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Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by YorubaHero12: 4:01am On May 12, 2020 |
eagleu: Lol you are playing a game of Gowon released Awolowo with a whole me? Anyway let me cure your ignorance just this one time. Below is the timeline of events that happened in Awo release context: —Awolowo was imprisoned in 1963. —Ironsi became head of state January 17, 1966 — Ojuku was appointed governor January 17, 1966 — Ironsi was assassinated July 29, 1966 — Gowon took power in August 1, 1966 — Awolowo was released August 3, 1966 Below are the independent sources that captured the news of Gowon releasing Awo: -NYT: American newspaper -The Guardian: British newspaper -Reuters: British newspaper -Britishpathe: British picture/videos Let me give you an exerpts from the Papers: —Aug 2nd 1966 – Possibly a consensus to southern opinion was Colonel Gowon’s promise to look into the early release of political prisoners. The most important of these is Chief Awolowo, the popular Yoruba leader who was imprisoned for 10 years in 1962 for treasonable Felony. He was a campaigner against Northern domination in the old regime and his release would not be popular in the North. —August 3rd 1966 – On his part, Colonel Gowon’s decision to release so controversial a southern politician Chief Awolowo seems to show a desperate need to placate Southern opinion. At independence, when the Northern people’s congress shared power with the largely Ibo National Council of Nigerian Citizens, the odd men out were the Yorubas of the west. Their discontent led to the 1962 crisis in which the Yoruba leader, Chief Awolowo was imprisoned for Treason. —August 3rd 1966 – The new Nigerian regime formed Yesterday by Lieutenant Colonel Gowon, the Army chief of Staff, after an army mutiny, today announced the release of leading civilian political prisoners, including chief Awolowo and Chief Enahoro. The other four political prisoners whose release was announced today were named Lateef Jakande, Samuel Onitiri, Sunday Ebiotoma, and Micheal Omishade. —August 4th 1966 - Chief Awolowo and Anthony Enahoro today promised to help Lieutenant Colonel Gowon, leader of the new Nigeria military regime in Nigeria, in any way that would bring peace to the country. Rumors continued to circulate in Lagos that the former Head of State Major-General Ironsi, had been killed by the rebels. General Ironsi was kidnapped last Friday and his whereabouts are unknown. One observation: The video below showed when Awolowo went to meet Gowon in his office in Lagos after being flown from Calabar Prison and driven by the convoy to meet Gowon. You can see the statements from one of the New York Times supporting the Video coz it describes the situation perfectly even when the video is from Britishpathe with affilation to Reuters. I won't reply you again except if you can provide me one source that backed your argument that Ojukwu release Awolowo. Don't mention Ojukwu words here just like I did not mention Gowon word. I trust independent sources. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMNa4671Yuw 8 Likes 1 Share
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Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by YorubaHero12: 4:16am On May 12, 2020 |
pazienza:I am not done with you yet. Let me show you why I made mention of the fact that Oil was motivation for the war. Below is a paper from the Biafra Sun News Paper in May 30 1967. This is the place where Ojukwu Indicated that Biafra Crude Oil production output stood at 364,000 barrels a day. Do the math for the calculation of what a barrel sells for then and multiply by the barrel per day. He made mention of Biafra having a port of international repute- Port Harcourt Bonny Bar which is Biafra oil loading base and he mentioned that it was dregged to enable it take ocean going vessels. I am just using this to justify my earlier assertion of the Oil and Seaport as being a major player in any Biafra agenda either in 1967 or in the future. The minorities and their land are very important in Biafra and without them Biafra as an entity will not reach its potential. That is why Ojukwu and Kanu both tried and trying to make sure they are added to Biafra. 6 Likes 1 Share
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Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by pazienza(m): 4:28am On May 12, 2020 |
YorubaHero12: What are you on about. Eastern region left as a whole and chose the name Biafra which by the way was suggested by an Ijaw member of Eastern region an Ijaw man by the name Frank Opigo. If the oil was in Eastern region, then it was in Biafra when Biafra seceeded. Seaport and crude oil were never major agenda when they were already in Eastern region. How can what is already in your region be a major agenda, does it make sense to you? If they were an agenda, they were to Yoruba and their Northern partners. Ojukwu and Effiong was open to UN and OAU suppervised plebiscite on the minorities areas. Gowon and Awolowo knew what the result would have been and backed down. But rather decided to continue using military force why telling the world The Igbos were cornering Minorities oil against Minorities wish. Even Saro Wiwa admitted during his trial when he was facing death that majority of his Ogoni people were against him and were rather for Biafra. It was after the war that Saro Wiwa won them back. It's nice for Ijaws to sing of Boro. But Boro wasn't the Ijaw leader those days. The likes of Frank Opigo, and many Ijaw chiefs were with Biafra. It's hard to tell the truth this days in these areas because Biafra lost. Dokubo is from Buguma and openly admitted that his grandfather the then king of Buguma was pro Biafra. British intelligence noted that only 1/3 of the Minorities would have voted against Biafra if a referendum were conducted. I had posted it here before. So when you say Biafra was relying on minorities crude oil and seaports to survive, you make it seem like those minorities were not part and parcel of this Biafra you are taking about too. "In an authoritative and detailed memorandum on the background, cause and consequences of the Nigerian civil war issued in November 1968 by more than sixty British subjects, including Sir Robert Stapleton, the last British governor of the Eastern region( 1959-60), it was concluded that of the 37 percent of the population which they estimated that minority group represented in Biafra, only 10% would favour continued association with the federal government". The. New York review of Books, Volume 14,Number 8. April 23, 1970 "The unprecedented mingling of all groups and settling of many minority people in the Ibo heartland during the course of the war was simply taken for granted. Nonetheless, the Biafran regime was unreservedly committed to plebiscites in any disputed areas within Biafra, or on borders, so that people involved could determine their allegiance. It was proposed that these plebiscites be conducted under international( UN or O.A.U)supervision, and with adequate safeguard against punitive retaliation The federal government rejected the plebiscite proposal, obviously because it implied the recognition of Biafra and the substitution of a democratic vote for force of arms. Had the plebiscite been held, a ceasefire would have had to be declared, neutral observers would have been on scene, and the secession would have been revealed as a people's movement". The New York Review of Books, Volume 14, Number 8. April 23,1970. 7 Likes 1 Share
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Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by eagleu: 4:30am On May 12, 2020 |
KingJa: Common sense is all you need bro. Check historical facts to understand the timeline involved. Ojukwu's disrespect for Gowon was notable, he insisted that Brigadier Ogundipe, the next most senior army officer after Ironsi be made head of state, and not Gowon who was just Ironsi principal secretary. Once again, after Independent Biafra was declared, and you still think a high value prisoner would have been voluntarily released on Gowon order Again, ask yourself why Awo first went home to Okene, before going to Ikoyi prison for the Gowon and Yoruba media photo shoot? 5 Likes |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Godhead4(m): 4:37am On May 12, 2020 |
Blackking98:Now this Is daft |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Nobody: 4:47am On May 12, 2020 |
eagleu: No, until you apply the common sense in which you claim you have and cite your sources I won’t be engaging you in your ploy to derail this thread. Till then, stay off my mentions. 4 Likes
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Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Godhead4(m): 4:52am On May 12, 2020 |
Na wa o 3 Likes |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by YorubaHero12: 4:55am On May 12, 2020 |
pazienza: Bro I think our main problem is context. That the Eastern minorities are not part of Biafra is not my argument. The argument is that the minorities indigenous lands included in Biafra host most of the resources and they are very important to Biafra having the ability to stand alone in the first place. I showed you the Biafran Sun newspaper to show you that Ojukwu relied so much on the crude oil and the sea access most of which are domiciled in the minorities land of that Biafra. This thread is about some southern minorities telling the Igbos to stop disrespecting them and we can link it to the issue of Kanu wanting to annex them into another Biafra. Some Igbos always say its borne out of true brotherhood and that the minorities tribe are nobody (sometimes using demeaning words like not intelligent enough to qualify them). I just showed you their importance and why they always come up anytime Kanu is trying to talk about Biafra. Imagine all those crude oil and seas are in the Igbo core states, do you think the Igbos will give a damn about them? Also there are lot of instances where the Igbos committed atrocities against the minorities during the Biafran war. Some men of the Ikun clan in Biase Local government in Cross River were suspected of collaborating with the Nigerian soldiers, and the Biafrans arrested, looted, raped, and committed other atrocities in Ikun land. What about the Ibibio where some men were beaten to death in April 2, 1968 as reported by William Norris of the London Times. The Ibibios (old and young men) were suspected of collaborating with the advancing Nigeria troops and were frog-marched across an open space while the people attacked them with sticks and clubs. Or what about in Asang town in Enyong where four hundred people were carried away by the Biafran soldiers to an unknown destination and never seen again. The Biafrans soldiers also attacked Attan Onoyon in the same Enyong where they burnt down the place and killed many people. This account was made by B. J. Ikpeme, who was a member of a minority group and a rtd senior medical officer in the then Eastern Region. There are numerous account of Biafran attrocities against those of the minorities (I have them with me and ready to debate this anytime). So whenever you are trying to give the narrative that ALL tribes within the Biafra enclave gave their 100% loyalty to Ojukwu, remember lot of other people that had dissenting opinions that were killed by the Igbos. I think I should rest on this thread for now. I am getting bored of all this arguments. Peace! 11 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by pazienza(m): 5:24am On May 12, 2020 |
YorubaHero12
During this period in history. Hope you know that Ikwerre, Ogba, Ekpeye, Oyigbo, Ndoni, virtually all the most productive part of modern Rivers in terms of crude oil were still bona-fide members of Igbo Union and were not counted as minorities by the colonial government or Eastern region? I am yet to get your point, because you are obviously making no point. This thread is about some southern minorities telling the Igbos to stop disrespecting them and we can link it to the issue of Kanu wanting to annex them into another Biafra. Some Igbos always say its borne out of true brotherhood and that the minorities tribe are nobody (sometimes using demeaning words like not intelligent enough to qualify them). I just showed you their importance and why they always come up anytime Kanu is trying to talk about Biafra. Imagine all those crude oil and seas are in the Igbo core states, do you think Kanu will give a damn about them? I don't know what you are talking about. The minorities region were quickly captured during the war, yet the OAU(Owerri, Aba Umuahia) part of Biafra held on for longer time. We were going to take Biafra without the minorities if it were offered at the end. Minorities were part and parcel of Biafra from its beginning. Okoko Ndem, Rex Rawson, Effiong, Akpan, etc. It was always going to be hard for Ojukwu to just drop them overnight to prove to oil hungry Yorubas and North that he wasn't after their oil. I don't even understand how we can be having this argument. Ojukwu had the opportunity to use Niger delta oil wells to negotiate for weapons and support with USSR but declined, because unlike those in Lagos who saw the place as a spoil to hunt in pack with anyone willing to assist them and share the spoils later. Ojukwu saw it as part of Biafra that must be protected from hawks. As of Kanu adding Niger delta for crude oil and sea access. I don't know as I'm not Kanu, but I know he is claiming Igalaland too, and they are no where near the sea or have oil, likewise Igbanke in Edo. Also there are lot of instances where the Igbos committed atrocities against the minorities during the Biafran war. Some men of the Ikun clan in Biase Local government in Cross River were suspected of collaborating with the Nigerian soldiers, and the Biafrans arrested, looted, raped, and committed other atrocities in Ikun land. The war was virtually Britain vs Biafra. I wouldn't take words coming from Britain papers serious. They would say and write anything to demonize Biafra. Biafra army had many minorities as part of it. How could they kill minorities? Even in Igbo land, saboteurs and their families were usually targeted. Ifeajuna family were almost wiped off in Onitsha, their house were burnt and they were persecuted, in fact it got to a point that almost all Onitsha persons were seen as Sabos by everyone in Biafra. This was the state of things in Igboland. All over the world, traitors were never treated with kid gloves in war period, because many are usually in pains. What ever happened to traitors in minorities area, happened to those in Igboland. But I guess ignoring those in Igboland while magnifying those in Minorities area is an easier way of promoting the propaganda of Igbos forcing Minorities Into Biafra that Awolowo, Enahoro and Ayida were running, rather than taking the harder option of UN supervised plebiscite Ojukwu and Effiong were proposing to put the propaganda to test, right? I think I should rest on this thread for now. I am getting bored of all this argument I am sure you will be back. Anything to keep Nigeria united so that you can exploit all, eh? 9 Likes |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by oyatz(m): 5:50am On May 12, 2020 |
Your last sentence show how you guys arrogate so much powers to yourself with a messiahnic complex. 1) IF Nigeria agree to insert secession clause in the constition, the secession will not be for only Igbo States but for ANY State that want to leave the Federal Republic of Nigieria. 2) Referendum for Biafra can not be approved in the ways you guys talk because there is no constituent part of Nigeria called Biafra. Igbos States can unite after secession and call themselves Biafra or whatever name they like. 3) ANY State that want to secceed will then follow the laid down procedures e.g two-third majority vote in their Houses of Assembly ,approved by two-third majority of the National Assembly etc. Yujin: 3 Likes |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Hotice085: 5:53am On May 12, 2020 |
YorubaHero12:. I am just waking up to this just like you are speaking for the concern for the then minorities and the IBO's are defending their solidarity to the then minority. I am in best position to answer and speak for us plz allow me to answer every one of em from Azikiwe tribalistic tendencies to Biafra killing of Ibibio, even in village next door to Gen Effiong the Biafra 2nd in command. Even scholarship was dominated with nothing but Ibos ...BRB 3 Likes |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by oyatz(m): 5:59am On May 12, 2020 |
Point of correction for the sake of incoming generation. 1) The Ikwerres, Ekepeyes,Etche etc were part of the Calabar-Ogoja-Rivers (COR) Movement of the 1950s. This polical group was agitating for the creation of a separate Region from the Old Eastern Region to represent the non-Igbo groups in the old Eastern Region. 2) The IKWERRES attended the Willinks Commision of 1958,set up by the departing Colonial Government to look into the fears of the Minorities ethnic group as Nigeria prepared for Independence. 3) The Ogbakwor Ikwerres declaration of 1963 defined Ikwerres as a distinct ethnic group. All these evidence shows that these groups have been shouting that they are NOT Igbos long before the civil war... They only use the opportunity of the civil war to make a bold statement. pazienza: 4 Likes |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by oyatz(m): 6:24am On May 12, 2020 |
The problem with Kanu's method is that; 1) There is no recognized part of Nigieria called Biafra. Scotland is a constituent of Britain with well defined borders, elected representative and administration but Biafa is nothing similar to this. 2) The Scottish nationalist parties and the Scotland parliament legally made the demand for referendum NOT just a random guy from Scotland like Nnamdi Kanu is just a random guy from Abia State. Dikebuka: 6 Likes |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by kutchs: 6:33am On May 12, 2020 |
oyatz:I've been reluctant to join this argument since it broke because for me it's needless as it is useless but I'm being provoked by your unintelligent comment to come in. When I say your comment is unintelligent, I do not mean any insult but just stating it as simply as it's because you do not really understand what is involved in the question for self-determination. First and foremost, your claim in no 1 above is wrong. The question to be asked is who is entitled to a claim to self-determination? The international community recognizes 'a people' as possessing the right though what characteristics such people must possess is still not settled yet. States in the Nigerian context is a political construct established for administrative convenience. States delineate a people segments but a people which most people have come to equate with ethnic and national groups are both social, cultural and natural. Thus, states in Nigeria as currently structured don't have a right to self-determination but the 'people' or nations within the Nigerian state. In no 2, while there may be any part of Nigeria called Biafra, there are however people who recognize themselves as Biafra. The issue now anyway isn't what they want to call themselves but if they have a right to self-determination and again a claim to self-determination. Do the people who recognize themselves as Biafra have a right to self-determination? Yes Do they have a claim (morally or otherwise) to self-determination? Yes. The right to self-determination is one that's been recognized by United Nations in article 1, the African Charter of Peoples and Human Rights of 1981 and many other international charters, so it's not open to debate. I'm sure you know the Igbo and Yoruba nations have been accepted as the 45th and 46th members of the UNPO, they didn't join as Ekiti, Ondo, Lagos, Ogun or Imo, Ebonyi, Anambra states but as the Yoruba and Igbo nations. I'll be willing to educate you more on this if you show the willingness to learn. Thanks. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by joeyfire(m): 6:39am On May 12, 2020 |
pazienza: Till tomorrow the Yorubas dominate Shell and other international oil companies and keep the indigenes far from management on behajf of the northerners who own the oil blocs while they spread their foul propaganda and try to sow discord in the eastern region. 5 Likes |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Adefatima: 6:47am On May 12, 2020 |
YorubaHero12: Looooool Yoruba Dey with facts not beer parlour gist 3 Likes |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Adefatima: 6:50am On May 12, 2020 |
joeyfire: Borrrrrinnngggg 1 Like |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Adefatima: 6:55am On May 12, 2020 |
Igbo.s don’t force anyone into Biafra |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Adefatima: 7:04am On May 12, 2020 |
YorubaHero12: Yup the main reason you don’t see yoruba annexing minorities is cause they don’t need them They have access to sea from port novo to ondo state They have land mass the size of Greece and a 45-50m population 3 Likes |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Blackking98(m): 8:29am On May 12, 2020 |
Godhead4:K |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Blackking98(m): 8:32am On May 12, 2020 |
Godhead4:You are trying to bait me to talk foolish things like you, try harder. 1 Like |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Blackking98(m): 8:46am On May 12, 2020 |
YorubaHero12:I can read your comments all day. Very educating 1 Like |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Dogogo1900: 8:54am On May 12, 2020 |
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Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Dogogo1900: 8:58am On May 12, 2020 |
Wrong,we bring up Niger Delta Republic when Biafra is discussed and you include Niger Delta in your plans.We don't care about your Biafra, just don't include us.DO YOU UNDERSTAND? Don't worry about us,we are fine where we are.If we are not happy in Nigeria we will form Niger Delta Republic not Biafra. 1 Like |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Dogogo1900: 8:59am On May 12, 2020 |
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Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Dogogo1900: 9:03am On May 12, 2020 |
Now I really believe that you people are suffering from attachment syndrome. Why worry so much about Yorubas? Do you think the SS people are fools? We will never and I repeat, we will never join the Igbos. Forget about it,find another way to achieve your Biafra. 2 Likes |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Dikebuka: 10:11am On May 12, 2020 |
oyatz: What you said makes sense in an ideal country and society. Your first comment is just like this. Their no part of Nigeria recognised as Arewa, but its an aggregate of many ethnic group in the north with Hausa/Fulani as the most populated ethnic Hausa/Fulani is virtually around the region but have their majority in the core north( NW state to be precise. The same can be applied to Biafra or should I say Eastern region. Aggregate of many ethnic group within the old eastern region but with Igbo as the most populated For you 2nd comment Unfortunately Nnamdi Kanu's predecessors have towed through the same line directly or indirectly 1. Some have tried Parliamentary constitutional amendment 2. Some have tried using the Supreme Court to nullify the constitution 3 Some have tried setting up customary government and then using the court to compelled the federal government to agree to terms. 4. Some have even gone back to d amalgamation document The core difference between Nnamdi Kanu's IPOB and them is dz Observation from following their broadcast and activities 1. IPOB did awareness and gathered support 2. IPOB exposed History completely 3. IPOB enlightened the masses 4. IPOB brought good media and media awareness 5. IPOB's ultimate weapon is simple "reject everything Nigeria".( just as we reject the devil and his inducement) Note: IPOB's decision of not becoming or forming a political party is the reason why they are formidable. Had it been they formed a party, they would force to play dirty and lose her focus 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Maduawuchukwu(m): 10:52am On May 12, 2020 |
YorubaHero12: Virtually all the tribes in Biafra were on the side of Ojukwu. That some members of the tribe dissented does not mean the whole tribe was against Biafra. As to the killing of minorities who were suspected to be Biafran sympathisers, hope you know it was not a minority thing only. My Grand father Mr Richard Ogueri was arrested by the Biafran secret service on suspicion of being a saboteur and taken to Okigwe where he was to be killed together with numerous Igbo people before Sam Mbakwe who was from our zone came and rescued him along with others. So do not talk as if the minorities were targeted only. 5 Likes |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Hotice085: 11:15am On May 12, 2020 |
Dupamecano:. I am not a party man but a man who follows conviction, that is why I voted PMB against Jonathan and Atiku but did other wise at state level. My personal submission for us to move forward his, I bring my demand, everybody bring theirs, we work every arrangements and agree to a position that is binding to all If we can't do this we can't live together 1 Like |
Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Hotice085: 1:11pm On May 12, 2020 |
pazienza:. Prior to independence the minority group in their Provinces had control over themselves and resources directly, these provinces were made up of Divisions. Calabar-8. Ogoja-5. Rivers-4. Onitsha-5. Owerri-5. Though Ogoja province controlled what is now Ebonyi (Abakaliki, Afikpo). Everybody had it going for themselves until the drum of independence started drumming. The IBO's despite having the smallest land mass had the population. Eyo Ita the leader of Eastern government and the NCNC was machinated out of government by no other group but the IBO's. Azikiwe who had been playing politics outside lost out as an an opposition figure in the west but ran down to the East and used every tribal sentiments to remove the Eyo Ita led NCNC. This myopic selfish acts by Azikiwe birthed COR ( CALABAR OGOJA RIVERS) From 954 AZIKIWE took charge, later became Premiere, left to become President but made sure IBOs continued. Michael Opara was Premiere, Akanu Ibiam was Governor, Ojukwu was the last governor. Every KEY POSITIONS were IBOs. The capital of the eastern region having been moved from Calabar to Enugu gave them enough impetus to control the region politically. The major source of income was palm oil Calabar province alone which had 8 Divisions was the highest contributor, AZIKIWE came in and cornered the Commonwealth to predominantly Igbo's speaking enclaves. Educational facilities ( University of Nigeria), hospitals, infrastructures were concentrated in Igbo land. The Africa Continental Bank set up by the entire region wealths, I tell you had AZIKIWE as the largest share holder and IBO's as the major staff and loan beneficiaries. While branches of the banks sprang up in most Divisions in Igbo land, Calabar a Province had one only. My grandparents/ uncles had to be going from Itu(a Division) a very thriving port town to Calabar for banking. AZIKIWE did not just engineer the removal of Eyo Ita from his position, he made sure key agitators were decimated and wickedly enough it was only to groups outside of Igbos. The then Obong of Calabar was one he really tormented by encouraging and creating Chiefdoms to spite the Obong. The Imokes which the OP speaks of is one such group, he NEVER did same in Igbo land. The Ibibio/Efiks and others he appointed were basically albatross to the Obong, Eyo Ita and other COR agitators. The divide and conquer tactics he adopted may not have been been an Igbo agenda but AZIKIWE a man at that height and leadership encouraged it to the fullest. The Eastern Nigerian Scholarship Board was seriously basta-rdize by the IBO's control government, Adaka Boro was on this scholarship, my grand uncle applied for 3 good years but NEVER got it. The last time he went to Enugu to check for his name was worse than all time IBO's had 70 out of the list of hundred while others where names from appointees. This is a scholarship for the best in d region but they sat on it like their birthright. This scholarship gave them miles ahead of other tribe. Well he did get a scholarship from the Presbyterian Church to read radiography in Scotland. BIAFRA was only a continuation of where AZIKIWE left it, ADAKA BORO who dropped out of the University of Nigeria claimed to have won the students union election but was rigged by out due to his minority beliefs. He had declared sovereignty for his own people ( unlike IPOB) but Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi rejected it and jailed him, now OJUKWU an IBO man declares his BIAFRA expecting Adaka Boro to be part of it, imagine! BIAFRA was an IBO creation most of the other ethnic group only wanted a STATE of their own. Let it be clear that the Ibibios had men of high ranks on both side. The highest in the entire Nigerian Army was Ibibio,Brig. Gen. Bassey Wellington. Ojukwu never measured up to Philip Effiong not to talk of Bassey Wellington. Bassey was on the Nigerian side but Phillip Effiong his junior joined BIAFRA. The Igbo's had Ike Nwachukwu(Gen) even AZIKIWE never supported it but the Biafrans never went to their villages and massacre rape anyone but this they did in Ibibio land. My aunty an amputee got shot in her dormitory while in an all girls school when the Basta-rds stormed there, and this is in a community where the 2nd in command of the Biafran Basta-rds soldiers comes from. Ironically are grandchildren are IBO's cause her only daughter is married to a port Harcourt based Abia man. Honestly when you guys go huffing and puffing up yourselves do you stop to listen to others or you just see things from your own perspectives? Good enough you seem to be balance in your views but look around and see the way majority of you think! For the IPOB rats who had to spit on MASSOB and metamorphosed into a brand of Online propagandists thinking they know better than what a SS man in Adoko Boro started, KANU and his IPOB will regrets crossing into territories they aren't welcomed. Blackking98. If any IPOB thread on you do same to him we have always been ahead in everything and always BOLD and FEARLESS The very first Nigerian to be commissioned officer was “Wellington Bassey” with Army number (N1). Two months later, “Aguiyi Ironsi” (N2) and “Samuel A. Ademulegun” (N3) were also commissioned. A short while later, “Ralph Adetunji Shodeinde” (N4) was also commissioned officer. Left to right sitting: Captain Robert Adeyinka Adebayo, Captain Philip Effiong, Captain Umeh Ogere Imo, Major Samuel Adesoji Ademulegun, Major Wellington Bassey, Major General Norman Forster (GOC, Nigerian Army), Major Aguiyi Ironsi, Major Ralph Adetunji Shodeinde, Captain Zakaria Maimalari, Captain Conrad Nwawo, Captain David Akpode Ejoor. 2nd Row Standing: Lt Igboba, Lt George Remunoiyowun Kurubo, (non Nigerian standing next to Kurubo), Lt J Akahan Akaga, Lt Patrick Awunah, Lt Louis Ogbonnia, Lt Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Lt Eyo Ekpo, Lt Author Unegbe, Lt Abogo Largema. 3rd Row Standing: Lt Hillary Mbilitem Njoku, 2nd Lt Macauley Nzefili, 2nd Lt David Ogunewe, 2nd Lt Shadrack, Lt Alexander Madiebo, 2nd Lt Anthony Eze, Lt Yakubu Gowon, 2nd Lt Sylvanus Nwanjei, Lt Yakubu Pam, 2nd Lt Hassan Katsina. 3 Likes
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Re: South East Should Stop Disrespecting The Niger Delta by Dogogo1900: 1:48pm On May 12, 2020 |
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