Pristane: If that is the case, who inaugurated them to be able to appoint a speaker? You guys can't just stop shooting yourself when you are arguing. Can they automatically become member of the house without proper inauguration?
The deputy Clerk swore them in, before the former "Speaker" was removed and a new Speaker was elected. Also, please see my post immediately preceding this one for reference.
Meninmen: Who inaugurated this supposed 18 house of Assembly members?
The deputy Clerk of the House did swear them in, as already reported in the mainstream media. The deputy Clerk is one of the few officers mandated by the Constitution to swear in members of an Assembly, either at inauguration or at any plenary.
kahal29: How? Which seat are you declaring vacant? The one that is yet to be inaugurated or what?
You can only declare a seat vacant when the person becomes a member of the House by taking oath of office? How can you declare the seat of a member elect who is yet to be inaugurated vacant? It is only when the member elect takes oath of office that he assumes membership of the house and a such has a seat which can be declared vacant.
This is one of the most brilliant posts I've seen on this forum in a while, and I agree with the reasoning in there. Thanks for posting.
Antoeni: MEGA MANIFESTO How PDP are campaigning in Edo state 2020 They will use 45min to insult oshomole They will use 30min to insult eze iyamu They will use 25min to preach violence They will use 12min to dance Campaign closed,
SaintLucia: Obaseki only chance of winning the election is to join hand with Ize Iyamu by collapsing his campaign team with the pastor and come out victorious as a WIN WIN
ojikeebere12: Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says the focus of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 Presidential elections should be winning and not zoning.
Wike said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday.
The governor said zoning – which is an arrangement that ensures rotation of political power among ethnic blocs – is a luxury that only ruling parties can afford.
Wike, who is from the same zone as his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, said when he was contesting the governorship election in 2015, there were suggestions that he should not be given the ticket of the PDP because of the zoning arrangement in the state but out of necessity, he was allowed to run.
Responding to a question, he said, “When I came on board, people were saying no, the position shouldn’t control us (sic) because of my ethnic group but there was an argument that we are an opposition party. What we want to do is to win elections.
“As an opposition party, we look at all variables. What will make us win the election (comes) first. That is what is important to us. The ruling party can say that (zoning) but for the opposition party, there are variables.”
When asked to state his position on the raging zoning debate, the governor responded, “It depends. As an opposition party, we look at all variables. Forget about other parties. We look at all variables and our own concern is how do we win, how do we get back power.
“So, it is not one factor that will influence (decisions). So, many variables will come into play. So, it will be wrong for me as an opposition person to say this must be done now. No, I will not do that.”
Mamman Daura, a nephew, and ally of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had stirred a debate last week when he stated that zoning should not determine who emerges the next President in 2023.
Buhari, who is from the North-West geopolitical zone and a Fulani, will complete his tenure in 2023.
However, there have been rumours that major political parties may still present northern Presidential candidates in a bid to boost their chances of winning.
Governor Wike, while attempting to hide behind one "pragmatic politics" finger, has essentially ended up rubbishing the chance of anyone from the Southeast geopolitical zone ever getting their party's [PDP] presidential ticket for 2023.
Afrib: allegedly initiated and financed by Obaseki led government is purely false and another avenue to scam the good people of Edo State.
SEE THE TRUE INITIATORS AND OWNERS:
The 6,000 BPD Modular Refinery is one of Chinese project owned by AIPCC (a joint venture between Peiyang Chemical Equipment Company of China and Africa Infrastructure Partners) who are building Refineries in Nigeria under Federal Government Oil and Gas Programmes and Incentives. See Source for More: https://afrib.org.ng/?p=1228
This is very interesting; no wonder the Governor himself never says anything about it being a project by his administration — probably because such a lie coming directly from him would be easily exposed?
DEmejioba1: So Ize Iyamu still has headway in Edo PDP. Some pdp member will still be working underneath for Him.
That's quite likely, especially with those in the PDP who mobilized to help with Ize-Iyamu's strong showing in 2016 against the Oshiomhole rampaging train for Obaseki, but ended up with no subsequent gains from the sworn-in administration, since Ize-Iyamu lost.
That set of politicians in the PDP who did not defect with Ize-Iyamu when he defected back to the APC, stand an even better chance of gaining something from an Ize-Iyamu victory this time around, IMHO.
zhike: Naturally Nigerian leaders make funny decisions.
I thought they saw American movies and change the rules on their country.
what is the benefit of driving on the right?
what is the benefit of having state instead of the province?
Again, please learn — if only a little bit by googling — before you post questions in Cyberspace; that's the least you can do to help your level of awareness.
I said it then that this slogan might spell doom for Obaseki though I was lately his supporter because I'm on pdp side but the two main political strategist and the genius master election riggers are from SW and The North but some useless miscalculation mofos attacked me and started calling me afonja or aboki forgetting the biggest silly in the world is someone being deceived and he or she start deceiving himself or herself.
Politics is not about chest beating hell no its about calculation and strategy. The same people that used their miscalculated brain to relegated themselves to nobody in Nigeria political podium are on their way to knock Obaseki out.
Charly68: The man that came to upstage Mr Fix it in his days can not and must not be taken for granted in politics ..he has politics in his blood even as a labour leader..we all witnessed his rugged capacity to cause a shaking when time deserve it..Even the folks that conspired against him in his party failed to admit that they won presidential election partly on the strength of the man's character and discipline...If Oshiomoleh should lose his seat as Chairman of his party because of the conspiracy of a man he brought into power on a platter of gold,it will be too bad for his foot soldiers to deny him of their loyalty when he need them most. Obaseki made a very grievous error,some of his colleagues brainwashed him and used him against his benefactor. The best treatment for him is to show him real political game and that is what we are seeing, The ship is moving now and all those who are left behind will be thrown offside for the next 4 years ..It is a battle the APC can not afford to lose .
zhike: Why is Nigeria the only African country that drive on the right?
Why is Nigeria the only African country that is Federal?
Why is Nigeria the only African country that are divided in states not provinces?
Why is Nigeria meter taxis colored in yellow ?
Is Nigeria dreaming to be the USA of Africa?
You should at least ensure your claims are true, before asking why.
To start with, a simple googling of the phrase, "African countries that drive on the right," gives, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso; — those are four countries, at the very least, and one of them is even one of Nigeria's next door neighbors.
So, for the simple reason that, "Google is your friend," I won't bother with the rest of your post. And quite frankly, I won't expect much else from others.
Dalby: There is a very thin line between bravery and stupidity. Always the circumstances at play are an indication of which side of the decide one is on...
The lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo II constituency, Hon Emmanuel Agbaje has pledged his support for the election of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the September 19th governorship election citing his inability to meet his political obligations to his constituents under the present administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki.
He is the second lawmaker out of the ten that have been sitting since the controversial inauguration of the house in July last year to publicly declare their support for Ize-Iyamu.
Addressing his supporters in Igarra over the weekend, Agbaje said the current system as being operated is strangulating them as lawmakers.
He said: “The only time I can remember that I was a true house of assembly member was the first one year and five months and that was when Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was governor.
“In that one year and five months Adams Oshiomhole approved our constituency projects: I cited one in Ward One, I cited a second one in ward 8 Enwan Mixed Grammar school, I cited one in Ososo Secondary school, they are all there uncompleted.
“Oshiomhole mobilised the contractors with 50 per cent of the value of the contracts and that is where the job has stopped till today. “Since then, for the past four years we have been begging for those jobs to be completed even when we have not got new ones, is that fair?
“Today, I am pained because I have wasted years in the house of assembly without being able to deliver on my campaign promises to my constituents, without being able to meet the slightest of the projections we promised our people because we have a system that doesn’t care about anybody. “Here we have an opportunity and this opportunity is very simple, it is either we want to continue like this but me I don’t want to end my eight years like this.
“The opportunity is that we get a change, a new system that will now bring out better governance that will benefit all of us so the choice is for our people and I know that we are not foolish.
“They say they did roads in Akoko-Edo, the World Bank did roads for us. We are happy even though the standard of those roads are nothing to write home about because they are almost all being washed away.
“I want to appeal to all of us, I will not stick my neck into projecting this same system that has tied everybody’s hand.” Vanguard News Nigeria.
Revolva: Otaru of auchi which is d highest ruler in Auchi and estsako Edo north still turbaning like wat
Even on his wall in his palace there are Islamic symbols carved there as I can see and a mosque drawn on the carved artwork hunged on his wall.
Don't they have a culture before Islam took over there . They should abide to their form of culture ok the auchi people are predominantly Muslim ..but they should promote their own culture in dressing
So you're the one to teach the people of Auchi how to live their life and/or practice religion?
Whoever imbibed you with this sort and level of arrogance?
PataAlhaja: You first praise them ... come castigate them again.
No one is perfect. Your own sef dey your body. Nonsense!
Hmm... I think you misunderstood that second statement like I also initially scratched my head over. In actual fact, the "don't mind them" statement was directed at those who are said to hate Jehovah's Witnesses so much.
OfoIgbo: I cannot ignore history in my decision making. It enhances the quality of the choices I make.
Yorubas showed their love for the Ijaws in 2015
The Yoruba showed their love for the Ijaws in 2011 already, remember?
Besides, going by the rotational arrangement almost guaranteed within the then ruling party PDP, it was still the turn of the North to continue in 2015. Why did the South attempt to disrupt the applecart then, when the South in fact just completed eight straight years through OBJ?
aguele: Prominent members of the Obaseki family have endorsed and pledged their support for the candidate f the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, in the September 19 Edo Governorship election.
The endorsement of the APC candidate by the embattled Governor's family on Saturday in a meeting at Ize-Iyamu's private residence in Benin, completes a disappointing week for the PDP's candidate which saw numerous aides, appointees, and other government officials resign their positions to back Ize-Iyamu.
Victor Obaseki, a cousin of Governor Godwin Obaseki, while speaking at the meeting, admitted that although Godwin Obaseki is a kin, he won't be getting the support of the family.
He said :"I am here today in company of my cousins to support Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu."
"Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, the executive governor, is our cousin. Generally, The Obasekis have their own way of doing things; we are a different branch of faith, we are supporting our brother, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu with an unalloyed support fully for him. I have supported him before, and I would continue to support him, we would do all our campaigns for him without let or hindrance, fully from the bottom of our hearts."
On his part, Ize-Iyamu expressed his delight at the support of the Obaseki family, stressing that this serves as a confirmation of the poor administration that Godwin Obaseki has given to Edo state in the past four years.
He also praised the Obaseki family for not allowing sentiments becloud their judgement in their support for who is right to lead Edo state for the next four years.
"Let me thank you for the endorsement. I have known some of you for many years and I am very happy that politics has not strained our relationship."
"It is true as Osaro said that far away in New York, I had the opportunity of meeting with him and other Edolites, where I shared my ambition. Osaro has been a good gentleman and humble man, and has always declared his support."
"He came out this morning to say, Godwin has not done well, and not because they answer the same surname, would continue to support him and go through the very poor performance that we have seen in the past four years."
"They will not allow the sentiments or even deceit of brotherhood make them vote for somebody they know is not qualified for a position."
No matter how one cuts and dices this development or others like it, it is most likely a sign there's fire on the mountain for Mr. Obaseki to have to deal with.
jaxxy: Same Buhari or is it el Sudan as u call it, ensured the unceremonious sacking of the Apc chairman that wanted to turn the party to his personal circus?? U tell me
Obviously, you're made-up. Please read again as revised — this time, slowly...
"Buhari Is endorsing Obaseki," you wrote? And yet the same Buhari directed his party hierarchy to sack the court-imposed NWC which had taken over from Oshiomhole for a few days already, and which had moved to re-impose Obaseki on his party?
And the same Buhari also directed the APC to uphold Ize-Iyamu as the party's candidate (in accordance and agreement with the earlier decision of the Oshiomhole-led NWC) and forward Ize-Iyamu to the INEC as APC's gubernatorial candidate?
The same Buhari who has been repeating that his new, latest and greatest Interim party hierarchy should ensure their party retains Edo and Ondo States in the coming elections?
Are you referring to the same Buhari, or to that el-Sudani you had created out of thin air?
Some on here are so pedestrian in their worldview it is darn embarrassing.
jaxxy: This is not about Apc bt Oshiomole forces. Did u hear me say Apc?? Even Buhari is endorsing obaseki. This is confirmed!!!
What is tinubus business here Are u ok??
Edo is not Lagos. Obaseki 4+4
"Buhari Is endorsing Obaseki," and the same Buhari directed his party hierarchy to sack the court-imposed NWC which moved to re-impose Obaseki on his party? And the same Buhari also directed the APC to uphold Ize-Iyamu as the party's candidate and forward Ize-Iyamu to the INEC as APC's gubernatorial candidate? Are you referring to the same Buhari, or to that el-Sudani you created?
Some on here are so pedestrian in their worldview it is darn embarrassing.
Even as an outsider, this video song/jingle sounds authentic Edo to me. Some politicians indeed know how to create election awareness and galvanize some electorates, particularly if relevant campaign jingles catch on. At least, they're working hard for their keep.
Esseite: I have folks whom reside in Edo aswell, and they all claim Obaseki is the preferred candidate. Not like he is the best above all, but he is a better candidate.
Whoa, so you don't even reside in Edo State yourself, and yet you are about one of the two most vocal and aggressive claimers on here about the mood of the electorates in Edo State — in particular as it pertains to Mr. Obaseki's chances in the upcoming guber elections? Hmm.
seanfer: What is Obaseki doing in Lagos when he is supposed to be in Edo Campaigning? His Opponent is campaigning everyday and the Incumbent is in lagos moving from one posh hall to the other. Even if the APC rig the upcoming election, I think the Governor is giving them excuse that they campaigned in all the nooks and crannies of the state which the Governor did not do. A word is enough for the wise... Lagos will not vote.. Come back and campaign in Edo.
abu12: no need of organising any CONFAB, just ask your senators/rep from your region to call for suspension of the constitution. don't deceive yourself with any stupid conference
Well said.
Don't mind those hypocrites — they and their sons and daughters were at the helm of affairs via blatant election rigging for a straight sixteen years and they couldn't change the Constitution or "restructure" the country along the line they've been vuvuzela'ing about.
Of those 16 locust years, President Jonathan alone was at the helm of affairs for the last six, or so, and ended up doing nothing about their utopian wish. Yet, they want the new hands at the helm of affairs who have barely spent in power as much as President Jonathan alone did while pilfering the country, to "restructure" the country outside the provisions of the Constitution? Who does that instead of first focusing on and clearing the mindless rot of those 16 preceding years of the locust, so the country "can see road?"
Forgotten History Of Igbo Tribe And Northern Alliance.
Do you know that when Tafawa Balewa was Prime Minister of Nigeria;
Chief of Army Staff was from SE Chief of Naval Staff was from SE IG of Police was from SE Chief of Defence Staff was from SE Internal Affairs Minister SE External Affairs Minister SE Education Minister South SE Many other key ministries to SE Parliament President SE Unilag VC from SE The University of Ibadan VC from SE North resisted same at ABU!
Still, there was dissatisfaction by SE, the officers from the region killed this same Balewa!!!!
Out of all the most senior officers in Nigeria, SE has 37, none was killed. 8 from the north, all of them were killed. 10 from the west, 2 were killed.
Then Ironsi imposed a unitary system of government on the country so that everything can belong to a region who snatched it!
We must know our history so that when we want to make corrections, we will not end up concealing the truth. This has nothing to do with tribalism but everything to do with the truth.....at times when lies litter the streets. There is a tendency to think those are truths and facts.
*What follows are documented facts that can be cross-checked for authenticity!"*
Thou shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.
*“Prof. Ben Nwabueze was the man who drafted the constitution that took away powers from regions and handed it to the central government because his brother Aguiyi Ironsi was the head of state then. Today, he is shouting restructuring that he helped to destroy. We won’t forget.”*.
WHAT BIAFRANS WILL NEVER TELL YOU ABOUT THE REAL CAUSE OF THEIR WOES IN NIGERIA TODAY:
The Igbo man is known to enjoy blaming the Hausa fulanis, Yorubas and indeed every other Nigerian tribe and Lord Luggard/Britain for their seeming claim of being in third class citizen status in Nigeria. In their perpetual attempts to play the victim card, they recount the political events of Nigeria from 1914 to the present in a half-baked and highly selective manner which cleverly avoids the mention of the roles played by their elite who by all natural laws of judgement were actually responsible for the woes that befell not only the Igbo race but the entire Nigeria nation. The story told in the post above is one of such selective and distorted accounts of history which the average Igbo man is fond of narrating.
However, the national archives have the complete and unedited history of Nigeria regarding the political events beginning way back from even before 1914. I will therefore proceed to furnish my readers with the complete story for all to read and be endowed with enough facts so as to judge and act from an informed position.
Shortly after the 1914 Amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates, it started getting clear that the country was bound to fail as the amalgamation in question was done with colonial fiat without the consent and consensus of the different tribes which were over 300. This prompted the political leaders to start asking for de-amalgamation so as to forestall the future danger which the forced amalgamation portended.
To that end, Ahmadu Bello, speaking on behalf of the Northern protectorate in 1944 described the amalgamation as "The mistake of 1914 which if allowed to remain will ultimately lead to unstoppable bloodshed and a failed country". Awolowo, speaking on behalf of the Yorubas and Western minorities, described Nigeria as a mere geographical expression not qualified to be called a country let alone a nation. Awolowo added that if the amalgamation could not be reversed, then Nigeria should be structured as a strictly federal state so as to enable each tribe enjoy autonomy this freedom from being dominated by any one single tribe.
But Nnamdi Azikiwe, speaking for the Igbos, denounced Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello, terming them ethnic champions. He accused them of nursing a sectional agenda against the unity of Nigeria, and he declared further that the Unity of Nigeria was non-negotiable.
After moving the motion for independece in 1953, Anthony Enahoro proposed that a secession clause should be incorporated into the future constitution of Nigeria so as to give legal backing for any tribe to peacefully exit the forced union if it feels marginalized in future. According to Enahoro, such provision in our constitution would instill in all Nigeria's future leaders the fear of the consequences of misgovernance. But Azikiwe, speaking on behalf of Igbos, rose against him in the parliament and labelled him an agent of disunity, and enemy of Nigeria. At a later date, Awolowo too made a case for secession clause, but Azikiwe again resisted him and instigated the colonial authorities to threaten him and Enahoro with charges of treasonable felony if they didn't stop proposing secession clause for the future constitution. While Azikiwe did all these, Igbos cheered and urged him on because they felt the future Nigeria was theirs to dominate and lord it over every other tribe
Before independece, Tafawa Balewa too had in a public speech described Nigeria as a British experiment and Nigeria's unity as a British intention which Nigerians themselves don't believe in. But Azikiwe kicked and demonized him too. Had Azikiwe co-operated with Enahoro, Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa about the secession clause, Nigeria perhaps would not have been this misgoverned.
For those in doubt, here is a link of one of the numerous instances in which Nnamdi Azikiwe fought against the secession clause proposal for the future Nigeria constitution.
It should be noted that there were many Igbo members of the parliament in which Azikiwe fought against Awolowo's secession clause proposal in the link above, but not a single one of them rose against Azikiwe or condemned him.
Igbos initially never wanted to hear anything like secession in Nigeria because they so much believed, though falsely, that they were the most educated tribe. (The first Nigerian tribe to produce a university graduate is the Binis). As an evidence of Igbo domination agenda hence their initial resistance to the idea of secession; here are some quotes:
"From all indications, the god of us Igbos have destined us to rule the whole of Africa"..... Nnamdi Azikiwe (1945).
"It is getting clearer each day that Igbo domination of Nigeria is just a question of time"... Oscar Onyeamma. (1949). Anascopeterson: As at 1900, the whole of the present Benue State, Kogi East Senatorial District and some southern parts of Taraba State called Munchi District back then; were all in the Southern Protectorate. Whoever doubts this should consult MacMillan Atlas for secondary schools in Nigeria. With that situation the South had a higher population than the North hence always had an upper hand in any democratic bargain.
But as at the early fifties when the regions were being created, common sense dictated clearly that these areas should fall in the future Eastern Region. But against common sense, the colonial masters decided to gerrymander them into the Northern Region. While they did that, Azikiwe who was supposed to be in Enugu fighting against it as the leader of the East, was far away in Ibadan struggling with Awolowo to rule the Western Region and also playing the spoiler role against Awolowo's attempts to have Kwara and present Kogi Yorubas carved into the Western Region from the North which was already too large by landmass.
Anascopeterson: While he abandoned his burning house and was far away in Ibadan struggling against Awolowo for his own (Awolowo's) region, Igbos saw absolutely nothing wrong with that. Rather they applauded him as a nationalist. A nationalist whose house was burning yet busy chasing rats in a far away land. Anascopeterson: When opinions became unanimous that Lord Luggard and his government must be forced out of Nigeria and indeed the whole of Africa, it was still the Igbos that frustrated the attempts. Here is how:
In 1948, Anthony Enahoro organized an anti-colonization symposium in Lagos for which Azikiwe and some other Igbos had agreed to deliver the keynote address. But when the D-day came, Azikiwe was nowhere to be found as he deliberately disappeared into thin air for fear of being arrested and dealt with by Lord Luggard. Anthony Enahoro then quickly replaced Azikiwe with another person who did the job improptu but perfectly well as he lambasted and lampooned Lord Luggard and the British Government. However, the British soldiers invaded the symposium venue, arrested the speaker and Enahoro and jailed them for treasonable felony. Ironically, the next day Azikiwe came out of hiding and granted a radio interview in which he accused Enahoro and the other organizers of suffering from youthful exhuberance.
On regaining his freedom few weeks later and being told of Azikiwe's radio interview, Enahoro resigned from his post as Editor of Azikiwe's newspaper - The West African Pilot.
Then he wrote a book titled "Nnamdi Azikiwe: Sinner of Saint". After launching the book, Enahoro left Azikiwe's party - the NCNC, and moved over to Awolowo's Action Group.
Anascopeterson: The first military coup in Nigeria was carried out by majority of Igbo army officers. That was the coup that truncated democracy just six years post Independence and led to a succession of coups which put the country on the reverse gear for 33 years.
Through that first coup, those Igbo army officers who accused the politicians and government of the day of monumental corruption, killed the political leaders of the Northern, Western and Midwestern Regions but allowed all Igbo political figures to escape by tipping them off prior to the D-Day. In addition to the killing of political figures, they also killed a total of 27 innocent high ranking military officers from every region except their Eastern Region.
In the end an Igbo man called Aguiyi Ironsi, who was supposed to have been killed alongside other military officers, ended up becoming the new military ruler of Nigeria. Rather than immediately arrest and punish the coup plotters, he kept them in detention where they were treated as heroes. This was actually what sowed the seed for the eventual Biafra War. On the 23rd of February 1966 (i.e. a month and 8 days after the first coup porpularly but wrongly known as Nzeogwu coup, an Ijaw born Army officer called Isaac Adaka Boro who hailed from Kaima town of present Bayelsa State, declared the secession of the Niger Delta Republic in an attempt to free his Ijaw people from the monumental marginalization they had been suffering under Igbos in the old Eastern Region. But Aguiyi Ironsi immediately ordered Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu to arrest him and hand him over to the military high command under him in Lagos. Ojukwu went all out against Isaac Adaka Boro with federal military might and within 12 fighting days killed 150 Isaac Boro's soldiers, arrested him, stripped him naked, and had him driven to Lagos and handed to Ironsi who immediately charged him to court and within two months secured against him a conviction of treasonable felony for which he was sentenced to death by hanging fixed for December that year by the Supreme Court. His 'crime' was that he declared secession of The Niger Delta Republic from Nigeria. Meanwhile the Igbo coupists who shed innocent blood of other tribes and even sprayed bullets into the bellies of the pregnant wives of Ahmadu Bello and Brigadier Shodeinde were not charged to court or arraigned before any military tribunal.
Isaac Adaka Boro was in detention waiting for December to come for him to join his ancestors. But God so kind, a revenge coup happened on July 29 by Northern soldiers and Ironsi was overthrown and killed. Gowon took over and released Isaac Adaka Boro unconditionally, reinstated him into the Army with his previous rank.
Then on May 30, 1967, Ojukwu too declared secession of Biafra Republic from Nigeria and without consulting or apologising to Isaac Boro, drew a Biafra map which included the very areas that made up Isaac Adaka Boro's earlier declared Niger Delta Republic for which he fought against him and killed his soldiers. Seeing such level of arrogance in Ojukwu, Isaac Boro asked Gowon to provide arms for him to crush Biafra by fighting on the Nigerian side in vengeance for Ojukwu's frustration of his own secession declaration 15 months earlier. Isaac Boro, as an Ijaw man conversant with the waterways, led the Nigeria Army through the coastal areas into Igboland to finish off thousands of Ojukwu's soldiers thus leading to the crushing defeat of Biafra. But today, Igbos accuse Ijaws of betraying them in the war. But from the facts as above, who really betrayed the other in all honesty? Be the judge. Why Gowon fought against Ojukwu's declaration of Biafra was as follows:
After Ironsi and Ojukwu successfully crushed Isaac Boro's Niger Delta Republic declaration, Ironsi immediately proceeded to promulgate the Anti-secession Decree which made the mere mention of secession from Nigeria punishable with death by hanging. Ojukwu openly supported and endorsed the decree despite disapproval of it by the general public. So when Ojukwu later declared Biafra secession, he was reminded of the Anti-secession Decree made by him and his brother Ironsi.
Deadly Truth: Igbos frequently reference Aburi Accord to create the impression that the rest of Nigerian tribes don't honour agreements. This is a very dishonest narrative from Igbos.
First and foremost Aburi Accord was organized by soldiers and unelected civil servants who should not participate in political exercises like making laws due to the civil service anonymity principle. Secondly, those civil servants and military men in attendance were not elected by their federal constituencies to the Aburi summit. In the philosophy of democracy the only universally acceptable way of making laws is through duly elected representatives of the people. But in going to Aburi the peoples' representatives duly elected in the 1965 elections were all sidelined for soldiers to hijack the process. Where on earth do soldiers make laws for the people? Rather, the civilian populace makes laws that guide the military. Aburi Accord therefore had no seal of the people's sovereignty hence it was an illegality which shouldn't have been allowed to stand.
Thirdly, in 1957, Nigerians from all federal constituencies democratically elected representatives whom they sponsored to London, paid their flight tickets and hotel accommodation for the Independence constitutional conference. Those representatives all resolved and agreed on federalism marked by regional autonomy and resource control in the Independence Constitution which they brought back home and everyone accepted it.
In that constitution, Nigerians all agreed that on no account shall the military take over power. It was also clearly stated in it that ammendments to it could be done by only democratically elected representatives.
That constitution was the first ever agreement between all Nigerians. On the day of his inauguration as the Army GoC, Aguiyi Ironsi stood before the whole world and with his own mouth swore to protect and defend that sovereign Independence constitution regardless of the circumstances that may later arise. But just six years after he manufactured an excuse to clinch power against the clear provisions of that constitution we all agreed to, unilaterally began to amend its provisions with his very offensive Decrees, and ended up dismantling the federalism and resource control therein, and ultimately subverted that constitution we all painstakingly sacrificed to draft. That was the height of Irresponsibility and the dishonoring of sacred agreement. That was how Igbos breached the first agreement, all Nigerians, ever all mutually consented to, thus laying the foundation for violation of future agreements.
So Aburi Accord was only treated exactly the same way Igbos treated the Independence constitution agreement. Anascopeterson: Obasanjo removed history from the school curriculum hence the reason why many of what we know of the eventualities in Biafra war were altered to suite their narratives.
Odigie-Oyegun and his vuvuzela Ojezua have since been disgraced and silenced politically and remain so. They and their minions have no effective campaigns or vote-winning pedigrees, anyways. So, go figure.
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