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Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Nobody: 3:36pm On May 22, 2015 |
OrlandoOwoh: Na you go handover to d new president? |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Oba22: 3:36pm On May 22, 2015 |
To deceived a fellow human is not an issue, but to deceived oneself na.............SMH yeah, that's true...he has been begging me to join them too. Infact obasanjo just pinged me now asking "how far?" I guess I have no choice since my other niggas(even obama) will be there...buhari is my boy though [/size][/font][/b][/i][/color][/quote] |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by kemdaniels: 3:38pm On May 22, 2015 |
They are all coming to see the man who "Just ended goodluck's administration(JEGA)" 2 Likes |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Nobody: 3:38pm On May 22, 2015 |
iyatrustee: Yes TIME TRAVEL |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Nobody: 3:38pm On May 22, 2015 |
Am not surprised.... The end is near |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Omotall(m): 3:40pm On May 22, 2015 |
Francon:Don't worry damsel,u can join me,cos am going there also with edoairways to watch it live 1 Like
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Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by iyatrustee(f): 3:41pm On May 22, 2015 |
ollah1: Can we go together? we would update our activities on instagram! TIME TRAVEL [/quote] |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Nobody: 3:41pm On May 22, 2015 |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by OrlandoOwoh(m): 3:46pm On May 22, 2015 |
It's like the children of Israel leaving Egypt. |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by eminenta: 3:47pm On May 22, 2015 |
They will come all the way to embrace GEJ, nd not GMB...pls dnt argue blindos |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by vik2or(m): 3:49pm On May 22, 2015 |
Iya calm down na...u wan make tanoids para for u? iyatrustee: |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by ifyemex(m): 3:51pm On May 22, 2015 |
If that will make mikel plays well,good! |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Jarus(m): 3:52pm On May 22, 2015 |
himkers: Contradiction. You said they were not coming because of him but agreed having "50 leaders attend his inauguration" is a "good start". Is Jonathan the one just starting? |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Lionsclaw: 3:53pm On May 22, 2015 |
iyatrustee:Dont be ridiculous. GMB never told you he is in a hurry |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by bola4dprec(m): 3:56pm On May 22, 2015 |
0GBUEFI:My Regret by ojukwu We do not know and can hardly guess what would have happened if the Nigerian Armed Forces had not been repelled and were left to carry out their programme of extermination. But there are lessons to be learnt from the study of that feared catastrophe which was once so close to fulfilment. The Nigerians with their clear-cut pogrom plans, their unruly juggernaut of an army, would have effaced the Igbos from the face of the earth. As if in pursuit of that, the army killed indiscriminately. But it would of course be absurd to expect soldiers to be saints; good killing requires its own unique virtues. Igbos were virtually defenceless, and to all appearances Biafra was doomed. It must have seemed to Gowon and Hassan Katsina only a matter of weeks or months for Biafra to be annihilated. But appearances were deceptive. What saved Biafra was the courage of its people, the charisma of Ojukwu and. the conviction that their defence was in their own hands. Before Nigeria would carry out her plans, the world had been alerted on the barbaric intentions of certain elements within the leadership. There is no doubt that Ojukwu would have won the war had he fought with Gowon's type of disposition. Had he agreed to concede some parts of our oil rich territory in return for ammunition. True to character, he showed enough will power, which could not permit our erstwhile colonial masters to push him about like a pawn on a chessboard. Though he lost, one would have personally preferred his position to a phoney victory that is pregnant with question marks anytime the question of "Bakassi" and other things come to mind. Other unsavoury opposition led to the defeat of the revolution, which, despite its shortcomings, still left a powerful impression upon the memory, emotions, aspirations, and the art of the Igbos. The greatest obstacle to the revolution was neither Ojukwu nor the direction and contents of the revolution, but the antics of Western Nigeria. It would be recalled that on May 1, 1967, the region's most prominent politician and leader, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, told a major gathering of Yoruba elite that "If the Eastern region by acts of omission or commission secedes from or opts out of Nigeria, then the Western region and Lagos must also stay out of the Federation.”55 Responding to Awolowo's remark, "The Western Leaders of Thought", the most representative body of Yoruba opinion then in existence, passed a resolution declaring that "If any region seceded, the federation as we know it shall cease to exist," and that "Western Nigeria shall automatically become independent and sovereign.”56 As the crisis raged, Chief Awolowo categorically ruled out the use of coercion, but when later the East was forced out, nobody knew what prevented the West from fulfilling its promise. Regrettably, Chief Obafemi Awolowo joined the succession of men whom Gowon gravely addressed as his Ministers. In the course of the war, Awolowo had reason to say: "All is fair in war, and starvation is one of the weapons of war. We should not feed our enemies fat in order to fight us harder.”57 When first I heard these words, I wanted to cry. The word is BETRAYAL. The Western leaders compromised their stand with posts in the Federal Cabinet, including the Finance Ministry. It is also pertinent to point out that when Ojukwu had given a Yoruba, Lt. Colonel Victor Banjo, the command of the liberating Biafran Army, the appointment was in the hope of placating non-Igbos in the Midwest and facilitating a link up with Western Nigeria. According to Ojukwu, it was to signify an East/West disposition not only for himself, but also for the Biafran people for solidarity in the Nigerian crisis. This he presently calls "The handshake across the Niger.” But Lt. Colonel Banjo behaved in a way most unbecoming of a patriotic Biafran officer. Once in control of Benin, with the chasing away of Lt. Colonel Ejoor, Lt. Colonel Banjo announced that the Midwest would be independent of both Nigeria and Biafra, but first he would liberate Lagos and Western Nigeria from Northern domination. He was too talkative, too undisciplined, and had delayed fretfully to capture Lagos according to instructions. If that were done, the face of the war would have automatically changed. When Ojukwu got wind of Banjo's disloyalty, he by-passed him and sent a direct order to major Akagha, commanding the Point Battalion to push on to the West. There was still time. Akagha attacked on 16 August at the Ofosu river bridge, the border with the west. He broke the defences there and observed that the Nigerian troops were from Gowon's own personal bodyguard, the absolute last reserves. These men fled after the fight, and Akagha moved on. The small town of Ore was reached on 20 August and another fight took place. Again, the Dodan Barracks guards were defeated, losing fifty dead and the rest fleeing into the bush. The road was open; there was not a fighting man between Ore and Carter Bridge. The attendant panic caused by Akagha's bravery could not be sustained because, Banjo, fearing his plans truncated, sent a squad to arrest him. Confused, Akagha left his command and went into hiding. Ojukwu later contended that his single greatest mistake of the war was not to have rushed personally to Benin with his best battalion, remove Banjo and then head straight for Lagos. Suddenly when Biafran forces retreated to Onitsha, their Igbo brothers at Asaba and Agbor who could have shown solidarity in what had by then reduced to an Igbo affair, by organizing guerrilla warfare, denied their Igboness. It was tragic. Excerpts from the book Ojukwu: The Last Patriot – written by valentine obienyem |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by KenyAyan(m): 3:59pm On May 22, 2015 |
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Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by benedictnsi(m): 4:00pm On May 22, 2015 |
vizkiz: See your green teeth Sorry, are you a vegetarian You look confused though...... Werey........ Lol, bros abeg na joke ooo |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Shaw007(m): 4:01pm On May 22, 2015 |
That's 25% of earth, recognise power #6days |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by OrlandoOwoh(m): 4:06pm On May 22, 2015 |
himkers:Handing over takes place before May 29. What takes place on May 29 is inauguration and taking of oath. Apart from Audu Abubakar (ANPP) to Ibrahim Idris (PDP) in 2003, I've not seen where an outgoing Governor or President is present at the inauguration of the in-coming Governor or President from a different party. |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Shaw007(m): 4:06pm On May 22, 2015 |
Francon:if you start packing your bags now, you might still make it |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Nobody: 4:07pm On May 22, 2015 |
OrlandoOwoh: Ok. Tnx though |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Nobody: 4:10pm On May 22, 2015 |
I noticed that international communities are so interested in Nigeria recently and it's really worrisome. |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Nobody: 4:11pm On May 22, 2015 |
iyatrustee:...you can use time machine... |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Cossette: 4:11pm On May 22, 2015 |
Wow! Nigeria moving forward |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Nobody: 4:12pm On May 22, 2015 |
Jorussia: beans? |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Shaw007(m): 4:14pm On May 22, 2015 |
Gejpresident:please, go to ringroad in benin city, take the seventh turn to your left, you'll see one store that they are selling sense in cheap prices, I can even give you some change if you don't have money. |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by kingthreat(m): 4:17pm On May 22, 2015 |
himkers: No, they are more concerned about the New crowned leader, Muhammadu Buhari and what he has to offer to Nigeria. If your here was any good, he won't have being the subject of common sense criticisms both home and abroad. |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Nobody: 4:17pm On May 22, 2015 |
Shaw007:Epaa' go and sit down |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Nobody: 4:18pm On May 22, 2015 |
ROSSIKE: Buhari has failed maths 101.... the very first exam, we are cutting cost and he is inviting 54 world leaders SMH |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by prince2015: 4:20pm On May 22, 2015 |
Am sorry I cant make the occasions I have some pressing matters |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by yusufbida(m): 4:28pm On May 22, 2015 |
himkers: Bad Belle dey worry you. Who is coming for your brother STEALING IS NOT CORRUPTION |
Re: 50 World Leaders To Attend Buhari’s Inauguration by Nobody: 4:29pm On May 22, 2015 |
Day dreaming |
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