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Re: Civil war not against Ndigbo — Gowon by Sonofpeace(m): 7:26am On Feb 23, 2010 |
ODI_BABA:Fenk you brother. |
Re: Civil war not against Ndigbo — Gowon by daylight03: 3:31pm On Feb 24, 2010 |
I keep reading about how Igbo's have more property in Nigeria than any other ethnic group. I have a question. Why, when it is possible for Igbo's to buy land wherever they want in the country, is it impossible to buy property in Igbo regions? I know someone who wanted to settle in Enugu after serving there, he wanted to buy a property but was told that non Igbo cannot own land over there. This has been confirmed by other people even though I can't say I’ve seen any official declaration about this. If we are all misinformed about the real events then maybe someone should write a book, not something biased though. There must be people out there willing to tell the real truth. Based on what I’ve read at this stage I know the unfortunate killings of Igbo people after the first coup stemmed directly from the fact that the coup was (not without foundation) perceived to be an Igbo coup. it was carried out by mostly Igbo soldiers and resulted in an Igbo man as the head of state. The fact that one Igbo Lieutenant Colonel was also killed will never convince anyone that the coup that led to the death of Ahmadu Bello, Tafawa balewa, Ladoke Akintola, Okotie Eboh, Col Shodeinde etc. was not an Igbo coup especially when you consider the fact that Nnamdi Azikiwe was safely out of the country and Micheal Okpara was spared. That is enough to raise suspicion. I think it would have been foolhardy to expect the North not to respond to the fact that they had much more casualties during that 'Igbo led coup' their response on July 29th was a reaction that should have been expected. How many non eastern Nigerians rejoiced at the results of the first coup? How many non eastern Nigerians were satisfied at the results? Was it the whole nation that thought that something glorious had been achieved? I don't think so, Therefore July 29th was inevitable. Everything that happened after that was inevitable. Of course faced with the killings the Igbo seceded. Of course Nigeria would not accept the secession and of course there was war. The Igbo’s were not prepared, so they lost. The Igbo are not rich in agriculture, so they starved and their children died. The object of a war is to win it and that is what the Nigerian soldiers were doing. Soldiers are brutal, the fact that they kill, maim and destroy has nothing to do with their tribe, I’m sure presently in Nigeria Igbo police men are as brutal as those from any other tribe. It’s very unfortunate that the Igbo’s suffered so much during the war but what can be done about that now. |
Re: Civil war not against Ndigbo — Gowon by Nobody: 9:53pm On Sep 21, 2010 |
I cant recall how many public holidays Nigeria witnesses in a year. But most of the public holidays are nothing but a waste of time especially for a nation like Nigeria. Sad enough, the very event that is at the core of our nationhood is not given even a minute to serve as remebrance. I am talking about the Nigerian Civil WAR. The winners of that war [especially Gowon as the Headman] in declaring no "victor no vanquised" have wickedly chosen to erase history. For failing to honour and remember the thousands(if not millions) that died on both sides is the greatest injustice of all times. Naija cannot find it's feet until a true reconciliation is pursued, and certainly this cannot be achieved by sweeping the war under the carpet. |
Re: Civil war not against Ndigbo — Gowon by Obiobi8(m): 7:05pm On Jun 18, 2016 |
Against ghosts abi?? |
Re: Civil war not against Ndigbo — Gowon by vicadex07(m): 12:06am On Jun 19, 2016 |
Re: Civil war not against Ndigbo — Gowon by megama: 5:11am On Jun 19, 2016 |
mekusxxx:Nigeria cannot progress without IGBOS. Period. A great leader have spoken. Those that have ear let them hear |
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