iceblue:

aint that a thang! hahahahahahahaha. sounds like madonna when she said 'i wish my daughter would dress a bit more conservatively'

hope she's ready, cos some randy northern governor will soon offer $100,000 for her daughter's teenage hand in marriage. let's see if she'll refuse then

two-faced sombodi!

bilymuse:

And they shall know the truth, and the truth would set them free

One day she would be brave enough to acknowledge the truth: Ojukwu was a fraud, and she made a mistake.

bilymuse:

In other part of the country, parents would be falling over one another , to give their daughter , to a man of Ojukwu status. But in the case of Ikemba, reverse was the case. Bianca father does not want Ojukwu type as a grandson. He knew the guy was a fraud.

bilymuse:

Bianca father knew Ojukwu was a shameless bald headed coward, who care for nobody except himself,  that why he was oppose to the marriage, time has vindicated the old man.

bilymuse:

Bianca father knew Ojukwu was a shameless bald headed coward, who care for nobody except himself, that why he was oppose to the marriage, time has vindicated the old man.

bilymuse:

Bianca father knew Ojukwu was a shameless bald headed coward, who care for nobody except himself, that why he was oppose to the marriage, time has vindicated the old man.

EzeUche:

I knew people would use this to attack the great man Ojukwu.

How many of your grandfathers married young women? People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Now do not talk about Ojukwu or Lady Bianca!

tkb417:

and who in hell is Bianca/Ojukwu? why shd our grandfathers be luring teenagers to marriage?

ewu

cap28:

yup - she's found out the whole thing was a mistake and now with the benefit of hindsight she wishes she'd listened to good old daddy, daddys do tend to know best seeing as theyre older and wiser and have loads more experience tucked under their belt. 

ive always known Ojukwu was a fraud - look at his track record, the fact he led  3million people to their death needlessly and had the balls to return to revamp his failed political career shuld give you an insight into the kind of deranged megalomaniac he is, god knows what Bianca has been putting up with all these years.

Eziachi:

Was it just pure ignorance or that some of you just don’t understand the English language? Where did she say that she regretted marrying her husband in that interview or am I missing something? Why not respond on what you read from the interview, instead of your bias self opinionated readymade rubbish.
She said that she will react exactly how her parents reacted when they knew the age of her suitor as that is normal and conventional reaction of any father in Igbo land in such a scenario. The same way a white couple will react when their daughter brings a black home as future husband, that is normal and the daughter now saying that she will react exactly like her father if in the same situation, but that doesn’t mean that she now hate the fact that she married a black man.

Kennyblues:

I think it will be unfair to say that it was just my father that was opposed. My mother had her reservations also, just that she had a different style of showing it. Mothers being what they are, they would hardly cast their daughter adrift completely no matter the circumstance. They don’t want to come out openly and deny or lambaste you. Mothers always try to nurture. But my father was left with the tag of being the chief opponent of the marriage. My mother had her reservations and to tell you the truth, as a mother I would do the same thing.

Right now I am the proud mother of a 12 year old daughter. Even if she was 25 or 30 and comes to tell me that she wants to marry a man twice her age, I would still refuse. Yes I know your next question, yes I did it but that does not make it the usual pattern. Its not conventional and it can only be handled by somebody who is mature and wise beyond their years. And I tell that I support my father’s action. He did the best thing any parent would do for his child. It would have been disappointing if he gave his support without any form of resistance. Basically he did the right thing. My mother had her reservations too, just that my father's own was more prominent because he was more domineering. But the truth is that it was his resistance that has largely helped to make this marriage successful.

cap28:

when a woman who has been married for over 10 years starts talking about how she now understands why her father opposed the marriage then you know that all is not well in paradise, of course she cant come out openly and say "i wish i had listened to daddy and not married this b******d", but thats really what she is saying indirectly, if she were happy with him, she would not for one second be thinking about her dad's opposition, but its because her eyes are now open to who she truly married and she is full of regrets.  Notice how she talks about her children but not about him in a positive way.

When you look at the fact that Ojukwu was supposed to be the self appointed leader of the igbos during the civil war, came from a wealthy family, was educated at an elite institution, most fathers would be more than happy to give their daughter to such a man, but in this case Onoh had severe reservations and they were for very good reasons, Ojuwkwu had been married before to a woman he treated terrribly and abandoned,  he was also known as someone who chased after married women, the man's character was and im sure still is the pits, coupled with his delusions of grandeur he didnt strike Onoh as the kind of man that would make his daughter happy.

as for that example you gave about how most fathers would be wary of an older man marrying their daughter, no i dont think so,  most fathers would be wary of a young chancer with nothing to offer,  marrying their daughter, an older established man would be looked on as a better prospect in terms of security and maturity.

i dont know how you can equate the way whites dont like giving their daughters to blacks in marriage with the same way most fathers dont like giving their daughters to older men, the reasons whites behave like that is based on blind prejudice and racism and in no  way equates to a father's genuine concern over who his daughter marries.  Besides white families tend to turn a blind eye to the colour of the person's skin whenever the black person is wealthy,  - notice how Cheryl Cole's racist family didnt mind her marrying £80k a week mixed race Ashley!!

iceblue:

aint that a thang! hahahahahahahaha. sounds like madonna when she said 'i wish my daughter would dress a bit more conservatively'

hope she's ready, cos some randy northern governor will soon offer $100,000 for her daughter's teenage hand in marriage. let's see if she'll refuse then

two-faced sombodi!

Don't mind all the talk, I bet she married Ojukwu for his Fame and probably a little bit for his wealth. . .
With all the marriages going on between Yaradua's daughters and Governors, I wouldn't be surprised if she accepts the offer and sends her daughter straight away for marriage. . .
Afterall, the money must flow.
"I won't allow my daughter Do What I did with Ojukwu" my foot!

bilymuse:

"Ojukwu's recent presence in the Washington DC area did not inspire much enthusiasm within the Igbo community. The Igbo's earlier perception of him was shaped through the distorted prisms of the Biafran propaganda. The Biafran propaganda apotheosized him, so, in the Igbo minds, he became something of a deity, an invaluable political asset. But, over the years, he proved himself a political profligate, improvidently spending his political capital. His repeated political blunders, especially, that his infamous waltz with Sani Abacha demystified and stripped him of much of his political legitimacy. It left him devoid of any political good will, except for the lingering grip of the Biafran propaganda on some Igbo minds".

-Tochukwu Ezukanma

mama-gee:

Don't mind all the talk, I bet she married Ojukwu for his Fame and probably a little bit for his wealth. . .
With all the marriages going on between Yaradua's daughters and Governors, I wouldn't be surprised if she accepts the offer and sends her daughter straight away for marriage. . .
Afterall, the money must flow.
"I won't allow my daughter Do What I did with Ojukwu" my foot!

bilymuse:

"Ojukwu's recent presence in the Washington DC area did not inspire much enthusiasm within the Igbo community. The Igbo's earlier perception of him was shaped through the distorted prisms of the Biafran propaganda. The Biafran propaganda apotheosized him, so, in the Igbo minds, he became something of a deity, an invaluable political asset. But, over the years, he proved himself a political profligate, improvidently spending his political capital. His repeated political blunders, especially, that his infamous waltz with Sani Abacha demystified and stripped him of much of his political legitimacy. It left him devoid of any political good will, except for the lingering grip of the Biafran propaganda on some Igbo minds".

-Tochukwu Ezukanma