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Lies?
How old are you



Professor Ben Nwabueze, erudite constitutional lawyer, consummate and well-researched elder statesman drafted the unitary constitution thus abolishing the robust regional setup that made each region economically and politically viable. He abolished the regional governance because of General Aguiyi Ironsi who had just seized power after the gruesome murders of the prime minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, and others in 1966.

To ensure his grips on power, Ironsi used Nwabueze’s unitary document to bring Nigeria under one federating unit. It is intriguing that the same person whose document ended our regional experience is the same person crying for restructuring. What has happened that his beautiful policy is no longer an option but an oppressive tool? For us to take him serious, he must first apologise to Nigerians for abolishing the regional template.

Putting it succinctly, Eric Teniola chronicled Aguiyi Ironsi’s unification trajectory thus,

“Of all the decrees enacted in Nigeria, none is more controversial than Decree No 34 of 1966. It was promulgated on May 24, 1966 by then Head of State, Major General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924-1966). It was called Unification Decree while some critics at that time labelled it the De-unification Decree.


It was the decree that started the death of regionalism – an issue that is still generating controversy till now. Although the next head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, repealed the Decree 34 on August 31, 1966 through Decree 9, a large portion of the Decree is still effective till today.

General Gowon further compounded it by promulgating Decree 14 of 1967, which broke Nigeria into 12 states and provided for military governors for each state. With Decrees 34, 8 and 14 regionalism was finally buried.


On assumption of power, General Aguiyi-Ironsi promulgated the Constitution (Suspension and Modification) Decree 1966. Decree No 1 dated January 17, 1966 but not published in the Official Gazette until March 4, 1966. He then issued Public Order Decree No 33 dated May 24 1966, which dissolved 81 political associations and 26 tribal and cultural associations.

At the early stage of his tenure, he appointed a three-man advisory team made up of Chief Francis Nwokedi, a permanent secretary, Dr Pius Charles Nwabafor Okigbo (1924-2000) and Colonel Patrick Anwunah, who later became chairman and head of the Orientation Committee at that time.’

RTSC:

Lies?
How old are you?

Even your father does not know history as he does.

Prof Ben Nwabueze truncated it with his unitary. System



Professor Ben Nwabueze, erudite constitutional lawyer, consummate and well-researched elder statesman drafted the unitary constitution thus abolishing the robust regional setup that made each region economically and politically viable. He abolished the regional governance because of General Aguiyi Ironsi who had just seized power after the gruesome murders of the prime minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, and others in 1966.

To ensure his grips on power, Ironsi used Nwabueze’s unitary document to bring Nigeria under one federating unit. It is intriguing that the same person whose document ended our regional experience is the same person crying for restructuring. What has happened that his beautiful policy is no longer an option but an oppressive tool? For us to take him serious, he must first apologise to Nigerians for abolishing the regional template.

Putting it succinctly, Eric Teniola chronicled Aguiyi Ironsi’s unification trajectory thus,

“Of all the decrees enacted in Nigeria, none is more controversial than Decree No 34 of 1966. It was promulgated on May 24, 1966 by then Head of State, Major General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924-1966). It was called Unification Decree while some critics at that time labelled it the De-unification Decree.


It was the decree that started the death of regionalism – an issue that is still generating controversy till now. Although the next head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, repealed the Decree 34 on August 31, 1966 through Decree 9, a large portion of the Decree is still effective till today.

General Gowon further compounded it by promulgating Decree 14 of 1967, which broke Nigeria into 12 states and provided for military governors for each state. With Decrees 34, 8 and 14 regionalism was finally buried.


On assumption of power, General Aguiyi-Ironsi promulgated the Constitution (Suspension and Modification) Decree 1966. Decree No 1 dated January 17, 1966 but not published in the Official Gazette until March 4, 1966. He then issued Public Order Decree No 33 dated May 24 1966, which dissolved 81 political associations and 26 tribal and cultural associations.

At the early stage of his tenure, he appointed a three-man advisory team made up of Chief Francis Nwokedi, a permanent secretary, Dr Pius Charles Nwabafor Okigbo (1924-2000) and Colonel Patrick Anwunah, who later became chairman and head of the Orientation Committee at that time.’

This piece is for those who think the call for restructuring is a new idea, no, we had a well thought out governance template until Prof Ben Nwabueze truncated it with his unitary pooh pooh. This is setting the record straight otherwise he takes the glory of being a champion of a better Nigeria when in real sense he was the architect of a provincial and nepotistic leaning.

History is indeed a pathway to understanding governance templates and the intentions of policy framers. The old man exposed his policy stance decades ago. It begs the question: If it was bad yesterday, why and how is it good today? He who comes to equity must come with clean hands. Prof Ben is required to explain to this nation what he proposed to Ironsi and what was not implemented that necessitated the failure of the Unification decree. And then compare and contrast with what he is promoting now via restructuring. Until and unless this is done we will never know his true intention.


It is undeniable that professor Ben Nwabueze, drafted the ill-fated Unification Decree 34 of 1966 for Ironsi

T9ksy:




Abeg, free the old senile cripple, jo!!!

There was never any unity between ibos and yorubas, long before he penned his memoirs nay pile of junk called "There was a country".

How is it ever plausible to align with someone who is greedy, overtly covetous and hell-bent on dominating you in your own house?

u see why owomis hate us? We come to lagos, buy their lands, build houses and factories and employ them as gatemen.

Igbos that is so wrong of u....how can u be dominating yorubas in their own house...diaris God o

That ironsi caused many Nigeria problems. No wonder the agony is real in the life of common man. [quote author=olas24u post=77440132][/quote]

Keep quiet this thread not encourage slandering comments

Bede2u:
u see why owomis hate us? We come to lagos, buy their lands, build houses and factories and employ them as gatemen.

Igbos that is so wrong of u....how can u be dominating yorubas in their own house...diaris God o

Mace0lane:
He should rot in hell with the bigotry that killed him. Foolish hopeless bigots deserve no respect in this life or the afterlife.





Igbo live their lives telling lies an example is the lie ojukwu told to the 2 million foolish Igbos he led to their early graves in the Biafra war.

i just bolded all ur fvck ups for u...so that when u too rot in hell...u wont say u dont knw why

Shalom

Keep on complaining about the Igbos. They fought War to let you be alone you refused them from going, till date you still want them to go. Get use to them and quite complaining.

OlawaleSmarter0:


Yeah most of you just don't have sense. Why don't you show us the hungry Igbo that are pushing wheel Barrows and hawking Gala all over the federation ? Why has it really become a crime to let foreigners get successful in your lands gosh! Yoruba are not complaining that people are getting successful in our lands but the foreigners are the one insulting us for letting them get successful in our lands
I hope you people are ready for the outcome of this !

It still baffles many how Achebe who grew up at University of Ibadan, well liked and friendly, very accomplished could be the one to write that towards the end of his life.

Can anyone imagine how long he carried the grudge?

One has to be careful.

Na who know sey de man dey sifia pain.

No wonder nobody talk about him anymore .evil man.he left bad legacy.

googi:
It still baffles many how Achebe who grew up at University of Ibadan, well liked and friendly, very accomplished could be the one to write that towards the end of his life.

Can anyone imagine how long he carried the grudge?

One has to be careful.

Na who know sey de man dey sifia pain.

Achebe wrote the absolute truth in his book. As usual the truth is always bitter and not what you want to hear.

BuhariAdvocate:
Both yoruba and igbo should come together and unite.

To be frank , the hate is only online. We chat and relate well physically but online is another level.

My fucq up like I don’t see foolish Igbos insult Awo, so Igbos expect to denigrate n insult our matyr but expect me to respect this fool ?

At least as an Igbo you can not claim Yoruba started this, I know few Yoruba ever insulted Achebe but the foolish act where hopeless Igbo insult n denigrate leaders of other tribes while celebrating their failed leaders as can be seen with how you lot insult Tinubu while celebrating colossal failures like Theodore Orji, Kanu, Ugwauyi Umahi Ikpeazu is a duty I vowed to expose.

This is the same thing hopeless Igbos did when they slaughtered the prime minister n dragged his lifeless body all over the stress of Lagos, slaughtered the premier of both the northern n western region n kept theirs. I am yet to see a more bigoted tribe than the Igbo in the entire human existence. Not only is your level of hate n bigotry despicable, it is outrageously ridiculous.

Bede2u:
i just bolded all ur fvck ups for u...so that when u too rot in hell...u wont say u dont knw why

Shalom

Born2Breed:
Did Achebe lie? What he wrote was nothing but the fact.

he lied....Nigerians cannot write books with open mind.

olas24u:

Prof Ben Nwabueze truncated it with his unitary. System



Professor Ben Nwabueze, erudite constitutional lawyer, consummate and well-researched elder statesman drafted the unitary constitution thus abolishing the robust regional setup that made each region economically and politically viable. He abolished the regional governance because of General Aguiyi Ironsi who had just seized power after the gruesome murders of the prime minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, and others in 1966.

To ensure his grips on power, Ironsi used Nwabueze’s unitary document to bring Nigeria under one federating unit. It is intriguing that the same person whose document ended our regional experience is the same person crying for restructuring. What has happened that his beautiful policy is no longer an option but an oppressive tool? For us to take him serious, he must first apologise to Nigerians for abolishing the regional template.

Putting it succinctly, Eric Teniola chronicled Aguiyi Ironsi’s unification trajectory thus,

“Of all the decrees enacted in Nigeria, none is more controversial than Decree No 34 of 1966. It was promulgated on May 24, 1966 by then Head of State, Major General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924-1966). It was called Unification Decree while some critics at that time labelled it the De-unification Decree.


It was the decree that started the death of regionalism – an issue that is still generating controversy till now. Although the next head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, repealed the Decree 34 on August 31, 1966 through Decree 9, a large portion of the Decree is still effective till today.

General Gowon further compounded it by promulgating Decree 14 of 1967, which broke Nigeria into 12 states and provided for military governors for each state. With Decrees 34, 8 and 14 regionalism was finally buried.


On assumption of power, General Aguiyi-Ironsi promulgated the Constitution (Suspension and Modification) Decree 1966. Decree No 1 dated January 17, 1966 but not published in the Official Gazette until March 4, 1966. He then issued Public Order Decree No 33 dated May 24 1966, which dissolved 81 political associations and 26 tribal and cultural associations.

At the early stage of his tenure, he appointed a three-man advisory team made up of Chief Francis Nwokedi, a permanent secretary, Dr Pius Charles Nwabafor Okigbo (1924-2000) and Colonel Patrick Anwunah, who later became chairman and head of the Orientation Committee at that time.’

This piece is for those who think the call for restructuring is a new idea, no, we had a well thought out governance template until Prof Ben Nwabueze truncated it with his unitary pooh pooh. This is setting the record straight otherwise he takes the glory of being a champion of a better Nigeria when in real sense he was the architect of a provincial and nepotistic leaning.

History is indeed a pathway to understanding governance templates and the intentions of policy framers. The old man exposed his policy stance decades ago. It begs the question: If it was bad yesterday, why and how is it good today? He who comes to equity must come with clean hands. Prof Ben is required to explain to this nation what he proposed to Ironsi and what was not implemented that necessitated the failure of the Unification decree. And then compare and contrast with what he is promoting now via restructuring. Until and unless this is done we will never know his true intention.


It is undeniable that professor Ben Nwabueze, drafted the ill-fated Unification Decree 34 of 1966 for Ironsi

There is a mistake you are making. Under Ironsi, the following happend:

1)The 4 Regions kept their boundaries, unlike future military leaders who kept dividing the Regions until we got the 36 states we have today

2)The 4 Regions had resource control and fiscal responsibility

3) The 4 Regions had a high degree of autonomy despite military rule


The people who are today looking for restructuring can only dream about things returning as they were during Ironsi's time

Al

gidgiddy:


There is a mistake you are making. Under Ironsi, the following happend:

1)The 4 Regions kept their boundaries, unlike future military leaders who kept dividing the Regions until we got the 36 states we have today

2)The 4 Regions had resource control and fiscal responsibility

3) The 4 Regions had a high degree of autonomy despite military rule


The people who are today looking for restructuring can only dream about things returning as they were during Ironsi's time

there is nothing that not possible be for Good but this restructuring we should forget it.

id911:


How's it evil? Have you read it

That Book opened my super naive eyes

BuhariAdvocate:
Thank but I think we shouldn't encourage disunity.

Why are you suddenly a peace maker...is it because ur name was included in the ban list of yesterday...

Don't ever insult Achebe again, you are not worth to tie his sandals

check my topic or comments here .I don't condone hate speech,ibo and yoruba we are brother.

nijabazaar:


Why are you suddenly a peace maker...is it because ur name was included in the ban list of yesterday...

Don't ever insult Achebe again, you are not worth to tie his sandals

BuhariAdvocate:
check my topic or comments here .I don't condone hate speech,ibo and yoruba we are brother.

I have always seen ur comments..... Supremely anti-igbo all the time

The problem of this country is igbos and yorubas and hausas.

The late Chinua Achebe will always be greater than you and all yours. How dare you blackmail his memory? Your hate for Igbos is now turning you mad. Is it not an open secret that Awo gave the advice that saw the systematic extermination of Igbos then? He reported this and you are crying? Has it stopped your apparent and obvious hate towards the Igbos? Every tribe knows you detest the Igbos. Yoruba Hypocrite! You can talk your fake propaganda trash to pull others down as it is your known trademark but don't disrespect the hard work and honour of a GREAT man.

BuhariAdvocate:
Mr. Achebe’s memoir, blaming Mr. Awolowo for starving to death of over two million Biafran children.

BuhariAdvocate:
Both yoruba and igbo should come together and unite.

Because it has dawned on you that the north will never allow tinubu take over after buhari you now want our after all the insults, infact, the disunity just started.

ccffwx:
The late Chinua Achebe will always be greater than you and all yours. How dare you blackmail his memory? Your hate for Igbos is now turning you mad. Is it not an open secret that Awo gave the advice that saw the systematic extermination of Igbos then? He reported this and you are crying? Has it stopped your apparent and obvious hate towards the Igbos? Every tribe knows you detest the Igbos. Yoruba Hypocrite! You can talk your fake propaganda trash to pull others down as it is your known trademark but don't disrespect the hard work and honour of a GREAT man.

Lies Achebe told about the civil war, by Gen. Alabi Isama
by Rilwan 6 years ago

Gen. Isama

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Since it was first previewed in a foreign newspaper, There Was A Country, Prof. Chinua Achebe’s latest addition to the world of literature, has become an object of intense debate, particularly the allegation of genocide the literary giant levelled against the duo of Gen. Yakubu Gowon and Chief Obafemi Awolowo for their roles in the Nigerian civil war between 1967 and 1970. A veteran of the war, Gen. Alabi Isama, who was one of the commanders of the federal troops during the war, ed the debate in an interview he granted GBENGA ADERANTI, describing Achebe’s of the war as grossly inadequate, particularly as it relates to the activities of the 3rd Marine Commando (3MCDO) where he led the Sector 3 and also functioned as the Chief of Staff.

Brimming with rage over what he described as the many lies that had been told about the war, Isama said he had initially chosen to keep quiet in order that Nigeria might move forward instead of pondering endlessly over the unfortunate incident. But he said he had decided to break his silence because Achebe’s book is full of inaccuracies. He is particularly pained that most of the s in Achebe’s book were sourced from the third party. He said while he would not talk about the politics of the book, he has a responsibility as one of the war commanders to clarify “certain lies that are contained in the book.” “This book will be out there forever, and I need to defend myself and my actions during the civil war for posterity. Nothing but the truth will be good enough for today and tomorrow,” Isama stated. He began by faulting Achebe’s of the Asaba Massacre, saying that the incident that occurred at about 10 pm on August 8, 1967 was different from the in Achebe’s book. He said: “I was the commander of the federal troops of 4th Area Command at Asaba. The Biafran troops broke the barricade on Niger River Bridge and went straight to a place called Ogbe Hausa at Cable Point area; where the Hausa community lived. “Biafran troops pounced on them and killed many of them. The few that escaped were moved to Onitsha end and they jubilated. Before my troops could reach me to report the situation, about 20 Biafran soldiers had attacked me at Catering Rest House where I was living at the time. I fought my way through and overpowered the 20 soldiers. I reported the situation to my boss, Major Henry Igboba, at Agbor. “When the tide turned and the federal troops recaptured the Midwestern Region and Asaba, the Hausa people among them retaliated. The Hausa who were there never denied doing that.” On the Calabar massacre, as contained on Page 137 of Achebe ‘s book, Isama said contrary to what Achebe wrote, the Nigerian forces overran Calabar in early 1968 without much resistance and decided to purge the city of its Igbo inhabitants. By the time the Nigerian troops were done, he said, between 1,000 and 2,000 Igbo were killed. Describing this part of the story as unfortunate, Isama said as at that time, intelligence reports showed that Biafran troops had alienated the Efik people of Calabar. They did not recruit many into the Biafran Army and “had lousily defended the town and the beach area of Atimbo. 3MDCO therefore, led by Col Benjamin Adekunle, had an amphibious landing at Calabar, which was proof that the town and the beaches were not defended by Biafran troops with the seriousness they deserved. Hence, the natives welcomed 3MCDO with all the enthusiasm and the it deserved. “I landed three days after the amphibious unit landed and the natives gave us all the we needed—medical, casualty evacuation, food, off loading the ship of our supplies and heavy weapons, “ he said. He said Achebe’s claim on the same Page 137 that the Nigerian forces opened fire and murdered 14 nurses and the patients in the wards in Uyo could not be true because the federal troops needed all these personnel and there was no way they would have killed them. He said rather than accuse the federal troops of atrocities, the atrocities committed by Biafran troops on the people of Uyo and Annang were legendary. To drive home his point, he showed the reporter some pictures portraying the damages caused by Biafran soldiers among the Annang and the people of Uyo. He wondered why someone would hold the 3MDCO responsible for crimes committed by Biafran soldiers. Most of the atrocities allegedly committed by the 3MDCO, Isama insisted, were actually perpetrated by Biafran soldiers. He said his observations as an active participant in the war could be corroborated with a book written by Phillip Effiong, a former Biafran general who, apart from being the Chief of Defence Staff of the Biafran Armed Forces was also a Mid-Western Igbo. According to Effiong in his book, Nigeria and Biafra: My Story (Pages 220 and 221) “… When I visited the Brigade shortly before the invasion, particularly in Uyo and Calabar areas, I received a lot of complaints from the local people about unsavoury treatment by our (Biafran) troops. I drew Colonel Eze’s attention to the complaints and urged him to improve relations with the civilians. “At Uyo, military-civilian relations were so strained that I had to personally intervene to release a local newspaper editor from detention. Such acts on my part were not just a question of feeling alone for my people, but also a question of justice and sense of belonging in an emergent Biafran State. Were these arrests, false accusations, and detentions a sign of things to come in an independent Biafra? These issues bothered me as they would anyone else in my position then….. “… With the fall of Calabar, Itu, Uyo and Ikot Ekpene the rest of the mainland was militarily threatened. Before this threat became imminent, I had strongly suggested junction town, it should be strongly defended. All he did was to sarcastically remind me that in fact we should also put a battalion at Nnewi. Nnewi was Ojukwu’s home town as Ikot Ekpene was supposed to be mine, because I lived and grew up there. However, I am from Ibiono in Itu, and not Ikot Ekpene. “After I received his sarcastic message, I did not mention the subject again. As it eventually turned out, the fall of Ikot Ekpene hastened the collapse of the Biafran 12th Division and, consequently, of Biafra….” Faulting Achebe’s on Page 139 of the book where he wrote that on the northern front, Mohammed Shuwa’s First Division easily overran Abakaliki and Afikpo, Isama insisted that he led the troops that captured Afikpo in February 1968. He said: “As part of my order to clear Biafran troops from South Eastern State and block the international border with Cameroun, after the capture of Ugep, Ediba, Itigidi and Obubra, I decided to have a feel of how fighting would be like in Igbo land. Therefore with 12 BDE commanded by Major Aliyu, we attacked Afikpo. But due to the urgency of Port Harcourt operation, which had to be captured before the Kampala peace conference in May 1968, I was ordered by Adekunle, the 3MDCO Commander, to hand over Afikpo to Ist Division and withdraw my troops to Calabar within seven days. “The capture of Port Harcourt was described on Page 137 of Achebe’s book, that in April 1968, the Nigerians decided to mount a major strategic and tactical offensive designed to cut Biafra off from the sea coast; and that over 40,000 troops of the Third Division, led by Col. Benjamin Adekunle, engaged in an amphibious land and air onslaught on the Niger River Delta City of Port Harcourt. He went on to say that after several weeks of sustained air, land and sea pounding, a period reportedly characterised by military atrocities like rape, looting, outright brigandage – Port Harcourt fell to the Nigerians on May 12, 1968.” Isama agreed with Achebe that the advance to capture Port Harcourt started from Calabar on 17th April 1968, a distance of about 300 miles. Port Harcourt, he said, had to be captured not later than 30 days. But he said the attack was not led by Adekunle, but he ordered him (Isama) to plan and lead the attack from Calabar to Port Harcourt. He said he did so and captured Port Harcourt in 30 days while Col Adekunle was in Lagos gathering supplies. He recalled that Port Harcourt was captured on May 18 1968 and not May 12, 1968 as contained in Achebe’s book. The general also took an exception to the words ‘rape, looting, and outright bigandry,’ which were used in describing the activities of the soldiers under his sector. He said: “Firstly, you do not rape Efik, Ibibio or Annang women. They were too sophisticated for that. Ikweres were the best people I had ever lived and worked with in my life.” He also said it was impossible for his troops to embark on such frivolities because he being in command and “with only 30 days to accomplish my task of capturing 300 miles, my troops had no time for nonsense, as they had to cover at least 10 miles per day, including the plan to cross Opobo River. We advanced day and night fighting for every inch of the land. “With our back to the Atlantic Ocean and our chest to Biafran bullets, we had no place to hide loots even if we had time for that. That operation was in the mangrove forest in the rainy season and with rivers overflowing their banks. Every bit of land was marshy and water logged.” On the capture of Aba on Pages 137 and 138, Achebe wrote that the Third Division slowly marched north, crossing the Imo River towards the market town of Aba. He further wrote that with heavy casualties along the way, Adekunle and his men shot gleefully through a fierce Biafran resistance and took Aba in August and Owerri in September. The Aba offensive, he said, was particularly gruesome. On Page 138, he wrote that on the Third Division’s entry into Aba, the Nigerian soldiers massacred more than 2,000 civilians. Achebe also wrote about a report written by one Susan Masid of the French Press Agency on the horrifying incident. Faulting this, Isama said: “When we got to Aba, it was a ghost town because Biafran troops had blown bridges and advised the natives to vacate the town.” According to the general, being the Chief of Staff of 3MCDO during the period between 1967 and May 1969, the plans, strategy and the tactics applied by him were directed by Col. Adekunle, the General Officer Commanding the Division. He described Achebe as a story teller, noting that on many pages of his book, he either said ‘the story I heard’ (Page 133), ‘I was told’ (Page 138) or ‘we were told’ (Page 150). On Achebe’s cattle story, Isama said: “In 3MCDO, we had not enough cattle to do that. I am only concerned about the Atlantic sector of the war. The other sectors, if they wish, may defend their honour for posterity. “When Achebe spoke about bombing markets and many more, he forgot the first bombing of the war in Lagos in early 1967 when, despite the fact that the Igbo were killed in their hundreds in the northern part of the country during the unrest at the time, it was Yaba market and Casino, the most populated part of Lagos that the Biafran B-26 bomber came to throw bomb at civilians. Nigeria had no planes to bomb at that time. And in any case, 3MCDO while at Calabar had no planes capable of bombing beyond Uyo and Eket. Not even Ikot–Ekpene or Opobo and beyond.” Isama said whatever starvation was experienced in Biafra was self-induced. He alleged that during the war, planes and ships, which supposedly carried relief materials, were caught shipping arms into Biafran zone. Not only that, Ojukwu preferred to ship in the so-called relief materials in the night, which the federal troops were uncomfortable with. He believes that what Ojukwu did during the war made things difficult for Biafrans. According to Isama, while the Pope was in one of the countries in East Africa thinking about how to broker peace, Ojukwu allegedly killed some Europeans; a development that made the Pope and other European countries hands-off Biafra’s matter. He said the killing of the Europeans put paid to the food aid the State of Biafra was getting from Europe. He said while Biafran soldiers abandoned refugees and children, the federal troops picked them up anywhere and everywhere. Isama said: “Those that suffered most were children from ages three to five. They were too heavy to be carried about by their parents and too young to walk the distance. The aged, pregnant women and the disabled suffered more. My troops fed once a day at 5pm, in order to have enough for all. “When elders like him (Achebe) talk, we listen. But I say here that his story is inconsistent with the truth. Many words had been used to describe Nigeria’s situation as at today many years after the civil war. Unfortunately, I am not sure if my dear elder feels the same way as I do right now. Many of the readers of this book never saw or experienced the war. Those who saw it and were really involved, like myself, are over 70 years old, I was only 27 years old then; and on our way now to meet our Maker. Many others are gone. Are we really telling the truth to the next generation on what we did wrong?“ Isama doubted if Achebe meant what he wrote in the book because, according to him, he only succeeded in sowing a seed of discord between the progressive youths across the country. While Achebe writes about marginalisation and the Igbo not being fully integrated into Nigeria, Isama says there is no way one would discuss these without sounding like a tribalist. He said: “My mother was from Kwara – the backyard of the West or the front yard of the North when it suites those concerned. So also was my father from Kwale area, which also is the back yard of the West or the front yard of the East. I know that I have been detribalised in such a way that I can discuss Nigeria with the truth that the youths deserve with no apology to anybody. “In my opinion, Achebe’s book is tribal and inconsistent with the truth. The Hausa did not deny killing the Igbo. And as Gen. Haruna said at the Oputa in 2001, he had no apology for that. Bringing the 3MCDO into it and Awolowo in a derogatory way is evil and ungodly.” He said contrary to the starvation stories being bandied, the 3MCDO were feeding natives and Biafran soldiers to the extent that the federal troops under his command were feeding once in a day. He also argued that since independence in 1960, the Igbo have always been in the ruling class. In the First Republic, he said, it was NPC/NCNC (Hausa/Igbo); Second Republic, NPN/NPP (Hausa/Igbo); Third Republic, –PDP/PDP (Hausa/Ibo); Fourth Republic, it is PDP majority in the North, in the East and Delta State, again Hausa/Igbo. “So, who is Achebe writing about?” he queried. He said in the Balewa cabinet of 1960, there were 12 Hausa-led NPC ministers and 11 Igbo-led NCNC ministers. The army, the police, the navy, the air force were all from the East. He wondered why the Igbo ran back to the North after the civil war if they were so marginalised. “It is so easy to kill the Igbo because they own the sales of attractive items like cars, electronic items, building materials and others. The Yoruba man in the North or East is a low-lifer. The man drives a taxi, while the wife sells amala. As soon as there is unrest, the wife puts the cooking pot in the taxi and home they go. “I am sure that we all know the number of Igbo in western states and Lagos compared to the number of Yoruba in eastern states. Let’s get real. If the union of Igbo and Hausa is not working since 1960 till date, then change your direction. You cannot repeat the same thing and get a different result.” He said he had put his war memoirs into print and it would be out soon.

T9ksy:




Abeg, free the old senile cripple, jo!!!

There was never any unity between ibos and yorubas, long before he penned his memoirs nay pile of junk called "There was a country".

How is it ever plausible to align with someone who is greedy, overtly covetous and hell-bent on dominating you in your own house?

So the treath of domination is what fears you stiff?

You see, yesterday, I boarded a public bus from ajah to VI, as we waited for the bus to fill up, I couldn't help but take judicial notice of things happening around me.

It was strikingly noticable that while majority of street hawkers there were Igbos Hawking different items in the scorching sun, the majority of touts littered and idling away were Yorubas.

Every day, they resume on the streets to intimidate and collect free money from those sweating it out to make a decent living.

Fast forward to 5yrs from now, those hawkers in the hot sun would have made enough to rent a shop and begin importation and even come to you to sell your land to him.

Because you have wasted your own youth collecting "owo illegal", you got no choice than sell to him to sustain yourself and your numerous illegitimate wives and children here and there

Oga, you are your own problem not Igbos.
Olawalesmarter0, metaphysical, buhariguy, Buhariadvocate

Gandollaar:
So the treath of domination is what fears you stiff?

You see, yesterday, I boarded a public bus from ajah to VI, as we waited for the bus to fill up, I couldn't help but take judicial notice of things happening around me.

It was strikingly noticable that while majority of street hawkers there were Igbos Hawking different items in the scorching sun, the majority of touts littered and idling away were Yorubas.

Every day, they resume on the streets to intimidate and collect free money from those sweating it out to make a decent living.

Fast forward to 5yrs from now, those hawkers in the hot sun would have made enough to rent a shop and begin importation and even come to you to sell your land to him.

Because you have wasted your own youth collecting "owo illegal", you got no choice than sell to him to sustain yourself and your numerous illegitimate wives and children here and there

Oga, you are your own problem not Igbos.
Olawalesmarter0, metaphysical, buhariguy, Buhariadvocate

Shove your c0ck and bull story up your ass. Why the generalization ? Are you mad? Is there no tout beggars in South East too ? Generalizing Everyone just because of a few Lazy one just show you are without sense, even the Agbero are doing their Job by collecting tax for the Union. It is even impossible for you to dominate us in South West because we are not Lazy like you claim

What you are trying to tell me with that c0ck and bull story is that all Yoruba in Lagos are touts and Agbero? And igbo are the only traders in Lagos? The Agbero collect money from everyone and it is tax which means they are doing their Job and it is only the Agbero that can do that because Nigerians are stubborn and will always like not to pay. The biasness in your c0ck and bull story just show you are without sense, even with all your trading there are still more Yoruba traders than you the only thing is that you dominate a particular sector

NaijaRoyalty:


You wey no get job dey find job for another person

Hehehehehe savage!

mightyhaze:
so yorrobas dont hawk and do menial jobs in other regions ? Do natives beat their chest saying we accomodate u ? Do natives spew jargons like we dont drive u away,we allow u to do business,..? So wake up ur damned wits. This is nigeria,.. But if u dont like it,u can push for oddudu republic

Where do Yoruba does menial Jobs in other regions? Where do you see Yoruba flocking the street of other regions to do menial Jobs? I beg fvck off

ccffwx:
The late Chinua Achebe will always be greater than you and all yours. How dare you blackmail his memory? Your hate for Igbos is now turning you mad. Is it not an open secret that Awo gave the advice that saw the systematic extermination of Igbos then? He reported this and you are crying? Has it stopped your apparent and obvious hate towards the Igbos? Every tribe knows you detest the Igbos. Yoruba Hypocrite! You can talk your fake propaganda trash to pull others down as it is your known trademark but don't disrespect the hard work and honour of a GREAT man.

Yorubas as an tribe don't hate igbos or anyone rather individuals with limited exposures do.

tuniski:

Yorubas as an tribe don't hate igbos or anyone rather individuals with limited exposures do.

Ibos are very tribalistic and makes them irrational when engaging in things of common Sense.yourbas are simple,accomating,tolorant,welcoming,ive and rational in behaviour.if you have lived in eastern Nigeria ,you will know how intolorent they behave towards outsiders.

olas24u:

Ibos are very tribalistic and makes them irrational when engaging in things of common Sense.yourbas are simple,accomating,tolorant,welcoming,ive and rational in behaviour.if you have lived in eastern Nigeria ,you will know how intolorent they behave towards outsiders.

The deep south and far north are similar in that regard. The Yorubas are the unifiers.

OlawaleSmarter0:



Where do Yoruba does menial Jobs in other regions? Where do you see Yoruba flocking the street of other regions to do menial Jobs? I beg fvck off

yoruba agbo sellers litter all the regions in their millions,..taxi drivers,tailors,loaders and offloaders,generator mechanics,barbers,talking drummers,beggars etc Travel olodo,Travel,so u can learn,...

mightyhaze:
yoruba agbo sellers litter all the regions in their millions,..taxi drivers,tailors,loaders and offloaders,generator mechanics,barbers,talking drummers,beggars etc Travel olodo,Travel,so u can learn,...

Fvck off yeah they litter everywhere, look at this one who told you that I don't travel ? I have been to 16 states outside South West, so I know what I am saying. How many places have you been to to be seeing Yoruba doing menial jobs in their million look at this idiot ! As if I don't travel fvck off