30th May 2015 Speech of Nnamdi Obodoechi (Ojukwu IgboNile)

30th May 2015 Speech of Nnamdi Obodoechi (Ojukwu IgboNile)

N.O.O.I.N

Fellow Biafrans and the friends of Biafra: Inasmuch as there was a civil war in Nigeria, there was also a Country called BIAFRA. This is History and it is a real fact.

 

Biafrans in Athens

On the 30^th of May, 1967; the Republic of Biafra was declared by Lt. Col Chukwu Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu to settle the scores which emanated from the immediate massacre of the Igbos / Biafrans in Northern Nigeria.

The Nomenclature came from the Bright of Biafra which is a part of the Atlantic Bay on the Southern part of Nigeria. This name Biafra and its people were in existence five thousand years ago.

The Republic of Biafra lived from 30^th May, 1967-15^th of January 1970, after which the people were reintegrated into Nigeria.

Biafra consisted mainly of South Eastern Region and some Idomah from the lower Benue in Nigeria. Biafra predominantly inhabited by Igbo and other tribes that made up of Biafra which are as follows: Ijaw, Ibibio, Ishan, Ishekiri, Efik, Urhobo, Isoko, Anaang, Ekoi, Igbanke, and others.

The event that led to the declaration of Biafra by Chukwu Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu who was Lt. Col then, was caused by Col. Yakubu Gowon the then military President of Nigeria. President Yakubu Gowon in totality rejected an Aburi Accord presided over by Gen. Thomas Ankrah in Ghana. He rejected an Aburi accord because of the British government headed by Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s evil advice not to accept such formal peace agreement.

One of the greatest enduring myths in Nigeria is the lie that Yakubu Gowon fought the Nigeria-Biafra war to keep Nigeria united, whereas in reality not only did Yakubu Gowon whose Northern region had originally intended to secede (Araba) after the July 1966 counter coup cause an unnecessary war through his failure of leadership, his aim for fighting the war after he bridged the Aburi Accord, was never in the least a genuine desire to keep Nigeria United but purely because of Northern economic interests.

The economic interests of the hitherto secessionist North became the principal reason for the volte face from secession to “One Nigeria” after the British government advised the Northern leadership of the economic disadvantages of secession.

The great mistake: The British colonialist in the person of Sir Fredrick Lord Luggard with British government amalgamated the Southern and Northern Protectorates in 1914 into colony for economic reasons. The essence chiefly was to support the North to survive economic hardships with the natural endowments of the southern protectorate. It was an economic association, but; the people maintained religious, societal and cultural differences.

The unity did not work because the three major tribes: Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba did not accept themselves as one. The reason Sir Fredrick Lord Luggard mixed Oil and water together as he quoted that “South and North is like Oil and water mixed together.’’ In my entire question: How can wild animals and domestic animals live together in the same den without harming themselves? For this reason the amalgamation of Nigeria 1914 which was expired in December 31^st 2013, and such amalgamation was called the great mistake of 1914 by Sir Ahmadu Bello-the Saduana of Sokoto, but nobody has ever asked him why he called it the great mistake of 1914, even the same mistakes are still occurring  up till date. All these great mistakes made the status quo remained like that throughout the nationalist era to independence on October 1^st 1960.

Amongst other factors that brought problems in Nigeria at independence was representation in the Federal civil services because the Igbos were occupied most of the civil service in the North because they were highly intellectuals, and secondly the Hausa had no skill to work.

The north felt aggrieved that their people were not represented in the civil service as we can see on the interview the white journalist granted Northern venerated leader, Ahmadu Bello Saduana of Sokoto who at the initial state, called the amalgamation of Nigeria 1914 “the great Mistake of 1914. As he said, “Well the Igbos are more less the type of people who was desired mainly to dominate everybody. If they go to village / town, they will like to monopolize everything in that area. If you put them in labor farm as the Labourers, they will try to emerge as the head men in that farm and so on.

Well in the past our people were not aligned in their responsibility because as you can see from modernization policy and in 1952 when I came here, there wasn’t northerners in civil service here, then I fight to organize them now, all the important posts are been held by the northerners. He further states that instead of given Igbos, he preferred to give it to a hired person from another country.’’

The marginalization of the Igbos and other Biafrans in Nigeria is ceaseless to couple with the massacre of Igbos and other Biafrans in the North.  All these problems brought the attention of Organization of African Unity (OAU) to summon a series of peace talks, but to all were abortive.  The last meeting was rescheduled as the crisis grew wing, the military government that took over from the first Republic decided to meet at Aburi Ghana in January 1967 as the meeting was summoned by the military governor of Eastern Region, Lt Col. Chukwu Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.

The essence of the meeting was to restructure the Federal military service and to restore the confidence in the young and diverse Nation called Nigeria- the name which Lord Luggard gave the country meaning River Area or Niger area.

Aburi accord also failed because the Nigerian government led by Gen. Yakubu Gowon did not fulfill its own parts because the British government led by Prime Minister Harold Wilson told not to do so.

On the 26^th of May 1967, the Eastern Region voted to stay away from Nigeria and have their own Nation, and on the 30^th of May, Lt. Col Chukwu Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Ojukwu-the People’s general, declared Eastern Region an Independent state of Biafra to free the Easterners from the constant threat to their lives by the Northerners.

The Republic of Biafra was recognized by Cote d’ Voire, Gabon, Tanzania, and Zambia. The civil war began in Nigeria on the 6^th of July 1967, when the Federal Military government led by Gen. Yakubu Gowon decided to adopt a police measure to re-annex the Eastern Region which was already a Republic ruled by the former eastern governor , Lt. Col  Chukwu Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu . The two sides waged the war till January 15 1970, when the Federal government of Nigeria announced cessation of hostilities with the phrase “No Victor, NO Vanquish.’’ 

O, this reminds me the meaning of BRITISH, which I tagged as the bundle of ridiculous people instigates trouble in some people’s homes. 

No wonder Gen. Chukwu Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu quotes “Nigeria is a stooge of Europe. Her independence was and is a lie. Nigeria committed many crimes against her nationals which in the end made complete nonsense of her claim to unity. Nigeria persecuted and slaughtered her minorities; Nigerian justice was a farce; her elections, her census, her politics - her everything - was corrupt. Qualification, merit and experience were discounted in public service. In one area of Nigeria, for instance, they preferred to turn a nurse who had worked for five years into a doctor rather than employ a qualified doctor from another part of Nigeria; barely literate clerks were made Permanent Secretaries; a university Vice-Chancellor was sacked because he belonged to the wrong tribe.”  

The Nigeria civil war was a deliberate action to starve the Biafrans which claimed the lives of 6 million Biafrans and properties worth of Billions of pounds were destroyed.

The Eastern Region (the home to the state of Biafra) quickly rose to a maximum capitalist financial height few years after the war, after the introduction of Chief Obafemi Awolowo to give every Biafran 20 Pounds, no matter how much the person has in the Bank.

It was Chief Obafemi Awolowo who starved the children of Biafra to death for he initiated the idea of barricade against Biafra. This Yoruba man was also betrayed Chukwu Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu when he was jailed in Calabar prison for Treasonable Felony. The agreement he had with Ojukwu was to “Go to Lagos and declare Oduduwa Republic, while I will declare the Republic of Biafra.’’ When Awolowo got to Lagos, he accepted the offer from the Federal government of Nigeria as a finance minister.

We the IPOB in Greece  humbly seeking  the world assistance, mostly the KEERFA Movement United against racism and the fascism threat, and the Greek government  to help Biafra to her freedom from Nigeria. Biafra have suffered many catastrophes, mayhem and the killings of our beloved brothers, sisters, even our children are been raped by the Hausa Boko Haram.

To dwell on all these, I would like to mention one of the Biafran Veterans: BRUCE MAYROCK, a white Guy, who was 20 years old when he set himself ablaze in front of UNITED NATIONS BUILDING, while demonstrating against the injustice meted out to Biafrans by Nigeria and the British.

A young student of Columbia University New York at the time, unfortunately he died the same day as a result of the injuries he sustained. May your Soul Eternally reign with our LORD in paradise where no political Racial, Tribal, Religious or Economic domination will ever be tolerated? Amen! And other that fought so that we shall live and here we are today honoring them for their good works and at same virtue continue where they stopped. May their gentle souls rest in perfect peace Iseeeeeee!

BIAFRA GA-ADI for it is a compulsory duty of everybody in Biafra land. All must Hail Biafra and whoever that hates to hail Biafra is our enemy! Try to figure them out wherever they are.

Freedom for all, no matter whom you are, no matter your race, no matter your colour, you are welcome in Biafran Rally today, we say freedom for all!

Thanks and God bless all who join this awesome remembrance of Biafran fallen heroes.

From the IPOB National coordinator in Greece, Mr. Nnamdi Obodoechi (Ojukwu IgboNile). Ndewonu!