garykoeman:
Mcheeew

seanfer:
So you expect a civilian without any Military backing to declare a new country under the Military Government?
Try and read about what happened to Adaka Borro on the Niger Delta.

Validated:

That is the discourse ... was it the right course?

seanfer:
So you expect a civilian without any Military backing to declare a new country under the Military Government?
Try and read about what happened to Adaka Borro on the Niger Delta.

LOVEALAIGBO:


You’re not making sense! So from where did Awo get the authority and confidence to declare that (and i paraphrase here) ‘if the Easterners were allowed to exit Nigeria, that the West would japa as well’!?

Carazon:
Ojukwu and Awo both had finished the earthly assignment many year ago, the question should be "are we (SW & SEyouths) making the right decision now?

seanfer:


You can read but have comprehension issue... The OP asked a question about who is right and wrong between Ojukwu a military Governor and Awolowo who is just a Minister.

Carazon:
Ojukwu and Awo both had finished the earthly assignment many year ago, the question should be "are we (SW & SEyouths) making the right decision now?

Validated:
The defunct Biafra was established on 30 May 1967 by Igbo military officer and Eastern Region governor C. Odumegwu Ojukwu under his presidency, following a series of ethnic tensions and military coups after Nigerian independence in 1960 that culminated in the 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom.
The declaration was an aftermath of the reversal of the Aburi declaration, wherein Yakubu Gowon backed out of the Aburi declarations.

In the heat of the tension, Southern Nigeria thought of breaking away from the North to form two countries or perhaps a separate Southern Republic. It was reported that there was an unwritten arrangement that Obafemi Awolowo should also declare the Republic of Oduduwa as soon as Biafra was declared. This informed the decision of the Biafrans soldiers to attempt to help Yorubas liberate the South-West, otherwise, the incursion into SW up to Ore in today's Ondo State, was not necessary. However, records have it that Awolowo and the South-Westerners buckled at the last minutes and reneged on the arrangement, or better still thought otherwise.

Looking back now, and with hindsight of what we now have as a Nation, Nigeria, would the Southern Nigeria have fared better now?
Did Awolowo and SW's decision to remain in greater Nigeria confer any advantage to the South or a lost opportunity?

Please., this is not about tribe, session or a call for same, but a discussion about our history as a people.

gidgiddy:


The answer is quite easy

Nigeria is today world poverty capital and 8th most insecure country on earth, a spectacular failure

If you could see the future at the time, would you want to be part of such country that offers no hope?

Ojukwu saw that future, Awolowo saw it but did not have the courage of Ojukwu

seanfer:
So you expect a civilian without any Military backing to declare a new country under the Military Government?
Try and read about what happened to Adaka Borro on the Niger Delta.

helinues:
This thread na thread wey no matter how you caution yourself, you are likely going to get banned.

Baits over jumped

Validated:
The defunct Biafra was established on 30 May 1967 by Igbo military officer and Eastern Region governor C. Odumegwu Ojukwu under his presidency, following a series of ethnic tensions and military coups after Nigerian independence in 1960 that culminated in the 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom.
The declaration was an aftermath of the reversal of the Aburi declaration, wherein Yakubu Gowon backed out of the Aburi declarations.

In the heat of the tension, Southern Nigeria thought of breaking away from the North to form two countries or perhaps a separate Southern Republic. It was reported that there was an unwritten arrangement that Obafemi Awolowo should also declare the Republic of Oduduwa as soon as Biafra was declared. This informed the decision of the Biafrans soldiers to attempt to help Yorubas liberate the South-West, otherwise, the incursion into SW up to Ore in today's Ondo State, was not necessary. However, records have it that Awolowo and the South-Westerners buckled at the last minutes and reneged on the arrangement, or better still thought otherwise.

Looking back now, and with hindsight of what we now have as a Nation, Nigeria, would the Southern Nigeria have fared better now?
Did Awolowo and SW's decision to remain in greater Nigeria confer any advantage to the South or a lost opportunity?

Please., this is not about tribe, session or a call for same, but a discussion about our history as a people.

gidgiddy:


The answer is quite easy

Nigeria is today world poverty capital and 8th most insecure country on earth, a spectacular failure

If you could see the future at the time, would you want to be part of such country that offers no hope?

Ojukwu saw that future, Awolowo saw it but did not have the courage of Ojukwu

Buccalcavity2:
It difficult to respond to op because your narrative is false.
Time and again it's been refuted that there is no "unwritten agreement" with eastern Nigeria wrt secession.
2ndly, there was no attempt to liberate the west as none was called for! Also written and oral history about the actions of Biafra soldiers in Benin et all doesn't show any sign of liberation as purported but domination.
Each leader chose what was good for her people.
If you ask me, Biafra war was unnecessary coz it was precipitated by official dispute between Ikemba and his colleagues. How a personal issue translated to regional issue beats me to date
But I don't begrudge any one that intends to seccede. I only wished the premise was different.

seanfer:
So you expect a civilian without any Military backing to declare a new country under the Military Government?
Try and read about what happened to Adaka Borro on the Niger Delta.

Goodvibes007:

Another revisionist.

. Awolowo saw the future when he asked for the separation clause to be added to the constitution, but Azikiwe did not. Azikiwe vehemently fought against the inclusion of a secession clause.

2. Tafawa Balewa threatened to pull out the north from Nigeria, but Azikiwe as usual quickly and hurriedly headed to the north to form an alliance with Tafawa Balewa to form a government, thereby betraying his southern brothers a 2nd time.

We all saw how your unity begging with the North ended.

Goodvibes007:

Ironically, it was Ironsi (an Ibo man) and Ojukwu (an Ibo man) that arrested and charged Ijaw man Adaka Borro for trying to break the Niger Delta away from Nigeria. They had the power and never envisaged that their will be a counter coup. Same Ironsi filled his government with Ibo people who were wrongly advising him.

Validated:
The defunct Biafra was established on 30 May 1967 by Igbo military officer and Eastern Region governor C. Odumegwu Ojukwu under his presidency, following a series of ethnic tensions and military coups after Nigerian independence in 1960 that culminated in the 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom.
The declaration was an aftermath of the reversal of the Aburi declaration, wherein Yakubu Gowon backed out of the Aburi declarations.

In the heat of the tension, Southern Nigeria thought of breaking away from the North to form two countries or perhaps a separate Southern Republic. It was reported that there was an unwritten arrangement that Obafemi Awolowo should also declare the Republic of Oduduwa as soon as Biafra was declared. This informed the decision of the Biafrans soldiers to attempt to help Yorubas liberate the South-West, otherwise, the incursion into SW up to Ore in today's Ondo State, was not necessary. However, records have it that Awolowo and the South-Westerners buckled at the last minutes and reneged on the arrangement, or better still thought otherwise.

Looking back now, and with hindsight of what we now have as a Nation, Nigeria, would the Southern Nigeria have fared better now?
Did Awolowo and SW's decision to remain in greater Nigeria confer any advantage to the South or a lost opportunity?

Please., this is not about tribe, session or a call for same, but a discussion about our history as a people.

LOVEALAIGBO:


You’re not making sense! So from where did Awo get the authority and confidence to declare that (and i paraphrase here) ‘if the Easterners were allowed to exit Nigeria, that the West would japa as well’!?