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Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by Pennywise(m): 3:46pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
mjconcept: Then go and read and improve on your grammar and spelling before you talk to me, fooool |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by kalufelix(m): 3:46pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
Ortis: I no read am bt i must talk.....hw dem expect me 2 read all dat....bt yet i awo is dead nw so close dat chapter nd lets speak of the livingme too bro...wen ah nva take launch na ein op wan make i read all dis tin? Mbanu! 1 Like |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by amarilo: 3:55pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
jason123:can u prove that Gowon released him from prison. |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by PeterKbaba: 3:56pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
shymex: You are so on point. You see Nigerians going to school all over the world, but most of their IQ is completely zero, they dont want to read and if they do, they refuse to think straight. 1 Like |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by jason123: 3:57pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
amarilo: can u prove that Gowon released him from prison. Where is the highlight? |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by amarilo: 3:59pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
jason123:It did not highlight, go back and read my post again. |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by HighChief4(m): 4:09pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
jason123: Honestly, you always try to cover the truth. We all know Ojukwu released him and Ojukwu said that himself. How do you think that soldiers at Calabar(Biafran state) would be taking orders from Gowon. Ojukwu was the commander-in-chief in Biafra and released Awo, who later turned his back on Ojukwu and betrayed him. |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by gbadexy(m): 4:13pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
When Awo wrote to Ironsi, did he release him? No. It was gowon that released him. Don't listen to hand down tales, google it. There is so many materials on that era online. |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by demmy(m): 4:14pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
pistol: So awolowo was begging an igbo man 4 his life. How about the idiot warlord who initiated a civil war he couldn't win? Or that tried to create a nation he couldn't feed? Do you blame him at all? 2 Likes |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by gbadexy(m): 4:21pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
When Awo wrote to Ironsi, did he release him? No. It was gowon that released him. Don't listen to hand down tales, google it. There are so many materials on that era online. Search for operation aure on google. All the presidential advisers were easterners and he promoted all eastern military officers, few hausas and bypassed the west. Officers like obasanjo, benjamin adekunle and many more were bypassed for promotion. Try and read articles on the operation aure written by an eastern historian Nowa omoigui. You will have an insight and understanding of the perspective of the various actors of the era. 1 Like |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by Nobody: 4:23pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
Source please! Awolowo, O. (1985). My march through prison. Macmillan Nigeria Publishers. 2 Likes
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Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by SpiritofOkija(m): 4:23pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
demmy: Shut up your filthy mouth there... Ojukwu may have been an arse but he was by miles better than Awolowo.. If only Ironsi had executed him, the Igbos might have won that war. 1 Like |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by Pergrace: 4:24pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY WE LIKE INSULTING PEOPLE ON NAIRALAND. Everybody has the right to say what he or she likes,its called freedom of speech. It is very wrong to insult people.There are ways to express one's feelings and insults IS NOT JUST ONE OF THEM. 2 Likes |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by demmy(m): 4:34pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
High_Chief: "Chief Awolowo and other political prisoners were released from prison on August 2, l966, on the order of the Head of the Federal Military Government, Lt. Col. Yakubu Gowon." STOP THE TALES BY MOONLIGHT. On August 2, 1966 Biafra was not in existence as a state yet. It was declared on May 30, 1967. 8 Likes |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by Olalekan0(m): 4:35pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
Pennywise: Jonathan can never write a letter like this even if his life depends on it.As a matter of fact,Jonathan is no different from his wife in the area of english language proficiency.He speaks like a petty trader.An example of one of his phrases is "you people should allow me to use two years first before you abuse me" |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by demmy(m): 4:37pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
Spirit of Okija: Name one area Ojukwu "was by miles better than Awolowo". You have all day. 1 Like |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by SpiritofOkija(m): 4:42pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
demmy: He didnt beg for his life and then turn around to backstab the person who speared his life.. |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by demmy(m): 4:48pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
Spirit of Okija: No he didn't. He merely ran away like chicken when his whole pet project fell apart and after having caused unnecessary death. 1 Like |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by gbadexy(m): 4:49pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
@spirit of okija So agree that Awo was instrumental to the defeat of biafra. He should have listened to Awo's request to offer service to his fatherland. It wasn't an empty boast he made. I'm sure if Awo advised Ironri, he may have escaped the coup. Please read operation aure by nowa omoigui online, Ironsi was as good as dead the moment he became head of state. The east were aware of the countercoup but didn't know the time. Col Nwuanuah or so even confronted Murtala mohamed that week to tell him they were aware of the coup all in an effort to discourage it. Ironsi's advisers didn't help matters, they gave him wrong advice and were praising him like a genius despite the appeal by his commanders and even eastern colleagues to dissuade him from the policies he made. |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by SpiritofOkija(m): 4:50pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
demmy: Point of correction.. The men who died in that war volunteered.. The Men, women and children that died as a result of Awolowos starvation were the real victims |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by filia4real(m): 4:51pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
Ortis: I no read am bt i must talk.....hw dem expect me 2 read all dat....bt yet i awo is dead nw so close dat chapter nd lets speak of the livingYes Awo is dead but his legacies live on. |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by Immortal1(m): 4:59pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
I can only imagine d future of this country if great men of old that nursed and gave birth to this entity called Nigeria were allowed to offer their maximum service to her growth. If there are virtues we have lost as a nation, with our great Heroes past, they are HONESTY AND DISCIPLINE! Man at his best state, is truly a vapour... Rest on AWO et al. 3 Likes |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by Nobody: 5:00pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
Timehin: It is the northerners using an igbo username are they ones saying that just to incite more hatred between the Yoruba people and de igbos |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by demmy(m): 5:00pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
Spirit of Okija: Again how about the idiot warlord who stalemated a war he had effectively lost and then watched as children die of starvation? Ojukwu tried to use propaganda to win the war but it blew up on his face. Blame him and his white cohort Fredrick Forsyth. Not Awolowo. |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by Chyz2: 5:01pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
Pennywise: Jonathan can never write a letter like this even if his life depends on it. Lmao |
Re: Obafemi Awolowo’s Letter From Prison (dated 28th March 1966) by chosen04(f): 5:01pm On Jun 27, 2012 |
demmy: . . . .And what am I supposed to read? The rise and fall of the Hitler niGERian version who specialised in women and kids killings? After reading your usual spew I can now understand why Hitler and Osama has got proteges . . . . |
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