₦airaland Forum

leokid866:
I would have asked my people to move back within our lands, work on developing our lands, start making friends with other countries around my land especially those linked by land, make more foreign and international friends that would bring foreign investment into the states under my purview, make friends with the south west states as they were also a minority in the Nigerian structure, focus on education and technology, read a f*cking book to find what the fallout of a civil war could be for my people in the next three years especially if I loose, smoke some weed, chill, start a push for democracy, then put a 10 year plan In place to make sure my people are running the country at the end of it. Not wake up in the morning to turn a blind eye to history and endanger not just my people but their future and standing in the Nigerian structure. He had options but he threw it all away just show the world his pen*s works.

leokid866:
How was that not expected? How do you declare your rented boys quarters your private property and still expect your land lord to be feeding you from his kitchen? You think he doesn't have sense? If the case was reversed you think ojukwu won't have taken the same steps?

leokid866:
Members agree that the legislative and executive authority of the Federal Military Government should remain in the Supreme Military Council, to which any decision affecting the whole country shall be referred for determination provided that where it is possible for a meeting to be held the matter requiring determination must be referred to military governors for their comment and concurrence. See where it says any decision affecting the whole country should be referred, also ojukwu was a member of the federal military government of the time, but after the continued hunt of the igbos after the accord instead of him to present the matter before the international community and the countries heads for a hearing, he hurried to declare biafra which is what I'm sure gowon really wanted him to do, and he fell for it like a fool. Three years, three million lives lost and 120 million lives ruined all for a pissing contest.

leokid866:
I'm not arguing with your logic my uncles also joined the army on the Nigerian side when ojukwu declared biafra, but let me ask you this, what did ojukwu expect would happen after his declaration. You as a reasoning human looking back at history from the american civil war what do you think was going to happen after?
Also with the way everything played out, was it worth it?

Tajbol4splend:
Lives lost to what course? Absolutely nothing

leokid866:
Both sides went against that accord. Nobody hand clean for that matter.

leokid866:
First sorry meant Germany, secondly I'm not saying the biafran army was not organised they were, but they were an army with a life span of less than a year. I'm not saying the men in the army had no experience of war or combat, but as a body they lacked the experience the nigerian army had.

leokid866:
Truth is both sides flaunted that Accord. Let's tell ourselves the truth each side had a part to play in that matter, nobody hand clean.

leokid866:
Also if you are going to go to war [and let's be frank with ourselves ojukwu knew what was coming after he declared biafra] go and be a bad guy and let the world know not to f*ck with you, and if you lose take your L and not be hiding behind some accord. You think the south did not have agreements with the north before they decided to secede sparking the American Civil War?

Tajbol4splend:
He wasn't demanding answer but I would answer you.

Of course I would not love it and I would be vengeful in my response but if the conflict had been started by my people, I would find a way to put it to bed. So I want you to answer this too,

If you are a leader of a group of people and these people have gone to massacre the leaders of some other people and these people retaliate and kill some of your people, what would you do?

leokid866:
Boss the only reason the british and the United states backed Nigeria is because they had a long standing and structured army unlike ojukwu who put his together overnight. Truly ask yourself if you had to choose someone with 5 years experience and someone of 5 seconds experience to work with you who are you going to pick? The only reason the French and Russians backed him was because he was selling oil to them cheaper than Nigeria was. And they were smart pulled out when they saw ojukwu was getting nowhere.

Arda1000:
do u even know the meaning of terrorism?

Tajbol4splend:
What you may not understand is that even the most tyrannical government can't stay above law in a critical situation, if Ojukwu was tactful in his approach, he might have the backing of the world leaders which could be difficult for the then Nigerian government

T9ksy:
Very intelligent, indeed!

Oh well, it's common knowledge that in the country of the BLIND, the ONE-EYE man reigns supreme.

Tajbol4splend:
1. First off, I don't know how old you are but you are extremely rude and weak, it's not like you know me, if there is something you don't like about my post, why don't you ignore it.

2. And then stop talking like you were there, Ojukwu was a dictator and tyrant in the making but most of you won't see it, he fled with his family leaving the Igbos in the hands of their predatory counterparts, but what you do remember is that he consulted someone, please tell me whom he consulted. The anger in Ojukwu was understandable but his approach was stupid, he was supposed to use the law, Nigeria would have given him that with the right approach, but what did he do, he kept his family in the safest of places and sent the Biafra soldiers to their grave, so many countries have seceded, Czechoslovakia used to be a country but today we have both Czech Republic and Slovakia, what of Yugoslavia that broke into Serbia and Montenegro, today we have Serbia as a country and Montenegro also as one. Ojukwu was taking the wrong step to the right cause, nobody does that and succeeds, I respect Ojukwu for his bravery but wisdom supersedes everything, look at the man who relinquished to save lives, if he didn't, how many more lives would have been lost, I hope you can also consult google to read Ojukwu's comment expressing his regret about the war, peace bro.

Highesschief1:
In 4 years, General Buhari has not built ONE school for Nigerian children. Please don’t take my word for it, Google it.
He has not built even one hospital. Please confirm what I just said.
Now, this man who has not built a school or hospital for Nigerians wants to build RUGA settlements for herdsmen NATIONWIDE! Majority of these herdsmen are not even Nigerians.

And some people still think this man has good intentions

FatherBona:
I really hope the truck is okay

uckennety:
But is he not an igbo dude

gwarotango:
I was referring to you and I can't care if his father is from Mali

Yyeske:
The bolded you quoted was rude to his family and people

gwarotango:
No it's you who needs to go eat sh*t. Did your soldiers draw the first blood or not? You think everyone is ignorant and does not read the history books abi?

helinues:
How are we sure he is a Nigerian?

gwarotango:
Innocent my foot. When your soldiers went around like cowards in the dead of the night slaughtering their brother officers and politicians from regions other than their own they were innocent abi? Innocent indeed

helinues:
See as how everybody is avoiding you like plagues..
That speaks much more of you

gwarotango:
Point of correction please: Ojukwu was never a president and neither was Philip Effiong a vice president either, they were head of the rebel forces and vice head of the rebel forces of Biafra respectively. Please lets try not to rewrite history. Thank you

DeHitMan450:
In my own opinion,the northern millitary officers who staged the counter coup of 1966 were good soldiers for not including any of the eastern nigeria political leaders their revenge killings.If it were to be ruthless soldier like myself,i will have even the total score complitely.
So,as to deter any group of individuals not to try it again.

CyynthiaKiss:
Don't tell me nonsence..
Internal crisis is inevitable.. Even in families there are crisis.. That's why we are humans.
If I tell you the one we are experiencing in Yoruba land you will pity us..
Ife dont marry modakeke and vice versa..
So many crisis..
What of Ijebu crisis and many other fights?
Religious crisis nko ?


If it's possible some of us Christian Yorubas would like to have an independent country that would be an Islamic free country without Yoruba Muslims.

Chizuru01:
Am telling you brother, Militants led by Isaac Boro even fought against Biafrans in Portharcourt.

Chizuru01:
Am telling you brother, Militants led by ADaka Boro even fought against Biafrans in Portharcourt.

CyynthiaKiss:
Your "Friend " told you that?
So why are they still calling 1966 coup Igbo coup because that is where Nzeogwu is from?

Confused clowns everywhere

Tajbol4splend:
Innocent? Did you read the article at all? Perhaps you read it but couldn't skim the gist. The Igbos were the ones that started it by killing the northern leaders and then the northerners too retaliated and brutalized the Igbos residing in the north, but the northern leaders had edge because they were in power.

Ojukwu might be right about how wrong the Nigerian government was operating with decree but he was wrong about how he wanted to go about the secession, Biafra was supposedly the 5 SE and some parts of the SS, Ojukwu didn't make any deliberation with leaders of these other states but by decree, he brought Biafra, it was apparently illegal, even Ojukwu being the President of Biafra was by his command and decree and not by popular vote, when the situation was beyond his control, he handed power over to his deputy and fled with his family, what about the Igbos that sacrificed their blood in the war, what did Ojukwu do to compensate their families, nothing. Ojukwu was right to be angry but he exercised his anger wrongly, in a way that made him guilty. I know you are an Igbo but try for once to analyze the situation with an unbiased mind