gidgiddy:


Then you better read Decree 34 well because there is nothing in it taking resource control away from the Regions. Ironsi kept all 4 Regions he met with full resource control and their revenue

It was Gowon that came in and promulgated Decree 14 which abolished all 4 Regions, created 12 states to replace them, and scrapped resource control

Gowons Decree 14 can be found on the internet but the first page is below, read it and cure your ignorance

CSTRR:

True.
The British tried very hard to put the North on top.

But those guys were too dumb to actually grab it.

It was ironsi with his unitary policy that ensured that the economic disparity between the North and the South that promoted southern superiority was dissipated on the altar of one unitary country.

And once the economic advantage moved from regions to federal control, it created an equilibrium that empowered the populous north.

It was an Igbo man that ironically created Northern dominance by mistake.

oyin44:

Bros, you are wrong oh it wasn't the queen fault

It was ojukwu who sacrifices his people to the gods...ask how? Good question

It was becos ojukwu had nothing to send against the enemy except the Bodies of his own citizens-


no gun ,no armour .no planes ,no ships,- only

flesh and flesh and flesh..

What a sucide plot..

Whizz95:
They are rules of engagement in war . Starving ,raping , torturing and killing innocent civilians goes against this . The Uk(queen)and other world power did well in turning their face the other side while Nigeria where busy committing genocide.

ike007:



Oh yes without a doubt. There was a genocide against the Igbos. Over 30 thousand killed by the fulanis and Hausas in the north and in the year 1966. That kick started the agitation for the secession.

Truthdeypain:


CHIEF AWOLOWO is a GENOCIDAL SUICIDAL BABY KILLING Omoluabi, for all the death and destruction, and his zeal to finally exterminate that great tribe that gives all YORUBAS and HAUSAS sleepless nights and sorrows, he took otapiapia and sniped away his worthless life, being a thorough and we'll bred coward he could not bring himself to stand in the face of trial. The word coward should be replaced with the name of that bastard you worship and Venerate in your region.

For all the biafrans you guys have killed and the BiAFRA you guys have destroyed and shared and bombarded where is still the most developed and civilized region in Nigeria?? No be South East. How far has the South west come on terms of development and changing from a shit eating brown roof mud house republic into stated where houses are actually built with an in house toilets..

How far has Nigeria come and how far have we progressed, what has happened after AWOLOWOS 20 POUNDS poverty policy. I guess IGBOS are the poorest folks in Nigeria, and they do not have the highest average per capita of millionaire in Nigeria.

How far has the SE come in education, where do they stand in the discussion for education. Where would you find some of the most liveable cities in NiGERIA today.

Who has the most Aesthetically beautiful people in Nigeria 8/10 beautiful girls on Lagos are IGBOS if you come go east you can never find an ugly IGBO girl they are in the 1 percent. Only my brothers find pass all the yoruba girls wey dey this Lagos, my brothers ni oo. SS, EDO, FULANI are other beautiful people around. YORUBA na una carry last girls are uglier than they are dirty, ugly pieces of shit.

After all said and done we are still on top of the world. It's not so difficult to see why IGBOS are much hated in Nigeria and much compared to the JEWS, like them we have suffered GENOCIDE and HATE.

GOD CANNOT BE MOCKED. LONG LIVE THE GREATEST AFRICAN TRIBE ON EARTH

Christistruth00:




But Ojukwu’s Soldiers left the Ogoni that they forcefully deported to Concentration Camps to Starve death

johnjose68:


He pain am....am sure you are in lagos typing this nonsense. May be you don't know that it is Awolowo that named the naira you are spending every day. I wonder why Obituary is leaving in Tinubu lagos.

Truthdeypain:


You are a bastard God punish you and your uncle where did you see anyone asking for apologies because of soldier's, wars are fought by soldiers you useless pigs of morons pretending to be daft stupid and thoughtless.

Awolowo starved millions of women and children to death they died of kwashiokor those babies were the future of BIAFRA those are the war crimes we are talking about I couldn't give a Bleep about my grandfather who perished in the war they were men and men fight wars, they could kill each other. Soldiers kill soldiers, but by God you do not attack Civilians, you don't bomb unarmed people and systematically prevent food from getting to them, you do not starve the populace, little babies and children died. That is the fucking Genocide those are the people deserving of every form of respect and empathy.

The starvation of those millions of babies and women and children are the GENOCIDE that happened to BIAFRA

codemaniacs:


read your fellow igbo supremacist comment below accepting Ironsi's culpability maybe you'll understand his explanation the problem with his explanation that I have is that he says it was by mistake and it wasn't by mistake...

the funny thing is that you commented before him on the thread I took his comment from..

gidgiddy:


You were shown an official government document that proves that it was Gowon that abolished Regionalism

But you are bringing online comments as your of proof? You guys are laughable

femisplash:
The British authorities feared Awolowo's intellectualism and sagacity that they conspired and he was rigged out. Here was a man that was a century ahead of his peers. Don't take my word for it, visit your history- The NTA you have on your TV screen today was formerly the WNTV, the first in Africa. Under Awolowo, the King of Saudi Arabia came all the way down to Nigeria for medicals in the old University teaching hospital, Ibadan. Free medical care for all, free and compulsory Education, including scholarships for students abroad (UK) funded by the Western Government. Agriculture was the major revenue earner with commodity boards directly buying off agricultural produce from Farmers profitably and selling to consumers at reasonably prices.
Wait for this, Awolowo was the first to establish an Embassy in the UK aimed at promoting diplomatic relations between the UK Govt and the Govt of Western Nigeria but unfortunately, ALL of these gains and more were eroded when a section of the country led by Aguiyi Ironsi destroyed regionalism and replaced it with Unitary System of Government through Section 34 of Unification Decree. Now, SW has become" be as I be" but we muuve!, God pass dem.
At the time the British were leaving us, they gave to each section of the country her own regional autonomy while handing the affairs of the central government to the duo of Hausa/Fulani and Ibo as Prime Minister and Governor-General respectively. However, unfortunately, three years into our budding republic, some greedy folks from a section of the country, in their wiles and clannish egoistical attempts at dominating the rest of the country- According to Azikiwe who had said in 1947 that " it seems as though the God of Africa had created the ibos to dominate and lead the African Continent", hatched the very first and bloodiest coup ever known on Nigerian soil whereby both Military and democratic leaders of Western, Midwest and Northern were gruesomely murderer leaving "their own" to spare.
Bashir Elrufai has every rights to bask and be boastful not because the North were greedy with power but because ibos introduced a needless coup and would later collapse a functioning regional system and above all kicked against secession clause into the 1959 constitution, which allowed the North took advantage of the lapses created, thus entrenching their grip on power. Power is sweet, they tasted it and loved it. I could remember that the North were contented with the progress of the regional Government with cotton, hides and skin providing the major source of revenue. Until Azikiwe and his Ibo comrades threw Awolowo under the bus to align with the North.
The likes of Prof. Uju Anya is only paying for the sins and the carelessness of her ancestors, ( especially the stupidity of Ojukwu during the war) so, she should kindly STFU and take a back seat.
Your forefathers were already regretting making you a 4th class citizen at the gate of their graves.

Funkyswagzz:


Na u no get brain... Now that the son is the king of england what will he do about someone insulting his mother. Have you asked yourself that question? Some ppl talk without reasoning

Truthdeypain:


You are incredibly daft and bereft of shame. Keep trying to justify the unjustifiable. Useless entity. No go do research dey here dey cap shiite, whatever rubbish they tell you you swallow hook line and sinker. Abi you sef dey fabricate the kind propaganda yourself. Are these what you read as historical accounts?

I thought you were one of the sane ones
left didn't know your were immensely stupid. Anyways tribalism will always reset people's brains even the supposedly reasonable ones. Shouldn't have expected much. Shame!

kingthreat:


Tell that to Nnamdi Kanu and all IPOB members who eat their own. Heard it is a delicacy in Ngwa.

Weedcrusher:


With respect to the Biafra war, I will never criticize any foreign power. Unlike Uju, I'm knowledgeable enough to put the bulk of the blame on Gowon and Ojukwu, the 2 idiots that used their egos to put millions of people in war. Even if UK, US or France supplied the weapons, it was Nigerians and Biafrans that used the weapons to kill people.
I understand her response is from a place of anger, and I'm not in a position to tell her how to feel. However, if she's going to pour her anger on a dead monarch, she should as well pour it on American government that supplied Nigerian government weapons during the war. Otherwise, she's just an ignorant individual that's displaying her hypocrisy and stupidity to the world.

Truthdeypain:


What you mentioned is known as POGROMS although it was a genocide in itself. But it is historically remembered as POGROMS and trust me those numbers exceeded 200 thousand, those numbers where highly watered down.

My reference was to the GENOCIDE committed against unarmed, innocent women and children who were starved to death by AWOLOWOS policies.

I couldn't care less about the soldiers. The Nigerians broke Every single law there is under the rules of Engagement, GENEVA CONVENTIONS. etc.

Those crimes against humanity are what we need the world to recognize. I have never expected any form of humanity from YORUBAS or HAUSAS, they are the devil's themselves. My own be say make dem recognize the kind BiAFRA for the GENOCIDE it was, it's funny that it was actually BiAFRA that led to the proscription of STARVATION during war by the UN and get it till date remains and unrecognized heritage just as the RWANDAN GENOCIDE.

I would be super stupid to ever expect any form of sympathy and empathy from the children of the very people that starved my ancestors to death. They bear the same hearts and mentality given the opportunity all these guys on this forum will do worse. Of course we all know it can't happen again. This time around there will be no brits to suck their balls..

Broveens42:




When you say so many things at the same time just to make sense, you end up contradicting yourself.

You are not in a position to tell her how to feel but you are in a position to tell her who and who not to direct her anger? Are you a dictator with a fine face? ie a dictator in disguise.

I know what you are aiming at. You wanna see how America government will react if she issues statements like that.. nothing will happen lol.. Trump, alive, was called worst names sorry to disappoint you.

But what's America's own with policies and governance of nija at that time?....
Sh felt Britain under the Queen's leadership supported the massacre of her people. Dr Anya is not stopping any other group that feels aggrieved but can't let it out.

That's why a country with a working education system will release a Statement saying she has her rights to free speech.(Black people find it difficult to comprehend this)

Truthdeypain:


You are a nothing but a devil. You will die a painful death for all this Useless PROPAGANDA that you peddle for a living.

Weedcrusher:


Read my comment and read it slowly this time. Like I said it's not my position to tell her how to feel. But condemning UK and not US for the involvement of the 2 countries in the same war shows that she's either a hypocrite or simply lack knowledge. She has freedom of speech and I dare her to write that terrible comment (wishing someone excruciating death in their last minutes) when US former president Jimmy Carter who's 97 years now is about to die and see if an American is not gonna put bullet in her head

gidgiddy:


Yes but Im not talking about other tribes, Im talking about Igbos specifically



Starvation caused by the blockage Nigeria initiated the Nigerian government and the British government enforced with their Warships.



It is funny how tye same Nigeria that was fighting to keep Igbos in Nigeria had no problem starving them to death using blockade. Today, it is now a war crime to use starvation as a weapon of war





The tragedy of it a is that after all that war and death in the name of "one Nigeria", the same "one Nigeria" turned out to be a total disaster today

Amb1045:
Ada Igbo representing us well. NNE God bless you. Nwa bu soso nma

oyatz:




Try to be objective and separate issues.

1) Nigeria had and still has a right to protect itself ,to determine what comes into and out of her territory.

2) Nigeria effected air, land and sea blocked of the breakaway region to prevent smuggling of weapons which the secessionists were using against the country.

3) The FMG provided for a safe landed corridor through which Foods and reliefs materials could get to the people at the Theatres of the war subject to 100% inspection by the agents of the Federal Military Government to make sure that weapons weren't snuggled in.

4) The Biafran Leadership rejected this noble offer and instead opted for airlifting of foods from Sao Tome and Principe which was costly and less effective.

5) The Starvation is largely a result of the failures of the Ojukwu-led Biafran Leadership. QED

eallstar:

For example, you expect first thing for someone that newly become a leader or president is to go after people insulting when more important things are on ground or you think we are talking about Nigeria here?

Okealaaye:
It's futile trying to alter history when the participants in the events are yet alive. The Igbo brought the consequences of their actions and deeds upon themselves. The coup of January 15th 1966 was an Igbo coup against the constitutional government of Nigeria, pure and simple! Witness the fact that no Igboman was killed in the coup, while they decapitated the elites if the other Regions. It's the same way the Peter Obi quest for President is today being camouflage as a national youths project. An Igboman became head of state. He was urged to bring the coupists to book so as to assuage the feelings of the northerners who had their leading lights murdered by the coupists, but he refused! Later, he abolished the 1963 constitutional order, upon which our federalism was based and instead, he enacted the Unification Decree 34 of 1966 and created a SINGLE civil service for the whole country. The situation was becoming unbearable, leading to the reprisal killings of the Igbo in northern Nigeria and the counter coup of July 1966, and subsequently, the civil war. Before the January 1966 coup, Nigeria's intergroup relations was mostly peaceful. So the Igbo had it coming. Playing the victim now is out of it, and whatever the versions of the history of Nigeria of those turbulent days that were told the Igbo children in their little huts back home cannot stand in the face of reasonable appreciation of true history. Thus, in vain shall the Igbo await any apology, any reparations and any remorse from their hurting compatriots.

Meliziz:
It's true because without them Nigeria led by Gowon wouldn't have gone into that war. The accord was signed and agreed and peace was assured. The uk being greedy motherfuckas now thought the meaning of the aburi accord was igbos controlling the oil and it's fields. They told gowon to go to war and he did. Provided all their weapons, launched and executed all war logistics. We demand an apology and I know this history won't go away and nigeria will know no peace until that fire is quenched through pacifity! This is not facade it is how it is! Even if Obi wins today The best he can do is to revisit that wound. Create the monument and get it appealed from time to time as US is doing to Japans heroshima. But ignoring a genocide of three years and wishing everything will be fine you are just waiting your time!

Anigreat:




I really love the great Igbo tribe even though I am not Igbo. Even in the face of oppression the fear no one, they speak their mind and fear no idiot. Infact it's this inherent behavioral disposition of fearlessness constantly and consistently displayed by them that I believe the saying that goes thus: "Igbo man bows for no one except his chi"

This fearless trait is not only found in their men but also their women. Aba women riot of 1929 came to mind were Ikonnia,Nwannedia and Nwugo, beautiful Igbo women lead the protest successfully, and recently the case of Uju and the queen is a clear study of what their women is made of. God bless them.

Don't think that Igbo men will run away from their ancestral land to Benin republic or Cote D'Ivoire, they fight bravely and die as warriors..while others run and still die as cowards.

Emergingnation3:
Apology my foot... We're leaving this contraptions...

djon78:




I think the igbos have been a tough bone to swallow by the Europeans.

From the transatlantic slave trade, to the Igbo landing, where Igbo slaves in America committed suicide by drowning

During the US slavery, Igbo slaves were so much feared by the slave masters because of there stubborness although they were renowned to be also hard working.

Or the ABA women riot of 1929, this was when women were not allowed to talk, but the Igbo women rioted against the oppression by the colonialists.


Or is it present debacle of IPOB and nnamdi kanu


Igbos are inherently very stubborn. The federal government is learning how to properly handle the Igbo man.

You can't remove that stubborness from the average Igbo man. I am Igbo, buy I ain't stubborn like many of my people. But if for stubborness
For where
Them no dey fear anything
If na die, Dem no fear at all

chinedusamson:


Try applying sense when you speak. In wars there’re rules . Don’t cut the food supply of either party that’s one. Don’t kill children and old people with any use of strategy especially starvation. International criminal court always prosecute offenders of these laws but be as of some influencers like the queen Gawon walked free and he even apologized recently because he knows he’s guilty!!

Goke7:


Cry from today till tomorrow it doesn't change anything my dear. In any war there are casualties of all kinds. If you choose to remain bitter, wetin be my own. If you choose to become a prisoner of war you never witnessed that is your damn choice. [b]Your parents and forefathers feeding you with all sorts of narratives and you guys not asking them right questions but swallowing any info given are the ones to blame. [/b]Only you guys can heal or save yourself. Blaming, cursing, abusing others will not make anyone respect or show empathy. Everyone everywhere are all victims of all sorts. Only the Igbos feel the entire world owes them. smh

shegz24:
Maybe we should also demand an apology from Belgium,France,China,Egypt,Belgium,Isreal and any country that supported Biafra in attacking Nigeria during the civil war, since everybody wants to be mad.

It's the entitlement mentality if these lot that annoys me the most.

You started a war you know you cant win only to play the victim card after the inevitable happens.

In fact Biafra had more countries support them against Nigeria than Nigeria had on her side.

EzeNwaanyiMmili:
shatap
who ask you.
Benue man lost soul.
you're inconsequential and Igbos won't use because of you to attack Benue people.
you're of yelebe mazlem blood
as mma gi questions.

Hahahahahaha
God bless Ortomatic Ortom
thunder scatter Tinubu urchins