Let me get this clear. The war broke out because gowon refused to honour the Aburi accord, and some people are blaming Ojukwu for the war? Where is the sense in that? Is it Ojukwu fault that he outsmarted gowon and went for the meeting prepared? Havent they hear of the saying ' failed to prepare, and be prepared to fail'!... Ojukwu simply did what he had to do!! Every reasonable father will always defend his household, no matter the consequences!!!! Gowon is simply a genocidal war criminal and needs to apologise to the millions of children which he starved by cutting out the food and aid supply. If not karma will definitely follow him and his generations to come. I have never seen a war where opposition intentionally cut off aid supply to the vulnerable!! And as for American and British role in the war, so despicable!!
@Willi Collins I often wonder same. But from what I have read the Bianfran Army were actually having good success in pushing the Nigerian army backwards. This was why they resorted in using starvation as a weapon of war and proceeded to close all borders in the Eastern region.
Yes in a fight bitting is allowed ojukwu failed to offer oil and gas to his allies and some of his allies went and fought for the zoo and the war never ended till today am not in support of the starvation shall they'll still pay the price both local and international countries. And now NMK is at work he'll finish what he started by the special grace of God Amen
@@chucksudensi8273 All is fair in war. The USA used the Atomic bomb to level Hiroshima. Ask the US today,they feel their actions were justified in order to bring Japan to surrender. Same thing with the Starvation strategy of the Nigerian Government during the Civil war. As your leaders Ojukwu and co did not see the need to give up a war they were never equipped to fight,the Nigerian Army had to teach the Biafrauds lessons. If you people like start another war,the same war your Gucci and Fendi wearing Supreme leader Nnamdi Kanu is deceiving all you Igbos.
@chucksudensi8273 It seems you believed the lies your father told you. Open your eyes and find out what really happened. You will know why no other tribe in naija supported Ojukwu in his greed.
At all times I listened to our national issues and history , I become more proud to be an Igbo. I just have this feeling of braveness within me. I don't know why
Not only did Gowon not obey Aburu accord, Nigeria fired the first bullet that started the war. He abandoned his pregnant Igbo fiance, Ms. Edith Okogwu in Germany where he sent her and married his present wife , Victoria. Denied paternity of his son ,till Ms Okogwu, who later became a bank manager took him to court in the early 90s. That's his first son ,that went to jail in America for trafficking drugs and was later released. Now married to an Edo woman. Ms. Okogwu, allegedly died of cancer and is no more.
@@olatunjiawofeso4794 another wrong insinuation lies, who were there if there was an attack, his enemies not the civilians to drive them away from that area because he had a deal with Awolowo unknown to him he will be bought over by Gowon.
I am Yoruba, and i think the marginalisation of the Igbo is rather foolish. It is in no way to the benefit of Nigeria. It is akin to cutting of your nose to spite your face. Nigeria is considerably weaker with a marginalised Igbo. Either we reconciliate with the Igbo or we are not serious about the future of Nigeria.
Can't just understand it, you rejected Aburi declaration because it means Nigeria disintegration and you Philip Asiodu comes with another proposal that has decree No 8 which will also lead to Nigeria disintegration even within 3 months if the biafrans had agreed, then what was the fight since the two proposals were for disintegration?
That's the liars they tell inside the historical event to make it look like Ojukwu started the war, but did you hear him said; they came back from Aburi & gowon refused to abide by the aburi agreements. Then, if gowon or northerners can uphold an agreement, how then can we be a unite ? That's the question till this very day, today.
No Aburi was about confederation something akin to what the supporters of restructuring are campaigning for today; whereas the decree #8 pushed by Asiodu and his co-travelers would have resulted in outright breakup of Nigeria in short order. How I wish the decree #8 would have been adopted. We wouldn’t have been in this mess.
@@worldcitizen8405 You sounded like if the hausafulanis or the northerners had some serious loving kindness towards so called "minorities" which are not there brother in anyway & are not even in there region. Does this excuse made any single sense ?
@@christopherokanlawonfamosa2904 Rwanda didn't just move to the position you claim without a definite efforts at reconciliation, truth and equity. As long as the the mindset remains that of vengeance and conquest, you will merely, be toying with unification and progress. It's not easy to just expect that people's experience be swept under the carpet just because you wished it to be and whilst glaring inequity and injustice persists. Okay?
He that do not know when to retreat will follow the dead body to the grave , and the over 2 million people that lost their life was because of people like MNK and his leading the blind to the cliff , history is what shapes the future and those that do not learn will repeat the mistakes made in the past .
@Alfred Christopher it's so fun you said this and your name is Alfred Christopher , even the meaning of your name you do not know , only war and hate is in your mind
I didn't hear him say Ojukwu declared war against Nigeria and tried to annex Lagos into Biafra. I rather heard him saying Ojukwu insisted in two things: 1st: That Gowon must step down for a Yoruba man who was top in the Army Hierarchy to rule; 2nd: Confederation rather than Unitary system which the Pam-Sec advised Gowon against. Belgium, Canada & Switzerland are countries with confederation system. Is Nigeria with the current Unitary System better than them?
1. Ojukwu idn't strt the war because he wanted a Yoruba man to lead, he did it selfishly. 2. The Igbos under Ironsi with the help of Igbo top lawyers and politicians gave us Unitary system, everyone opposed it except the Igbos.
@@johninyang7221 Their nightmare is their inability to stop Nigerian youths from asking questions, why Nigeria is not working. APC and PDP are already getting the head from the resilient OBIdients
Mr. Phillip Asiodu, Sir, with all due respect, if you were Ojukwu, who lost over 300 Igbo officers during the counter coup, and over a hundred thousand Igbos to the pogroms, would you go to the Aburi Accord to go shake hands with the killers? Would you not go there ready to negotiate something that would guarantee the survival of your people, and would you not have insisted on regional autonomy? It is a shame how you all keep trying to blame the Igbos for your selfishness and bad judgment. The Yorubas say Igbos were to blame for everything that is bad in Nigeria but the ideas Igbos were begging you to support are the ones everyone is now dying to get. Yet Igbos are terrible, and they don’t know how to govern themselves
Are you telling us that Gowon brought a decree which could have disintegrated Nigeria in three months, yet he rejected the Aburi Accord? This man is lying.
The man Phillips Asiodu accepted he's the one who advised Gowon to trash the Aburi Accord because Ojukwu went to the meeting with the "Best Brain" at their time.
Mr Asiod, l congratulate and thank you, for shining the light of truth on the circumstances of Aburi, Ghana, conference of 1966, between Ojukwu and Gowan. Even if it was an inadvertent slip up, on your part. Now we know, Ojukwu was right all along and Gowan was and still is the one lying about the whole thing, even, well into old age. It is clear now, that Gowan and his Nigerian contingents had accepted and signed for lose confederation, in Aburi, in which there was to be a weakened federal government, and greater autonomy to the regions. Ironically, today, everybody is now begging for what Ojukwu had asked for 53 years ago. In characteristic Nigerian style, Gowan went back to Lagos reneged and lied about the whole thing. Which essentially could have averted the civil war, and the needless blood shed. You have done well to vindicate, validate and exonerate Ojukwu's claim and position.
Wise Mann what did we miss - his statement that Ojukwu’s refusal of decree #8 was what led to the war? Couldn’t he have said that Gowon’s and Nigeria’s withdrawal from the Aburi accord led to the war? Or that Nigeria would have been a strong and viable country today if Solomon Akenzua and the Yoruba technocrats had advised Gowon right and Nigeria had kept that accord? Why did he have to twist the truth to bring in a decree that essentially ceded all power to the center, which was implemented over Ojukwu’s refusal anyways? That they did what they wanted and got the result they got is now being twisted around to say had (the Igbos through) Ojukwu assented to their wish, Nigeria would have dissolved naturally. The decree was implemented without Ojukwu’s assent so why did Nigeria not turn out the way he said? He was being a true Yoruba chameleon with Yoruba classic double talk. This is why Yorubas and Igbos can never work together as a united front.
Ojukwu said according to this man that a yoruba man Ogundikpe should take over government as the most senior army officer just to tell you how democrats igbos were. But still they are being hated
adisaoloko Asking the highest ranking Nigerian soldier at the time to take over government from a Lt colonel is your definition of fox and selfish? There’s no mending of your vile and polluted mindset. Yoruba will be Yoruba. Nemesis only can judge as it is judging now
@@adisaoloko IF Yoruba is weak, how is it Ojukwu's problem? The same Ogundipe who chickened out from succeeding Ironsi, accepted to become Nigeria's High Commissioner in UK. How could you accept - morally and ethically - to become a "political house servant" to Gowon whom you were above, both in age and rank? Ogundipe -and enitre Yoruba Military - were moral cowards.
Asiodu knows he was lieing. Gowon went to Aburi with his best, including Enahoro, and Adetokunbo Ademola the then CJN, while Ojukwu went with his best too ie Mbanefo and Udoji wtc. But you know, when the chips are down, we know who get position through political appointment, and those who know their onions.
Philip Asiodu says, 'If we go back to education we have a genuine sense of healing.. ' Too little too late for that. BOKO HARAM means western education is forbidden. The DISINTEGRATION of Nigeria is the only answer.
What he narrated here was at best half truth and half lies. First,How could he say the Fed govt lead by Gowon were not prepared for a conference of such magnitude,significance and as important as the Aburi Conference. This was a conference both sides ( Nigeria/Biafra ) govts were fully aware of,notified and were given enough time to prepare. Therefore, to say the Fed govt under Gowon weren't prepared is highly disingenuous or at least the height of both ignorance and incompetence on their part. Even though he accepted that Gowon reneged on the Aburi accord but to state that they were ill prepared is not only to defend the indefensible but it is also to stand logic and truth on its head. Secondly,He stated that Gowon accepting Aburi accord would amount to Nigeria disintegration. May I ask how could confederacy amounts to disintegration? By the way,Why did he failed to detail the content of Aburi accord.Yet,emphasized that Aburi accord allowed each region to have their own separate regional armed forces, which is nothing but a barefaced lie. Bcos General Ankra of Ghana who seeks to broker peace between Nigeria and Biafra wouldn't have made such divisive suggestion. Moreover, no matter how dumb,daft and ill prepared Gowon and his delegation are they'll would've vividly understood such anti peaceful policy and reject it immediately at that conference.. Furthermore, He said has Ojukwu accepted degree NO 8 that things would've turned out differently. Ironically, he once again failed to detail the content of the so called degree NO 8..Consequently, he couldn't give a clear answers as to why the Fed gov't reneged on the implementation of the 3Rs promised and pronounced by the fed gov't. If they could renege on the 3Rs they promised and pronounced,How much more keeping to the implementation of the Aburi accord proposed by an external power. However, instead of accepting that the only way to heal the wounds of that unprovoked and unwarranted genocidal Biafra war against Biafrans is the full implementation of the 3Rs, he deceitfully suggested education for all in order to eliminate mediocrity for merits. What has education for all got to do with the healing of the wounds as a result of the genocide committed against innocent and defenceless Biafrans by the murderous and anti Biafra Fed govt of Gowon controlled by Fulani Oligarchy. As if there's shortage or lack of well educated individuals in every regions of Nigeria. The problem of Nigeria is the mediocrity, tribalism, nepotism and ethnic hegemony unleashed on other Nigerian regions by the Fulani oligarchy. Regrettably, Nigeria is filled with deceitful and timid Northern slaves masquerading as Southern Nigeria political leaders whom out of cowardice, petty jealousy, seige mentality, selfish political interest,corruption and inferiority complex have refused to stand up courageously and fight for their rights against injustice, marginalization and both political and economic dominance of the Fulani oligarchy. With people like these elders the Fulani oligarchy will continue to enslave Nigeria.whilst,Nigeria remains on rapid decline. Thank God for Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB and true Biafrans in general. Biafra must be restored in our lifetime. ON BIAFRA WE STAND !!
Emeka Eric Adonis Ogbo m, You said it all. Yorubas continue to indulge in hide and seek to advance their individual agenda, and refuse to take blame for nothing bad. It is the division in Yorubaland that they have extended to the rest of the south and middle belt. For every well-meaning Yoruba, there are twenty one with their own personal agenda and interests, and they will never blame themselves for nothing. It is their ostentatious life style from stolen wealth that has corrupted Nigeria to death. We are waiting for the Grand Burial Ceremony, after which “we shall know the male amongst two tortoises.” Long Live Biafra!!!
@@emekaericadonis3782 before you spew everything you spewed out of your mouth, how did the biafra war started???, what led to it, what caused the regional crisis, Nnamdi kanu wouldn't tell you guys the full details of what happened, igbo man terminated a democratic government that was in its earliest stage, terminated it out of his greed which is common with you so called biafrans, as a result of the killing of the prime minister who was a northerner, he killed the man, forcefully removed power from the region as the northerners perceived it, and you expect the northerners not to retarliate???, of course, they did, from there, regional crisis broke out
I am amazed at this man called Asiodu. He is either a liar or just misguided. No decree would have prevented the Nigerian attack on Biafra to force it back to the country. Why didn't Aburi accord signed by Gowon and Nigerian 4 governors prevent the war? While Asiodu was in Lagos enjoying his super perm sec position, Murtala was in Asaba murdering his civilian brothers and sisters. Was this also as a result of Biafra not accepting the so called decree. It was all about revenge as a result of the misguided belief about the January 1966 coup.
So, this man was one of the makers of General Gowon in his early, while a senior officers like Generals Ojukwu and Effiong were not even look into. The same few secretaries practiced the fact that, if you were from Igbo, Ibibio, Ijaw, and Ogojas in a military uniform, you were gone. See your Nigeria. What was Gowon doing in the civil service, as an officer in the army, when the head of state General Ironsi was slaughtered by the Northern officers? Gowon did not investigate the assassination of Ironsi till today. Yes Ojukwu and Effiong were well prepared for the Aburi accord, of which Gowon sabotaged, incomprehensibly. Those secretaries were tribalitics, and they caused the war. These permanent secretaries were the people who advised Gowon, not to stick to the Aburi Peace Accord conference, and they hand-picked Gowon. Ojukwu, AU Akpan were well prepared. Their decision killed millions of Easterners, due to their mere hatred of the peoples. A time of reconeling will come on them. all.
This war-criminal should be in prison instead of talking nonsense about the genocide against the Biafra which he was part of the coordinators. Amadioha magbu kwa gi
@@victorfreeman3371 deliberated, discussed and witnessed by who?Why did,nt Gowon bring a superior argument over Ojukwu at Aburi.Rather refuseto sign the agreement and permit himself to study the agreement before sighing. This is why Africa can never be civilized. Empty brain.
He avoided the 3R questions and Aburi agreements, blamed River states for abandoning properties, he didn’t answered about the materials he said sent from Lagos for reconstruction,
The war began when Usman dan Fodio, a prominent Islamic scholar and teacher, was exiled from Gobir by the King Yunfa, one of his former students. Usman dan Fodio assembled a Fulani army to lead in jihad against the Hausa kingdoms of the north of Nigeria. Result: Fulani victory: Establishment of the Sok... Date: February 21, 1804 - 1808 Location: Present day Nigeria and Cameroon
Hahaha... Off-point 🤣🤣🤣 The point here is somebody (Phillips Asiodu) has conceded being the one who advised Gowon to trash the Aburi Accord because Ojukwu went to the meeting with the "Best Brain" at their time.
The stubbornness of all these men who planned and executed genocide on the igbos will certainly destroy them. Asked what must be done to implement the 3 Rs and this genocidist is talking about quality education. Isn;t amazing that God is piercing your hearts with the reminiscence of your evil deads
This old man is a liar. No materials were given to Ndigbo for reconstruction, other than mere £20 for every account holder, no matter how much money he or she had in Nigerian banks prior to the genocidal war against them by Nigerian soldiers, Russian war planes, British ammunitions, and Egyptian pilots.
Asiodu just keep quiet, we know your role, your career with the Federal Government was far more important to you than the sufferings of millions of Biafrans then
Mr Phillip Asiodu, You may have been in government then but you are wrong and you know it. After the Aburi Accord was reached and Gowon returned to Lagos to present the decree to civil servants. Oba Erediowa or then Prince Solomon Akanzua then sent a memo asking Gowon to reject the accord because it gave too much power to the regions and left very little power in the center. Gowon called a meeting in Benin City and there Solomon argued again that a weak center would lead to disintegration of Nigeria and Gowon then rejected the Aburi Accord. That is what led to Ojukwu declaring of Biafra
Was that enough reason to go to war on Ojukwu's part? Why didn't he ask for more dialogue. Whatever you cannot achieve with peace you can't have with war either.
@@womenpower5094 If they killed 100 thousand of your kinsmen and women in your country, it is not enough to go to war? How many of your people have to die to achieve peace? Please, world War II started over the murder of a single individual in Austria. We have been suffering in the hands of killer herdsmen and Boko Haram in the.last 15 years, with no end in sight. When does a real man wake up to defend his home? Okay, the war has ended but did you achieve the peace? People like you wake up to utter nonsense just to be politically correct. Look where you are right now because of your hatred towards your neighbors in favor of invading foreigners.
Lies, the decree also stated that the head of state required only 3/4 of the regional govt support in other to mobilize the army. So if the other 3 regions agreed on anything, Ojukwu of Eastern region has no say and can't veto it. Ojukwu saw through their deceit and rejected the decree and insisted that, on Aburi we stand.
This man is economical with truth, from all indicators, with what he said, with the killings Igbos outside Igbo land then gowon who schedule to have a reconciliation meeting Ojukwu went without advisers and accepted the outcome of the meeting without knowing the details and implications if so he does not worth to be a head of state and that's one of the reason Nigeria is in this state. From his lies it's now clear that gowon know what he wanted but the yorubas at the moment convinced him to choose the alternative to keep Nigeria together and go to war which up till now has not done yorubas any good instead disintegration for peace that would brought about competition between yorubas and Igbos in education and technological knowhow and innovation. But today at his age he can see it staring in his eyes their hatred to Igbos never bring Igbo people down.
He accepted that he advised Gowon against because Gowon was ignorant of what he bargained for. His reason is that Ojukwu went with the "Best Brain" at that time. This man inadvertently caused the Civil War
African Day: there is no inadvertence, in this case. Where is his remorse? He is even proud to say that he was the one, who advised Gowan against The Aburi Accord. What a shame! He did what he did, out of obsequity; selling his own people, without remorse, even at this point in time, when ‘willing tools’, like Gowan, driven by maddening compunction, are taking refuge, in ablutionary evangelism. All he did was for personal relevance and sycophancy - one of those Igbo-speaking, so-called Deltans, that deny being Igbo and yet, belong nowhere. Beasts of no nation! The latest about him now, is that no one has heard from him, and must be hiding his face, in an eternity of a continuum of sand of shame. He, maybe, must have been, just like his ‘idol’, Yakubu Gowan, also, suffering from a pang of conscience, due to those inescapable nemesic fits, which can never be guarded against, according to the Laws of Nature and James Hardley Chase, in his “Wary Transgressor”. Thanks.
This is a clear indication that Gowon backed off from their agreement in Ghana, coming back with a different idea degree 8" which presumably was pressured on him by his people. These men are the problem we have in this country till date, if the main aim objective of the so called Aburee is a regional Government objecting and bringing out another idea you claimed would still lead to the same regional Government?
The truth is that Gowon,Asiodu,Danjuma,Awolowo, Gowon etcetera were used by the Fulanis to accomplish their agenda. Most of the Southernners who are mainly Christians will all die regretting how they were used by these fulanis who were retaliating the January coup .And their jihad which is still on till now.
Why should it be that after the war: " the Igbos are outside the big multi-national and big conglomerate firms", Because Nigeria systematically kicke the Igbos out! That's the issue at stake!!
I remember listening to one of Ojukwu's discussions about the civil war and he said in no uncertain terms did he mention anything about confederation. I wonder if we will ever know the truth of the Aburi conference.
Very interesting to hear from one of us, please Biafra is the only solution, North say that education is a sin, for them sharia is their way of life, referendum now
It is sad to hear this old man spew out a lot of half-truths even 53 years after the event. What is he afraid of? An old man like him. So as far as he is concerned, the killing/progrom of the Igbos had nothing to do with civil war. What utter rubbish. No wonder he was comfortable working with the hausa- fulani military set up for several years. He sold out long time ago!
20 pound for ibos and all the big companies sold when the ibos only have 20 pounds. God will not forgive you people that took part to subjugate the ibos
An old man that lies with a sprinkle of truth! See how he evaded answering the question on the 3Rs. And one would think from his account that the conference in Aburi was solely, initiated, planned and moderated by Ojukwu and his cohorts or, that besides Pius Okigbo, there weren't other worthy economists in Nigeria. If we were to go by his account, what stopped Gowon from saying, "give me some time to digest these recommendations" before committing to it? Why did he chose a military action against Biafra by forcefully, returning them to Nigeria, instead of opting for further dialogue? Again, after the war he had the opportunity to carry out his affirmed 3Rs, why did he do the opposite? Without the truth there's no healing. But my happiness is that what goes around comes around.
The interviewer should have asked Phillip Asiodu why History is not taught in schools if we are to have a qualitative and balanced education for all. Again, he should have been asked if confederation is bad for Nigeria as against General Ojukwu not "abiding" by the so-called Decree 8.
When elders dance around the truth instead of saying it the way they are, there is a big big problem. You designed was implementing a reconciliation program, and an abandoned property issue was raging, you did nothing to stop it, people were claiming others property in glare of the government, you did nothing rather you fueled it to create a disaffections amongst neighbours, you were policy implementers, a military regime for that matter, you ignored it and still expect peace?? You can tell that to the dogs. All your policies were geared towards creating a disharmony in the eastern region no more no less Mr.
How can they stop what they ignited in the east to cause divide and rule as well stop implementing the RRR in the East as was agreed. But how ever thank GOD you are alive to see your handiwork you shall reap the cause by God's grace.
But the Port Harcourt people are your brothers,why are you blaming the Central government for your problems? You supported Jonathan who is from Rivers because he is your "brother" yet you forgot that it's the same Rivers/Bayelsa people that refused to align with you core Igbos because they claim you marginalize them. Igbo you people are your own Problem,you don't know how to fight your battles.
Philip Asiodu, you are been economical with the truth, looking at your face, but let me tell you that after you have enjoyed the butties, the very people you supported mascared your brothers at Asaba axis. You are lying but shame unto you, today no body regards you in your Nigeria. How many federal presence are in your place?, is a question for you. The blood of those mascared are on your head because you gave them support while those children are been killed
This man is an arch enemy to Igbo man of the Southeast. He belongs to one of those underdogs who been intimidated by the Igbo man's prowess, diligence, intelligence, courage, ambition, progressiveness, resilience amongst other exploits of the great Igbo man tells his children that they are not Igbos but Binis or Yorubas, yet their kinsman is the ring leader of the military coup which North and West took advantage of to vilify the progressive innocent civilian Igbos who know nothing about military and their coup. Being the cursed wicked they are and by an appeal to envy and jealousy, they resort to sabotaging their men of same identity just like the cursed Bible Cain murdered and Sabotaged his brother Abel. I will fight and win this modern Biafran war if need be, Igbos had been pushed to the wall for being progressive among other Nigerians.
Mr. Asiodu should be thanked for telling us the truth. Having divided army does not sound the best but based on the prevailing circumstances at the time when Igbos were singled out for annihilation under the watch of military gvt, regional armies would serve. Gowon naturally seems to be a kind hearted man but his masters (who were fronting him) had a destructive agenda which Gowon might not be able to oppose for fear of his security.
The entire AFRICA and the world will respect Biafra only after IPOB completes their long planned destruction of Nigeria. You are watching it happening before your very eyes and more chaos and suffering is coming for Nigeria. Write it down on a piece of paper and write today date down too. It’s a promise! Nigeria will very shortly collapse and Biafra will be a free and independent state very shortly! The stage is set. Biafra is here! We know it. We have it. And it’s declaration will shock Nigeria very soon.
Yes, Nigeria will die a natural death for the amalgamation was indeed the unification of Lagos and Northern Nigeria but the illiterate status of Igbo leaders brought them into the union by mistake.
@@dannynwachineke4733 You don’t understand English, he decree 8 would have gave way for disintegration which was not accepted by ojukwu who insisted on Aburi accord.
Gowon didn't understand something as basic as confedracy? Including the "small" entourage he went with? None of them understood it yet they signed the aburi accord? Then they came back and enacted decree 8 after delibrating with which parties? Was Ojukwu's party involved in the deliberations that yeilded decree 8? It sounds off.
I de read comment of people here , I just de laugh, people said dat Ojukwu should hv accepted decree no 8 forgetting that Ojukwu is too intelligent to accept decree no 8 because he knows that one of components of that decree no 8 which say that federal have the full power to impose state of emergency on a certain region and use federal power to remove the governor of the region and federal government have the power to abolish the regional executive council and many things, I want to ask u if it is u will u accept that kind of nonsense decree no 8 ....so the easterner stand on Aburi accord cuz ojukwu came prepared for it ok . For Philip Asiodu he has realize his mistakes because he betrayed his brothers the eastern Igbos .
It is absolutely incorrect to classify Assiodu as an Igbo man because the was never a time in the history of Igbos that certain sections or enclaves migrated to Western Nigeria as Port Harcourt N.CN.C stated rather he is a descendant of Igbo neighbors and not brothers.
@Rance Sim Gowon wanted to use that opportunity to create middle belt region for his people, and calabar/ogoja region for the minority in southeast but ojukwu rejected it because of his long trout of oil.
After many years after the past war, surely we should be growing and not to stand and not moving. Nigeria has passed a great deal of our life, therefore, I think we should stand on what goes in our life today, we can't go back in time. We had fought the war to secede from Nigeria bearing in mind that we did not start it and still now another time and generation have become the case again who still want to secede outright, obviously, we are not begging other than we have made our point clear to our neighbors that we are ready to be on our own and that must be understood and respected no matter what that transpired. Even the warlords who fought the past war then including former presidents of Obasanjo, IBB, Abdulsalami, etc now are in support if Biafrans want to go. let them do so. Buhari, sometimes I do not blame him because of the oat of office he took, he is struggling to keep it but BIAFRA now is ready to go.
The referendum the country refused the east took place twice in the north post independence 1962 Cameroon joined naij& 2000 (sharia in 12 states.) In 2022 & 2024the West in a United front introduced Amatekon and adopted a national Anthem. In reality it's the north and West that wants a disintegrated Nigeria by their actions.
I am from Hackney, London, My dad is from warri his brother my late uncle Samuel J Okudu was on the committee that sentenced the rebels. I do wonder how powerful Nigeria as a nation would be if they resolved their issues without any bloodshed. When I looked up how many countries were involved even the Vatican city I thought how is that civil when other countries are involved also there is nothing civil about war
@@francisokudu1733 The Igbos always believe that bellicosity and subterfuge will earn them a better place in Nigeria. Unfortunately for them their leaders have always lied to them and they have not questioned the untruth that were peddled to them . This has led to cognitive dissonance and lack of situational awareness of the Igbos . Gowon was a reluctant warrior. His conciliations at Aburi was because he did not want any bloodshed. Ojukwu on the other hand was asking for everything he knows Gowon cannot deliver . He did not give a damn about the consequence of his pugilism and stubbornness. He wanted the world to know how smart he was . This is the main character flaw of the Igbos . They never miss the opportunity to tell you how smart they are . Gowon won the war . What does that say about their smartness? The Aburi agenda was to negotiate a ceasefire. Aburi was not a chosen venue to renegotiate the Nigerian constitution in a foreign land . We had a constitution that was abrogated by the Igbos . A lot of these Igbo internet warriors have been raised on lies and half truths. Unfortunately for them a generation of Nigerians have been taught the truth and will not succumb to the lies and bullying tactics of the Igbos . We don’t want war and we will not tolerate bullying from the Igbos . They can move to Biafra and bully their kins .
It is saddening to know how the Igbos had been marginalized in their own country. Nigeria government needs to do a lot of healing and reconciliation if there will be anything called Nigeria again. My heart wept for this information. The Yorubas had been a problem to this country Nigeria. They always disagree with themselves thereby creating rooms for the Northerners (Fulanis) to triumph. Their betrayal led us to were we are today.
Yoruba never the problem of Nigeria, the problem of Nigeria is igbos whose invited uncalculated war against the northerners, Nigeria were living in peace until the igbos decided to killed all northern leaders why?
@@drinkskhalifa7153 Chaiiiii....I wonder whether you are from Niger or Tchad. The master (Fulani) no longer has goats to eat. He must now eat the servant/slave (Yorubas). I am sure you have not heard what just to Sunday Igboho. Please tell me too he is a full. I am sure you wished he was igbo.
If he advised Gowon to trash the Aburi Accord, he's equally the same person who advised Awolowo to expropriate all assets belonging to Igbos and give them a handout of £20. His present concern is how Igbos were able to come out from the mess he put them into
And Gowon was not man enough to plead that he was unprepared and adjourn the conference? Or he was ignorant? Or this is a flimsy excuse by Nigeria for what they did? The man shied away from really answering the 3Rs question. Ojukwu could not get his fathers, house in Lagos till much later,in the 1090s. He was thrown out and had to go to court. The problem is that Nigeria is still mistreating Igbos. That's why the young generation, who never witnessed the war, have been socialized into the RAGE of the civil war!!!
@@angelicakweku5293 exactly, the govt always try to paint Ojukwu bad in many ways, but I can't be sorry for being wiser than my contemporary. There is a need to bring back genuine history and not lies back to schools, this interview says a lot about things that led to the civil war.. The old soldiers that were part of the cause of the civil war are now very sympathetic about their roles/actions
Nzeogwu wanted Tribalist Ahmadu Bello out of the way for Awolowo too. One keeps wondering where Yoruba hate for Igbos came from. They believe they can do better without Nigeria, LET THEM GO!
Okay whether what the guest said is half truth or not... what is clear is that all these political leaders are very selfish, and always drag their people to their wars and disagreements for their own selfish interest. None of these so called leaders even discussed with or asked their people what they really want but these selfish leaders went to an accord presuming what they want is what their people want.. who gave them the authority? I have also now realised that the people that hold the real power are the civil servants, and whoever is in government must listen to them.. it is through them that internal and external powers communicate. Lastly, we must all be thinking and working towards development and like Chief Asiodu said, quality education for all and agriculture. I also think we all must appreciate each other, because at the end of the day, we are all Africans!
Lol... You chose to ignore half truth Your focus is on authority of the political representative. If they didn't represent their people's interest, why are we still talking about it years after Ojukwu had gone. You must really be enjoying Nigeria's situation.
Chief Asiodu, after fighting the war against Biafra, your suggestion for good Nigeria today is removal of quota system but for qualitative education for everyone, Nigeria not led by its 4th 11, instead of by its 1st 11. Have you seen that you fought a senseless war against Biafra, because your suggestions for good Nigeria today can't be accepted by northern Nigeria whom you helped win Biafra for one Nigeria?
Materials were given....when you stole people's money and to give them 20 pounds, took their jobs ,positions and their houses and you want them to be in the same country with you abi??
This guy is either ignorant that Nigeria major problem is the political structure or he deliberately ignored it! Sir, our major problem is neither education nor agriculture, it's the unitary system. Nigeria needs restructuring, taking taxes from the states to Abuja and redistribute it to the states in form of monthly allocation and not in the manner the money was contributed, is criminal. Going back to regional system is the only way that can keep Nigeria together, going forward, & not this ridiculous 36 state structure.
This man is abig liar,how can he say that degree 8 would have break nigeria, among of them that went to aburi ojukwu came eith the most educated men so he is saying that ojukwu failed to interpret the degree 8 and failed to know that if accepted what he was looking for was on his feets. This man is among this reasons nigeria can't work because they always believe that what they did yo the igbos was right. Lying old man ,shame
@@rufusnwanebu5350 the man do understand the wisdom of the Biafrans and soon he will see it.Biafran is the founder of democracy and had the first written constitution on Earth.Please let them study through the whites school,I mean a societal studies not those of regular
Philip Lost His Brother SYDNEY ASIODU During The War. Sydney Was The National School 100Metres; And Later National Champion. Often Alternating The LEAD With AK AMU And JIMMY OMAGBEMI. As Such Sydney Was Always In The National 4×100Metres Relay Team. He Was Among The Approximately ARMLESS INNOCENT 1000 Able Bodied IGBO MEN Killed In ASABA On The ORDERS Of MURITALA MOHAMMED. May Their Innocent SOULS Keep On Resting In Perfect Peace.
Nice observation, besides that a lot of Igbos think and act like they are smarter than others. No problems with being smart at all. But I've witnessed some of them use and abuse "foreign" people for their own selfish gains. But when you fight back they call it "marginalization".
@@viko799 The Igbos also lack situational awareness. I don’t know whether this is cultural or acquired characteristics. They went into a war because negotiations were not favorable. The question is why didn’t they continue negotiations? Why jump to guns when they have no soldiers and no guns .
FOLKS.......FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE AND PROGRESS OF EVERYBODY...........IF THE IBOS HAVE DECIDED TO BE ON THEIR OWN, LET THEM GO. IF THE YORUBAS WANT TO GO ON THEIR WAY LET THEM GO.......THIS IS NOT A BIG DEAL.......MANY COUNTRIES IN EUROPE LIKE PORTUGAL, SPAIN , CROATIA, & GREECE ARE NOT AS BIG AS IBO LAND BOTH IN POPULATION AND IN LAND MASS.........ONE PROVERB IN MY VILLAGE SAYAS ..........YOU CAN NOT USE FORCE TO ERRECT A DEAD PENIS..........
This man gave a sincere review of the situation then. The so called ogundipe ojukwu was fighting for was even reluctant to even take up the power ,he was simply displaying the typical nature of a yorubaman who would fear a fulani . Its not today igbos are being betrayed by the yorubas.
My findings about events Mr Asiodu talked about in this interview is completely different. I carried out some reasonable research on the subject matter, Mr Asiodu story is not the actual representation of accounts of event. I love to correct some but the forum here is too short. I mean I could write more than 10,000 words to state my findings backed by documentary evidence.
I am proud to be the daughter of ZION and the Most High God ❤and a true Igbo woman to endure what we endured from the time.of Harold Wilson of England for selfish reasons .under stand Nnamdi Kanu prophesy and agitation.Nigeria is finished.. Go for Presidency at your.peril. Sorry for spiritual blindness. God help you all . Amen..
Lawrence Akubue yes the man speak the truth, if that decre create the calaba ogoja region and the Middle belt region just like the midwest region that war should had being avoided, the hause and igbo greedyness to control south south and middle belt. The only solution is to go back to regional government and restructuring
@@egbenughevandistobore1058 if they changed their mind about the Aburi accord that had international witness, what makes you think that Decree 8 would stand without being compromised? It would have ended up like the Constitution of animal farm with "buts" creeping in here and there and alterations here and there.
@@keneanosike1057 brother. Ojukwu did not invade or claim South South. As a matter of fact 1. He was the governor of Eastern Nigeria underwhich the now South South was under 2. There was nothing like South South Nigeria. It was one United region. The people of the entire Eastern region were victimised but prominent was the predominant Igbo tribe in that region Moreso, oil wasn't as popular as it later became then. By the way,we now know between igbos and northerners,who actually has invaded and claimed the oil in South south
@@chikeomile7171 But the south south people don't want you Igbos so why try to force yourselves on them? If you must know Ojukwu went to war because he wanted to be the emperor that will control the rich oil wells of the South south. But the owners of the oil knowing Ojukwu's agenda was driven by personal greed refused to align with him. Ojukwu made sure that people who opposed his ideas were considered "Sabo" and condemned to summary execution. Go read up the history of the war,this time do it without bias.
Confederation? Ojukwu did not demand confederation, or mean end of NIGERIA, but a loose relation of Regiions, it is still the only way Up to save NIGERIA today.
Mr Asiodu lm surprised that you an elder could not say exactly what happened you went and distorted the Truth as regards tbe Aburi conference You thought that no one knows What of the policy of #20 to every lgbo man irrespective of h ow much you have How was the R R R's program? How was it handled ? Look posterity will judge you and jack gowon and all of you for the souls you peoples murdered
Let me get this clear. The war broke out because gowon refused to honour the Aburi accord, and some people are blaming Ojukwu for the war? Where is the sense in that? Is it Ojukwu fault that he outsmarted gowon and went for the meeting prepared? Havent they hear of the saying ' failed to prepare, and be prepared to fail'!... Ojukwu simply did what he had to do!! Every reasonable father will always defend his household, no matter the consequences!!!! Gowon is simply a genocidal war criminal and needs to apologise to the millions of children which he starved by cutting out the food and aid supply. If not karma will definitely follow him and his generations to come. I have never seen a war where opposition intentionally cut off aid supply to the vulnerable!! And as for American and British role in the war, so despicable!!
@Willi Collins I often wonder same. But from what I have read the Bianfran Army were actually having good success in pushing the Nigerian army backwards. This was why they resorted in using starvation as a weapon of war and proceeded to close all borders in the Eastern region.
Yes in a fight bitting is allowed ojukwu failed to offer oil and gas to his allies and some of his allies went and fought for the zoo and the war never ended till today am not in support of the starvation shall they'll still pay the price both local and international countries. And now NMK is at work he'll finish what he started by the special grace of God Amen
@@chucksudensi8273 All is fair in war. The USA used the Atomic bomb to level Hiroshima. Ask the US today,they feel their actions were justified in order to bring Japan to surrender. Same thing with the Starvation strategy of the Nigerian Government during the Civil war. As your leaders Ojukwu and co did not see the need to give up a war they were never equipped to fight,the Nigerian Army had to teach the Biafrauds lessons. If you people like start another war,the same war your Gucci and Fendi wearing Supreme leader Nnamdi Kanu is deceiving all you Igbos.
@chucksudensi8273 It seems you believed the lies your father told you. Open your eyes and find out what really happened. You will know why no other tribe in naija supported Ojukwu in his greed.
@@ck-sl3kt they too fraudulent in their brains thinking everyone was a fool
At all times I listened to our national issues and history , I become more proud to be an Igbo. I just have this feeling of braveness within me. I don't know why
Not only did Gowon not obey Aburu accord, Nigeria fired the first bullet that started the war. He abandoned his pregnant Igbo fiance, Ms. Edith Okogwu in Germany where he sent her and married his present wife , Victoria. Denied paternity of his son ,till Ms Okogwu, who later became a bank manager took him to court in the early 90s. That's his first son ,that went to jail in America for trafficking drugs and was later released. Now married to an Edo woman.
Ms. Okogwu, allegedly died of cancer and is no more.
Colonel Ojukwu Also Attacked ORE A Yoruba Land Which Is Wrong. He Should Have Attacked The Hausa/Fulani Instead Of Attacking The Yoruba
@@olatunjiawofeso4794 another wrong insinuation lies, who were there if there was an attack, his enemies not the civilians to drive them away from that area because he had a deal with Awolowo unknown to him he will be bought over by Gowon.
I am Yoruba, and i think the marginalisation of the Igbo is rather foolish. It is in no way to the benefit of Nigeria. It is akin to cutting of your nose to spite your face. Nigeria is considerably weaker with a marginalised Igbo. Either we reconciliate with the Igbo or we are not serious about the future of Nigeria.
Can't just understand it, you rejected Aburi declaration because it means Nigeria disintegration and you Philip Asiodu comes with another proposal that has decree No 8 which will also lead to Nigeria disintegration even within 3 months if the biafrans had agreed, then what was the fight since the two proposals were for disintegration?
That's the liars they tell inside the historical event to make it look like Ojukwu started the war, but did you hear him said; they came back from Aburi & gowon refused to abide by the aburi agreements. Then, if gowon or northerners can uphold an agreement, how then can we be a unite ?
That's the question till this very day, today.
No Aburi was about confederation something akin to what the supporters of restructuring are campaigning for today; whereas the decree #8 pushed by Asiodu and his co-travelers would have resulted in outright breakup of Nigeria in short order. How I wish the decree #8 would have been adopted. We wouldn’t have been in this mess.
Aburi accord was rubbish, because it didn’t addressed the issue of the minority’s in the Eastern region .
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There's no minority in the Eastern region. That's a useless deceitful excuses not to uphold an agreement.
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You sounded like if the hausafulanis or the northerners had some serious loving kindness towards so called "minorities" which are not there brother in anyway & are not even in there region.
Does this excuse made any single sense ?
No retreat no surrender, Biafra must come if zoo like or not, God bless MNK God bless Biafra isee isee.
Rwanda has moved on from madness and become better people from tribal war within themselves in the country.
@@christopherokanlawonfamosa2904 Rwanda didn't just move to the position you claim without a definite efforts at reconciliation, truth and equity. As long as the the mindset remains that of vengeance and conquest, you will merely, be toying with unification and progress. It's not easy to just expect that people's experience be swept under the carpet just because you wished it to be and whilst glaring inequity and injustice persists. Okay?
@@christopherokanlawonfamosa2904 are you saying that you are happy the way the country is being run?
He that do not know when to retreat will follow the dead body to the grave , and the over 2 million people that lost their life was because of people like MNK and his leading the blind to the cliff , history is what shapes the future and those that do not learn will repeat the mistakes made in the past .
@Alfred Christopher it's so fun you said this and your name is Alfred Christopher , even the meaning of your name you do not know , only war and hate is in your mind
People like this man should be in jail, if Nigeria is a sane country
Why?
I didn't hear him say Ojukwu declared war against Nigeria and tried to annex Lagos into Biafra.
I rather heard him saying Ojukwu insisted in two things:
1st: That Gowon must step down for a Yoruba man who was top in the Army Hierarchy to rule;
2nd: Confederation rather than Unitary system which the Pam-Sec advised Gowon against.
Belgium, Canada & Switzerland are countries with confederation system. Is Nigeria with the current Unitary System better than them?
1. Ojukwu idn't strt the war because he wanted a Yoruba man to lead, he did it selfishly.
2. The Igbos under Ironsi with the help of Igbo top lawyers and politicians gave us Unitary system, everyone opposed it except the Igbos.
The perm. secs. were just after their pockets. That's the truth we have seen play out especially in politically annexed civil service.
@@johninyang7221 Thanks to the Internet, the truth is being revealed, despite all misleading information and trashing of History in Nigerian schools.
@@johninyang7221 Their nightmare is their inability to stop Nigerian youths from asking questions, why Nigeria is not working. APC and PDP are already getting the head from the resilient OBIdients
Mr. Phillip Asiodu,
Sir, with all due respect, if you were Ojukwu, who lost over 300 Igbo officers during the counter coup, and over a hundred thousand Igbos to the pogroms, would you go to the Aburi Accord to go shake hands with the killers? Would you not go there ready to negotiate something that would guarantee the survival of your people, and would you not have insisted on regional autonomy? It is a shame how you all keep trying to blame the Igbos for your selfishness and bad judgment. The Yorubas say Igbos were to blame for everything that is bad in Nigeria but the ideas Igbos were begging you to support are the ones everyone is now dying to get. Yet Igbos are terrible, and they don’t know how to govern themselves
Are you telling us that Gowon brought a decree which could have disintegrated Nigeria in three months, yet he rejected the Aburi Accord? This man is lying.
Who rejected Aburi accord should be more important topic than Decree No 8 sir
The man Phillips Asiodu accepted he's the one who advised Gowon to trash the Aburi Accord because Ojukwu went to the meeting with the "Best Brain" at their time.
Mr Asiod, l congratulate and thank you, for shining the light of truth on the circumstances of Aburi, Ghana, conference of 1966, between Ojukwu and Gowan. Even if it was an inadvertent slip up, on your part.
Now we know, Ojukwu was right all along and Gowan was and still is the one lying about the whole thing, even, well into old age.
It is clear now, that Gowan and his Nigerian contingents had accepted and signed for lose confederation, in Aburi, in which there was to be a weakened federal government, and greater autonomy to the regions. Ironically, today, everybody is now begging for what Ojukwu had asked for 53 years ago.
In characteristic Nigerian style, Gowan went back to Lagos reneged and lied about the whole thing. Which essentially could have averted the civil war, and the needless blood shed.
You have done well to vindicate, validate and exonerate Ojukwu's claim and position.
Well said brother
Words
Ojukwu is a great man
Wise Mann what did we miss - his statement that Ojukwu’s refusal of decree #8 was what led to the war? Couldn’t he have said that Gowon’s and Nigeria’s withdrawal from the Aburi accord led to the war? Or that Nigeria would have been a strong and viable country today if Solomon Akenzua and the Yoruba technocrats had advised Gowon right and Nigeria had kept that accord?
Why did he have to twist the truth to bring in a decree that essentially ceded all power to the center, which was implemented over Ojukwu’s refusal anyways? That they did what they wanted and got the result they got is now being twisted around to say had (the Igbos through) Ojukwu assented to their wish, Nigeria would have dissolved naturally. The decree was implemented without Ojukwu’s assent so why did Nigeria not turn out the way he said? He was being a true Yoruba chameleon with Yoruba classic double talk. This is why Yorubas and Igbos can never work together as a united front.
@@onuorax9574 Never mind continue to be bitter.
Ojukwu said according to this man that a yoruba man Ogundikpe should take over government as the most senior army officer just to tell you how democrats igbos were. But still they are being hated
Ojukwu is a fox and selfish. He knows the Yoruba man is weak and he can easily manipulate him!
@@adisaoloko Ojukwu doing the same things Nnamdi Kanu does today. He wasn't going to do what fulanis do others.
I hope Yorubas will shamefully accept this truth
adisaoloko Asking the highest ranking Nigerian soldier at the time to take over government from a Lt colonel is your definition of fox and selfish? There’s no mending of your vile and polluted mindset. Yoruba will be Yoruba. Nemesis only can judge as it is judging now
@@adisaoloko IF Yoruba is weak, how is it Ojukwu's problem? The same Ogundipe who chickened out from succeeding Ironsi, accepted to become Nigeria's High Commissioner in UK. How could you accept - morally and ethically - to become a "political house servant" to Gowon whom you were above, both in age and rank? Ogundipe -and enitre Yoruba Military - were moral cowards.
Bring Gowon to the table let us hear his own lies.
Asiodu knows he was lieing. Gowon went to Aburi with his best, including Enahoro, and Adetokunbo Ademola the then CJN, while Ojukwu went with his best too ie Mbanefo and Udoji wtc. But you know, when the chips are down, we know who get position through political appointment, and those who know their onions.
I didn't expect him to say the truth as he knows it. Since he was in the side of Nigeria during the war.
Philip Asiodu says, 'If we go back to education we have a genuine sense of healing.. ' Too little too late for that. BOKO HARAM means western education is forbidden. The DISINTEGRATION of Nigeria is the only answer.
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JUST SAY THAT GENERAL GOWON WAS NOT LEARNED ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THE GRAMMAR.
Is grammar your father's language? Who grammar epp. Abeg park well
Finally, someone who knew the facts and who knew what really happened.
What he narrated here was at best half truth and half lies. First,How could he say the Fed govt lead by Gowon were not prepared for a conference of such magnitude,significance and as important as the Aburi Conference. This was a conference both sides ( Nigeria/Biafra ) govts were fully aware of,notified and were given enough time to prepare. Therefore, to say the Fed govt under Gowon weren't prepared is highly disingenuous or at least the height of both ignorance and incompetence on their part. Even though he accepted that Gowon reneged on the Aburi accord but to state that they were ill prepared is not only to defend the indefensible but it is also to stand logic and truth on its head.
Secondly,He stated that Gowon accepting Aburi accord would amount to Nigeria disintegration. May I ask how could confederacy amounts to disintegration? By the way,Why did he failed to detail the content of Aburi accord.Yet,emphasized that Aburi accord allowed each region to have their own separate regional armed forces, which is nothing but a barefaced lie. Bcos General Ankra of Ghana who seeks to broker peace between Nigeria and Biafra wouldn't have made such divisive suggestion. Moreover, no matter how dumb,daft and ill prepared Gowon and his delegation are they'll would've vividly understood such anti peaceful policy and reject it immediately at that conference.. Furthermore, He said has Ojukwu accepted degree NO 8 that things would've turned out differently. Ironically, he once again failed to detail the content of the so called degree NO 8..Consequently, he couldn't give a clear answers as to why the Fed gov't reneged on the implementation of the 3Rs promised and pronounced by the fed gov't. If they could renege on the 3Rs they promised and pronounced,How much more keeping to the implementation of the Aburi accord proposed by an external power. However, instead of accepting that the only way to heal the wounds of that unprovoked and unwarranted genocidal Biafra war against Biafrans is the full implementation of the 3Rs, he deceitfully suggested education for all in order to eliminate mediocrity for merits. What has education for all got to do with the healing of the wounds as a result of the genocide committed against innocent and defenceless Biafrans by the murderous and anti Biafra Fed govt of Gowon controlled by Fulani Oligarchy. As if there's shortage or lack of well educated individuals in every regions of Nigeria.
The problem of Nigeria is the mediocrity, tribalism, nepotism and ethnic hegemony unleashed on other Nigerian regions by the Fulani oligarchy. Regrettably, Nigeria is filled with deceitful and timid Northern slaves masquerading as Southern Nigeria political leaders whom out of cowardice, petty jealousy, seige mentality, selfish political interest,corruption and inferiority complex have refused to stand up courageously and fight for their rights against injustice, marginalization and both political and economic dominance of the Fulani oligarchy. With people like these elders the Fulani oligarchy will continue to enslave Nigeria.whilst,Nigeria remains on rapid decline.
Thank God for Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB and true Biafrans in general. Biafra must be restored in our lifetime.
ON BIAFRA WE STAND !!
Emeka Eric Adonis Ogbo m, You said it all. Yorubas continue to indulge in hide and seek to advance their individual agenda, and refuse to take blame for nothing bad. It is the division in Yorubaland that they have extended to the rest of the south and middle belt. For every well-meaning Yoruba, there are twenty one with their own personal agenda and interests, and they will never blame themselves for nothing. It is their ostentatious life style from stolen wealth that has corrupted Nigeria to death. We are waiting for the Grand Burial Ceremony, after which “we shall know the male amongst two tortoises.” Long Live Biafra!!!
Where is this one coming? what fact did he give you? He is an intelligent criminal..
Oga please don't call him a Yoruba man because he's not a Yoruba but one of the unfortunate Igbos....
@@emekaericadonis3782 before you spew everything you spewed out of your mouth, how did the biafra war started???, what led to it, what caused the regional crisis, Nnamdi kanu wouldn't tell you guys the full details of what happened, igbo man terminated a democratic government that was in its earliest stage, terminated it out of his greed which is common with you so called biafrans, as a result of the killing of the prime minister who was a northerner, he killed the man, forcefully removed power from the region as the northerners perceived it, and you expect the northerners not to retarliate???, of course, they did, from there, regional crisis broke out
I am amazed at this man called Asiodu. He is either a liar or just misguided. No decree would have prevented the Nigerian attack on Biafra to force it back to the country. Why didn't Aburi accord signed by Gowon and Nigerian 4 governors prevent the war? While Asiodu was in Lagos enjoying his super perm sec position, Murtala was in Asaba murdering his civilian brothers and sisters. Was this also as a result of Biafra not accepting the so called decree. It was all about revenge as a result of the misguided belief about the January 1966 coup.
So, this man was one of the makers of General Gowon in his early, while a senior officers like Generals Ojukwu and Effiong were not even look into. The same few secretaries practiced the fact that, if you were from Igbo, Ibibio, Ijaw, and Ogojas in a military uniform, you were gone. See your Nigeria. What was Gowon doing in the civil service, as an officer in the army, when the head of state General Ironsi was slaughtered by the Northern officers? Gowon did not investigate the assassination of Ironsi till today. Yes Ojukwu and Effiong were well prepared for the Aburi accord, of which Gowon sabotaged, incomprehensibly. Those secretaries were tribalitics, and they caused the war. These permanent secretaries were the people who advised Gowon, not to stick to the Aburi Peace Accord conference, and they hand-picked Gowon. Ojukwu, AU Akpan were well prepared. Their decision killed millions of Easterners, due to their mere hatred of the peoples. A time of reconeling will come on them. all.
Joke!
This war-criminal should be in prison instead of talking nonsense about the genocide against the Biafra which he was part of the coordinators. Amadioha magbu kwa gi
Absolutely on point.
Why haven't your amadioha killed him all this while . Am Igbo and with what I foresee IPOB is taking us no where , restructuring is the way forward .
Ojukwu was right on Babafemi Ogundipe he was probably aware of Gowon true position (stooge of the northern cabal) even as head of state.
Very clear that Gowan did not obay Aburi agreement.
Because Decree 8 was a better course to follow.
@@victorfreeman3371 deliberated, discussed and witnessed by who?Why did,nt Gowon bring a superior argument over Ojukwu at Aburi.Rather refuseto sign the agreement and permit himself to study the agreement before sighing. This is why Africa can never be civilized. Empty brain.
He avoided the 3R questions and Aburi agreements, blamed River states for abandoning properties, he didn’t answered about the materials he said sent from Lagos for reconstruction,
On ABURI we stand.
We have Gone past that !
On disintegration of nigeria we stand!
The war began when Usman dan Fodio, a prominent Islamic scholar and teacher, was exiled from Gobir by the King Yunfa, one of his former students. Usman dan Fodio assembled a Fulani army to lead in jihad against the Hausa kingdoms of the north of Nigeria.
Result: Fulani victory: Establishment of the Sok...
Date: February 21, 1804 - 1808
Location: Present day Nigeria and Cameroon
Hahaha... Off-point 🤣🤣🤣
The point here is somebody (Phillips Asiodu) has conceded being the one who advised Gowon to trash the Aburi Accord because Ojukwu went to the meeting with the "Best Brain" at their time.
The stubbornness of all these men who planned and executed genocide on the igbos will certainly destroy them. Asked what must be done to implement the 3 Rs and this genocidist is talking about quality education. Isn;t amazing that God is piercing your hearts with the reminiscence of your evil deads
This old man is a liar. No materials were given to Ndigbo for reconstruction, other than mere £20 for every account holder, no matter how much money he or she had in Nigerian banks prior to the genocidal war against them by Nigerian soldiers, Russian war planes, British ammunitions, and Egyptian pilots.
Asiodu just keep quiet, we know your role, your career with the Federal Government was far more important to you than the sufferings of millions of Biafrans then
It was Asiodu and co that derailled Aburi.
Mr Phillips Asiodu, at this age, you are still economical with truth.
Mr Phillip Asiodu,
You may have been in government then but you are wrong and you know it. After the Aburi Accord was reached and Gowon returned to Lagos to present the decree to civil servants. Oba Erediowa or then Prince Solomon Akanzua then sent a memo asking Gowon to reject the accord because it gave too much power to the regions and left very little power in the center. Gowon called a meeting in Benin City and there Solomon argued again that a weak center would lead to disintegration of Nigeria and Gowon then rejected the Aburi Accord. That is what led to Ojukwu declaring of Biafra
Wow I had no idea of this. Now everything makes sense. Wow. I'm definitely screenshoting this
Was that enough reason to go to war on Ojukwu's part? Why didn't he ask for more dialogue. Whatever you cannot achieve with peace you can't have with war either.
@@womenpower5094 If they killed 100 thousand of your kinsmen and women in your country, it is not enough to go to war? How many of your people have to die to achieve peace? Please, world War II started over the murder of a single individual in Austria. We have been suffering in the hands of killer herdsmen and Boko Haram in the.last 15 years, with no end in sight.
When does a real man wake up to defend his home? Okay, the war has ended but did you achieve the peace? People like you wake up to utter nonsense just to be politically correct. Look where you are right now because of your hatred towards your neighbors in favor of invading foreigners.
Majority of igbos want to leave Nigeria and I support disintegration of Nigeria.
Very economical with the truth.
This man is a serious liar & a deceiver.
Lies, the decree also stated that the head of state required only 3/4 of the regional govt support in other to mobilize the army. So if the other 3 regions agreed on anything, Ojukwu of Eastern region has no say and can't veto it. Ojukwu saw through their deceit and rejected the decree and insisted that, on Aburi we stand.
Is this one of the fools that sold their souls?
This man is economical with truth, from all indicators, with what he said, with the killings Igbos outside Igbo land then gowon who schedule to have a reconciliation meeting Ojukwu went without advisers and accepted the outcome of the meeting without knowing the details and implications if so he does not worth to be a head of state and that's one of the reason Nigeria is in this state.
From his lies it's now clear that gowon know what he wanted but the yorubas at the moment convinced him to choose the alternative to keep Nigeria together and go to war which up till now has not done yorubas any good instead disintegration for peace that would brought about competition between yorubas and Igbos in education and technological knowhow and innovation.
But today at his age he can see it staring in his eyes their hatred to Igbos never bring Igbo people down.
I hope you will be alive to witness Biafra restoration. You were part of evil behind thwarting Aburi accord. Today, the chicken has come home to roost
He accepted that he advised Gowon against because Gowon was ignorant of what he bargained for. His reason is that Ojukwu went with the "Best Brain" at that time.
This man inadvertently caused the Civil War
African Day: there is no inadvertence, in this case. Where is his remorse? He is even proud to say that he was the one, who advised Gowan against The Aburi Accord. What a shame! He did what he did, out of obsequity; selling his own people, without remorse, even at this point in time, when ‘willing tools’, like Gowan, driven by maddening compunction, are taking refuge, in ablutionary evangelism. All he did was for personal relevance and sycophancy - one of those Igbo-speaking, so-called Deltans, that deny being Igbo and yet, belong nowhere. Beasts of no nation! The latest about him now, is that no one has heard from him, and must be hiding his face, in an eternity of a continuum of sand of shame. He, maybe, must have been, just like his ‘idol’, Yakubu Gowan, also, suffering from a pang of conscience, due to those inescapable nemesic fits, which can never be guarded against, according to the Laws of Nature and James Hardley Chase, in his “Wary Transgressor”.
Thanks.
Save urself some time start watching from 12:27.
This is a clear indication that Gowon backed off from their agreement in Ghana, coming back with a different idea degree 8" which presumably was pressured
on him by his people. These men are the problem we have in this country till date, if the main aim objective of the so called Aburee is a regional Government objecting and bringing out another idea you claimed would still lead to the same regional Government?
The truth is that Gowon,Asiodu,Danjuma,Awolowo, Gowon etcetera were used by the Fulanis to accomplish their agenda. Most of the Southernners who are mainly Christians will all die regretting how they were used by these fulanis who were retaliating the January coup .And their jihad which is still on till now.
Why should it be that after the war: " the Igbos are outside the big multi-national and big conglomerate firms", Because Nigeria systematically kicke the Igbos out! That's the issue at stake!!
Greedy man with division plans coward. Biafra must stand
Asiodu permanent Secretary to obasanjo. hummm sabo during. the way and after the way till date
I remember listening to one of Ojukwu's discussions about the civil war and he said in no uncertain terms did he mention anything
about confederation. I wonder if we will ever know the truth of the Aburi conference.
Very interesting to hear from one of us, please Biafra is the only solution, North say that education is a sin, for them sharia is their way of life, referendum now
It is sad to hear this old man spew out a lot of half-truths even 53 years after the event. What is he afraid of? An old man like him. So as far as he is concerned, the killing/progrom of the Igbos had nothing to do with civil war. What utter rubbish. No wonder he was comfortable working with the hausa- fulani military set up for several years. He sold out long time ago!
God bless you and remain ever Blessed.
20 pound for ibos and all the big companies sold when the ibos only have 20 pounds. God will not forgive you people that took part to subjugate the ibos
Ike Aneke proposed 20 pounds which was not paid
Igbo is not called or spelled "Ibo" ,please take and immediately take effect this important correction.
An old man that lies with a sprinkle of truth! See how he evaded answering the question on the 3Rs. And one would think from his account that the conference in Aburi was solely, initiated, planned and moderated by Ojukwu and his cohorts or, that besides Pius Okigbo, there weren't other worthy economists in Nigeria. If we were to go by his account, what stopped Gowon from saying, "give me some time to digest these recommendations" before committing to it? Why did he chose a military action against Biafra by forcefully, returning them to Nigeria, instead of opting for further dialogue? Again, after the war he had the opportunity to carry out his affirmed 3Rs, why did he do the opposite? Without the truth there's no healing. But my happiness is that what goes around comes around.
The interviewer should have asked Phillip Asiodu why History is not taught in schools if we are to have a qualitative and balanced education for all. Again, he should have been asked if confederation is bad for Nigeria as against General Ojukwu not "abiding" by the so-called Decree 8.
When elders dance around the truth instead of saying it the way they are, there is a big big problem.
You designed was implementing a reconciliation program, and an abandoned property issue was raging, you did nothing to stop it, people were claiming others property in glare of the government, you did nothing rather you fueled it to create a disaffections amongst neighbours, you were policy implementers, a military regime for that matter, you ignored it and still expect peace?? You can tell that to the dogs. All your policies were geared towards creating a disharmony in the eastern region no more no less Mr.
How can they stop what they ignited in the east to cause divide and rule as well stop implementing the RRR in the East as was agreed. But how ever thank GOD you are alive to see your handiwork you shall reap the cause by God's grace.
But the Port Harcourt people are your brothers,why are you blaming the Central government for your problems? You supported Jonathan who is from Rivers because he is your "brother" yet you forgot that it's the same Rivers/Bayelsa people that refused to align with you core Igbos because they claim you marginalize them. Igbo you people are your own Problem,you don't know how to fight your battles.
Philip Asiodu, you are been economical with the truth, looking at your face, but let me tell you that after you have enjoyed the butties, the very people you supported mascared your brothers at Asaba axis. You are lying but shame unto you, today no body regards you in your Nigeria. How many federal presence are in your place?, is a question for you. The blood of those mascared are on your head because you gave them support while those children are been killed
This man is an arch enemy to Igbo man of the Southeast. He belongs to one of those underdogs who been intimidated by the Igbo man's prowess, diligence, intelligence, courage, ambition, progressiveness, resilience amongst other exploits of the great Igbo man tells his children that they are not Igbos but Binis or Yorubas, yet their kinsman is the ring leader of the military coup which North and West took advantage of to vilify the progressive innocent civilian Igbos who know nothing about military and their coup. Being the cursed wicked they are and by an appeal to envy and jealousy, they resort to sabotaging their men of same identity just like the cursed Bible Cain murdered and Sabotaged his brother Abel. I will fight and win this modern Biafran war if need be, Igbos had been pushed to the wall for being progressive among other Nigerians.
Mr. Asiodu should be thanked for telling us the truth. Having divided army does not sound the best but based on the prevailing circumstances at the time when Igbos were singled out for annihilation under the watch of military gvt, regional armies would serve.
Gowon naturally seems to be a kind hearted man but his masters (who were fronting him) had a destructive agenda which Gowon might not be able to oppose for fear of his security.
The entire AFRICA and the world will respect Biafra only after IPOB completes their long planned destruction of Nigeria. You are watching it happening before your very eyes and more chaos and suffering is coming for Nigeria. Write it down on a piece of paper and write today date down too. It’s a promise! Nigeria will very shortly collapse and Biafra will be a free and independent state very shortly! The stage is set. Biafra is here! We know it. We have it. And it’s declaration will shock Nigeria very soon.
Yes, Nigeria will die a natural death for the amalgamation was indeed the unification of Lagos and Northern Nigeria but the illiterate status of Igbo leaders brought them into the union by mistake.
What's the difference between the decree No 8 and the Aburi Accord? This man is not telling the complete truth.
He is saying d truth
That was how my father house was took in that same port Harcourt after the war but it will never happen again.
How could confederation stop nigeria from existing? This man is biased.
@@dannynwachineke4733
You don’t understand English, he decree 8 would have gave way for disintegration which was not accepted by ojukwu who insisted on Aburi accord.
Gowon didn't understand something as basic as confedracy? Including the "small" entourage he went with? None of them understood it yet they signed the aburi accord?
Then they came back and enacted decree 8 after delibrating with which parties? Was Ojukwu's party involved in the deliberations that yeilded decree 8?
It sounds off.
I de read comment of people here , I just de laugh, people said dat Ojukwu should hv accepted decree no 8 forgetting that Ojukwu is too intelligent to accept decree no 8 because he knows that one of components of that decree no 8 which say that federal have the full power to impose state of emergency on a certain region and use federal power to remove the governor of the region and federal government have the power to abolish the regional executive council and many things, I want to ask u if it is u will u accept that kind of nonsense decree no 8 ....so the easterner stand on Aburi accord cuz ojukwu came prepared for it ok . For Philip Asiodu he has realize his mistakes because he betrayed his brothers the eastern Igbos .
It is absolutely incorrect to classify Assiodu as an Igbo man because the was never a time in the history of Igbos that certain sections or enclaves migrated to Western Nigeria as Port Harcourt N.CN.C stated rather he is a descendant of Igbo neighbors and not brothers.
That gowon na him cause Nigeria problem
Gowon and his people are now been killed in large numbers everyday by the Fulani herdsmen
@Rance Sim Gowon wanted to use that opportunity to create middle belt region for his people, and calabar/ogoja region for the minority in southeast but ojukwu rejected it because of his long trout of oil.
After many years after the past war, surely we should be growing and not to stand and not moving. Nigeria has passed a great deal of our life, therefore, I think we should stand on what goes in our life today, we can't go back in time. We had fought the war to secede from Nigeria bearing in mind that we did not start it and still now another time and generation have become the case again who still want to secede outright, obviously, we are not begging other than we have made our point clear to our neighbors that we are ready to be on our own and that must be understood and respected no matter what that transpired. Even the warlords who fought the past war then including former presidents of Obasanjo, IBB, Abdulsalami, etc now are in support if Biafrans want to go. let them do so. Buhari, sometimes I do not blame him because of the oat of office he took, he is struggling to keep it but BIAFRA now is ready to go.
Biafrans know what happened at Aburi accord different from ur horrible lies at Channel TV.
Quest for the restoration of sovereign independent Biafra republic
My fellow biafrans please can somebody tell nwa odo about degree 8
The referendum the country refused the east took place twice in the north post independence 1962 Cameroon joined naij& 2000 (sharia in 12 states.) In 2022 & 2024the West in a United front introduced Amatekon and adopted a national Anthem. In reality it's the north and West that wants a disintegrated Nigeria by their actions.
I am from Hackney, London, My dad is from warri his brother my late uncle Samuel J Okudu was on the committee that sentenced the rebels.
I do wonder how powerful Nigeria as a nation would be if they resolved their issues without any bloodshed. When I looked up how many countries were involved even the Vatican city I thought how is that civil when other countries are involved also there is nothing civil about war
Nigeria can't not be one
That was a genocide
@@francisokudu1733 The Igbos always believe that bellicosity and subterfuge will earn them a better place in Nigeria. Unfortunately for them their leaders have always lied to them and they have not questioned the untruth that were peddled to them . This has led to cognitive dissonance and lack of situational awareness of the Igbos . Gowon was a reluctant warrior. His conciliations at Aburi was because he did not want any bloodshed. Ojukwu on the other hand was asking for everything he knows Gowon cannot deliver . He did not give a damn about the consequence of his pugilism and stubbornness. He wanted the world to know how smart he was . This is the main character flaw of the Igbos . They never miss the opportunity to tell you how smart they are . Gowon won the war . What does that say about their smartness? The Aburi agenda was to negotiate a ceasefire. Aburi was not a chosen venue to renegotiate the Nigerian constitution in a foreign land . We had a constitution that was abrogated by the Igbos . A lot of these Igbo internet warriors have been raised on lies and half truths. Unfortunately for them a generation of Nigerians have been taught the truth and will not succumb to the lies and bullying tactics of the Igbos . We don’t want war and we will not tolerate bullying from the Igbos . They can move to Biafra and bully their kins .
I hate old people when they lie, BIAFRA must be restored
It is saddening to know how the Igbos had been marginalized in their own country. Nigeria government needs to do a lot of healing and reconciliation if there will be anything called Nigeria again. My heart wept for this information. The Yorubas had been a problem to this country Nigeria. They always disagree with themselves thereby creating rooms for the Northerners (Fulanis) to triumph. Their betrayal led us to were we are today.
The point you made which I pretty much agree with is that, the Yoruba's keep on disagreeing with themselves which is very unfortunate as I am Yoruba.
Yoruba never the problem of Nigeria, the problem of Nigeria is igbos whose invited uncalculated war against the northerners, Nigeria were living in peace until the igbos decided to killed all northern leaders why?
@@drinkskhalifa7153 Chaiiiii....I wonder whether you are from Niger or Tchad. The master (Fulani) no longer has goats to eat. He must now eat the servant/slave (Yorubas). I am sure you have not heard what just to Sunday Igboho. Please tell me too he is a full. I am sure you wished he was igbo.
@@drinkskhalifa7153 Igbo coup or military coup? Answer please.
@@ekeneokeke8244 igbo coup
This old man is criminal, what about 20£
If he advised Gowon to trash the Aburi Accord, he's equally the same person who advised Awolowo to expropriate all assets belonging to Igbos and give them a handout of £20.
His present concern is how Igbos were able to come out from the mess he put them into
Then why blame ojukwu. 1 went to farm prepared, Gowon went unprepared.
And Gowon was not man enough to plead that he was unprepared and adjourn the conference? Or he was ignorant? Or this is a flimsy excuse by Nigeria for what they did?
The man shied away from really answering the 3Rs question.
Ojukwu could not get his fathers, house in Lagos till much later,in the 1090s. He was thrown out and had to go to court.
The problem is that Nigeria is still mistreating Igbos. That's why the young generation, who never witnessed the war, have been socialized into the RAGE of the civil war!!!
@@angelicakweku5293 exactly, the govt always try to paint Ojukwu bad in many ways, but I can't be sorry for being wiser than my contemporary. There is a need to bring back genuine history and not lies back to schools, this interview says a lot about things that led to the civil war.. The old soldiers that were part of the cause of the civil war are now very sympathetic about their roles/actions
Nzeogwu wanted Tribalist Ahmadu Bello out of the way for Awolowo too.
One keeps wondering where Yoruba hate for Igbos came from.
They believe they can do better without Nigeria, LET THEM GO!
Okay whether what the guest said is half truth or not... what is clear is that all these political leaders are very selfish, and always drag their people to their wars and disagreements for their own selfish interest. None of these so called leaders even discussed with or asked their people what they really want but these selfish leaders went to an accord presuming what they want is what their people want.. who gave them the authority?
I have also now realised that the people that hold the real power are the civil servants, and whoever is in government must listen to them.. it is through them that internal and external powers communicate.
Lastly, we must all be thinking and working towards development and like Chief Asiodu said, quality education for all and agriculture. I also think we all must appreciate each other, because at the end of the day, we are all Africans!
Lol...
You chose to ignore half truth
Your focus is on authority of the political representative.
If they didn't represent their people's interest, why are we still talking about it years after Ojukwu had gone.
You must really be enjoying Nigeria's situation.
Midwest region have you heard that
Your self
Chief Asiodu, after fighting the war against Biafra, your suggestion for good Nigeria today is removal of quota system but for qualitative education for everyone, Nigeria not led by its 4th 11, instead of by its 1st 11. Have you seen that you fought a senseless war against Biafra, because your suggestions for good Nigeria today can't be accepted by northern Nigeria whom you helped win Biafra for one Nigeria?
Asiodu, you are not saying the truth at all
Your generation will never die a good death in almighty name of jesus an old lie tell that to the Dogs we read history we know the Real story
The decree No 8 that would leave the northerners with all Nigeria natural resources
Materials were given....when you stole people's money and to give them 20 pounds, took their jobs ,positions and their houses and you want them to be in the same country with you abi??
This guy is either ignorant that Nigeria major problem is the political structure or he deliberately ignored it! Sir, our major problem is neither education nor agriculture, it's the unitary system. Nigeria needs restructuring, taking taxes from the states to Abuja and redistribute it to the states in form of monthly allocation and not in the manner the money was contributed, is criminal. Going back to regional system is the only way that can keep Nigeria together, going forward, & not this ridiculous 36 state structure.
Biafrans aren't the same with other tribe so the decree 8 was not the before almalgamation so we will not accept any condition of any man
This man is abig liar,how can he say that degree 8 would have break nigeria, among of them that went to aburi ojukwu came eith the most educated men so he is saying that ojukwu failed to interpret the degree 8 and failed to know that if accepted what he was looking for was on his feets. This man is among this reasons nigeria can't work because they always believe that what they did yo the igbos was right. Lying old man ,shame
@@rufusnwanebu5350 the man do understand the wisdom of the Biafrans and soon he will see it.Biafran is the founder of democracy and had the first written constitution on Earth.Please let them study through the whites school,I mean a societal studies not those of regular
This man is evil and evil 😠 will locate you.
He is from Delta state
@@kelvinstad4506 oh now I understand their people hate igbos
@@King-vv9rf
Paul, this guy must be in his 90's. I've been hearing his name since my teenage years. He's not a peace maker.
@@waskyhenry3132 Haha maybe
Biafrans are too small to desside for us in Niger delta region we must have our country too
Philip Lost His Brother SYDNEY ASIODU During The War. Sydney Was The National School 100Metres; And Later National Champion. Often Alternating The LEAD With AK AMU And JIMMY OMAGBEMI. As Such Sydney Was Always In The National 4×100Metres Relay Team. He Was Among The Approximately ARMLESS INNOCENT 1000 Able Bodied IGBO MEN Killed In ASABA On The ORDERS Of MURITALA MOHAMMED. May Their Innocent SOULS Keep On Resting In Perfect Peace.
Nice observation, besides that a lot of Igbos think and act like they are smarter than others. No problems with being smart at all.
But I've witnessed some of them use and abuse "foreign" people for their own selfish gains. But when you fight back they call it "marginalization".
And this man have the courage to still eat and drink with his brothers murders just because of selfish government positions/status
@@viko799 The Igbos also lack situational awareness. I don’t know whether this is cultural or acquired characteristics. They went into a war because negotiations were not favorable. The question is why didn’t they continue negotiations? Why jump to guns when they have no soldiers and no guns .
Why are they so scared of the Biafra and Biafrans
FOLKS.......FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE AND PROGRESS OF EVERYBODY...........IF THE IBOS HAVE DECIDED TO BE ON THEIR OWN, LET THEM GO. IF THE YORUBAS WANT TO GO ON THEIR WAY LET THEM GO.......THIS IS NOT A BIG DEAL.......MANY COUNTRIES IN EUROPE LIKE PORTUGAL, SPAIN , CROATIA, & GREECE ARE NOT AS BIG AS IBO LAND BOTH IN POPULATION AND IN LAND MASS.........ONE PROVERB IN MY VILLAGE SAYAS ..........YOU CAN NOT USE FORCE TO ERRECT A DEAD PENIS..........
This man gave a sincere review of the situation then. The so called ogundipe ojukwu was fighting for was even reluctant to even take up the power ,he was simply displaying the typical nature of a yorubaman who would fear a fulani . Its not today igbos are being betrayed by the yorubas.
Decree 8 was Pa Philip Asiodu personal subjective opinion and never knew ulterior motives behind it.
The Narratives of a war by genocidist.
It is true that Biafra is more than IPOB on Ethnic lines.
My findings about events Mr Asiodu talked about in this interview is completely different. I carried out some reasonable research on the subject matter, Mr Asiodu story is not the actual representation of accounts of event. I love to correct some but the forum here is too short. I mean I could write more than 10,000 words to state my findings backed by documentary evidence.
i would be interested in your research.. with serious hope that it is not biased or fact less. I believe in learning from History
Give us snipets of what you think
I am proud to be the daughter of ZION and the Most High God ❤and a true Igbo woman to endure what we endured from the time.of Harold Wilson of England for selfish reasons
.under stand Nnamdi Kanu prophesy and agitation.Nigeria is finished..
Go for Presidency at your.peril.
Sorry for spiritual blindness. God help you all . Amen..
Hahahahahahaha
So we should all go home and tell our children that the war would have been avoided by decree 8.
Decree 8 WAR
Lawrence Akubue yes the man speak the truth, if that decre create the calaba ogoja region and the Middle belt region just like the midwest region that war should had being avoided, the hause and igbo greedyness to control south south and middle belt. The only solution is to go back to regional government and restructuring
@@egbenughevandistobore1058 if they changed their mind about the Aburi accord that had international witness, what makes you think that Decree 8 would stand without being compromised? It would have ended up like the Constitution of animal farm with "buts" creeping in here and there and alterations here and there.
@@keneanosike1057 brother. Ojukwu did not invade or claim South South. As a matter of fact
1. He was the governor of Eastern Nigeria underwhich the now South South was under
2. There was nothing like South South Nigeria. It was one United region. The people of the entire Eastern region were victimised but prominent was the predominant Igbo tribe in that region
Moreso, oil wasn't as popular as it later became then.
By the way,we now know between igbos and northerners,who actually has invaded and claimed the oil in South south
@@chikeomile7171 But the south south people don't want you Igbos so why try to force yourselves on them? If you must know Ojukwu went to war because he wanted to be the emperor that will control the rich oil wells of the South south. But the owners of the oil knowing Ojukwu's agenda was driven by personal greed refused to align with him. Ojukwu made sure that people who opposed his ideas were considered "Sabo" and condemned to summary execution. Go read up the history of the war,this time do it without bias.
Asiodu is a very diabolical man
Confederation? Ojukwu did not demand confederation, or mean end of NIGERIA, but a loose relation of Regiions, it is still the only way Up to save NIGERIA today.
Sir you lied about aburi
this man is ageless
Extremely articulate leader. These are the kind of men Nigeria needs
I do concur with you
Articulate based on foreign language?
Many things learnt today
Because you have an open mind
@@victorfreeman3371 I learnt that gowon was the aggressor.
Biafra or nothing no going back until Biafra come
Mr Asiodu lm surprised that you an elder could not say exactly what happened you went and distorted the Truth as regards tbe Aburi conference
You thought that no one knows
What of the policy of #20 to every lgbo man irrespective of h
ow much you have
How was the R R R's program?
How was it handled ?
Look posterity will judge you and jack gowon and all of you for the souls you peoples murdered
Sorry ,it will yet take place.