aswani:


He did attend Ilesha grammar school and was both an outstanding athlete and student.

Ifeajuna did not attend Ilesha Grammar School
He was a Teacher there

Christistruth02:



Ifeajuna did not attend Ilesha Grammar School
He was a Teacher there

Someone has been messing about with his Wikipedia page.

He was said to have been at that school between 1948 and 1952.

aswani:


Someone has been messing about with his Wikipedia page.

He was said to have been at that school between 1948 and 1952.

We once read a Wikipedia article that said the Awori Yoruba people migrated to Lagos from Mars

XerXers:

Ofeimun Odia has quoted ifeajuna manuscript as corroborating the fact that the coup was to make Awolowo president. Ironsi twarted the plan.

He should publish the manuscript for all of us to read.

ALTERNATEID:


He should publish the manuscript for all of us to read.

That manuscript will rarely ever be printed. This is because Nigeria has a history of hiding things they fear instead of bringing it out in the open for all to see, discuss and decide on. I've researched a lot to know about that manuscript and will say that though I'm yet to get a copy of it, I've been able to get some of its content through the reports of those who have copies of it with them. I'll list the names of those who I know have/had a copy and yet none of them have published it including the federal government of Nigeria under Yakubu Gowon. They all have their reasons for not publishing because it didn't fit the narrative they needed to prosecute what they wanted at the time. Obafemi Awolowo almost published it in the 1979 when he thought the contents of the manuscript will help him until it was realized that like a double edged sword, it could also destroy his chances.
Below are the names of those who had a copy of the manuscript.
J.P Clark ---- he sent it to Longmann for publication but they refused to do so citing that its content was incendiary. It was reported that he gave it to a brother in-law to give to Ifeajuna's wife known as Rose. What happened to the original handwritten manuscript thereafter wasn't known to him.

Christopher Okigbo---- a friend to both Ifeajuna and J.P Clark.

Chinua Achebe---- a friend and co-worker to
Okigbo who didn't believe the contents of the manuscript because he felt Ifeajuna painted himself as a hero.

Longmann publishers both in Nigeria(Lagos) and UK---- they gave it to the Nigerian High Commissioner in London to return to the Nigerian government under Gowon.

Brigadier Babafemi Ogundipe--- he forwarded it to Gowon's government in Lagos.

Obafemi Awolowo---- had access to it after accepting Gowon's ministerial appointment.

Peter Enahoro---- (not to be confused with
Anthony Enahoro who was his older brother). He got the original handwritten manuscript probably from government sources in Lagos and was instructed to burn it exactly on the 29th July 1966 when the northern coup plotters struck and killed Ironsi among other eastern military men. He was a popular journalist fondly called 'Peter Pan'.

Olusegun Obasanjo---- had access probably when he became head of state after the murder of Murtala Mohammed. Peter Enahoro believes that OBJ's copy from which he used in his work known as 'Nzeogwu' was a revised version and not the original he had read completely as he disagreed with certain claims from OBJ's quotes.

All subsequent Head of States---- probably through the same way as Obasanjo.

Odia Ofeimun---- got it from Obafemi Awolowo when he was his personal secretary.

These are the persons that I believe had access to it. Although, it appears that there might be two different manuscripts- the first being the one he wrote in Ghana and handed to J.P Clark as they flew back to Lagos shortly before he was arrested by Ironsi and another he wrote while he was in Biafra which might have been revised to polish it into something more presentable/soothing. Whichever it is, it was reported that Nzeogwu referred to it as lies chiefly because Ironsi was marked out to be killed which he listed out in his radio broadcast in Kaduna.
After all I've read, I have my conclusions about the content of the manuscript. Most people who have reviewed it have noted that it didn't really differ from the reports of other participants in the coup who wrote books. The person they wanted to handover power to was Awolowo.

XerXers:

Exactly what we have been telling you. Ifeajuna is Awolowo boy. All his struggles was to make Awolowo president. Ironsi ruined his plans in the western axis of the coup

u Igbos should b ashamed of all these lies

XerXers:

Ofeimun Odia has quoted ifeajuna manuscript as corroborating the fact that the coup was to make Awolowo president. Ironsi twarted the plan.

u Igbos lie effortlessly

U are very insincere

Just imagine a YORUBA calling IGBOs liars. 9th wonder of the World.

Counterigbolies:
u Igbos lie effortlessly

U are very insincere

Killerofpigs:

Just imagine a YORUBA calling IGBOs liars. 9th wonder of the World.

No truth can come out of the mouth of an Ibo man .

Yujin:

That manuscript will rarely ever be printed. This is because Nigeria has a history of hiding things they fear instead of bringing it out in the open for all to see, discuss and decide on. I've researched a lot to know about that manuscript and will say that though I'm yet to get a copy of it, I've been able to get some of its content through the reports of those who have copies of it with them. I'll list the names of those who I know have/had a copy and yet none of them have published it including the federal government of Nigeria under Yakubu Gowon. They all have their reasons for not publishing because it didn't fit the narrative they needed to prosecute what they wanted at the time. Obafemi Awolowo almost published it in the 1979 when he thought the contents of the manuscript will help him until it was realized that like a double edged sword, it could also destroy his chances.
Below are the names of those who had a copy of the manuscript.
J.P Clark ---- he sent it to Longmann for publication but they refused to do so citing that its content was incendiary. It was reported that he gave it to a brother in-law to give to Ifeajuna's wife known as Rose. What happened to the original handwritten manuscript thereafter wasn't known to him.

Christopher Okigbo---- a friend to both Ifeajuna and J.P Clark.

Chinua Achebe---- a friend and co-worker to
Okigbo who didn't believe the contents of the manuscript because he felt Ifeajuna painted himself as a hero.

Longmann publishers both in Nigeria(Lagos) and UK---- they gave it to the Nigerian High Commissioner in London to return to the Nigerian government under Gowon.

Brigadier Babafemi Ogundipe--- he forwarded it to Gowon's government in Lagos.

Obafemi Awolowo---- had access to it after accepting Gowon's ministerial appointment.

Peter Enahoro---- (not to be confused with
Anthony Enahoro who was his older brother). He got the original handwritten manuscript probably from government sources in Lagos and was instructed to burn it exactly on the 29th July 1966 when the northern coup plotters struck and killed Ironsi among other eastern military men. He was a popular journalist fondly called 'Peter Pan'.

Olusegun Obasanjo---- had access probably when he became head of state after the murder of Murtala Mohammed. Peter Enahoro believes that OBJ's copy from which he used in his work known as 'Nzeogwu' was a revised version and not the original he had read completely as he disagreed with certain claims from OBJ's quotes.

All subsequent Head of States---- probably through the same way as Obasanjo.

Odia Ofeimun---- got it from Obafemi Awolowo when he was his personal secretary.

These are the persons that I believe had access to it. Although, it appears that there might be two different manuscripts- the first being the one he wrote in Ghana and handed to J.P Clark as they flew back to Lagos shortly before he was arrested by Ironsi and another he wrote while he was in Biafra which might have been revised to polish it into something more presentable/soothing. Whichever it is, it was reported that Nzeogwu referred to it as lies chiefly because Ironsi was marked out to be killed which he listed out in his radio broadcast in Kaduna.
After all I've read, I have my conclusions about the content of the manuscript. Most people who have reviewed it have noted that it didn't really differ from the reports of other participants in the coup who wrote books. The person they wanted to handover power to was Awolowo.

No matter how unpalatable that manuscript is, the fact that Achebe in his ever quest to demean Nigeria saw it as being too toxic to publish shows there was a lot of deep bitter truths in it.


For whatever it's worth, that manuscript needs to be published so that we can all judge who the man ifeanjuna is and why he did what he did.

Christistruth02:
Because Ifeajuna seeing through Ojukwu's devices and manipulation desperately tried to warn his people and that doesn't suit the Biafran propaganda so the manusript never was published

He probably implicated Zik and Ojukwu in the January Coup 1966 as well

Yoruba and their media manipulation against ndi Igbo didn't start today their offspring like this one is carrying on with the trade. Mumu people

nonhuman:
Yoruba and their media manipulation against ndi Igbo didn't start today their offspring like this one is carrying on with the trade. Mumu people

Why did Achebe refuse to publish Ifeanjuna's manuscript ?

ChiefJusticeFuc:


No.

We want to see Ifeanjuna's manuscript published .

na only you know where the script is may be you go and ask Achebe whereever he is as you claim and read the manuscript don't bother returning, we are not interested

Counterigbolies:
u Igbos lie effortlessly

U are very insincere

ibb said so himself not Igbo, ibb is alive go and meat him or you prefere to meet Achebe

nonhuman:
na only you know where the script is may be you go and ask Achebe whereever he is as you claim and read the manuscript don't bother returning, we are not interested

Goat is crying.

ChiefJusticeFuc:


Goat is crying.

bat is dying

Adamu...

Have you seen an uncircumcised mudafvcker with brains?

Stay clear of my posts..

ChiefJusticeFuc:



No truth can come out of the mouth of an Ibo man .

And this rubbish won’t get banned by the afonjian moderator

ChiefJusticeFuc:


No matter how unpalatable that manuscript is, the fact that Achebe in his ever quest to demean Nigeria saw it as being too toxic to publish shows there was a lot of deep bitter truths in it.


For whatever it's worth, that manuscript needs to be published so that we can all judge who the man ifeanjuna is and why he did what he did.

I've known you to be full of hate and rarely given to objectivity. Thus, I won't dwell much on this with you. I'll just respond a little for others with a clear mind to get the message better.

I did list most of those who got a copy of the manuscript. Achebe was just one of them. Why dwell only on Achebe? HATE is your reason.
Longmann publishers in Lagos and UK REFUSED to publish it. Daily Times of Nigeria did not publish it even when their staff Peter Enahoro had the original handwritten manuscript with him. He was instructed by most likely, his boss at Daily Times to burn it which he did.
Awolowo got it and almost published it but on a second thought decided not to. You didn't see this one but only focused on Achebe.
Odia Ofeimun has a copy and is still alive. He hasn't published it and it doesn't look like he will.
Olusegun Obasanjo has a copy and hasn't published it either. Is he in cahoots with Achebe on hiding its content? OBJ is still alive.
IBB and other subsequent Heads of state and presidents who cared had access to a copy of the manuscript. Non of them have thought it wise to publish it yet only Achebe is the one you're fixated on. The book Achebe wrote by himself which revealed what he saw, knew and witnessed you still have refused to believe. What then shows you'll believe the manuscript if he had published it?
The truth will eventually set the innocent free whether haters and envious people like it or not.

Yujin:

I've known you to be full of hate and rarely given to objectivity. Thus, I won't dwell much on this with you. I'll just respond a little for others with a clear mind to get the message better.

I did list most of those who got a copy of the manuscript. Achebe was just one of them. Why dwell only on Achebe? HATE is your reason.
Longmann publishers in Lagos and UK REFUSED to publish it. Daily Times of Nigeria did not publish it even when their staff Peter Enahoro had the original handwritten manuscript with him. He was instructed by most likely, his boss at Daily Times to burn it which he did.
Awolowo got it and almost published it but on a second thought decided not to. You didn't see this one but only focused on Achebe.
Odia Ofeimun has a copy and is still alive. He hasn't published it and it doesn't look like he will.
Olusegun Obasanjo has a copy and hasn't published it either. Is he in cahoots with Achebe on hiding its content? OBJ is still alive.
IBB and other subsequent Heads of state and presidents who cared had access to a copy of the manuscript. Non of them have thought it wise to publish it yet only Achebe is the one you're fixated on. The book Achebe wrote by himself which revealed what he saw, knew and witnessed you still have refused to believe. What then shows you'll believe the manuscript if he had published it?
The truth will eventually set the innocent free whether haters and envious people like it or not.

u are a mischievous person n your lies have always been exposed

Yujin:

I've known you to be full of hate and rarely given to objectivity. Thus, I won't dwell much on this with you. I'll just respond a little for others with a clear mind to get the message better.

I did list most of those who got a copy of the manuscript. Achebe was just one of them. Why dwell only on Achebe? HATE is your reason.
Longmann publishers in Lagos and UK REFUSED to publish it. Daily Times of Nigeria did not publish it even when their staff Peter Enahoro had the original handwritten manuscript with him. He was instructed by most likely, his boss at Daily Times to burn it which he did.
Awolowo got it and almost published it but on a second thought decided not to. You didn't see this one but only focused on Achebe.
Odia Ofeimun has a copy and is still alive. He hasn't published it and it doesn't look like he will.
Olusegun Obasanjo has a copy and hasn't published it either. Is he in cahoots with Achebe on hiding its content? OBJ is still alive.
IBB and other subsequent Heads of state and presidents who cared had access to a copy of the manuscript. Non of them have thought it wise to publish it yet only Achebe is the one you're fixated on. The book Achebe wrote by himself which revealed what he saw, knew and witnessed you still have refused to believe. What then shows you'll believe the manuscript if he had published it?
The truth will eventually set the innocent free whether haters and envious people like it or not.

If the manuscript stated that Awo was behind the coup , do you think Achebe will hesitate to publish it?

I believe the real reason it was suppressed was to save Zik who had condemned Biafra and switched sides to the Nigerian side following the chasing out of Biafran forces from both the Midwest and the minority coastal provinces of the defunct eastern region

The reason those on the Nigerian side would have not wanted to the manuscript published was most probably because of Zik and Gowon's reintegration policy.

Achebe refusing to publish it is because of the above and more condemnation of ojukwu and the Biafran declaration by ifeanjuna .

After all, ifeanjuna was quoted on saying that "Biafra was never the plan" with regards to Ojukwu declaring Biafra.

Same Ifeanjuna and Nzeagwu were once stripped of any command position by Ojukwu and even issued a General Order to all officers and men of the Biafran army not to accord both men any salute or be seeing mingling with them .


Lastly , it's very suspect why the career propagandists and Biafra apologist in the form of Achebe won't have seized on any information in the manuscript that indicted Awolowo as the brains behind the coup. Rather , Achebe refused to do the needful because it's most likely that the manuscript inducted the likes of Zik and other Eastern Nigerian Ibo politicians as the ones behind the coup.

ChiefJusticeFuc:


If the manuscript stated that Awo was behind the coup , do you think Achebe will hesitate to publish it?

I believe the real reason it was suppressed was to save Zik who had condemned Biafra and switched sides to the Nigerian side following the chasing out of Biafran forces from both the Midwest and the minority coastal provinces of the defunct eastern region

The reason those on the Nigerian side would have not wanted to the manuscript published was most probably because of Zik and Gowon's reintegration policy.

Achebe refusing to publish it is because of the above and more condemnation of ojukwu and the Biafran declaration by ifeanjuna .

After all, ifeanjuna was quoted on saying that "Biafra was never the plan" with regards to Ojukwu declaring Biafra.

Same Ifeanjuna and Nzeagwu were once stripped of any command position by Ojukwu and even issued a General Order to all officers and men of the Biafran army not to accord both men any salute or be seeing mingling with them .


Lastly , it's very suspect why the career propagandists and Biafra apologist in the form of Achebe won't have seized on any information in the manuscript that indicted Awolowo as the brains behind the coup. Rather , Achebe refused to do the needful because it's most likely that the manuscript inducted the likes of Zik and other Eastern Nigerian Ibo politicians as the ones behind the coup.

First of all, no one involved ever claimed Awolowo was the brain behind the coup. It wasn't reported to have been in the manuscript either. What was and is still being said is that they all agreed to hand the government of Nigeria to him after the coup have succeeded. If it had implicated him as the brain behind the coup, would he have considered using it for campaign in 1979 elections? Commonsense is rare when hate dominates the mind.
Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna and a couple of others disagreed with Ojukwu on Biafra because they didn't anticipate things to go the way it went. Remember, Ojukwu knew about the coup just like everyone else did and ensured to prevent it from succeeding in Kano where he was in charge. The pogrom that began in the North including the northern officers coup of July 1966 and the inability of Gowon to stop the further killings of easterners in both northern and western Nigeria forced Ojukwu as the Governor of the Eastern Region to provide leadership and protect his people the best way he could.
He wanted things to be well defined and pursued it to the later. His key questions were these.
1. Is Ironsi still alive? If he was, then they needed to see him and iron things out as it should be.
2. If he wasn't, then the next in line who was Brigadier Babafemi Ogundipe should take over. This is if the coup plotters were genuine in saying it was a Nigerian coup and not the north trying to dominate Nigeria. If Ogundipe was given the position and he stopped the massacre of Eastern civilians, Ojukwu would have fallen in line and let him lead.
3. After seeing and confirming it was purely a northern coup and Yoruba officers weren't part of it, only the East was the last line of defense. Remember that some Yoruba soldiers also ran to the East for safety. Ojukwu then believed he had a duty to stand up for the South which he did.
4. Recall that the possibility of Nigeria dividing at that time was very high with the north screaming 'Araba'. This also could have encouraged Ojukwu to stand his ground believing that the north will declare the disintegration and he would provide guidance alongside other Yorubas for both the East, West and Midwest to stand as separate countries. Awolowo was also in the East at the time.
5. Things took a dramatic turn when Gowon and the north changed direction and didn't go for 'Araba'. This was when Ojukwu now insisted on number 2 above. When it was clear that that won't happen either, he asked for a return to regional government that culminated in the Aburi Accord.
After Aburi agreement, Ojukwu felt at least, he had gotten something from which the East and other parts can use to look out for themselves against the north.
6. It was very disheartening when Gowon reneged on that accord and went on to act unilaterally especially as it concerned the creation of states and balkanizing the East. Ojukwu unprepared for war but felt he had to act because he couldn't trust Gowon anymore had to declare Biafra.
Under Nigeria, Ojukwu couldn't defend Igbos and other Easterners from being slaughtered but under Biafra, he could do that and he tried his best.

Ojukwu was faced with just two options. Capitulate to the northern army masquering as Nigerian army or stand and fight for his people believing Yorubas also needed help and won't join the north. This was the reason he visited Awolowo frequently and discussed with him on the way forward. Although Awolowo never gave an express affirmation to not joining the north, his position was that the West will stand for itself which was characteristic of him. This was why Ojukwu told Awo the night before declaring Biafra that "Baba, a ti lo". Why will Ojukwu tell Awolowo a very critical information like that if he considered him an enemy or even a potential ally to an enemy? Shortly after the declaration of Biafra, Awolowo accepted to work with Gowon and thus Ojukwu and Biafra were to face an enemy they really never expected. It was later discovered that Awolowo and the West were coerced to join the North against the East otherwise, the West would have suffered lost of land and coast as the North would have claimed a one mile corridor from Offa to Apapa Wharf for their own usage.

As for why Ojukwu never engaged Nzeogwu and Ifeajuna to led Biafran divisions, it is crystal clear. He never wanted to associate Biafra with those who executed the coup. They could join in the fighting but won't be a face of the resistance for obvious reasons.

Looking back, one can't still tell if Ojukwu's decision to stand up for the East was wrong. Here are my reasons.
1. Gowon came into power in July 1966. He couldn't guarantee the safety of Easterners in the whole Nigeria for 10months... up to May 1967.
2. The first major decision he took was to divide the East and Igbos in particular in the pretext of creating states.
3. Before May 27th 1967, all the regions controlled majority of the resources they had. Gowon changed it on that day. He even created a new sharing formula to benefit the north more at the expense of the East.

Nothing showed the East and Easterners were to get any respite under Gowon. This remained the same even after the war as Gowon's three 'Rs' weren't seen on ground in the East. Money wasn't a problem as Gowon himself was credited to saying "The problem isn't money but exactly what to do with it". He eventually was kicked out of power by Murtala 1975.

4. Had Ojukwu accepted the offer of the Soviet Government, the situation would have been worst in my opinion as bigger guns would have been brought with more destruction and death on both sides. The suffering would have been terrible and might have lasted longer.

Conclusively, Ojukwu's inability/refusal to surrender the East for Gowon and his northern hordes to do as they please was what led to the Biafran war. Southern Nigeria lost and gained through the Biafran war at the expense of Ndigbo.
The north now knows that there are people that can dare and face them no matter the odds. If Ojukwu had surrendered without a fight, they won't have thought of needing the Yorubas. The whole Southern Nigeria would have been written off as truly a conquered area. The only reason why Yorubas were placated after MKO was denied his mandate was because of Biafra. They knew the consequence of fighting on two fronts.
Let me stop here.

Yujin:

First of all, no one involved ever claimed Awolowo was the brain behind the coup. It wasn't reported to have been in the manuscript either. What was and is still being said is that they all agreed to hand the government of Nigeria to him after the coup have succeeded. If it had implicated him as the brain behind the coup, would he have considered using it for campaign in 1979 elections? Commonsense is rare when hate dominates the mind.
Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna and a couple of others disagreed with Ojukwu on Biafra because they didn't anticipate things to go the way it went. Remember, Ojukwu knew about the coup just like everyone else did and ensured to prevent it from succeeding in Kano where he was in charge. The pogrom that began in the North including the northern officers coup of July 1966 and the inability of Gowon to stop the further killings of easterners in both northern and western Nigeria forced Ojukwu as the Governor of the Eastern Region to provide leadership and protect his people the best way he could.
He wanted things to be well defined and pursued it to the later. His key questions were these.
1. Is Ironsi still alive? If he was, then they needed to see him and iron things out as it should be.
2. If he wasn't, then the next in line who was Brigadier Babafemi Ogundipe should take over. This is if the coup plotters were genuine in saying it was a Nigerian coup and not the north trying to dominate Nigeria. If Ogundipe was given the position and he stopped the massacre of Eastern civilians, Ojukwu would have fallen in line and let him lead.
3. After seeing and confirming it was purely a northern coup and Yoruba officers weren't part of it, only the East was the last line of defense. Remember that some Yoruba soldiers also ran to the East for safety. Ojukwu then believed he had a duty to stand up for the South which he did.
4. Recall that the possibility of Nigeria dividing at that time was very high with the north screaming 'Araba'. This also could have encouraged Ojukwu to stand his ground believing that the north will declare the disintegration and he would provide guidance alongside other Yorubas for both the East, West and Midwest to stand as separate countries. Awolowo was also in the East at the time.
5. Things took a dramatic turn when Gowon and the north changed direction and didn't go for 'Araba'. This was when Ojukwu now insisted on number 2 above. When it was clear that that won't happen either, he asked for a return to regional government that culminated in the Aburi Accord.
After Aburi agreement, Ojukwu felt at least, he had gotten something from which the East and other parts can use to look out for themselves against the north.
6. It was very disheartening when Gowon reneged on that accord and went on to act unilaterally especially as it concerned the creation of states and balkanizing the East. Ojukwu unprepared for war but felt he had to act because he couldn't trust Gowon anymore had to declare Biafra.
Under Nigeria, Ojukwu couldn't defend Igbos and other Easterners from being slaughtered but under Biafra, he could do that and he tried his best.

Ojukwu was faced with just two options. Capitulate to the northern army masquering as Nigerian army or stand and fight for his people believing Yorubas also needed help and won't join the north. This was the reason he visited Awolowo frequently and discussed with him on the way forward. Although Awolowo never gave an express affirmation to not joining the north, his position was that the West will stand for itself which was characteristic of him. This was why Ojukwu told Awo the night before declaring Biafra that "Baba, a ti lo". Why will Ojukwu tell Awolowo a very critical information like that if he considered him an enemy or even a potential ally to an enemy? Shortly after the declaration of Biafra, Awolowo accepted to work with Gowon and thus Ojukwu and Biafra were to face an enemy they really never expected. It was later discovered that Awolowo and the West were coerced to join the North against the East otherwise, the West would have suffered lost of land and coast as the North would have claimed a one mile corridor from Offa to Apapa Wharf for their own usage.

As for why Ojukwu never engaged Nzeogwu and Ifeajuna to led Biafran divisions, it is crystal clear. He never wanted to associate Biafra with those who executed the coup. They could join in the fighting but won't be a face of the resistance for obvious reasons.

Looking back, one can't still tell if Ojukwu's decision to stand up for the East was wrong. Here are my reasons.
1. Gowon came into power in July 1966. He couldn't guarantee the safety of Easterners in the whole Nigeria for 10months... up to May 1967.
2. The first major decision he took was to divide the East and Igbos in particular in the pretext of creating states.
3. Before May 27th 1967, all the regions controlled majority of the resources they had. Gowon changed it on that day. He even created a new sharing formula to benefit the north more at the expense of the East.

Nothing showed the East and Easterners were to get any respite under Gowon. This remained the same even after the war as Gowon's three 'Rs' weren't seen on ground in the East. Money wasn't a problem as Gowon himself was credited to saying "The problem isn't money but exactly what to do with it". He eventually was kicked out of power by Murtala 1975.

4. Had Ojukwu accepted the offer of the Soviet Government, the situation would have been worst in my opinion as bigger guns would have been brought with more destruction and death on both sides. The suffering would have been terrible and might have lasted longer.

Conclusively, Ojukwu's inability/refusal to surrender the East for Gowon and his northern hordes to do as they please was what led to the Biafran war. Southern Nigeria lost and gained through the Biafran war at the expense of Ndigbo.
The north now knows that there are people that can dare and face them no matter the odds. If Ojukwu had surrendered without a fight, they won't have thought of needing the Yorubas. The whole Southern Nigeria would have been written off as truly a conquered area. The only reason why Yorubas were placated after MKO was denied his mandate was because of Biafra. They knew the consequence of fighting on two fronts.
Let me stop here.

shove your useless story into your ass

Y did u Igbos kill other people's leaders n leave yours

aswani:


At least you are not denying it.

Sadly for Ndigbo, they are now a minority too as Ndi Yoruba are now puffing chests with Ndi North and relegated them to a distant joint third place with Ndijaw.

Bigot, after you will claim to be matured and neutural and how Yoruba called you omo ibo and omo-ale, chameleon and bigot like you will never change, spit

Benzigler:


Bigot, after you will claim to be matured and neutural and how Yoruba called you omo ibo and omo-ale, chameleon and bigot like you will never change, spit

I have never claimed to be matured, I let that show in my not abusing or insulting people regardless of how much I disagree with their post. Maybe you should learn that from me.

I haven't abused any tribe. All I have said is Ndi Yoruba appear no longer to be rubbing shoulders with Ndigbo, they have moved ahead as at now. That's my opinion, it is not being bigoted.

And yes, I have been derogatory called Chinedu multiple times, same as being said to be from Oṣogbo. I take pride in that because that shows I am not identified with any tribe and clearly accentuate my neutrality.

Why did Ironsi accept to become Head of state in the First place ? Was he second in command

Since it was not an Ibo coup why not let the civilians sort it out?

There was no basis for him to become Head of State in the first place . That is the Genesis of our woes. If we accept that it was not an Ibo coup and that the coup had failed . Is Ironsi becoming Head of state the next logical step?

danvon:
Been thinking about this too.

All I can say is that according to Chinua Achebe, Ifeajuna was unapologetic, he was proud of his role in the coup and didn't bother with the cowardly denials.

Achebe refused to publish it because it gave more credence to the counter coup and Achebe saw that it wasn't good for propaganda (painting Igbos as innocent sheep).

I think Achebe was probably behind the manuscript destruction.

I largely concur with you on the matter though I doubt if Ifeajuna would label the coup as an Igbo one. However, there is no doubt that the coupist were more comfortable recruiting along ethnic lines.

Also records exists that Ojukwu was the first person concieve the idea of a coup to displace the politicians due to widespread corruption. However he wanted it to have a national spread and when his attempts to recruit across ethnic lines failed, he buried the idea.

In respect of 1966 coup, Ifeajuna was more socialist in his ideals which resonated more with Awolowo than Azikiwe. That was why they planned to free Awolowo because he saw Awo as.more disciplined in governance and ideology driven than Azikiwe or any prominent Igbo politician at the time. Such would not have gone down well with Achebe and the Biafra propaganda which also attempted to demarket Awolowo.