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South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by bolaayenimo: 5:52pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos Former Minister of Transport and Elder statesman, Chief Ebenezer Babatope has said that the people of the South-South never supported Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, military governor of the defunct Eastern Region which broke away as The Republic of Biafra in 1966 during the Nigerian civil war fought between 1966 to 1970. Speaking in an interview with Daily Independent on Monday, Babatope said even if the people of the South-South region which was made up of minority tribes of the South-East have sympathy for Ojukwu, they did not show commitment to the cause of Biafra. He said, “The South-South did not support Ojukwu during the Biafra civil war. The minority tribes of the South-East are the South-South people. The South-South is made up of minority tribes in the South-East like Calabar, Ogoja, Rivers and so on. They never committed themselves to the Biafran war”. “Ojukwu himself knew that the South-South people were not committed to the cause of Biafra. It was very apparent that the other part of the country that began war against Ojukwu used the South-South territories as stepping stones to get the Biafrans”. “In fact, I remember very well that this famous musician, Cardinal Rex Lawson did a record and if you listen to it, it was non-committal record even though he did the record as if he was supporting Biafra”. “Also, it was easy for Alfred Diette-Spiff to be appointed as military governor of Rivers state by Yakubu Gowon during that time because Ojukwu didn’t have control of the South-South states”. https://independent.ng/south-south-never-supported-ojukwu-during-biafra-war-babatope/
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Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Fweshest3: 5:54pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
A yoruba man trying to rewrite my history. Oga, face your front. I'm from ss and I'm a full blooded biafran. 19 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by RichBoy247: 5:54pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
Dear OP, if you are not mentally imbalanced, then you will not post this nonsense because it is none of your business |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by nairavsdollars(f): 5:55pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
Wike right now 2 Likes
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Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Vicotex(m): 5:59pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
South South - babatope Those two words no suppose dey thesame lines. Dirty yoruba people 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Vaughanlanrewaj: 6:00pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
Fweshest3:Very interesting . So much flying around. 4 Likes
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Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by mrvitalis(m): 6:02pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
How have biafra it's name Who was biafra vice ? 1 Like |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Amotolongbo(f): 6:03pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
I can remember Isaac Adaka Boro and where he fought for 1 Like |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by nairalandankrah: 6:04pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
There was nothing like south south before the war 1 Like |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Nobody: 6:04pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
These people will go mad with Igbo matter ooo 7 Likes
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Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Shetemi12(m): 6:04pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
In my humble opinion if the so called lifeless ipob (Dot in a circle) miscreants won't abuse me. They can't have their country because they are still fighting to be part of Nigeria. Their youths are still registering for Npower 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Nobody: 6:05pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
nairavsdollars: Ugly Baboon. |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by nairavsdollars(f): 6:16pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
But he witnessed the war. Fweshest3: 2 Likes |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by sapientia(m): 6:24pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
This is not 1967 Anyone insulting the man is probably a kid he did not say anything some of us elders already know EraseTheDot: You are welcomed to erase them what do you need? map or weapons? 2 Likes |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by EraseTheDot: 6:34pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
There was nothing like biafra before 1967. The British drew the lines and lumped the minorities into the Eastern region without consultations. - erase the dot 1 Like |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Monogamy: 6:35pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
Is Babatope from South South?? 1 Like |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Zionmdde: 6:44pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
Shetemi12:Sharrap there Have we the dots in a circle stopped paying tax? Or are u naturally daft? So they will collect our tax and use it to lift idiots like u out of poverty |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by nairavsdollars(f): 6:46pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
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Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Monogamy: 6:48pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
nairavsdollars: 1 Like
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Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by amuwo1980: 6:57pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
He is saying the truth 2 Likes |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by nairavsdollars(f): 7:29pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
Of course, yes amuwo1980: 1 Like |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Goodmarlian: 7:31pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
We don hear ooo
Una no dey tire |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Penguin2: 7:45pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
What Babatope is trying to say is that Buhari’s “Dot in a Circle” statement is useless because the South South has never supported the Igbos in the war against Nigeria and yet Biafra held its fort for 3 years. If Biafra did it then without the support of SS, we can do more now without their support still. But the knife of 1967 will not cut again, that I’m sure. Any war that will arise now, the SE and SS will fight together with full commitment. Rather when the war is won, we decide whether to stay together or become independent countries. Everything will be negotiated. |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by SenatePresdo(m): 7:57pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
Afonja Will never allow the South to Unite. The North keep using them as a tool to further Divide the South. Who asked him? Later some stupid urchins would come here and be shouting United South, when Afonja men are fulanis scissors of Divide and rule. 2 Likes |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by nairavsdollars(f): 8:31pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
Can south really unite? Even South West is not unite SenatePresdo: 1 Like |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by SenatePresdo(m): 9:07pm On Jun 14, 2021 |
nairavsdollars: I doubt if they can ever be really United. If South-West can remain Neutral and not join the north against South-East, I don't think South-East would need a United South to tackle their problem head on. In my opinion, it's even the South-West that needs A United South the more. Muric would be there dividing them further. It's unfortunate. 1 Like |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Ekpeitit(m): 5:08am On Jun 15, 2021 |
bolaayenimo: |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Ekpeitit(m): 5:11am On Jun 15, 2021 |
Why should we support that monkey? A coward who ran away while 2 million of his people died of hunger. Notice how Biafran leaders always run away while their people are being killed. The South South owes Biafran idiots nothing. We have our own lives to live. 1 Like |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Olatomiwami(m): 5:23am On Jun 15, 2021 |
Fweshest3: When u finish deceiving yourself, let us know, in fact u sounded like ipob, not SS, I can see u are part of we SE-SS crew, attache by force 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: South-South Never Supported Ojukwu During Biafra War – Ex-Minister, Babatope by Olatomiwami(m): 5:27am On Jun 15, 2021 |
Zionmdde: Are u not benefiting from Nigeria? I before others, talking as if u are doing Nigeria a favour, bunch of clowns. |
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