KnowAll:

you must as well as accept fact that southern Nigerians, baring easterners, were unforgivable cowards and treacherous backstabbers.
There is no doubt that the entity called Nigeria today only happened and was forced because of the stance of people like Katsina, which to me was an eye opener reading the minutes of what transpired in that confrence, the others in the confrence needed somebody to take charged which Katsina did triumphantly, Ojukwu prior to Katsina's interjection was ruling the roost.

I will not look at the contribution of the other Southerners on that table as cowardice rather I will see it as camaraderie amongst friends, Katsina has spoken for all and that includes Gowon.

Onlytruth:

I almost agreed with you there except that in a country like Nigeria, I don't see how civilians can successfully restructure that place, since almost everyone now acknowledges that we should restructure somehow.  Unfortunately the military may still be our best hope of a successful restructuring. I don't know about the Nigerian military of today. The military of the 1960s was far more professional and patriotic. So, we must mourn Aburi as a great opportunity missed!

SapeleGuy:

A call for military intervention is an admission of defeat and a leap from the frying pan into the raging inferno. Shuwa, Adekunle & Mohammed to name just three from the 60's have been variously accused of all sorts of atrocities. The coups, counter coups and the attendant loss of life are signs of unprofessionalism and indiscipline.
Rather than mourn Aburi, we should be asking where is the next opportunity? how can you use what you've got now to get what you want. That would be the politically pragmatic approach.

This combination of apathy / nostalgia is the reason that Alex Ekweme can be wheeled out with minimal protest. So when the question is asked 'what are the new generation doing?'

We can probably guess the answer,  they are  'mourning aburi'

KnowAll:

You have people here lionizing men of flawed character who signed agreements knowing fully well that they did not intend to honor them! Honestly, Nigeria's path into the future is so dark because the mafiosi have seized the space since Aburi. We can't wish away this missed opportunity.


The only men of flawed and questionable character in the 60's were your tribal folks in no other person than Nzeogwu and his motley crew of ameteur revolutionaries they started the ball rolling in Jan 1966, why would Katsina trust Ojukwu when the Sarduna of Sokoto a direct descendant of Uthman dan fodio has been murdered in cold blood, bludgeoned to death in the dead of the night.

mikeansy:

The men who masterminded the Jos Riot of the 50's in which there were xenophobic killings must be nationalists.

KnowAll:

You have people here lionizing men of flawed character who signed agreements knowing fully well that they did not intend to honor them! Honestly, Nigeria's path into the future  is so dark because the mafiosi have seized the space since Aburi. We can't wish away this missed opportunity.

The only men of flawed and questionable character in the 60's were your tribal folks in no other person than Nzeogwu and his motley crew of ameteur revolutionaries  they started the ball rolling in Jan 1966, why would Katsina trust Ojukwu when the Sarduna of Sokoto a direct descendant of Uthman dan fodio has been murdered in cold blood, bludgeoned to death in the dead of the night.  

SapeleGuy:

A call for military intervention is an admission of defeat and a leap from the frying pan into the raging inferno. Shuwa, Adekunle & Mohammed to name just three from the 60's have been variously accused of all sorts of atrocities. The coups, counter coups and the attendant loss of life are signs of unprofessionalism and indiscipline.

Rather than mourn Aburi, we should be asking where is the next opportunity? how can you use what you've got now to get what you want. That would be the politically pragmatic approach.

This combination of apathy / nostalgia is the reason that Alex Ekweme can be wheeled out with minimal protest. So when the question is asked 'what are the new generation doing?'

We can probably guess the answer, they are 'mourning aburi'

citizenY:

Quote from ezeachi

Which one you dey?
If Igbos are noise makers, the problems of Nigeria and the reason your children still read with kerosene lamp, please write your senator and house Rep/assembly members tomorrow and  request them to table a private member bill in your behalf in their houses, that you want Igbos given a referenda option to vote and decide their future with immediate effect. That is the least you can do my brother and the best way to do it.

QUESTION

I  hope you have asked your representative/senator to do the same, just to achieve unity of purpose. If not, what are we talking about? You want it badly, help yourself.
You may wish to consult with your fellow travelers. Do remember to obtain signatures from Alaba, Ladipo,Balogun, the landlords of Abuja, ASPAMDA and so on.You should not shave their heads in their absence.

RichyBlacK:

@Eziachi, thanks for posting this!

SapeleGuy:

The military had no business coming to power. They deserve zero credit for aburi, land use act or any of their other misguided policies.  
Please put your ethnic allegiances aside and recognise them for what they were - selfish, unpatriotic, egotistical, greedy rogues who have spoiled the country.

KnowAll:

You see, that dishonorable and mafioso mindset was introduced into Nigeria's leadership by the Hassan Katsinas of the time and Nigeria has been led by one mafia head to the other till this day.



Hassan Katsina lured Ojukwu into a trap and Ojukwu in trying to call Hassan's bluff fluffed. Ojukwu was cornered like a rat, Katsina had put him where he wanted him,  Ojukwu a man of fine intellect and bravery was reduced to a scare crow who was smuggled out of Biafra in the dusk in other to save his skin.

I know for sure even today if Ojukwu were to ever make up with any of the other fellows on that table,  Hassan Katsina will be one man he will never make up with,  Hassan Katsina was Ojukwu's nemesis he out manoavered Ojukwu, Ojukwu knew he made both a tactical and intellectual error for falling for such an elementary bait like that.

The Aburi confrence in all honesty actually brought out the wisdom, craftiness and slyness of people like Hassan Kastina, Southerners and that includes Igbo's should accord this gentleman the respect he deserves.

KnowAll:

You have people here lionizing men of flawed character who signed agreements knowing fully well that they did not intend to honor them! Honestly, Nigeria's path into the future  is so dark because the mafiosi have seized the space since Aburi. We can't wish away this missed opportunity.


The only men of flawed and questionable character in the 60's were your tribal folks in no other person than Nzeogwu and his motley crew of ameteur revolutionaries  they started the ball rolling in Jan 1966, why would Katsina trust Ojukwu when the Sarduna of Sokoto a direct descendant of Uthman dan fodio has been murdered in cold blood, bludgeoned to death in the dead of the night. 


And I have heard the likes of you calling for a revolution to clean Nigeria. I wonder what you understand that to mean. Like I said, I think you’re just a wanna be comedian.

Eziachi:

You can be a typical comedian at times. We al knew military has no business in power, therefore if it’s military in Aburi come up with the idea that resources control is needed in order to have peace and prosperity, therefore it should be discarded just because it was written down by the military?
It show how dumb most people can be. If Aburi was adopted, military or no military, Nigeria would have been a far better place than today, there won’t be militancy today fighting for the same resources control with many lives still been wasted.

KnowAll:

Quote from: KnowAll on Yesterday at 01:40:39 PM
@Afam

It was obvious to the non military observers of the Aburi conference that Ojukwu "was clearly the star performer. Everyone wanted to please and concede to him". On the federal side, only the Military Governor of the Northern Region: Lt-Colonel Hassan Usman Katsina, seemed to realize the significance of what was going on. Anxious not to allow Ojukwu's domination of the proceedings to continue for too long, he at one point dared Ojukwu to "secede, and let the three of us (West, North, Mid-West) join together".

Alarmed by talk of a possible break-up of Nigeria, Ankrah quickly interjected and told his guests that "There is no question of secession when you come here [Ghana]". Although the FMG delegation was keen to mollify and make concessions to Ojukwu, Lt-Colonel Katsina was hostile and blunt than his other colleagues. He declared matter of factly to Ojukwu: "You command the east, if you want to come into Nigeria, come into Nigeria and that is that".


By issueing those 2 statements, if I where Ojukwu I will probably feel like stangulating the guy, but the nearest thing to strangulation is to fall for the bait in the 2nd statement, by pulling out of the federation. He fell for it, instead of Ojukwu to have his own game plan all setup for execution at a later date. If this is not a bait then what is a bait


So, in your wisdom Ojukwu just came back and decided to secede? Is this position correct? Is this your line of thought lest I waste my time addressing this?




Thank God I have found your question, One thing we know is we can all benefit from the wisdom, lessons and knowledge of hindsight, like they say the end justify the means, I will not want to bother u nor bore myself or anybody about who threw the first punch and when did actual armed conflict commenced.

One thing we are sure of, the disagreement of those 2 gentlemen at Aburi actually came to play and fruition in the full gallery of open warfare, the rest as day say is history.

If u want detail history of the conflict, I will suggest u go and do some research and read up on that, I dont have the time nor the patient of teaching an igbo what he should be able to recite of hand.

Afam:

One last question - how old are you?

KnowAll:

For anyone to claim the actual events that led to the war are not important rather what he considers important is comparing Katsina to a movie he cannot correctly identify the characters goes to show how shallow and myopic the person is.

One last question - how old are you?

He must be a methusaleh , but he reasons like a scalawag.

Knowall can't be over 40 but if he is then he quite a fool at 40. Reducing events during the Aburi conference to fictional characters shows his level of immaturity and stupidity honestly.


It is clear and I am gratified with the comments as displayed above, just like your heroes Nzeogwu and Ojukwu quick to press the trigger when the arguments is not in their favour.

I have being on this forum a long time for me not to see the tell tale signs of defeat and resignation, one can tell when the act of simply putting ones views across becomes worrisome and a burden or seems exhaustive, unpleasant language and unruly behaiviour becomes the order of the day.

I will like to inform u gentlemen with your warp views above here that I KnowAll do not belong to that class of inanimate being whose past time is trading insults on the internet, I am simply cut from a different loin.