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Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by nwirinedu(m): 7:27pm On Jun 18, 2025
Which was not a bad idea.

Things have fallen apart since then.
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by Love800(m): 7:35pm On Jun 18, 2025
Oh, okay.

Thanks for the clarification!

I appreciate.
Mitsurugi:
You heard. Chai! Ojukwu and Gowon were mates. But there was a superior officer Ojukwu felt should have been Head of State and jot Gowon.
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by nony43(m): 7:38pm On Jun 18, 2025
Factcheck0001:
hope u realize Isaac adaka baro was the first to want secession and ojukwu went to war with him n he was defeated and stripped naked only to b tried for seccesion.

That was when nnamdi azikwe declared secession a treasonable act, as karma will have it few months later ojukwu wanted same secession he stopped someone for


Can u see y secession is now a treasonable act?..


Ojukwu n his people stopped adaka baro when they were still benefiting from the system n when d system no longer favour them, they wanted to do the same thing they stopped others from doing n karma stood at d corner for them


That was d same reason adaka baro n his people supported Nigeria in d war
Stop lying . Where is it on record to that Ojukwu went to war with a Boro.
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by Christistruth02: 7:49pm On Jun 18, 2025
Exclusive101:
Ojukwu was a LUNATIC without a doubt and tge whole humanity should know it.
Ojukwu was evil
That a man should sacrifice 3 Million people
for his personal ambition and ego that he is not ready or willing to sacrifice himself for
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by Christistruth02: 7:53pm On Jun 18, 2025
nony43:
Stop lying . Where is it on record to that Ojukwu went to war with a Boro.
Why do you have the habit of calling those who tell you the Truth liars
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by Thomasankara(m): 8:08pm On Jun 18, 2025
[/color]is this man high, what is his problem with "you know, I want to say you know, I would have said you know, so he murdered his statement and threw us into more confusion, instead of clarification. I don't think he's Emotionally stable[color=#770077]
Racoon:
https://www.arise.tv/yakubu-gowon-ojukwu-and-i-disagreed-over-aburi-accord-partly-because-he-wanted-governors-to-control-military/#google_vignette
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by Thomasankara(m): 8:17pm On Jun 18, 2025
[/color]I read it too, if U see boasting ehn, he rubished every region, he the south west is not fully prepared to face them in any war[color=#770077]
Factcheck0001:
God bless u


According to all history books I have read as regards d war.

Gowon never wanted a war n he was very soft in dealing with ojukwu but just like it is happening in present day Nigeria where they are insatiable.

Ojukwu just like Oliver twist wanted more and he believed he could get it, go n read pre war conference n interview granted by ojukwu n u will see he never rated Gowon.

He talked with so much confidence n so much believed he will defeat Gowon in no time
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by FreeIgboho: 8:18pm On Jun 18, 2025
gidgiddy:
Gowon should stop lying to Nigerians, the records are there. Regional Army was one of the things agreed at Aburi, and it was agreed that the Regional Armies would be under the control of the Regional Military Governors
Watianoengineer:
If not for Ojukwu that failed to honor the aburi accord there would not be a civil war. Gowon was ready for the implementation of the aburi accord and all of a sudden Ojukwu declared independence of Biafra which was treasonous. The rest they say is history sad
Factcheck0001:
God bless u
According to all history books I have read as regards d war.
From BODY LANGUAGE below you can EASILY tell who is lying


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzKjWjClaLE?si=Sg6Fk3wMEwwFVzGZ
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by Irony1: 8:29pm On Jun 18, 2025
Christistruth02:
It is very obvious you never listened to the Tapes or read the Transcript. You were just trained to parrot Ojukwu's lies


Ojukwu at Aburi claimed that almost 10,000 of his people had been killed in the North

Do you agree to that now?

Ojukwu also refused to give the Eastern Minorities any concessions or rights over their own homeland
Remember that they too were slaughtered in the North and you can't tell us that Ojukwu represented Adaka Boros people at Aburi

Do you agree to that too now?
When will you ever stop lying? If that was the case why did Gowon sign the agreement in Aburi? Also if Ojukwu refused to agree to demand or demanded for so much, why did Ojukwu insist and make the famous statement that "on Aburi we stand"
You guys should be very careful how you spread lies because at this rate the security agencies need to look for you guys because it is clear that you are working for agents that want to destroy this country.
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by FreeIgboho: 8:30pm On Jun 18, 2025
Factcheck0001:
hope u realize Isaac adaka baro was the first to want secession and ojukwu went to war with him n he was defeated and stripped naked only to b tried for seccesion.
nony43:
Stop lying Where is it on record to that Ojukwu went to war with a Boro.
Which kind "secession"? How can ojukwu "go to war" with a rag-tag group of few deluded students??
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by balisa1(f): 8:45pm On Jun 18, 2025
Wahabfuture:
Is it by force to be part of Nigeria? This is one of the reasons Nigeria is not working
My point is, Gowon did not sign the Accord, since everybody know he was against the break up.
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by delpee(f): 8:46pm On Jun 18, 2025
Factcheck0001:
hope u realize Isaac adaka baro was the first to want secession and ojukwu went to war with him n he was defeated and stripped naked only to b tried for seccesion.

That was when nnamdi azikwe declared secession a treasonable act, as karma will have it few months later ojukwu wanted same secession he stopped someone for


Can u see y secession is now a treasonable act?..


Ojukwu n his people stopped adaka baro when they were still benefiting from the system n when d system no longer favour them, they wanted to do the same thing they stopped others from doing n karma stood at d corner for them


That was d same reason adaka baro n his people supported Nigeria in d war
Interesting! What is good for the goose is good for the gander. Selfish interest usually backfires.
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by PepeXKermit: 9:31pm On Jun 18, 2025
seems this man is about to die because the useless guy just dey use him mouth confess the one wey them no ask am, i think he is beginning to see the ghost of the people he ordered to be killed.
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by wirinet(m): 9:53pm On Jun 18, 2025
gidgiddy:
Gowon should stop lying to Nigerians, the records are there. Regional Army was one of the things agreed at Aburi, and it was agreed that the Regional Armies would be under the control of the Regional Military Governors

You signed the agreement, only to return to Nigeria, realised that what you signed gave a lot of powers to Regions, then went back on the agreement

You invited Ojukwu to the Midwest meeting knowing fully well that Ojukwu was not safe there, but Ojukwu sent Phillip Effiong to represent him.

You then completely broke the Aburi agreement with Decree 14 that dissolved the 4 Regions, and created 12 new states to replace them

To add insult to injury, you immediately enacted Decree 15 that abolished resource control

Gowon, you caused the war by breaking the Aburi agreement you signed with Ojukwu, just because you and your fellow Northerners wanted control of Nigeria
Regional army under Regional Governors one country? How would that have worked. Where have you seen such anywhere in the world? So who would then be the commandander in chief?
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by wirinet(m): 9:59pm On Jun 18, 2025
balisa1:
My point is, Gowon did not sign the Accord, since everybody know he was against the break up.
Gowon had no power to sign an accord that dismember the country. If he had signed and implemented the accord, die hard soldiers like T.Y Danjuma and Murtala Mohammed would have toppled him immediately. Both soldiers vehemently rejected the Aburi accord.
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by babestella: 10:12pm On Jun 18, 2025
Gowon lied. The Aburi accord was signed by both parties, why did he sign if he disagreed on the terms of having a regional army.

Gowon is twisting facts because Ojukwu is late. Ojukwu is a lettered man, and he knows what it means to have regional army in a federation. The person of Ojukwu would not subscribe to that because Nigeria remains one run by regional governments.

Gowon is mistaking regional police to mean regional army. It is a shame.


Racoon:
General Gowon can continue to deceive himself and all his fellow perpetrators of the worst genocide ever witness in the history of this nation. Guess what is happening in his native Plateau and the middle belt does not ring a bell to him?
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by gidgiddy: 10:13pm On Jun 18, 2025
wirinet:
Regional army under Regional Governors one country? How would that have worked. Where have you seen such anywhere in the world? So who would then be the commandander in chief?
The Aburi agreement clearly stated that this arrangement would only be for the period of Military rule. The essence of Aburi was to make Nigeria a loose federation during the period of Military rule so that no Region would be able to dominate others through the centre until the return of civilian rule

Gowon agreed and signed. Gowons job was to return to Nigeria and begin the job of conducting elections. But what did he do? He returned to Nigeria, broke the agreement, abolished the 4 Regions, created 12 new states, half of which went to his North, abolished resource control, making the centre as strong as possible so that Northern Nigeria would become masters of Nigeria

It left Ojukwu with no other option but to declare Biafra, and war followed

There was no oth
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by Irony1: 10:37pm On Jun 18, 2025
Christistruth02:
Ojukwu was evil
That a man should sacrifice 3 Million people
for his personal ambition and ego that he is not ready or willing to sacrifice himself for
Oga stop all these lies, you keep spreading lies all over this forum. It was never about his personal ambition. Or are you saying Gowon had no personal ambition?
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by searchlight: 10:43pm On Jun 18, 2025
emkz:
He could have said control police, not military. That was provocative.

As Ojukwu is not here to defend himself, let those who witnessed it and are alive speak about it so that we can have clarity.
Saying that he was sick that is why he couldn't make a declaration tells it all. The trust is that Ojukwu outshined them in the accord and when he came back, people were telling him the implications of the accord which he understood and refused to honor.
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by searchlight: 10:48pm On Jun 18, 2025
keemsleek:
True, just read David Ejor Reminiscence and you will fet the full story... All the same that generation all made mistakes on each side, they should just let wounds heal and move on. We should not punish generations for mistakes our fathers made.

Shetimma/ Binaca ojukwu 2031
Nzogwu is not an Igbo man. Why call the coup and igbo coup?
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by searchlight: 10:52pm On Jun 18, 2025
thesicilian:
It's the same thing they're doing till today, history always repeats itself. Even from personal accounts of old men who experienced the war, the major threats to the people of most Southern states were, not even the northern soldiers (Gowon/National Military) but the Biafran soldiers. They were the one attacking the Southern civilians during the war, the very same thing they're doing today whereby anybody who isn't speaking the same "language" as them is considered a direct enemy.
Lol you can say anything to massage your manhood. The people you hate so much but can't live without them. Once you hear secession your heart skips. Some of your father's are crying for the same thing ojukwu fought for almost 60 years ago. That's how myopic the rest of Nigeria are. The Igbo are miles ahead. What ojukwu saw 60 years ago, your father are seeing today.
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by cardoctor(m): 10:58pm On Jun 18, 2025
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by Mosco100(m): 12:24am On Jun 19, 2025
So you don't respect all the innocent blood you shed in 1966?
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by Mosco100(m): 12:25am On Jun 19, 2025
So you don't respect all the innocent blood you shed in 1966? Ojukwu was fighting for the survival of his people. Don't be inhumane. God is watching.
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by Thiefobi1: 7:19am On Jun 19, 2025
Ojukwu persuaded Gowon that they were going to Aburi as gentlemen of the Nigerian Army to discuss certain things. Acknowledgement of what happened. Already, of course he knew that after the pogrom against Easterners, against Igbo in 1966, the Army, except in Lagos and the West had gone back to their places of origin.

Now, no need bringing officials. So, guys we’re going to talk as officers and gentlemen. Of course Gowon did not inform his secretary to government.

He did not tell anybody, until the eve of the day he was going. So, if you were going to a conference, you will normally say what is the agenda. You will prepare, with the assistance of the agenda.

Think about them. Think about various scenarios, and go and discuss. That didn’t happen. Lo and behold when they reached Aburi, there was Ojukwu with a battery of permanent secretaries and one of the most formidable intellectual this country has ever produced, Dr Pius Okigbo. All in the delegation.

Who went with Gowon? Nobody. Not even secretary to the government. None of the so-called permanent secretaries. And they went there and talked and said they reached agreement.


He should stepped down as supreme military commander and they talked about the divisions in the Nigerian army and if Nigeria was attacked, then they will consult and decide whether they are going to fight.
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by Stilloracle: 7:20am On Jun 19, 2025
Ojukwu was a horrible problem to Nigeria.
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by Moroccoguy: 7:37am On Jun 19, 2025
Factcheck0001:
God bless u


According to all history books I have read as regards d war.

Gowon never wanted a war n he was very soft in dealing with ojukwu but just like it is happening in present day Nigeria where they are insatiable.

Ojukwu just like Oliver twist wanted more and he believed he could get it, go n read pre war conference n interview granted by ojukwu n u will see he never rated Gowon.

He talked with so much confidence n so much believed he will defeat Gowon in no time
same template obi using against Tinubu government.
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by Christistruth02: 8:14am On Jun 19, 2025
Irony1:
Oga stop all these lies, you keep spreading lies all over this forum. It was never about his personal ambition. Or are you saying Gowon had no personal ambition?
Let me give you an illustration of how wicked Ojukwu was
Ojukwu sent Officers to Warfronts where they were unlikely to survive, while at the same time having affairs with their wives in his State House.
Ojukwu was completely unprincipled.
Do your research to confirm if it isn't true
Re: Aburi Accord Failed Because Ojukwu Wanted Regional Governors To Control Military by Mrexcell(m): 8:15am On Jun 19, 2025
Love800:
All the blame goes to Nnamdi Azikiwe. He refuse to let Nigerian divide because all his wealth were situated in the North!

Ojukwu too was also guilty a kind of. I heard that it was because gowon who was his junior and appointed as the head of state, annoyed ojukwu was was senior in ranks. So therefore he announced Biafra!

Its clear ojukwu agitated for biafra because of selfish reasons!
What about the thousands of innocent igbos that were been massacred in the north that gowon couldn't stop?
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