Chinexd22nd:


Ignorance i swear is a bastard...
U are insulting FFK... smh...
Who amalgamated Nigeria? Lugard
What year? 1914
How did u know? U read books
Was ur father born then? No
Get a life young man
Have u asked yourself why Gowon never made dis statement in the last 47 years after the war?
How can u credit a statement as "i was sick"?
Did he ever get well to tell the truth against the said "lie"?
Be rational and stop being blinded by hatred.
Ponder on these questions;
What is truth?
Is a statement that favors your concept?
Or it is what is proven without reasonable doubt by witnesses and the media but challenges your concepts?
Have a nice day

Leez:

mwahhahahahahaahaahaa
im igbo indeed
see d problem u guys have is dat u think igbos want power
we dont care
the average igbo person wants equality
dats why u can never see an Awo or Saraduna in igboland
over here respect is earned
QED

FreeTraining:
can was come bk to reality? biafra was a country' it is dead and buried.

oluwasegunolade:
Equity is quite different from equaliy my dear. If respect is truly earned, on what base ? So, people like Cownu earn respect by inciting violence

Chinexd22nd:
It's sad though

Organs:



Bros, Yes Ignorance is a bastard but this time its YOU and your ignorance. What the OP was saying is that FFK cannot categorically say Gowon lied unless he was there, and he wasn't. Before i can disclaim a statement that you made between you and that girl last night, its either i overheard the conversation or superior evidences or something and not disclaim what you said with what your was reported that your girlfriend said or even what your girlfriend said. Who knows who is right?

T9ksy:



Same way some dullard followed the Oxford graduate into a war against a national govt armed with bows and arrows.

They must have thought it was mortal kombat on Ps4

iamlegitimate:


Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) has disclosed how lies by late warlord, Odumegu Ojukwu after the Aburi accord led to Biafra civil war, between 1967 and 1970.

Gowon made the claim while giving insight into what happened at the Aburi Conference, in Ghana, convened to resolve Nigeria’s political logjam.


He said the Federal Government went to Aburi unprepared, following a disagreement which broke out between the Supreme Military Council (SMC) and the Eastern region, led by Ojukwu.

Speaking on AIT’s programme “People, Politics and Power,” on Tuesday, Gowon said the decision to go to Aburi was borne out of the desire to win back the trust and confidence of Nigerians.

He maintained that secession was never part of the resolutions they agreed on.

Gowon said, “We agreed to put our heads together, to regain the trust and confidence of Nigerians. We went to Aburi, to agree to deal with the situation of our country, by ourselves.


“We did not go with any prepared position on the federal side, but, Ojukwu came with a paper he prepared. His prepared position was on a pink paper. Usually, pink paper at the Staff College is directing staff solution to the problem.”

Gowon said most of the positions presented by Ojukwu at the conference were accepted and upon their return to Nigeria, he was determined to keep the country united by assuaging the South East but Ojukwu felt otherwise.

He said Ojukwu’s refusal may have been as a result of killings of Igbos in the North, a situation that made him (Ojukwu) insist on Nigeria’s breakup.

Gowon disclosed that part of the agreement reached in Aburi was that upon return to Nigeria, he would be the first to make any statement concerning the resolutions before any governor makes any statement.


He said, “But, by the time I returned, I was ill; I had fever. I could not make any statement. But, Ojukwu went to the radio, to make a statement and said the things we never agreed on.

“David Ejoor was the one who called me one early morning to ask if I had heard what Ojukwu said, and I said no. He then reeled out all that Ojukwu had said and I asked David, in all honesty, if that was what we agreed. He said no.

“To keep the country together was not a task that I could do alone. I needed the cooperation and understanding of every Nigerian. And, in order to ensure we kept the country together, I reckoned that we needed to have discussions among ourselves. We had a civil servant who was exceptionally experienced and good.

“We went there (Aburi) to restore the trust of our country. If we were working together, anyone with conscience will assuage the feelings (of the South-easterners). But, Ojukwu thought otherwise. He had in mind all along, based on what happened to his people in the North, that secession was the only way out. But, we were thinking of the whole country, because all parts of the country were involved. The military was not involved in the killings of South-easterners in the North.”


https://www.google.com.ng/amp/dailypost.ng/2017/10/25/biafra-ojukwus-lies-caused-civil-war-gowon/amp/

FreeTraining:

U are there clamouring for biafra while the real nd wise igbos are busy in Abuja working with buhari' some are contesting for govenorsip election' just keep waiting for your biafra" u will actualize it in the GRAVE

FreeTraining:
igbo enwe eze' igbo enwe uche' they act before the think.

gidgiddy:


What you saying is nonsense. There was a 2 day meeting in Aburi, Ghana, in January 1967. An agreement was reached and was signed between Gowon and Ojukwu.

The question is, who broke the agreement? When you you know who broke the agreement, then you know who caused the war.

None of us need to have been at Aburi to know who broke the agreement that was signed there.

Organs:



What you wrote, will only make sense if and only if YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT signed by Ojukwu and Gowon and other witnesses. If you don' t have that, then it is he said or dem say dem say. Now Gowon said Ojukwu lied about what was discussed, right? Now, how can FFK come out and say Gowon lied without proof? Show Proof, or choose who to believe and not that there was an agreement!!! What was the agreement, what was agreed on? ..... One thing is certain though, if there is no evidence to back it up, to me and so many Nigerians including Ijaws, Rivers people, and Deltans, Gowon is more believable than Ojukwu.

Organs:



What you wrote, will only make sense if and only if YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT signed by Ojukwu and Gowon and other witnesses. If you don' t have that, then it is he said or dem say dem say. Now Gowon said Ojukwu lied about what was discussed, right? Now, how can FFK come out and say Gowon lied without proof? Show Proof, or choose who to believe and not that there was an agreement!!! What was the agreement, what was agreed on? ..... One thing is certain though, if there is no evidence to back it up, to me and so many Nigerians including Ijaws, Rivers people, and Deltans, Gowon is more believable than Ojukwu.

Dedetwo:


In your so-called finite intellect, you felt that Ndigbo should have prostrated before the Nigerian soldiers of northern origin?. Ndigbo may not have reasoning faculty according to you but certainly are not cowards.

Organs:



I laugh in Swahili, Bros FYI, Ojukwu in Nigerian history is a "coward". A general that led his people to an unjust and selfish war and ran away. You are not even ashamed to say he made millions in Ivory Coast, imagine, go again and watch what Gowon said during the surrender and how his conscience will judge him for all the sufferings of Ndigbo. Yes, his properties including the old Jamb office was returned to him because the govt seized it unjustly and he won his case in Nigerian court (even though Ndigbo will not be that sincere if it was a Biafran Govt). Yes he was paid his entitlements in the spirit of reconciliation and that we all won as one Nigeria. His wife, that your big mouth friend, FFK referred to as his "leftover" was made ambassador simply because of Nigerian's corruption and padi-padi govt (there are excellent Igbos that are more deserving of that position). His party won two States because of the population of Ndigbo amongst the voting population in those states, who made him posthumous general? never heard of that, if its true that again is the fact that Govt, then, said they will not hold the war against him, but they did, i admit, that is wrong on the part of the Govt, they just did not trust him. That is wrong. Burial, you compare his burial with that of ZIK OF AFRICA You must be smoking something. ZIK, whose corpse was taken all over naija in Tafawa balewa Square Lagos, Zungeru, Eagle Square Abuja, (with the Sultan of Sokoto, head of muslims in Nigeria getting in trouble for laying wreath). ZIK, AWO etc were not honoured like Ojukwu, bros, education is your problem. You have Zik, Awo on Nigerian currency and you talk about Ojukwu, a regional, i repeat regional leader and you talk about honour. You cannot even have a FEDERAL polytechnic named after Ojukwu and you talk about honour? I guess you live in Nnewi and you are talking about Nnewi honour and not NATIONAL HONOURS. About deaths, JFK and Abraham Lincoln were both murdered in office. That was how they ended, but they are larger than life in the history of America. So do not judge with how someone ended. In religion, John the baptist was beheaded and his head was presented on a plate to a lady, right, but he is a prophet in Islamic faith and the baptiser and an upright teacher and one that came to declare the coming of the messiah. Die in your sleep or die with bullets, it is what you lived for that matters my friend, Murtala died with bullets but he is larger than life in naija history.

Icon79:
If Gowon actually said what's being credited to him on this article then he's really dumb! How can a whole government attend a peace conference without being prepared? How could they go there without a position paper? What did they think that they were going for? Junketing

Here's what really happened in Aburi because I have heard it directly - as discussed by the eye witnesses:
The Nigerian govt went to Aburi and accepted all the proposals, as discussed in the meeting. But when they returned home, the British High Commissioner went to talked Gowon out of it. That's why he suddenly developed a mysterious illness and refused to announce the resolutions reached at the conference. And Ojukwu, a fearless Igbo man, decided to take the bull by the horn and announce the resolutions himself. The rest, they say, is history.


O pari

Organs:



Bros, Yes Ignorance is a bastard but this time its YOU and your ignorance. What the OP was saying is that FFK cannot categorically say Gowon lied unless he was there, and he wasn't. Before i can disclaim a statement that you made between you and that girl last night, its either i overheard the conversation or superior evidences or something and not disclaim what you said with what your was reported that your girlfriend said or even what your girlfriend said. Who knows who is right?

WetinConsignMe:


I sight you T9ksy. It would have worked if Banjo was interested in and succeeded in persuading the West to also secede

msylva2147:
He thought he has taken the bull by the horn but unfortunately for him it was the tail that he succeeded in holding and that's the reason why he absconded and allowed his people to go to their early grave.

gidgiddy:


Why are ask8ng about proof when some of those at the Aburi agreement are still alive. Many of those at the meeting wrote books before they died.

We all know that an agreement was signed in Aburi, even Gowon does not deny that.

So who broke the agreement?

Was it Gowon or Ojukwu?

FreeTraining:
it would have been better if ndi igbo were cowards cos cowards are even better than Ndigbo,,igbo kwenu" ndi ala.

mgbadike81:
and this old liar calls himself a pastor? one day atheism would be the dominant religion in the world because these so called Christians and Muslims are mostly a bunch of thieves, liars and character assasinators .

Organs:


Bros, simple question where is the authentic AGREEMENT that was signed?? Its not about writing about an agreement. If there is an agreement signed, we wouldn't have had this back and forth we can easily see what was discussed and we will know who reneged. This was what was discussed and AGREED TO! right, so stop saying agreement, agreement and Gowon did not keep his word. You are going round in circles. Yes, i heard about how Ojukwu wanted to play a fast one on Gowon by using the word "Federation" which he being a History graduate knew and he went there cunningly to get Biafra, but Gowon went there to discuss about how to settle quarrel and stay as one united Nigeria. In fair business dealings, an average hausa man will ensure you understand what the business expectations are and what you're getting yourself into. An average Igbo man, (not all) will embellish the truth and hide facts to gain an upper hand. Same thing here. Personally i like the igbo spirit and there are so many men of integrity amongst the igbos that i admire and respect, but truth is even amongst the SS, they will rather pitch their tent with the North than with the SE, that to me is shameful and pathetic. Arguments apart, you need to work on that.

dataking:


Idiot. So Atheists dont lie??

T9ksy:



There was no way the west would have seceded at the point in time with thousands of northern troops stationed in yorubaland

and all armed to the teeth unless of course, you guys don't want us alive except monuments all over the place.

On the other hand, if Gowon had acquiesce to Awo's ultimatum and had removed northern soldiers from the west, then Ojukwu would have no

reason to come and "liberate" us. The war was between Ojukwu's eastern region and the north. He would have marched up north to avenge the

death of his people.