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Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by johnjose68: 7:04pm On Sep 08, 2018 |
I had the privilege of attending some meetings of the Yoruba and Igbo Leaders. I was not a leader but a youth who knew how to wash his hands. At one of those meetings in Owerri, I think in 1989, I think, I listened to Uncle Bola Ige and other Yoruba Leaders take the likes of Mbakwe, R. B. Okafor and others to the cleaners when the Igbo said the Yoruba were betrayers, citing that Chief Obafemi Awolowo led them into secession with a promise that if the Igbo left Nigeria, the Yoruba would follow suit. They accused him of not following up on his promise. Trust Uncle Bola Ige! He pointed to Chief Mbakwe and said, "you were there in the meeting between Awolowo and Ojukwu as I was. Is that statement correct?".He turned to two other Igbo and two Yoruba Leaders who were at that meeting and asked the same question, saying he had transcripts of the meeting between Awolowo and Ojukwu. They kept quiet while the Yoruba Leaders affirmed that Awolowo never promised to follow the East into secession. What he said was that if the Igbo were "driven" out of Nigeria the Yoruba would take it seriously and reassess their own position. Igbo Leaders DID NOT CONTEST this version. Then Chief Bola Ige threw in the clincher! "Who are you to accuse the Yoruba of betrayal?" he roared, and continued: 1. At Independence Awolowo offered a joint government between the NCNC and AG, with Zik as Prime Minister and Awo as Finance Minister. Awo and Zik "were still negotiating" when it was announced that Zik would be President in a coalition with NPC of the North. The East then collaborated in destroying the West and sending Awolowo and his leutenants to jail! 2. What of the 1965 elections which the West and the East agreed to boycott? We met all night and reached agreement about 3am on the day of the election. In the morning, while the Yoruba boycotted the election, the Igbo went to vote 3. After the 1979 elections Yoruba (UPN) and Igbo (APP?) Leaders were still at the negotiating table for a coalition when to their surprise, an announcement was heard that the Igbo (APP) had agreed to a coalition with the North (NPN) 4. After the 1983 elections, 1979 repeated itself. Not giving up, Awolowo reached out to Azikiwe again for cooperation. Talks started and they met in Benin where Awo pleaded passionately that only a collaboration between The Igbo and the Yoruba could save Nigeria. They didn't reach agreement but promised to meet again. Before the next meeting, the Igbo had again teamed up with the North, Uncle Bola paused and then continued "we can go on and on. So how dare you accuse the Yoruba of betrayal? How many Igbo have been killed in Lagos, Ibadan, Akure, Oshogbo (he mentioned other Yoruba towns)? You have your businesses in the West and went to Western schools. Yet you count the Yoruba as your enemy. It's your choice. If you want to be slaves for ever, we can't help you." I had never been so scared in my life. I thought the roof was going to fall. There was a pin drop silence and no Igbo dared interrupt Uncle Bola Ige because he was telling the truth. The Yoruba Leaders ended the meeting at that point and left. I hope Chief C. O. Adebayo's memoirs will give more details of those exchanges. Now to make three points from all this: A. The Yoruba have been stretching their hand across the Niger for a handshake for a long time. The Igbo refused to take it for a long time. B. Many Igbo Leaders of the 70s, 80s and 90s deliberately perpetrated the legend of Awolowo's role betraying them into the civil war and his role in prosecuting the war, to rally the Igbo population behind themselves. The Igbo agreed on Yoruba hatred than on any other issue. So it was the fabric that held them together for a long time. C. Time heals all things. Many Igbo reading this will be hearing for the first time that their leaders of old knew for a truth that Awolowo did not break his word to Ojukwu as alleged. And to think of it, EVEN IF OUR PARENTS QUARRELLED, SHOULD WE THE NEW GENERATION CONTINUE THE SAME WAY?. ITS TIME TO COME TOGETHER AND MAKE THE HANDSHAKE ACROSS THE NIGER WORK FOR THE SAKE OF OUR PEOPLES AND NIGERIA 13 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by Nobody: 7:07pm On Sep 08, 2018 |
what has BUHAri done about dis?? NOTHING ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by dingbang(m): 7:09pm On Sep 08, 2018 |
As for me I don't have any hatred for any tribe in Nigeria. As youths we need to forget the wrongs of our fathers and focus on how to make Nigeria united. Even as I am chatting right now, I am even housing a stranded Yoruba person in my house and we are living as brothers. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by frankdoz22: 7:14pm On Sep 08, 2018 |
Afonja Muslim are disgusting! Humanity wouldn't want to live with such wird things! 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by Nightmareo07: 7:23pm On Sep 08, 2018 |
dingbang: IGBOS don't hate yorubas , YORUBAS are the one who hate IGBOS. 10 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by Printerscanner: 7:34pm On Sep 08, 2018 |
frankdoz22: I am Yoruba. I am also a Muslim. I am very proud that I am your life problem. I am also very happy that you have developed hypertension, just thinking about me. I am particularly very glad that the though of me is driving you fast to your grave just as it did to your forefathers. 17 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by Nobody: 7:43pm On Sep 08, 2018 |
Seriously this God forsaken yorubers have no damn shame. why do they derive joy from recycling lies? The is the FIFTH time am seeing this filth of a post. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by Ganzagangan: 7:46pm On Sep 08, 2018 |
Yanmirri side of the story. 1 Like |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by frankdoz22: 7:48pm On Sep 08, 2018 |
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Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by Sprumbabafather: 7:50pm On Sep 08, 2018 |
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Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by Ndonu101: 8:09pm On Sep 08, 2018 |
still cant get my head round this rivalry |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by Chemcrown: 8:36pm On Sep 08, 2018 |
Tushkito: And you will do well in revealing the truth. 1 Like |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by mangoman00: 8:36pm On Sep 08, 2018 |
Igbos don't hate Yorubas and Yorubas don't hate the igbos but those agents of devil want to plant it among us. |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by seanfer(m): 8:52pm On Sep 08, 2018 |
Instead of saying Yorubas are turning the history... It would be better if we can read the Igbo parts also with facts, Dates and events... 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by Occurstaem(m): 8:10pm On May 01, 2023 |
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Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by Bigcowhorn: 7:34am On May 05, 2023 |
johnjose68: Hmmmm if truly you were a youth that year you don old by now but no wahala we go still paly ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 Share
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Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by Odogwuzack: 7:44am On May 05, 2023 |
Igbos are the reason why Nigeria is where it is today. They always refused alliance with the west and form alliance with the North because they think they can always outsmart the North ( because they are largely illiterates) so that they can dominate every sector of the country. Their miscalculation backfired and they still put the blames on the Yorubas. They are deeply envious and bitter because of the progress Yorubas have made in politics. 7 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by flokii: 7:53am On May 05, 2023 |
Awolowo's mistake was trusting Azikiwe and considering him as friend instead of the enemy that he is.. thank God he had the wisdom of halting his Igbo domination agenda of the entire South else Yorubas would have been enslaved by another ethnic group right inside Nigeria. I'm glad our people are now opening arms to core North over the betrayers in our backyard. The day I saw an old Igbo man doing rankadede to a small Hausa guy, I knew it had to be complex issue. They told our people that North hates us but went behind to form alliance with same North pitching Yorubas in opposition since Independence. When a genuine Yoruba man M.K.O Abiola won election, they fought tooth and nail to make sure his election was annuled. We are wiser now. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by Odogwuzack: 7:57am On May 05, 2023 |
My own is, let them go to Hell! Yorubas have tolerated their insults enough! 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by Odogwuzack: 8:01am On May 05, 2023 |
flokii: Well said. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by WorldRichest: 8:26am On May 05, 2023 |
When Igbos killed Yoruba and Hausa leaders in 19666, were they expecting hugs and kisses from us? 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by updatechange(m): 8:35am On May 05, 2023 |
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Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by tamdun: 8:36am On May 05, 2023 |
Seriously this God forsaken yorubers have no damn shame. why do they derive joy from recycling lies?U people like pointing fingers but when they show u the genesis of Ur problem,y'all play the victim card,the days of bullying people/gaslighting is over,say whatever u want,we will repeat this history over and over again 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by mrvitalis(m): 8:39am On May 05, 2023 |
mangoman00:And yet Yorubas have never vote an Igbo man ? Lol |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by mrvitalis(m): 8:41am On May 05, 2023 |
Odogwuzack:Allaince with west ? Have yorubas voted an Igbo man before? Igbos can say they gave abiola 45% vote even when his opponent had an Igbo vice Igbos can say they voted OBJ Name one thing Yorubas have done for Igbos I dare you |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by mrvitalis(m): 8:46am On May 05, 2023 |
flokii:Lol awolowo trusted zik ...you guys are funny Awolowo hated zik from day one ....how can you remove ziks friends as alafin simply because he was ziks friend Used tribalism to erode ziks party majority in western region Then few years later wants to form allaince with zik and expect zik to trust him ? If awolowo was good why didn't north trust him North has always been Igbo best ally in Nigeria .... I'm happy Yorubas hate for Igbos is now widely known |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by ProphetM0hammad: 8:47am On May 05, 2023 |
Nightmareo07: Rather it's the ibos who hate themselves 6 Likes |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by mrvitalis(m): 8:48am On May 05, 2023 |
tamdun:Genesis of the problem between zik and awolowo didn't start in 1959 like u want us o believe but 1955 when awolowo removed alafin simply because he was ziks friend How can you do that n want to form alliance with zik 4 years later Igbos rather form alliance with a straight forward enemy than a pretentious friend |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by mrvitalis(m): 8:49am On May 05, 2023 |
ProphetM0hammad:Igbos hate themselves n are tribalistic/ clanish? Pick one they can't be both |
Re: Historical Perspective Of Hatred Between Yoruba And Igbo by tamdun: 8:50am On May 05, 2023 |
mrvitalis:Obi wọn Lagos... 2 Likes |
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