gidgiddy:


They did have a choice, they could have stood up to the North like Ojukwu did. They all took the easy coward route out of a difficult situation

It would have been better if Ojukwu had recognised Gowon as the head of state cos you can't dictate for soldiers who successfully overthrew a government on who becomes the leader when you were not part of coup.

What a revisionist approach to issues of military seniority and etal. Just imagine? You spearhead a successfully coup and an external element outside the circle defer with the masterminder of the coup d'etat !!! gushed. In fact Gen Gowon is a coward, otherwise Ojukwu won't have monster the effrontery and audacity to contend seniority with him. Ikembe himself knows the rules of engagement as relates to a successfully coup d'etat.

Ojiofor:


It would have been better if Ojukwu had recognised Gowon as the head of state cos you can't dictate for soldiers who successfully overthrew a government on who becomes the leader when you were not part of coup.

Ojukwu recognised Gowon, but the real problem of Ojukwu and Gowon was the failure of Gowon to honour the Aburi agreement

Gowon such a humble man

gidgiddy:


Ojukwu recognised Gowon, but the real problem of Ojukwu and Gowon was the failure of Gowon to honour the Aburi agreement

Did Ojukwu honour the agreement to give the Eastern Minorities Referendum for their own Region ?

Start from there because that was the older agreement

Gowon went further than giving the Eastern Minorities Referendum

Gowon gave them their own States

Even at Aburi with Commodore Edet Akinwale Wey from Calabar who was Gen Gowons deputy in attendance when they raised the issue of Referendum for the Eastern Minorities to have their own Region Ojukwu shut them up immediately

Go and read the Aburi Transcripts

gidgiddy:


Ojukwu recognised Gowon, but the real problem of Ojukwu and Gowon was the failure of Gowon to honour the Aburi agreement

Ojukwu never recognised Gowon as the head of state but promised to recognise him if he implement Aburi accord as agreed in Ghana.

gidgiddy:
I can see that Gowon is sitting down with General Adeyinka Adebayo, Military Governor of the Western Region, and General David Ejoor, Military Governor of the Mid-West. Both Adebayo and Ejoor were senior to Gowon. So why was Gowon their Boss?

Yes Ejoor joined the army before Gowon but Gown reached him in seniority over time. Robert Adebayo was also senior to Gowon but he played no role in the coup that removed ironsi and so couldn't be made head of state, in fact he was in the UK at the time as Nigeria's defense attache

christistruth01:



Did Ojukwu honour the agreement to give the Eastern Minorities Referendum for their own Region ?

Start from there because that was the older agreement

Gowon went further than giving the Eastern Minorities Referendum

Gowon gave them their own States

Even at Aburi with Commodore Edet Akinwale Wey from Calabar who was Gen Gowons deputy in attendance when they raised the issue of Referendum for the Eastern Minorities to have their own Region Ojukwu shut them up immediately

Go and read the Aburi Transcripts

The point to be made here is that Gowon signed an agreement he did not implement. Ojukwu did not force Gowon to sign the agreement, Gowon willingly did so. To now return Nigeria and say he will not implement what he signed was an invitation to trouble

Tingotoe:
Yes Ejoor joined the army before Gowon but Gown reached him in seniority over time. Robert Adebayo was also senior to Gowon but he played no role in the coup that removed ironsi and so couldn't be made head of state, in fact he was in the UK at the time as Nigeria's defense attache

Even though Ejoor and Gowon were of the same rank, Ejoor was at least a year senior to Gowon. Adebayor was far senior to Gowon by a mile.

Ojiofor:


Ojukwu never recognised Gowon as the head of state but promised to recognise him if he implement Aburi accord as agreed in Ghana.

Well Gowon did not implement Aburi anyway so Ojukwu was right

gidgiddy:


Well Gowon did not implement Aburi anyway so Ojukwu was right

I don't think so.Out of four regional governors he was the only person who had problem with Gowon being the head of state as if it was a democracy and at the end they had their way after more than 3 million dead on our side, so how is he right?

gidgiddy:






The point to be made here is that Gowon signed an agreement he did not implement. Ojukwu did not force Gowon to sign the agreement, Gowon willingly did so. To now return Nigeria and say he will not implement what he signed was an invitation to trouble

Gowon implemented Aburi read Decree 8 of 1967

The Agreement that was Signed to give the Eastern Minorities Referendum for their own Region first had it been implemented yet

Ojukwu was fully aware of it and the Problems that it had already created

So why was Ojukwu Complaining about Aburi when he refused to discuss the implementation of the Eastern Minorities Referendum which was one of the main Problems Aburi was meant to resolve in the first place


If you read the Aburi agreement you will notice that Ojukwu had completed excluded the Previously agreed rights of the Eastern Minorities


Just look at what Selfishly Spoilt Ojukwu rejected

Decree No. 8 of 1967

The main feature of this Decree in the vesting in the Supreme Military Council of both the legislative and executive powers of the Government of the Federation. The Federal Executive Council which has hitherto exercised these powers has now been divested of them and it is henceforth to discharge those functions that are specifically delegated to it by the Supreme Military Council.

2. In the exercise of these legislative and executive powers, the concurrence of the Head of the Federal Military Government and of all the Military Governors is, for the first time, made essential in respect of certain matters which are set out in section 69 (6) of the Constitution. These are, to mention a few, matters affecting or relating to trade, commerce, industry, transport, the Armed Forces, the Nigerian Police, Higher Education, and the territorial integrity of a Region and the provisions of the sections listed in the proviso to section 4 (1) of the Constitution.

3. On the other hand, the legislative and executive powers of the Regions have been fully restored and vested in their respective Military Governors. But the provisions of section 86 of the Constitution of the Federation ensure that no Region shall exercise its executive authority so as to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive authority of the Federation or to endanger the continuance of federal government in Nigeria.

4. The provisions of section 70 of the Constitution of the Federation give powers to the Supreme Military Council to take over the executive and legislative functions of a Regional Government during any period of emergency which might be declared in respect of that Region by the Supreme Military Council, while those of section 71 give the Supreme Military Council power to take appropriate measures against a Region which attempts to secede from the rest of the Federation, or where the executive authority of the Region is being exercised in contravention of section 86 of the Constitution.

5. On the question of amendment to a Regional Constitution, section 5 of the Constitution of the Federation has been suitably modified to the effect that in respect of certain matters mentioned in the section like, the appointment, tenure of office and terms of service of High Court judges, the functions of the Public Service Commission, the establishment of a Consolidated Revenue Fund, etc., andy Edict made shall come into operation only with the concurrence of the Supreme Military Council.

6. The Advisory Judicial Committee established under Decree no. 1 of 1966 and which before now tendered advice to the Supreme Military Council regarding appointment of judges all over the Federation ahs been abolished. Each Military Governor now controls appointment of judges of the High Court of his Region. But the appointment of the judges of both the Supreme Court of Nigeria and the High Court of Lagos is made the sole responsibility of the Supreme Military Council.

7. All appointments to posts in the superscale group 6 and above in the Public Service of the Federation and appointments to posts of Deputy Commissioner of Police and above in the Nigeria Police Force are now to be made by the Supreme Military Council. The functions formerly discharged under sections 110 and 146 of the Constitution of the Federation by the Federal Public Service Commission and the Police Service Commission respectively are now to that extent limited. 8. Appointments to the offices of Ambassador, High Commissioner and other principal representatives of the Republic in countries other than Nigeria are now, under the Decree, to be made by the Supreme Military Council.

christistruth01:




Gowon implemented Aburi read Decree 8 of 1967

The Agreement that was Signed to give the Eastern Minorities Referendum for their own Region first had it been implemented yet

Ojukwu was fully aware of it and the Problems that it had already created

So why was Ojukwu Complaining about Aburi when he refused to discuss the implementation of the Eastern Minorities Referendum which was one of the main Problems Aburi was meant to resolve in the first place


If you read the Aburi agreement you will notice that Ojukwu had completed excluded the Previously agreed rights of the Eastern Minorities


Just look at what Selfishly Spoilt Ojukwu rejected

Decree No. 8 of 1967

The main feature of this Decree in the vesting in the Supreme Military Council of both the legislative and executive powers of the Government of the Federation. The Federal Executive Council which has hitherto exercised these powers has now been divested of them and it is henceforth to discharge those functions that are specifically delegated to it by the Supreme Military Council.

2. In the exercise of these legislative and executive powers, the concurrence of the Head of the Federal Military Government and of all the Military Governors is, for the first time, made essential in respect of certain matters which are set out in section 69 (6) of the Constitution. These are, to mention a few, matters affecting or relating to trade, commerce, industry, transport, the Armed Forces, the Nigerian Police, Higher Education, and the territorial integrity of a Region and the provisions of the sections listed in the proviso to section 4 (1) of the Constitution.

3. On the other hand, the legislative and executive powers of the Regions have been fully restored and vested in their respective Military Governors. But the provisions of section 86 of the Constitution of the Federation ensure that no Region shall exercise its executive authority so as to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive authority of the Federation or to endanger the continuance of federal government in Nigeria.

4. The provisions of section 70 of the Constitution of the Federation give powers to the Supreme Military Council to take over the executive and legislative functions of a Regional Government during any period of emergency which might be declared in respect of that Region by the Supreme Military Council, while those of section 71 give the Supreme Military Council power to take appropriate measures against a Region which attempts to secede from the rest of the Federation, or where the executive authority of the Region is being exercised in contravention of section 86 of the Constitution.

5. On the question of amendment to a Regional Constitution, section 5 of the Constitution of the Federation has been suitably modified to the effect that in respect of certain matters mentioned in the section like, the appointment, tenure of office and terms of service of High Court judges, the functions of the Public Service Commission, the establishment of a Consolidated Revenue Fund, etc., andy Edict made shall come into operation only with the concurrence of the Supreme Military Council.

6. The Advisory Judicial Committee established under Decree no. 1 of 1966 and which before now tendered advice to the Supreme Military Council regarding appointment of judges all over the Federation ahs been abolished. Each Military Governor now controls appointment of judges of the High Court of his Region. But the appointment of the judges of both the Supreme Court of Nigeria and the High Court of Lagos is made the sole responsibility of the Supreme Military Council.

7. All appointments to posts in the superscale group 6 and above in the Public Service of the Federation and appointments to posts of Deputy Commissioner of Police and above in the Nigeria Police Force are now to be made by the Supreme Military Council. The functions formerly discharged under sections 110 and 146 of the Constitution of the Federation by the Federal Public Service Commission and the Police Service Commission respectively are now to that extent limited. 8. Appointments to the offices of Ambassador, High Commissioner and other principal representatives of the Republic in countries other than Nigeria are now, under the Decree, to be made by the Supreme Military Council.

I didnt bother to read all of this because everyone knows that Gowon did not conduct any referendum.

gidgiddy:


I didnt bother to read all of this because everyone knows that Gowon did not conduct any referendum.

It was Ojukwu that failed to Conduct any Referendum for the Eastern Minorities to have their own Region despite previous agreements

It was Gowon who gave them their own States in the end


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