Ojukwu saw nothing, Adaka Boro had already talked about the injustices in Nigeria, even the Niger Delta political leaders had seen the inmjustices as far back as the 1950s before Independence
@@lekiegima4251: These Igbos are the only people who are always the first to do anything. Wasn’t it an Igbo man the first person to drink water? Someone should remind me his name **** I think it is Emeka * ***Ch******. I can’t remember the full name. He certainly was the first person to drink water in Africa. He gave the white man the formula to make water . The Igbos are actually teaching Nigerians how to drink water. Make sure you buy the Igbo water. The only water made by an African for Africans .
You are a good observant I noticed same thing, He never tasted the food., he was looking at Gowon to eat first and he was also looking in there eyes. Trying to know the mind of others. The man is wise.
Don't be stupid@omoehi8576 Aburi is in Ghana, what would the Ghanians gain in killing Ojukwu? Moreover you can clearly see that Ojukwu and Gowon's meal were dished in the same plate, which he Ojukwu was holding, so he Ojukwu ate that meal, technically or otherwise
27th was never a children's day but a total national states of emergency just to wicked #BIAFRAN. OJUKWU knows that they can not be trusted. He said and I quote ""there is no power in this country or in all black Africa that can subdue us by force"" That word lives in every IPOB you see today. Am proud to be one. #BIAFRA still exist.
*_It's a tragedy to the fate of this nation that the Igbo person has been in denial about the problem they created for this country since 1966. Instead, they play the victim._* In May 1966, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state promulgated the infamous Decree No. 34 of 1966, the “unification decree.” The decree effectively did away with the federal system of government practised by Nigeria since its independence from British colonial rule in 1960. In its place, the general instituted a unitary system of government as a way of discouraging “tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests and which must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction.” The decree suspended aspects of the Nigerian constitution and, with it, the military government arrogated to itself wide discretionary powers. Unknown to the general, the effects of this decree would reverberate well into Nigeria’s sixtieth year as an independent nation..
@@mas-udal-hassan9277 true, igbos are the problem in Nigeria, they are also the reason we Anglophone Cameroonians refused to join Nigeria. when i asked my parents why and they replied that the only way we could get protection the igbos was to join francophone Cameroon
@@hkay980 *_It's a tragedy to the fate of this nation that the Igbo person has been in denial about the problem they created for this country since 1966. Instead, they play the victim._* In May 1966, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state promulgated the infamous Decree No. 34 of 1966, the “unification decree.” The decree effectively did away with the federal system of government practised by Nigeria since its independence from British colonial rule in 1960. In its place, the general instituted a unitary system of government as a way of discouraging “tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests and which must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction.” The decree suspended aspects of the Nigerian constitution and, with it, the military government arrogated to itself wide discretionary powers. Unknown to the general, the effects of this decree would reverberate well into Nigeria’s sixtieth year as an independent nation..
The only true, brave and honest biafran!!! May God bless his soul, since his death, Biafra has die with him!! All u that makes mouth no action, instead no so so vision and prophecy na im we de hear, lazy things, Biafra ko Biafra nii
Aswear, Ojukwu wasn't even comfortable the whole time, cause as the reporter said he as his secretary on their way back whether dem other Leaders understand what he proposed and its implications, they were all probably not Learned enough. And that could have been the best thing to happen to Nigeria. This is the same regional government that UK is practicing with four different country as one nation. Buh Hausa man think say the country wouldn't stand afterwards. And that's why he killed as many as possible to maintain the stupid sovereignty.... Same sht still happening today, and them leaders knows what is right for the nation, which is to dicentralize the too much federal power. Every state/region should be their own government and handle their affairs and region
@@tommehtochukwu7556 your nightmare nah hausa!! Sotey ur shallow mind dey always make u think say anybody from north is an hausa man!!! No hausa man has ever ruled this country!! Go and read and learn my dear lil sis.
@@tommehtochukwu7556 *_It's a tragedy to the fate of this nation that the Igbo person has been in denial about the problem they created for this country since 1966. Instead, they play the victim._* In May 1966, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state promulgated the infamous Decree No. 34 of 1966, the “unification decree.” The decree effectively did away with the federal system of government practised by Nigeria since its independence from British colonial rule in 1960. In its place, the general instituted a unitary system of government as a way of discouraging “tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests and which must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction.” The decree suspended aspects of the Nigerian constitution and, with it, the military government arrogated to itself wide discretionary powers. Unknown to the general, the effects of this decree would reverberate well into Nigeria’s sixtieth year as an independent nation..
@@mas-udal-hassan9277 a unitary government can discourage tribal loyalty - only in Ironsi's mind. Contrarily, a unitary government will enhance tribal loyalty for the government in power.
And sadly, nothing has changed since then. We keep recruiting and circulating intellectually compromised and incompetent folks as rulers, and yet expect progress as a nation. This is a clear definition of insanity.
@@sunnycnn1060 both Gowon and Ojukwu were well educated. Gowon attended Barewa College while Ojukwu attended Kings College. The two elite colleges of their time.
@@Profitfromcoaching: Dead wrong! Are you forgetting that Ojukwu, son of a Billionaire of that epoch, obtained a Masters Degree, in History, from Oxford University? Gowan was mo match to Odumegwu Ojukwu, with in personality or intellectually. Read both their history and see a huge disparity.
@@lawrenceigboekwe7208 I am not comparing the two gentlemen. So I'm not wrong. I'm simply saying they were both very bright. I know Ojukwu's history. The original comment was trying to make out that Jack was a dunce and that's nonsense. Maybe you should do a bit of research on Barewa College as well.
Even little children knows so much that if they enter into an agreement with someone they must fulfil such agreements in order to avoid fight, Gowon really cause the war wasted innocent lifes
Idiots...Ojukwu said the army and his people should stay in their lands...He didn’t literally say we’ll stay in our land and form a fucking Country...He was a snake...Others wanted peace...He wanted to rule fucking Biafra...How can you guys not fucking see that
You people from that part of Nigeria always call what is not convenient for you an assumption. Remember that your truth ends where other people's truth starts.
Guys, I'm Yoruba, but I admire Ojukwu A LOT! Fearless, smart and highly intelligent! Not to downplay the Igbos' quest for Biafra, but Nnamdi Kanu is no Ojukwu, he cannot lead the quest for Biafra. Ojukwu LED FROM THE HOME FRONT! DAMN!
Ojukwu was the head of state then, he is more secure, remember MNK, is not in millitray my brother you can not do what MNK is doing and how far he has gone
@@jusvicgodwin4859 Righttttt! Valid point, though. I've been to his house in Afara, and I can tell you for free that he was meant to be killed by the Soldiers who went to the place. MNK IS A STRONG MAN, but 😩🤦♂️
@@damilareokunola6757 becaused ur world didnot make any sence even little kid can not say dat if u dont want to recieve caused or insult from peoples mind what u say will are not primary studend here
A week center is required for Nigeria to work for the people. As is, Nigeria is not working for the people but works for the Europeans and westerners getting the natural resources for free.
Ojukwu was a very strong man. If he had been around now and contested for election, I would vote him over any president so far that has led this country
Mind you Ojukwu it was who stopped the January 15 1966 boys from tempering or arresting the Emir of Kano. Ojukwu was the commander of the Kano Army formation then.
@@bigman7185 The quality of people in this country now is reflecting on the leadership. We have lost empathy as a people. It will be very difficult for us to get back around
@@bigman7185; yes, he was in charge of the Kano Garrison and foiled the coup from engulfing Kano. Also, it was Aguiyi Ironsi that prevent the cup from taking place, in Lagos. That’s why I laugh both at people’s ludicrosity of belief and their uneducated statements that it was an “Igbo Coup”. What a myopic and sheepish people!
@@lawrenceigboekwe7208 when they say it was an Igbo coup, they meant it was orchestrated mainly by Igbos which is true. out of the 5 majors who planned it, only 1 was Yoruba
As a body posture expert, I can tell Ojukwu was saying in his head "these fools, you chaps are so dumb." He didn't smile and his mind seem to be in a distant land.
from the day you think one is fool that's the minute you are proving to the world you re a Nonetity,and that's where you started to meet your Waterloo!the way Ojukwu met.
Loved this, this is what documentaries should look like, there shouldnt be any hint as to who the bad guy or good guy is, just narrate what happened honestly and allow your audience to judge for themselves
The Igbos never wanted to secede, they simply wanted the killings to stop. Of a truth , you can't force people to stay in a country. Infact, the war even increased the option of secession.
In May 1966, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state, promulgated the infamous Decree No. 34 of 1966, the “unification decree.” The decree effectively did away with the federal system of government practiced by Nigeria since its independence from British colonial rule in 1960. In its place, the general instituted a unitary system of government as a way of discouraging “tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests and which must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction.” The decree suspended aspects of the Nigerian constitution and, with it, the military government arrogated to itself wide discretionary powers. Unknown to the general, the effects of this decree would reverberate well into Nigeria’s sixtieth year as an independent nation. . *It's a tragedy to the fate of this nation that the Igbo person has been in denial about the problem they created for this country since 1966. Instead, they play the victim. I no longer debate Nigerians on this issue. It has served me no good*
@@francisnwadike9505 Calabar's are Not biafrans, will Never be. So also are we from the Niger Delta. Calabars are Niger Deltas so also is their brothers the Akwa Iboms. Poor Col. Effiong the coward Igbo man will not face shame and humiliation so what did he do? Pass the buck to an Ibibio man to do his dirty laundry. Why didn't an Igbo man choosen to present and read the article of surrender? Hello???????
@@godfreypamosoo7216 and please go and read history about Aro confidration and the bright of Biafra, but let me answer you on Aro confidration, is a union of the Aro, ibibbo efki and others that comes together to form a single kingdom that was destroy by the UK when the colonize Southern Nigeria and who are the Aros, they are the people of arochukwu in the present day Abia state and so part of imo state so if u are talking about been Biafra or not read your history first before you talk please
@@godfreypamosoo7216 You really don't know your route, who gave the name Biafra at first?, even before the name was given, you really don't know about our bound. Every Igbo man is an independent person, am really sick and tired of some brainwashed Niger Deltans saying they're not Biafrans. An Igbo man really don't need you to succeed, despite the marginalization the Igbo nation is still rated lowest in poverty rate, making us the richest in Nigeria generally. Igbos beliefs in "biri kam biri" meaning live let me live, indicating equal rights. We don't necessarily need you to be successful in anyway.
more than three please. The ijaws, ogonis, Benins and other should be seperate and far from anywhere the igbo are. They do not like us and it will be idiotic to pretend about it. They only thing we need is boundry adjustment before seperation into a minimum of 4 countries.
@@josephodiase174 I don’t know what you are talking about. Please explain how “igbos keep thinking others want to be with them”. When we are seeking for secession and others want to be one. Aren’t you the ones that think more people want to be with you, whoever you are?
Ojukwu was a wise man. So unfortunate, he compromised in the end. Watching him not eating the food served him says it all. Notherthers can not be trusted!
Northerners can as well says igbo cannot be trusted too because both their leaders and Yoruba leaders were killed by igbo soldiers during the coup I think that is the Genesis of our problem no one among them was innocent
Todays reality has made gowon swallow those disrespectful words he used against ojukwu. Gowon knows deep in his mind that he was used and dumped by the hausa and Fulanies. The people of the middle belt region, mainly in gowon and danjuma's village, can not sleep with their eyes closed. Their lands have been taken over by the Fulani, and their people now live as refugees in IDP camps.
You don’t know why OJUKWU declared Biafra. Gowon declared the war against Biafrans. What was the agreement between Col.Yakubu Gowon and Col Odumegwu Ojukwu, in Aburi Ghana. ???? Under Gen. Ankara of Ghana. Who later disagreed on what was reached in Aburi Ghana between Gen. Gowon and Gen. OJUKWU?? Who is the most senior Army officer , between Col. Yakubu Gowon and Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu??????
*_It's a tragedy to the fate of this nation that the Igbo person has been in denial about the problem they created for this country since 1966. Instead, they play the victim._* In May 1966, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state promulgated the infamous Decree No. 34 of 1966, the “unification decree.” The decree effectively did away with the federal system of government practised by Nigeria since its independence from British colonial rule in 1960. In its place, the general instituted a unitary system of government as a way of discouraging “tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests and which must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction.” The decree suspended aspects of the Nigerian constitution and, with it, the military government arrogated to itself wide discretionary powers. Unknown to the general, the effects of this decree would reverberate well into Nigeria’s sixtieth year as an independent nation..
Ojukwu was a highly educated, strategic & ambitious military officer who had airs all around him. On the other hand, Gowon went to Aburi with enthusiasm as a happy, young & naive officer totally carried away & overwelmed by the weight of his office as Head of State. He had very shallow preparations
@@georgenyenti4 *_It's a tragedy to the fate of this nation that the Igbo person has been in denial about the problem they created for this country since 1966. Instead, they play the victim._* In May 1966, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state promulgated the infamous Decree No. 34 of 1966, the “unification decree.” The decree effectively did away with the federal system of government practised by Nigeria since its independence from British colonial rule in 1960. In its place, the general instituted a unitary system of government as a way of discouraging “tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests and which must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction.” The decree suspended aspects of the Nigerian constitution and, with it, the military government arrogated to itself wide discretionary powers. Unknown to the general, the effects of this decree would reverberate well into Nigeria’s sixtieth year as an independent nation..
Good history is granular and detail-oriented. While this is a very well-put-together narrative, it glosses over the POGROM against Igbo people living in the North. Slow down and describe it thoroughly, taking care to identify both military and non-military actors. It is of monumental importance. May we never go down that road again...
Whereas the story teller appeared to have knowledge about Nigeria of 1966 to 1970 she missed a vital point which would have made the story more accurate. What she didn't talk about is the terms of agreement that brought the whole region together as a (Federal republic of Nigeria) you see before Nigeria became Nigeria, the regions brought their terms which one of the terms written in the eastern constitutional agreement is what was tampered with and both ironsi and ojuku was trying to restore through coup and aburi accord. The result of that northern one nigerianism is oil, port operations, land and government seizure to the detriment of all except the caliphate.
You are daft, Ironsi never did a coup, Nzeogwu did, his January 15, 1966 coup failed so Ironsi over powered the coup plotters and took over as Military President
I grow up loving Gowon because of his name we hear during our childhood, but with this video and the explanation, I hate Gowon his such a wicked person and curse of this war.
Ojuku was right and he is still right even now this is what we want in Nigeria United Nigeria 🤪ojuku should be considered the best father in the Igbo land and I want more case on this issue let there be power sharing connections ideas let's go apart and have a united Nigeria like American democracy with over 50+ states with more than 30 countries yet a unified head
Ojukwu did the wrong thing for the right reasons. He played into gowns hands . Honestly he's biggest mistake was thinking he could fight the federal government and win without the assurance of support from the USA or UK .
Yes nothing wrong he's supreme commander rejected it he could gone back to the drawing board look at what he's got and made decisions accordingly he could have made an agreement if he was for the Igbo people like you said... That all property destroyed be replaced and there security restored that igbos by trained and replace in places lost by the igbos and all those whom lost there life be well compensated but no he made sure that what ever arrangements that he remain in charge in the east
@@igbotimehopper64yearsago46 the degree that create more states was what pushed him to the edge it cut the riverine tribes from the east that pissed him off he no longer has control over the oil in these places, even when he had agreed that more states needed to be created more was cut out even from the north which was a surprise that they accepted that was what prompted awo to side with the FG and when he called all the leaders in the Eastern region he lied that accepting Gowan offer meant death that was a big lie accepting Gowan offer meant that the igbos can no longer control the other riverine tribes
It's sad you didn't include the US and UK involvement in this issue because of there interest in oil... Without mentioning these points, the story is not accurate.... How can you say a Head of State does not understand the terms of agreement which was deliberated on for two days.... Its so shameful!
Ojukwu's quest for power led to the problem. His personal malice for Gowon led him to declare himself as leader of of the Eastern Nigeria. He had it all worked before Aburi. He stated that his 'people had been training for a long time the war.' They did everything to provoke a war. I only wish he had declared strictly Igbo land for Biafra, instead of including other tribes.
@@korluwolobah-kuyon5321 shut up ... Ojukwu only wanted to protect his people from the hate,recentment and persecution from the east. i dont know why people will be jealous of other people because they good traders and more educated therefore easily getting in the civil sevice. How many time was a agreement signed and Gowon refuse to follow it. gwad!! thousandss of men of igbo origin were massacred. you must be heartless to say gowon is right.
Ojukwu was a genius. He alone was clever than Nigeria put together. However western influence is the problem of Africa. They weren't able to do those things in Asia. We will exist. I wish another war.
Biafra is already here, stop kidding yourselves. If it wasn't, would you still be debating it today? It is here, it is with us and all around us and will never ever leave. 🙏
I enjoyed the somewhat biased piece of history, but you left out the contributions of the Uk and USA, and constantly giving credit to the permanent secretaries for the kickback against the Abouri peace accord and credit to gown for the idea of creation of more states I have two questions for you, 1. A leader so hasty to make decisions, how is it that his northern protectorate could easily change his mind? 2. Under what premise did gown declare himself commander in chief of the federation?
General Johnson Ironsi was a good man and soldier, who was not given the time to do his work, by the vandals Federal troops. But Gowon sabotaged the Aburi Peace Accord, that caused the war. The Cross River State people were not known then as CRS people, but were at first known as South Eastern State. Blame Gowon, it should be for the war.
Ironsis actions of failing to punish the January 1966 coup plotters was a big mistake. Further it was Ironsi who forced the civilian govt to give him power. That was a coup Ironsi didn't need to take power and should have allowed the Northern and Eastern people to choose their own leaders.
All I see here are just animals...Ojukwu scammed them to form a new country but they went there with an open mind to allow peace reign and then Igbos in Igbo land with Igbo police and Igbo military in one Nigeria would have been beautiful...No tribal or ethnic wars...Just vibes and you live in a Biafra with a Nigerian name...Ojukwu was a Snake...And you all are fools
@@antipolitics7253 learn some respect or learn how to spell! Ojukwu was one of the richest men in Africa at the time and clearly a scholar and a gentleman! Gowon was a shoe shine boy called back from London to help the uneducated, ignorant northern nigeria. And when he left office, he stole half of the central bank like a common thief!
@@chimoski Gown did not steal, let's be real. We don't like his role in the war, but we should not make up stories that have no proof. He was one of Nigeria's poorest head of state. When he was overthrown, is account was only 75,000 naira. The man was in Kampala when he was overthrown. Friends had to donate money to help him travel to Togo. From Togo, Togolese head of state donated money to him to help him join his family in the UK.
After the Aburi accord Col. Yakubu was instructed by Nigeria colonial masters not to agree with the agreement, and refused to implement the agreed accord, the Nigerian authorities made Col. Gowon the head of state. While Col. OJUKWU was the most senior Army officer. Gowon falsely announced that peace had returned to normal, that the Igbo refugees from the north should go back to their normal business, while OJUKWU cauterized and asked IGBOS in the north to return to the east with immediate effect, but before the Igbo could come back, the northerner had closed all the roads to east and IGBOS were all massacred in a cold blood. It was unforgettable
There were many things that happened and the actors, most of them had died along with what they know. The Brits convinced the Americans to convince Gowon and the North from seceding during the Araba riots (which claimed over 30,000 lives). That part of the history is often ignored as if it never happened
The useless British government and awolowo masterminded the civil war due to their greediness about oil well. It shall never be well with them and their generation
Ojukwu was not the most senior officer. Both he and Gowon were Lt. Cols., but Gowon, as chief of army staff therefore, superseded Ojukwu. The most senior Military officer after all the senior Northern officers were killed in the January coup as well as Ironsi after the July counter coup of 1966, was Colonel Robert Adeyinka Adebayo. He was brought back from a diplomatic posting and appointed Military Governor of Western Region by Gowon.
@@raymondmordi7937 Ironsi was not the officer recommended by the departing British Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Major General Welby, as his successor, it was Brigadier Ademulegun who was murdered by the January 1966 coupists. It was Prime Minister Balewa who ignored the recommendation and appointed Ironsi. Gen. Welby’s reservations concerning Ironsi’s suitability proved true following the coup. Ironsi was an opportunist but a sloppy and ethnic oriented administrator. He wasted no time in abolishing Nigeria’s federal structure with his unification decree but dragged his feet in bringing the Ibo coup plotters to trial. It’s amazing that no Ibo person sees Ojukwu’s influence (he was Military Governor of the East, appointed by Ironsi who relied a lot on him, Ojukwu was ambitious and calculating) in the enactment of the unification decree and other centralizing and unpopular decisions taken by Ironsi that heightened distrust and anxiety of the other Regions, notably the North, that had suffered the heaviest losses of their top political and military leaderships. Gowon was acting in good faith, genuinely desirous of peace and unity, weakly bending over backwards at Aburi in pursuit of both. Ojukwu from the get go (from Ironsi’s time) was single minded on domination and control of Nigeria by Ibos and when that failed with Ironsi’s ouster, secession. Every step, every decision that Ojukwu took was in sneaky furtherance of his goal of secession after that of control and domination by Ibos of Nigeria failed with Ironsi’s ouster.
It is funny how Igbos want to ignore the reality as to what caused the war. It starts with the January 1966 coup an Igbo led coup. Ironside then takes over power from an elected civilian government instead of allowing the West and the North replace their assassinated leaders. Ironside then fails to punish his fellow Igbo assassin's. Short of splitting Nigeria Gowon did everything possible to accommodate the East instead the East came up with new demands. The West had no problem with the presence of Northern troops and don't understand why the East would care. The West readily accepted the creation of more states, yet the East refused to accept and it was one of their initial demands. The East brought war upon itself and should blame itself for what it under went.
What pains me a lot is that the same useless set of people that was massacred by Nigeria government are the one's travel back to northern Nigeria and start develop it
Exactly my point, why can't Igbo people stay in their region? When you go to Lagos, they are all there. While can't they stay in the East and develop it, for crying out loud?
Republic of Biafra have not ceased and would never cease to exist. What you referred to as ceased is just a temporal halt of activities on the Biafran project which of course will later pick up and eventually come to fruition as long as we the igbos are concerned.
No it was not known as Cross River State, but it was known as South Eastern State. It later in the towards the end of the 1970s, became known as the Cross River State.
So you see how the fulani has been playing pim pom with the brain of all within the Original Eastern Region that was recognised by the independence constitution. A people who were previously Easterners by geography now South- Southerns. Did the people migrate from their ancestral homes in the east to the south such that they now are south south people? By the way is there anything like south south in any geographical bearing any where in the world? Makes no sense whatsoever!!!
@@bigman7185 the South-South thing gets into their oil waste, soaked mentality, to the extent that they, now want, absolutely, nothing to so with the core of the Old Eastern Region, to the extent that the Igbos among them are, now denying being Igbos. They have chosen to live with a crumb of that which, actually, belongs to them, than to fight for an equal share or go for the whole pie, of that fails.
I think the best thing is to separate. Even you you Yoruba's are not doing well in this contraction. You will agree with me that the Yoruba's will do better on their own than in this caused country b/cos they enterprising just like the Igbo's.
This is the most honest explanation of the events that happened in Nigeria the war I boldly say was the fault of ojukwu he's pride and want of power and control made him go to war
@@davidn.2555 if you want to put tribal sentiment before reasoning it's alright but my advice to you is that always look at issues with a open mind even if you may look like a fool always look at all angle
@@memesfamilyguyandtvshows What angles have you looked at? Do you even know why the war started? Do you see any change for the southerners 60 years after the war? Are you even living in Nigeria?
@@memesfamilyguyandtvshows Did you also ask yourself why Gowon didn't live up to his end of the deal from the Aburi Accord? If Ojukwu was seeking power only, he wouldn't have gone for negotiation first.
@@davidn.2555 Southern problem like am always gonna say is a problem that only Southerners can solve no matter who's in power southern Nigeria acts like a pompous big brother that doesn't want to solve it's problem but would rather blame other people for them nothing stops southern Nigeria from having a plan an economic development plan am not saying go on TV and say by 2030 we have electricity am saying having a plan how you gonna get the money for power how it's gonna be built all that stuff nothing stops southern Nigeria from giving it's own Farmers loan nothing stops southern Nigeria and all those whom claim to be from southern Nigeria to assist local businesses we would rather spend those money on 30 years remembrance or block the whole street and even high way say we doing burial or marriage what stops southern Nigeria instead of going to Dubai on a shopping spree to actually invest in local malls theme park or even better collaborate on say, building a manufacturing company but no we would rather spend our money building houses and hotels that we will end up locking up tinubu for example has no manufacturing company but has hotels houses and even TV and radio station these things don't add to the economy some economist will tell you it's good but if they become too many more than manufacturing companies it's very bad, tell me why won't we suffer..... Now to your question on if I know the reason he went to war yes I know the reason one they were 7 decree before number 8 why didn't he go to war?? You know why ?? Because number 8 took the minority whom he claimed he was working for!! Out of he's control it meant that the oil money coming to enugu was no more the ports were no longer in he's control it meant the local river tribes now have some would say a regional power of there own plus this is a plus the key to peace and unity in Nigeria is making the minority happy and feeling safe and secure
Ojukwu went to Aburi with a clear picture in his mind of what he wanted he was fully prepared and unfortunately Gowon didn't understand what he was agreeing to, I think we all know the rest.
No matter how you try to make heroes out of villains, we still have to go back to the original injury of 1966. If that coup had not occurred, Nigeria will be a different country today. Why was Tafawa Balewa killed. Why was Saudana Murdered, why did you kill Okotie - Eboh , Akintola and others. Why ,! Why ! Why ! . Please don’t tell me about the gallantry of Igbo soldiers. Just tell me why you have to murder these people.
Those people who killed those soldiers did not represent the Igbos. They carried out that act on their own. There was meeting of Igbo people that had a resolution to kill those men.
I also had the believe that he didn't know what he agreed to but now I know better, a meeting that lasted for two days before the agreement and conclusion is well understood. That phrase "he didn't understand what he agreed to" is just to deceive us so they can Carry out the war and kill as many as possible. They're all cowards including Britain
*_It's a tragedy to the fate of this nation that the Igbo person has been in denial about the problem they created for this country since 1966. Instead, they play the victim._* In May 1966, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state promulgated the infamous Decree No. 34 of 1966, the “unification decree.” The decree effectively did away with the federal system of government practised by Nigeria since its independence from British colonial rule in 1960. In its place, the general instituted a unitary system of government as a way of discouraging “tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests and which must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction.” The decree suspended aspects of the Nigerian constitution and, with it, the military government arrogated to itself wide discretionary powers. Unknown to the general, the effects of this decree would reverberate well into Nigeria’s sixtieth year as an independent nation..
@@billinuma8078 why ?. The mean purpose of the agreement was for the regional areas to be independent from each other while still being under one country.
@@uchechukwu7904 ... because that arrangement would have forced strange bedfellows together. Just like Nigeria is structured today, the way the regions were structured then only favoured the dominant ethnic group in each region.
@@billinuma8078I get what you are saying. But it sha would have been better than what we are experiencing now, it's just that ojukwu was in a haste . He didn't sit down to plan the separation very well
Gowon was a fool that failed to implement Aburi agreements. That was when Nigeria problem started. Gowon foolishness caused Biafra war. Still Nigeria unitary system of government never solved the problems. Restructuring could have solved the problems. Now Biafra agitations is still very much alive. We must restore Biafra
@Inusa Nuhu Gowon is an illiterate fool that could not understand aburi agreements, aburi accord may sound crazy to you because you northerns always wanted to control our oil and Don't want regional autonomy, Aburi agreements means Restructuring, Ojukwu never wanted Secession but Gowon failure to implement the agreement and stop the killings in the north led to his decision. Many countries practiced regional autonomy, so it's not crazy... Ojukwu made the best decision as a leader, we love him and respect him even in death. He did not succeed because world powers was against him. Nigeria never won any war. Still Nigeria was never and can never be United. Self determination is our right, #Biafraexit ReferendumNOW
@Inusa Nuhu Ojukwu meant business as he came to Aburi full prepared as an with people demand. But unfortunately coward Gowon came as if is an ordinary meeting forgot his brain in Nigeria. See how he eat and laugh like an idiot he is
Nigerians problem? I doubt it stared from the implementation...look at it this way...just 6yrs after our independence...we had a civil war...problem was already Brewing
No. Nigeria problem started with Igbos insatiable greed, carrying unnecessary coup in a young nation still taking shape for tribal advantage in the Nigeria project.
What a tragedy called the Civil War with Biafra Republic doomed to fail from the word, "Go" because a man( who failed to realise that Super Powers, such as U.S.A., USSR and Britain were not to be trusted) declared a war to oppose the Western Puppet Military Head of State of that time. What was Ojukwu really thinking: that Super Powers and Europe (who have survived 2 World Wars who at the same time have partitioned Africa among themselves and took African Slaves for themselves and later metamorphosed into Neo-colonia Rule of the same African Continent with all shades of ECONOMIC INSTREST ) would suddenly just wake up and support a secession of a part of a country already created to serve their own colonia economic interests? To confirm my point that Ojukwu made a very unwise and dangerous decision to secede, he ran away after exposing the entire Eastern Region to a hopeless War and needless death. Who goes to War when they are not sure of adequate supply sources for arms and ammunition in all its ramifications against an opponent who already has Airforce, Naval Force and Ground Force with sure Super Powers Clandestine Support. He already lost the War before it started. His motive for the War was EXCELLENT but could only be achieved only after a well-thought-out plan that will guarantee success before ever embarking on it. He was indeed a coward for running away. My respect would have been won if he had gallantly fought with the last drop of his blood. That's what true War Generals do. Phillip Effiong indeed did the right thing by surrendering. What's the point fighting a War continously whose mastermind has deserted? Nnamdi Kanu or any other Secessionist Group MUST not repeat the same mistake. The Nigeria of our dreams can be achieved by far other better means well thought out. Awo is a very senseless TRIBALIST who was only interested in himself and the West when he had the opportunity to reconcile but economically deprived a people who were already disadvantaged in all sense by their defeat in the War. What wickedness to the high heavens! Ojukwu knew that the government of that time was very irresponsible by failing to implement the Aburi Agreement. He knew that the Igbos had it all in government at the Federal Level but blew it up by the 1st Coup led by the Igbos: his kinsmen were even made Head of States after the Coup. He just couldn't deal with his ego seeing a junior officer, Gowon, being Head of State and having the Superintendent over him and the Igbo massacre became his major excuse for secession when as far as I was concerned, his ego drove him into the beginning of his rebellion. No amount of corruption as the excuse for the coup would have been so bad that can compare with what our country has turned out to be today. The Regional Government, however how imperfect it was, under the 1st Republic, in my humble opinion, should have been left to grow at it's own pace. That Igbo Coup should never have been conceived let alone carried out with all of its biases that left Michael Okpara and Zik alive subtlely. That Coup became the basis for every coup we have experienced that sowed the seed for the madness called Civilian Government that even commenced by the same War Lords in Civilian Agbada. Today, the country has become a complete shadow of herself when nations have moved on. So, Ojukwu had no reason to secede when his own ethnicity started the madness that led to the Igbo massacre in the North by the aggrieved Northerners whose leaders were already taken out by the Coup. The War on both sides was a crime against humanity. It's been many many years after and we have not learnt anything as a country.
The fedearl government started the war. Secondly he underestimated the length the British, Au and Arab world would go to still keep africans under them.
This piece of narration here was carefully sidelined with the Nigerian’s intention to make the real cause of this war to be seen as a doing of ojokwu and the East, which we all know is not the truth.
Take a neutral look at this and you will see that they both did what they thought best for their team. Ojukwu while intelligent did not play his cards right. When the FG is backed by both the USA and UK he should have stalled for time to convince strong supporters from other countries.
@@katherineespino3542 Exactly this. I have a lot of admiration for Ojukwu but he made several mistakes that could have otherwise helped Biafra possibly gain its freedom.
@@katherineespino3542 dont blame Ojukwu. Ojukwu tried his best with other countries for help but you must remembered that Nigeria controls the oils and source of economy. How do you expect countries to support Biafra when you know they are underdog and beside France was not 100% in support of Biafra only for oil like saying incase they win. You dont expect Biafra to win with no resources no experience armies but they were determined for good 3 years with Nigerians govt block foods. Thats the only way Nigerians govt won. Lets not talk cos of jealous or hates for Igbos. Lets praise them. They are not slaves like other tribes in Nigeria. Thats scared of fulanis. Viva to the Igbos
Guwon and co. clearly understood the aburi agreements (as it took 2 whole days to make that agreement clear and they came to terms) but they were actually waiting for the international powers to create the perfect cunning plans on it that would be used against him which was clearly still very hard for them because Ojukwu is a wise and intelligent man who knows how this people operates and countered their possible strategies, so they finally decided to come up with the most stupid plan for Gowun to act like fool and lie he didn't understand the agreements clearly (clown). Ojukwu already knew what wanted to happen even before making that agreement that's why he was obliviously at alert and uncomfortable in that video and same reason he was kind of surprised about the agreements it seemed too easy to him, so he went back already getting prepared for the worst still and when Guwon made the speech of not understanding at first he didn't seem to shock him so much but he never really prepared for the war because he didn't think the international powers would put that much focus into it. Histories are being fabricated and tempered with but the TRUTH will always finds its way and as far as i know, the Biafran war was won by Ojukwu the great that's why it's still alive till today but we would be taking a different approach more like steps toward Biafra because the fight has already been done! Although we need to mind our steps in other not to trigger the grenades on the mine parts we are walking so we have to all wall PEACEfully with wisdom till we get there cause Biafran is a movement and i believe God is in control. One love!
@@unitednation5398; you are sooooooooo right, but the same nonsense continues, even worse that it used to be. The same illiteracy that prevented Gowan from understanding the articles of the Accord or the foolishness, which made him to lie about it, is the same thing that is still going on, in this day and age. Illiteracy! Foolishness! Crookery!
Nobody sent Ojukwu and Gowon to negotiate our sovereignty at Aburi . All that was needed was to avert the blood shed . It is ignorant of anyone to place the resolution of Nigerian issues on these two people. We had a parliamentary system and region institutions that were destroyed by majority Igbo coupists.These issues were beyond the scope of Aburi . The soldiers were going beyond their pay grade talking about constitutional issues they knew nothing about.Aburi was meant only for a seize fire. It is wrong for any one to assume that Aburi was a place to negotiate Nigerian constitutional arrangement that took years to make.Nobody sent Gowan to rearrange Nigeria at Aburi. Ojukwwu also knew that his stubborn request were beyond the mandate of Aburi. They were there to negotiate seize fire only. They were supposed to stop all hostilities and create an avenue for the politicians to negotiate. Instead of this Ojukwu returned and started confiscating and attacking all federal installations in the east and became more bellicose.All responsibility for the present sorry state of things in Nigeria today lies on the Igbos who destroyed Nigerians constitutional democracy at it’s inception.They are are at it again. They should be allowed to form their Biafra as they have been indoctrinated to the point where they are unfit to participate in a multi ethnic democracy.
The Aburi agreement undermined the British private plan agreed with Amhadu Bello. The Ironsi coup had done exactly what the British and Ahmadu Bello feared. The Aburi agreement confirmed their fears. General Gowon was toast. He reneged when the northerners realised that the power they had been given would have been whittled down.
Am just keep on watching ojukwu, People should learn from this, don't drink anyhow or eat anyhow when he came to public food.very smart and intelligent.
you really notice that too his very smart thats why he was alive to tell the truth and history before he passed out 🥺♥️♥️♥️ I really appreciate your strong heart rest in peace You're a hero indeed
Ojukwu was a hero, in the sense that he encouraged and emboldened the easterners to stop running from their killers, and stand and fight as men. Murtala Muhammad would have massacred the whole Eastern civilian population , like he did in Benin and asaba, had ojukwu not led his people to fight in defense of their lives and continuous existence. Gowon is the coward, because he failed to realize that the hausa Fulani , were using him to fulfill their evil plans against Nigeria. I hope gowon and danjuma are happy today, seeing the people of middle belt, being killed and made to live in in IDP camps as refugees, in the Nigeria they fought and helped hausa- Fulanis keep together, by fighting against igbos.
Ojukwu being Mo-bahd,clever and smarter,,he is always careful and cautious while on their midst,,watch his way of sipping d drink nd d food,,he doesn't allow them enter his mouth cuz those carnivores can poison him...his facial look can even b something else 👌
@@cathlandemmanuel831 what do you knw Emma and how old was you to start with. Do you knw why the first coup was called the Igbo coup. Well get this the killing of Igbos in the North was in retaliation of the Igbo coup.
"On Aburi, We Stand"
Rest in perfect peace Our Hero❤
King of the Igbo people.
Ojukwu was the man that saw tomorrow, m a proud Biafran , God bless Biafra
He saw tomorrow and went into hiding in Ivory Coast.
He was a coward. A hero would have died in war than abandon his people
I am a proud Biafra too bro
Ojukwu saw nothing, Adaka Boro had already talked about the injustices in Nigeria, even the Niger Delta political leaders had seen the inmjustices as far back as the 1950s before Independence
@@lekiegima4251: These Igbos are the only people who are always the first to do anything. Wasn’t it an Igbo man the first person to drink water? Someone should remind me his name **** I think it is Emeka * ***Ch******. I can’t remember the full name. He certainly was the first person to drink water in Africa. He gave the white man the formula to make water . The Igbos are actually teaching Nigerians how to drink water. Make sure you buy the Igbo water. The only water made by an African for Africans .
I wish Easterners will support mazi nnamdi KANU for Biafra liberation now
I'm telling you my brother.
"Anyone can deal with victory. But only the mighty can bear defeat."
Respect Mj Gen Philips Effong
True Biarfan hero
Philip Effiong 🤍🕊
Absolutely. History will be very kind to the late general Effiong.
No biafra but nigeria
Biafra is a spirit and spirits never die. Am so sorry you were so disappointed to hear this deh!!
@@almamybokarbirobarry780: good luck with your retrogression.
Ojuwkwu never tasted the wine 🍷 and the food,he was a wise man.
Are you sure?
You are a good observant I noticed same thing, He never tasted the food., he was looking at Gowon to eat first and he was also looking in there eyes. Trying to know the mind of others. The man is wise.
@@mcarez66 false their is a video here on youtube where him and Gowan ate and drank together in Ghana
Don't be stupid@omoehi8576 Aburi is in Ghana, what would the Ghanians gain in killing Ojukwu? Moreover you can clearly see that Ojukwu and Gowon's meal were dished in the same plate, which he Ojukwu was holding, so he Ojukwu ate that meal, technically or otherwise
I also observed it
Ojuku is clever and smart, He never drink that champain nor eat that food.
A tough man, he didn't trust them
You're indeed seeing clearly 😅😅😅 he's such a smart Man
27th was never a children's day but a total national states of emergency just to wicked #BIAFRAN.
OJUKWU knows that they can not be trusted. He said and I quote ""there is no power in this country or in all black Africa that can subdue us by force"" That word lives in every IPOB you see today. Am proud to be one. #BIAFRA still exist.
Notwithstanding Ojukwu 's rhetoric, biafra was subdued by force and by the federal forces.
@@naturalblockade3412no by britain not Nigeria, Nigeria can’t subdued Biafra it can never happen in this world even in the next world
I am a more proud ipob than anyone else my brother. Like MNK will say, Biafra is going to happen in my life time. All hail Biafra.
The igbo's has gone through alot in existence... The sun will surely raise...
Iseeeeee
*_It's a tragedy to the fate of this nation that the Igbo person has been in denial about the problem they created for this country since 1966. Instead, they play the victim._*
In May 1966, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state promulgated the infamous Decree No. 34 of 1966, the “unification decree.” The decree effectively did away with the federal system of government practised by Nigeria since its independence from British colonial rule in 1960. In its place, the general instituted a unitary system of government as a way of discouraging “tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests and which must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction.” The decree suspended aspects of the Nigerian constitution and, with it, the military government arrogated to itself wide discretionary powers. Unknown to the general, the effects of this decree would reverberate well into Nigeria’s sixtieth year as an independent nation..
@@mas-udal-hassan9277 true, igbos are the problem in Nigeria, they are also the reason we Anglophone Cameroonians refused to join Nigeria. when i asked my parents why and they replied that the only way we could get protection the igbos was to join francophone Cameroon
Ojukwu's body language tells the whole story..
You are watching with biased mind. What did it say all? What was the aftermath of the meeting? Who bridge the agreement?
in deed
I swear...E shock me sef...Gowon really feels like a cool person...Kinda high spirited and wanted peace
@@adepojuamos9243 oga we no wan dey ur country nah by force
The guy moves like a Machine, look at his eyes his body language says it all.
This was how the story started, we will see how it will end. Biafra lives forever.
Where is biafra
Stop it.
..couldnt agree more. It will end with Biafra ending the succession crap....
@@hkay980 *_It's a tragedy to the fate of this nation that the Igbo person has been in denial about the problem they created for this country since 1966. Instead, they play the victim._*
In May 1966, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state promulgated the infamous Decree No. 34 of 1966, the “unification decree.” The decree effectively did away with the federal system of government practised by Nigeria since its independence from British colonial rule in 1960. In its place, the general instituted a unitary system of government as a way of discouraging “tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests and which must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction.” The decree suspended aspects of the Nigerian constitution and, with it, the military government arrogated to itself wide discretionary powers. Unknown to the general, the effects of this decree would reverberate well into Nigeria’s sixtieth year as an independent nation..
👍👍❤❤
Ojukwu meant business
See body language
Exactly. He wasn't there to party and dine. He knew he would be betrayed.
The only true, brave and honest biafran!!! May God bless his soul, since his death, Biafra has die with him!! All u that makes mouth no action, instead no so so vision and prophecy na im we de hear, lazy things, Biafra ko Biafra nii
He wasn't really drinking the champagne and eating with them
@@razrsliq7623 such is war!
"Demoralize the enemy from within by surprise, terror, sabotage, assassination. This is the war of the future."
@@shantelobed4779 none got to his tongue only his lips
We must devide
See how Gowon was laughing like a mad man. The blood of all those he killed would forever haunt him.
Aswear, Ojukwu wasn't even comfortable the whole time, cause as the reporter said he as his secretary on their way back whether dem other Leaders understand what he proposed and its implications, they were all probably not Learned enough. And that could have been the best thing to happen to Nigeria. This is the same regional government that UK is practicing with four different country as one nation.
Buh Hausa man think say the country wouldn't stand afterwards. And that's why he killed as many as possible to maintain the stupid sovereignty....
Same sht still happening today, and them leaders knows what is right for the nation, which is to dicentralize the too much federal power. Every state/region should be their own government and handle their affairs and region
@@tommehtochukwu7556 your nightmare nah hausa!! Sotey ur shallow mind dey always make u think say anybody from north is an hausa man!!! No hausa man has ever ruled this country!! Go and read and learn my dear lil sis.
@@tommehtochukwu7556 *_It's a tragedy to the fate of this nation that the Igbo person has been in denial about the problem they created for this country since 1966. Instead, they play the victim._*
In May 1966, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state promulgated the infamous Decree No. 34 of 1966, the “unification decree.” The decree effectively did away with the federal system of government practised by Nigeria since its independence from British colonial rule in 1960. In its place, the general instituted a unitary system of government as a way of discouraging “tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests and which must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction.” The decree suspended aspects of the Nigerian constitution and, with it, the military government arrogated to itself wide discretionary powers. Unknown to the general, the effects of this decree would reverberate well into Nigeria’s sixtieth year as an independent nation..
@@mas-udal-hassan9277 a unitary government can discourage tribal loyalty - only in Ironsi's mind. Contrarily, a unitary government will enhance tribal loyalty for the government in power.
@@unitednation5398 igbos and their ignorance.
Biafrans must stand up and fight for their freedom. It is their right and sovereignty belongs to the people. They decide.
Ode shut up
The narration, depth of research and presentation on this one was stellar. Incredible video. Thumbs up.
Thank you.
I suggest ipob to sue federal goverment on aburi agrrrement ,
@@HistoryVille; the only factual and object rendition of recent phenomenon. You are stupendous!
Gowon not understanding the tenets of the Aburi agreement is quite frankly stupendous for a commander-in-chief of the Republic.
Exactly,with his then limited education engaging with an oxford graduate .
And sadly, nothing has changed since then. We keep recruiting and circulating intellectually compromised and incompetent folks as rulers, and yet expect progress as a nation. This is a clear definition of insanity.
@@sunnycnn1060 both Gowon and Ojukwu were well educated. Gowon attended Barewa College while Ojukwu attended Kings College. The two elite colleges of their time.
@@Profitfromcoaching: Dead wrong! Are you forgetting that Ojukwu, son of a Billionaire of that epoch, obtained a Masters Degree, in History, from Oxford University? Gowan was mo match to Odumegwu Ojukwu, with in personality or intellectually. Read both their history and see a huge disparity.
@@lawrenceigboekwe7208 I am not comparing the two gentlemen. So I'm not wrong. I'm simply saying they were both very bright. I know Ojukwu's history. The original comment was trying to make out that Jack was a dunce and that's nonsense.
Maybe you should do a bit of research on Barewa College as well.
Even little children knows so much that if they enter into an agreement with someone they must fulfil such agreements in order to avoid fight, Gowon really cause the war wasted innocent lifes
@Inusa Nuhu Those were eastern soldiers, not civilians.
Idiots...Ojukwu said the army and his people should stay in their lands...He didn’t literally say we’ll stay in our land and form a fucking Country...He was a snake...Others wanted peace...He wanted to rule fucking Biafra...How can you guys not fucking see that
Amos you are a" fool "a big fool
Yes, because from beginning he was not supposed to agree
@@adepojuamos9243 you're an E-diot . And can always think like the fulanis that cannot read and understand before signing. Head of state fool
Senseless civil war that could have been avoided.
You people from that part of Nigeria always call what is not convenient for you an assumption. Remember that your truth ends where other people's truth starts.
E3e
Another is about to take place if Fulani herdsmen continue there stupid act and this will end Nigeria
Biafra is our country and biafra is the way out
Good doc
Cheers
Guys, I'm Yoruba, but I admire Ojukwu A LOT! Fearless, smart and highly intelligent! Not to downplay the Igbos' quest for Biafra, but Nnamdi Kanu is no Ojukwu, he cannot lead the quest for Biafra. Ojukwu LED FROM THE HOME FRONT! DAMN!
Ojukwu was the head of state then, he is more secure, remember MNK, is not in millitray my brother you can not do what MNK is doing and how far he has gone
Damilare okunola u are a fool must every one do the same mad people evetywere
@@pauljesus2439 but you know could have made your point without calling me a fool, right 🤦♂️
@@jusvicgodwin4859 Righttttt! Valid point, though. I've been to his house in Afara, and I can tell you for free that he was meant to be killed by the Soldiers who went to the place. MNK IS A STRONG MAN, but 😩🤦♂️
@@damilareokunola6757 becaused ur world didnot make any sence even little kid can not say dat if u dont want to recieve caused or insult from peoples mind what u say will are not primary studend here
Why do them stop teaching history in Nigeria schools 🤔
Because they know that they messed up big time
A week center is required for Nigeria to work for the people. As is, Nigeria is not working for the people but works for the Europeans and westerners getting the natural resources for free.
Ojukwu was a very strong man. If he had been around now and contested for election, I would vote him over any president so far that has led this country
Mind you Ojukwu it was who stopped the January 15 1966 boys from tempering or arresting the Emir of Kano. Ojukwu was the commander of the Kano Army formation then.
@@bigman7185 The quality of people in this country now is reflecting on the leadership. We have lost empathy as a people. It will be very difficult for us to get back around
@@bigman7185; yes, he was in charge of the Kano Garrison and foiled the coup from engulfing Kano. Also, it was Aguiyi Ironsi that prevent the cup from taking place, in Lagos. That’s why I laugh both at people’s ludicrosity of belief and their uneducated statements that it was an “Igbo Coup”. What a myopic and sheepish people!
@@lawrenceigboekwe7208 when they say it was an Igbo coup, they meant it was orchestrated mainly by Igbos which is true. out of the 5 majors who planned it, only 1 was Yoruba
Lol 😂😂😂😂
As a body posture expert, I can tell Ojukwu was saying in his head "these fools, you chaps are so dumb." He didn't smile and his mind seem to be in a distant land.
He was clearly very suspicious of them. And he had reason to be.
It was clear by his facial expression dat those fools were not to be trusted
from the day you think one is fool that's the minute you are proving to the world you re a Nonetity,and that's where you started to meet your Waterloo!the way Ojukwu met.
This is the most objective account I’ve ever listened to. Thanks
No
Loved this, this is what documentaries should look like, there shouldnt be any hint as to who the bad guy or good guy is, just narrate what happened honestly and allow your audience to judge for themselves
Do you think a video about Nigerian and ghana highlife music?
The Igbos never wanted to secede, they simply wanted the killings to stop. Of a truth , you can't force people to stay in a country. Infact, the war even increased the option of secession.
In May 1966, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state, promulgated the infamous Decree No. 34 of 1966, the “unification decree.” The decree effectively did away with the federal system of government practiced by Nigeria since its independence from British colonial rule in 1960. In its place, the general instituted a unitary system of government as a way of discouraging “tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests and which must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction.” The decree suspended aspects of the Nigerian constitution and, with it, the military government arrogated to itself wide discretionary powers. Unknown to the general, the effects of this decree would reverberate well into Nigeria’s sixtieth year as an independent nation.
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*It's a tragedy to the fate of this nation that the Igbo person has been in denial about the problem they created for this country since 1966. Instead, they play the victim. I no longer debate Nigerians on this issue. It has served me no good*
You never mentioned the killings of Biafrans that continued for months in the North which really made Ojukwu the make that decision!
She did.
And was the real reason why ojukwu went ahead with the war the killings of Igbos.
Yorubas have always wanted to secede but are too scared to lead the front. They’re waiting for Igbos to be the first
We need them more than they need us
Why will the Yorubas do such things because they don’t feel inferior to the other tribe and they are the most peaceful people you can think of
@@abdulazizmansur4830 ok
Ojukwu made them sign a confederate agreement but Gowon out of ignorance and lack of counsel did not kno wat he signed up for
Anyone could see that Phillips effiong was giving a very difficult speech.
Where are these calabar saying they are not Biafra
@@francisnwadike9505 Calabar's are Not biafrans, will Never be. So also are we from the Niger Delta. Calabars are Niger Deltas so also is their brothers the Akwa Iboms. Poor Col. Effiong the coward Igbo man will not face shame and humiliation so what did he do? Pass the buck to an Ibibio man to do his dirty laundry. Why didn't an Igbo man choosen to present and read the article of surrender? Hello???????
@@godfreypamosoo7216 and please go and read history about Aro confidration and the bright of Biafra, but let me answer you on Aro confidration, is a union of the Aro, ibibbo efki and others that comes together to form a single kingdom that was destroy by the UK when the colonize Southern Nigeria and who are the Aros, they are the people of arochukwu in the present day Abia state and so part of imo state so if u are talking about been Biafra or not read your history first before you talk please
@@godfreypamosoo7216 You really don't know your route, who gave the name Biafra at first?, even before the name was given, you really don't know about our bound.
Every Igbo man is an independent person, am really sick and tired of some brainwashed Niger Deltans saying they're not Biafrans. An Igbo man really don't need you to succeed, despite the marginalization the Igbo nation is still rated lowest in poverty rate, making us the richest in Nigeria generally.
Igbos beliefs in "biri kam biri" meaning live let me live, indicating equal rights.
We don't necessarily need you to be successful in anyway.
@@godfreypamosoo7216 anyways, I just wish you remain with your hausa brothers.
Ojukwu meant business, did he have the guns ?
All I know is that Nigeria needs to be split into 3 countries
More.... If it divides, igbos keep thinking others want to be with them, same the northerners...
@@josephodiase174 igbo does not want anyone who is against the freedom of humanity and religious..
more than three please. The ijaws, ogonis, Benins and other should be seperate and far from anywhere the igbo are. They do not like us and it will be idiotic to pretend about it. They only thing we need is boundry adjustment before seperation into a minimum of 4 countries.
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@@josephodiase174 I don’t know what you are talking about. Please explain how “igbos keep thinking others want to be with them”. When we are seeking for secession and others want to be one. Aren’t you the ones that think more people want to be with you, whoever you are?
Very fair and balanced narrative
This is why Nigeria scattered today.
An independence that was so much flawed and full of animosity .
Ojukwu was a wise man. So unfortunate, he compromised in the end. Watching him not eating the food served him says it all. Notherthers can not be trusted!
How did he compromise?
Northerners can as well says igbo cannot be trusted too because both their leaders and Yoruba leaders were killed by igbo soldiers during the coup I think that is the Genesis of our problem no one among them was innocent
No one is innocent in this country my dear. Don't be quick to judge.
Segun, what about the Yorubas? Self righteousness is your biggest problem
How please
“A victory for common sense” I would never forget that Line
Neither will I gowon is a very delusional man
The nemesis of the killings in 1966-1970 are now hunting the killers and their generation to come.
@@bekee9351 nope! They are all old , rich and waiting to die in their sleep
Todays reality has made gowon swallow those disrespectful words he used against ojukwu. Gowon knows deep in his mind that he was used and dumped by the hausa and Fulanies. The people of the middle belt region, mainly in gowon and danjuma's village, can not sleep with their eyes closed. Their lands have been taken over by the Fulani, and their people now live as refugees in IDP camps.
You don’t know why OJUKWU declared Biafra.
Gowon declared the war against Biafrans.
What was the agreement between Col.Yakubu Gowon and Col Odumegwu Ojukwu, in Aburi Ghana. ???? Under Gen. Ankara of Ghana.
Who later disagreed on what was reached in Aburi Ghana between Gen. Gowon and Gen. OJUKWU??
Who is the most senior Army officer , between Col. Yakubu Gowon and Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu??????
They will not answer you but you one day is one day truth shall prevail
*_It's a tragedy to the fate of this nation that the Igbo person has been in denial about the problem they created for this country since 1966. Instead, they play the victim._*
In May 1966, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state promulgated the infamous Decree No. 34 of 1966, the “unification decree.” The decree effectively did away with the federal system of government practised by Nigeria since its independence from British colonial rule in 1960. In its place, the general instituted a unitary system of government as a way of discouraging “tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests and which must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction.” The decree suspended aspects of the Nigerian constitution and, with it, the military government arrogated to itself wide discretionary powers. Unknown to the general, the effects of this decree would reverberate well into Nigeria’s sixtieth year as an independent nation..
@mas-udal-nobody is paying attention to this jibbrish hassan9277
@@lauraosinachi2658 my dear , things fall apart, in this world.
Great one HistoryVille
Historyville...nice one
Ojukwu was a highly educated, strategic & ambitious military officer who had airs all around him. On the other hand, Gowon went to Aburi with enthusiasm as a happy, young & naive officer totally carried away & overwelmed by the weight of his office as Head of State. He had very shallow preparations
The narration should have started with the January 1966 coup.
Anyone noticed Ojukwu didn't drink the wine or ate the food. Maybe he was cautious of assassination by positioning
He seemed like a smart and cautious individual.
Yes I noticed that too . 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
A very smart and intelligent man from his looks and body language .
@@georgenyenti4 *_It's a tragedy to the fate of this nation that the Igbo person has been in denial about the problem they created for this country since 1966. Instead, they play the victim._*
In May 1966, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state promulgated the infamous Decree No. 34 of 1966, the “unification decree.” The decree effectively did away with the federal system of government practised by Nigeria since its independence from British colonial rule in 1960. In its place, the general instituted a unitary system of government as a way of discouraging “tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests and which must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction.” The decree suspended aspects of the Nigerian constitution and, with it, the military government arrogated to itself wide discretionary powers. Unknown to the general, the effects of this decree would reverberate well into Nigeria’s sixtieth year as an independent nation..
Yea
Good history is granular and detail-oriented. While this is a very well-put-together narrative, it glosses over the POGROM against Igbo people living in the North. Slow down and describe it thoroughly, taking care to identify both military and non-military actors. It is of monumental importance. May we never go down that road again...
One thing I know, -GOWON WILL WITNESS BIAFRA BEFORE HE DIE-
Pls give it a rest
So help me God
Ekene that's God's plan
Amen
Still waiting
Still to this day the Children of Biafra are not free
Whereas the story teller appeared to have knowledge about Nigeria of 1966 to 1970 she missed a vital point which would have made the story more accurate. What she didn't talk about is the terms of agreement that brought the whole region together as a (Federal republic of Nigeria) you see before Nigeria became Nigeria, the regions brought their terms which one of the terms written in the eastern constitutional agreement is what was tampered with and both ironsi and ojuku was trying to restore through coup and aburi accord. The result of that northern one nigerianism is oil, port operations, land and government seizure to the detriment of all except the caliphate.
You are daft, Ironsi never did a coup, Nzeogwu did, his January 15, 1966 coup failed so Ironsi over powered the coup plotters and took over as Military President
I grow up loving Gowon because of his name we hear during our childhood, but with this video and the explanation, I hate Gowon his such a wicked person and curse of this war.
Even the coup that killed Ironsi
Gowon agreed with he did not understand that is a whole problem
Ojuku was right and he is still right even now this is what we want in Nigeria United Nigeria 🤪ojuku should be considered the best father in the Igbo land and I want more case on this issue let there be power sharing connections ideas let's go apart and have a united Nigeria like American democracy with over 50+ states with more than 30 countries yet a unified head
Ojukwu did the wrong thing for the right reasons. He played into gowns hands . Honestly he's biggest mistake was thinking he could fight the federal government and win without the assurance of support from the USA or UK .
He proposed a confederation and there is nothing wrong with that.it was genius
Yes nothing wrong he's supreme commander rejected it he could gone back to the drawing board look at what he's got and made decisions accordingly he could have made an agreement if he was for the Igbo people like you said... That all property destroyed be replaced and there security restored that igbos by trained and replace in places lost by the igbos and all those whom lost there life be well compensated but no he made sure that what ever arrangements that he remain in charge in the east
@@memesfamilyguyandtvshows it was rejected because it seperated power between all the regions and made no region about another
@@igbotimehopper64yearsago46 it was rejected by Gowan because it meant the destruction of Nigeria
@@igbotimehopper64yearsago46 the degree that create more states was what pushed him to the edge it cut the riverine tribes from the east that pissed him off he no longer has control over the oil in these places, even when he had agreed that more states needed to be created more was cut out even from the north which was a surprise that they accepted that was what prompted awo to side with the FG and when he called all the leaders in the Eastern region he lied that accepting Gowan offer meant death that was a big lie accepting Gowan offer meant that the igbos can no longer control the other riverine tribes
@@memesfamilyguyandtvshows no
It's sad you didn't include the US and UK involvement in this issue because of there interest in oil... Without mentioning these points, the story is not accurate.... How can you say a Head of State does not understand the terms of agreement which was deliberated on for two days.... Its so shameful!
Nice 1...u2much
Going through this history it obvious that Gowon caused the problem of Nigeria
Nah...I think he brought a clean heart to the table...Let your people go to your place and live a happy life in Nigeria
Ojukwu's quest for power led to the problem. His personal malice for Gowon led him to declare himself as leader of of the Eastern Nigeria. He had it all worked before Aburi. He stated that his 'people had been training for a long time the war.' They did everything to provoke a war. I only wish he had declared strictly Igbo land for Biafra, instead of including other tribes.
100%
@@korluwolobah-kuyon5321 sentimental human
@@korluwolobah-kuyon5321 shut up ... Ojukwu only wanted to protect his people from the hate,recentment and persecution from the east. i dont know why people will be jealous of other people because they good traders and more educated therefore easily getting in the civil sevice.
How many time was a agreement signed and Gowon refuse to follow it. gwad!! thousandss of men of igbo origin were massacred. you must be heartless to say gowon is right.
Ojukwu was a genius. He alone was clever than Nigeria put together. However western influence is the problem of Africa. They weren't able to do those things in Asia. We will exist. I wish another war.
SMH SMH
Ojukwu ✊🏿🌄
Why a voice over? Let us hear what they are discussing.
The Republic of Biafra will Exist again!
Stop daydreaming! It aint gonna happen. There will be no Republic of Biafra!
Ojukwu said doing Biafra was a one time thing! How do I know this? I was involved!!!
😂😂😂 Never going to happen
Biafra is already here, stop kidding yourselves. If it wasn't, would you still be debating it today? It is here, it is with us and all around us and will never ever leave. 🙏
@@chimoski How does a Biafran passport look like
I enjoyed the somewhat biased piece of history, but you left out the contributions of the Uk and USA, and constantly giving credit to the permanent secretaries for the kickback against the Abouri peace accord and credit to gown for the idea of creation of more states
I have two questions for you, 1. A leader so hasty to make decisions, how is it that his northern protectorate could easily change his mind? 2. Under what premise did gown declare himself commander in chief of the federation?
Ojukwu was the man ,i respect him so much 👏
Thanks GOD amen
General Johnson Ironsi was a good man and soldier, who was not given the time to do his work, by the vandals Federal troops. But Gowon sabotaged the Aburi Peace Accord, that caused the war. The Cross River State people were not known then as CRS people, but were at first known as South Eastern State. Blame Gowon, it should be for the war.
U know ur history
Thanks a million 👍
Ironsis actions of failing to punish the January 1966 coup plotters was a big mistake. Further it was Ironsi who forced the civilian govt to give him power. That was a coup Ironsi didn't need to take power and should have allowed the Northern and Eastern people to choose their own leaders.
You are so right
All I see here are just animals...Ojukwu scammed them to form a new country but they went there with an open mind to allow peace reign and then Igbos in Igbo land with Igbo police and Igbo military in one Nigeria would have been beautiful...No tribal or ethnic wars...Just vibes and you live in a Biafra with a Nigerian name...Ojukwu was a Snake...And you all are fools
While Gawan behaves like a boy intoxicated with power or wine he looks ordinary and oblivious to the situations at hand he surely not focusing
His actually mocking Ojuku and Ojuku knew he wasn’t serious about the meeting
@@antipolitics7253 learn some respect or learn how to spell! Ojukwu was one of the richest men in Africa at the time and clearly a scholar and a gentleman! Gowon was a shoe shine boy called back from London to help the uneducated, ignorant northern nigeria. And when he left office, he stole half of the central bank like a common thief!
@@chimoski and a shoe shiner was more powerful than the London boy?
@@chimoski Gown did not steal, let's be real. We don't like his role in the war, but we should not make up stories that have no proof. He was one of Nigeria's poorest head of state. When he was overthrown, is account was only 75,000 naira. The man was in Kampala when he was overthrown. Friends had to donate money to help him travel to Togo. From Togo, Togolese head of state donated money to him to help him join his family in the UK.
@@korluwolobah-kuyon5321 not my words. The british claimed that🤷♂️
When truth is compromised, this kind of reaction would be expected
But why is an Hausa man afraid of Nigeria splitting?
After the Aburi accord Col. Yakubu was instructed by Nigeria colonial masters not to agree with the agreement, and refused to implement the agreed accord, the Nigerian authorities made Col. Gowon the head of state. While Col. OJUKWU was the most senior Army officer.
Gowon falsely announced that peace had returned to normal, that the Igbo refugees from the north should go back to their normal business, while OJUKWU cauterized and asked IGBOS in the north to return to the east with immediate effect, but before the Igbo could come back, the northerner had closed all the roads to east and IGBOS were all massacred in a cold blood. It was unforgettable
There were many things that happened and the actors, most of them had died along with what they know. The Brits convinced the Americans to convince Gowon and the North from seceding during the Araba riots (which claimed over 30,000 lives). That part of the history is often ignored as if it never happened
The useless British government and awolowo masterminded the civil war due to their greediness about oil well. It shall never be well with them and their generation
Ojukwu was not the most senior officer. Both he and Gowon were Lt. Cols., but Gowon, as chief of army staff therefore, superseded Ojukwu.
The most senior Military officer after all the senior Northern officers were killed in the January coup as well as Ironsi after the July counter coup of 1966, was Colonel Robert Adeyinka Adebayo.
He was brought back from a diplomatic posting and appointed Military Governor of Western Region by Gowon.
@@raymondmordi7937 Ironsi was not the officer recommended by the departing British Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Major General Welby, as his successor, it was Brigadier Ademulegun who was murdered by the January 1966 coupists.
It was Prime Minister Balewa who ignored the recommendation and appointed Ironsi.
Gen. Welby’s reservations concerning Ironsi’s suitability proved true following the coup.
Ironsi was an opportunist but a sloppy and ethnic oriented administrator. He wasted no time in abolishing Nigeria’s federal structure with his unification decree but dragged his feet in bringing the Ibo coup plotters to trial.
It’s amazing that no Ibo person sees Ojukwu’s influence (he was Military Governor of the East, appointed by Ironsi who relied a lot on him, Ojukwu was ambitious and calculating) in the enactment of the unification decree and other centralizing and unpopular decisions taken by Ironsi that heightened distrust and anxiety of the other Regions, notably the North, that had suffered the heaviest losses of their top political and military leaderships.
Gowon was acting in good faith, genuinely desirous of peace and unity, weakly bending over backwards at Aburi in pursuit of both.
Ojukwu from the get go (from Ironsi’s time) was single minded on domination and control of Nigeria by Ibos and when that failed with Ironsi’s ouster, secession.
Every step, every decision that Ojukwu took was in sneaky furtherance of his goal of secession after that of control and domination by Ibos of Nigeria failed with Ironsi’s ouster.
@@joeyternaagor6457 well, how is remaining one Nigeria working for everyone. The place is a disaster.
1966 Coup was still the MAJOR cause of everything...
Caused by the igbo people to be precise
Lol and other coups what are they obasanjo who what did he did 🙄🙄🙄
Things happened before the coup.
@@muhammedfitnessgrema3139 And also caused by other tribes and also doesn’t relate to why northerners think it is justice to kill random commoners.
It is funny how Igbos want to ignore the reality as to what caused the war. It starts with the January 1966 coup an Igbo led coup. Ironside then takes over power from an elected civilian government instead of allowing the West and the North replace their assassinated leaders. Ironside then fails to punish his fellow Igbo assassin's. Short of splitting Nigeria Gowon did everything possible to accommodate the East instead the East came up with new demands. The West had no problem with the presence of Northern troops and don't understand why the East would care. The West readily accepted the creation of more states, yet the East refused to accept and it was one of their initial demands. The East brought war upon itself and should blame itself for what it under went.
This Coup still in my mind
Good
This country will NEVER be ok. Rather, things will get worse!
The Officers were mainly from the East, not the Soldiers...
Watch your words so you stay accurate and unbiased
23:15 This is the height of supression
There ought to be a memorandum of understanding which should have written and signed by both parties
What pains me a lot is that the same useless set of people that was massacred by Nigeria government are the one's travel back to northern Nigeria and start develop it
That is so true.
Exactly my point, why can't Igbo people stay in their region? When you go to Lagos, they are all there. While can't they stay in the East and develop it, for crying out loud?
Since we are together what do we gain I mean what did we achieve which means anything force doesn't work
Republic of Biafra have not ceased and would never cease to exist. What you referred to as ceased is just a temporal halt of activities on the Biafran project which of course will later pick up and eventually come to fruition as long as we the igbos are concerned.
The war was politically won by the Federal Military Government of Nigeria BUT militarily won by the Biafra.
How come that biafra which won the war does not currently exist?
@clementakinnodi5977 keep dreaming...Biafra lost the war
No it was not known as Cross River State, but it was known as South Eastern State. It later in the towards the end of the 1970s, became known as the Cross River State.
So you see how the fulani has been playing pim pom with the brain of all within the Original Eastern Region that was recognised by the independence constitution. A people who were previously Easterners by geography now South- Southerns. Did the people migrate from their ancestral homes in the east to the south such that they now are south south people? By the way is there anything like south south in any geographical bearing any where in the world? Makes no sense whatsoever!!!
You don't know anything about your state, Cross River and Rivers created out of Eastern region in May 1967 before Ojukwu declared Biafra.
@@bigman7185 the South-South thing gets into their oil waste, soaked mentality, to the extent that they, now want, absolutely, nothing to so with the core of the Old Eastern Region, to the extent that the Igbos among them are, now denying being Igbos. They have chosen to live with a crumb of that which, actually, belongs to them, than to fight for an equal share or go for the whole pie, of that fails.
@@love-heartbamaiyi4258 nope Created the east central state (present south east) the south eastern state (present day cross rivers )before 1976.
@@obiezedaniels5907 👌
It's time to implement the provisions the aburi accord in light of recent events
I think the best thing is to separate. Even you you Yoruba's are not doing well in this contraction. You will agree with me that the Yoruba's will do better on their own than in this caused country b/cos they enterprising just like the Igbo's.
This is the most honest explanation of the events that happened in Nigeria the war I boldly say was the fault of ojukwu he's pride and want of power and control made him go to war
Then you are reasoning like a fool.
@@davidn.2555 if you want to put tribal sentiment before reasoning it's alright but my advice to you is that always look at issues with a open mind even if you may look like a fool always look at all angle
@@memesfamilyguyandtvshows What angles have you looked at? Do you even know why the war started? Do you see any change for the southerners 60 years after the war? Are you even living in Nigeria?
@@memesfamilyguyandtvshows Did you also ask yourself why Gowon didn't live up to his end of the deal from the Aburi Accord? If Ojukwu was seeking power only, he wouldn't have gone for negotiation first.
@@davidn.2555 Southern problem like am always gonna say is a problem that only Southerners can solve no matter who's in power southern Nigeria acts like a pompous big brother that doesn't want to solve it's problem but would rather blame other people for them nothing stops southern Nigeria from having a plan an economic development plan am not saying go on TV and say by 2030 we have electricity am saying having a plan how you gonna get the money for power how it's gonna be built all that stuff nothing stops southern Nigeria from giving it's own Farmers loan nothing stops southern Nigeria and all those whom claim to be from southern Nigeria to assist local businesses we would rather spend those money on 30 years remembrance or block the whole street and even high way say we doing burial or marriage what stops southern Nigeria instead of going to Dubai on a shopping spree to actually invest in local malls theme park or even better collaborate on say, building a manufacturing company but no we would rather spend our money building houses and hotels that we will end up locking up tinubu for example has no manufacturing company but has hotels houses and even TV and radio station these things don't add to the economy some economist will tell you it's good but if they become too many more than manufacturing companies it's very bad, tell me why won't we suffer..... Now to your question on if I know the reason he went to war yes I know the reason one they were 7 decree before number 8 why didn't he go to war?? You know why ?? Because number 8 took the minority whom he claimed he was working for!! Out of he's control it meant that the oil money coming to enugu was no more the ports were no longer in he's control it meant the local river tribes now have some would say a regional power of there own plus this is a plus the key to peace and unity in Nigeria is making the minority happy and feeling safe and secure
Ojukwu went to Aburi with a clear picture in his mind of what he wanted he was fully prepared and unfortunately Gowon didn't understand what he was agreeing to, I think we all know the rest.
No matter how you try to make heroes out of villains, we still have to go back to the original injury of 1966. If that coup had not occurred, Nigeria will be a different country today. Why was Tafawa Balewa killed. Why was Saudana Murdered, why did you kill Okotie - Eboh , Akintola and others. Why ,! Why ! Why ! . Please don’t tell me about the gallantry of Igbo soldiers. Just tell me why you have to murder these people.
Those people who killed those soldiers did not represent the Igbos. They carried out that act on their own. There was meeting of Igbo people that had a resolution to kill those men.
@@charlesubochi2603 u lie brother!! Ojukwu had always wanted power for the east and east alone and that’s how marginalizing the Igbo came about
I also had the believe that he didn't know what he agreed to but now I know better, a meeting that lasted for two days before the agreement and conclusion is well understood. That phrase "he didn't understand what he agreed to" is just to deceive us so they can Carry out the war and kill as many as possible. They're all cowards including Britain
*_It's a tragedy to the fate of this nation that the Igbo person has been in denial about the problem they created for this country since 1966. Instead, they play the victim._*
In May 1966, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military head of state promulgated the infamous Decree No. 34 of 1966, the “unification decree.” The decree effectively did away with the federal system of government practised by Nigeria since its independence from British colonial rule in 1960. In its place, the general instituted a unitary system of government as a way of discouraging “tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests and which must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction.” The decree suspended aspects of the Nigerian constitution and, with it, the military government arrogated to itself wide discretionary powers. Unknown to the general, the effects of this decree would reverberate well into Nigeria’s sixtieth year as an independent nation..
The aburi agreement would have been a great thing if it was well implemented
God bless Biafran heros
Not for everyone, for the Igbo, not for the other ethnic nations in the defunct eastern region.
@@billinuma8078 why ?. The mean purpose of the agreement was for the regional areas to be independent from each other while still being under one country.
@@uchechukwu7904 ... because that arrangement would have forced strange bedfellows together. Just like Nigeria is structured today, the way the regions were structured then only favoured the dominant ethnic group in each region.
@@billinuma8078I get what you are saying. But it sha would have been better than what we are experiencing now, it's just that ojukwu was in a haste . He didn't sit down to plan the separation very well
Gowon was a fool that failed to implement Aburi agreements. That was when Nigeria problem started. Gowon foolishness caused Biafra war. Still Nigeria unitary system of government never solved the problems. Restructuring could have solved the problems. Now Biafra agitations is still very much alive. We must restore Biafra
@Inusa Nuhu Gowon is an illiterate fool that could not understand aburi agreements, aburi accord may sound crazy to you because you northerns always wanted to control our oil and Don't want regional autonomy, Aburi agreements means Restructuring, Ojukwu never wanted Secession but Gowon failure to implement the agreement and stop the killings in the north led to his decision. Many countries practiced regional autonomy, so it's not crazy... Ojukwu made the best decision as a leader, we love him and respect him even in death. He did not succeed because world powers was against him. Nigeria never won any war. Still Nigeria was never and can never be United. Self determination is our right, #Biafraexit ReferendumNOW
@Inusa Nuhu Ojukwu meant business as he came to Aburi full prepared as an with people demand. But unfortunately coward Gowon came as if is an ordinary meeting forgot his brain in Nigeria. See how he eat and laugh like an idiot he is
Nigerians problem? I doubt it stared from the implementation...look at it this way...just 6yrs after our independence...we had a civil war...problem was already Brewing
No. Nigeria problem started with Igbos insatiable greed, carrying unnecessary coup in a young nation still taking shape for tribal advantage in the Nigeria project.
He was young and very myopic.
What a tragedy called the Civil War with Biafra Republic doomed to fail from the word, "Go" because a man( who failed to realise that Super Powers, such as U.S.A., USSR and Britain were not to be trusted) declared a war to oppose the Western Puppet Military Head of State of that time.
What was Ojukwu really thinking: that Super Powers and Europe (who have survived 2 World Wars who at the same time have partitioned Africa among themselves and took African Slaves for themselves and later metamorphosed into Neo-colonia Rule of the same African Continent with all shades of ECONOMIC INSTREST ) would suddenly just wake up and support a secession of a part of a country already created to serve their own colonia economic interests?
To confirm my point that Ojukwu made a very unwise and dangerous decision to secede, he ran away after exposing the entire Eastern Region to a hopeless War and needless death. Who goes to War when they are not sure of adequate supply sources for arms and ammunition in all its ramifications against an opponent who already has Airforce, Naval Force and Ground Force with sure Super Powers Clandestine Support. He already lost the War before it started.
His motive for the War was EXCELLENT but could only be achieved only after a well-thought-out plan that will guarantee success before ever embarking on it.
He was indeed a coward for running away. My respect would have been won if he had gallantly fought with the last drop of his blood. That's what true War Generals do. Phillip Effiong indeed did the right thing by surrendering. What's the point fighting a War continously whose mastermind has deserted?
Nnamdi Kanu or any other Secessionist Group MUST not repeat the same mistake.
The Nigeria of our dreams can be achieved by far other better means well thought out.
Awo is a very senseless TRIBALIST who was only interested in himself and the West when he had the opportunity to reconcile but economically deprived a people who were already disadvantaged in all sense by their defeat in the War. What wickedness to the high heavens!
Ojukwu knew that the government of that time was very irresponsible by failing to implement the Aburi Agreement. He knew that the Igbos had it all in government at the Federal Level but blew it up by the 1st Coup led by the Igbos: his kinsmen were even made Head of States after the Coup.
He just couldn't deal with his ego seeing a junior officer, Gowon, being Head of State and having the Superintendent over him and the Igbo massacre became his major excuse for secession when as far as I was concerned, his ego drove him into the beginning of his rebellion.
No amount of corruption as the excuse for the coup would have been so bad that can compare with what our country has turned out to be today. The Regional Government, however how imperfect it was, under the 1st Republic, in my humble opinion, should have been left to grow at it's own pace. That Igbo Coup should never have been conceived let alone carried out with all of its biases that left Michael Okpara and Zik alive subtlely. That Coup became the basis for every coup we have experienced that sowed the seed for the madness called Civilian Government that even commenced by the same War Lords in Civilian Agbada. Today, the country has become a complete shadow of herself when nations have moved on.
So, Ojukwu had no reason to secede when his own ethnicity started the madness that led to the Igbo massacre in the North by the aggrieved Northerners whose leaders were already taken out by the Coup.
The War on both sides was a crime against humanity.
It's been many many years after and we have not learnt anything as a country.
Ojukwu could have saved his people from agony. It was an unnecessary war. He underestimated the federal government.
The fedearl government started the war. Secondly he underestimated the length the British, Au and Arab world would go to still keep africans under them.
@@sonoftherisingsun6464 meh, yeah.
This piece of narration here was carefully sidelined with the Nigerian’s intention to make the real cause of this war to be seen as a doing of ojokwu and the East, which we all know is not the truth.
Take a neutral look at this and you will see that they both did what they thought best for their team. Ojukwu while intelligent did not play his cards right. When the FG is backed by both the USA and UK he should have stalled for time to convince strong supporters from other countries.
@@katherineespino3542 Exactly this. I have a lot of admiration for Ojukwu but he made several mistakes that could have otherwise helped Biafra possibly gain its freedom.
@@katherineespino3542 dont blame Ojukwu. Ojukwu tried his best with other countries for help but you must remembered that Nigeria controls the oils and source of economy.
How do you expect countries to support Biafra when you know they are underdog and beside France was not 100% in support of Biafra only for oil like saying incase they win.
You dont expect Biafra to win with no resources no experience armies but they were determined for good 3 years with Nigerians govt block foods. Thats the only way Nigerians govt won.
Lets not talk cos of jealous or hates for Igbos. Lets praise them. They are not slaves like other tribes in Nigeria. Thats scared of fulanis.
Viva to the Igbos
@@terymcccleary1916 I do blame Ojukwu, he did not do his due diligence; you don't go to war unprepared. That's why he ran away like a coward!
Guwon and co. clearly understood the aburi agreements (as it took 2 whole days to make that agreement clear and they came to terms) but they were actually waiting for the international powers to create the perfect cunning plans on it that would be used against him which was clearly still very hard for them because Ojukwu is a wise and intelligent man who knows how this people operates and countered their possible strategies, so they finally decided to come up with the most stupid plan for Gowun to act like fool and lie he didn't understand the agreements clearly (clown). Ojukwu already knew what wanted to happen even before making that agreement that's why he was obliviously at alert and uncomfortable in that video and same reason he was kind of surprised about the agreements it seemed too easy to him, so he went back already getting prepared for the worst still and when Guwon made the speech of not understanding at first he didn't seem to shock him so much but he never really prepared for the war because he didn't think the international powers would put that much focus into it. Histories are being fabricated and tempered with but the TRUTH will always finds its way and as far as i know, the Biafran war was won by Ojukwu the great that's why it's still alive till today but we would be taking a different approach more like steps toward Biafra because the fight has already been done! Although we need to mind our steps in other not to trigger the grenades on the mine parts we are walking so we have to all wall PEACEfully with wisdom till we get there cause Biafran is a movement and i believe God is in control. One love!
True talk
Unah too dey talk
We suppose don rest since from this brouhaha
Facts
@@unitednation5398; you are sooooooooo right, but the same nonsense continues, even worse that it used to be. The same illiteracy that prevented Gowan from understanding the articles of the Accord or the foolishness, which made him
to lie about it, is the same thing that is still going on, in this day and age. Illiteracy! Foolishness! Crookery!
Nobody sent Ojukwu and Gowon to negotiate our sovereignty at Aburi . All that was needed was to avert the blood shed . It is ignorant of anyone to place the resolution of Nigerian issues on these two people. We had a parliamentary system and region institutions that were destroyed by majority Igbo coupists.These issues were beyond the scope of Aburi . The soldiers were going beyond their pay grade talking about constitutional issues they knew nothing about.Aburi was meant only for a seize fire. It is wrong for any one to assume that Aburi was a place to negotiate Nigerian constitutional arrangement that took years to make.Nobody sent Gowan to rearrange Nigeria at Aburi. Ojukwwu also knew that his stubborn request were beyond the mandate of Aburi. They were there to negotiate seize fire only. They were supposed to stop all hostilities and create an avenue for the politicians to negotiate. Instead of this Ojukwu returned and started confiscating and attacking all federal installations in the east and became more bellicose.All responsibility for the present sorry state of things in Nigeria today lies on the Igbos who destroyed Nigerians constitutional democracy at it’s inception.They are are at it again. They should be allowed to form their Biafra as they have been indoctrinated to the point where they are unfit to participate in a multi ethnic democracy.
The struggle
On Aburi we stand
Biafra will continue to exist
The Aburi agreement undermined the British private plan agreed with Amhadu Bello. The Ironsi coup had done exactly what the British and Ahmadu Bello feared. The Aburi agreement confirmed their fears. General Gowon was toast. He reneged when the northerners realised that the power they had been given would have been whittled down.
Well correct. May God punishment the British government in Jesus name
Am just keep on watching ojukwu, People should learn from this, don't drink anyhow or eat anyhow when he came to public food.very smart and intelligent.
Guy was so smart...that's the real igbo blood
you really notice that too his very smart thats why he was alive to tell the truth and history before he passed out 🥺♥️♥️♥️ I really appreciate your strong heart rest in peace You're a hero indeed
Ojukwu was a hero, in the sense that he encouraged and emboldened the easterners to stop running from their killers, and stand and fight as men.
Murtala Muhammad would have massacred the whole Eastern civilian population , like he did in Benin and asaba, had ojukwu not led his people to fight in defense of their lives and continuous existence.
Gowon is the coward, because he failed to realize that the hausa Fulani , were using him to fulfill their evil plans against Nigeria.
I hope gowon and danjuma are happy today, seeing the people of middle belt, being killed and made to live in in IDP camps as refugees, in the Nigeria they fought and helped hausa- Fulanis keep together, by fighting against igbos.
He encouraged his people not to run but in the end he ran like a Bitch
They are both fools bro
Ojukwu being Mo-bahd,clever and smarter,,he is always careful and cautious while on their midst,,watch his way of sipping d drink nd d food,,he doesn't allow them enter his mouth cuz those carnivores can poison him...his facial look can even b something else 👌
Republic of Biafra must come and stay forever...
North has no human heart, they are wicked..
From day one Igbos has been in humiliation 😭💔
Fact!
They killed millions of Igbos in the North and this is the reasons why Ojukwu decleared Biafra..
@Stin Martins Soldiers killed leaders and civilians killed other civilians that's what led to the war
@@cathlandemmanuel831 what do you knw Emma and how old was you to start with. Do you knw why the first coup was called the Igbo coup. Well get this the killing of Igbos in the North was in retaliation of the Igbo coup.
Ojukwu could not have declare Biafra since others don't support him
At what point then, have Nigeria ever been 1 ????