olaboy001:


Ode i told you that you don't know anything expect your lies

Gowon's decision to release Awolowo from prison was seen as a move towards national reconciliation and unity, as Awolowo was a respected leader of the Yoruba people in Nigeria. It was also seen as a gesture towards the western region of Nigeria, which had been politically marginalized during the early years of the Gowon regime.

Christistruth03:


From the UK Guardian Newspaper

olaboy001:


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA You think say we still dey buy that unah lies

Chibuzoc:


Confused fella, Ojukwu released awolowo, stop hearing your father's lies

Chibuzoc:


The same people that imprisoned awolowo later killed him, that's pathetic as it was there initial plan

DaddyCoool:


My friend, it is SETTLED history, Ojukwu released Awo - he allowed his release.
But Gowon could have re-arrested him and he didn't.
At the time in the eyes of the world there was one undivided Nigerian army. Which of course was not true at all

DaddyCoool:


Sooo, why didn't he also release Banjo and other political prisoners in the East??
You are pathetic. Gowon could have re-arrested him, why he had to immediately visit and kowtow to Gowon!

Cooletempa:
Without a doubt, it is clear to all neutral people who are the liars. The beasts from the se.

olaboy001:


You are not smart. If you were smart you’d know Awolowo was a federal prisoner. This means he is under control of the head of state. Gowon became head of state August 1 1966, Awolowo was released on August 3rd 1966. Regional leaders cannot release federal prisoners.

gidgiddy:
You can read the full interview in my old thread below

https://www.nairaland.com/5848315/what-ojukwu-said-awo-gowon

However, this is what Ojukwu said about releasing Awolowo from Calabar Prisons


"We’ve said this over and over again, so many times, and people don’t understand; they don’t want to actually. If you remember, I released Awolowo from jail. Even that, some people are beginning to contest as well. Awo was in jail in Calabar. Gowon knows and the whole of the federal establishment knows that at no point was Gowon in charge of the East. The East took orders from me. Now, how could Gowon have released Awolowo who was in Calabar? Because of the fact that I released him, it created quite a lot of rapport between Awo and myself and I know that before he went back to Ikenne, I set up a hotline between Ikenne and my bedroom in Enugu. He tried like an elder statesman to find a solution. Awolowo is a funny one. Don’t forget that the political purpose of the coup, the Ifeajuna coup that began all this, was to hand power over to Awo. We young men respected him a great deal. He was a hero. I thought he was a hero and certainly I received him when I was governor. We talked and he was very vehement when he saw our complaints and he said that if the Igbos were forced out by Nigeria that he would take the Yorubas out also. I don’t know what anybody makes of that statement but it is simple. Whether he did or didn’t, it is too late. There is nothing you can do about it. So, he said this and I must have made some appropriate responses too. But it didn’t quite work out the way that we both thought. Awolowo, evidently, had a constant review of the Yoruba situation and took different path. That’s it. I don’t blame him for it. I have never done"

LegendHero:

Let me cure you of your innate ignorance and you should accept my words and replies as a service to humanity.

Firstly, Gowon released Awolowo in August 4, 1966. That is almost a year before the Biafra war started.

Lieut Col. Gowon was the head of state of Nigeria at that time and he superintended over all the lands and seas of Nigeria in 1966 including the eastern region.

If you had a normal IQ, you would have known that Awolowo was a federal prisoner. Had it been Ojukwu released him from prison, he would have been picked up by the federal troops the moment he set his foot in Lagos. To give you an example, If Ikpeazu releases Nnamdi Kanu from prison in Abia, won’t the FG police and DSS arrest Kanu the moment he sets his foot in Abuja?

Also, Biafra war started in July 1967, that is only the time when Ojukwu has maximum control of the defunct eastern region. If Awo was released during this time, then we would have said Ojukwu masterminded his release.

I have tried my best to educate you, if you still remain adamant after this, then your case is beyond redemption!

jude79:


Nope, read awolowos book, ironsi released awolowos on 27th

Occurstaem:


You Osüs are just hellbent on twisting and revising history. The good thing is you can try but you can't twist facts with evidence. Here is LegendHero's reply to one of your propagandists liars

Follow the link below to see how your lies were debunked with facts.
https://www.nairaland.com/5541011/youtube-video-showed-gowon-released

DaddyCoool:


My friend, there's what newspapers write, then there's what truly happened.
Gowon had no authority in the East. Zero. Zilch. He couldn't release his own mother from Calabar without Ojukwu - except through war!

Christistruth03:



Calabar Prison was a Federal Prison

Ojukwu had no authority over it

LegendHero:


Brother, that OP know the truth but he’s just trolling.

I don’t take all these Ibo people serious again. Their delusion is
Legendary.

Gidgiddy come here, can you present one single evidence that lay claim that Ojuku released Awo besides his own (Ojuku) word?

DaddyCoool:


Sure, Gowon also released Banjo and other prisoners serving in the East! Powerful Gowon! If he was so powerful why didn't he simply throw Ojukwu in same prison and save us all headache of the war??

Chibuzoc:


Read, read, read, Tafa belawa connived with akintola to imprison awolowo go and read books zoological animal

DaddyCoool:


🤣Funny guy. He had authority over the entire Eastern region except Calabar prison! Smart guy indeed you are

LegendHero:


Normally I shouldn’t respond to your ignorance.

—Awolowo was released in August 4 1966. That was before civil war, almost a year before. We saw the proof Gowon released him. Ojuku had no supreme control of eastern region by this time.

So you know, it wasn’t Awo alone that was released on that day, Gowon released multiple people at once and it was fully gazetted.

—Col. Banjo was released May 1967 when Ojuku proclaimed Biafra. We all know Ojuku released him because by then, he had control of the Eastern region.

So why will you now equate both occurrence? You better go back to your history books and stop saying nonsense on public forum.

tishbite42:

gowon had no power over the east at any point in time before the end of the civil war. if he could release awolowo, then he could have imprisoned ojukwu
i fully understand the plight of the yorubas

LegendHero:


Ogade that was before civil war.

Stop mixing historical dates. Pick a book and enlighten yourself.

Civil war started 1967, Awolowo got released almost a year before.

LegendHero:


Normally I shouldn’t respond to your ignorance.

—Awolowo was released in August 4 1966. That was before civil war, almost a year before. We saw the proof Gowon released him. Ojuku had no supreme control of eastern region by this time.

So you know, it wasn’t Awo alone that was released on that day, Gowon released multiple people at once and it was fully gazetted.

—Col. Banjo was released May 1967 when Ojuku proclaimed Biafra. We all know Ojuku released him because by then, he had control of the Eastern region.

So why will you now equate both occurrence? You better go back to your history books and stop saying nonsense on public forum.

Christistruth03:


In other words it doesn't exist

Good

tishbite42:

Go and read Max Siollun's Oil, Politics and Violence
Page 112
Author is a Yoruba like you, albeit, a sensible one
Thank me later

Christistruth03:



Gen Giowon released Awolowo

This is Awolowo still in his Prison Clothes going to thank Gowon after he was released




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMNa4671Yuw?si=8hgrHM4aSO_R8yXf



https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/191679-why-i-released-awolowo-from-prison-gowon.html?tztc=1

DaddyCoool:


Sure, Gowon also released Banjo and other prisoners serving in the East! Powerful Gowon! If he was so powerful why didn't he simply throw Ojukwu in same prison and save us all headache of the war??

DaddyCoool:


You folks' ignorance is amazing. There were people who helped persuade Ojukwu to release Awo, they collaborateed Ojukwu's story!!
Coup was on 29 July and failed woefully in the East. Aim of coup was secession of the North. Coup plotters were LATER persuaded to pick Gowon. Ojukwu neither recognized the coup plotters nor Gowon whom he considered his inferior.
Awo was released August 4th, at a time Gowon hardly knew his right from left and was not at all recognized in the East as head of state.
HOW COULD AWO HAD BEEN RELEASED WITHOUT OJUKWU'S CONSENT?? RELEASED ON GOWON'S ORDERS BY PEOPLE WHO NEITHER RECOGNISED NOR SURPORTED GOWON?!!

WorldRichest:


Awo was jailed by the federal government, but you are now claiming that a regional governor released him. Don't you think you should return your certificate back to your school?

WorldRichest:


He wanted more foolish followers to go down with their foolish leader, and he got over three million down into the soil