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"Need for Igbo-Yoruba Détente

By Chinweizu

By the way there is historical evidence, from a well-placed non-Nigerian source, that the Igbo-Yoruba Cold War was needlessly unleashed by Zik in 1948, and not, as Igbo mythology has it, by Awo through the Carpet crossing in 1951.
Here is the story of how Zik declared war on the Yoruba in 1948
It was in this year [1945] that a group of Yorubas, led by Chief Awolowo, Dr Oni Akerele, Chief Abiodun Akerele, Akintola Williams, Chief Rosiji and others, founded a Yoruba organization in London called Egbe Omo Oduduwa, meaning “a society of the descendants of Oduduwa.” . . . Our friends from the Eastern Region and some from the Western Regions of that vast country showed their hostility to the formation of the Egbe Omo Oduduwa of the Yorubas.
Those of us who did not hail from Nigeria were highly disturbed by the threat of our unity as West Africans under the banner of W.A.S.U., which was itself predominantly Nigerian. Although there had been in existence an Ibo Union for some twenty months or so before the birth of Egbe Omo Oduduwa, not much notice had been taken of it at W.A.S.U. In any case, for obvious reasons, this new association looked formidable enough to merit our attention. All attempts to persuade the founders to squelch the new-born association proved futile.
Happily, this did not break up our great W.A.S.U. although it did leave bitter feelings all over. In Nigeria itself, the new Association did not take root until 1948, when another powerful group of Yoruba leaders formed one in Lagos. The names of the founders were indeed names to conjure with among the Yorubas in the capital—Sir Akintola Maja and many others. It was after that great event in Lagos that Chief Awolowo himself plucked up courage to inaugurate a branch at Ibadan. An editorial in Nigeria’s West African Pilot of September, 8 1948, which reached us in London, warned of the battle ahead. Among many other things, the editorial carried these ominous words: “Henceforth the cry must be one of battle against the Egbe Omo Oduduwa, its leaders at home and abroad, up hill and down dale, in the streets of Nigeria and in the streets of London and in the residence of its advocates.” The language was familiar enough. This was Nnamdi Azikiwe’s. Were our fears about the unity of Nigeria about to be justified? The parting knell had been tolled. It might in retrospect be said that the first salvos of the civil war had been fired by these words.
-- Joseph Appiah, Joe Appiah: The Autobiography of an African Patriot, Accra: Assempa publishers, 1996, pp. 160-161,
This testimony from a Ghanaian who, for many years, was a member and President of W.A.S.U. in London, should give Igbos pause about the version of the Igbo-Yoruba Cold War they have accepted. The key point is that the Ibo Union had been in existence before the Egbe Omo Oduduwa was founded. Yet Zik declared war on the Egbe Omo Oduduwa. Why? If it was because the Egbe Omo Oduduwa was not Pan-Nigerian, then what of the pre-existing Ibo Union? In other words, it wasn’t the Yoruba who introduced tribal unions and tribalist politics into Nigeria but the Igbos. But whatever his reason, Zik was the one who declared war on the Yorubas; he was the aggressor.
With that aggression as background, the carpet crossing becomes an understandable response to Zik’s declaration of war. If somebody who declared war on your people arrives to govern your homeland, what should your leaders do? Welcome him and let him govern, or drive him out by any means necessary? The carpet crossing accomplished just that. And Igbos, following Zik, the instigator of the response, condemn the Yorubas for defending themselves from Zik’s aggression.
Zik’s conduct is an example of how Igbos can act without thinking of how their action might look to those their proposed action might adversely affect. That is a weakness Igbos should be on guard against, and should work to eliminate by extra self-awareness and constant self-criticism.
For seven decades, we have paid for Zik’s aggression against the Yorubas. The Cold War which Zik started made it possible for the British to install the NPC in power in 1959 when Zik refused to join with Awo to form the Federal government. He explained it away by alluding to his distrust of Awo that stemmed from the Carpet crossing affair. In other words, Zik is ultimately responsible for our disasters and oppression under the Caliphate. But the pertinent issue at this time is that we, not the Yorubas, are responsible for the Yoruba-Igbo feud. We are not the innocent victims of Yoruba tribalism and hatred. That fact should inform our attitude in seeking rapprochement with the Yorubas, especially now that we need a Yoruba-Igbo alliance to help create conditions for us to exit our imprisonment in Lugard’s Nigeria."

Looks like something a jss3 boy wrote for his junior waec Exam
Someone should take this shiit to the dustbin

Yoruba Muslims are the major problem here, the literally killed Jonathan

"With that aggression as background, the carpet crossing becomes an understandable response to Zik’s declaration of war. If somebody who declared war on your people arrives to govern your homeland, what should your leaders do? Welcome him and let him govern, or drive him out by any means necessary? The carpet crossing accomplished just that. And Igbos, following Zik, the instigator of the response, condemn the Yorubas for defending themselves from Zik’s aggression.

Zik’s conduct is an example of how Igbos can act without thinking of how their action might look to those their proposed action might adversely affect. That is a weakness Igbos should be on guard against, and should work to eliminate by extra self-awareness and constant self-criticism."

.......even to ds day!
First to provoke and also d first to report when u retaliate!

baby factory criminals will soon be put where they belong, just a matter of time, they are calabash that will show where we will put rope on their neck

Ok

And so it is until this day

ipigs including zik have ALWAYS been unreasonable people. They lack common sense or the most basic of self-reflection. But no problem. We go give dem wotowoto. Its only a matter of time.

Beer parlor gist loll.... dem say them say...

Niwdog:
Looks like something a jss3 boy wrote for his junior waec Exam
Someone should take this shiit to the dustbin

I swear

Yolola is naturally greedy and envious of Igbo man, it has no origin

Coolsperm:
Yoruba Muslims are the major problem here, the literally killed Jonathan

The same unintelligent attempt at deflection. The writer went to the origin of the hostility, but you are crying about Jonathan. Have you bothered to undo what Zik did?

Idiotseverywher:
Yolola is naturally greedy and envious of Igbo man, it has no origin

Continue. You will never produce any president without the Yoruba. Deny history all you want, but everything is well documented.

I will never understand why Zik would want to rule Yoruba in their own land. Maybe the Yoruba of that time were too cool, he must have taken their calmness for foolishness.


I thought the concept of regionalism the British handed to them was based on each region governing itself, why would Zik wants to re - colonize my ancestors in their own region? That man get liver no be small o!

dragunov:


Continue. You will never produce any president without the Yoruba. Deny history all you want, but everything is well documented.

. Please I challenge you prove me wrong and will like to see the documented fact you ate talking about and for your information yoloba will support Igbo more than Igbo support him

Idiotseverywher:
. Please I challenge you prove me wrong and will like to see the documented fact you ate talking about and for your information yoloba will support Igbo more than Igbo support him

Like yesterday, right. If you're thinking that the SW will support Obi, you're delusional.

Meanwhile, if you're really serious about getting documented facts, you will find it by yourself same way you find the porn sites you visit. Mook.

dragunov:


Like yesterday, right. If you're thinking that the SW will support Obi, you're delusional.

Meanwhile, if you're really serious about getting documented facts, you will find it by yourself same way you find the porn sites you visit. Mook.

. So southeast will support Tinubu abi, for the document you are taking about I. Know you are having myopic thinking

Idiotseverywher:
. So southeast will support Tinubu abi, for the document you are taking about I. Know you are having myopic thinking

And who told you I am a Tinubu enthusiast?

dragunov:


And who told you I am a Tinubu enthusiast?

. Who cares, you are giving reference that south west will not vote obi, who told you that Obi is expecting votes from them?

dragunov:


Continue. You will never produce any president without the Yoruba. Deny history all you want, but everything is well documented.

Even hausa-fulani (buhari) had to .linkup with Yoruba b4 he clinched it.

No region can do it alone........but our noisy neighbors think they can do it all alone by stepping on d toes of every body to do it.

Good luck to them!

Fact

Idiotseverywher:
. Who cares, you are giving reference that south west will not vote obi, who told you that Obi is expecting votes from them?

Same way you monkeys misled GEJ into believing he didn't need the SW until it was too late.

richie240:

Even hausa-fulani (buhari) had to .linkup with Yoruba b4 he clinched it.

No region can do it alone........but our noisy neighbors think they can do it all alone by stepping on d toes of every body to do it.

Good luck to them!

Don't mind the oafs.

dragunov:


Same way you monkeys misled GEJ into believing he didn't need the SW until it was too late.

. Obi don't need southwest, they will always sell out so its better you know your enemy early so that you van trust them

dragunov:


Continue. You will never produce any president without the Yoruba. Deny history all you want, but everything is well documented.

The ones wey Yoruba produce help u in anyway u didn't work for? Make all of una getat with this una tribal nonsense

Idiotseverywher:
. Obi don't need southwest, they will always sell out so its better you know your enemy early so that you van trust them

It was your Zik who first sold out. And if that mistake is not corrected and your people tender apologies and build bridges, SW will never ever trust you. You guys are worst than Fulanis.

Johnny147147:


The ones wey Yoruba produce help u in anyway u didn't work for? Make all of una getat with this una tribal nonsense

Go and tell your IPOB comrade that.

dragunov:


It was your Zik who first sold out. And if that mistake is not corrected and your people tender apologies and build bridges, SW will never ever trust you. You guys are worst than Fulanis.

Igbos are worse than Fulanis?

But you are busy killing Fulanis in Yoruba land and there has never been a Yoruba attack against Igbos.

Can you explain that?



Anyway, PO is your next president.

IamWonderful:
baby factory criminals will soon be put where they belong, just a matter of time, they are calabash that will show where we will put rope on their neck

It's not a calabash that shows where to put rope on its neck, its actually a gourd. The Yoruba word for both sound alike hence many people mistake one for the other.

English Yoruba
Calabash Igba
Gourd Agba

"Igba" doesn't have neck while a "Agba' naturally has neck which brings about that proverb that its a gourd that will show you where on it to put rope.



We learn everyday

dragunov:


It was your Zik who first sold out. And if that mistake is not corrected and your people tender apologies and build bridges, SW will never ever trust you. You guys are worst than Fulanis.

. You don't even know the history, its very unfortunate, you people bend history the it soot you, can you tell me how Zik sold out? Is it because he contested election in the western House and won? you people are very greeeeeedy the fact still remains that no Igbo man can trust or rely on a yolooba man , they will back stab you

JAMO84:
I will never understand why Zik would want to rule Yoruba in their own land. Maybe the Yoruba of that time were too cool, he must have taken their calmness for foolishness.


I thought the concept of regionalism the British handed to them was based on each region governing itself, why would Zik wants to re - colonize my ancestors in their own region? That man get liver no be small o!

I gave this history, as an assignment to a relative who's been posting nonsense on his Facebook page.
He's been hiding from me ever since.
Only the truth can set us free.

JAMO84:
I will never understand why Zik would want to rule Yoruba in their own land. Maybe the Yoruba of that time were too cool, he must have taken their calmness for foolishness.


I thought the concept of regionalism the British handed to them was based on each region governing itself, why would Zik wants to re - colonize my ancestors in their own region? That man get liver no be small o!

Guy Azikiwe won Awolowo in Lagos State.
You know why? because Awolowo was oppressing his people and they needed freedom just like what Tinubu is doing right now.

It was Awolowo that introduced tribalism in Nigerian politics.
I wrote about it in this thread but Tinubu minions decided to troll it.

https://www.nairaland.com/7209010/more-tribalistic-tinubu-peter-obi