₦airaland Forum

“He lived and died a Biafran military
officer but Ojukwu’s rank was restored
with salaries and gratuity paid from 1966.

BlackMbakara1:
You see why an Akwa Ibom man will never trust and Igbo man...use and dumb mentality.

Michaelmercy:
The vice president of the defunct Republic of Biafra, Late General Phillip Effiong, may have died with regrets - This indication was given by his kinsman, Elder Enefiok Ekefre.... A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom state, Elder Enefiok Ekefre, has alleged that the Igbos abandoned Late General Philip Effiong who he said died a Biafran rebel. Ekefre made the comment in an interview with Vanguard, even as he chided the Igbos for abandoning the Late Effiong. He lamented that Effiong, the vice president of the defunct Republic of Biafra who died in 2003, was not given the amnesty accorded to Late Ojukwu by the federal government. General Effiong was the vice president of the defunct Biafra Republic.

His words: “The Igbo are expecting support forgetting that they all looked the other way and allowed General Effiong who made the historic declaration that ended the bloody civil war to live and die a Biafra rebel, while Ojukwu died a Nigerian Army General. “General Philip Effiong, an Ibiono Ibom man, was the vice president to Ojukwu. Mr. M. U. Akpan, the Secretary to the Government of Biafra (SGB) was also from Ibiono. General Effiong signed the instrument of surrender, but when the Igbo were talking of payment of gratuity and pension, they only presented General Ojukwu and refused to mention General Effiong.

“He lived and died a Biafran military officer, but Ojukwu’s rank was restored with salaries and gratuity paid from 1966. Today, the Igbo are complaining of marginalization and oppression, forgetting that justice and injustice should not be selective.” .......
Source: https://www.naij.com/1124034-general-effiong-died-a-biafran-rebel-ekefre.html

Keneking:
"He lamented that Effiong, the vice president of the defunct Republic of Biafra who died in 2003, was not given the amnesty accorded to Late Ojukwu by the federal government."

- Buhari sef

Blue3k:
Why are you blaming Buhari. It was President Shagari that gave him pardon.

Keneking:
Who succeeded Shagari?

Napoleondegreat:
Apart from Ojukwu , which other Biafran soldier was giving the said privileges? The fg may have reasons for recognizing only Ojukwu and it is their fault not that of the Igbo. Must every problems be blamed on the Igbo? I once heard that in the abandoned ppty saga it was only Ojukwu that got all his back. the rest of igbo affected didn't. the fact the General Effiong was not recognized affected so many other biafrans that are Igbos themselves. so it is another huge instance if the faliour of Nigeria to properly address the problems that emanated from that war

Michaelmercy:
Its actually true, Effiong was killed but his deceitful boss was spared and celebrated back.

laudate:
Una like to dey shift goal post. When Ojukwu was busy getting his own pardon from the federal govt, did he make a case to the same govt that the ranks and entitlements of those who fought alongside him in Biafra, should be restored?

paschu:
You are the incoherent one here who keeps "shifting the goal post".

Both you and the PAID APC GOON blamed "IGBO" for Effiong's fate. And when your igbo hating lie got debunked, you quickly posted this crap to shifted the blame to Ojukwu.

So why demonize entire Igbo ethnic group in your first post since you think Ojukwu was to blame?

And finally, contrary to your mischief, Gen. Effiong died without any iota of regret about Biafra. Thus, you and that old but heartless PAID APC GOON should verify from Dr. Effiong Jr. before showcasing your Igbo-loathing mania to the world.

laudate:
Everyone from a different ethnic group (who was not Igbo) that fought for Biafra, was either humiliated, abandoned or executed on flimsy charges. How sad!

laudate:
Ehn, everyone knows that the affliction worrying you, is what is making you incoherent. Where in my last post did I blame the entire Igbo race? What was the lie inside any of my comments? Go back and read what I wrote with an open mind if you can, and stop projecting your hate-filled tendencies into my remarks. Maybe you are the one paying goons to support your myopic position on social media, who knows? That is probably why you can easily make reference to such things.

And my question still stands: When Ojukwu was busy getting his own pardon from the federal govt, did he make a case to the same govt that the ranks and entitlements of those who fought alongside him in Biafra, should be restored? If you do not like that question, please hug the nearest transformer with wet hands or jump into the nearest lagoon, with your hate-filled soul! You will not be missed!

Napoleondegreat:
Apart from Ojukwu , which other Biafran soldier was giving the said privileges? The fg may have reasons for recognizing only Ojukwu and it is their fault not that of the Igbo...

It is another huge instance if the faliour of Nigeria to properly address the problems that emanated from that war

paschu:
I don't have time for idiots. If you are coherent you'd know that the OP did not say that Ojukwu abandoned Gen. Effiong. He said that Igbos did. And you sought to reinforced the lie with the following poo.

Seen it now?

Now, as I said earlier, I have no time for idiots.

Blue3k:
I agree on two points it's not the Igbo collective fault. Second the federal government has it political motives like always.

My point of contention is Ojukwu didn't push harder for his other guys. He wanted to be buried a Nigerian soldier at end of the day. Lastly Nigeria doesn't owe the Biafran soldiers the same deal. Pardons aren't a right as you know.

laudate:
Ehn, everyone knows that the affliction worrying you, is what is making you incoherent. Where exactly in my first or last post did I blame or demonize the entire Igbo race? What was the lie inside any of my comments? Go back and read what I wrote with an open mind if you can, and stop projecting your hate-filled tendencies into my remarks. Maybe you are the one paying goons to support your myopic position on social media, who knows? That is probably why you can easily make reference to such things.

And my question still stands: When Ojukwu was busy getting his own pardon from the federal govt, did he make a case to the same govt that the ranks and entitlements of those who fought alongside him in Biafra, should be restored? If you do not like that question, please hug the nearest transformer with wet hands or jump into the nearest lagoon, with your hate-filled soul! You will not be missed!

“the Igbo had President
Goodluck Jonathan from South-south,
Senate President from South-east,
Secretary to the Government of the
Federation government, minister of
finance and General Azubike Ihejirika as
Chief of Army Staff, and they could not
ask for their republic then.”

attackgat:
Cure your ignorance with the below
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/03/ojukwu-biafra-soldiers-get-n1-5bn-pension-benefits/

PentiumPro:
This is what the Biafrans always think people don't know.

Blue3k:
Why are you blaming Buhari? It was President Shagari that gave him pardon.

laudate:
Great! Was it Ojukwu who fought for their benefits? And did the late Gen. Effiong also get part of those pension benefits? Because until the man died, he got nothing!

paschu:
What do you mean by "Ojukwu did not push harder?"

Was it a negotiation?

From one lip you claimed that pardon was not a right and was not owed to the Biafrans. Yet, from the other lip you blame Ojukwu for not pushing harder.

Do you even realize that Ojukwu could not have returned to Nigeria alive without the so called pardon?

attackgat:
Cant you read? The ex Nigerian soldiers/ Biafran soldiers were pardoned and paid their gratuity and pension in 2012. The entitlements were there, Ojumwu went and collected his own. If Effiong didnt go to collect his own, it means he wasnt interested.

But it all goes to show that this thread is a big lie as we now know that Effiong and others were pardoned and their entitlements made available which is what they claim never happend.

Military Pensions Board, MPB, has said the late elder statesman, Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu alongside other pardoned soldiers that fought on the side of the defunct Biafra during the Nigeria Civil war, have been paid their pensions and arrears totaling N1.5billion by the Federal Government.

Throwing more light on the payment of pension benefits to ex-Biafra soldiers who were pardoned by the federal government, Admiral Mshelia said Ojukwu and others whose pardon were backdated to year 2000, started receiving pensions money since August last year and that N1.5billion released for the payment had been exhausted. He explained that those alleged to have been left out of the payment, did not qualify for going by federal government criteria backdating the pardon to year 2000. According to him “if you were dead by 1999 for instance, you or your next of kin (NOK) is not entitled to the benefit unless government shifts back the date.”

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/03/ojukwu-biafra-soldiers-get-n1-5bn-pension-benefits/

Again, beyond his roles in Biafra’s surrender and efforts to set the records right, Gen. Effiong spent a great deal of effort trying to secure the military benefits and entitlements of the former Nigerian soldiers of eastern origin who fought on the Biafran side. He led delegations and rallies to the Federal Government in Abuja to attract attention to the need to settle these soldiers even though the Obasanjo/Danjuma establishment was not moved. Obviously, like many others after the war, it would have been easier for Gen. Effiong to go behind and try to use whatever connections he had in the army to secure only his own benefits. But true to his form, he thought it a mark of betrayal and insensitivity to fight only for his own benefits while the rest of the affected eastern officers were left in the rain. So he decided instead to take up the cause of all the affected soldiers.

Also, because Gen. Effiong is not a noisemaker, not many Nigerians know that he was the brain behind Gen. Ojukwu’s return from asylum in Ivory Coast. It was Gen. Effiong who pressured Shehu Shagari to grant pardon to Ojukwu. Initially, President Shagari told Gen. Effiong that he would first grant pardon to Gowon and see how Nigerians would react, and that if the reaction of Nigerians were not negative, then he would grant pardon to Ojukwu.

Fortunately Gowon’s pardon went well and Gen Effiong resumed pressure on Shagari to pardon Gen. Ojukwu. When finally Shagari yielded to Effiong’s request, Effiong personally traveled to Ivory Coast to communicate the good news to Gen. Ojukwu, but insisted that both kept it secret until its consummation. Yet when Ojukwu returned and it was time for celebrations, airport ceremonies and fanfare, Gen. Effiong stayed away from the limelight to let Ojukwu have his day. What more can Effiong do for the Igbos in particular, and Nigeria in general, by bringing a final closure to the civil war epitomized by Ojukwu’s return? http://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2004/jan/191.html

laudate:
Everyone from a different ethnic group (who was not Igbo) that fought for Biafra, was either humiliated, abandoned or executed on flimsy charges. How sad!

odduduwa:
odduduwa anti Igbo you must be there .tomorrow you will complain they are aggressor ....there are 250 ethnic groups and this ipob said I'm afonja ...pls I ll like to see that line again cos the boys are coming

laudate:
Una like to dey shift goal post. When Ojukwu was busy getting his own pardon from the federal govt, did he make a case to the same govt that the ranks and entitlements of those who fought alongside him in Biafra, should be restored?