Myth Four: Awolowo starved Biafran children to death

Radio Biafra and IPOB have also accused Chief Awolowo of using starvation as a means of war. Others have written on my Twitter timeline that Chief Awolowo sent poisonous food to Biafra to kill Igbos. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Why would Chief Awolowo poison the food he sent to Biafra to feed civilians? First and foremost, he had no duty to send food. It was a humanitarian gesture because Chief Awolowo had personal principles. The gesture brought him into conflict with General Gowon and Murtala Muhammed.

You have to understand that Chief Awolowo was a very committed ascetic Christian, as well as an esoteric mystic (I choose not to say more about this), and he could not live with himself as Biafran civilians were dying. The food itself was sent in conjunction with the Red Cross, the World Council of Churches, as well as The Catholic Church through Caritas. Are you telling me the Red Cross and these other bodies would allow Chief Awolowo poison food relief?

That particular propaganda was imitated and spread by a man called Okokon Ndem, a presenter on Radio Biafra. The purpose was to make the civilians, for whom Chief Awolowo intended the food, reject it so that it could be given to Biafran soldiers.

Do you see what the Igbos call okporoko (stockfish)? It was a prominent aspect of the relief materials. That is why and how okporoko became popular in Biafra and Igboland till today. They have Chief Awolowo and the nation of Norway to thank for Okporoko. Before the war, they did not know anything like Okporoko.

Even in Europe, when the Germans surrounded the Russian city of Leningrad for 900 days during the Siege of Leningrad, they did not send in any food. When the Allies surrounded Germany, they also did not send in any food.

During the American Civil War, the Union forces blockaded the Confederate rebels and starved them.

But Chief Awolowo sent food relief to Biafran civilians (which Colonel Ojukwu diverted to Biafran soldiers), and today, rather than gratitude, the children of those he tried to save harbour so much venom against him while spending money with Murtala Muhammed's image. If only they knew what Murtala did to them.

Below is a paragraph of the resignation letter written by Robert S. Goldstein, An American, to Ojukwu. He was Biafra's paid publicist during the Biafran War. Please note what he said about starvation in Biafra.

"I cannot in all conscience serve you any longer. Nor can I be a party to suppressing the fact that your starving thousands have the food, medicine and milk available to them. It can and is ready to be delivered through international organizations to you. Only your constant refusal has stopped its delivery."-Published in various newspapers on August 17, 1968.

Also, see attached news headline.

Every family in former Biafra owes a debt of gratitude to the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Sadly, many parents who should have taught their children this documented history have instead filled them with hatred by regaling them with wartime propaganda.

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Reno, they have stopped appointing aides at Abuja, no job for you

If you like lick the dirty drug infested bottom of the man at aso Rock for the next 100 years, nothing for you. The biggest thing you will become now is a comedian who sucks the pipi of any reigning politician for small crumbs.

Chai gbas gbos from every corner. Another one loading tomorrow.

Hahaha, seh gbas gbos no dey tired some people ni

Okay

helinues:


Chai gbas gbos from every corner. Another one loading tomorrow.

Hahaha, seh gbas gbos no dey tired some people ni

I'm very happy with what reno is doing and he's doing it with fact,na to dey Archive them remain

tamdun:

I'm very happy with what reno is doing and he's doing it with fact,na to dey Archive them remain

Abi, those who have been fed with wrong history stories can now have a new version to reflect on

successmatters:
Reno, they have stopped appointing aides at Abuja, no job for you

If you like lick the dirty drug infested bottom of the man at aso Rock for 4 years, nothing for you.

Why not dispute what Reno wrote without attacking his personality

ButIdoandIdont:


You still finger your mom?

with what u type it clearly shows the kind of upbringing u have b what u keep in your brain

helinues:


Why not dispute what Reno wrote without attacking his personality

Reno will never become minister in Nigeria, even if na minister of mouth action

successmatters:
Reno, they have stopped appointing aides at Abuja, no job for you

If you like lick the dirty drug infested bottom of the man at aso Rock for 4 years, nothing for you.

Yea,reno dragged Tinubu wella,now it's ur turn,the only thing u can do now is to counter what he said...

tamdun:

Yea,reno dragged Tinubu wella,now it's ur turn,the only thing u can do now is to counter what he said...

Reno was the person who exposed the druggie, even the druggie refused to dispute the facts Reno exposed.

successmatters:


Reno was the person who exposed the druggie, even the druggie refused to dispute the facts Reno exposed.

And same reno went to Chicago university to clear tinubu,isn't God wonderful?

tamdun:

And same reno went to Chicago university to clear tinubu,isn't God wonderful?

That's to show you how useless the clown is

Tomorrow he will be here hailing Ojukwu and Nzeogwu as the biggest heroes in Africa.

successmatters:


Reno will never become minister in Nigeria, even if na minister of mouth action

Did he tell you personally he wants to become a minister in Nigeria?

Again, why deviating from the topic of discussion?

helinues:


Did he tell you personally he wants to become a minister in Nigeria?

Again, why deviating from the topic of discussion?

Reno is doing all these for a reason, he's towing the paths of Alake and Keyamo, but na hunger go finish am las las

successmatters:


Reno is doing all these for a reason, he's towing the paths of Alake and Keyamo, but na hunger go finish am las las

Should we say you are talking from experience. That you supporting your principal is because you want to get political appointment?

helinues:


Should we say you are talking from experience. That you supporting your principal is because you want to get political appointment?

Am not as hungry as reno, I can feed reno for 2 years with the money I spend on my dogs for 6 months

successmatters:


Am not as hungry as reno, I can feed reno for 2 years with the money I spend on my dogs for 6 months

True, na so online bullionaires dey roll.

I took a trip to Mars last week, it was a fantastic trip

Reno don finally bury obidients with their age long propaganda..

I had always known that the Yorubas will put them in their place at a point in time.
Imagine their audacity, from who, to who, by who?
They enjoying overrating themselves and dispel others

You wonder why they are obsessed with Lagos? Look at this..!
No be today them won overtake am from sadyeast lolz

When the tell you “remove Lagos and the SW is nothing”, pls show them this.

Southwest economy excluding Lagos is 3X of that of SE

updatechange:
Reno don finally bury obidients with their age long propaganda

Swear,one of their foreign fighter even resigned because ojukwu refused redcross/awolowo to bring in food for igbo people

helinues:


Why not dispute what Reno wrote without attacking his personality

Toh