ProudDick:


Why did ojukwu release Awo just 5 days after Gowon became head of state, something he didn’t do six months earlier? Does a military governor have power over the release of federal prisoners in federal prisons?

Are you saying the military in the east and the comptroller general of prisons also didn’t recognize Gowon as head of state or just ojukwu?

If the governor of Lagos refused to recognize buhari, will the military and police in Lagos not recognize buhari orders as we operate unitary system as at then?

Akiara:
[s]
So Gowan had the powers in 1966 and Ojukwu had powers in 1967? So in 1966 who was the Governor of the Eastern Region?

Y.A.R.I.B.A....illiteracy is a disease. Tufia!!![/s]

gidgiddy:


Back in the day, we had the Regional system of government, not the state structure we have today. In the Regional structure, the Regional are very powerful, almost as powerful as the centre, if not more powerful. But the state structure, as we practice today, the states are very weak while the centre is all powerful.

When Ironsi came to power, he was the most senior officer and head of the Army. He appointed the Regional Military Governors who were duty bound to obey him as a senior officer. But when Gowon came to power, not only did he have many who were senior to him, including Ojukwu, none of them were duty bound to obey Gowon nor recognize him as head of state since they were senior to him in rank.

Gowon was parading himself as head of state in Lagos but in truth, most of the Regions did not recognize as so. So Gowon had no power over Ojukwu in the EastThat's one the reasons for of the Aburi meeting. Having a weak centre and strong Regions is the reason Gowon abolished the 4 Regions, created states which in turn led to the war

LegendHero:


This one has nothing upstairs to contribute. In a unitary system of government, whose power supersede between a governor and a president (Head of state)?

Akiara:
[s]You created a useless post and you want to sound smart? I asked a simple question and as a routinely tuned zombie you can't answer.

The question is this.... who released AWO 'the Sniper drinker' from Prison. Simple[/s]

LegendHero:


Can you please provide a source to back your claim?

At least when Ojukwu was releasing Awolowo, there would have been press briefings, photo Ops, etc.

Please can you show us just one link or sources that gives credence to Ojukwu assertions? Might be either local or international press, just cite one.

The word here is credible sources and not just a fabricated online interview anchored by Radio Biafla.

If you can’t, then keep shut forever.

LegendHero:


I don’t discuss with Nnamdi Cownu disciples!

gidgiddy:


Why would Ojukwu have a press conference just for releasing Awolowo? Even if there was one, we are talking of 50 years ago.

The proof that Ojukwu released Gowon is in the fact that it was not possible for Gowon to have done so. Awolowo was in Calabar, which was in the Eastern Region. When Gowon came to power in 1966, Ojukwu never recognized him as head of state. Remember that we had very powerful Regions at the time, not the weak state structure we have today. The Eastern Region did not recognize Gowon as head of state for a very long time and not until the Aburi meeting of the following year.

Do how could Gowon have released Awolowo when he had no power to do so in the East and his presidency was not even recognized there?

The only person who had the power to release Awolowo was Ojukwu

gidgiddy:


Why would Ojukwu have a press conference just for releasing Awolowo? Even if there was one, we are talking of 50 years ago.

The proof that Ojukwu released Gowon is in the fact that it was not possible for Gowon to have done so. Awolowo was in Calabar, which was in the Eastern Region. When Gowon came to power in 1966, Ojukwu never recognized him as head of state. Remember that we had very powerful Regions at the time, not the weak state structure we have today. The Eastern Region did not recognize Gowon as head of state for a very long time and not until the Aburi meeting of the following year.

Do how could Gowon have released Awolowo when he had no power to do so in the East and his presidency was not even recognized there?

The only person who had the power to release Awolowo was Ojukwu

LegendHero:


Was asleep before.

So You’re showing me a book published in 1960. So how will this relay the events of 1966 and beyond?

The work was completed in 1960, the year Nigeria gained its long-awaited independence. Accordingly, the autobiography is dedicated to a 'new and free Nigeria', with the trust that its people will enjoy 'a more abundant life'.

I’m ashamed of you!

LegendHero:


All of you guys are basing your assertions on speculations and emotions.

Can you provide a credible source that give credence to the fact that Ojukwu released Awo from prison?

You know all this argument can end with just one or two credible source to back your assertions.

That is the reason why the court of law works based on evidence. They don’t do things based on emotion or ethic patriotism.

The Yorubas have series of credible sources to back their assertion but you Igbos online what is to believe your beer parlor gists without evidence?

I give up on you guys!

LabDNA:


The book is unrelated to the release of Awo, but in direct response to your challenge that I prove if I have read any of his book. I put it to you that I know Awo's methodology of think than you do.

The man never mention that he was released by Gowon (for integrity issues) and could not bring himself to rightfully say that Ojukwu released him (due to the attendant shame) in any of his books published pre-independence and post-independence even though he lived a whole 17 years after the war.

He was released by Gowon but by the Eastern region which NEVER TOOK ORDERS FROM GOWON.
The truth is the truth and it is glaring to all. I've given this topic a greater share of my time than it deserves. The world knows the truth already.
I'm out.

gidgiddy:


Back in the day, we had the Regional system of government, not the state structure we have today. In the Regional structure, the Regional are very powerful, almost as powerful as the centre, if not more powerful. But the state structure, as we practice today, the states are very weak while the centre is all powerful.

When Ironsi came to power, he was the most senior officer and head of the Army. He appointed the Regional Military Governors who were duty bound to obey him as a senior officer. But when Gowon came to power, not only did he have many who were senior to him, including Ojukwu, none of them were duty bound to obey Gowon nor recognize him as head of state since they were senior to him in rank.

Gowon was parading himself as head of state in Lagos but in truth, most of the Regions did not recognize as so. So Gowon had no power over Ojukwu in the East. That's one the reasons for of the Aburi meeting. Having a weak centre and strong Regions is the reason Gowon abolished the 4 Regions, created states which in turn led to the war

LegendHero:


You are still replying me based on emotion and from the figments of your imaginations.

There are documented evidence of happenings within Nigeria and it’s environs from 1850s till date, so a recent happening like 1966 will be clearly captured by the news channels and stop trying to hide under the banner of old ages to justify your inability to provide proofs.

I have all the videos of Ojukwu press address in the eastern region, I have the videos when Ojukwu was reading the eastern region budget to the dignitaries that visited, I have video evidence of Azikwe campaigns in those days. I have much more videos of real live Biafra bombing videos and activities that happened during those period.

All through my days of historical expeditions, I have never came across any evidence either pictorial, video, or print papers that gives any credence to Ojukwu releasing Awolowo.

I can give you any historical videos you want, just name them I will send it to you in my archives. If you can’t show me one credible source to back your claims then you don’t deserve my precious time, coz they say time is money!

Akiara:

So Gowan had the powers in 1966 and Ojukwu had powers in 1967? So in 1966 who was the Governor of the Eastern Region?

Y.A.R.I.B.A....illiteracy is a disease. Tufia!!!

LegendHero:


All the things you wrote up here is just based on speculations and you have not cited any credible sources to back your claim.

I released sources both video, pictures and papers from: New York Times, Reuters, Britishpathe, and Premium Times to back my claims that Gowon released Awolowo.

Can you please cite one credible source to back your claim that Ojukwu did instead?

ProudDick:


Unintelligent ipob pigs bore me. Go roll in the mud.

ProudDick:
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But ironsi ruled with a unitary decree. No?

LegendHero:


Why would you use a book not related to the release of Awo to justify your claim about Ojukwu releasing him.

What you tried to do was confusing the uninformed folks on here by trying to push the narratives of a well versed reader and trying to use false tongue to confuse sane minds.

Check the thread from page one, I have been asking you folks to show me one credible source either pictorial, video, or prints that gives credence to your assertions and none of you were able to provide any.

Is this all the brain the Igbos could muster to defend Ojukwu actions? You all don’t even have any evidence or historical knowledge or factual sources to back your claims.

If you’re trying to argue online in a forum as vast as Nairaland, you must make sure you have the necessary tools to back your claims before rational minds can be convinced. Even in the law court, evidence win cases, judges don’t base judgments on mere emotions or hearsay!

LegendHero:


I can see you are clearly trolling guys online.

Mr. LabDna you said you have read all Awo book and he made no mention about Gowon releasing him.

Please I’m asking for the upteenth time, can you tell us the books you’ve read so I can ask you some certain questions from the topics in the book.

Just name any book. If you evade this question this last time, this will mean you have no iota of integrity and you deserve no response from sane minds.

gidgiddy:


That's the version of the Lagos/Ibadan under the bridge media.

LabDNA:




Like many of your brothers you have an integrity and enjoy standing logic on it's head.

Did the bolded not come from your mouth?

joeyfire:


You are actually the one being emotional, you most likely didn't read what I wrote dispassionately. Let me summarise, there was definitely a compromise or understanding between Gowon and Ojukwu for the release.

Almost all of your sources are the same, just brief statements. There is nothing really detailed to show us the mechanisms that can prove that a prisoner as important as Awo will be released without the military regional governor knowing about it. How is that even possible? In a military regime where one didn't recognise the other?

LegendHero:


Lol, you and this your lagos-ibadan news phrase that you regurgitate everytime like a programmed robot.

Are Reuters, Britishpathe, and New York Time also Lagos-Ibadan press newspapers?

Why is it that there is no sources or news medium that captured the moment Ojukwu released Gowon in prints, pictures or videos?

Why was it that Awolowo was taken straight to Gowon in August 4th 1966 from the video evidence provided by Reuters if actually Ojucrook released him?

You guys are giving me more reason to see how the albino runaway Cownu fugitive was able to pollute your minds.

LabDNA:




Like many of your brothers you have an integrity problem and enjoy standing logic on it's head.

Did the bolded in the second statement not come from you as a challenge to claims of my readership of any of Awo's book?

I caught you off guard, now you twist facts in the characteristic manner your people are famous for?

Goodness!

LegendHero:


I can see you are clearly trolling guys online.

Mr. LabDna you said you have read all Awo book and he made no mention about Gowon releasing him.

Please I’m asking for the upteenth time, can you tell us the books you’ve read so I can ask you some certain questions from the topics in the book.

Just name any book. If you evade this question this last time, this will mean you have no iota of integrity and you deserve no response from sane minds.

LegendHero:


Seems you sound like someone intelligent and let us both check this with sane minds.

The main issue here is not a matter of compromise or not, the issue is about who actually gave the order to release Awo. Ojukwu was governor of the eastern region like 5month earlier and did not deem it fit to release Awolowo. Was it coincidence that Awolowo was released in August 4, 1966 just few days after Gowon became head of state?

Secondly, my sources are not thesame. The New York Times is an American paper while Reuter’s and BritishPathe are British owned mediums.

You should know there is issue of data storage in those days and you won’t expect them to record videos of many gigabytes without the necessary refined data storage system present in this moment. Also, these news mediums are created as far back as 1850s and they are internationally recognized as a source of truth.

From page one up to this moment, none of you cite any historical sources or evidence to back your claims. You just keep saying the same thing and concluding based on emotional attachments and a feeling of patriotism to your elder statesman Ojukwu.

If we stop believing history from credible sources with video and pictorial evidence then we can as well say Biafra war is a lie and that Lugard never ruled over Nigeria.

Please subject that to critical thinking.

MelesZenawi:




All I know is that Obafemi Awolowo made a mortal of assuming he can poke Igbos without consequences......and of course he died regretting it.

Akiara:
[s]Is this a diplomatic way of trying to force your narrative down our throats. Why sounding submissive after creating a thread to spite IGBOS? Your thread has been thrashed totally and it's hurting you like mad

You are spineless and your Fake News post is really insulting and useless.

Go get a life..even your Northern masters respect Ojukwu.....and don't even regard Awolowo the 'sniper taster' .[/s]

LegendHero:


Did I not tell you to return the phone back to your elders?

I am only conversing with the ones among you with intellects like LabDNa and co. Stop mentioning me because this will be the last time I will reply you.

If you don't have any meaningful thing to contribute, just sit back and watch sane people comment!

eagleu:


Is there any historical dispute about where Awolowo was held? Calabar, and Abakaliki prisons

Is there any dispute about where Calabar and Abakaliki belonged during the war

Is there any dispute about who controlled the police, army and prison services in Calabar and Abakaliki at the time Awolowo was released?

Calabar and Abakaliki did not fall to the Nigerian army at the time Awolowo was released.

Why is there even a question about who released Awolowo when we knew where he was being held?

When did NY times become gospel truth?

LegendHero:


You guys first denied the photos!
Then you denied a printout of the New York Times 1966 edition!
Now you are still denying a video proof?

Nnamdi Kanu understood you guys more than I do, infact I just see the reason why almost 70% of a tribe believed Buhari is Jubrin from Sudan.

naijacentric:
all other tins maybe scam but jubril matter is true i am not even a fan of nnamdi kanu dat guy is not buhari we are not fools