The civil war needs to be addressed by the FG once and for all, otherwise what you have would be people pandering half truths and over the top statements. Obviously brushing it under the carpets isn't working.

Democracy and capitalism have failed Africa, we need to look inwards or embrace totalitarianism albeit something like the Chinese model... Most Africans need to be smacked around to make them think straight and totalitarianism will provide a better platform for that...

From recent experience, African style of totalitarianism would resort into Idi Amin-like characters. What African leaders have lacked and continue to lack is the use of their position for service to the people. They already have the whole totalitarian thing going on.

stillwater: The civil war needs to be addressed by the FG once and for all, otherwise what you have would be people pandering half truths and over the top statements. Obviously brushing it under the carpets isn't working.

Its been addressed over and over again, socially, economically, politically. Countless books have flogged the issue to death. Bottom line, some people have decided to move on, and some have decided not to. Im not assigning blame anywhere, but thats what it boils down to.

birdman:

Its been addressed over and over again, socially, economically, politically. Countless books have flogged the issue to death. Bottom line, some people have decided to move on, and some have decided not to. Im not assigning blame anywhere, but thats what it boils down to.

Correct sir. Majority of us have moved on because we are forward thinking people and believe we are one and the same people but when an elderly statesman like Achebe could be so myopic and childish to open such wounds, it is just a great reminder to us how our so called neighbour harbour hate for us.

alj harem:

Correct sir. Majority of us have moved on because we are forward thinking people and believe we are one and the same people but when an elderly statesman like Achebe could be so myopic and childish to open such wounds, it is just a great reminder to us how our so called neighbour harbour hate for us.

I understand your point here about moving forward.
"Moving forward is the only way forward".
However, my brethren from the east would not.
The most surprising thing is that their so-called "educated" behaves more foolishly than the already-tagged "Illiterates" among them.
How will Achebe wait for 45 years in his literary life without leading his people to seek justice from ICJ/ICC?
Instead, they keep bothering the rest of Nigerians everyday with same old stories.
ACHEBE KNOWS THEY HAVE NO CASE TO PURSUE. THAT IS WHY THEY ALL WANT TO KEEP FABRICATING STORIES TO THEIR UNBORN CHILDREN.

Kindly read this.

https://www.nairaland.com/1128214/re-remember-differently-kadiri

Demdem: I think this advise is best directed at Achebe himself. I wonder what he wants to acheive with such.

The senile dude was there when Fashola said so
http://thenationonlineng.net/new/sam-omatseye/democracy-is-not-enough/

Sincere 9gerian: Fashola had better kept quite on this issue because it is highly INSENSITIVE and PROVOCATIVE to suggest that we should sweep under the carpet the genocidal actions of principal actors of the Nigerian civil war.

Then stir the hornet's nest if you think you have the capability and capacity

Demdem:

Achebe has obviously not moved forward and he hasn't forgotten the past.

How can one hurriedly forget such incident?

cjrane: Fashola speaks as though the wound has healed.No! It is still sore.
It is worse when people like Fashola try to window dress the truth as if they have some moral authority to do so.
Fashola should not ask a slapped child not to cry as a panacea, he should ask the abuser what the child did to merit such thousand slaps.

In America,after their civil war, they carefully collected data from all sides of the country to make their history balance.They didn't demonize the south of their country and deny infrastructural development on the excuse they were the rebel side as Nigeria is doing. They equally developed Georgia,Tennessee,Texas,Louisiana,Arkansas,Florida,Mississippi,Nevada, etc to become truly part of the United States. In Nigeria, Awolowo tried to impoverish Igbos and did everything in his power to make sure their region was impoverished and Igbo was not re-integrated into Nigeria which they were forced to be part of. Now,if Achebe writes that fact in his book it becomes a problem?

And pretenders like Fashola will talk their nonsense as if they truly are pan-Nigerian at heart. We all know the truth and it is a waste of time denying it to people who know it.

U need to get a life and stop crying on the internet. Go where ur voice would be heard by the authorities, in order for the igbos to be 're-integrated'

When i go to Ladipo market to buy spare part for my car, the tribe selling the parts most are igbos, happy and Jovial. when i go to Willoughby in Ebute-metta to buy parts for my Honda Accord, i see lots of Igbos, happy, Jovial and friendly in state that's not originally their place of birth. I don't know the 're-integration' you're talking about

When I see e-wars while browsing through the pages of nairaland I don‘t see superiority or inferiority, racism or tribalism, I see HUMANS. That‘s what they are HUMANS. What we see on nl is not alien in the world we live in today. There is tension everywhere even in families. The reason why America is the most powerful nation today is because of it‘s union. America of today comprises africans, japanese, germans, french, latinos, indians brits............. In Americas hall of fame we see names likes einstien, martin luther king and so on..... They claim everybody. These different of species of people bring in different ideas which makes a country grow. To cut it short, the soviet union fell because it populace couldn‘t find a common ground. They felt cheated and marginalised by the russians. We have wha it takes to be like america and we also have what it takes to fall like the soviet union. It‘s either we make or we break.

I was not born when this civil war occurred. Infact my mother was a kid then. My questions are, why did Ojukwu start a war he can not win? What did Awolowo gain from his betrayal and what what did Gowon gain from the massacre he commanded. And to those who won't let go of the past, How do you sleep at night with so much hate on fellow countrymen. For me; Why do I respond to this story of history. And to Achebe; Why don't you let sleeping dogs lie.

http://www./There-Was-A-Country-32945.html

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Billyonaire: I was not born when this civil war occurred. Infact my mother was a kid then. My questions are, why did Ojukwu start a war he can not win? What did Awolowo gain from his betrayal and what what did Gowon gain from the massacre he commanded. And to those who won't let go of the past, How do you sleep at night with so much hate on fellow countrymen. For me; Why do I respond to this story of history. And to Achebe; Why don't you let sleeping dogs lie.

u would have had all the answers if only u were born then, I tell u its better immagined than experienced...the horrors of war!

D book says a PERSONAL history of d biafran war...i purposely highlighted d word 'personal' 4 emphasis...i wonda y sum ppl wet their pants over dis buk...ur free 2give ur own PERSONAL account of d biafran war...i like d front cover of d book..it luks very intimidating..

Am so heart broken for my dear country... Who is right, who is wrong? I doubt if there's any way forward.

Billyonaire: I was not born when this civil war occurred. Infact my mother was a kid then. My questions are, why did Ojukwu start a war he can not win? What did Awolowo gain from his betrayal and what what did Gowon gain from the massacre he commanded. And to those who won't let go of the past, How do you sleep at night with so much hate on fellow countrymen. For me; Why do I respond to this story of history. And to Achebe; Why don't you let sleeping dogs lie.

...Ojukwu started war? How do we define the person that started war? Is it the person that declared war or the person that stood to defend his territory? Remember,Gowon declared war on eastern region and Ojukwu was on defensive.

T9ksy: Ojukwu was on the defensive.................in Ore Abi Ore is ojukwu's homeland ni.

Nothing one won't read here on nl.

.....the war didnt start at Ore.It started at Nsukka when the FG began invasion of Nsukka.

U cant flog a child nd tell him nt 2 cry...igbo is nt d only tribe in naija...so y d hatred?

ignis:
How can one hurriedly forget such incident?

Because the initiator of the war itself is dead.

Sealeddeal: .....the war didnt start at Ore.It started at Nsukka when the FG began invasion of Nsukka.

What initiated this act from the fg?
For ur info, there was only one territory, Nigerian territory.