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Haha. Nana the slave dealer is now a strong man who fought the British. Stop the crap. Nana's only fight was to oppose British stoppage of slavery and British efforts to deal directly with traders eliminating middle men like Nana.

Nana is no hero.

bdon123:
He didnt chicken out by not fighting....he was a president who didnt hav balls to keep his cabinet on check.His ministers behaved anyhow n patience had power than even him in politics.He was voted out simple.

Wao. What an excuse to commit the crime you committed in 2015 against Nigeria. We saw how Timibu controlled his ordinary chief of staff and not to talk of cabinet ministers. We are witnessing how Tinububis controlling Wike and Edu. Remi tinubu the church rat is now donating billions with tinubu's heavy control Get at

I take the issues one by one.

1. Azikiwe and Awolowo won't have been able to form the government as they did not meet the constitutional requirement. Their unity would have led to constitutional crisis. Azikiwe was still trying to figure out how to tackle the constitutional crisis when reports got to him that Awolowo was also negotiating with Sardiana to form government. Apparently he was selling shit to Zik while plotting how to form govt with Sarduana.

2. Yoruba always twisting history. Before 1965 there was 1964 boycott. Who did that boycott? The Igbo. Who was it meant to benefit? The Yoruba. Did the Yoruba boycott as agreed? No. What made them think Igbo would trust them and go for a second boycott on their behalf when they chickened out of the first boycott? Foolishness.

3. I have no details of 1979 and 1983. But only a fool given Yoruba betrayal tendencies who want to go with them again. And Zik was no fool

When the hynas gathered to devir us alive, they made sure nobody told the story. But Mr Forsyth stood for truth and exposure and the story of the Igbo pogrom was told. Salute to a true human. RIP hero.

What an idiotu of a man. Your idea of peace has nothing to do with peace but with conquest

What a joke. So a Yoruba president wants to counter historical fact with a decree. Haha

I believe her. I have heard this truth spoken many years ago by people who knew it. Abacha is a hero and not the demon South Westerners paint him. I nearly became a soldier cuz of him.

Goodvibes007:
Reno is Itsekiri. He just calls Yorubas Olukumi as that's what they call them in the Delta area. In Benin Republic, they are called Anago.
In Togo, they are called Ife Ana.
In Sierra Leone/Gambia, they call them Aku people.

Highly amorphous.

You must be a joker. You think writing long rubbish will make it true. I have told you what Soyinka wrote and you ashamedly called him a liar while holding that an unstated point of an absentee soldier was worth more than his learned eye witness account. In Biafran Soyinka died to Yoruba. Now tell us what Madiebo said.

samstradam:
Why does it not surprise me that you would actually denigrate and call him a liar, this a whole Madiebo, a man who not only led your forces but actually shed blood for you and saw combat, unlike your glorious leader Ojukwu who never shot a bullet in anger and was to busy writing shakespearean poetry to recite to you on radio to feed your egos.

What exactly are you disputing self? Are you saying Madiebo who was your GOC, an actual military combatant, was not an eyewitness and was wrong in describing Banjo's death and the days leading before it.

Are you saying a "cunning yorubaman", who also happened to be a poet (seems like you prefer poets instead of warriors) had more insight into military machinations than a General in the Biafran army, since as you alone claim he escorted Banjo everywhere he went.

As usual arguments based on silly emotions rather than common sense, facts and more importantly the truth.

Banjo invaded the Midwest region himself with 3000 Biafrans on 9th August 1967 dealing with a federal force that numbered no more than 300 men . The Northerners, sorry I mean the "Nigerian" authorities, had recalled almost all their troops back home or to Lagos months ago, conveniently. Read into that what you will.

Within 24 hours, the Biafran "liberating" force controlled most of the region.

Straight away Banjo, the invading General (na Ojukwu give am title) found out that Ojukwu had undermined him and without his knowledge sent another bunch of troops commanded by Ochei to go and kill Ejoor in Benin, which had not been part of what Banjo and Ojukwu discussed as Ejoor, was still one of the 3 midwestern candidates Banjo had suggested that Ojukwu should appoint as administrator of the Midwest....since as they all insisted, they were not actually invading any other parts of Nigeria but "liberating" and"saving" us from Northern control and domination.

Ojukwu refused to accept this, and appointed an Igbo officer, Okonkwo, a medical doctor as the new Governor and leader of the Midwesterners. Read into that what you will.

After 3 days of argument, Banjo was forced to follow the Ojukwu's instruction and start his onward march to the Western Region on the 12th of August. His troops were only able to enter the region on the 17th of August.

The 17 of August also happens to be the same day Wole Soyinka was arrested and imprisoned for 22 months by the Nigerian government. He was arrested in the West, but obviously taken to a prison in Kaduna. Read into that what you will.

By the 18th of August Banjo and his troops were stopped at Ore and his troops would occupy that part of the Western region for a further month. Ojukwu would summon him back to hq on the 19th and clandestinely execute him on the 22nd September, this was 2 or 3 days after Nigeria had started their counteroffensive (from about 3 fronts simultaneously) and successfully taken back the Midwest with the help and participation of the indigenous non-Igbos of the region.

These are facts that can be verified, but we know it is better to stick with your propaganda that states you have been wronged from the beginning of history and it is all Yoruba peoples fault as you have no blame in the matter at all.

What did Alex Madiebo write, mpama? Was he with Banjo? Soyinka who was there with him wrote what they planned and you are mentioning Madiebo that wasn't there. By the way tell us what Madiebo wrote. Common return your Fadeyi Bus Stop.

Brenbentondiaz:
Alex Madiebo that wrote the book has become Yoruba overnight? Are you guys this dense? Is it the long duration under the sun while hawking gala, or you guys were just born with this legendary lack of capacity to reason? It's actually hilarious, by the way.

The Yoruba man is so wicked with history. All that was bad was always by the Igbo and all that was good was by the Yoruba.

Real history. Banjo was given Biafran soldiers on his request to go liberate Yoruba land. He stopped at Benin and removed the administrator. The time wasted in Benin meant Lagos already knew he was on his way as Alabi Isama reported that he radios to inform Lagos. On getting to Ore later he set up communication between him and other Yoruba with wooe soyinka as his messenger. Soyinka wrote about this in his his You must set forth at dawn. The book confirmed that Banjo planned a two way coup that would remove Ojukwu in Enugu and Gowon in Lagos. When Yoruba rewrite history like this it is because they believe Ojukwu should have allowed Banjo to kill him since he was a Yoruba. Ndi nzuzu