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Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by logica(m): 11:13pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe:This may lead to a long line of argument; but Ojukwu was being sarcastic; and please stop repeating the lie Ifeajuna sold to Ademoyega. WetinConsignMe:Apart from Awolowo being an erudite speaker, his actions clearly showed he was not in support of secession; rather in negotiation to prevent war. He had tried talking to Ojukwu only to learn about the push to Lagos; and he quickly beat a retreat. Ojukwu should've worked towards a confederation arrangement, rather than try to secede and get outsmarted politically by the Federal Government (an example being the creation of 12 states which immediately created cracks within the Biafran ranks). Now you said it yourself - Awolowo was not a regular person. You do not go listening to an "irregular" person with regular ears. Capisce? Also, it takes clear and calm minds to form plans when millions of lives are at stake. From this tiny gaffe by Ojukwu, I can imagine the gargantuan ones that naturally followed. Granted, he was under a lot of pressure, but to miss the tiny nuance of a message, and then fail to listen to the voice of reason? WetinConsignMe:Please read more about Nigerian History; especially about the Counter Coup of July 1966. After the July 1966 coup and the Northerners had power, they did not even have a clue where to take the country! They had to consult with the British through the High Commission before actually deciding. The (Muslim) North was initially not driven by the quest for oil; but were simply unhappy being in the same country as Easterners. Recall that even the Sardauna (along with Awolowo) were not so enthusiastic about keeping the Nigerian structure during the push for independence - it took Nnamdi Azikiwe to convince them. Here is a thread where this was mentioned (not properly discussed in my opinion). https://www.nairaland.com/3169093/murtala-leader-july-1966-mutiny I quote what Gowon was said to have asked Murtala here: Gowon rhetorically asked Murtala how he intended to pay his soldiers wages reminding him that all the money is in Lagos. And Domkat Bali: The Christian minority officers like Domkat Bali were also not interested in having northern Nigeria seccede as they felt that they will be dominated by the Hausa fulanis. You need to have a full understanding of the complexity of the country you find yourself before you can appreciate that it requires complex solutions. 3 Likes |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 11:49pm On Oct 12, 2017 |
Vivere: "Mumu" is descriptive, it is not name calling ![]() They have refuted nothing. Quite the opposite. I have proved: 1) Only Ojukwu could have released Awo because he had custody of him and he never took orders from Gowon. 2) Awo's words led to the general understanding that he promised to make Yorubas secede if Biafra seceded. QED |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by logica(m): 12:05am On Oct 13, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe:Wrong. ![]() 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 12:07am On Oct 13, 2017 |
logica: It need not lead to any argument. Here is the rest of Ojukwu's quote. He defintely was not being sarcastic: "... Don’t forget that the political purpose of the coup, the Ifeajuna coup that began all this, was to hand power over to Awo. We young men respected him a great deal. He was a hero. I thought he was a hero and certainly I received him when I was governor. We talked and he was very vehement when he saw our complaints and he said that if the Igbos were forced out by Nigeria that he would take the Yorubas out also. I don’t know what anybody makes of that statement but it is simple." The fact that they were planning to make Awo president was contained in the actual speech Ifeajuna was to deliver to the nation. It is a fact not hearsay. You r confusing 60's with 50's. Believe me by then they knew there was oil and they were not about to let it go |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 12:36am On Oct 13, 2017 |
logica: "Be careful what u say as a public figure, people don't analyze words like lawyers, and newspapers sensationalize things" That should be your policy. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by diadem10: 12:49am On Oct 13, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: You're unintelligent! Are you forgetting your ancestor, Zik joined Yoruba into 1 Nigeria against Awolowo cries? How is stating that Yoruba would secede if Nigeria grants Biafra secession equating to promising to join Ojuwkwu in his quest for secession? If your brain can't work it out, let me spell it out to you.. Awolowo simply means if Nigeria govt grant secession to Ojukwu, they should count Yoruba out as well because Ibo joined us into 1 Nigeria hence, we're either in the shite together or out. It didn't mean Awolowo would fight with Ojukwu in his stupid quest. Awolowo's statement was directed to the government, not Ojukwu nor Ibo. And nope, Ojukwu never released Awolowo. He was released by Gowon who immediately flew him to his house. He didn't even get to change into a dress. 3 Likes |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 1:09am On Oct 13, 2017 |
diadem10: Mumu, did you see articles posted where experts were giving reasons why Awo COULD NOT secede. Even Ojukwu said he told him they were constantly on his trail and monitoring his movements. Do you really believe Awo would not secede from the North if he could? HE COULD NOT. Only u now believe Gowon released Awo from Calabar. Everybody else now know only Ojukwu could have done that. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by diadem10: 1:22am On Oct 13, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: Dummy, the fact is Awolowo wasn't planning any secession in the first place hence I wonder what stupid analysis you keep spouting about.. The man was just out of the prison and needed his peace first and foremost. He only made a fact known to the government that Yoruba will also leave "per adventure" the govt grants the Ibo secession! Check the word "per adventure". I think the hausa govt understood him well unlike clogged-brain Ibos. Well, Gowon stated that he released Awolowo. How come he was flown to Gowon's house as soon as he was out of the prison. The only Yoruba Ojukwu released was Banjo, not Awolowo. It's only a dead brained eediot that would think Awolowo was relaesed by Ojukwu. It's no surprisng though considering the several propaganda brandished by your lying uncles and recently, Kanu. 4 Likes |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 2:03am On Oct 13, 2017 |
diadem10: Here are Awo's words again. Honestly tell me if this sounds like someone who would.not secede from the North if he could. Be totally honest. Aluko: 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: 2:20am On Oct 13, 2017 |
diadem10: A lie. He was not flown to Gowon's house. Google it. But it doesn't matter, once he was.released he could.be flown anywhere. And only Ojukwu could have released him. But Gowon could have re-jailed him or not given him full pardon. In that sense he also released him. Here again are some reasons why Awo COULD.NOT secede. Note the word SUICIDAL: 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...' 1 Like |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 3:13am On Oct 13, 2017 |
T9ksy: Prophet Mohammed left Medina with a rag-tag, untrained, ill-equipped group of men to go and attack the army of a country. BUT on the way people joined him and by the time he got to Mecca he had such overwhelming army that Mecca simply surrendered. Fidel Castro did same. Che Guevera, many other revolutionaries overthrew a government with a rag-tag group of people. Even Charles Taylor here in Africa. So just because it did not work for Ojukwu does not mean it is not possible. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 6:34am On Oct 13, 2017 |
This is from "America's secret files on Ojukwu" Note the bolded.(Shows the general/public impression of what Awo said would happen if Biafra seceded) ...On the other hand, Strong continued: “AG (Action Group) activists and the man in the street are convinced Awolowo made the statement under duress…They say Awolowo’s true position was indicated in the Leaders of Thought resolution in May, which said if any region seceded or forced out, the West would automatically become independent. The activists feel that Awolowo missed the opportunity to bring the present conflict to close by coming to Ibadan and make a Western Declaration of Independence speech supported by Victor Banjo and his National Liberation Army.” Mr Strong provided another dimension. “Since ‘there are no secrets in Yorubaland,’ it is very likely Awolowo was aware of coup talk here and issued the statement to forestall Western coup attempt and try and keep the tenuous peace in the West,” he wrote. On the night of 11 August, Mr Smallwood, British Deputy High Commissioner, came to inform his American counterpart that “decision has been taken by a group of AG activists to support efforts to stage a Midwest type coup here in the West. Timing uncertain but could happen anytime from 12th. Planners supposedly do not include top members of AG hierarchy, but certain young activists who hope to present AG leaders with fait accompli consistent with their own sympathies.” T9ksy, diadem10, logica, vivere, Dedetwo, CeterisXVII lawani, omonnakoda, oladeebo omenka omenkalives alcatraz005 t9ksy, zenmaster |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 6:47am On Oct 13, 2017 |
This is from "America's secret files on Ojukwu" Why Ojukwu Killed Banjo, Ifeajuna and Others In the most detailed revelation yet, Ojukwu said he killed Victor Banjo, Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Philip Alale, Sam I. Agbam because they wanted to remove him, remove Gowon and install Chief Obafemi Awolowo as the Prime Minister. In a secret document cabled to the Defence Intelligence Agency in Washington, the US military and defence attachés in the Nigeria reported that based on available information at the time (3 August 1967), “in the long run Njoku will unseat Ojukwu.” In a chat with the American consul, Bob Barnard, in Enugu three days after the executions, Ojukwu said: “The plotters intended to take Brigadier Hillary Njoku, the head of Biafran Army, into custody and bring him to the State House under heavy armed guard, ostensibly to demand of him that Njoku be relieved of the command on the grounds of incompetence. Once inside the State House, Njoku’s guards would be used against him (Ojukwu). Ifeajuna would then declare himself acting Governor and offer ceasefire on Gowon’s terms. Banjo would go to the West and replace Brigadier Yinka Adebayo, the military governor of Western Region. Next, Gowon would be removed and Awolowo declared Prime Minister of Reunited Federation.” Ojukwu continued: “Victor Banjo, Ifeajuna and others kept in touch with co-conspirators in Lagos via British Deputy High Commission’s facilities in Benin.” When the American consul asked Ojukwu for evidence, Ojukwu replied: “Banjo is a very meticulous man, who kept records and notes of everything he did. The mistake of the plotters was they talked too much, their moves too conspicuous and they made notes which came into my hands. As a result, the conspirators came under surveillance from the early stages of the plot’s existence. Their plans then became known and confirmed by subsequent events.” In another document, Major (Dr.) Okonkwo, whom Ojukwu appointed as military administrator of the Midwest, said he and Ojukwu participated in court-martialling Banjo in Enugu on 22 September 1967 and Banjo “freely admitted in his testimony that a group of Yorubas on both sides of the battle were plotting together to take over Lagos and Enugu governments and unite Nigeria under Chief Awolowo. Gowon, Ojukwu and Okonkwo were to be eliminated. Gowon was to have been killed by Yoruba officers in the Federal Army.” He added that when arrested on the night of 19 September, Banjo offered no resistance because he said then it was too late to stop the affair and the plot was already in motion. His role, Banjo said, was already accomplished. “As far as is known, Banjo died without revealing the names of his collaborators in Lagos,” Okonkwo said. T9ksy, diadem10, logica, vivere, Dedetwo, CeterisXVII lawani, omonnakoda oladeebo omenka omenkalives alcatraz005 t9ksy |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by logica(m): 7:16am On Oct 13, 2017 |
Guy, I'm.stating the obvious but something is wrong with you. We have read from the actual transcript of Awolowo's speech yet you keeping spamming the thread with secondary sources of information. Na wa o! |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 9:01am On Oct 13, 2017 |
logica: Mumu, it is proof of the general/public impression of what Awo said would happen if Biafra seceded. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by T9ksy(m): 12:18pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: And who were the people following Ojukwu's BLF? No one. In fact, the mid-west people went into the bush to harass his occupational force whilst the yorubas quickly rallied round their boys to stop him at Ore. It might have been possible had Ojukwu went north to avenge the death of his people at the hands of the hausa/fulanis who incidentally, had been killing the ibos long before independence but stepped it up a notch after ibos soldiers had killed their GOD in a horrific manner and then went for the jugular after their own successful counter coup. But smart(sic!) Ojukwu decided to go looking for northerners to kill in yorubaland. 1 Like |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by T9ksy(m): 12:37pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: Where is the flippin' EVIDENCE that came into Ojukwu's hands? You guys are very good at relying on "word of mouth" evidences. Same way the Jan. 15th coupist were going to force Awo out of prison and make him the PM, whether he likes it or not. Same way, Awo and his close associates were jailed in 1962/63 for treason. Same way, zik claimed he won the regional govt election in western nigeria in 1951. Meanwhile, past experiences has lent credence to the FACT that INTEGRITY is an alien concept in your culture. 1 Like |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by lawani: 1:57pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe:Did Awo promise to give lagos to invading Igbos? because ojukwu's letter via Banjo made mention of that. Then What you can say is that ojukwu was obliged to free Awo because Awo never committed any crime against the Eastern Region. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 2:34pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
T9ksy: It is called PREPONDERANCE of circumstantial evidence and eye witnesses Awo's own secretary/biographer said they had a copy of Ifeajuna's speech to that effect. Google it. Zik's party did win majority in the western hose. Google that too. In every tribe there are people with integrity and people without. See individuals for what they are. Try to stop seeing them through tribe or it will cloud your judgement and confirm your mumu. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 2:42pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
lawani: Ojukwu was relying on Awo to do far more than Awo was ever capable of doing. Northern soldiers surrounding Awo had their eyes on him as he had already telegraphed Yorubas would secede if Biafra did, as they understood it. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by lawani: 2:52pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe:Ojukwu had no business invading the midwest or the west that were tactically supporting Biafra. That is the issue. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 3:53pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
T9ksy: That's what Ojukwu was counting on and probably the basis of his pre-war boasting. He was also counting on Awo doing something. Unfortunately for him none of that panned out at all. But it could have. It just didn't in his particular case. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 3:59pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
lawani: He did not mean it as an invasion. It was.meant to turn into a mass movement of people heading to Lagos. Remember they dropped leaflets in Lagos urging the people to topple Gowon. He overestimated the popularity of his cause. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by T9ksy(m): 4:33pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: "The taste of the pudding is in the eating" Until you and your fellow liar mofos can present us with election result which shows conclusively that NCNC won the election in question, all na wash. |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by WetinConsignMe: 5:31pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
T9ksy: Many prominent people, including non-Igbos, have been saying it, including very recently. I think what happened was, if u count all non-AG, whom NCNC claimed were actually their members, then NCNC won. "Apart from Mbu, the late Dr. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe said in his autobiography, Rebirth Of A Nation, that Dr. Azikiwe contested and won the general elections in 1951 into the Western House of Assembly and that Chief Awolowo got some elected members to cross carpet from the NCNC to his AG side." |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by Vivere: 9:53pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
diadem10:Guy, Nigerian govt NEVER granted secession to Ojukwu. Instead, they fought to keep Ojukwu's region within the federation. And since there was NO secession, how would Awo's words have come to pass?? |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by Vivere: 9:55pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: Relying on Awo?? What kind of reliance?? The same Awo begged Ojukwu not to secede. 1 Like |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by diadem10: 9:58pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: Will you shut it? How is stating the West would secede if the eastern counterpart leaves equates to wanting to join Ojukwu in his quest for secession? Abegi, swerve if you've got no brain to use. 3 Likes |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by diadem10: 10:00pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
Vivere: Awolowo meant that if Biafra was granted secession, then we would be out because the East joined us into Nigeria. Understood? |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by Vivere: 10:01pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: Did the entire Yoruba nation ever buy into Ojukwu's Biafra agenda? When was this done? When did they agree to contribute men, materials, resources, and ammunition to join Ojukwu's band of merry, misguided soldiers known as the Biafra Liberation Force? Provide the minutes of the meeting. Obviously the idea that Prophet Mohammed's kind of mass mobilisation tactics would be replicated in the South west was a figment of Ojukwu's poor imagination. 1 Like |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by diadem10: 10:05pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: Like they were turning mass movement in the midwest by attacking them? Shameless revisionist. 2 Likes |
Re: Olayinka Omigbodun, Victor Banjo’s Daughter: Ojukwu Betrayed My Dad, Killed Him by Vivere: 10:50pm On Oct 13, 2017 |
WetinConsignMe: So you assumed that the same way Prophet Mohammed got a huge following on his way to Mecca, is the same way Yorubas would have tagged along with Ojukwu's Biafra Liberation Army, in the '60s. Such an assumption never materialised, because the Yoruba were far more astute than Ojukwu gave them credit for. |
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