₦airaland Forum

They said Buhari is fighting corruption and should be re-elected even in the face of fulani terrorism. They said he is better than the past leaders and should be supported despite the obvious lack of will to effect the very changes that will stop the fall of the nation and begin the foundation for a prosperous future. Buhari is afflicted with tribalism and rewarding him with another term will ruin this country beyond hope of any redemption. Buhari is not a leader and this is not the type of president Nigeria should have at this point in the world. We know Buhari is making insignificant efforts now to hoodwink, confuse and deceive some gullible Nigerians he is capable or willing to govern Nigeria uprightly but the insecurity and lawlessness in the country is so bad and shameful to have occurred under a man whose primary constituency is the military. Under Buhari, different law applies to fulanis and the rest of the country. Even the corruption fight is a facade.
Please let us unite to retire this man to Daura. Honestly, Buhari needs the rest .

In saner climes, both Okiro and the other guy would be suspended and a wide investigation opened to uncover the scale of abuse in police promotion. But will Bubu do this? No, he doesn't have it in him, yet they say he has what it takes to take the country forward. 1950 leadership in 2018. When Policemen are not promoted on merit, why would they work hard to protect citizens. Instead, they will work hard to protect the big men who influences their career.

dre11:
Police Promotion Scandal: Leaked Phone Conversation Exposes Buhari's Chief of Personal Security In Promotion-Solicitation From PSC Chair Mike Okiro






http://saharareporters.com/2018/03/01/police-promotion-scandal-leaked-phone-conversation-exposes-buharis-chief-personal

A word of advise for Freeze. He should find a way to get women to connect to his message and his aim will be achieved. The pastors got the women hooked to their message and the men became easy conquest. The first gender and the worst affected by Freeze's message is the women and naturally where the women go, just like the horney bees, the men follow.

Been in a monogamous marriage is no guarantee for fidelity. Many women in monogamous marriages are dogging about. Fidelity is not and will never have anything to do with polygamous or monogamous marriages.

nonut:
The million dollar question is, will the wives remain faithful when they're waiting for their turn?

APC going! going!! going!!!.

If APC wishes to reward PMB with a second term despite the gross incompetence and the lack of capacity, Nigerians should deliver justice at the poll. Same mistake PDP did feeding Jonathan in the face of obvious loss of popularity among the ordinary Nigerians.

Let APC bring it on, Nigerians are patiently waiting.

If you still see this matter as Tinubu vs Buhari or vs Oyegun, then you don't care much about the future of the country.

agwom:
The 36 state chairmen of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have endorsed tenure extension for the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun led National Working Committee (NWC).

The state party chairmen also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to seek re-election in 2019.

A communiqué signed by Chief Henry Ajomale, the Lagos State APC chairman, passed a vote of confidence on President Buhari, the party’s National Chairman, Chief Odigie-Oyegun and other leaders for what they called numerous achievements despite challenges so far experienced in the country.

They said the decision was taken after a thorough appraisal of the APC government.

The communiqué, issued by the Forum of APC State Chairmen after their meeting in Abuja yesterday, also backed the Senator Bola Tinubu led peace and reconciliation committee and urged the panel to expedite action in reconciling members of the party.

The forum also called on all members of the party to give maximum support to the committee to achieve sustainable peace in the party.

Part of the communiqué read, “The forum hereby also resolved as follows: In view of the short period between the time available for the proposed party congresses and INEC published time-table for conduct of party primaries and general elections, the forum resolved that the tenure of the present officers of the party at all levels be extended by 2 years to avert challenges in the party.

“In view of the reasons as adduced above, and the fact that the present constitution as amended in 2014 has not been fully tested in the short life of the party, the forum resolved that the proposed amendment of the party constitution be suspended.”

Today’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting is expected to endorse the proposal of the state party chairmen, after its consideration last night by the national caucus of the ruling APC which met at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

It would be recalled that Daily Trust had earlier reported plans by APC leaders to extend the tenure of the current NWC.

PDP squandered $500bn in 16 years – Buhari

Buhari said the Peoples Democratic Party squandered $500 billion oil earnings in 16 years.

“Nigeria was fast heading for a state of collapse. It is easy to forget the fuel subsidy fraud, arms fund diversion, depleted excess account savings, depleted foreign reserves, massive unpaid debts to contractors and suppliers amidst failure to invest or even maintain our infrastructure namely railways, roads, electricity, in spite of having earned over US$500 billion from Oil & Gas alone, during the 16 years of PDP rule. Lest we forget, we must always remind ourselves of the dire situation in which we came to office.

“Therefore we must not be shy in projecting our tremendous achievements from 2015 to date. The territorial integrity of Nigeria is no longer under threat. A number of security challenges still exist, but they exist in even the most well policed and well secured countries. I am confident that the measures we are taking will tackle the acts of rural banditry, herdsmen/farmers conflicts, communal clashes, kidnappings and other crimes,” he said.

APC must brace up for tough challenges in 2019 – Oyegun

“I wish to note that the road so far has not been smooth sailing, but we have weathered the storm. We must brace ourselves to face and overcome challenges that will come our way this year, and they are going to be tough. Elections are generally very emotive,” he said.

He said he fully supported the Asiwaju Peace Committee constituted to reconcile all aggrieved groups within the party and encouraged all members to support the committee.

Our correspondent reports that Senate President Bukola Saraki and Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed were among top party members absent as of the time of filing this report (10:00pm).

The meeting, which started at 8:00pm, was attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Speaker House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, state governors, members of National Working Committee, members of the National Assembly, members of National Executive Council, former governors, ministers among others.

Battles ahead of APC – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that there are battles ahead of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 general elections.

He said the reconciliation committee headed by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu must be given maximum support and cooperation with a view to getting the party united in purpose and in shape.

The president said this at the Presidential Villa in Abuja last night at a meeting of the national caucus of the party.

He spoke about the party differences in various states, saying “To this end, I have appointed a committee, headed by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a leader of the party, to reconcile differences in various states. We hope the committee will be given maximum support and cooperation to enable it to satisfactorily carry out its work and get the party united in purpose and in shape for the battles ahead.”

President Buhari said for the APC to succeed in winning the 2019 general elections, the constitution of the party must be strictly followed in all actions and decisions.

He said the party could not have been victorious in 2015 without the unity of purpose exhibited in challenging and defeating an incumbent government.

Buhari said, “This unity and success are needed now more than ever because elections are now looming.”

The President said he was aware of opinions and criticisms about the pace of his government. “In particular, the delay in appointments to boards of parastatals. Many boards have been inaugurated so far.”

He said now that the INEC had come out with the timetable for elections in 2019, the party should prepare itself for congresses at wards, local governments, states and the centre.

He said party leaders should also ensure internal democracy and avoid short cuts and illegal manoeuvres, which had characterized the opposition party “with the consequences that they are now divided.”

“The APC has a history of conducting free and fair primaries whenever consensus about any candidacy is not reached. Regardless of the outcomes of the primary processes, it is imperative that we all work together to ensure the victory of our party.”

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/apc-state-chairmen-extend-oyegun-s-tenure-by-2-years.html

Hmmm. The infiltration of marriages by the wives' families is making it difficult for the man of the house to assert authority. And many women are so ill-prepared for marriage that any little misunderstanding, they are already feeding their families with juicy tales from their homes. When the marriages crash, they bear the brunt.

Pipedreams:
Woman trouble! I left my marriage of 1year cos of this. Constant quarells , no peace and issues, inlaw issues. I was living in hell. If devil use me and if i hit her and she faints na police case. So i just pack my things jejely when my rent was due to an unknown place. She's cooling her heels in her father's house now

Do Nigerian women need reminding they are cheap and platinum digger? At least, a customer confirmed it.

concord129:
https://naijagossipa.com/2018/02/22/nigerian-girls-are-the-most-gullible-french-tourist-reveals-how-he-slept-with-1400-african-ladies/

Quite sad. So, what matters to you is where a president comes from. Not even better life and tomorrow for your children. No wonder Nigeria is where it is today.

femidejulius:
While I believe Buhari is a total failure, I believe too that if Buhari fails to win, and another northerners win,it is to the disadvantage of the South as the new president will want a second term thereby postponing the chances of the south to produce a president. I also believe that the next time a president comes from the south, he should be from the South East.

I thought they would respond like the followers of Muhammed Yusuf did; causing more troubles. Only to be disappointed all those chest beating were empty rancorous noise. How can the southern tribes be liberated when they are always scared of dying.

Skyfornia:
I doubt if Kanu is still alive. And the sudden calmness of his people is even more disturbing. How can a person of Nnamdi Kanu be missing and none of his people is aggressively curious.

Succinctly put.

Mynd44:
More like praise where praise is needed and scold when it is needed.

We must all keep balance

Wish this thing is common. May God bless you with one even as small as an ant.

Nairalanddist:
We Yoruba Muslims will never sit and watch that happen. We owe Buhari and his Fulani tribe alot for bringing Islam to the South west and making us see the light through the holy teachings of Islam. We will do our best to support Buhari in 2019 and any subsequent Fulani candidates in future. Our votes in collaboration with the north is enough to neutralize the SE/SS paltry votes. Until the later regions accept Islam as their only religion, they may never smell the presidency again

I suppose you will judge him if the dead lay were your sister or daughter. Call a spade a spade. If God has anything against blood transfusion, the knowledge would not have been revealed to man. Archaic beliefs leading to unwarranted death should be discarded.

stephen109:
I WON'T JUDGE THIS MAN ON THIS..I PREFER TO LEAVE THIS STORY TO GOD....JUDGE NO MAN!!!!

Must the tribe of a man be held accountable for his deeds? Tell me where you come from, so I can know whether to call you a Yahoo/terrorist/thief / whatever.

FRESHG:
I DONT WANNA BELIEVE THAT ALL YORUBAS ARE AS DUMB AS THIS POWER HUNGRY EDUCATED ILLITERATE. WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO DESERVE THIS KIND OF PUNISHMENT FROM THESE BLOOD SUCKING MONSTERS

How does a competition for political space and commerce got anything to do with Islam? Do Fulani herdsmen ask religion before attacking?
That people do not see things the way you see it does not make them ''iddiotic bastsrds''. And, you are a woman. What would you teach your children?

Cyynthialove:
Who doesn't know that deployments of soldiers to Benue was nothing but a way to disarm Benue people who have decided to protect themselves from Fulani terrorists and also to help Fulani terrorist to continue to unleash terror on innocent poor Christians in those areas ?
This is what I said that day soldiers were sent to Benue, but some iddiotic bastsrds were busy on my mention vomiting rubbish all in a bid to defend this satanic/ isllamic government led by Buhari.

If not for the reason I gave above, why are Nig soldiers not protecting the citizens as they made us to believe ?
Why is Buhari so reluctant in declaring Fulani herdsmen terrorist group in Nigeria ? Mind you.. this group is the fourth deadliest terrorist group globally, but Buhari has refused to follow the global trend by not declaring these monsters terrorist.

Buhari should know that everybody must not be a Muslim, so hiding under herdsmen to reduce the population of Christians so that he can be able to unveil his evil plan is dead on arrival.
This islimization agenda that is in progress must surely crumble along the line.

Buhari is a Muslim
Buhari is a terrorist
Buhari stop killing Christians


STOP KILLING CHRISTIANS !

Adebayo Shittu for Oyo Governor? God will not punish Oyo with such a clueless man without vision and lack of competence. What reform did Shittu do in the Ministry of Communication? Oyo needs a progressive governor.

The fallibility of generalization. Just because of a couple of Muslims out of the 1.4Billions in the world, then to you, all Muslims are hypocrites.

Ride on.

Faxole:
What a hypocrite.

In my experience on this earth, I haven't met bigger and more dangerous hypocrites than muslims. This doesn't mean I haven't met people from other religions who are hypocrites, I have. I've met christian hypocrites. But the troubling thing about muslim hypocrites is that they are the only ones that have the tendency to harm and even kill others for the same thing that they are guilty of. And they'll justify it with their holy scriptures.

And even when they commit a crime that's so dehumanizing and reprehensible, they'll just brush it aside like is nothing and say that Allah will forgive them. Just look at this guy brushing off his own more reprehensible action without any remorse whatsoever, yet labelling harmless pre-wedding pictures as haram.

If this was a muslim country and this guy was a member of the bureaucracy, he'd have issued a fatwa already, and tomorrow and in subsequent days you'd see dead bodies of recently married couples littering the streets.

Islam needs a serious reformation.

MURIC would be better staying off tribal politics of Nigeria. The Fulanis are killing and are being killed, not because of their faith but for the political space and commerce. What has MURIC got to do with this? Prof lost this one.

The pastor is at fault, not the religion. When are we going to get a conscience?

Crimes such as the kidnapping of foreigners and locals alike scare investment. Moreover, this is championed by the Lagos State Govt. What stops other governors from doing same. Instead, they build statues and advise youths to steal. Blame no one but the leaderships.

Sapiosexuality:
I don't understand this country.

Why not spread the wealth rather than make Lagos the only commercial viable state?

Why not open up the entire country for business for opening up ports in other States to full capacity?

I don't mean that thing happening in PH port where you'd need x5 of the money clearing in Lagos will cost you.

Open the entire country for business and watch unemployment and poverty reduced to the lowest value.

We have the Apapa Ports, Tincan Ports, the Badagry Port is on, and now we are on Lekki Sea Port. Isn't this stupidity?

As low as the UK is, there are about 40 Ports evenly distributed but here it's all Lagos and some mediocre system on the other ports.

We can't grow like this. We don't need such clueless economic plan to grow. Spread the ports and open up the country for business.

They should do the work before the talk. They have not convened, they have not come up with manifesto, ideology etc and they are making noise. How is this different from what APC did in 2015 that led to PMB denying all the campaign promises.
Work first and we will support you if we see the commitment. Just shouting without concrete ideology and plans is nothing but another party which = APC+PDP=Failure.

Sales/marketing executives
Location: Eti-Osa East Local Government, Lagos.
Qualification: OND / HND in any discipline. Candidate must be fluent in English. Fluency in two or more local languages will be a plus. Proficiency in Microsoft office. Good knowledge of social media marketing.
Experience: 2 years marketing/sales experience. Building industry marketing experience will be a plus.
Ideal candidate must have;
• a positive attitude,
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• excellent communication and Interpersonal skills
• good presentation skills
• problem-solving and time management skills
and be flexible and be a team player
Detailed soft copy cv with an accompanying cover letter should be sent to amby_jibs@yahoo.com. Entry closes 14th February 2018.

Post better ignored for it lacks .........

TunezMedia:
Nigerian supermodel and former miss Nigeria, Omowunmi Akinnifesi rocked the same pants she wore to the All Black Everything event on the 26th and Davido's 30 billion concert the following day. While she slayed both looks many will be wondering if all she has for outing is just the one pant. See below...

http://www.tunezmedia.com.ng/2017/12/issa-one-pant-show-for-ex-beauty-queen.html

But do you consider what you type on social media can deeply hurt the people you write about and their family? The likes surely do not worth the pains such people feel. Just my thought, though.

baski92:
not really just having fun bro, as of this i have gotten 200 likes and 29 shares

Sales/marketing executives
Location: Eti-Osa East Local Government, Lagos.
Qualification: OND / HND / BSC in any discipline. Candidate must be fluent in English. Fluency in two or more local languages will be a plus. Proficiency in Microsoft office. Good knowledge of social media marketing.
Experience: 3 years marketing/sales experience. Building industry marketing experience will be a plus.
Ideal candidate must have;
• a positive attitude,
• strong work ethics
• excellent communication and Interpersonal skills
• good presentation skills
• problem-solving and time management skills
and be flexible and be a team player
Detailed soft copy cv with an accompanying cover letter should be sent to amby_jibs@yahoo.com. Entry closes 24th December 2017.

Interesting. Do you get paid for the likes?

baski92:
oga me i dey after the likes, i don herp many op talk their mind

This is not good bros. Leave a matter that does not concern you alone. You don't even know what faith awaits you through your wife, who may turn out worse than those you bad mouth. Stop hurting others, it's unnecessary. Whatever we do we reap. If she does what you said, karma will judge her but you should refrain from typing such in a public forum.

baski92:
JAM JAM make sure you chop the meat well and make sure may the meat no waste cause your mama honey pot worked very hard to get does for you both international and local

Sales/marketing executives
Location: Eti-Osa East Local Government, Lagos.
Qualification: OND / HND / BSC in any discipline. Candidate must be fluent in English. Fluency in two or more local languages will be a plus. Proficiency in Microsoft office. Good knowledge of social media marketing.
Experience: 3 years marketing/sales experience. Building industry marketing experience will be a plus.
Ideal candidate must have;
• a positive attitude,
• strong work ethics
• excellent communication and Interpersonal skills
• good presentation skills
• problem-solving and time management skills
and be flexible and be a team player
Detailed soft copy cv with an accompanying cover letter should be sent to amby_jibs@yahoo.com. Entry closes 24th December 2017.

Am I the only one who has noticed that most major crimes cracked by the police these days are through the intelligent police arm of the Nigerian Police '''Determined to find Sunday, sources said that the OC SARS approached the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT), headed by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr Abba Kyari. It was alleged that through the efforts of the IRT operatives, Sunday’s phone was tracked and some of his alleged killers arrested''

Why can't the Nigerian police empower the Nigerian Police to carry out intelligent policing instead of the agbero they do now. Must a useful arm of the police be for few crimes? Nigeria Police is backward and needs intelligent men and women back with forensics and other technologies to reduce the alarming crime rate.

Unfortunately, all will be affected. It is not targeted against jihadists alone but also economic migrants such as the likes of Nigerians and the other developing world.

TheLogicalMind:
Only Jihadi Mudslimes need to be worried.

As supporters of Biafra continue to celebrate the success of their stay-at-home directive on May 30 in some states in the Southeast, a publication has surfaced on the internet showing how the former Biafran warlord, the late Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, prevented food aid from getting to thousands of starving Biafran children.

According to Robert Goldstein, the foreign public relations expert Ojukwu contracted to launder Biafra’s image to the outside world, by refusing to allow food aid through the land borders, the Biafran war chief contributed to the death of thousands of starving Biafran children during the three-year Nigerian civil war.

Goldstein wrote: ”It is inconceivable to me that you would stop the feeding of thousands of your countrymen (under auspicies of world organizations such as the International Red Cross, World Council of Churches and many more) via a land corridor which is the only practical way to bring in food to help at this time. It is inconceivable to me that men of good faith would try to twist world opinion in such a manner as to deceive people into believing that the starvation and hunger that is consuming ‘Biafra’ is a plot of Britain, Nigeria and others to commit genocide.

”I cannot in all conscience serve you any longer. Nor can I be a party to suppressing the fact that your starving thousands have the food, medicine and milk available to them…..it can and is ready to be delivered through international organizations to you. Only your constant refusal has stopped its delivery.”


Starving Igbo children during the 1967-70 Nigerian civil war
In his open letter of resignation to Ojukwu, published by Morning Post, Lagos, August 17, 1968, Goldstein stated:

OPEN LETTER OF RESIGNATION TO ODUMEGWU OJUKWU
FROM Robert S. Goldstein
Public Relations Representative of Biafra in the United States
(Published in the Morning Post, Lagos, August 17, 1968)

As your Public Relation’s Representative in the United States, it is my distasteful duty to tender my resignation based on the following points:

POINT 1 – In November of 1967 when we met in Umuahia, you and your Cabinet were very impressive. You told me of the woes of your little Republic, that thousands of people had died, were dying and more were prepared to die for freedom’s sake.

You and your Cabinet told me you believed world opinion would help your cause if you could get your story across.

You expressed the opinion that very few if any people in the United States knew of the plight of the Biafrans.

You asked me to tell the world that Britain had teamed up with Russia in a conspiracy with the Federal Government of Nigeria to murder every Ibo in Biafra. You suggested I use my talents to induce the Press to write about the Biafran side of the war, as at that time all news came out of Lagos.

You will recall I did not take the assignment that day but stayed on several days before deciding to take that job.

To help win the peace

At that time I stated to you and your cabinet that I was taking the assignment making it crystal clear I would try my best to help win the peace not the war.

POINT TWO – I immediately arranged the first world Press conference in Biafra inviting the US Press as well as journalists and television people from England, France, Switzerland, Africa and other parts of the Globe. This was the first news break through. I arranged regular trips into Biafra for the world Press, helped set up stringers, etc., so that your statements and the statements of your Cabinet would be heard.

At that time, I was absolutely positive you were right and your cause was a just one in the best interests of the free world and your countrymen.

POINT THREE – Finally the Republic of Biafra was recognized first by Tanzania, then quickly followed by Gabon, the Ivory Coast and Zambia. Our public relations work was paying off, world opinion was starting to side with us.
Peace talks were arranged at Kampala. I thought that if anyone walked away from the table it would be the Federal Government. But to my dismay it was Biafra that left the Conference. After all the fighting and killing, I knew that peace would not come easy but I could not understand leaving the Peace Conference until the last point was negotiated and the avenue explored.

POINT FOUR – Then urgent telex messages were received from ‘Biafra’ telling of tens of thousands of people starving in the refugee camps, the villages, the bush country – stating if something weren’t done in the next few months over a million women, children and aged would be starved to death. I immediately contacted the Press, urgently petitioned the State Department for action on their part. Food, medicine and milk were sent to the only available ports open for immediate shipment to ‘Biafra’ via land routes through Federal and Biafra territory, under the auspices of world organizations such as the International Red Cross among others.

Then came the incredible answer from ‘Biafra’ that land corridors could not be acceptable until there was a complete ceasefire, and that an airlift was the only solution to feed the starving.

You then appeared before the various Heads of State and representatives of the OAU at Niamey in Niger. I fully expected you to at least accept the world help that was offered your starving throngs. However, you delayed, hoping to use these unfortunates with world sympathy on their side as a tool to further your ambition to achieve war concessions at the upcoming peace talks in Addis Ababa. Thus innocent victims continue to perish needlessly of starvation, the most agonising death that can befall any living creature.

POINT FIVE – This was incredible to me. I am now convinced that I have been used by you and your cabinet to help in military adventures of your origin….using your starving hordes as hostages to negotiate a victory.
If at some later date, following the issuance of this letter, you do concede to allow a mercy land corridor…would you expect me to agree to espouse before the world Press the incredible delay of your decision. What explanation could I honestly give for the needless prolongation of this horror.

Inconceivable acts

I pray this communication may in some small way influence you to move affirmatively, allowing the mercy land corridor to be born.

It is inconceivable to me that you would stop the feeding of thousands of your countrymen (under auspicies of world organizations such as the International Red Cross, World Council of Churches and many more) via a land corridor which is the only practical way to bring in food to help at this time. It is inconceivable to me that men of good faith would try to twist world opinion in such a manner as to deceive people into believing that the starvation and hunger that is consuming ‘Biafra’ is a plot of Britain, Nigeria and others to commit genocide.

POINT SIX – I cannot in all conscience serve you any longer. Nor can I be a party to suppressing the fact that your starving thousands have the food, medicine and milk available to them…..it can and is ready to be delivered through international organizations to you. Only your constant refusal has stopped its delivery.

I am this date, tendering my resignation and am returning to Mr. Collins Obih of the African Continental Bank all the fees you have given me (Letter of Credit No. 354 $400,000 US.)

I have sent your representative in New York a Bond in the amount of 800.000 pounds that I was holding in your behalf. I have also this date, sent the Bond of 200,000 pounds issues by the Central Bankl of Nigeria back to them for disposal.

POINT SEVEN – I am now convinced that one Nigeria is the only solution to peace. I also call upon you Mr. Ojukwu to allow your starving people to be fed. Their well-being is of deep concern to me as well as other right thinking people of the world.

Your acting in the utmost haste in this matter is in my opinion the first step toward any lasting peace in your country.”

Robert S. Goldstein.

https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2017/06/01/historical-excursion-ojukwu-starved-thousands-biafran-children-death/

As supporters of Biafra continue to celebrate the success of their stay-at-home directive on May 30 in some states in the Southeast, a publication has surfaced on the internet showing how the former Biafran warlord, the late Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, prevented food aid from getting to thousands of starving Biafran children.

According to Robert Goldstein, the foreign public relations expert Ojukwu contracted to launder Biafra’s image to the outside world, by refusing to allow food aid through the land borders, the Biafran war chief contributed to the death of thousands of starving Biafran children during the three-year Nigerian civil war.

Goldstein wrote: ”It is inconceivable to me that you would stop the feeding of thousands of your countrymen (under auspicies of world organizations such as the International Red Cross, World Council of Churches and many more) via a land corridor which is the only practical way to bring in food to help at this time. It is inconceivable to me that men of good faith would try to twist world opinion in such a manner as to deceive people into believing that the starvation and hunger that is consuming ‘Biafra’ is a plot of Britain, Nigeria and others to commit genocide.

”I cannot in all conscience serve you any longer. Nor can I be a party to suppressing the fact that your starving thousands have the food, medicine and milk available to them…..it can and is ready to be delivered through international organizations to you. Only your constant refusal has stopped its delivery.”


Starving Igbo children during the 1967-70 Nigerian civil war
In his open letter of resignation to Ojukwu, published by Morning Post, Lagos, August 17, 1968, Goldstein stated:

OPEN LETTER OF RESIGNATION TO ODUMEGWU OJUKWU
FROM Robert S. Goldstein
Public Relations Representative of Biafra in the United States
(Published in the Morning Post, Lagos, August 17, 1968)

As your Public Relation’s Representative in the United States, it is my distasteful duty to tender my resignation based on the following points:

POINT 1 – In November of 1967 when we met in Umuahia, you and your Cabinet were very impressive. You told me of the woes of your little Republic, that thousands of people had died, were dying and more were prepared to die for freedom’s sake.

You and your Cabinet told me you believed world opinion would help your cause if you could get your story across.

You expressed the opinion that very few if any people in the United States knew of the plight of the Biafrans.

You asked me to tell the world that Britain had teamed up with Russia in a conspiracy with the Federal Government of Nigeria to murder every Ibo in Biafra. You suggested I use my talents to induce the Press to write about the Biafran side of the war, as at that time all news came out of Lagos.

You will recall I did not take the assignment that day but stayed on several days before deciding to take that job.

To help win the peace

At that time I stated to you and your cabinet that I was taking the assignment making it crystal clear I would try my best to help win the peace not the war.

POINT TWO – I immediately arranged the first world Press conference in Biafra inviting the US Press as well as journalists and television people from England, France, Switzerland, Africa and other parts of the Globe. This was the first news break through. I arranged regular trips into Biafra for the world Press, helped set up stringers, etc., so that your statements and the statements of your Cabinet would be heard.

At that time, I was absolutely positive you were right and your cause was a just one in the best interests of the free world and your countrymen.

POINT THREE – Finally the Republic of Biafra was recognized first by Tanzania, then quickly followed by Gabon, the Ivory Coast and Zambia. Our public relations work was paying off, world opinion was starting to side with us.
Peace talks were arranged at Kampala. I thought that if anyone walked away from the table it would be the Federal Government. But to my dismay it was Biafra that left the Conference. After all the fighting and killing, I knew that peace would not come easy but I could not understand leaving the Peace Conference until the last point was negotiated and the avenue explored.

POINT FOUR – Then urgent telex messages were received from ‘Biafra’ telling of tens of thousands of people starving in the refugee camps, the villages, the bush country – stating if something weren’t done in the next few months over a million women, children and aged would be starved to death. I immediately contacted the Press, urgently petitioned the State Department for action on their part. Food, medicine and milk were sent to the only available ports open for immediate shipment to ‘Biafra’ via land routes through Federal and Biafra territory, under the auspices of world organizations such as the International Red Cross among others.

Then came the incredible answer from ‘Biafra’ that land corridors could not be acceptable until there was a complete ceasefire, and that an airlift was the only solution to feed the starving.

You then appeared before the various Heads of State and representatives of the OAU at Niamey in Niger. I fully expected you to at least accept the world help that was offered your starving throngs. However, you delayed, hoping to use these unfortunates with world sympathy on their side as a tool to further your ambition to achieve war concessions at the upcoming peace talks in Addis Ababa. Thus innocent victims continue to perish needlessly of starvation, the most agonising death that can befall any living creature.

POINT FIVE – This was incredible to me. I am now convinced that I have been used by you and your cabinet to help in military adventures of your origin….using your starving hordes as hostages to negotiate a victory.
If at some later date, following the issuance of this letter, you do concede to allow a mercy land corridor…would you expect me to agree to espouse before the world Press the incredible delay of your decision. What explanation could I honestly give for the needless prolongation of this horror.

Inconceivable acts

I pray this communication may in some small way influence you to move affirmatively, allowing the mercy land corridor to be born.

It is inconceivable to me that you would stop the feeding of thousands of your countrymen (under auspicies of world organizations such as the International Red Cross, World Council of Churches and many more) via a land corridor which is the only practical way to bring in food to help at this time. It is inconceivable to me that men of good faith would try to twist world opinion in such a manner as to deceive people into believing that the starvation and hunger that is consuming ‘Biafra’ is a plot of Britain, Nigeria and others to commit genocide.

POINT SIX – I cannot in all conscience serve you any longer. Nor can I be a party to suppressing the fact that your starving thousands have the food, medicine and milk available to them…..it can and is ready to be delivered through international organizations to you. Only your constant refusal has stopped its delivery.

I am this date, tendering my resignation and am returning to Mr. Collins Obih of the African Continental Bank all the fees you have given me (Letter of Credit No. 354 $400,000 US.)

I have sent your representative in New York a Bond in the amount of 800.000 pounds that I was holding in your behalf. I have also this date, sent the Bond of 200,000 pounds issues by the Central Bankl of Nigeria back to them for disposal.

POINT SEVEN – I am now convinced that one Nigeria is the only solution to peace. I also call upon you Mr. Ojukwu to allow your starving people to be fed. Their well-being is of deep concern to me as well as other right thinking people of the world.

Your acting in the utmost haste in this matter is in my opinion the first step toward any lasting peace in your country.”

Robert S. Goldstein.