Before President Tinubu came to power, he & his part of the country (the Southwest) were the most vocal in demanding the RESTRUCTURING of Nigeria.
Now, everybody has fallen silent & I’m wondering why. What happened? Can anyone hazard a guess?
UPDATE:
Two days ago, myself & my team initiated a constitutional suit before the High Court of Enugu State, praying for composite redress for the grave human rights violations levied in Ezeagu LGA of Enugu State early last month. The suit is muscular & we intend to prevail.
Dear Nigerian Army: This your declaration is provocative, insensitive & anti-Igbo. It’s even funny & usurps police powers. What’s illegal about CHRISTIANS doing prayers for those who died in the unjust civil war? Would you do this to MUSLIMS? An immediate retraction is warranted.
Gowon’s (or Nigeria’s) breach of the ABURI ACCORD was motivated by Nigeria’s (mostly the North’s) unsatisfied bloodlust to slaughter the Igbos, and then dominate the few that managed to survive. Every other excuse (including one Nigeria) was a smokescreen. Asaba massacre is proof enough.
As an Igbo (or #Biafran), raise your voice here if you’re against BBC’s planned documentary on the Civil War, titled “Surviving Biafra”. State your reasons or even make suggestions. It will surely get to @BBC. Consider this a poll & make the best of it.
Everybody missed this interview when it was conducted in the midst of MAZI NNAMDI KANU’s victory at the Court of Appeal on 13th Oct. 2022. The main topic discussed here was “discharged & acquitted”, plus other things you never heard of. It’s a must watch & share.
This hostile publication presents a highly inaccurate and embarrassing distortion of the facts. Barrister Aloy is a thoroughly professional and competent practitioner, rendering the claims made against him completely baseless.
UPDATE: To those who are sincerely asking for update on MAZI NNAMDI KANU’s case, here are 6 volumes of critical documents that have been filed at the Court of Appeal. You can see how thick & heavy they are. So, every possible angle was covered. Nothing is left to chance. Relax.
@AloyEjimakor At this point they have better logistics than some state governments."
- "If it’s really an army, where’s their command structure and funding coming from?"
If you know any State in Nigeria that has not suffered Fulani terror attack, raise your hand. It’s no longer herdsmen but an army of 30,000 which is enough to conquer a nation.
The publication of Yakubu Gowon’s memoir has predictably reignited debates over the Nigerian Civil War. By claiming that Odumegwu Ojukwu "deliberately and effectively thwarted every effort" at peace, Gowon presents a false history.
While Ojukwu had adopted a principled posture, laying the blame entirely at his feet conveniently obscures Gowon’s own pivotal failures, most notably, his betrayal of the Aburi Accord and the execution of a war that left Nigeria profoundly fractured.
To be sure, Gowon’s narrative minimizes the reality that the federal government structurally sabotaged the best chance for a peaceful resolution. In January 1967, both leaders met in Aburi, Ghana, agreeing to a loose confederation to de-escalate tensions following the horrific 1966 anti-Igbo pogroms.
Upon returning to Lagos, Gowon succumbed to pressure from federal civil servants and British diplomats who feared a loss of central power. Gowon unilaterally issued Decree No. 8, which stripped the core elements of the Aburi agreement.
By reneging on this signed framework, Gowon destroyed political trust, leaving the Eastern Region isolated and handing Ojukwu the political capital to declare secession in good faith.
So, while Gowon successfully preserved Nigeria’s geographic borders by force, his administration failed to foster emotional or structural integration. Post-war economic policies—such as the controversial £20 flat-payout given to Biafran bank depositors regardless of their pre-war savings—deeply alienated the Igbo population, institutionalizing a sense of marginalization.
By prioritizing a military victory over a genuine political settlement, Gowon presided over a forced amalgamation. The persistent ethnic tensions and neo-Biafran agitations that convulse Nigeria today serve as living proof that the underlying structural defects of the federation were never resolved.
All in all, Gowon’s memoir reads less like an objective historical record and more like an effort to absolve his administration of its broken promises and strategic blunders. By placing the entire burden of failure on Ojukwu, Gowon dodges accountability for a war that saved the map but fractured the soul of the Nigeria forever.
@AloyEjimakor Bello - Kogi, Okowa - Delta.
Both ex-governors. Both have ongoing EFCC cases for grand corruption.
Both got APC senatorial tickets.
If you think accountability matters, explain this one to me
So, APC dashed senatorial tickets to: Ex-Governors Bello of Kogi & Okowa of Delta who have ongoing EFCC criminal cases for grand corruption in the hundreds of billions of Naira & expects the voters to vote for them?
Many things are not right about this country.
Who are these people called IPOB Leadership? Are they part of the IPOB led by Onyendu Nnamdi Kanu? If they are, have they visited him in Sokoto? If they haven’t visited him, why? And why are they aligned with his enemies and attacking those that support him like @MikeArnoldTruth?
@AloyEjimakor@Crocodile127711@onyekanwelue Community and pride focused*
Nigerian storytelling at its finest. We need more voices like Onyeka’s documenting our history and imagination. Will be grabbing a copy at Roving Heights this week.