₦airaland Forum

franvincoop:
Na lie, na you igbos tried to Lord over everybody.
That was why you igbos abandoned your Southern educated brothers under Awo and ran to make an alliance with the uneducated Islamic North under Ahmadu Bello.
If Awo and Zik had aligned together, one of them would have been PM and not Tafawa.
But Zik got into bed with the Fulani, campaigner for the removal of secession and you guys are shouting Biafra and Fulani today.
Imagine if the two most educated regions in Nigeria at independence, the South West and South East had come together, the uneducated Islamic North for dey take orders na from them, afterall na we get access to the sea, na we get oil, na we go school pass.
Helas, Zik had other ideas.
After Zik got into bed with the uneducated Islamic North against his South Western brothers, the incident that broke the camels back was the UN 11 February plebiscite which caused Zik to lose the Christian British Southern Cameroon and Ahmadu Bello to gain the Muslim British Northern Cameroon aka Gongola state on the same day.
That day Ahmadu Bello knew that despite the educational handicap of the Northerners, democracy being a game of numbers and land, he had the numbers to dominate Nigeria forever.
Also, one thing became clear to Sir Ahmadu Bello, the South Easterners hated their brothers the South Westerners more than anything and the Southerners can never ever unite and the Fulani have exploited that till today.
If you doubt me, ask AI who instituted the policy of 20 pounds compensation after the civil war?

garykoeman:
Victim mentality as usual.

What will the Niger delta people who suffered most now say.

WorkTheTalk:
You don't know history. The Igbos were the most educated then, which made them thrive beyond the eastern region. From day one, the Fulani north were not comfortable with this. So at what point the Igbos got into alliance with the North?

Listen to Sir Amadu Bello below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8m6m4plMhU?si=glu0MXGfo8YclLDY

Eba50:
if only aburi accord was followed, if only the killings of all igbo on the north was stopped by gowon,, ojukwu wouldn't have gone to the point if taking from asaba to orhe, resulting into the war

Pigstormentor:
Apart from Civilian deaths ...the NIGERIAN army recorded more deaths...





Federal Nigerian Army (FNA)

Estimated Casualties: Roughly 50,000 to 100,000 soldiers killed in action, wounded, or missing.Context: The Nigerian forces possessed superior manpower and weaponry but suffered heavy initial losses in their push to retake secessionist territories and during offensives like the attempts to cross the River Niger.

Biafran Armed Forces (BAF)

Estimated Casualties: Approximately 30,000 to 50,000 military deaths.

Context: The Biafrans faced severe shortages of arms and relied heavily on unconventional tactics. Most tragic was the humanitarian crisis; between 500,000 and 2 million Biafran civilians died from disease, malnutrition, and starvation caused by the federal blockade

xxxx999jon:
very easy for you to say if only.. Like. You were in his mind Ojukwu mind... Why did he order the arrest of the British man? Just like this writer said, "for a bizarre reason" Gowon has said his own side of the story if no one likes it, it's their own cup of Tea. What will apologies even do to all that were affected by the war, boost morale? Pride, Ego or what exactly because am lost.. Just like when we blacks ask present day Europeans to apologize for slavery it's damn pathetic abeg.. Past is past let's move on abeg, learn from the past and focus on the future.

fredoooooo:
Truth is there you and your likes are the ones feeding your own lies and version to your Generations.. Gowon is 100 % right

Pigstormentor:
Obasanjo levelelled ODI
Tinubu leveled that community in Delta

SW annexed all their oil wells and all the oil company jobs and have left the region without any development.

You cant lie ...and Gowon is insignificant, because everyone knows he is protecting his property in UK.

Irony1:
Let me correct an obvious lie about Zik being in bed with Fulani by removing secession clause. In 1956 in Lancaster the British told all the delegates to that conference that as a prerequisite for independence, the borders of colonial Nigeria must not be touched. Awolowo signed that document, so did everyone else. So there was no way the British would have allowed secession clause so it was not Zik. Also the 1959 elections gave no clear majority seats needed to form a government it created a situation called a hung parliament(please read it up) and in that case a coalition between any two parties can get the majority needed to form a government. Sardauna fearing a coalition of Southern parties indicted to Sir James Robertson that the north will not go through with independence if the Southern parties for a coalition. So the British now indicated that it has be a coalition between NPC and any of the parties in the south. So why blame Zik? That lie has persisted for too long.

Kalashnikov49:
Whatever OJUKWU did during that time against the British is justified till today. They are unreliable and colonialist that insult your sovereignty without shame.

Since Fulani terrorists have been killing senselessly..what have they said about it? Absolutely NOTHING.

As radical Islam has taken over UK that is how they support the same Islamic terrorists in NIGERIA.

UK is not your friend and BBC as their propaganda arm was sued by TRUMP RECENTLY and they paid a hefty fine.

Wake up ..UK is evil.

TheStoriesOfMan:
Dr Chike Obidigbo said the truth. Nigeria and Biafra lost out in the war. The winners were the British.

Well, that won't stop us from actualizing our goal of secession.

We Igbos just want to be left alone, live and let's live.

Let's forge a new path to freedom and independence without Nigeria.

Irony1:
Let me correct an obvious lie about Zik being in bed with Fulani by removing secession clause. In 1956 in Lancaster the British told all the delegates to that conference that as a prerequisite for independence, the borders of colonial Nigeria must not be touched. Awolowo signed that document, so did everyone else. So there was no way the British would have allowed secession clause so it was not Zik. Also the 1959 elections gave no clear majority seats needed to form a government it created a situation called a hung parliament(please read it up) and in that case a coalition between any two parties can get the majority needed to form a government. Sardauna fearing a coalition of Southern parties indicted to Sir James Robertson that the north will not go through with independence if the Southern parties for a coalition. So the British now indicated that it has be a coalition between NPC and any of the parties in the south. So why blame Zik? That lie has persisted for too long.

Godfullsam:
You said you want to be left alone, yet your people are scattered all over the country.

Why can't you people leave your various locations in Nigeria and converge in your region?

That will send a strong message to Nigeria that you truly want to be alone.

As it stands, you need Nigeria far more than Nigeria needs you.

aswani:
More falsehood.

Awo pushed for the secession clause, Sardaunna was OK with it, Owelle kyboshed it so it wasn't written in.

The British were handing the country over, why would they insist on anything pre-independence, something that could be easily torn up and thrown in the bin if the tripod didn't want it.

Also why would they insist on a coalition between parties in a country they were pulling away from, that doesn't make any sense which is par for the course for you. The event was one held with the proviso that independence was coming as we had gone past the stage of the British being able to stem that particular tide.

You need to stop with the falsehood, the uncle telling you these things is doing you wrong.

Wisdomkosi:
This is true sha. Gowon wants to twist the story

franvincoop:
Zik was in bed with the Fulani period.

So the British now indicated that it has be a coalition between NPC and any of the parties in the south. So why blame Zik? That lie has persisted for too long


From the bolded, Do you know the Southwest has more historical, cultural and religious links to the North than the SouthEast. Do you agree?
There are Yoruba Muslims in the SW, let's not even talk about the number of Yorubas in the North Central aka Middle Belt.

Going by your logic, can you explain what the SouthEasterners the Igbos and Zik promised Ahmadu Bello for him to overlook his Muslim brothers in the SouthWest and jump in bed with the Southeast?
Na charm una charm Ahmadu Bello?

You are making it sound as if the British imposed everything No oga.
Forget your Lancaster BS.
Let me ask you, was there a debate about secession or not?
Who was for secession and who was against?
During the London constitutional conference, Awolowo wanted a secession clause in the constitution but Zik vehemently opposed the right to unilateral secession and Zik even toured the Northern region to preach Nigerian unity.
Nnamdi Azikiwe is the reason Igbos can never get Biafra, know this and know peace.
During the Biafra war itself, Zik was flip flopping from supporting Biafra in the morning to supporting Nigeria at night.
That's why after the Biafra war, when Zik returned to Politics in 79 and 83 elections, your Igbo forefathers no even look am for face because they knew he was responsible even for the Biafra war.

Just ask AI.

PS, I don't hate Igbos, I hate those who detest the truth.

favor914:
Who gave Ojukwu the authority to say anything?

shortgun:
Gowon should come clean as he will soon meet his maker.
Men in his age spend their remaining days telling the truth.
He should emulate IBB who recently told the whole world the truth about June 12,The 1966 coup and Kaduna Nzeogwu.

Irony1:
Who also gave Gowon the authority to say anything?

shekauvsbuhari:
The useless old man whose people are being slaughtered by Fulani that he's trying to please is still useless at old age.
After he'd start deceiving himself by organizing prayers up and down.

favor914:
He was the president, Ojukwu’s Oga.

Irony1:
He was not Ojukwu's Oga he never accepted his authority he rebelled against it.

favor914:
That is why the coward sent 3 million people to their early graves, then ran away to preserve his own life?

Irony1:
Emperor Hiroito led Japan into WW2 and he suffered an atomic bomb milliondied, he was no coward. Also your statement shows how not intelligent you are in analysing issues. Ask yourself how did Ojukwu’s plane manage to fly From Biafra and escape Nigerian MiGs and pass Nigerian airspace all the way to ivory Coast and he wasn't shot down? It was clear that killing Ojukwu would make him a martyr which will incite a bitter insurgency that Nigeria cannot recover from so it was better for him to leave so that the war can end.

esnbrutality:
That is the same TRUTH like Fulani actually the people that called you YORUBA.

Without Fulani, what are you known as? ..Lukumi?

educatedfool:
I'm not tribalistic, but historical discussions should be balanced. It's too easy to place all the blame on Gowon while ignoring the mistakes made by Biafran leaders and the realities of the war. The Eastern Region leadership chose secession despite several attempts at negotiation, and that decision contributed to a conflict that cost countless lives on all sides.

History is rarely a story of one side being completely right and the other completely wrong. Rather than blaming Gowon alone, there should also be honest reflection on the decisions made by Biafra's leadership and how those choices affected ordinary Nigerians, including the Igbo people themselves.

Godfullsam:
You said you want to be left alone, yet your people are scattered all over the country.

Why can't you people leave your various locations in Nigeria and converge in your region?

That will send a strong message to Nigeria that you truly want to be alone.

As it stands, you need Nigeria far more than Nigeria needs you.

WorkTheTalk:
You don't know history. The Igbos were the most educated then, which made them thrive beyond the eastern region. From day one, the Fulani north were not comfortable with the Igbos. So at what point did the Igbos get into alliance with the North?

Listen to Sir Amadu Bello below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8m6m4plMhU?si=glu0MXGfo8YclLDY

TheStoriesOfMan:
Dr Chike Obidigbo said the truth. Nigeria and Biafra lost out in the war. The winners were the British.

Well, that won't stop us from actualizing our goal of secession.

We Igbos just want to be left alone, live and let's live.

Let's forge a new path to freedom and independence without Nigeria.