with white people is not what they wanted. Those scientists are in Europe now, some committed suicide while others just gave up and dumb Nigeria couldn't reabsorb them into the government just because of their rabid hatred towards Eastern people. My mom's college mate and friend helped manufacture the Ogbunigwe bomb. My dad and his colleagues working in the petroleum sector manufactured fuel/oil by form Palm Kernels when the oil producing regions and facilities were either lost or destroyed by Nigerian troops yet in USA we are debating the use of Corn to power vehicles. Biafra brought about the best in us. People were encouraged to use their talents for our benefit but in Nigeria we don't even promote that. Nigeria imports oil. Damn shame. Nigeria can't boast of making its own tanks, weapons, vehicles, etc. Industrial Designers from Nigeria can't make any living in Nigeria yet Nigeria imports goods when a significant segment of its population have the talents but lack government support. In Biafra they were supported and would be supported if Biafra succeeded. Biafra to me is about Black African self reliance and the ability to be what you can be.

What have Nigeria achieved? NOTHING but the one of the worst nations in the world. GENOCIDES, ABJECT POVERTY,  DISEASES, RELIGIOUS ETHNIC VIOLENCE AND HATRED, DICTATORSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS, ETC.

By the way must Igbos and other groups be part of Nigeria? I can't understand why you guys want us so much yet hate us so bad? chineke!!! Abasi mi!!!Nigerians are VERY SICK PEOPLE.

Ibime:

Mehn, Negro, I can't make sense of your post. . . . . the fact is that I would rather live under Biafra than Nigeria any day. . . . I just don't believe that it will be the utopia that everyone thinks it will be. . . . . the typical Igbo personality looks for loopholes in the system rather than following the rule of law and that is not conducive to nation building. . . the reason why Britain is strong? I can see it everyday. . . we queue at the bus stop for example. . . .we always follow the rule of law. . . the people make the nation, not the leaders. . . . I don't think you would see this kind of organisation in Africa. . . . a typical Igbo man has no problem if he is a trillionaire, whilst his brother is a pauper. . . . do you think corruption would be any less in Biafra?. . . . . as many have said on here, Ojukwu did not sell the dream of Biafra to the minorities of Eastern Nigeria. . . . for us, it was akin to moving from one master to another. . . the fact is that the Ijaw nation is 10 million strong and needs no master. . . . still, almost anything is better than living in Nigeria. . . . afterall, Igbos are our brothers, we can live peacefully with them, no problem.


Now, back to your point. . . . this idea of Biafra pre-1966 is completely new to me. . . . lest we forget, the NCNC was the strongest party in Nigeria, they were the party who won our independence. . . . you could say they were set to be the equivalent of the ANC in South Africa. . . . and they were dominated by Igbo's. . . . the confidence amongst Igbo's post Independence was very high. . . . there was no talk of secession. . . . their confidence was so high that when they failed to get power by political means, they conducted the first ever military putsch in Nigeria. . . .never forget that the Igbo's started the military era in Nigeria . . .as Dayo said, it takes extreme confidence to kill the Western and Northern Premiers. . . . don't you think that kind of confidence comes from a sense of belonging and superiority?. . . . the Igbo's always believed they were destined to rule. . . that kind of confidence is what scares other tribes, whether in Nigeria or in the South Eastern region of Biafra.

Let me give you a little anecdote. . . . Cyprian Ekwensi was under investigation for some malpractice at the Ministry of Information in 1965. . . . infact, he was suspended. . . . .next thing you know, after the 1965 coup, he was reinstated and all charges dropped, and he was even promoted to head his department. . . . at which point he called his Yoruba colleague (who had previously been in a higher position than him) and said "I'm back in town! You guys don't the calibre of people you are dealing with!". . . . this is the kind of confidence that the Igbo's display which scares other tribes. . . . they are not democratic in their dealings, it's like they feel they have a divine right to call the shots. . . .for example, ijaws were not really consulted about the whole Biafra thing and that is why many of them fought for Naija. . . . but you better believe that if the Igbo's declare civil war in 2009, we will fight alongside them as brothers. . . . as far as your assertion that the idea of Biafra existed way before Independence, Biafra was born in 1966 and that is it. . . . . at that time, the Igbo's controlled NCNC and all other tribes within NCNC followed their agenda, until the Yorubas split to form AG.

Dede1:

By the way, Biafra would have become the beacon of Africa in industrial revolution.

asha 80:

@Ibime

You make it sound as if igbos are the problem with nigeria.

Ibime:

Further evidence of Igbo's supreme confidence. . . . just what i was talking about earlier on.

Maybe instead of talking about the industrial proficiency of Biafra (which is not surprising by the way - most countries make their greatest technological advances during times of war as necessity is the mother of invention), we should talk about the corruption that led to the starvation of many Biafrans, where importers who were given contracts to import foodstuff were chopping money, leaving people starving. . . . Or Ojukwu, who handled the importation of arms himself and used it as a conduit to embezzle money. . . . even in a time of war, the Igbo's look out for themselves rather than the collective good. . . . this is why I don't believe Biafra would be the utopia you guys are claiming it would. . . . there is simply no collective spirit in Igboland when it comes to money. . . .everyone is out to oppress and impress his neighbours and family. . . .it is an ingrained culture which will take centuries to get rid of. . . . this is why every Christmas, an igbo man must always return home with his Baby benz, brand new chassis, alloy wheel and aluminium spoke. . . . In Igboland, a man's worth has always been measured by his wealth, never by his substance. . . .and this is what breeds corruption mentality. . . . . even back in pre-Colonial times - that is why AroChukwu people specialised in kidnapping their fellow Igbo's to sell to the white man, making themselves the biggest dynasty in Igboland. . . . . horrible, but true. . . . I am not saying this out of tribalism, just an honest assessment. . . . my great grandfather himself is from Asa in Abia State. . . . I am only Ijaw by migration, not by blood. . . . even back in the first republic, we've had multi-millionaire Igbo's living in the midst of squalid poverty without batting an eyelid. . . . from Ojukwu to Iwanyanwu, to Arthur Nzeribe. . . . . corruption is King in Nigeria. . . . but Igbos have always been ahead of the curve when it comes to chopping money.