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Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 3:42am On Oct 12, 2017 |
CeterisXVII: You don't need google for something black and white like this. Why can't people ever THINK for themselves. Any paper can be manufactured by anybody. Use your God-given COMMON SENSE! Awo wrote Ironsi a long letter asking for.his release. These things take time. The SMC finally authorised his release just before Ironsi was killed. By the time Gowon came in his release was akready a fait accompli but couldn't have happened without Ojukwu's acquiescence. THINK! How can you have a coup on July 29 and, amidst the evolving coup , by Aug 2nd have completed all the meetings and legwork needed to release a major someone imprisoned in the only part of the country where the coup did not.succeed?! THINK! READ AGAIN: Awolowo's letter is rather self-explanatory. Emissaries sent to him to Calabar arrived Calabar with a plane on July 27, 1966. The SMC wanted him in Lagos on July 29. In the early mornings of July 29, Ironsi and Fajuyi were murdered in Ibadan by a coup in which Gowon was very active. On the day that Ironsi was supposed to make the announcement publicly in the gala planned for his final day in Ibadan as a gesture of goodwill to the West, he was killed. The crucial point to note here from Awo's diary is that (a) his release was already final. A plane had been sent to him to leave Calabar to Lagos. He did not leave because it was a one-engine plane and he just did not like the idea of traveling in that plane. (b) Having been released, a second declaration of release was no longer necessary by Gowon because the papers releasing him had been signed and sealed and effected. The only person who could stop further action on that release document in the circumstance was the Eastern Regional governor (OJUKWU) whose authority was required to effect the wishes of the Federal government. It is as simple as that. If Gowon issued an order in that regard, Emeka Ojukwu would have very clearly and deliberately ignored it to fully press the point that he was under no obligation to heed Gowon's authority and Chief Awolowo would not have been released. He would most likely have ended up in the East, like Banjo and co during the war all of whom were released by Ojukwu's orders. ... As at August 3 1966, with a coup in evolution which had not succeeded in the East, the laws of the federation ceased to exist in the East. The only laws that existed in areas under Ojukwu's command were the emergency laws that he assumed. No tributes, declarations or orders by any other authority outside of the East under any guise of law could be enforced in the East. Basically, Nigeria temporarily ceased to exist. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 3:51am On Oct 12, 2017 |
CeterisXVII: Who ever said.Ojukwu signed Awo's release papers. Ironsi's SMC ordered Awo's release. The vote was almost unanimous (Katsina voted no). Ojukwu allowed it to be effected, which he didnt have to. Semantics. You know exactly what "forced out" meant in this instace. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 3:59am On Oct 12, 2017 |
CeterisXVII: Gowon could have legally and justifiably re-jailed him in Nigeria. That's motivation enough. Why can't people ever THINK for themselves. Any paper can be manufactured by anybody. Use your God-given COMMON SENSE! Awo wrote Ironsi a long letter asking for.his release. These things take time. The SMC finally authorised his release just before Ironsi was killed. By the time Gowon came in his release was already a fait accompli but couldn't have happened without Ojukwu's acquiescence. THINK! How can you have a coup on July 29 and, amidst the evolving coup , by Aug 2nd have completed all the meetings and legwork needed to release a major someone imprisoned in the only part of the country where the coup did not.succeed?! THINK! READ AGAIN: Awolowo's letter is rather self-explanatory. Emissaries sent to him to Calabar arrived Calabar with a plane on July 27, 1966. The SMC wanted him in Lagos on July 29. In the early mornings of July 29, Ironsi and Fajuyi were murdered in Ibadan by a coup in which Gowon was very active. On the day that Ironsi was supposed to make the announcement publicly in the gala planned for his final day in Ibadan as a gesture of goodwill to the West, he was killed. The crucial point to note here from Awo's diary is that (a) his release was already final. A plane had been sent to him to leave Calabar to Lagos. He did not leave because it was a one-engine plane and he just did not like the idea of traveling in that plane. (b) Having been released, a second declaration of release was no longer necessary by Gowon because the papers releasing him had been signed and sealed and effected. The only person who could stop further action on that release document in the circumstance was the Eastern Regional governor (OJUKWU) whose authority was required to effect the wishes of the Federal government. It is as simple as that. If Gowon issued an order in that regard, Emeka Ojukwu would have very clearly and deliberately ignored it to fully press the point that he was under no obligation to heed Gowon's authority and Chief Awolowo would not have been released. He would most likely have ended up in the East, like Banjo and co during the war all of whom were released by Ojukwu's orders. ... As at August 3 1966, with a coup in evolution which had not succeeded in the East, the laws of the federation ceased to exist in the East. The only laws that existed in areas under Ojukwu's command were the emergency laws that he assumed. No tributes, declarations or orders by any other authority outside of the East under any guise of law could be enforced in the East. Basically, Nigeria temporarily ceased to exist. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 5:52am On Oct 12, 2017 |
CeterisXVII: For the avoidance of doubt: Ironsi's SMC passed a resolution to release Awo(with the exception Hassan Katsina who voted against), then it was up to Ojukwu as the governor of the East to effect the SMC resolution. Ojukwu released Awo on 7/27/1966. Awo rejected the single engine plane sent to pick him, but as of that date he was already a free man, pending perfunctory debriefing in Lagos. TO SAY YOU RELEASED SOMEONE WHO WAS RELEASED TWO DAYS BEFORE YOU TOOK POWER IS HEIGHT OF MISCHIEVOUSNESS. QED. THIS WILL BE MY LAST POST ON THIS THREAD. SEE U FOLKS AROUND! |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 5:57am On Oct 12, 2017 |
lawani: For the avoidance of doubt: Ironsi's SMC passed a resolution to release Awo(with the exception Hassan Katsina who voted against), then it was up to Ojukwu as the governor of the East to effect the SMC resolution. Ojukwu released Awo on 7/27/1966. Awo rejected the single engine plane sent to pick him, but as of that date he was already a free man, pending perfunctory debriefing in Lagos. TO SAY YOU RELEASED SOMEONE WHO WAS RELEASED TWO DAYS BEFORE YOU TOOK POWER IS HEIGHT OF MISCHIEVOUSNESS. QED. THIS WILL BE MY LAST POST ON THIS THREAD. SEE U FOLKS AROUND! |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by Vivere: 9:44am On Oct 12, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: No need for long story. The facts are in public domain. No matter how much you try to peddle false info. Oga, the paper of release was signed by Gowon. Why do you like repeating and rehashing propaganda so much? 1 Like |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by T9ksy(m): 10:22am On Oct 12, 2017 |
Dedetwo: And which "Yoruba" were ready to support Ojukwu' liberation force? Was that before or after Ojukwu's biafran babes had dropped bombs in lagos killing the same "yaribas" in yaba and apapa area? Initially (August 9th 1967), Biafran plane dropped "warning bombs"-leaflets in ikeja and palmgrove areas “calling on the people to overthrow Gowon’s government and the Hausa imperialists.” However the following week,seeing that the people failed to his bait, Ojukwu dropped real bombs killing innocent "Yoruba" residents in yaba and its environs. As for the agbekoya uprisings- that had nothing whatsoever to do with Ojukwu's BLF. Among other issues they rebelled against, the high fixed tax rate of $8 in western region of nigeria was their main grouse with officials of that region in particular and nothing to do with the federal govt of gowon (hence the slogan "oke mefa laosan-We are only paying 30 shillings!" ![]() The bottom line is that Ojukwu sent Banjo (as a Trojan horse) on a "mission impossible" to wrought havoc on his ancestral land which Banjo must have taken cognizance of, hence his attempt to seek safe passage through yorubaland which necessitate the delay. Ojukwu simply had the man killed 'cause his gamble failed and he needed a fall guy for his gross military incompetence. There was no way Ojukwu ill-equipped rag-tag liberation front could have taken lagos and hang on to it when even his rear axis -the mid-west region was still been harangued by ogbemudia's resistance force. In fact, the whole excursion was a futile attempt by ojukwu and a sheer waste of vital human resources. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by Vivere: 10:27am On Oct 12, 2017 |
T9ksy:Thank you!! Please join me for drinks, next time you are in my city. You deserve a great reward for speaking the truth, in such a clear and analytical manner. May you live long. 3 Likes |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by T9ksy(m): 10:28am On Oct 12, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: Oga historian, please can you point to the place where awo pointedly promised Ojukwu that if igbos were forced out bla bla bla.................and who were the witnesses? |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by Vivere: 10:30am On Oct 12, 2017 |
T9ksy: The Igbo were never even forced out. They were forced inwards - forced to remain within Nigeria, so even if Awo made that promise, it was rendered invalid by the subsequent events that unfolded. That is the truth they do not want to hear. 1 Like |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by Vivere: 10:37am On Oct 12, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: The Igbo were NOT forced out. So kindly stop the semantics. You know very well that pressure was put on Ojukwu to drop his secessionist plans. If they wanted to force the Igbo out, Ojukwu would have been allowed to go away without any form of hindrance. And yes, Gowon still released Awolowo. Evidence abounds to that effect, unless you can post a screenshot or relevant documents showing minutes of the meeting that Ironsi had with the SMC where the decision to release Awo was made. Hearsay doesn't work anymore. Sorry. 1 Like |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by T9ksy(m): 11:37am On Oct 12, 2017 |
Vivere: @ Bolded....................but Awo did not make any promise (to anyone, let alone Ojukwu and his people) rather he was just making a statement of FACT to his own people- the yorubas...... that if the ibos were forced out then logically, the yorubas too would leave the federation. How he intends to accomplish that objective, he left in the air but it's quite errornous and mischievous for some people to arrogate the right to predict what Awo had in mind or that he intends to support them in their offensive struggle when evidently the situation in the two regions, differs. The country was basically built on a tripod, that is, Hausa/fulanis, yorubas and the ibos (no umbrage or slight intended on the minorities therein) so it stands to reason that once any part (of the country) leaves, the whole union would crumble. The western region and Lagos were at no point (in the past) interested in forming a union with the northerners. At any rate, ojukwu was not truly fighting for biafra but actually he was using it as a ruse to subjugate the whole southern nigeria. 3 Likes |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 4:55pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
Vivere: Why Awo did not make West to Secede VANGUARD 26 SEP 2017 By Eric Teniola ON May 1, 1967 at a meeting of Leaders of thought of Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo made the following declarations: “I consider my duty to Yoruba people in particular and to Nigerians in general to place four imperatives, two of them categorical, and two conditional: (1) Only a peaceful solution must be found to arrest the present worsening stalemate and restore normalcy. (2) The Eastern Region must be encouraged to remain part of the Federation (3). If the Eastern Region is allowed by acts of omission or commission to secede from or opt of Nigeria, then Western Region and Lagos must also stay out of the Federation. (4) The people of Western Nigeria or Lagos would participate in the Ad hoc Constitutional Committee or any similar body only on the basis of absolute equality with other Region of the Federations”. It was the gravest statement made by any leader in Nigeria at a crucial time. ... The question is why did the Western Region not follow the Eastern Region when it seceded on May 30, 1967? The Daily Sketch which published in full Chief Awolowo’s speech on May 2, 1967 sold in Enugu at two shillings per copy which is more equivalent of today’s six hundred naira. The speech was a hot cake. Then there was the argument that the fate of the Yorubas in Ilorin and Kabba provinces at that time was not properly addressed in that speech considering the political influence of Chief Josiah Sunday Olawoyin (1935-2000) and later leaders like Chief Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo (76), my friend Chief Ayo Opadokun and Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki (1933-2012). It is a pity that Chief Awolowo did not publish his memoirs before he died in a domestic accident in his hometown of Ikenne in Ogun state in the early hours of May 9, 1987. Maybe he would have shed more light on why he made those declarations. I personally believe till today that it was that speech that took the Federal Capital from Lagos, although events have proved later that taking the Federal Capital out of Lagos does not equate with taking commerce out of Lagos- thanks to Chief Bola Tinubu and his successors. Chief Awolowo’s speech stunned the nation. It was a wakeup call on General Yakubu Dan-Yuuma Gowon (83), the Head of State at that time to prepare for war and save Nigeria. If Chief Awolowo had taken Western Region and Lagos out of Nigeria, it would have been suicidal... If Chief Awolowo had taken Western Region and Lagos out of the Federation at that time definitely Western Region and Lagos would have been the battle ground. And where were the troops and how prepared was he for a major war. At the time he made those declarations, officers of the Western Region in the Nigerian Army were less than 7%. At that time Lagos, Ibadan and Abeokuta garrisons were occupied by ‘northern troops’. Even the then Governor of Western Region, Major General Adeyinka Adebayo was not prepared for war. Chief Awolowo admitted on May 1, 1967 speech, that ‘We have neither the military might, nor the overwhelming advantage of numbers here in Western Nigeria and Lagos...' |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by logica(m): 5:45pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe:It appears English is not your forte. You now posted the very same point people like Vivere have been trying to explain to you. It is quite unbelievable that this is the statement made by Awolowo, that in the mind of a so called Oxford educated man somehow morphed into "if Biafra secedes, so will the South West" (in support of Biafra). I now can understand how English can lead to wars. ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 6:10pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
T9ksy: "What Ojukwu Told Me, Before, Durring, And After The War" - SAM ALUKO "Awolowo said, if the East left the federation, the Yoruba would have to leave the federation." "Really, I was being integrated in the East because, at that time, Obafemi Awolowo was in the Calabar prison and I was the only one allowed to see him. Ojukwu used to give me protection to go and see him." This interview is the most intimate account of the thoughts and actions of Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu before, during and after the Nigerian civil war. The account is coming from Professor Sam Aluko, the respected Nigerian economist, who has revealed that he was the most trusted friend Ojukwu had. That friendship started immediately the Ikemba Nnewi assumed the governorship position of the Eastern Region. Since then and through the period of the war, Ojukwu’s exile in Cote d’Ivoire and his return to Nigeria, that friendship had sustained. Excerpts: How close were you to the late Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu? I will say that I was very close to him till his death. Immediately, he became governor of the former Eastern Region, when I was a senior lecturer in Economics in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, he called me the third day he became governor. He said he wanted to come and see me in my university. I never met him before. How can the military governor come and see me? I said no. I told him I would come and see him, instead. I told the person he sent that he should tell the governor that I was the one who should come and see him and not him coming to see me. That was on January 20, 1966. So, when I said I was going to see him, my wife said she would go with me. She said we didn’t know the man and therefore she wanted to be present at the meeting. She reasoned that we couldn’t predict a soldier who just came. When we got to the military governor’s house, Ojukwu said: ‘Madam, I know you would come because you thought that I will do something to your husband.’ He said he had never met me before, but those in the military had been reading so much about me and they venerated me. According to him, that was why he wanted to see me. He said he wanted me to help him to run the government of the Eastern Region. We discussed and he asked what role I would like to play and I said I would remain in the university because I didn’t want to leave. I promised to do whatever I could do to help him. The first cabinet that he formed, we both sat down and looked at the names of those from the Eastern Region to be cabinet members. He did not know them because he was not living in the Eastern Region. He was outside, in Kaduna and in Lagos. He spoke Yoruba better than I. So, we were speaking in Yoruba most of the time. That’s how the relationship began and we became very close. It was through him that I knew Adekunle Fajuyi, the governor of the Western Region. We continued until after the counter-coup in July. I was very sad. They killed many Igbo. Many who were not killed had cuts in the head and other parts of the body. He called me and said what could he do? What was going on in his mind was to go to a place in Benue and sack a village there. He wanted to kill as many people as possible. I said no. I said as a Christian, Christianity doesn’t allow for vengeance. As a Christian, I said he should not do that. Was that when the killings in the North started? Yes. That was the period the pogrom started. I said he should get in touch with the Head of State, but he said no because it was wrong for Yakubu Gowon to be Head of State because there was Ogundipe, who was a Brigadier and the most senior military officer at the time. He said when the coup happened in January, the most senior officer became the Head of State. So, he argued that when the counter-coup happened, the most senior should also become the Head of State. But the northerners will not take that at that time. Ogundipe himself did not want it because he said there were few Yoruba in the army. He said he will just be there without support and they would kill him. So, they made him High Commissioner in London. When the pogrom continued and the people were coming to the East from the North, Ojukwu said he was afraid that the easterners coming back might attack those who are non-easterners in the East. He then made a statement on the radio that all those who were non-easterners should leave the East. At the time, there was rumour that Professor Babatunde Fafunwa was killed because he was from the West. But Fafunwa was in Benin Republic attending a conference. Ojukwu said the rumour was a sign of what was to happen. He said they would be attacking the northerners and the westerners and claim easterners did. So, he will ask everybody to go. I went to see him in Enugu and I said: “well, Your Excellency, I will have to go back to the West.” He said no, emphasising that when he talked of westerners, it did not apply to me because I was one of them. Non-easterners in the East were scared. Fafunwa and I were the most senior in the place. Fafunwa was not around and I said: “I will have to take them to the West to make sure that they were safe.” He said it was OK and that he will give me soldiers to make sure that all the students and staff were safe. He said when I got to Benin, I should hand them over to the governor in Benin to take them to the West and I should return to my job in Nsukka. What of your protection? He said I needed not worry because I was one of them. [b]Really, I was being integrated in the East because, at that time, Obafemi Awolowo was in the Calabar prison and I was the only one allowed to see him. Ojukwu used to give me protection to go and see him. [/b]So, I was enjoying myself. When I got to Benin, I did not return to the East. I got the people to Ibadan and then called him to say: “Your Excellency, I am here and I am no longer coming back to the East.” He said: “Doctor, don’t call me Your Excellency, call me Emeka. You are older than I and I adore you. Just call me Emeka and I will call you Sam.” I was talking to him every night from Ibadan... What date was this? That was January 1967. I said: “Emeka, I don’t think you should think of secession. I said it was the Igbo that were killed in the North and not all easterners.” I said “from my living in the East and going round the East, I know that the Igbo were not very popular in the Rivers area and the Calabar area. I told him that if he declared secession, he would be fighting two wars. I told him he would be fighting internal war against people with him, who didn’t want to be ruled by the Igbo and he would be fighting Nigeria who didn’t want him to succeed. I told him not I didn’t think he could win the war. I think that made a great impression on him. He said: “Doctor, your analysis is perfect.” He said, “after all, why should I secede? “He said: “All my father’s Lagos. I was brought up in Lagos. I came to the East on posting as a military governor. I have discovered that ruling the Igbo is like ruling a pack of wild horses. They are very difficult to rule. I will rather want to be away from here to another place. It is very difficult to persuade the Igbo against their will.” I told him he didn’t have to persuade them against their will, just be loyal to them. I went back to Adebayo. We had a reconciliation meeting. Awolowo, Onyia and myself were sent to meet Ojukwu in Enugu. Ojukwu insisted that if I did not come, he would not receive them. So, we went together. We discussed. When was this? That was March 1967. Awolowo was very frank with him. He told him: “Look, governor, you cannot secede. You cannot go alone. Just as you fear the North, the West also fears the North. The soldiers in the North are occupying the West. So, we have the same common interest. But don’t let us secede. Let us do whatever we can do together to unite and confront the North so that we can have a settlement on how we want to run this country.” Awolowo said, if the East left the federation, the Yoruba would have to leave the federation. ... |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 6:40pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
logica: My friend everybody understood it to mean just that -"if Biafra secedes, so will the South West" . Everybody except your mumu self after the fact. The statement definitely does not mean "If Biafra secedes I will join Gowon administration and fight them" Ojukwu and peoople in the East were encouraged to secede. Notice the writer was trying to explain why Awo broke his promise not if he made a promise |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by logica(m): 6:43pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe:Aha. The stubborn mumu himself. I can't blame you because it's obviously in the blood - inability to comprehend English will soon land you inside lagoon. Continue. ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by Vivere: 6:49pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: Stop reciting this propaganda for goodness sake. It is making you look ridiculous by the second. The same Aluko also quoted Awo as saying that Ojukwu shouldn't secede, not so? And was Ojukwu's secession completed?? No! 1 Like |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by T9ksy(m): 6:51pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: At the meeting you claimed Aluko made this claim above, you conveniently omitted salient statements by the sage, one of which i take the liberty of quoting below....................... "You are remote from the West; you have advantages which we do not possess. We cannot rush without rushing to our death at the same time. We are not cowards in the West but we have to move cautiously, because if we do not do that you might not have us alive; you would only have monuments all over the place" So was that what ojukwu was expecting.............monuments of dead yorubas all over the place. No wonder, his rag-tag, ill-trained, inadequately armed secession soldiers suddenly morphed into a Liberation front, overnight. At any rate, has ojukwu taken his region out of the federation before attempting to liberate others who at no time solicited for his help? 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 7:39pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
logica: I am a pan-Africanist, a detribalised Nigerian. So this has nothing to do with tribe. People in the know started the following statement with "why" not me. The unwritten completion.of the statement is: "Why Awo did not make West to Secede, as he promised" Use your head, mumu, everything is not literal. Why Awo did not make West to Secede VANGUARD 26 SEP 2017 By Eric Teniola |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 7:42pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
Vivere: People in the know started the following statement with "why" not me. The unwritten completion.of the statement is: "Why Awo did not make West to Secede, as he promised" Use your head, mumu, everything is not literal. Why Awo did not make West to Secede VANGUARD 26 SEP 2017 By Eric Teniola |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by Vivere: 7:54pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe:You have not made any sense. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 7:57pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
Vivere: Mumu, papers do not release people from jail. Papers can be manufactured anytime. Whoever has physical custody of a person is the only person that can release him from jail physically. There is no argument as to who had physical custody of Awo. Close your eyes and.visualise: Gowon, two days after his still-evolving partially successful coup, comming to the East where he had no power or say whatsoever to physically release Awo, whom nobody could even go to see without Ojukwu's permission. See how stupid u look? |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by logica(m): 8:17pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
Vivere:My man, this is an exercise in futility. I found out that "detribalization" does not include the necessary DNA modification. Get it? ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 8:35pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
Vivere: Which part did not make sense to u, mumu? The headline that said: "Why Awo did not make West to Secede, as he promised" ? |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 8:42pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
logica: "Detribalization" as defined by Danites means you do not hate other tribes, do not make tribalistic or bigoted remarks or posts, and do not want separation from other tribes. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by Vivere: 9:08pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: Stop these fake stories. Awolowo was released from prison on the 3rd of August 1966, five good days after the coup of July 29th . And it was done by Gowon. Google is your friend. 2 Likes |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by logica(m): 9:11pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe:OK. Let me humor you. Awolowo was a "DANite" going by the actual content of his speech which had been turned around by people who do not have a firm grasp of English. Once again I quote: (3). If the Eastern Region is allowed by acts of omission or commission to secede from or opt of Nigeria, then Western Region and Lagos must also stay out of the Federation. Breakdown of this is, if Eastern Region is ALLOWED to leave, then there is nothing bonding the rest of Nigeria together so the rest should also go on their own. This statement was nothing but pressure from Awolowo on the Federal Government to ensure that Nigeria was not balkanized; and was not in anyway voicing support for Biafra; rather the opposite! If you still do not get it, here is further background - The initial aim of the July 1966 coup was for the secession of Northern Nigeria (believe it or not) as planned by Murtala Mohammed until the British stepped in. Now, initially, the idea of the secession of Biafra did not sound like such a terrible idea to the Northerners. It was when it became clear that the West (and Lagos) would also go that they realized that "keeping Nigeria one was a task that must be done". 4 Likes |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by Vivere: 9:11pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: Name calling is not going to help your case. T9ksy and logica have done a great job of refuting your allegations. Now go and play with your toys in the backyard. 2 Likes |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 10:34pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
logica: Awo was definitely a Danite just that events kept casting him in a light whereby many Igbos thought he hated Igbos when infact he didn't hate them or anybody. Ojukwu himself called him a hero, and Nzeogwu and co picked him to be president. You don't get all that if u r not a great man. You are funny. Do you know any regular people who analyze things like that? All the average man heard (and I'm sure what headlines said) was that Awo said Yorubas would secede if Biafra seceded. Maybe he forgot headline writers and most people are not lawyers, like himself. I beg to differ. The North was not planning to secede at all because by then it was already known that there was trillions of dollars in Niger Delta in the form of oil. That was also a major part of what the war was about: oil. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 11:07pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
Vivere: Mumu, if u can't think at least look at body language. Awo contradicted many things Ojukwu said, not once did he contradict him when.he said.he released him from prison. THIS WILL BE THE.LAST WORD ON THIS. If u don't get it by now you never will. EDITORIAL Ojukwu Released Awolowo From Calabar Jail. QED By Republic Reporters New York2014/09/24 10:40 PM Mr. Okonkwo troubled by multiple argument fort and back, pointedly asked Ojukwu. Ojukwu's response was that, he indeed released Awolowo from Calabar Prison house. Hear Ojukwu speak for himself: “We’ve said this over and over again, so many times, and people don’t understand; they don’t want to actually. If you remember, I released Awolowo from jail. Even that, some people are beginning to contest as well. Awo was in jail in Calabar. Gowon knows and the whole of the federal establishment knows that at no point was Gowon in charge of the East. The East took orders from me. Now, how could Gowon have released Awolowo who was in Calabar?" |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by Vivere: 11:13pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: You are the real mumu. Ojukwu was playing to the gallery as usual. And you believed his propaganda. Pity. WetinConsignMe you need to be smarter than this. omonnakoda: 1 Like |
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