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Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by Coldie: 6:03pm On Jul 09, 2024
Intrepid01:
I’m afraid you won’t see the correlation between your assessment of the points in the letter and the mentioning of Ojukwu’s coward behaviour. The summary of the point is that your assessment isn’t objective enough. Goodbye!
I am coming out plain. I am not omniscient.

I don’t know everything. Since I don’t y don’t u enlighten me, so I can update my knowledge.

Whenever I say this to alot of u, u get angry and say goodbye. If u are sure of what you are saying y are u afraid to defend or address it?
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by paramakina202: 6:23pm On Jul 09, 2024
Coldie:
My issue is they are not trying to talk things in general, they don’t want all of us to come out straight. They are willing to shift posts and excuses for what the north did, but would focus on any small event involving the east.


That’s my only issue, for me let everyone come out clean.


This is still be shown in todays world, where somebody would carry cow all the way from sokoto, march into somebody’s farm in Ibadan eat crops and they would keep quiet.
A farm is much more valuable than a livestock, a livestock can easily be replaced, but there are some crops that if they die it would take years to grow them again.
Instead of them to speak out when things like this occur they are willing to overlook it.

But let igbo say anything, just one thing whether harmless or not. They would give if many interpretation to make it seem like we have certain agenda, like we go to Enugu every year to talk about how we want to do certain things in the west.


After the civil war was over, majority of the Biafran soldiers were arrested and detained and interrogated for years. If this plot to take over the west or to annex it would have been exposed. To this day it hasn’t, even during aburi accord it wasn’t.

But their minds are made up to believe what they want.
Why would they talk things in general when they believe current system in Nigeria favours them?
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by DMerciful(m): 6:33pm On Jul 09, 2024
Igbos left Nigeria for almost 3yrs, he should have led his people out. That would have made it impossible for the fg to fight.

Secondly, why does his staying in Nigeria depends on whether Igbos are staying or not?
T8ksy:
Awo said, if the federal govt allows the Eastern region to leave the Union (by omission or commission) then the western region too, will exit the union.
Now,the question, a rationale mind would ask himself is, " has the federal govt allowed the Eastern region to leave the Union after, Ojukwu declared biafra?
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by Intrepid01(m): 6:37pm On Jul 09, 2024
Coldie:
I am coming out plain. I am not omniscient.

I don’t know everything. Since I don’t y don’t u enlighten me, so I can update my knowledge.

Whenever I say this to alot of u, u get angry and say goodbye. If u are sure of what you are saying y are u afraid to defend or address it?
I can see you’re open minded, or atleast your comment seems so but the truth is me I don’t have the time for that discussion today. But you’re someone I’ll like to engage on this letter sometime later. Open mindedness is key and I believe you’re being open minded.

I now respect your previous opinion on the letter even if I do not agree with them. See you later my friend!
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by Coldie: 6:37pm On Jul 09, 2024
DMerciful:
Igbos left Nigeria for almost 3yrs, he should have led his people out. That would have made it impossible for the fg to fight.

Secondly, why does his staying in Nigeria depends on whether Igbos are staying or not?
Dead this talk.


It’s arguments like this that make this people think they are smarter than all, that we have some form of hidden agenda
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by T8ksy(m): 6:48pm On Jul 09, 2024
DMerciful:
Igbos left Nigeria for almost 3yrs, he should have led his people out. That would have made it impossible for the fg to fight.

Secondly, why does his staying in Nigeria depends on whether Igbos are staying or not?
Ojukwu declared Biafra but the fulani govt of Nigeria pummelled Ojukwu's ragtag Biafra liberation Front for 30months until your rebel leader ran off in yhe middle of the night, leaving his mumufied people at the mercy of the advancing federal troops. Is that what you considered as "leaving"?

Obviously, English comprehensionis a problem for you.
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by Christlike01:
[b]Biafran troops will, after the liberation of the Yorubaland, remain in that territory only for as long as we in Biafra consider it necessary for the Yorubas to consolidate their position and sovereignty against any external threat.

(v) On the liberation of the Yorubaland, you will be appointed as the Military Governor of that territory.


Ojukwu,the liberator isonu! Above was his real intention - a very useless land-grabber!
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by DMerciful(m): 7:01pm On Jul 09, 2024
Why did he imply that Yorubas staying in Nigeria would depend on Igbos staying too?
T8ksy:
Ojukwu declared Biafra but the fulani govt of Nigeria pummelled Ojukwu's ragtag Biafra liberation Front for 30months until your rebel leader ran off in yhe middle of the night, leaving his mumufied people at the mercy of the advancing federal troops. Is that what you considered as "leaving"?

Obviously, English comprehensionis a problem for you.
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by DMerciful(m): 7:04pm On Jul 09, 2024
They would always think we have hidden agenda for the next 100yrs.

They now we're not interested in "Yorubaland" but Lagos is the commercial capital and was developed with Nigerian resources so Lagos belongs to all Nigerians equally.

Belle dey fear, na him e dey front?Anything dem like, let dem think, agenda must agend
Coldie:
Dead this talk.


It’s arguments like this that make this people think they are smarter than all, that we have some form of hidden agenda
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by Coldie:
Even northerners reading my post, I urge any northerner that says I am distorting history. To come at me, open ur thread and let’s talk.

I came prepared.

If anybody asks the north what exactly is the offence of igbos, they will tell you Igbos killed sarduana Ahmadu bello and tafawa balewa in 1966. When Ahmadu bello and Tafawa balewa used their positions to destabilise the west, and unjustly sentenced Ahmadu bello for their crimes, nobody ever says northerners destabilise the west. When these guys were the first set of people to bring instability to Nigeria, nobody says that either.

But when a set of military officers acting in their own accord do sth, it’s Igbos. I am not in support of the killing but let’s look at that.

Northerners for long have been attacking igbos unprovoked long before 1966 happened. In 1960 Nigeria got independence, everybody was happy a chance for a new start, let God bless us all and let’s build the nation of our dreams. Northerners unprovoked didnt stop their resentment. They went as far as their leaders going on international tv to be spreading ethnic bigotry. What Nnamdi Kanu is doing now was what Ahmadu bello was doing in the 1960’s.

A premier of a region, going to say igbos are trying to dominate, his definition of igbo domination is, if a man comes to a place, he would work hard to succeed and try to rise up the ranks.

Northerners judge for urself, is a man’s willingness to succeed in life a bad thing? Is this an excuse for resentment?

Y were northern leaders doing that to their fellow countrymen unprovoked.

January 1966 came, and the deaths happened, July 1966 came and you had your revenge. Y then did u people attack the civilian population that had nothing to do with it. You have had ur revenge, y then are u pushing to destroy or annihilate. There were retaliations in the east no doubts.


Every single attempt for peace was destroyed by the north, as they continued to renegade agreements upon agreements. You renegade on ur agreement and same you still blames us for you not keeping to ur word. Same you still blame us for self preservation by declaring Biafra.


Let us be sincere with ourselves.

Then 50years later you would tell us we can’t become president because of what happened in 1967 that we declared Biafra, a problem That your own people caused technically.

What is this called?
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by Gerhards: 7:47pm On Jul 09, 2024
hafeeanubasy:
Base on your first paragraph,we have millions of banjos in SW today.
Macaroni
Oseni rufai
Osuntokun
Etc,dem plenty for twitter
.EMPTY BRAINS!
Wow, i can't believe you actually called your people with elite brain-Empty brains, most of you guys are sick in the head, spit
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by LifestyleTonite: 7:48pm On Jul 09, 2024
DMerciful:
Why did Awolowo, who said if Igbos are forced out of Nigeria, they too would leave, did not leave?
How did that translate to "Igbos come and help me"?

Awolowo simply said, "they too would leave". He didn't say if Igbos are forced out, then Igbos should come and help Yorubas.
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by LifestyleTonite: 7:49pm On Jul 09, 2024
Coldie:
From what I see in this letter and the outcome of the letter, I can tell you that if we were to dig deeper and we had all the facts at hand, you would not be surprised to discover that David ejoor might have been the one who gave ojukwu the idea on marching west.

His intentions on the idea wasn’t to just march west but a ploy to flee back to his western region, but things didn’t go as planned.

I might be wrong, but people on this thread say alot about how David Yorubas don’t fall for igbo cleverness, y then did David ejoor march west?


And later it was discovered that him and ifeajuna was in secret negotiations with the Nigerian government before their execution.

The only people who always renegade on their promises wasn’t the Biafran side, this is a fact.


Y then did the people who David Ejoor and ifeajuna was negotiating with secretly renegade on him.


The answer is simple: they had no intentions of letting go Emmanuel ifeajuna and David ejoor for absolutely any reason, after their involvement in the January 1966 coup.


I know ur mind is already made up to beleive what you want, but truth is truth.
You didn't answer the questions I raised.
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by DMerciful(m): 8:04pm On Jul 09, 2024
What I asked is different from what you're responding to
LifestyleTonite:
How did that translate to "Igbos come and help me"?

Awolowo simply said, "they too would leave". He didn't say if Igbos are forced out, then Igbos should come and help Yorubas.
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by LifestyleTonite: 8:10pm On Jul 09, 2024
DMerciful:
What I asked is different from what you're responding to
He said if Igbos are allowed to exit Nigeria. the Western region would also leave.

How does that translate to "Ojukwu, please come and liberate Western region"?
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by DMerciful(m): 8:40pm On Jul 09, 2024
Answer the question I asked before asking your question
LifestyleTonite:
He said if Igbos are allowed to exit Nigeria. the Western region would also leave.

How does that translate to "Ojukwu, please come and liberate Western region"?
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by SuperEagles: 8:43pm On Jul 09, 2024
Exactly like when Azikwe aligned with the North ba ?!

DMerciful01:
We the SW,SS and SE were meant to be one...but hausha/pulani and some greedy southerner brought seperation amongst us...
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by christistruth01: 9:09pm On Jul 09, 2024
Christlike01:
[b]Biafran troops will, after the liberation of the Yorubaland, remain in that territory only for as long as we in Biafra consider it necessary for the Yorubas to consolidate their position and sovereignty against any external threat.

(v) On the liberation of the Yorubaland, you will be appointed as the Military Governor of that territory.


Ojukwu,the liberator isonu! Above was his real intention - a very useless land-grabbers!
Ojukwu arrogantly thought he was dealing with Afon.ja

Ojukwu abandoned his people at the Warfront and fled after the

Truth Awolowo, Azikiwe Ifeajuna and Banjo told him from the start hit him between the eyes
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by hafeeanubasy: 9:33pm On Jul 09, 2024
Gerhards:
Wow, i can't believe you actually called your people with elite brain-Empty brains, most of you guys are sick in the head, spit
😆...see these believers of buhari is a clone and jubrin of sudan calling others empty.

Wonders shall never end.
Since them be elite brain to you...we dash you all of them..mumj
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by Gerhards: 9:56pm On Jul 09, 2024
hafeeanubasy:
😆...see these believers of buhari is a clone and jubrin of sudan calling others empty.

Wonders shall never end.
Since them be elite brain to you...we dash you all of them..mumj
Can you stop fouling this thread with your demented ignorance!!

Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by hafeeanubasy: 10:42pm On Jul 09, 2024
Gerhards:
Can you stop fouling this thread with your demented ignorance!!
Dindinrin 😆
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by flokii:
Ojukwu had one mission.. to declare biafra and annex both Mid West and Yorubaland all the way down to Lagos.
For those who don't understand what "annex" mean.. Ojukwu wanted to be the colonial master over Yorubas and the Mid-West where he will be the President of Biafra and still be the one to pick Igbos as administrators over Yorubas and the people of Mid-West region. In short, he wanted to colonize the entire Southern Nigeria and put all Southerners under Igbo dominance.
It was the exact same thing Nnamdi Azikiwe attempted when he made frantic attempts, even fought Awolowo over Premiership position in Yorubaland when he had his Eastern region separate.

Don't forget they tried earlier to subjugate the entire country including Hausa-Fulanis that they are pointing accusing fingers at through the 15 January, 1966 coup d'etat that killed Ahmadu Bello, Tafawa Balewa, Samuel Akintola and many prominent Nigerians except Igbos. The response of the North in July that same year (1966) through counter coup that killed the Igbo Military Head of State Aguiyi Ironsi made likes of Ojukwu to restrategize and focus on Igbo domination of Southern ethnic groups.

I read Victor Banjo was an intelligence officer, but sorry to say.. the guy na real mu.mu.
Why did we now fight for independence from the colonial masters if one tribe is pushing to re-colonize other tribes in Nigeria.
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by Shomek(m): 12:16am On Jul 10, 2024
Still following
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by aremubabs: 3:42am On Jul 10, 2024
Ojukwu was obviously delusional.



He expected to beat the Federal troop with his ragtag army and even help another region achieve hegemony.



What a joke. Nnamdi Kanu was beginning to sound that way too before he ended up in KUJE.
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by Chivisee:
The below is the agenda, Unless you can agree for a Yoruba man to propose this to the East and you agree to it

Biafran troops will, after the liberation of the Yorubaland, remain in that territory only for as long as we in Biafra consider it necessary for the Yorubas to consolidate their position and sovereignty against any external threat.

(v) On the liberation of the Yorubaland, you will be appointed as the Military Governor of that territory.

(vi) The liberation of Western Nigeria will be a prelude to the liberation of all Yorubas up to the River Niger and the severance of all connections between the West and the North at Jebba.

(vii) During the period of Biafrans troops’ presence in your territory, all political measures, statements or decrees shall be subject to the approval, in writing by myself or on my authority.

(viii) Should our troops arrive and liberate Lagos, the government of the Republic of Biafra reserves the right to appoint a Military administrator for the territory. Such an Administrator will remain in office until a merger of that territory with Yorubaland is effected by Biafran troops.

WOOOW!! This is unbelievable!!!!! Wicked! Evil minded, cowardice, demonic in all shades!!! Ibo’s reserve the right to appoint a military governor in YORUBA REGION?? I THINK EVIL IS IN EVERY IBO PERSONS DNA!! Thank God for AWOLOWO!!!
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by confusedlady(op): 7:55am On Jul 10, 2024
Chivisee:
The below is the agenda, Unless you can agree for a Yoruba man to propose this to the East and you agree to it

Biafran troops will, after the liberation of the Yorubaland, remain in that territory only for as long as we in Biafra consider it necessary for the Yorubas to consolidate their position and sovereignty against any external threat.

(v) On the liberation of the Yorubaland, you will be appointed as the Military Governor of that territory.

(vi) The liberation of Western Nigeria will be a prelude to the liberation of all Yorubas up to the River Niger and the severance of all connections between the West and the North at Jebba.

(vii) During the period of Biafrans troops’ presence in your territory, all political measures, statements or decrees shall be subject to the approval, in writing by myself or on my authority.

(viii) Should our troops arrive and liberate Lagos, the government of the Republic of Biafra reserves the right to appoint a Military administrator for the territory. Such an Administrator will remain in office until a merger of that territory with Yorubaland is effected by Biafran troops.

WOOOW!! This is unbelievable!!!!! Wicked! Evil minded, cowardice, demonic in all shades!!! Ibo’s reserve the right to appoint a military governors in YORUBA REGION?? I THINK EVIL IS IN EVERY IBO PEREONS DNA!! Thank God for AWOLOWO!!![/b]
😆 🤣 😂 Lol....
While I understand that Odumegwu Ojukwu's aim of writing this letter and providing logistics to Banjo was annexation,domination and total subjugation of all Western Nigeria and Lagos,I am baffled at what Victor Banjo must have been thinking when he received and read this letter. I have read the book about Banjo written by his daughter based on collections of his letters and documents and he comes across as a very cerebral officer. I am just baffled how such an intelligent person read this letter that would have placed his own people in second slavery and colonialism and agreed to lead a rag tag Biafran force on an invasion of Yoruba land. Ojukwu was a cunning,egotistical Ibo supremacist land grabber,but what was Victor Banjo thinking in accepting to carry out this mad cap suicide mission??
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by LifestyleTonite: 8:26am On Jul 10, 2024
DMerciful:
Answer the question I asked before asking your question
The reason why he said the Western region would leave Nigeria if Igbos are allowed to leave is because he never believed in Nigeria lasting long. He had always advocated for secession clause in the constitution but his moves were blocked by Azikiwe.

So Awolowo believed an exit of Igbos from Nigeria would be an opportunity for the West to leave too.

Now, how does that translate to "Ojukwu, please abandon your starving Biafra people and come and liberate the Western region where Owambe holds every weekend"?

Where is the letter Ojukwu received from Western region leaders that informed his decision that they need liberation?

The only people who can't see the folly in Ojukwu's letter are actually people like him who love to engage in fraud and counterfeit goods. They are basically Gbajue like him.
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by Chivisee: 8:38am On Jul 10, 2024
LifestyleTonite:
The reason why he said the Western region would leave Nigeria if Igbos are allowed to leave is because he never believed in Nigeria lasting long. He had always advocated for secession clause in the constitution but his moves were blocked by Azikiwe.

So Awolowo believed an exit of Igbos from Nigeria would be an opportunity for the West to leave too.

Now, how does that translate to "Ojukwu, please abandon your starving Biafra people and come and liberate the Western region where Owambe holds every weekend"?

Where is the letter Ojukwu received from Western region leaders that informed his decision that they need liberation?

The only people who can't see the folly in Ojukwu's letter are actually people like him who love to engage in fraud and counterfeit goods. They are basically Gbajue like him.
Since the table has turned,the audacity for these idiotic land grabbers to think they can fool anybody!!
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by DMerciful(m): 8:53am On Jul 10, 2024
If he wanted to leave, he could have left when Igbos leaf but rather he saw it as an opportunity to be president onces Igbos have been defeated militarily
LifestyleTonite:
The reason why he said the Western region would leave Nigeria if Igbos are allowed to leave is because he never believed in Nigeria lasting long. He had always advocated for secession clause in the constitution but his moves were blocked by Azikiwe.

So Awolowo believed an exit of Igbos from Nigeria would be an opportunity for the West to leave too.

Now, how does that translate to "Ojukwu, please abandon your starving Biafra people and come and liberate the Western region where Owambe holds every weekend"?

Where is the letter Ojukwu received from Western region leaders that informed his decision that they need liberation?

The only people who can't see the folly in Ojukwu's letter are actually people like him who love to engage in fraud and counterfeit goods. They are basically Gbajue like him.
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by jogojogo: 9:40am On Jul 10, 2024
DMerciful:
Igbos left Nigeria for almost 3yrs, he should have led his people out. That would have made it impossible for the fg to fight.

Secondly, why does his staying in Nigeria depends on whether Igbos are staying or not?
They were never allow to leave
I know sentiments has destroyed your ability to comprehend. Instead of you to address the topic of debate which is the content of the foolish letter written out of arrongance by one over bloated pig who saw himself better than other, you are jumping from pillar to post to defend rubbish...
You see how foolishness led to the trouncing of the coward and the people he led astray....why do you guys always overestimate yourself?
Re: Odumegwu Ojukwu's Letter To Victor Banjo In 1967. by DMerciful(m): 9:44am On Jul 10, 2024
There's no guarantee that if the war had followed another route, we would have been born.

Secondly, Awolowo wanted a secession clause but did not get it but when the opportunity came, he lost focus and chickened out.
jogojogo:
They were never allow to leave
I know sentiments has destroyed your ability to comprehend. Instead of you to address the topic of debate which is the content of the foolish letter written out of arrongance by one over bloated pig who saw himself better than other, you are jumping from pillar to post to defend rubbish...
You see how foolishness led to the trouncing of the coward and the people he led astray....why do you guys always overestimate yourself?
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