₦airaland Forum

buzugee:
you are emotional. caught up in the euphoria of the sentiment swirling around the ikemba, so i would not expect to get a reasonable and objective contribution out of you. coupled with the fact that you are a tribal man whose affinity for the igbos is great. based on that, i think your contributions are mute. now dont get me wrong now, the man is a strong brave man. i give him that. he is a man of strong character i give him that. but somehow i dont think the lord will be too happy with him. he was responsible for the loss of 1 million lives. children of the tribe of Gad. 1 million of em. nearly genocided.

No use arguing with a fool.

Read the article. No foreign reporter has EVER blamed Ojukwu for the civil war. None of the obituaries blame him. History speaks for itself. As much as you choose to ignore it. You have some nerve calling yourself unbiased. What else do you call yourself?

End of discussion.

buzugee:
the foreign men who wrote the article wrote the article in 1968 when they also were swept by the euphoria of the war. they had to make a case for the man and to sell papers. it was the big world issue of that period. tell me something ? afterwards did you see ojukwu mentioned in any foreign newspaper ? even when he was in hospital in london did you hear one word from british journalists ? NOPE. thats because they dont celebrate treason in england.

And you call yourself objective. Who do you think you are fooling? You are not fooling anyone. Like I said, I would rather listen to an unbiased/objective person from a foreign land, who is not swayed by public sentiment or tribal loyalties.

BTW, any people have a right to self-determination. It is a God given right, and if a state cannot protect its people, then it is not fit to govern the people. To make it clearly for you, Nigeria could not protect Igbos from the pogroms in the North. Slaughtered tens of thousands would make any group of people ready to secede and form their own nation. Is that hard to comprehend or do I need ot make it simpler?

buzugee:
a foreigner believe it or not will not look at ojukwu favorably. this is why he is not a world icon. what he did in america and britain will result in being drawn and quartered and his head stuck on a pole and placed in trafalgar square for all to see. in america it is called TREASON. punishable by hanging.

Sometimes I wonder if you even have a brain or are you that dense? Who are these foreigners that are writing these obituaries that are putting Ojukwu in a favorable light? I mean you really need to use that brain of yours. That foreign education that you have must not have helped, you like it has helped me.

Especially when the article is staring you in your face. Did you even read it? Or like most Nairalanders, are you quick to type before you process information? I cannot be too angry with you, some of us not blessed with keen minds.

buzugee:
actually that would include me because i dont know much about nigerian politics and neither do i dabble or talk about it. i am neither a tribalist. it is hard for people to view the situation objectively but i can. it would have been in the man and the nations interest to fight a war of inclusion and not a war of secession. he would then be viewed favorably by history and by all.

Even the foreign men who wrote these articles have more knowledge about Nigeria than you, which is actually sad. Ojukwu supported Nigerian and he was a federalist. The man was against secession, but he had to listen to the will of the people in the former Eastern Region. He was a reluctant leader. Ojukwu had nothing to gain from secession. His father's business was conducted throughout Nigeria. That meant his family lost much, because of the secession. Did you know Ojukwu at that time, was often accused by Igbos as not wanting secession in the beginning?

History is looking favorable on Ojukwu. He did not wish for war. If you know anything about Aburi, Gowon reneged on his promise. Ojukwu had to play the cards that he was dealt.

I am loving these unbiased articles about the great leader of Biafra, Ojukwu. He is being vindicated. Nigeria cannot spread its lies about this man. The world knows the truth and history will look favorable on him.

buzugee:
look lets face facts here. these were all men driven by huge egos. their sense of entitlement put lots of lives at risk. RIP to the man but i think we need some perspective here.

I rather look at the perspective from a non-Nigerian, who is able to objectively look at the situation through unbiased lens. That would not include you.

Ojukwu not only led the former Eastern region in battle, but he gave the Ndigbo a sense of unity that we never had before. Even though his legacy is connected to Biafra, I feel that his leadership led to a united Igboland, which is often overlooked.

The Economist & Time Magazine, both foreign and unbiased outlets have looked favorable at Ojukwu's legacy.

I thought the previous post was my last, but I am at a loss for words.

Ojukwu commanded the respect of all Igbos.

https://www.tvbiafra.com/image/ojukwu.jpg

My last message on this thread -

God bless you Ojukwu. My heart is heavy, but you will always be remembered as the Igbos greatest champion.

We love you so much Ojukwu. May you tender soul join the rest of our Igbo brothers and sisters who lost their lives during the war, in Heaven.

Ojukwu the man of the people.

Akwukwo juru n'ohia, ma a baa a choba okazi.

Ojukwu the Great!

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ALL HAIL BIAFRA!!!

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My Igbo brothers and sisters, I beg of you to ignore these fools who mock a dead man.

These beast of no nation are not worthy to be replied to. Just look at their words and do not forget.

Onlytruth:
We will never forget.

Yes. We will never forget his contributions to the Igbo people.

https://media.bellinghamherald.com/smedia/2011/11/26/10/38/137-hO4VR.Em.55.jpg

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Land of the rising sun.

Our leader is gone, but he will never be forgotten.

I am disappointed brothers and sisters for acting as low as these Yoruba and Hausa tribalist.

Show some respect for our great Igbo leader.

God bless Biafra. God bless Ojukwu. A shrine in my village will be dedicated to this man.

https://www.igboezue.com/files/u3/ojukwu3.jpg

chino11:
Ezeuche abia state

Chino the picture that you used was actually Onitsha market. I dey laugh o!

Awka is no different o! Imagine a state capital.

https://www.elombah.com/awka6.jpg

Chei! Onitsha. . .

https://www.igbofocus.co.uk/assets/images/Onitsha_market_fire.gif

Erosion ridden Anambra

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Anambra today.  


Onitsha - Dirtiest city East of the River Niger

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ezeagu:
What the are Igbo people doing in Niger republic?

Igbo people are everywhere. There are probably Igbos in Iraq and Afghanistan.

ezeagu:
Nigerians are usually follow-follow, so it's no surprise that Abia State was scapegoated when the whole of Nigeria is generally shit. No excuse for the "governor" of Abia state, Oche Ego, but there's too much exaggeration from people who have never been to Abia State to the point that you'd think Abia's roads were all worn to the earth. To be honest it's not different from any other state in Nigeria except Imo, Enugu (well, the city), Rivers, Lagos, and FCT.

Abia state was indeed scapegoated. The lies that were spread about Abia was complete nonsense. It was even from fellow Igbos. Mainly from Anambra extraction.

If there was indeed a Biafra, there would be great friction between Anambra and Abia Igbos with Imo/Enugu/Ebonyi in the middle.

Igbo Amaka/chino11 - Enough with you Anambra supremacy.

No wonder many Igbos from other states are starting to have some disdain for Anambrans. 

He is more Muslim than Igbo. The man must be the .1% of the Igbo population that follows that religion.

Eko Ile:
Ode of no common sense.

The federal government took and is guaranteeing the loan so the loan is hanging on the federal government, not Lagos state.

Ewu!

The money is being used to help with Lagos infrastructure.

You can't have one's cake and eat it too.

So if Nigeria splits, Lagos and the rest of the South-West will owe France 100 millions Euros.