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Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by Bnladan(m): 9:39am On Oct 07, 2021 |
But Nnamdi Azikiwe, speaking for the Igbos, denounced Awolowo and Ahmadu Bello, terming them ethnic champions. He accused them of nursing a sectional agenda against the unity of Nigeria, and he declared further that the Unity of Nigeria was non-negotiable. After moving the motion for independece in 1953, Anthony Enahoro proposed that a secession clause should be incorporated into the future constitution of Nigeria so as to give legal backing for any tribe to peacefully exit the forced union if it feels marginalized in future. According to Enahoro, such provision in our constitution would instill in all Nigeria's future leaders the fear of the consequences of misgovernance. But Azikiwe, speaking on behalf of Igbos, rose against him in the parliament and labelled him an agent of disunity, and enemy of Nigeria. At a later date, Awolowo too made a case for secession clause, but Azikiwe again resisted him and instigated the colonial authorities to threaten him and Enahoro with charges of treasonable felony if they didn't stop proposing secession clause for the future constitution. While Azikiwe did all these, Igbos cheered and urged him on because they felt the future Nigeria was theirs to dominate and lord it over every other tribe Before independece, Tafawa Balewa too had in a public speech described Nigeria as a British experiment and Nigeria's unity as a British intention which Nigerians themselves don't believe in. But Azikiwe kicked and demonized him too. Had Azikiwe co-operated with Enahoro, Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa about the secession clause, Nigeria perhaps would not have been this misgoverned. For those in doubt, here is a link of one of the numerous instances in which Nnamdi Azikiwe fought against the secession clause proposal for the future Nigeria constitution. It should be noted that there were many Igbo members of the parliament in which Azikiwe fought against Awolowo's secession clause proposal in the link above, but not a single one of them rose against Azikiwe or condemned him. Igbos initially never wanted to hear anything like secession in Nigeria because they so much believed, though falsely, that they were the most educated tribe. (The first Nigerian tribe to produce a university graduate is the Binis). As an evidence of Igbo domination agenda hence their initial resistance to the idea of secession; here are some quotes: "From all indications, the god of us Igbos have destined us to rule the whole of Africa"..... Nnamdi Azikiwe (1945). "It is getting clearer each day that Igbo domination of Nigeria is just a question of time"... Oscar Onyeamma. (1949). Anascopeterson: As at 1900, the whole of the present Benue State, Kogi East Senatorial District and some southern parts of Taraba State called Munchi District back then; were all in the Southern Protectorate. Whoever doubts this should consult MacMillan Atlas for secondary schools in Nigeria. With that situation the South had a higher population than the North hence always had an upper hand in any democratic bargain. But as at the early fifties when the regions were being created, common sense dictated clearly that these areas should fall in the future Eastern Region. But against common sense, the colonial masters decided to gerrymander them into the Northern Region. While they did that, Azikiwe who was supposed to be in Enugu fighting against it as the leader of the East, was far away in Ibadan struggling with Awolowo to rule the Western Region and also playing the spoiler role against Awolowo's attempts to have Kwara and present Kogi Yorubas carved into the Western Region from the North which was already too large by landmass. While he abandoned his burning house and was far away in Ibadan struggling against Awolowo for his own (Awolowo's) region, Igbos saw absolutely nothing wrong with that. Rather they applauded him as a nationalist. A nationalist whose house was burning yet busy chasing rats in a far away land. When opinions became unanimous that Lord Luggard and his government must be forced out of Nigeria and indeed the whole of Africa, it was still the Igbos that frustrated the attempts. Here is how: In 1948, Anthony Enahoro organized an anti-colonization symposium in Lagos for which Azikiwe and some other Igbos had agreed to deliver the keynote address. But when the D-day came, Azikiwe was nowhere to be found as he deliberately disappeared into thin air for fear of being arrested and dealt with by Lord Luggard. Anthony Enahoro then quickly replaced Azikiwe with another person who did the job improptu but perfectly well as he lambasted and lampooned Lord Luggard and the British Government. However, the British soldiers invaded the symposium venue, arrested the speaker and Enahoro and jailed them for treasonable felony. Ironically, the next day Azikiwe came out of hiding and granted a radio interview in which he accused Enahoro and the other organizers of suffering from youthful exhuberance. On regaining his freedom few weeks later and being told of Azikiwe's radio interview, Enahoro resigned from his post as Editor of Azikiwe's newspaper - The West African Pilot. Then he wrote a book titled "Nnamdi Azikiwe: Sinner of Saint". After launching the book, Enahoro left Azikiwe's party - the NCNC, and moved over to Awolowo's Action Group. The first military coup in Nigeria was carried out by majority of Igbo army officers. That was the coup that truncated democracy just six years post Independence and led to a succession of coups which put the country on the reverse gear for 33 years. Through that first coup, those Igbo army officers who accused the politicians and government of the day of monumental corruption, killed the political leaders of the Northern, Western and Midwestern Regions but allowed all Igbo political figures to escape by tipping them off prior to the D-Day. In addition to the killing of political figures, they also killed a total of 27 innocent high ranking military officers from every region except their Eastern Region. In the end an Igbo man called Aguiyi Ironsi, who was supposed to have been killed alongside other military officers, ended up becoming the new military ruler of Nigeria. Rather than immediately arrest and punish the coup plotters, he kept them in detention where they were treated as heroes. This was actually what sowed the seed for the eventual Biafra War. On the 23rd of February 1966 (i.e. a month and 8 days after the first coup porpularly but wrongly known as Nzeogwu coup, an Ijaw born Army officer called Isaac Adaka Boro who hailed from Kaima town of present Bayelsa State, declared the secession of the Niger Delta Republic in an attempt to free his Ijaw people from the monumental marginalization they had been suffering under Igbos in the old Eastern Region. But Aguiyi Ironsi immediately ordered Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu to arrest him and hand him over to the military high command under him in Lagos. Ojukwu went all out against Isaac Adaka Boro with federal military might and within 12 fighting days killed 150 Isaac Boro's soldiers, arrested him, stripped him naked, and had him driven to Lagos and handed to Ironsi who immediately charged him to court and within two months secured against him a conviction of treasonable felony for which he was sentenced to death by hanging fixed for December that year by the Supreme Court. His 'crime' was that he declared secession of The Niger Delta Republic from Nigeria. Meanwhile the Igbo coupists who shed innocent blood of other tribes and even sprayed bullets into the bellies of the pregnant wives of Ahmadu Bello and Brigadier Shodeinde were not charged to court or arraigned before any military tribunal. Isaac Adaka Boro was in detention waiting for December to come for him to join his ancestors. But God so kind, a revenge coup happened on July 29 by Northern soldiers and Ironsi was overthrown and killed. Gowon took over and released Isaac Adaka Boro unconditionally, reinstated him into the Army with his previous rank. Then on May 30, 1967, Ojukwu too declared secession of Biafra Republic from Nigeria and without consulting or apologising to Isaac Boro, drew a Biafra map which included the very areas that made up Isaac Adaka Boro's earlier declared Niger Delta Republic for which he fought against him and killed his soldiers. Seeing such level of arrogance in Ojukwu, Isaac Boro asked Gowon to provide arms for him to crush Biafra by fighting on the Nigerian side in vengeance for Ojukwu's frustration of his own secession declaration 15 months earlier. Isaac Boro, as an Ijaw man conversant with the waterways, led the Nigeria Army through the coastal areas into Igboland to finish off thousands of Ojukwu's soldiers thus leading to the crushing defeat of Biafra. But today, Igbos accuse Ijaws of betraying them in the war. But from the facts as above, who really betrayed the other in all honesty? Be the judge. Why Gowon fought against Ojukwu's declaration of Biafra was as follows: After Ironsi and Ojukwu successfully crushed Isaac Boro's Niger Delta Republic declaration, Ironsi immediately proceeded to promulgate the Anti-secession Decree which made the mere mention of secession from Nigeria punishable with death by hanging. Ojukwu openly supported and endorsed the decree despite disapproval of it by the general public. So when Ojukwu later declared Biafra secession, he was reminded of the Anti-secession Decree made by him and his brother Ironsi. Deadly Truth: Igbos frequently reference Aburi Accord to create the impression that the rest of Nigerian tribes don't honour agreements. This is a very dishonest narrative from Igbos. First and foremost Aburi Accord was organized by soldiers and unelected civil servants who should not participate in political exercises like making laws due to the civil service anonymity principle. Secondly, those civil servants and military men in attendance were not elected by their federal constituencies to the Aburi summit. In the philosophy of democracy the only universally acceptable way of making laws is through duly elected representatives of the people. But in going to Aburi the peoples' representatives duly elected in the 1965 elections were all sidelined for soldiers to hijack the process. Where on earth do soldiers make laws for the people? Rather, the civilian populace makes laws that guide the military. Aburi Accord therefore had no seal of the people's sovereignty hence it was an illegality which shouldn't have been allowed to stand. Thirdly, in 1957, Nigerians from all federal constituencies democratically elected representatives whom they sponsored to London, paid their flight tickets and hotel accommodation for the Independence constitutional conference. Those representatives all resolved and agreed on federalism marked by regional autonomy and resource control in the Independence Constitution which they brought back home and everyone accepted it. In that constitution, Nigerians all agreed that on no account shall the military take over power. It was also clearly stated in it that ammendments to it could be done by only democratically elected representatives. That constitution was the first ever agreement between all Nigerians. On the day of his inauguration as the Army GoC, Aguiyi Ironsi stood before the whole world and with his own mouth swore to protect and defend that sovereign Independence constitution regardless of the circumstances that may later arise. But just six years after he manufactured an excuse to clinch power against the clear provisions of that constitution we all agreed to, unilaterally began to amend its provisions with his very offensive Decrees, and ended up dismantling the federalism and resource control therein, and ultimately subverted that constitution we all painstakingly sacrificed to draft. That was the height of Irresponsibility and the dishonoring of sacred agreement. That was how Igbos breached the first agreement, all Nigerians, ever all mutually consented to, thus laying the foundation for violation of future agreements. So Aburi Accord was only treated exactly the same way Igbos treated the Independence constitution agreement. Anascopeterson: Obasanjo removed history from the school curriculum hence the reason why many of what we know of the eventualities in Biafra war were altered to suite their narratives. Anytime i hear or watch NNAMDI KANU talk i never take it serious but only as a noisemaker. Thank God for this author. The Lord will bless him for us all! Everyone needs to know this for real. Knowing the truth sets free. We need healing as a Nation. We need to face facts, admit the stupid errors of history and eventual forgive ourselves for the sins, enormous sins committed by our forefathers. Love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by stanluiz(m): 9:40am On Oct 07, 2021 |
rosechika1994:Is it buhari tell ipob to sit at home when it is not affecting Buhari. Ipob tout like you should Park one side. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by Ushman333: 9:41am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Tribal bigot, that bible you make money with, and deceive people with, to milk them of their money said, the soul that sinneth shall die, and thou shall not kill. Ipob is killing Easterners, Nigerians... 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by Bnladan(m): 9:41am On Oct 07, 2021 |
frndfghtr:read everything first. The conclusion is in the next page 2 Likes |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by Coldie(m): 9:41am On Oct 07, 2021 |
The prominent igbos majority are in Apc and Nnamdi Kanu already declared all of them his enemy 3 Likes |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by PARADIZEPRIEST: 9:43am On Oct 07, 2021 |
IF SE ECONOMY DIE EMEKS O,LEO E,KALU,AUTHUR,IWUANYAWU,ROCHAS,ETC WILL BRING MONEY TO REVIVE IT.Delusional SE ppl 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by stanluiz(m): 9:43am On Oct 07, 2021 |
richmond500:Says by people that defend bola bullion van Tinubu. Region of fraudsters and Criminals
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Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by sanpipita(m): 9:46am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Same prominent people IPOB refer as Fulani stooges? they are not ready, let IPOB go to Abuja and release Kanu themselves 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by Nobody: 9:46am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Honestly, na only you sabi YorubaKinging: |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by Kirchoffs: 9:47am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Kanu can never come out of prison under this Buhari regime. Take it to the bank 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by Nobody: 9:51am On Oct 07, 2021 |
ablejesus26: Nothing will happen to them, I remember it was your elites; that wanted to secceed out of Nigeria first; but the leader then; Dr. Azikiwe dialogue with them; to stay without any gun fight; Buhari have done the same ;he wanted the north to secceed from Nigeria; nobody jailed him. He plotted a coup in Nigeria ,now he is the President. So stop it ;let peace reign; If your truly a lover of peace; Stop your terrorists agenda's. Mordern society dialogue. You dont kill ;or jail your son; for doing the right thing; Unity is by chioce; Freedom is a fundamental human right; Self defense is a fundamental human right; You cannot beat a child, and tell the child not to cry. Go and brutalize bingo the dog any how ,make I see if bingo no go bite you. |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by od501: 9:52am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Sholaco: And your father will be next 1 Like |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by od501: 9:53am On Oct 07, 2021 |
stanluiz: Sounds to me like what DSS and police can do |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by Safyqueen: 9:54am On Oct 07, 2021 |
phr0nesis: The only tribe that are found in almost every community in Nigeria are the one calling for secession in a violent way just because they met that dead phenomena before birth. Are they all going home after actualization? What happens to them if the host community says they must go or get humiliated? Nobody will take them serious until they have serious alliance with South south so that the 'dot can occupy the circle'. By then they will have enough lands, population, resources and political wherewithal to go by any means as the rest of Nigeria may want it. 2 Likes |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by sportskid(m): 9:54am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Bnladan: Stop saying what you know nothing about. Stick to what you know |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by stanluiz(m): 9:55am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Coldie:Nnamdi kanu will learn in a very agony and a bitter way. This is a man Igbo leaders intervene on his behalf in 2017 and got him release. Only for kanu to start to flaunt all the court orders. He even went and said he will kill and beheaded buhari When ahead and create biafra secret service. Shouting biafra or death with his foolish supporters. Operation Python dance was lauched. The Scammer called nnamdi kanu ran away while his foolish supporters that was protecting him was slaughtered by the Nigeria army. Nnamdi kanu did not learn anything. He escape and went back to London and started to incite violence and destruction with his brainwashed ipob Thugs. He was again smuggle like a bag of rice by DSS with the help of Kenya government. Igbo leaders can't intervene again. Kanu does not learn. He will stay in prison till he developed sense. As for his brainwashed thugs causing havoc. Nigeria army will deal with them just like the python dance. 2 Likes
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Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by Nobody: 9:57am On Oct 07, 2021 |
gidgiddy: 2 Likes
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Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by felixnkubi: 9:58am On Oct 07, 2021 |
thank God he said SE economy, because someone has brainwash them to think they are affecting the nation economy as a whole, rivers states only makes more than all SE joined together! let them continue doing their nonsense sit at home 3 Likes |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by stanluiz(m): 9:58am On Oct 07, 2021 |
od501:So it police and DSS that is shouting no election in Anambra. It was DSS that burn Joe igbokwe house in Nnewi ? It was DSS that was burning burning and destroying police station and other FG assets. It was DSS that was burning Political campaign bus and also enforcing sit at home ? 2 Likes |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by chukwuibuipob: 10:00am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Nonsense ! We are IPOB .We support ESN 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by Commentor: 10:05am On Oct 07, 2021 |
9jah:Do your worst. |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by PointZerom: 10:08am On Oct 07, 2021 |
richmond500: We understand your frustration but you'll continue staying here for the rest of your life.
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Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by odomanis: 10:12am On Oct 07, 2021 |
ablejesus26: You dont understand the reasoning of freedom fighters. They are ready to go through any difficulty now with the believe that when freedom is achieved,their next generation will enjoy as free people. Have you bothered to ask why such a huge number of Nigerians feel that way ? No,you wont because you dont care. The repentant northern terrorists that the same federal government forgave and reintegrated into the society killed so many people yet,did you ask this question when they were pardoned ? But because he is Igbo,they must be treated differently and badly. This is exactly the problem. If you must know,the argitators will even be happy if the political leaders are sacked through the state of emergency. They also will be happy if the FG doesnt care and allow the people to suffer for the one month. That way,it will be more obvious that the FG and indeed nigeria does not mean well for the south east,same thing the argitators have been shouting. The truth is that we all need to calm down and negotiate. Negotiate like one people for the benefit of all. |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by jmoore(m): 10:15am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Nnamdi Kanu is a leader of a terrorist organization. It's like saying you want to free a demon to save yourself. 2 Likes |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by jmoore(m): 10:15am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Nnamdi Kanu is a leader of a terrorist organization. It's like saying you want to free a demon to save yourself. FG made a mistake by making his arrest public. If it was Mossad, he will be in an unknown prison for decades till those he has brainwashed are delivered. 1 Like |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by Okoroawusa: 10:15am On Oct 07, 2021 |
gidgiddy:You would also have to produce evidence, beyond mere words, that IPOB didn't kill anybody. ...it takes two to tango. 1 Like |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by od501: 10:16am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Bnladan: Thanks for the enlightened piece, but you didn't mention how many Hausas, or Yorubas were killed, raped, lands snatched during this era of Igbo domination headed by Nnamdi Azikwe. You didn't also say the actual reason for the first coup, cos it wasn't really a coup like they made use to understand, it was more of a revolution. You also forgot to mention that Finance Minister Festus Okotie-Eboh, PC Akpan Anduka, and Lt. Col. Arthur Unegbe were victims of the coup. I can't start detailing the facts here, but please don't just read history, study them. What you just wrote was an except of what they want to hear. And mind you, Zik is not a hero in the East, the people despise him till date for being and advocate of one Nigeria and a British puppet. It is very true that Ojukwu is arrogant in nature, but he did tried to are amends, more reason Niger Deltan chiefs were invited during the pre war consultations. As a matter of fact, a Bayelsan chief suggested the name BIAFRA, in recognition to the old pre colonial civil order. |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by mfm04622: 10:19am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Let them destroy their economy!!! Dem no dey tell person! 1 Like |
Re: Bishop Chris Udeh: Prominent Igbos Must Secure Kanu's Release To Save SE Economy by phr0nesis(m): 10:19am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Safyqueen:That's main reason they are not getting enough support. Their elites already have establishments they can't forfeit in other regions of the country. 1 Like |
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