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Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 7:50am On May 17, 2015 |
Often times people give so many interpretations to Ojukwu actions and his ultimate desire to establish a new country for the Eastern region and possibly a new one for the Midwest, while absorbing Anioma into Biafra, for that was the ultimate goal. Often time, these interpretations are made through a bias prism and innate Igbophobia from Nigerians. On that note, I find Nyerere's non bias, humanist and pan African take on Biafra so refreshing and interesting. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 7:52am On May 17, 2015 |
The Declaration of Independence by
Biafra on the 30th May, 1967 came after
two military coups d'etat - in January and
July 1966 - and two major pogroms
against the Ibo (Igbo) people. These
pogroms, which also took place in 1966,
resulted in the death of about 30,000 men,
women, and children, and made two
million people flee from their homes in
other parts of Nigeria to the tribal
homeland in Eastern Nigeria. These
events have been interspersed and
followed by official discussions about a
new constitution for Nigeria, and also by
continued personal attacks on individual
Ibos who have remained outside the
Eastern Region.
The basic case for Biafra' s secession
from the Nigerian Federation is that
people from the Eastern Region can no
longer feel save in other parts of the
Federation. They are not accepted as
citizens of Nigeria by the other citizens of
Nigeria. Not only is it impossible for Ibos
and people of related tribes to live in
assurance of personal safety if they work
outside Biafra; it would also be
impossible for any representative of these
people to move freely and without fear in
any other part of the Federation of
Nigeria. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 7:55am On May 17, 2015 |
These fears are genuine and deep-seated;
nor can anyone say they are groundless.
The rights and wrongs of the original
coup d'etat, the rights and wrongs of the
attitudes taken by different groups in the
politics of pre and post coup Nigeria, are
all irrelevant to the fear which Ibo people
feel.
And the people of Eastern Nigeria can
point to too many bereaved homes, too
many maimed people, for anyone to deny
the reasonable grounds for their fears. It
is these fears which are the root cause
both for the secession, and for the
fanaticism with which the people of
Eastern Nigeria have defended the country
they declared to be independent. Fears
such as now exist among the Ibo people
do not disappear because someone says
they are unjustified, of says that the rest
of Nigeria does not want to exterminate
Ibos (Igbos). Such words have even less
effect when the speakers have made no
attempt to bring the perpetrators of crimes
to justice, and when troops under the
control of the Federal Nigerian authorities
continue to ill-treat, or allow others to ill-
treat, any Ibo who come within their
power. The only way to remove the
Easterners' fear is for the Nigerian
authorities to accept its existence, to
acknowledge the reason for it, and then to
talk on terms of equality with those
involved about the way forward.
When people have reason to be afraid you
cannot reassure them through the barrel
of a gun; your only hope is to talk as one
man to another, or as one group to
another. It is no use the Federal
authorities demanding that the persecuted
should come as a supplicant for mercy,
by first renouncing their secession from
the political unit. For the secession was
declared because the Ibo (Igbo) people
felt it to be their only defence against
extermination. In their minds, therefore, a
demand that should renounce secession
before talks begun, is equivalent to a
demand that they should announce their
willingness to be exterminated. If they are
wrong in this belief they have to be
convinced. And they can only be
convinced by talks leading to new
institutional arrangements which take
account of their fears. 3 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by Nobody: 7:56am On May 17, 2015 |
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Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 7:59am On May 17, 2015 |
The people of Biafra have announced their
willingness to talk to the Nigerian
authorities without any conditions. They
cannot renounce their secession before
talks, but they do not demand that
Nigerians should recognize it; they ask for
talks without conditions. But the Federal
Authorities have refused to talk except on
the basis of Biafran surrender. And as the
Biafrans believe they will be massacred if
they surrender, the Federal authorities are
really refusing to talk at all. For human
beings do not voluntarily walk towards
what they believe to be certain death. The
federal Government argues that in
demanding the renunciation of secession
before talks, and indeed in its entire
"police action", it is defending the
territorial integrity of Nigeria. On this
ground it argues also that it has a right to
demand support from all other
governments, and especially other African
governments. For every state, and every
state authority, has a duty to defend the
sovereignty and integrity of its nation; this
is a central part of the function of a
national government.
Africa accepts the validity of this point, for
African states have more reason than
most to fear the effects of disintegration.
It is on these grounds that Africa has
watched the massacre of tens of
thousands of peoples, has watched
millions being made into refugees,
watched the employment of mercenaries
by both sides in the current civil war, and
has accepted repeated rebuffs of its offers
to help by mediation or conciliation. |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 7:59am On May 17, 2015 |
But for how long should this continue? Africa fought for freedom on the ground of individual liberty and equality, and on the grounds that every people must have the right to determine for themselves the conditions under which they would be governed. We accept the boundaries we inherited from colonialism, and within them we each worked out for ourselves the constitutional and other arrangements which we felt to be appropriate to the most essential function of a state - that is the safeguarding of life and liberty for its inhabitants. When the Federation of Nigeria became independent in 1960, the same policy was adopted by all its peoples. They accepted the Federal structure which had been established under the colonial system, and declared their intention to work together. Indeed, the Southern States of the Federation - which includes Biafra - delayed their own demands for independence until the North was ready to join them. At the insistence of the North also, the original suggestion of the National Council for Nigeria and the Cameroons (the political party which had its centre in the South) that Nigeria should be broken up into many small states with a strong centre, was abandoned. The South accepted a structure which virtually allowed the more populous North to dominate the rest. But the constitution of the Federation of Nigeria was broken in January, 1966, by the first military coup. All hope of its resuscitation was removed by the second coup, and even more by the pogroms of September and October, 1966. These events altered the whole basis of the society; after them it was impossible for political and economic relations between the different parts of the old Federation to be restored. They meant that Nigerian unity could only be salvaged from the wreck of inter-tribal violence and fear by a constitution drawn up in the light of what had happened, and which was generally acceptable to all major elements of the society under the new circumstances. A completely new start had to be made, for the basis of the state had been dissolved in the complete break-down of law and order, and the inter-tribal violence which existed. The necessity for a new start by agreement was accepted by a Conference of military leaders from all parts of the Federation, in Aburi, Ghana, in January, 1967. There is a certain difference of opinion about some of the things which were agreed at the Conference. But there is no dispute about the fact that everyone joined in a Declaration renouncing the use of force as a means of settling the crisis in Nigeria. Nor does anyone dispute that it was agreed that a new constitution was to be worked out by agreement, and that in the meantime there would be a repeal of all military decrees issued since January, 1966 which reduced the powers of the Region. There was also agreement about rehabilitation payments for those who had been forced to flee from their homes, and about members of the armed forces being stationed in their home Regions. The Aburi Conference could have provided the new start which was necessary if the unity of Nigeria was to be maintained. But before the end of the same month, General Gowon was restating his commitment to the creation of new states, and his determination to oppose any form of confederation. And on the last day of January, the Federal military authorities were already giving administrative reasons for delay in the implementation of the Agreements reached at Aburi. It was the middle of March before a constitutional decree was issued which was supposed to regularize the position in accordance with with the decisions taken there. But unfortunately this Decree also included a new clause - which had not been agreed - and which gave the Federal authorities a reserve power over the Regions, and thus completely nullified the whole operation. Nor had any payment been made by the Federal Government to back up the monetary commitment for rehabilitation which it had accepted in the Ghana meeting. In short, the necessity for an arrangement which would take account of the fears created during 1966 was accepted at Aburi, and renounced thereafter by the Federal authorities. Yet they now claim to be defending the integrity of the country in which they failed to guarantee the most elementary safety of the twelve million peoples of Eastern Nigeria. These people had been massacred in other parts of Nigeria without the Federal authorities apparently having either the will or the power to protect them. When they retreated to their homeland they were expected to accept the domination of the same people who instigated, or allowed, their persecution in the country which they are being told is theirs - i.e., Nigeria. Surely, when a whole people is rejected by the majority of the state in which they live, they must have the life to life under a different kind of arrangement which does secure their existence. States are made to serve people; governments are established to protect the citizens of a state against external enemies and internal wrong-doers. |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 8:07am On May 17, 2015 |
It is on those grounds that people
surrender their right and power of self-
defence to the Government of the state in
which they live. But when the machinery
of the state, and the powers of the
Government, are turned against a whole
group of the society on the grounds of
racial, tribal, or religious prejudice, then
the victims have the right to take back the
powers they have surrendered, and to
defend themselves.
Foe while people have a duty to defend
the integrity of their state, and even to die
in its defence, this duty stems from the
fact that it is theirs, and that it is
important to their wellbeing and to the
future of their children. When the state
ceases to stand for honor, the protection,
and the wellbeing of all its citizens, then it
is no longer the instrument of those it has
rejected. In such a case the people have
the right to create anotherinstrument for
their protection - in other words, to create
another state. This right cannot be
abrogated by constitutions, nor by
outsiders. The basis of statehood, and of
unity can only be general acceptance by
the participants. When more than twelve
million people have become convinced
that they are rejected, and that there is no
longer any basis for unity between them
and other groups of people, then that
unity has ceased to exist. You cannot kill
thousands of people, and keep killing
more, in the name of unity. There is no
unity between the dead and those who
killed them; and there is no unity in
slavery or domination.
Africa needs unity. We need unity over the
whole continent, and in the meantime we
need unity within the existing states of
Africa. It is a tragedy when we experience
a setback to our goal of unity. But the
basis of our need for unity, and the
reason for our desire for it, is the greater
wellbeing, and the greater security, of the
people of Africa. Unity by conquest is
impossible. It is not practicable; and even
if military might could force the
acceptance of a particular authority, the
purpose of unity would have been
destroyed. For the purpose of unity, its
justification, is the service of all the
peoples who are united together. The
general consent of all the people involved
is the only basis on which unity in Africa
can be maintained or extended. |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 8:09am On May 17, 2015 |
he fact that the Federation of Nigeria was
created in 1960 with the consent of all the
people does not alter that fact. That
Federation, and the basis of consent, has
since been destroyed.
Nor is this the first time the world has
seen a reduction in political unity. We
have seen the creation of the Mali
Federation, the creation of a Union
between Egypt and Syria, and the
establishment of the Federation of
Rhodesia and Nyasaland. And we have
also seen the dissolution of all these
attempts at unity, and the consequent
recognition of the separate nations which
were once involved. The world has also
seen the creation of India and Pakistan
out of what was once the Indian Empire.
We have all recognized both of these
nation states and done our best to help
them deal with the millions of people
made homeless by the conflict and
division. None of these things meant that
we have liked these examples of great
disunity. They meant that we recognize
that in all these cases the people are
unwilling to remain in one political unit.
Tanzania recognizes Senegal, Mali, Egypt,
Syria, Malawi, Zambia, Pakistan and Egypt.
What right have we to refuse, in the name
of unity, to recognize the fact of Biafra?
For years the people of that state
struggled to maintain unity with the other
peoples in the Federation of Nigeria; even
after the pogroms of 1966 they tried to
work out a new form of unity which would
guarantee their safety; they have
demonstrated by ten months of bitter
fighting that they have decided upon a
new political organization and are willing
to defend it. |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 8:11am On May 17, 2015 |
The world has taken it upon itself to utter many ill-informed criticisms of the Jews of Europe for going to their deaths without any concerted struggle. But out of sympathy for the sufferings of this people, and in recognition of the world's failure to take action at the appropriate time, the United Nations established the State of Israel in territory which belonged to the Arabs for thousands of years. It was felt that only by the establishment of a Jewish homeland, and a Jewish national state, could Jews be expected to live in the world under conditions of human security. Tanzania has recognized the State of Israel and will continue to do so because of its belief that every people must have some place in the world where they are not liable to be rejected by their fellow citizens. But the Biafrans have now suffered the same kind of rejection within their state that the Jews of Germany experienced. Fortunately they already had a homeland. They have retreated to it for their own protection, and for the same reason - after all other efforts had failed - they have declared it to be an independent state. In the light of these circumstances, Tanzania feels obliged to recognize the setback to African unity which has occurred. We therefore recognize the State of Biafra as an independent sovereign entity, and as a member of the community of nations. Only by this act of recognition can we remain true to our conviction that the purpose of society, and of all political organization, is the service of Man." http://www.usafricaonline.com/nyererebiafra.html 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 8:14am On May 17, 2015 |
Now this is quite rich. I will be back to highlight and dissect some very crucial parts of this Julius take on Biafra. |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by superstar1(m): 8:29am On May 17, 2015 |
Wonderful write up but 2 key things are critically missing : 1. He brushed over the incidence of Jan 1966 as if it was a none issue. Maybe, he did not understand the import of that singular action that spiralled out of control because he is not a Nigerian. 2. He also failed to disclose his blossoming friendship with Zik in this write up, in the spirit of objectivity. There is no way most of what he wrote would not have been based on hearsays of Zik. It took several diplomatic trips for Zik to convince Nyerere to recognise the new country and it was even done on friendship basis. He would have been fair enough to tell us in his write up that Zik was his very good friend. 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by superstar1(m): 8:33am On May 17, 2015 |
pazienza: He brushed over the coup d'etat that killed the leaders of other regions as well as high ranking Army officers of other regions, as if it was a none issue and emphasised the fear of the Ibos. Action always begat a reaction. Genesis always precedes revelation. What a fair comment. 14 Likes |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by coolcharm(m): 8:34am On May 17, 2015 |
Ok? |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 8:35am On May 17, 2015 |
superstar1: Zik was Zik of Africa, he was friends with virtually all who mattered in Africa, yet not all in Africa approved of Biafra struggle, and Biafra did send delegates to those nations like they did to Tanzania. You failed to attack Nyerere points, you rather chose to attack the person, a clear admission of intellectual laziness. 22 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by superstar1(m): 8:38am On May 17, 2015 |
pazienza: Pazienza let us discuss the topic objectively because it is a lovely write up that is intellectually sound enough for informative discussion. Drop all your grandstanding and let us discuss this objectively. If you want the thread to go down the hill, we shall gladly oblige you. I can't shout. 10 Likes |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 8:42am On May 17, 2015 |
"Surely, when a whole people is rejected by the majority of the state in which they live, they must have the life to life under a different kind of arrangement which does secure their existence. States are made to serve people; governments are established to protect the citizens of a state against external enemies and internal wrong-doers". Now this is the point only an unbiased mind can see. The last part of that quote is quite powerful. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by superstar1(m): 8:43am On May 17, 2015 |
pazienza: Were the perpetrators of the 1st coup brought to justice? Was that fair on others. 9 Likes |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 8:45am On May 17, 2015 |
superstar1: Ok. Now can you pick parts of this Nyerere's master piece and dissect. leave Nyerere as person alone, let's evaluate and dissect his write up. |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 8:49am On May 17, 2015 |
superstar1: They were being detained, pending judgment of their case, would you have rather preferred jungle justice? Can you authoritatively prove that Nzeogwu and co were acting on behalf of the Igbo nation? 4 Likes |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by superstar1(m): 8:50am On May 17, 2015 |
pazienza: Ironsi stood on this ground to crush the declaration of Republic of Niger Delta by Adaka Isaac Boro. Shagari stood on same to chase the Chadian rebels back into Chad. GEJ is standing on the same premise to crush. Book Baram's declared Caliphate. Gowon simply just did same. 13 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by superstar1(m): 9:05am On May 17, 2015 |
pazienza: How many days does it take to court martial coup plotters? They were being detained in prisons in Eastern Region, where it was recorded those guys leave the prison at will for partying. It must definitely be a day-prison facility. Gideon Orkar and his boys were executed under how many days? Vatsa was sentenced under how many days? Dimka was arraigned and sentenced under how many days. The prosecution of soldiers that led the mutiny in Bornu and refused to fight the BH war took how many months to be completed? Ironsi had 6months to serve justice and he never did. I cannot authoritatively state that they acted on behalf of Igbo nation, but some facts are on ground that gave credence to it. It was coup that was led by majorly Igbo officers. Fact. It was a coup that the none of political gladiators of Igbo extraction was not killed. Fact. It was also a known fact that just one Igbo officer was killed, which was out of vendetta. Fact. The beneficiary of the coup was an igbo officer. Fact. Regional powers were cancelled and power was centralised just for igbo to "dominate" others, like they used to say. Not a fact but is well founded. 9 Likes |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by cocoduck: 9:10am On May 17, 2015 |
One question that I always ask these brutes is this, Did Nzeogwu and his colleagues go to my grandfather or great granddad that He and his friends were about to do a coup d'Etat? Now did the killing of Mr. Bello and Mr. Balewa warrant the brutal massacre of MORE THAN THIRTY THOUSAND people, even CHILDREN who at best had no iota of idea of what just happened and were busy make ends meet? I need an Honest answer to these questions. If you truly wanted to avenge the deaths of those trouble makers (clearly they were not nationalists, they were tribal warriors, and I spit on them, spit on Ojukwu if you so wish, it is you mouth) you would have gone for their killers! not innocent women and kids, to show how inhumane Yoruba and their masters are. Well, I know very well that it has not always been like this, this inhumanity was learned by you guys from the Brits, which we all know carried on exactly were the Romans left, almost all British customs we see today have connections to ancient Rome, so I am not surprised. How on earth can anybody justify the massacre of women and kids? What do they have to do with the coup? 9 Likes |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 9:12am On May 17, 2015 |
superstar1: Adaka Boro was not a leader of Ijaw people, he held no elective post or appointment post. How would Ironsi be sure he was actually speaking for Ijaw people, when we had Ijaw leaders in Enugu singing a different song. The only way would have been by Referendum to determine where the people stood, a similar thing was done for Bamenda in the Eastern region. Moreover, you don't see Ndiigbo defending Ironsi actions of trying to uphold the fallacy of one Nigeria, no Igbo man defends his pre civil war actions, non of them were to our benefit. No one down East is applauding GEJ for fighting to preserve the North, the General consensus is that he should let the North divide to allow the East freedom. Can we say the same of the support Gowon and Awo got from their people, in their effort to bring back the East? On a side note, the Biafran scenario is entirely different from the Boro and GEJ case. No body was killing the Ijaws, the North( Boko haram) were killing themselves,where as Biafrans were being killed by Nigerians with tact support/ in action of the Northern controlled central government. There is simply no basis for the comparison of the those three events. 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by SOUNDKING: 9:22am On May 17, 2015 |
pazienza:what more do you want me to type,you said everything,the hatred for the Igbos will never end until we are out,tell it to okorocha and Ngige. 1 Like |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by cocoduck: 9:26am On May 17, 2015 |
superstar1:Laziness is truly a very,very bad habit very difficult to drop. When did an Igbo man tell you he wanted to dominate everybody, Right from childhood my parents always sing it like sond to me never to depend on anybody, of course I can depend on sombody but it has to have a LIMIT, So I have been working hard since then and now I am self reliant and I am my own boss, look, that is our culture, when you are good in what you do you will be well known, and for you to be good, you have to work your a55 off, at that time, tell me even one Igbo man that got to a certain position without merit and hard work, if I go into a labour camp and do the job well more than every other person that were there before me, I make less mistakes, I finish my work before them, it just a matter of time I become the leader of the camp, even if I don't want to, because others will always consult you and ask for guidance when they hit a brick wall,that is how you become the leader of that camp. The Bible says that if you are good in your job or business you will dine with kings. So it is just natural. Now let us look at it this way, Igbos dominated, but Nigeria was the wonder of the third world then, a position China proudly occupies right now, and we were on course to become a first world country, But now, look at Nigeria, she has become a mighty prison, a zoo occupied by monkeys and baboons, the shame of the black man, and truly I say to you my friend, she shall continue to be so until you make common sense common. Only fools put their trust in Buhari! 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by zendy: 9:28am On May 17, 2015 |
Julius Nyereres insightful piece on Biafra says it all. Of course, I don't expect everyone to have the brain power to understand the concept of self determination which he enunciated here. The Biafran tragedy could have been averted if the ideology of "we must all be Nigerians wether we like it or not!" Had been done away with. Sadly,even to this day, many so called Nigerians still have this archaic mentality. I am an Igbo man, I have the right inalienable right to decide for myself if I am Nigerian or not. After all, Lord Lugard did not seek my consent before threw me together with people I have no connection with such as Yorubas and Hausas. A country derives it's legality to exist as nation by obtaining the express consent or permission of the people. If a country loses that consent, it loses legitimacy. Nigeria was a fraud when it was created by Lugard in 1914 because it didn't take into account the wishes of the people. Lugard knew that the area now known as the SS/SE would have rejected being included in Nigeria. Nigeria was a fraud then, it is a fraud now and it will always remain the personification of the fraudulent practice of the White Man in Africa and that is why it will never work. Biafra is the only alternative and the only homeland I as an Igbo man recognise. 5 Likes |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by superstar1(m): 9:30am On May 17, 2015 |
pazienza: In all the cases I cited, the integrity of the sovereignty of the State is being threatened and the sitting President at that point in time acted decisively to protect the sovereignty of the nation. Emphasis is on the protection of territorial integrity and sovereignty of the nation and not who is killing who. I never supported the kiling of Igbos by northerners and can never support the killing of human beings. Most people 's point of view is that if there was no coup of January, under events that occurred would not have. That was the Genesis of the whole crisis. Ijaw people never denied Adaka Boro's declaration. Just because a handful of Ijaws in the parliament in Enugu were singing different tunes, does not make his declaration invalid. Was Ike Nwachukwu not in the Nigerian Army that fought against Biafra? Would he not have been telling Gowon some unprintable things about Ojukwu. Would he not have informed Gowon that Ojukwu was forcing his pet project on his people. Which independent person was present at the referendum for the declaration of Biafra? How are we sure Ojukwu did not use cohesive force to choose the people that voted at the referendum, using the Abacha's style and taking into cognisance that results are still being written in people's bedroom in 2015. If Biafra declaration is valid, same goes for Isaac Boro's declaration. In your own opinion, looking at those unfortunate incidents retrospectively, what do you think each party ought to have done differently, that could have been beneficial to all? 4 Likes |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 9:33am On May 17, 2015 |
superstar1: You are all over the place. You need to calm down. You are yet to answer my question, so I ask again. Can you authoritatively prove that Nzeogwu and co were acting on behalf of Ndiigbo? Yes or No. Now let me give you reasons why Nzeogwu coup was not to Igbo advantage. 1. Igbo controlled two of the four regions of Nigeria before Nzeogwu coup. Osadebey and Okpara were the premiers of the Midwestern and Eastern regions respectively. 2. The regions enjoyed enormous powers, so much that Akintola's New coalition with the North would matter less, seeing as the two Igbo controlled regions just newly discovered oil wealth, and with the 50:50 revenue sharing formula between the region and the FG then, control of the East and Midwest was more lucrative than control of the FG. 3. How exactly did Ironsi centralization ish favour Ndiigbo, when it now meant that we had to share the newly discovered crude oil wealth of the Midwest and East with the North and the West, haven't we been accused of wanting Biafra just to corner the crude oil wealth of ND, how exactly would centralization of the government, help Ndiigbo to corner the crude oil, don't you think that regionalism was a better way to go, if the theory of Igbo greed for crude oil must hold? 4. The crude wealth of the Midwest and East would have put Ndiigbo millions of miles away from the North and the West, once we allowed the minorities to have an upper hand in the wealth. Nzeogwu coup was totally anti Igbo. It eliminated Akintola, Awo's nemesis. With Akintola alive, Yorubas would remain divided between Awo and Akintola, making their exploitation easier. Akintola death freed Awo, United Yorubas who then worked against Ndiigbo as a United front. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by SOUNDKING: 9:33am On May 17, 2015 |
cocoduck:bro,1966 is far gone, tell me what gej winning election in 2011 has to do with Igbos but they were the primary target of the riot in the north,tell me what concerns the name Jimi with Igbo name,but the Igbos recieved all the threat of life in lagos, may amadioha punish any igbo man saying one nigeria. 6 Likes |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by superstar1(m): 9:36am On May 17, 2015 |
zendy: The concept of self determination that he elucidated in the write up was effectively negated by the part of the write up that says State must protect their territorial integrity and sovereignty. 1 Like |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by pazienza(m): 9:38am On May 17, 2015 |
superstar1: Ojukwu was always open to UN supervised plebiscite in Biafra. The world knew the people were with Ojukwu. I don't support Ironsi actions against Boro, I had made that clear. You won't see any Igbo man defending Ironsi actions as the right one. The right thing would have been a referendum to determine the true stance of the Ijaw people. Don't forget that Boro's NDelta republic was strictly for Ijaw speaking people of SS. |
Re: Biafran Struggle Through The Eyes Of Julius Nyerere. by zendy: 9:42am On May 17, 2015 |
superstar1: There is no territorial integrity to protect if the state has no legitimacy. 1 Like |
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