₦airaland Forum

How many of these younger actors can speak fluent Igbo if asked to act in an all Igbo movie? I have a questionmark over Genevieve,Rita Dominic,Stella Damasus,OC Ukeje and Uti Nwachukwu.

All I can say is that the artist who produced this work is either one of the most talented people I have ever seen in my life or he owns a good printer. The picture is so detailed down to the wrinkle GEJ's face. I suggest that he uploads a video him of him working (you don't have to show your self,just your hand) on a project then give us the link. This is unbelievable

themodernman:
Sorry not gonna happen.

That's what many people said to Ojukwu.

The only headline I want to see by 2019 is



BIAFRA, FORMERLY KNOWN AS SOUTH EAST NIGERIA,SIGNS BILATERAL ACCORD WITH SEVERAL LEADING COUNTRIES SUCH AS AMERICA,UK,GERMANY,CHINA AND ITS NEIGBOUR,THE REPUBLIC OF THE NIGER DELTA.

Goke7:
Let's not be too negative my brother, Good governance can happen in Nigeria if only our state Governors can be more hardworking rather than throwng parties all around. Good governance actually starts from me and you by voting in those we know are ready to work for the people instead of their godfathers, we Nigerians are the problem, we prefer politicians who will share and throw money on us before we even cast our votes, that is where bad governance starts from, we prefer politicians who will throw money on us to politicians who will create enabling environment for businesses and commerce to thrive. We are the problem preferring stomach infrastructure to what will benefit our generations unborn, one of the incubent Governors was almost voted out despite providing free education from primary to univerisity level, thank God he won, I couldn't believe that a senator was voted out despite giving scholarships to students in his constituency, even the students were induced with cash to vote him out cos of hatred and tribalism. That is who we are, we wanted a Govt under whose watch NNPC accounts were in tatters to continue despite the fact that the head of the Govt and the minister in charge were from the Niger delta, one would have expected them to be better custidians of our resources but instead we justify their actions by saying that others before them were corrupt too and so they should continue. This is why Good Governance looks like rocket science in Nigeria, even if we allow every region to control their resources as you suggested, imagine Diezani being the premier of Niger Delta region, do you think they will fare better, she will only continue to do what she knows best and continue to lie to you guys that it is not her fault.

Let's honestly make a demand on our leaders for Good Governance and stop collecting their peanuts and their lies that Nigeria cannot work

I admire your enthusiasm about Nigeria but unfortunately, Nigeria is a sinking ship. It has been sinking since 1960 right before our very eyes. There is no such thing as a good politician anywhere in the world. What we have is either a system that makes a politician work hard or a system that allows him relax and steal. The only thing stopping Obama from stealing is that the system makes it impossible for him to steal. The only reason Cameron doesn't steal is because the system doesn't allow him to take even one penny so he knew he was coming to work for his country long before he became Prime Minister of the UK. My point is that if the Nigerian system discouraged stealing, only people coming to work for the people would venture into politics. The system of Government operate in Nigeria encourages rampant stealing so bad that even if the Pope was the one elected,he would turn into a hardened thief by the time he comes out. Buhari has already failed even before he is sworn in. Only a regional or confederal system of Government where the local government which is close to the people is entrusted with funds,accountable to a premier,who is accountable to parliament,which is accountable to a prime minister who is accountable to a ceremonial president can work in Nigeria because to steal would be very difficult without one of these people finding out. A regional system will never be accepted by the north who only cares about dominating everyone politically. Nigeria has never and can never work no matter who you vote in. The only salvation is to dissolve the country so that everyone can go and form their own governments and take care of their own affairs.

Goke7:
The solution to our problems in Nigeria irrespective of whatever part of the country we come from is GOOD GOVERNANCE. That is what the average Nigerian wants, it is few unscrupulous politicians and elites who are very comfortable like Ankio Briggs that keeps fanning the embers of tribal hatred and division of Nigeria.

Let's get down to the slums of Niger Delta and ask them what they really want, they will tell you they want good roads, good drnking water and all basic amenities that makes life easier, they will never say that they want another country. It is our fraudulent politicians and elites that goes to town to tell the average Nigerian how a particular person or tribe hates them.

If you go the market to buy pepper, will the pepper seller ask you where you come from before he or she will sell or will you begin to ask which pepper seller is from Niger Delta before you patronise him or her.

Let's get wiser as Nigerians and stop falling for the sweet coated mouths like Ankio Briggs and others who are already made [does Ankio Briggs in that video look like someone who is suffering or have no money?] They don't really love their people like we think or who would imagine that likes of Yinka Odumakin and his wife will fall under the anointing of Jonathan's dollars after displaying their so called passion for Nigerians.

My Friends and brothers from the Niger Delta, all you need is GOOD GOVERNANCE and you will be fine, if only your Governors and Local Chairmen can be more accountable with all the money they get from Abuja, you will be fine, don't fall for their lies when they tell you that other Nigerians hate you and pocket all the money meant to develop your region.

GOB BELSS MY BELOVED NIGERIA

You can't have good Governance in Nigeria. That's like looking for water in the middle of the Sahara desert. Every president of Nigeria has failed same as Buhari will fail because the system of government we are running is bad. The unitary system is a terrible thing. Only a dreamer will think that Buhari can police 36 state Governors who enjoy immunity and 774 Local Gov chairmen who are near untouchable. It's not even Buharis job to provide water and electricity. The only thing that can work in Nigeria is a regional form of government or a confederation.The six geopolitical zones should be the federating units. We don't need States or governors in Nigeria,what we need are the Local governments,they are closest to the common man and they are the ones that should be building roads and providing water in their host communities. we should have a ceremonial president who can be head of parliament and commander of the armed forces and a prime minister who is head of government ment. The regions should keep at least 50% of whatever accrues in that region and the other goes to the federal government. Each region will have its own premier and constitution. This is the only way to run Nigeria fairly and equitably. The regions should develop at their own pace instead of everyone waiting for Niger Delta oil money which will be stolen by politicians anyway. But the North will never agree to a regional government because of oil. Nigeria is a disaster and the sooner we disintegrate and go our different ways, the better for everyone

barcanista:
Resource Control and True Federalism is what we need. We don't need crumbs

Unfortunately,the North does not want these things because they believe it is not in their best interest. I kind of think that attacks on Oil installations will be an ever increasing thing under Buhari. I feel sorry for the Niger-Delta people. Less than 200 years ago, it was their land,their waters and their Oil. But today,their land has been destroyed and they no longer own the waters or oil just becuase the White man came to west Africa to create Nigeria

ibisko04:
There is 50% believe that you are either in Lagos typing this nonsense

What does it matter where I am? Lagos has many Ghanains,Togolese and people from Benin Republic. They are not Nigerians but they make their daily bread in Lagos.The important thing here is to let go of people of people who do not want be in the same country with you. If you can't let go of those who don't want you,then you are the one asking for trouble. I'm a proud Igbo man and Nigeria is not my my country because I do not need Lord Lugard or any white man to choose my country for me.

Caseless:
quit that illusion, kid! You think those your brothers who were executed in indonesia were identified as igbo? You can't leave this country with your igbo passport(which does not exist), but with Nigerian passport to go and commit crime. You people have done more damage to the image of Nigeria than any other tribe. You claim not to be a Nigerian, but your people are in every nooks and crannies of Nigeria. You don't even enjoy the peace of mind you enjoy in other parts of Nigeria in your own region.

The only illusion here is anyone who thinks that Lord Lugard can come from Britain and give you a country. The Igbos are in the nooks and crannies of everywhere of the world,not just Nigeria. It's in the nature of the Igbo man to travel far and wide in search of greener pastures. I believe that my fellow Igbos should be given a referendum for them to decide if they want to be Nigerian or not. I also believe the Niger-Delta should decide if they want to be Nigeria-Delta Republic. It's quite funny that in this day and age,one ethnic group should be fighting to be in the same country with another. If the Igbos don't want to be with you, why are you fighting to be with Igbos?

I watched the video on YouTube last night. She did not call for war. What she called for was a referendum for the Niger-Delta to pull out of Nigeria. Unfortunately for many Nigerians, particularly those of the Yoruba and Hausa ethnic stock, anybody calling for the disintegration of Nigeria is calling for war. A struggle for self determination does not have to come to war. I'm proud to be Igbo but I do not consider myself a Nigerian. I would choose a separate country from the Yoruba/Hausa man any day. In civilised countries, a referendum is given to decide if a group of people wish to stay or go. But in backward Africa, it has to be war.

NgwaManNaija4LF:
We all are bastards,including your father!!!!. I can never support evil,people like you are the reason why Igbos are hated. You live in another man's land and still hate him,how you want him to support you in time of trouble. Think with your brain and not your ass. Fool.

Bastard idiotic slowpoke.

Long live Nigeria. Go and fight alone fool. Abia will never fight with cowards again.

Happily,you belong to the minority of Igbos who have chosen to be the slave Hausa and Yoruba man in the name of one Nigeria. That's if you are actually an Igbo man or just another Hausa masquerading as an Ngwa man

There are so much convoluted,diluted and distorted stories about Ojukwu out there. Many people don't know anything about the man except that he led the short lived breakaway republic of Biafra and that later he fled into exile at the end of the war. This thread is to enlighten people on certain aspects about the man Ojukwu because, love him or hate him, Ojukwu is an indelible part of our history. Note: I didn't make this thread for it to be turned into a tribal-bashing- circus.

Languages:- Ojukwu is one of the few people who could speak the three main languages of Hausa,Igbo and Yoruba fluently. Ojukwu was born in the north to Igbo parents but grew up in Lagos as a young boy. Ojukwu would later work in East as a district officer, in the north as commander of Kano Garrison and in Lagos as Quarter- master general.In all, Ojukwu was fluent in 5 languages, Igbo-Hausa-Yoruba-English-French.

Affluence:- Ojukwus father, Sir Louis Ojukwu was one of the richest men in Africa. Ojukwus father made his money by taking advantage of the post world war 2 economic boom to make shrewd investments. His Business empire spanned shipping,banking,import and export,manufacturing,transportation and properties. He sat as chairman of John Holt west Africa, African continental Bank,Nigerian stock exchange and Ojukwu transport company. Ojukwu transport company was one of the major reasons Igbos fanned out across Nigeria using it to travel outside Igbo land and some of Ojukwus earliest drivers were the late chief Ilodibe (Ekene dili Chukwu) and Izuchukwu (Izuchukwu Trans) who all later became transport magnets themselves. It is estimated that in today's money, Ojukwus father would have been worth about 10 Billion American Dollars. People who say that Ojukwu declared Biafra to enrich himself make me laugh

Humbleness:- Despite Ojukwus fathers wealth, despite Ojukwus first class education at Epson college,Surrey and Oxford University. Ojukwu shunned his fathers wealth, rejected the plush position his father offered him in his organisation and joined the civil service as an assistant district officer when he returned from England in 1955. This enraged Ojukwus father who felt his son deserved better and when he tried to remove his son as a civil servant, Ojukwu did worse by joining the army as a common recruit! How many of us would have done such a thing if we had rich fathers?Imagine Dangotes son joining the Army as a private. After this,Ojukwus father wouldn't talk to him for a long time.

Army:- Ojukwu was the first graduate to join the Nigerian army. He was also the first indigenous Qaurter-Master General of the Nigerian army. Ojukwu would later serve as an instructor at NMTC Kaduna where he taught future military leaders like Murtala Mohammed,Obasunjo and Ike Nwachukwu military tactics.

Seniority with Gowon :- It has often been a subject of debate about who is senior between Gowon and Ojukwu. Gowon stated recently while celebrating his 80th Birthday that he was commissioned as an officer in 1956 while Ojukwu was commissioned in 1957 making him Ojukwus senior in the army. This is true,however it should be noted that an Army officer is still a civil servant. Ojukwu joined the civil service as a graduate in 1955. When Ojukwu joined the Army and was subsequently commissioned 1957 after undergoing officers training abroad,the government backdated his commission date to 1955 to reflect the year he joined the civil service and that is how Ojukwu gained seniority over Gowon. The government just saw his joining the military as transferring from one Government department to another. To this day, the Government still recognises Ojukwu as senior to Gowon while the Army might recognise Gowon as senior to Ojukwu.

One Nigeria:- Believe it or not, Ojukwu used to be a staunch believer of one Nigeria. "When we were British subjects,we saw our selves as one but as soon as Britain granted us independence and left, everything unravelled fast,everybody suddenly remembered that they were Hausa,Yoruba,Igbo etc. We could never see our selves as Nigerians and it became increasingly clear to the discerning mind the one Nigeria was a mirage"

Beard:- Ojukwu started growing his trademark beard the day he was appointed Military Goveror of Eastern Nigeria. Before then, Ojukwu was always clean shaven.

Secession:- Contrary to popular opinion, Ojukwu did not get up one day and declare Biafra, neither did he start the war. The counter-coup of July 1966 of which the president-Elect Buhari was a ring leader saw the massacre of mostly easterners all over Nigeria. An estimated 30,000 men,women and children were butchered in wave after wave of remorseless violence. There are two things Ojukwu did to show he still believed in Nigeria. After the first wave of killings,Ojukwu asked many of those who fled home to the east to return to the north and even encouraged those who were planning to return to stay put. Ojukwu even escorted the returnees to the border between the north and eastern region as they went back,sadly many of them were killed in the next wave of violence. The second thing Ojukwu did was that even though he was besieged by his people who asked him to pull the Eastern region out of Nigeria, Ojukwu resisted and went to Aburi,Ghana to negotiate with Gowon on how to keep Nigeria one. Ojukwu and Gowon reached an agreement called the Aburi accord which both men signed in front the president of Ghana. Sadly,Gowon returned to Lagos and repudiated the agreement and to make matters worse, Gowon went ahead to create States without the permission of any body. With the the failure of Gowon to stop the killings, his abandonment of the Aburi agreement, the eastern Nigerian consultative assembly (a body which comprised of traditional rulers and district heads that adviced Ojukwu on how the east should be run) gave Ojukwu the mandate make Eastern Nigeria self Governing. Ojukwu the declared Biafra. Even then,Gowon could have returned to negotiation table.Instead,what he did was to rally troops and attacked,starting the war. If anybody caused the war, it was Gowon.

The war:- It should be noted that Ojukwu went on numerous peace missions during the war to end the crisis but to no avail. What type of Warmonger does this? Despite being outgunned and out manned,Biafra fought gallantly almost 3 years

End of the war and exile :-Contrary to what some people say on Nairaland, Ojukwu did not dress up as a woman to leave Biafra. He also did not abandon his people in the middle of the war to save his skin. I urge people to read the following books to get the true idea of how the war ended and how Ojukwu left Biafra. 'The struggle for secession' by NU Akpan and 'Nigeria and Biafra: My story' by General Effiong ( in Biafra,the 2 most high ranking officials after Ojukwu were both from the south-South. Effiong was deputy and Akpan was secretary to the Biafran Government) Ojukwu was adviced by his commanders after the fall of Owerri that the war had become hopeless. Ojukwu convened a meeting of his Government where it was decided that Ojukwu and top members of his Government and their families would fly out of Biafra. Ojukwu would hand over to his deputy General Effiong. Ojukwu later went to Uli airport with the contingent that was to travel with him. Ojukwu even inspected a guard of honour. NU Akpan who was on the flight stated that Ojukwu was the last one to enter the plane. Two days later, Biafra collapsed and Effiong surrendered to Obasunjo. Some people call Ojukwu a coward for leaving at all but ask the same people what would have been the point Ojukwu staying back to be slaughtered when the war had virtually ended and had been lost? People become martyrs for a cause that is still alive, not a cause that is dead. Ojukwu spent his entire fortune financing the war and flew into exile virtually a penniless man. He would later raise a loan start business and by the time he returned from exile 12 years later, had become a successful international business man. Ojukwu often said that he did what did to protect his people and he had no regrets. Former minister of Health, Professor ABC Nwosu once said that if Ojukwu had not declared Biafra,he would have killed by his people because only a deranged human being can be shouting one Nigeria as 40,000 of his brethren are being killed.

Ojukwu always slept with his boots on during the war. " three things a Soldier never loses are his sense of purpose, his weapon and his boots

chiefinalowo:
ibos are the new slaves the Ijaw people recently acquired.
Ijaws now lord over ibos just because an Ijaw man gave them small positions at the national level.
Go to Abuja and see how your leaders are prostrating for the Ijaws.
It is a regional shame to ibos.

As Igbo man, I would rather be slave with my Ijaw neigbour and brother that I have a lot in common with than to be a slave to the Hausas and Yorubas I have no connection with.

madamoringo:
Just shut up already if you are too ashamed to condemn the cowardly ibo warmonger Ojukwu that killed 3 M of his own fellow ibos but hid his own family and sneaked them out too Abidjan after getting fat on the food and medication that Nigeria allowed into Biafra. Also, never write or mention Chief Awolowo in the same post with the coward Ojukwu because Chief Awolowo's leadership and ideas have always been a shining light in Nigeria and beyond so much so, that to his people; they are still in pole position since he was unveiled in Nigeria. It gets even better because their Amala & Ewedu Party is the same one doing ever so well and be left his people better than he met when he began to lead. Ojukwu on the other hand killed 3 M ibos within 2 years 6 months and 9 days and since his useless misadventure, no part of Nigeria will trust ibos with the presidency or VP and that might not change for another 1000 years, except the magnanimous Nigerians have pity on the people Ojukwu killed 3 M of.

The same way you think that Ojukwu was a warmonger and coward who led millions his people to their deaths is the same way that most Igbos think Awolowo was an embodiment of Yoruba cowardice and a war criminal who in his desperate bid to lead the Yoruba nation into slavery at the hands of the northern oligarchy took a plum job and used his office to starve and kill millions of people who wanted nothing other than their freedom. Both men are highly respected by their people and vilified by the opposing side.

chiefinalowo:
Ojukwu is a coward, let us leave it at that.

Till date no one has been able to rival him in that position.

You can't make a statement and leave it like that. Why is Ojukwu a coward? Because he left 2 days before the war ended or because he didn't sit down and wait to be slaughtered?

superstar1:
A lot of people that suffer from "dogmatic herd mentality" are the only set of people on planet earth that can describe Ojukwu's Usain Bolt Action as an act of bravery.

For more discerning and learned minds, it is an act of cowardice at its peak.

Ghandi was not the movement but he went to prison instead of his people.

Mandela was not the movement but he went to.prison instead of his people.

Martin Luther King Jnr was not the movement but he was killed rather than his people.

Mother Theresa was not the movement but he endured the hardship with her people.

Eternal Stupidity is making a coward your leader. Shikena

How is Ojukwu a coward? For leaving 2 days before the war ended? I don't know why you are using Ghandi and Luther king as examples when they never led armed struggle like Ojukwu did. Ojukwu left Biafra 2 days before the war ended on the advice of his commanders that all hope was lost. If you call him a coward for not staying back to be killed over a war that already lost then you are indeed stupid.

I also want say to people who call Ojukwu a coward to endeavour to read up on the Nigerian civil war. It's funny that a man who took on the might of the Nigerian Army,Britain,Russia and Egypt can be called a coward. They say that Ojukwu caused the deaths of millions of his people. Freedom does not come cheap. It is purchased in blood. We Igbos will forever respect and revere Ojukwu for leading us in our quest for emancipation from Nigeria. Millions died in the struggle for freedom not the struggle for Ojukwu. Ojukwu was merely the leader of a movement not the movement its self. A lot of people who suffer 'slave mentality' will not be able to understand that people are willing to give up their lives in other to be free. Ojukwu was a great hero.

chiefinalowo:
Could it be true that while ibos were been taken on by the Federal Forces, Ojukwu ran to Ivory Coast with his entire family members.
The picture below was taken when Ojukwu with two of his children was in Ivory Coast.
It was recorded that Ojukwu with his family members added more flesh during the war and also in Abidjan.

Can any ibo man prove me wrong?

It's just lies that mainly Yoruba people like to tell. Ojukwu was adviced by his senior commanders after Owerri was captured that all hope was lost and that it was a matter of time before the Nigerian Army encircled the whole place. It was then that it was decided that Ojukwu and senior members of his Government and their families should be flown out of Biafra. Ojukwu met his deputy,General Effiong at Uli Airport and handed over to him. The very next day,Effiong contacted Obasunjo and intimated him about Biafras willingness to negotiate surrender. 2 days after Ojukwu left, Effiong met Obasunjo in Owerri and surrendered after which Effiong made a nationwide broadcast asking Biafran soldiers to lay down their arms. The point is that Ojukwu stayed on until 2 days to the collapse of Biafra. I do not see the point of him staying back to be slaughtered over a battle that had already been lost, infact, Ojukwus exit shortend the war by a few weeks and probably saved countless lives on both sides. My father was a captain in the Biafran Army and he told me that him and his men only gave up when they heard Ojukwu had left,they had been prepared to fight on.

This is all rubbish. Obiano payed a courtesy call to the incoming 'Jihadist' president who he has no choice but to work with. What's the big deal? Making a mountain out of a mole hill

hotwax:
[size=18pt]So self determination because GEJ lost election. Set of pathetic lazy sore loosers.[/size]

The agitation for self determination has been there long before GEJ came on the scene. GEJ's loss only exacerbated it.

futprintz:
a wide margin of the majority of southerners are no longer interested in this self-determination bullshit...u will only hear such from the few tribalistic, illiterate and clueless artisans who still don't gerrit dat GEJ's defeat at de polls was de best thing to hav happenned in this country for a long time now...wit dat GEJ matter, they ve spoilt their case alredy...

I don't know what part of the South you come from but I can authoritatively tell you that if a referendum was held in Igbo land giving the Igbos the choice of remaining in Nigeria or opting out without bloodshed, at least 90% of all Igbos will vote to leave Nigeria

The "American Declaration of Independence" was written almost 250 years ago. This was long before Lord Lugard was born,long before there was anything like Nigeria and long before the White man came to west Africa to create Nigeria. This paper is one of the most important document in human history because it is on it that the greatest nation on earth,America, was created. I urge everyone to google (I will leave a link at the bottom of this post, please note that you do not have to read the middle part where the crimes of the British king were listed) this document because it encapsulates what a nation should be and what it shouldnt. I am particularly impressed by this section that goes


We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness


Self determination,self rule,autonomy and right of choice of all people must respected. A nation is not achieved by forcing people into it and then continue to force them to stay in it. If people have to do this to have a country, they have no country. If the people of the SE or any other part do not want to be part of the "Lord Lugard created Nigeria", everyone should respect their wish and give then a 'opt in or opt out referendum". Nigeria is not a nation or country if we choose to 'imprison' any of the constituent people who make it up especially when the same Nigeria is what they were forced into against their wish. I hail the SE/SS people for agitating for their God given right to freedom. I hope that eventually, all parties will see the futility in continuing with this failed endeavour called Nigeria and we can all go our different ways without bloodshed. I remain ever a proud Igbo man and a proud Biafran.


http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html

I'm not sure that the flag in Asari Dokubos living room is the Biafran flag,I don't see the 'rising sun' on it. Anything anyone can do to get Biafra is welcome. Nigeria is just a "business organisation" created by that demented British man called Lord Lugard and does not represent anyone. A 'Nigerian' is just an African who has decided to adopt a 'slave' name giving to him by the White man.Last year,our Colonial masters Britain granted one of its constituent parts,Scotland a referendum to decide for themselves if they want to be an independent nation or to stay in Britain. There was no fighting,no threats,no insults and no war. Scotland voted to stay in Britain. Why can't Nigeria give the Igbos the right to vote if they want to stay in Nigera or not just like Britain gave Scotland? Why must it come down to war? After all,nothing connects the Yoruba/Hausa/Igbo man except the fact that Lugard came and forced us to together. Biafra will surely come one day . It will be up to the Nigerians to decide if we go our different ways in peace or we go our different ways in pieces.

1stola:
CHAI!!!
Ibo man and greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed
so na ss oil enter una eyes b4 una include ss for biafra abi?
smh

All 5 Igbo States have oil and Anambra,Imo and Abia are already Oil producing states so I'm not sure what you are talking about

1stola:
Ojukwu is a coward
Everything he did was for selfish reasons and you gullible foóls believed in him.
Biafra is a dream that will never become reality bcoz, the ss region included in your map is impossible.
Even ss people hate you people.

Ojukwu is this, Ojukwu is that. One mans freedom fighter is another mans terrorist. Even if Ojukwu had never been born,the Igbos would still have left Nigeria anyway. Biafra is much bigger than Ojukwu or the SS people. The Igbos are going to have Biafra with or without the SS people. You think we are forcing the SS to join us? Biafra is the land of free people and if the SS people want to stay in Nigeria then that is their choice. Whatever map you see is a proposal of what Biafra should be and not a decree of what it must be. As I said before, no matter how you put it, you cannot force anyone to be a Nigerian. Nigeria is a scam and a fraud. If it was the North that had oil and sea port, they would have declared Arewa Republic long before Ojukwu declared Biafra and there would no Nigeria today. The only difference is that Igbos would have been happy to be rid of them.

1stola:
Once upon a time, there was a warlord named odumegwu
Ikemba Ojukwu. He wrongly fought for the disintegration of
Nigeria by trying to carve out a biafran territory. This action
led to a civil war and ojukwu's actions led to the death of
millions igbos. Instead of standing by them to fight and
defend them, he fled cowardly to ivory coast on exile. The
actions of the civil war are still unforgiven by the igbos till
today. They forgot the then head of state was under a
mandate to protect the territorial integrity of Nigeria. Since
the head of state was a northerner, igbos have Since hated
the north and Yoruba's. They are the major followers of this
administration even though its obvious that its not
performing. They prefer to suffer and live in penury than
vote for the right change. This is why they consider buhari
as a wrong candidates whereas had APC presented a young hausa/yoruba in his 40's, they will still label him no good.
This is just to educate the ignorant ones about the reason
why the igbos decided to follow Jonathan like a fly following a corpse to the grave.
Shame catch dem. GMB don win

You are not making any sense at all. Ojukwu is highly revered by the Igbos becuase he did exactly what the his people asked of him. The Igbos told Ojukwu that they were tired of Nigeria and mandated him to give them independence and Ojukwu listend to them and declared Biafra. Wether you like it or not,it is the right of any group of people to pull out of Nigeria any time they want. Ojukwu is by no means a coward. He left when the game was up. It would have been f00lish of Ojukwu to stay back to be slaughtered over a war he had already lost. Yes Igbos don't like Yorubas and Hausas and they know this yet these 2 tribes are against the Igbo man going his way. Why? I'm sure if Igbos declare Biafra tomorrow, these two tribes will come out to fight again. The question is why? Can't they do without Igbos? Yes Igbos supported Jonathan and if he runs again in 2019,Igbos will still support him although I'm sure we will have had Biafra by then. Igbos have a far more stronger connection to the Ijaws, nothing connects an Igbo man with an Hausa or Yoruba man.

Rotimi47:
Not true, the Igbo's were supplied with top of the range sophisticated weapons & they were also supported by 5 other countries not to mention lots of machineries also fighting on there side; Igbo's claimed the built tanks etc but it not true as what they did was weld steel plates round tractors & fix guns on them, while the major reason they fought well & survived long was because a Yoruba man named Banjo was the one leading them into battle and the reason the lost was their invasion of a Yoruba town called Ore in Onfo State which made the Yoruba's to join the military in large numbers to fight Biafra & that was were the Igbo's suffered their highest casualties & a great turning point in the civil war; Also note that Banjo adviced Ojukwu against invading Ore Info State when Ojukwu instructed him to move forward to do so but after the were pushed back by federal troops & Banjo was still getting more popular, Ojukwu framed him up & killed him, immediately the biafran ranks crumbled & they stated losing battles after battles & Ojukwu fleed leaving his people behind: True leaders fight with their people to the end & if they must surrender they surrender for their interest. The invasion of Yoruba land & the killing of Banjo a Yoruba man who is a good military tactician who choose to fight on the side of the Igbo & Ojukwu his boss who he loved & trusted with his life. I rest my case as this is what really happened during the civil war not all the lies & Biafran propaganda all over the place. Igbo's should learn to dialogue & make Yoruba's see reason why they must go to form their Biafra as its only possible for Nigeria to separate if the Yoruba's don't believe in Nigeria anymore. No threats from the south south or south east can separate Nigeria only constructive dialogue can. Biafra can not win another civil war even with the help of south south but dialogue can give you a free Biafra but to get people to listen to you, Igbo's must stop all their tribalism.

Is this they history they teach Yorubas about the war? No wonder they don't know much about the Nigerian civil war. For your information, Ojukwu was the one who released Banjo from jail, gave him accommodation in Government house and promoted him to the rank of a Brigadier-General in the Biafran Army. While the Nigerian Army attacked Enugu from the north, Ojukwu delegated Banjo to head towards the west and capture Lagos. There is no way the Biafrans could get to Lagos without going through Ore. Banjo did well initially and captured the mid-west, but for reasons that are not clear to this very day,he turned back at Ore and headed back to Enugu. Back at Enugu, Banjo along with Ifeajuna conspired to use their troops to overthrow Ojukwu. They were tape recorded as they hatched their plan and were subsequently arrested,tried and executed. In the Military,just planning a coup can lead to death. All of this was about 2 months into the civil war so its not Banjo played a prominent role for the duration of the war. As for Ojukwu escaping, Biafra had fought hard for almost 3 years and Ojukwu was there every step of the way. When Ojukwus military commanders finally told him that all hope was lost, Ojukwu left. What would have been the point of staying back to be slaughtered? The same people who call Ojukwu a coward for running away from a fight he had already lost would have been the same people who would have called him a f00l for staying back to be killed when all hope was lost. Ultimately,the Biafrans fought for their right to be free and if a people cannot fight for their right to freedom,they might as well be dead.

OgagaMic:
ogA I don tell una b4 I go still tell una again abeg try remove SS cous my grand father
was a Nigeria army, an Urhobo man during
the war , same goes to d isoko, itsekiri,
ijaw,.... Edo.... av u ever seen any Non Igbo SS praising BIAFRA ?

guy wise up, stop attaching, fight ur Hausa or Yoruba alone bt a beg nor add us JOIN

THANKS so much did b grateful if u jst put
only SE tanks

Don't worry about the 'attaching'. If you look at the map of the first Biafran republic, the Edos,Urhobos and Itsekiri were not part of it. They were in the mid-west region. This time around, us Igbos are not forcing anyone to join us. What we ask is that everyone be given the opportunity to decide where they belong. If the Itsekiris,Urohbos Ibibios,Efiks,Anangs,Ijaws say they want to be Nigerians or Niger-Delta republic,us Igbos will accept. Unlike Nigeria, Biafra is not "by force". All we are saying is that everyone be given a 'say' as to what they want and if you feel that no one including your people should have a say then you're a f00l.

Halimi24:
dat ingrate ojukwu caused d deaths of millions of igbos yet dey continue 2 hail him as a hero
In d near future pple in d NE will also start calling Shekau a hero too
Just goes 2 show how idiotic_dese pple are

Stupidiity is a terrible thing. Do you people think that if Ojukwu had caused the deaths of millions of Igbos for nothing, he would still be hailed as a hero today by the vast majority of Igbos? It was Nigeria that caused the death of millions not Ojukwu. Ojukwu simply led his people in a war to get their God given right to freedom. The same Ojukwu,went on numerous peace missions before and during the war and all he asked is for the world to ask eastern Nigerians, through a plebiscite or referendum, if they want to be Nigerian or not. Is it by force to be a Nigerian? It was Gowon and the Northern oligarchy in collaboration with Yorubas who caused the deaths of millions and every true discerning Igbo man or south-south man knows this. My brother, it is not by force to be a Nigerian.

PassingShot:
I doubt if these people holding sticks were military boys.

And if they were, they were deceived or forced into committing suicide by Ojukwu.

They were forced by Ojukwu? That's how some of you castigate Ojukwu without recourse to history. These men willingly chose to fight for their freedom. Ojukwu made a clarion call and men came. Im proud of these men,my father was a Biafran soldier too. These men fought with nothing against the overwhelming might of the Nigerian army but stood firm for almost 3 years. they suffered starvation, areal bombardment,tanks. They fought the Army that had British,Russian,Egyptian and Arab support but they stood firm. What would they have achieved if they had just a quarter of what the Nigerian Army had? They would have chased Gowon out of Nigeria. Im proud of these men because they fought so hard for their freedom. They may have lost, but they can hold their head up for standing up for their right rather than follow others who became cowards because of their fear of the Northern oligarchy. To anyone who has no sense of self determination,these men are fools. But to those who understand that there is no shame in fighting for freedom no matter the cost,these men are heroes

focus7:
Igbo kwenu! After bragging that they will remain an opposition to Buhari government, though I had doubted if they ever have the capacity to stay out and stand alone without romance with the corridor of power. This is one of the thing that makes the Yorubas standout.

These are not Igbo leaders. These are just Igbo friends of Buhari. I can even see Ike Nwachukwu. Nothing wrong in visiting the "Fulani cattle rearer"