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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by orisa37: 5:24am On May 11, 2020
Omoodua007:



TAFAWA AND AKINTOLA




AFONJA WILL FINISH THE IGBOS. THE FULANIS WILL BURY THE IGBOS.


BUHARI ASKED, "WHAT EXACTLY DO THE IGBOS WANT"? THE IGBOS ARE SOWING CONFUSION AND WILL REAP CATASTROPHE.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Top1gun: 5:28am On May 11, 2020
To prove jews from hell are truly cursed this nitwit will discredit the video we could see with our naked eye with Gowon releasing Awolowo but he'd want us to believe his Igbotic narrative of Ojukwu freeing Awo without a pix talk less of a video. That is the extent to which this jews from hell are plagued with chronic foolishness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMNa4671Yuw

WeneWali:
Thank you my brothers for countering yoruba liars who claim that Awo in calabar was released by Gowon in lagos when Calabar as part of the East under Ojukwu never took orders from Gowon who was illegitimate in the eyes if the East at that time.

The knobheads were even parading a video of Gowon and Awo taking pictures after his release by Ojukwu as 'evidence of Gowon's release of Awo'.. Laughable grin

Whoever controlled the East released Awo, and that person was Ojukwu.

Except they want to tell us that Kim jon un of North korea can decree the release of a prisoner in South korea. Laughable yoruba argument. grin

They are too ashamed to admit the truth because it makes them look like ingrates that they are. grin

Cc: asgard13, minorityopinion, beautifulmind, , Amarabae, juliusmalema, immhotep.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Top1gun: 5:30am On May 11, 2020
YorubaHero12:
Ojuku is a morafuka that played on the intelligence of the Igbos to sell to them a reason to hate Awolowo so he can blame him for the war loss. Foolish man sacrificed his people, went to war without food, lost the war, ran away disguised like a woman, and blamed his enemy for not giving him food and hence reason for the loss of war.

Below is the New York Times and The Guardian prints of 1966 that clearly showed Gowon Released Awolowo. They narrated that Awo drove to Gowon’s office after the helicopter brought him from Calabar prison. (Check the 4th Image). The video is posted in the next post.

Infact he not only released Awolowo, he released Enahoro, Lateef Jakande, Samuel Onitiri, Sunday Ebiotoma, and Michael Omishade the same day.

I will attach the video to the next post to verify too.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Top1gun: 5:36am On May 11, 2020
It's just that your bigoted father do not have a thing to prove that but you expect us to ignore the video we just watched where Gowon released Awolowo n the New York time of 1966 narration of how Gowon released him for the word of your bigoted mouth.

Seriously, can you not see that you are a very foolish idiot ?!

gidgiddy:


It would be an embarrassment to many Yorubas that the Ojukwu they maligned for years was the one who released their hero
WeneWali:
Thank you my brothers for countering yoruba liars who claim that Awo in calabar was released by Gowon in lagos when Calabar as part of the East under Ojukwu never took orders from Gowon who was illegitimate in the eyes if the East at that time.

The knobheads were even parading a video of Gowon and Awo taking pictures after his release by Ojukwu as 'evidence of Gowon's release of Awo'.. Laughable grin

Whoever controlled the East released Awo, and that person was Ojukwu.

Except they want to tell us that Kim jon un of North korea can decree the release of a prisoner in South korea. Laughable yoruba argument. grin

They are too ashamed to admit the truth because it makes them look like ingrates that they are. grin

Cc: asgard13, minorityopinion, beautifulmind, , Amarabae, juliusmalema, immhotep.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Top1gun: 5:42am On May 11, 2020
Your father is not a wise man. By beta south do you mean the erosion ravaged poto wretched enclave your tribesmen escape daily from in drove to the beta south in the West ?
GuyWise101:
The yoruba betrayal and their always final fate; We can trace it when a yoruba man Afonja betrayed his father and aligned with a fulani, he will later be killed by the same fulani.


Awolawo also betrayed Ojukwu and aligned with the North, his final fate was a death in the most shameful way....(drank poison made for rats)


Another yoruba theifnibu is aligning with the North against the better South, we can predict the end.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Top1gun: 6:01am On May 11, 2020
You Igbos are too foolish. Was Nigeria prepared to wage a civil war militarily on it own state
? Did the Igbos at that time not make up a reasonable percentage of the army ? Did the Biafra army ever complain of inadequate manpower at anytime during the war ?!

NwaAro:

Gowon's position as Supreme commander wasn't recognized by Ojukwu, a fact that had been made clear enough by Ojukwu who had before the release of Awolowo repatriated all the Northern officers and men from the East as a show of force, and then consolidated his authority over the Eastern region. You're really naive enough to think a proud fellow like Ojukwu would have taken orders from Gowon to effect the release of Awo? We're talking about the same Ojukwu who was bold enough to go to war against Nigeria unprepared militarily, you guys are really not the sharpest tools in the shed.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Top1gun: 6:07am On May 11, 2020
Foolish narrative of event
ScotMisile:
A lot of you don't understand the psychology behind what happened.
1. CNN is the reason why the Arabs formed Aljazeera News.
2. The same reason why we have some other indigenously global news channels.
This is so because CNN,SKY and co have a way of telling you what they want you to hear.

Truth is Awo was like a Father to Ojukwu, considering their age differences.
Ojukwu never had any supremacy battle with Awo..Ojukwu respected him.

Ojukwu released Awo on the premise of an agreement they had,which is to form Oduduwa Republic just like Ojukwu. But,Gowon being the beast he is overruled that agreement with either we run you down or we make you the next President.

If Awo had resisted Gowon,trust me Awo would have been killed quickly and easily. But, Awo had to plead and please with Ojukwu to reconsider their agreement. Unfortunately, we are Igbos we don't back down to no bullet!...and that was it .... Nigerians unleashed the war against Ndigbo.
Hey you!!!! Make no mistakes, Awo was only acting so not to loose his head.
Awo ddnt betray Ojukwu to feel good. He just never knew Ojukwu could standup to the NIGERIAN army.

Awo was quite dissappointed....
Awolowo is 100percent Yoruba
Ojukwu is 100percent Igbo
Gowon is 100percent pro-North....So, water and oil don't mix... except in the heat of fire.

Which is what you and I are still experiencing till today.

WE ARE DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Top1gun: 6:12am On May 11, 2020
That was after a set of foish Igbos murdered the prime Minister n premier of both the north n west in cold bold n the north just retaliated displacing the puppet the coup plotters planted.

You think another foolish Igbo should have the effontery to slaughter an Awo the only political figure in all of Nigeria without the media screaming blue murder ? My brother many of you igbo reason like fools with brain.


ScotMisile:
Do you know that Ojukwu would have easily shot Awo
And nothing would have happened.... because, just like El Rufai's wife said: In war all is fair.

Do you know Ojukwu could have easily detained Awo as a prisoner of war....and nothing would still happen?

We are only ranting on Nairaland because Awo wasn't shot at once....

Both sides acted in defense of their regions.
RIPP to all our heros past.

Let the past stay where it belongs.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Top1gun: 6:15am On May 11, 2020
I'm other word you do not have a single prove to this claim but you expect us to believe your obvious lies. Who erased history from your medula. The fact history isn't tot in secondary school does that mean you can not learn it at the University or were the books also erased ?


ScotMisile:

Hehehehehe...there they come again.....
Why do you think history was erased? It's because of arguments like this.

The Ojukwu interviews.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Daddysidhan: 8:32am On May 11, 2020
Someone should upload this evidence on all other social media to enlighten more people, Imagine I believed the ojukwu released awolowo narrative when I was younger.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by gidgiddy: 11:57am On May 11, 2020
Top1gun:
It's just that your bigoted father do not have a thing to prove that but you expect us to ignore the video we just watched where Gowon released Awolowo n the New York time of 1966 narration of how Gowon released him for the word of your bigoted mouth.

Seriously, can you not see that you are a very foolish idiot ?!


The video of Gowon releasing Awolowo in Lagos even though Awolowo was in Calabar prison? Unless Calabar is in Lagos, then something doesn't make sense somewhere
Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Gabkosh: 12:53pm On May 11, 2020
gidgiddy:


The video of Gowon releasing Awolowo in Lagos even though Awolowo was in Calabar prison? Unless Calabar is in Lagos, then something doesn't make sense somewhere
Show us proof that ojukwu release awoo. Stop circumambulating.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by T9ksy(m): 6:46pm On May 11, 2020
gidgiddy:


The video of Gowon releasing Awolowo in Lagos even though Awolowo was in Calabar prison? Unless Calabar is in Lagos, then something doesn't make sense somewhere


But it made sense to you that a
regional military governor will release a prisoner jailed for treason against the Federation and the new head of the nation will lead a "welcome home" delegation to meet the said prisoner whilst grinning from ear to ear like a satiated Cheshire cat owner who has just given his cat, her favourite brand of cat food.

Wouldn't the logical thing to do be for gowon to immediately place awo in chains (as a federal prisoner) that he was until he decides his fate?

Surely, gowon would not want to share the credit (for awo's release) nor its ambiguity with a pompous recalcitrant impish oaf like ojukwu.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Top1gun: 6:53pm On May 11, 2020
Very well, we all you claim know Ojukwu took no order from Gowon, if Ojukwu truly released Awolowo on his own volation why then did Awolowo need to meet Gowon with the press covering that as his release instead of covering him with Ojukwu ?
gidgiddy:

The video of Gowon releasing Awolowo in Lagos even though Awolowo was in Calabar prison? Unless Calabar is in Lagos, then something doesn't make sense somewhere

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Area4Area: 7:56pm On May 11, 2020
gidgiddy:


You see your life? Everyday you come around spewing lies and propaganda with no proof. See how they still thrashed you with proofs on your own thread you created. All your supporters had ran away and leaving only you to continue taking the shame, create another thread about your silly IPOB Biafra or Kanu tomorrow and wait for the normal thrashing.

Don't go look for something doing to better yourself, continue your Biafran agitation on nairaland, it starts and ends here.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Kidakudz5: 9:13pm On May 11, 2020
T9ksy:



grin grin
I don laugh tire grin grin

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by gidgiddy: 10:04pm On May 11, 2020
T9ksy:



But it made sense to you that a
regional military governor will release a prisoner jailed for treason against the Federation and the new head of the nation will lead a "welcome home" delegation to meet the said prisoner whilst grinning from ear to ear like a satiated Cheshire cat owner who has just given his cat, her favourite brand of cat food.

Wouldn't the logical thing to do be for gowon to immediately place awo in chains (as a federal prisoner) that he was until he decides his fate?

Surely, gowon would not want to share the credit (for awo's release) nor its ambiguity with a pompous recalcitrant impish oaf like ojukwu.

Why would Gowon want Awo put in chains? A free Awolowo was of better use to him than an Awolowo in jail so as to get support from the Western Region.

The point Im trying to make is that it would not have been possible for Gowon to have released Awolowo. On the 29th of July 1966, Ironsi was killed in a coup by Northerners. The next few days was filled with uncertainty and confusion. Hardly anyone knew if Ironsi was dead or alive. Brigadier Ogundipe was sending Gowon to go to Ikeja barracks to negotiate with the coupist, nobody knew where Fajuyi was, Ojukwu was calling Ogundipe asking him to temporarily take over until there was clarity on the whereabouts of Ironsi. Even Ogundipe had to seek refuge on a ship for fear of his life.

But what some people want us to believe is that in those first few chaotic days, Gowon, managed to control of government and order the release of Awolowo in a Region that did not recognise him as head of state. Anyone who follows the timeline would know that the story of Gowon releasing Awolowo cannot be true
Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by gidgiddy: 10:08pm On May 11, 2020
Area4Area:
You see your life? Everyday you come around spewing lies and propaganda with no proof. See how they still thrashed you with proofs on your own thread you created. All your supporters had ran away and leaving only you to continue taking the shame, create another thread about your silly IPOB Biafra or Kanu tomorrow and wait for the normal thrashing.

Don't go look for something doing to better yourself, continue your Biafran agitation on nairaland, it starts and ends here.

Yeah. We saw the video of Gowon releasing Awolowo in Lagos even though Awolowo was Calabar prisons. Who doesn't know that Calabar is in Lagos? New York is even Enugu
Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by gidgiddy: 10:24pm On May 11, 2020
Top1gun:

To prove jews from hell are truly cursed this nitwit will discredit the video we could see with our naked eye with Gowon releasing Awolowo but he'd want us to believe his Igbotic narrative of Ojukwu freeing Awo without a pix talk less of a video. That is the extent to which this jews from hell are plagued with chronic foolishness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMNa4671Yuw


The video shows Gowon releasing Awolowo in Lagos, but Awolowo was Calabar prison. So how can Gowon be releasing Awolowo in Lagos when Awolowo was in Calabar?

This is just a video of Awolowo meeting Gowon in Lagos after Awolowo was released. The video even shows Awolowo in even arriving at the venue in his own car, showing he was already a free man
Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by holicupp(m): 10:53pm On May 11, 2020
the war has gone all we are left with is how to plan way forward
Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Area4Area: 11:06pm On May 11, 2020
gidgiddy:


Yeah. We saw the video of Gowon releasing Awolowo in Lagos even though Awolowo was Calabar prisons. Who doesn't know that Calabar is in Lagos? New York is even Enugu
Was the Calabar prison under federal or regional control? Were the prisons at the time controlled by the regions they're located?

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by T9ksy(m): 12:29am On May 12, 2020
gidgiddy:


Why would Gowon want Awo put in chains? A free Awolowo was of better use to him than an Awolowo in jail so as to get support from the Western Region.

The point Im trying to make is that it would not have been possible for Gowon to have released Awolowo. On the 29th of July 1966, Ironsi was killed in a coup by Northerners. The next few days was filled with uncertainty and confusion. Hardly anyone knew if Ironsi was dead or alive. Brigadier Ogundipe was sending Gowon to go to Ikeja barracks to negotiate with the coupist, nobody knew where Fajuyi was, Ojukwu was calling Ogundipe asking him to temporarily take over until there was clarity on the whereabouts of Ironsi. Even Ogundipe had to seek refuge on a ship for fear of his life.

But what some people want us to believe is that in those first few chaotic days, Gowon, managed to control of government and order the release of Awolowo in a Region that did not recognise him as head of state. Anyone who follows the timeline would know that the story of Gowon releasing Awolowo cannot be true


How could you ask such a dumb question ? I bet you often wonder why folks tend to question your IQ.

Awo was in chains when Gowon took over the reins of govt in the country for treasonable felony. Both parties needed Awo's support but a regional military administrator has no powers to release a federal prisoner. The Head of prisons service in nigeria is certainly not beholden to a regional governor.

On August 1, 1966, Gowon announced by radio that he had taken the title of Supreme Commander and Head of the Military Government and his act was to rescind Ironsi's infamous decree 34. One major figure was not a party to this agreement and immediately denounced it: the Military Governor of the Eastern Region, Col Ojukwu. The other 3 military governors were in agreement with gowon's announcement. Ojukwu's denouncement however was predicated on gowon's adoption of the title Supreme Commander but not as Head of the Military govt of nigeria.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by EagleNest(m): 4:10am On May 12, 2020
Shebi Gowon is still alife and this Ojukwu interview was 20 yrs ago. And even some of the war actors are still alive, why are this generation of Nigerians always like fighting irrelevants.

Go and get today's Nigeria working and stop all these bashing.
Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Uchek(m): 9:23pm On May 12, 2020
"If Awo had resisted Gowon,trust me Awo would have been killed quickly and easily"

Please can you expantiate on this statement above?

What kind of resistance would have gotten Awolowo killed?

What would have been the reaction of Yoruba solders/elites if Awolowo had been killed?

Would they have still supported the North in the war after seeing their most famous kinsmen Awolowo killed?

Northerners killed Fajuyi and Yoruba Military did noting and went ahead to support the north in the war. They hounded Ogundipe the next-in succession to Ironsi out of Nigeria. They didn't even regard Wey and Adebayo who were ahead of Gowon. Yet again Yoruba Military did nothing.
If Gowon had killed Awolowo as you asserted and the Yoruba Military had still gone ahead to support them in the civil war, what would you have called Yoruba Military?

Why informs your believe that Gowon would have killed Gowon given the fact that was unsure of his position and had no control of the whole country, and more importantly lacked the intelligence, experience and knowledge to run complex country like Nigeria?

Why did Awolowo and Yorubas join the north to fight against Biafra?

Lastly, why did the North fight the civil war - Nigerian Unity or One Nigeria where they will dominate the country and politically structure it to their advantage?


Top1gun:
Foolish narrative of event
Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Uchek(m): 9:45pm On May 12, 2020
"Ojukwu's denouncement however was predicated on gowon's adoption of the title Supreme Commander but not as Head of the Military govt of nigeria"

That;s not true. Ojukwu did not recognize Gowon from day one - regardless of the title he gave himself. In fact Ojukwu said his ascension into office of H.O.S was illegal and unconstitutional.The northern military governor (Katsina) recognized Gowon because power had returned back to the north. What you should interrogate is why the 3 southern governors - particularly Adebayo of Western Region and Johnson of Lagos accepted without any whiff of protest, the imposition of a junior office over them, selected exclusively by northerners with no input from an Yoruba or Igbo military personal.

This is where the seeds of northern domination of Nigeria via Nigerian Military was planted under the watchful eyes of southern officer excluding Ojukwu


T9ksy:



How could you ask such a dumb question ? I bet you often wonder why folks tend to question your IQ.

Awo was in chains when Gowon took over the reins of govt in the country for treasonable felony. Both parties needed Awo's support but a regional military administrator has no powers to release a federal prisoner. The Head of prisons service in nigeria is certainly not beholden to a regional governor.

On August 1, 1966, Gowon announced by radio that he had taken the title of Supreme Commander and Head of the Military Government and his act was to rescind Ironsi's infamous decree 34. One major figure was not a party to this agreement and immediately denounced it: the Military Governor of the Eastern Region, Col Ojukwu. The other 3 military governors were in agreement with gowon's announcement. Ojukwu's denouncement however was predicated on gowon's adoption of the title Supreme Commander but not as Head of the Military govt of nigeria.
Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Uchek(m): 9:56pm On May 12, 2020
Igbos led by Captain Nwobosi crushed your operation wetie noise SIMPLE.


That's not true Don't join this fellow in his crudeness. Nwobosi actually saved many Yorubas in the wetie and did not carry out the instructions from his military ogas.


NwaAro:

Igbos led by Captain Nwobosi crushed your operation wetie noise SIMPLE.

Hausas used the kill Igbos when we were too docile and tolerant to their bullshit, today go to the North and ask what Igbos have been doing in the North after the 2006 cartoon riots, today the whole of sabon Gari all over the North have NEVER been attacked till date because the Igbos have been resisting them. Ask any North indigene or anybody who lives in the North now! Only Igbos fight them back along with the Christian indigenes, while you yaribanza cowards run and hide in army barracks like the cowards that you are.
If Awo was shot by Ojukwu, your region WOULDN'T HAVE DONE SHIT. Now go and cry in a corner.
Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by lx3as(m): 8:05am On May 14, 2020
Why would Gowon kill Awo?

Muritala even drove him home in his personal car, calling it a privilege...
Awo is a God given legend for ever...


IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHIEF OBAFEMI
AWOLOWO.. MAY 9,1987

Jakande was sentenced to jail just like his
boss, Awolowo. But Jakande was crying in the
court not because of himself but for Awolowo.
When Awolowo saw him, approached him and
asked him "why crying for only me..." Jakande
replied "I don't mind going to jail and even
adding your terms to mine, why South.West,
why is it that the only Premier in Nigeria that
will be jailed is the Premier of my Region?".
Awolowo replied "Dry your tears, God
sometimes keep his own away when danger is
approaching...."
And that was what happened! The reason why
Nigeria didn't break in 1967 was Obafemi
Awolowo. Gowon said "I needed him badly
more than I needed the Nigerian
Army".....Why? Two reasons;
1. The original rallying point of the Yoruba
was Awolowo. If Yoruba supported the break
up, no Jupiter can stop it. Therefore, to keep
Nigeria one, Awolowo must endorse it!!!!
2. The wisdom of Awolowo was unequalled,
unparalleled and unrivalled. His wisdom must
not be on the side of the rebel, Nigeria would
not survive without it.
No wonder the two Warriors Gowon and
Ojukwu said and I quote;
"I am the luckiest
ruler of Nigeria because the best Nigeria asset
in person of Chief Awolowo was my Vice
Chairman and Finance Commissioner..."-
Gowon.
"Chief Awolowo is the best President
of Nigeria that never was..."- Ojukwu.

Need I say more? Murtala Mohammed had
ensured in his Transition Programme that
Shehu Shagari would not contest but after his
death, OBJ relaxed the rules.....Shagari was
allowed to contest and won but in 1984,
Buhari stopped Shagari again, describing his
election as "shamelessly rigged".......
NCNC was the popular Party in Lagos. They
always won Lagos. And Awolowo's Action
Group would have lost in 1954 if not because
the Yoruba quickly considered him and
dropped Zik

THE SECRET OF AWOLOWO....
Awolowo deliberately spent a lot of money in
establishing exclusive investments for the
Western Region where he thought the SW
Progressive Politics would be financed. He
said "SW need stable source of fund to fight
politically because a poor people cannot fight
the Central Government...". No one knew this
secret until his Deputy had issues with
Awolowo and leaked the secret to the
opponent. He told them "fight Awolowo from
now till forever, if you didn't destroy the
Western Nigerian Investments, SW will always
be buoyant financially and they will fight you
and win you...." Wow!!!!! That was the end!!!
From that time, to cut the story short, SW was
targeted! AWO was accused of fraud.
Investments converted to Full state
investment and later Odu'a Investment. And
later, during the military regime, there was a
time when all SW governors were non
Yorubas, Odu'a investment was crushed. Cold
dead! But LAGOS of Tinubu reinvested the
progressive interest in a more sophisticated
way. MAY THE SECRET OF LAGOS NOT BE
LEAKED THE WAY ENEMIES LEAKED THE
SECRET OF SW!!!

The Story of Progressive
Politics in Nigeria since 1954 had its Genesis
from Awolowo's Palm Tree.
We must never forget the families of Obafemi
Awolowo, Lateef Jakande, Bisi Onabanjo, Bola
Ige, Adekunle Ajasin, Ambrose Ali, Adebayo,
JS Olawoyin, Anthony Enahoro, Abraham
Adesanya, S.O Gbadamosi, Bode
Thomas.....These are first generation of
progressive politicians who played progressive
politics for life!!!
UP AWO!!!!

Simple but Notable. When Awolowo arrived
Lagos from Calabar Prison, after meeting with
Gowon, it was Murtala Mohammed who
voluntarily drove Awolowo home, in his
personal car. Murtala described the gesture
(driving Awolowo) as a privilege!!!
copied.

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Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by donjazet(m): 9:30pm On May 24, 2020
GM.
Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Uchek(m): 5:11pm On Nov 18, 2020
Noisemakers!



They take for granted our peaceful nature and intellect. We are warlords too. Lol we conquered the Ashanti army when we went to war with them, we conquered Dahomey, Tapa, our territories extend all the way to Togo and beyond, most of the kingdoms to the west paid us tributaries, don’t get it twisted.
Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Uchek(m): 3:02pm On Nov 23, 2020
HE WAS A SUPER GENIUS


SLAP44:
The Ikemba Nnewi, Chief Dr. General (rtd.) Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was a genius.

The more Nigeria falls deeper into the abyss, the more we look back to see that he was completely correct in all the decisions he took then.
Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Nwaotu10(m): 3:59pm On Nov 23, 2020
Ikemba Nnewi
Re: What Ojukwu Said About Awo, Gowon, Biafra, The War And The Future Of Nigeria by Uchek(m): 6:56am On Jun 10, 2023
Indeed a GENIUS!

SLAP44:
The Ikemba Nnewi, Chief Dr. General (rtd.) Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was a genius.

The more Nigeria falls deeper into the abyss, the more we look back to see that he was completely correct in all the decisions he took then.

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