Let’s put Civil War behind us –Obasanjo

January 19, 2013 54 Comments »
Let’s put Civil War behind us –Obasanjo

By Moshood Adebayo, Abeokuta

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital reflected on the civil war in Nigeria and urged Nigerians to put it behind them. Speaking during a grand reception organised in his honour by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest, Obasanjo, a major player during the war that threatened the unity of Nigeria said “enough is enough’’.

Obasanjo, who said he had no apology for some of the decisions he took as head of state and president in the country, added that most of his actions were based on democratic arrangements even during his military regime. His words: “Action and reaction are always equal and opposite in physics, but reaction is always greater in human interaction. The time has come for us to put behind us the civil war in Nigeria, enough is enough.

If after 43 years, we are still mourning and groaning about the civil war, I wonder’’, the elder statesman stated. The ex-head of state, who was responding to Ben Gbulie, another major character during the war, appealed to Nigerians to work for the unity of the country. “I believe the time has come when all of us in this country should put the civil war behind us.

Whether you call it Biafra, whether you call yourself rebels or we called you rebels at that time or you call us vandals or we call ourselves whatever, I believe enough is enough on the Nigerian civil war. “I had a cousin who died last year at the age of about ninety three, I think. Until she died, she believed that her son was still alive in the Eastern part of Nigeria where he went to fight. “But I know that he could not have been alive.

I know that he had died. There are many like that. That was the sacrifice that we all made on both sides. If it was possible for me to remove my trousers now for you to see, I would show you where I have shrapnel or grenade”, he added. Among the dignitaries were former President of Ghana, John Kufor, former Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan, the Senate President, David Mark; Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State and a host of others. .


54 Comments

  1. 12 chas January 19, 2013 at 3:58 am - Reply

    OBJ is this thing you are saying from your heart of just from your lips If you are serious about forgetting the civil war without appologies and a national conference ,DAJUMA refused to appologise , GOWON refused to appologise then you are joking may be you are about to die after you gave away Bakassi. There must be justice and equity in Nigeria

  2. jimmie johnson January 19, 2013 at 4:11 am - Reply

    Olusegun Obasanjo should be ashamed of himself for making such a statement.
    All the Heads of State and Presidents who ruled Nigeria between 1970 and 1999 promoted unity and peaceful co- existence of all tribes in Nigeria; but Obasanjo, was brought out of prison as a good gesture, and imposed on Nigeria by Gen. Abubarka , as thye President. A year, upon assuming power, Obasanjo secretly declared his domestic policy, which included: Hate, Tribalism, Mass looting/Corruption, mass killing of innocent citizens, destabilization of Nigeria, Re-kindling of the hostilities of the past, and other evil acts.
    How can such an evil human all of a sudden preach peace.

  3. hugo January 19, 2013 at 4:48 am - Reply

    IDIOT. UGLY PIG.

  4. Olajide Olakanpo January 19, 2013 at 5:07 am - Reply

    I agree totally with Uncle Matthew. We should ‘let the sleeping dog lie’, as he says. The best way to put it all behind us is to make all those who committed human impunity and caused the untimely death of innocent people, mostly civilians, must be made to account for murder. otherwise, dogs will not sleep.

    • Norman January 19, 2013 at 10:04 am - Reply

      Yes my brother,we agree with you ,lets start with OBJ,Looking
      at the calibre of people who attended the gathering,if
      its the present time,they are war criminals.OBJ,said
      his cousine died while fighting,its not true,”your cousin
      went to kill innocent people and to force them remain
      as lookers in youruba/hausa allience.at any time OBJ,
      you must appologize to all nigerians!nigeria would have been a very developed nation by now,if not dat you fought
      war of hate,After over 40yrs,is nigeria moving forward?

  5. THE NOON January 19, 2013 at 5:20 am - Reply

    Many young Nigerians were born after the civil war and many unpatriotic so called politician were belowed Ten years, and now mourning and groaning about the civil war, in different names of rebels association which was affecting the peace, unity and progress of our people and created unwarranted hatred among young Nigerians and children unborn. Former President ObasanjO understand and discovered that Nigerians did not learn from the lessons of the civil war, His international experiences of many civil war in some parts of the world which their lessons has transformed the socio-economy and political development of its people while Nigerians were here mourning and groaning so enough is enough.

  6. Garden-City Boy January 19, 2013 at 5:39 am - Reply

    It disgusting for Nigerians to be told by Obasanjo that “decisions he took as head of state and president ……… were based on democratic arrangements. We being told that the massacres in Odi and Zaki Biam, the mass execution of officers of Benue/Plateau origin after the Orka coup – all during his regime- qualify for those democratic arrangements. There is a critically urgent need for the former leader to disclose the identity of all those with whom he had this “democratic arrangement” to decimate civilian communities.
    This man wants the civil war put behind us, while at the same time sparring to undress to display nonexistent shrapnel marks. Granted that there are such marks in his legs, did he get them while sitting in Owu village? Of course not. He must have got them in the Biafran enclave in his blind desire to take his turn after his Adekunle brother to murder Igbo civilians in Biafra. You don’t expect the people to sit on their hands and watch an intrusive Egba man invade their homes unchallenged. He has the poor marksmanship of a brave Biafran teenage soldier to thank for a little Biafran souvenir.
    Enough can only be enough after fellows who had hands in the murder of 3.1 million Igbos, as well as those who did the holocaust in Odi and Zaki Biam afyer this “democratic arrangement”. The case of human impunity of these ex- army generals should not be closed in a hurry. We must take our time to fish them all out. The guilty ones must be made to pay according to law. Having done that, we can then press the reset button and start all over on a fresh clean slate.

    • THE NOON January 19, 2013 at 7:40 am - Reply

      There are philosophical lessons in former president ObasanjO statements that will promote understanding among young Nigerians. If Nigerian Christians believed that there was lessons in the stories of how JESUS was killed and Nigerian Muslims believed that there was lessons in the stories of MOHAMMED Birth, what stoped us from believed Chief ObasanjO statements on the lessons of civil war 43 years ago?. If we claimed that we believed the stories of the scriptures as the bases of our faith and refused to learn from the lessons of civil war definately Nigerians are religiuos hypocrite. If we did not learn from the lessons and wisdom of the past, how can we develop today? What will be the fate of tomorrow children unborn?

      • Garden-City Boy January 19, 2013 at 6:21 pm - Reply

        I guess your comment is premised on virtues of recourse to religious tenets on forgiveness and love. I also think you are on the side of promoting adherence to Christian and islamic injunctions which, we assume, should be preaching those tenets. You also stand, I assume, for reliance on past experience and history to steer the future course of conduct and attitudes as humans. I share your philosophy in its entirety.
        I fully appreciate your call on the lessons of Christ’s death on the Cross. But you came pretty vague on the import of Mohamed’s birth to peace for humanity. You may want to throw some light on that. But our experience with awusa islamists shows a big blank. We all know how very bad Nigerian Christians hid behind Christian doctrines of love and forgiveness to commit unprintable, atrocious crimes, and spend all their time in the vain effort to clean up unconscionable mess.
        Christianity preaches passivity that worked for the 10th century. They say you must “turn the other cheek when slapped on one cheek”, you must “love those that hate you”, or you must “let go your pants as well should your assailant rip your coat off your back…then run to safety, scared, naked”, “it is better to go to heaven with an eye or a leg, than to hell with both of those”.
        To their peril, Nigerian Christians practice those injunctions with ridiculous naiveté, as Nigeria’s barbaric awusa muslims see that as an opening to cash in on. Wave after wave of pogrom, genocide and mass slaughter are done, followed by round after round of Christian forgiveness. These acts of barbarism have their origin back in 1945 in Northern Nigeria. But religion also preaches that “IT IS BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE”. It is the awusa islamist that understands that bit quite well, and practices it with deep commitment. They keep giving it to Christian simpletons, who keep receiving without giving. That accounts for how awusa addiction to dish out death blew out of control.
        Here are my questions you:
        – What lesson do you learn about wrong-doing and forgiveness?
        -Do you believe that Christian teachings on love and forgiveness still serve the present day needs of Nigerian Christians?
        -Can you honestly tell these surviving Christians one thing to love about the barbaric awusa muslim person who finds deep pleasure in murder and rape?
        -Do you have convincing, practical evidence to prove that islam is a religion of peace?
        -Do you have a definition for jihad that deviates from the concept of deadly intolerance for non-islamists?
        I would appreciate your very honest answers from the conscience.
        I am also saying that Christians have not done too well either. Gowon, and Danjuma are profiled as Christians. The duo proved most deadly. They masterminded and executed the murder of 50,000 unarmed Igbo civilians in 1966, and imposed a war that claimed over 3 million lives. I must again emphasize that these men claim they are practicing Christians, to the extent that Gowon flaunts his bible-carrying, born-again-Christian credentials in everybody’s face. The unscrupulous hypocrite runs around the place conducting stupid, demonic prayers that rarely get to the clouds, let alone to heaven. Instead of God’s mercies and protection, what do we have? Pogrom in his home state of Plateau, the nemesis of the evil he brought home.
        I can also tell you the aim for the new-found Christian posturing. Thinking he is being smart, Gowon seeks to evoke an effusion of sentimentality among aggrieved Christian Igbo he hurt so sorely in order to regain likeability and their forgiveness. That is tunneling his way out of a deserved prosecution and punishment for the crime of genocide.
        At the same time, he pitches camps with awusa in the hope for the acquisition of the ‘sacred cow’ hallow through some process of magnetic or electrical induction. He then hides behind the big AREWA skirts like a squirming little girl, to evade the law. On assumption of power in July 1966, terrified Igbos stranded in the North had hoped that Gowon would halt the insane killing instigated by muritala mohamed. They were told he was a ‘Christian’ and the son of a Christian preacher man.
        But guess what! The killing spiraled to a most deadly crescendo. Under Gowon’s watch, over 50,000 ethnic Igbos -men women and children- were slaughtered in a brutal pogrom. A remorseless Gowon the ‘Christian’ taunts everybody, tells us in our faces that he neither owes apologies, nor nurses regrets over the brutal massacre of 50,000 compatriots. Does that touch any? Yet he is a bible-carrying Christian.
        On another similar score, Obasanjo -another self-proclaimed born-again Christian- along with his friend, Theophilus Danjuma – yet another Christian married to charming Daisy- went hand-in-gloves on a killing spree in ODI and ZAKI BIAM. It is not for anybody to tell you how not very easy it is to find those two places on the map of Nigeria anymore. The decimation of officers of Benue/Plateau origin is still fresh in our memory. Scores of fine officers, including Bisalla, were pumped full of hot lead for the Dimka coup. The bloodcurdling execution was shamelessly broadcast on national television to the consternation of the entire world. That exactly shows how beastly bad Christians can as well be. These men have instituted mass killing as cultural norm. We neither wince nor flinch anymore at the news of human carnage.
        We can now agree that rather than serve for the preservation of Nigerian Christian lives, adherence to anachronistic religious tenets has encouraged the awusa islamists to engage in monstrous, barbaric conduct. Their preoccupation is to scheme the extermination of Christians. Deadly violence, murder, tears sweat and blood, rape, looting and arson, intolerance, jihadism and you name it, is all they bring. Who wants to deal with a sworn irate, maniacal murderer, so uncouth and uncivil? Do you not think that Christians should dust up the Mosaic Law, and revise it to “an eye for 13 eyes; and a tooth for 13 teeth” in much the same way as the Isrealis did to put sanity into their terrorists neighbors? What do you think?

  7. Owerri January 19, 2013 at 5:44 am - Reply

    What brought about this outburst now OBJ, after inducing hatred for nothing syndrome against Ndi Igbo in all spheres of life in Nigeria. And you did not regret also your actions on the infamous 3rd term agenda including Zakin Bio and Odi massacre, you are a heartless man indeed.

  8. Stine Chykee January 19, 2013 at 6:05 am - Reply

    Oh even Olusegun Obasanjo can open his lousy mouth to ask for us to put wat happened behind wen he at thesame times said that he has no apology for some of the decisions he took then as head of the state under Millitary,ok fine wat about the period he was the Civilians President were he not the same two adges of sword that calls himself Obasanjo who suffisticated all the bisuness owned by the Igbo man and stoped the importations of some particular goods that he senses Igbos imported in this country while the dangerous Ajinomoto(White Maggi)that owned by Yorubas were still being used till date.Obasanjo used second Niger bridge as his political campagn,Sea Port and Internal Airport in Igbo land but he never fulfilled any of the promises all because they were sited in Igbo land,wat about Ajaokuta steel company that suppose to have been built in Onitsha by the foreign country but Obasanjo moved it to Kogi.Now the ugly man and Chimp like man is roaring again and seeking for who to devour but i trust my fellow Igbo brethren because we the Igbo Youth are not fools and we will never fall for Obasanjo prey the way some of our Igbo leader did

  9. Rochas January 19, 2013 at 6:37 am - Reply

    We shall put the civil war issue behind us only when you look back in your military headship and your civilian presidency of Nigeria the kind of development you attracted to the Southeast/Biafraland. The much you could do was to project the “never do wells” in Biafraland in the likes of Ohakim, Ojo Maduaekwe, etc to further your enemity/political cleansing. Many Nigerians have known you as speaking what you don’t mean and meaning what you don’t speak. Now that you have said this, the Biafrans should brace up for another of your wicked antics. But NEVER again !!!

  10. Ebiyi January 19, 2013 at 7:48 am - Reply

    Obasanjo we will not put the civil war behind us, we’re talking about 3.1million lost (massacre) souls,and you are asking us to put it behind?.Dont you have any atom of consience in you?

  11. benson tamino January 19, 2013 at 8:50 am - Reply

    @noon you are an animal to compare obj with Jesus if you don’t know what to say you shut your dirty mouth ok.

  12. Obi January 19, 2013 at 9:09 am - Reply

    Bilie human right initiative representing indiginous people of biafra has already prepar genocide case comited against people of biafra by Gowon,Danjuma,OBJ and others.Befor dis year runs out all of you will face international criminal curt. OBJ too late, you must face the music.

  13. Peter Okechukwu January 19, 2013 at 9:24 am - Reply

    OBJ is the most wicked man, I have ever think of across this global circle. But my advice for him is to repent by forsaking all his atrocities comitted , otherwise a shameful indignation is awaiting him. He is horrific of in which “all and sundry understands”

  14. AGU MBAISE January 19, 2013 at 10:09 am - Reply

    OK obj good and fine Let’s put Civil War behind us………………….in which way did you obj have any thing to show in that side of country called south east noting to show then how can we put Civil War behind us is there any govt project in the south east no so at your age u should put your face with shame because nothing to show in igbo land when you was on power no road no airport no seaport only five state in a population 58million peoples

  15. kola amodu January 19, 2013 at 10:14 am - Reply

    Garden city boy, where were u during Orka coup? Are u sure it was during OBJ’s time. Not only are u stupid but u don’t get ur fact right as well. People like u should not be allowed to put ur stinking nose in this forum. Owerri swine n Hugo bastard, OBJ,Danjuma or Gowon will never apologise cos there is nothing to appologise for. By de way, a govt of a country or de head of de govt of a country does not appologise for their actions. De only govt. That ever appologised for de action of her past govt was Germany govt, n that was for de pain it caused de world n inparticular de jews. OBJ n Gowon will never appologise cos they fought civil war to protect there country from disintergration. OBJ is telling u jews to forget about de past n move with ur lives. Am of de opinion that if jews were to take this advise there land will be saved n sky is de limit for what they can achieve in this nation. Don’t u know that is gain n pride in being big all things being equal. Nigerian jews think deep n take this advise.

    • favour 30 January 20, 2013 at 11:38 pm - Reply

      I don’t like to insult or abuse people because of their personal opinion.Kola amodu or whatever U may cal yr self,
      pls when next U want to comment on important issues talk reasonable and wise if not yr little absence will be better appreciated.thanks.

  16. Mckenzie January 19, 2013 at 10:19 am - Reply

    Jimmie Johnson wants to accuse obasanjo of all numerous things and he mentions Tribalism. Many of you commentators on this blogs lack intelligence. Many of you need to do research before venturing to write .

  17. Emeka January 19, 2013 at 10:25 am - Reply

    obj (small letters because his name should not start with ca[ital letters, he is an outcast) is a monster. Only in an evil countries like nigeria(small letter) will you see monsters, beasts and satans being celebrated. But God is not mocked, just a matter of time.

  18. Wisdom January 19, 2013 at 10:44 am - Reply

    Obj are going to dia very soon

  19. oscar January 19, 2013 at 11:00 am - Reply

    is only God will jorge you all

  20. obum January 19, 2013 at 11:11 am - Reply

    OBJ said enough is enough that we should put the 43 years civl war behind us.
    But forgetting that the war is still going on of which he fought his last 10 years ago when he sold Bakassi for 10 billion Cameroon CFA following a threat from MASSOB which led him to say that ”May be I will be the last president of Nigeria”
    How can the war be put behind us out of a sudden without any proper reconciliation.

  21. peter omelazu January 19, 2013 at 11:47 am - Reply

    Me think the man should be humble enough to accept policy failures rather than grandstanding which I found common amongst his kin kittens. Is it genetic in them not to accept mistakes which is common with homo sapiens.When you say you have not apology for your actions and in-actions.You are saying that you are as perfect as God and we know that Bible says all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God including you Obj,Ebora of owu.

  22. HERO January 19, 2013 at 11:51 am - Reply

    I AM NOT ANGRY AT WHAT OBJ SAID,I AM ENRAGED BY THE WAY HE SAID IT.IGBOS WERE MASSACRED DURING THE WAR AND HAVE BEEN SYSTEMATICALLY BEEN RELEGATED TO THE BACKGROUND BY THE HAUSA/FULANI AND THEIR YORUBA COHORTS,ONE OF WHOM IS OBJ.TODAY THE NORTH HAS ABUJA,THE WEST HAS LAGOS .WHAT DOES THE EAST HAVE?YET OBJ ARROGANTLY TELLS US THAT enough is enough!LET THE NORTH AND WEST CONTINUE TO TAUNT US.NOTHING LASTS 4EVER.MY FATHER FOUGHT THE WAR AS A POOR,ILLITERATE FARMER.BUT MY GENERATION IS DIFFERENT.THIS IS WHAT I WANT THE ARROGANT OBASANJO AND HIS ILK TO UNDERSTAND.

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  24. prince victor January 19, 2013 at 12:46 pm - Reply

    the man only said you shld put the civil war behing you. If you wont fut it behind you then leave na. Its only an option o

  25. Ejimkonye okechukwu January 19, 2013 at 1:03 pm - Reply

    Put bihind civil war on the page of news paper?chekwaya echeo

  26. stephen January 19, 2013 at 1:16 pm - Reply

    @ kola amodu, you made a point , but what obj was requesting is not possible in this current generation of Igbo people, I can tell you that 500 years time will not be enough to forget such an injure, and mind you that it is not just about the civil war, it comprises events that happened after the civil war to the current position of an Igbo man in this trash called nigeria, then you find out that it is very difficult to be a patriotic nigerian, though one has to struggle for a more condusive enviroment to live out his or her life . action speaks louder than voice, if obj wants to see haven, then he has to dedicate the remaining part of his life in amending things that he did wrong , you see, that is why I prefer an hausa man to a yoruba man. because an hausa man will attack you if you are in his territory but a yoruba man will chase you anywhere you go to cast you with their hatred

  27. Ode January 19, 2013 at 1:28 pm - Reply

    Ha ha ha!!! I de laugh Ooooo! De Igbos said that they will never forgive OBJ, Gowon and Danjuma on Civil War.Then let them go to HELL.The useless Igbo tribe are so arrogant and un strategic that they think that they can coerce other tribes into giving them chance to lead d nation rather than cajolling them into it. We shall see if after d Igbos have come out to reveal their bad plans on Nija political heavy weights they will allow them to rule and get back at them..Poolish Igbo people, ewu, zombi.You are educated illiterates who lack patience and tact.

    • HERO January 19, 2013 at 3:50 pm - Reply

      @Ode.UR WRITING DEPICTS U AS AN IMBECILE.OBJ IS NEVER A LEADER.HE IS MORALLY ROTTEN AND INTELLECTUALLY RETARDED.WERE IT NOT FOR SOMEONE LIKE SOYINKA,I WOULD SAY OBJ SYMBOLIZES D YORUBA RACE.SO KEEP QUITE U POOR,UNCOUTH ,COWARDLY AMALA BOY.

  28. favour 30 January 19, 2013 at 1:43 pm - Reply

    Thank God,for many response OBJ have received from the people he and his cohorts in hell were killing and maiming their beloved ones during the war.OBJ is arrogant,he want to be noticed all the time.we don’t want his apology.doing that may help and deliver his soul from the impending hell he will face soon.mark the end of the wicked man so says the holy book.
    recently after he attended bible school become a pastor and established a church.the next was he raised funds to build Mosque to become Alhaji OBJ.Who is deceiving who?U can’t deceive God.the blood of children killed by U
    and yr cohorts,the blood of pregnant women,millions of civilians killed by U and yr other associates in crime is crying b4 the lord 4 revenge.U murdered Igbos who are Jews.the God of Israel who also is the God of Igbos are watching you and your cohorts in evil and in due course all of you will receive yr good reward.ONE THING I KNOW IS, AS NO ONE CAN’T STOP THE AIR YOU CAN’T STOP THE IGBOS 4RM TALKING ABOUT THE WAR.I KNOW YR ACTIONS DURING THE WAR IS HURTING U
    BUT BEING A PROUD MAN U WILL NEVER APOLOGIZE
    which is good 4 the Igbos.
    my advice to any Igbo person who ever voted OBJ in any
    past election is to ask God and the rest of Igbos for forgiveness if not the person may share the reward OBJ will receive for his actions against the Igbos.i wrote an article in 1999 that any Igbo who will vote for OBJ dosn’t
    merit to live.i gave example that the Germans are still paying compensation to the Jews 4 what they did to them during the war.that any Igbo person who will cast his or her vote to OBJ doesn’t know history of their people.i ask further by saying how can our people 4get so easily a war of 30years to vote 4 OBJ,when the Jews
    have not 4goten war of 50+years and never pay in kind any identified oppressor of their people.are we then Jews more than the Jews by not knowing our history.after
    he became a President he rewarded Igbos accordingly thereby history vindicated my stance.

  29. stephen January 19, 2013 at 3:20 pm - Reply

    @ode how on earth can you forget something that has been written down in the book of history, so many books has been written about the nigerian-Biafran civil war so that the future generations will know what nigeria did to Igbo people in an avoidable war, what a wonderful accord they have in Aburi, you said that the Igbos lack strategy, then think of the resource, energy and time that Ojukwu and other put into such an accord just to avoid a war, then compare such effort with the intelligence of the hausa- yoruba people that do away with such a precious gift, and up till now we are all clamouring for the same true federalism which was solved a long time ago only to be destroyed by those that thirst for Igbo blood due to jealousy. next time before obj does bad to anybody, he has to think twice

  30. TRUTHMUSTBESAID. January 19, 2013 at 4:05 pm - Reply

    HE IS ONLY BEGGING THAT THE WAR SHOULD PUT BEHIND… HE KNOWS THERE IS ALREADY HEAT AROUND THE CORNER … THE HEAT IS COMING FROM ABOVE COS LOCALLY IT’S ALREADY CHOACKING… WITH HIS STATEMENT IT IS QUITE CLEAR OBJ IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE OF BIAFRA THAT SPRING UP AND WITH FULL FORCE.. BUT HE SHOULDN’T WORRY , BCOS FOR US THE YOUNG BIAFRANS, WAR IS AN OLD WAY OF DOING BUSINESS… WE WILL TAKE U FROM THE OJUKWU’S DIPLOMATIC PART OF ABURI SO THAT U CAN TELL US WHO STARTED THE WAR,,

  31. chuks January 19, 2013 at 5:53 pm - Reply

    “If after 43 years, we are still mourning and groaning about the civil war, I wonder’’,these are the words of OBJ and this clearly shows how heartless this man is. NO wonder he did what he did at odi,the same man gave away bakassi penisula, the ancestral land of more than 250,000 nigerians. Fellow readers let us reason a bit, the man that participated actively in the massacre of igbos during the civil war in the name of national unity decades later turned around to sell-off bakassi peninsula together with more than 250,000 nigerians to cameroon. Who is fooling who fellow readers.

  32. Owerri January 19, 2013 at 5:59 pm - Reply

    @ Ode, Ode as a nomenclature signifies doom, wrath, insignificant human. Now take a simple look at his comments above cann,t we observed that his name is actually working against him. All his words showed attributes of imbecility, no thanks to Internet caffee.

  33. Ofeke January 19, 2013 at 7:18 pm - Reply

    Wether we ndi-igbo put the war behind us or not, you OBJ and cohost must be judged and be prosecuted dead or alive. History will judge you right or wrong just as history is judging Awolowo now.

  34. VOCALISER January 19, 2013 at 7:21 pm - Reply

    We the young generation of Igbos shall strike again! We can not put anything behind, if at the end of various court litigation and nothing tangible comes out of it, we shall strike again in grand style. We shall equally going to take corrections from the past events. As for OBJ, may thunder strike you dead for mentioning Achebe’s name! Now you can see that the PEN is really mightier than the SWORD. We shall bounce back with the last drop of our blood. Both the old and young shall pay for that brazen genocide. Let us wait and see

  35. Bioseh January 19, 2013 at 8:22 pm - Reply

    Obj is a very wicked man, like most of his co-travelers. The war ended 43 years ago but there are daily reminders all over Igbo land of the Nigeria siege and hate. No Federal investments. No roads. No International airport. A decrepit Niger bridge. The Igbo children who were born after the war do not need to be lied to. The facts are staring them in the face.

    The argument that individual Igbos are doing ok, is wicked and hypocritical, where in a Country like Nigeria we build our hospitals, schools, roads etc.

    Igbo people do travel all over Nigeria and the world and we know that Nigeria has not seized waging war on us. Igbo people as a matter of fact, to a last person, believe that Nigeria is not good for us. We do not hate any group. We do not ask to be loved. We do not aspire to dominate each other or any group. We only want an environment where every individual will have the opportunity to reach his/her full potential. We do not see that in Nigeria.

    A free,poor and peaceful landlocked country is far better than a rich, unsafe and unjust giant. We do not wish any group evil. We want the best for others just as we do for ourselves. Live and let live – that’s the Igbo mantra.

  36. kola amodu January 19, 2013 at 9:01 pm - Reply

    Stephen, thanks for ur comment about my contribution. But u see stephen we all have to put this civil war behind us, if aftertall this year we are still taking it personal, then we are not going to make any progress. Look at it this way, de whole of Germany was destroyed during de world war 2, butlook at Germany today, when Germany cough de whole of Europe will catch de cold. Do u know how they were able to achieved this cos they put de war event behind them. We can not change de past, what we have to do in this country is just to put this civil war behind us so as to be able to work together n take our country to an enviable level. Look at it this way in war, everybody lose. De only people that wins are de people that sell weapons. That is de reason all efforts must be made to avoid war. War must be de last resort. Ndigbo are great people, so also de Northerners n of course Yorubas are incredible tribes as well. My point is that all de tribes that made up Nigeria are good people n we must all work together to move this great country of ours forward. God bless nigerian jews, Allah bless northern Nigeria, God bless south south n of course God, Ifa, Obatala n Yemonja bless south west Nigeria. Amen. Owerri bastard n Hugo swine, fuck u both.

    • stephen January 19, 2013 at 10:59 pm - Reply

      @ kola amodu, thanks, now you made a better comment, but the fact still remains that the civil war has passed, and has being put behind, but nigerians insisted on not taken the lesson of war because they wanted to continue enjoying the benefits of that war to the detriments of Igbo people, until we learn to respect eachother. and revisit the aburi accord, nigeria will never move forward, how can an eagle fly with one wing, we have to restructure our country and give an equal opportunity and respect to every tribes, only then we should see our greatness, but even after that, people should continue to be talking of the civil war which I see as normal.

  37. Bildado January 19, 2013 at 9:50 pm - Reply

    Brethren, we were told that the war was fought to nip disentegration in the bud; keep this “DEAD IDEA” Nigeria indivisibly one. But is this dirty entity called nigeria really one? Never. obj is too cameleonic to ask the Igbo to put the massacre behind…

  38. obino1010 January 19, 2013 at 10:47 pm - Reply

    Obj mind your self

  39. Hugo January 20, 2013 at 12:35 am - Reply

    kolanut amosu amodu, an imbecile bastard like you has no lesson to offer on history. What do you know about Germany ? We’ll continue to hit you where it pains you most. This is what I promise you and your ugly father obasanjo. No apologies.

  40. 12 chas January 20, 2013 at 3:56 am - Reply

    Can you ever told the Jews to forget the Holoucost
    Ibos will never ,never forget the civil war
    I stopped schooling for 3yrs , lost 2brothers , lost 1 sister, lost my mother , 4 cousins enlisted in th B A at the age of 16yrs old and lost 1 uncle and you are telling me to forget you guys are crazy there must be a revenge each of the tribe that caused this most get their own .
    The only way it will ease out not forgotten is when Biafra exists

  41. London boy January 20, 2013 at 4:10 am - Reply

    THUNDER AND STONE FAIL ON YOU THEIR CRIMINAL AFTER YOU HAVE ABUSE 6 YEARS OLD GIRL IN THE PRESENT OF HER MUM EVIL MAN THOSE CHILDREN ARE WAITING FOR YOU

  42. On Aburi We Stand January 20, 2013 at 4:33 am - Reply

    I do not and will never take any word from a yoruba man serious becos they are inately cowards. Never on earth will we forget a war that claims the lives of innocent women and children on just cause..a wicked war. If nigeria refuse to divide we will hammer it to break…wicked nation

  43. kola amodu January 20, 2013 at 10:53 am - Reply

    Hugo swine, i know more about germany history than ur whole generation will ever know in their lives. If u bastard is as bright asa u claimed to be, u will know that de only. Way u can. Succed in life. Is to move on n make de best as much as u can of ur life. If Israel had refused not to move on their entire generation will be living miserable lives now. In war, people die,family wipe out most importantly innocents die for no fault of their. Hugo swine it is like of u that make it difficult for remainder of Nigerians not to trust u. Take it from there is nothing people like u can do from moving Nigeria forward.cos u’re in minority. Majority of Nigerian jews knows that their future belong in Nigeria. Only de never do good nigerian jews we think otherwise. U hugo bastard as ur mama finally die of her AIDs virus?. Don’t have shame at all. Ur mum is positive to Aids so also ur two sisters. Ur whole family is doomed. Bastard family. Fuck u all.

  44. kola amodu January 20, 2013 at 11:03 am - Reply

    Dear stephen, we must not live in de past cos nothing we can do about de past. De only thing we do is to make sure that ’67/ ’70 history never happen again in this country. Lots of families lost their love ones too on Nigeria side remember. That’s war for u. A Chinise proverb say, a man in a high current moving river can only swim forward or backward, what he can not do is to remain at a spot. Stephen i will allow u to think about this prhase(proverb).

    • stephen January 20, 2013 at 9:20 pm - Reply

      @kola amodu, an Igbo proverb said that if you did not know when it started raining on you, that you will not know when it stops. I have pointed out where the nigerian illness was and I have giving you the medicine, the rest is up to nigeria, as we lay our bed, so shall we sleep, obj should carry on with his life for the people have their right to speak, and agitate, if eventually justice comes, it will be highly welcomed.

  45. Justin January 20, 2013 at 12:15 pm - Reply

    I happy that nigeria amagmation ends 2014.

  46. Ichie Onyibe January 20, 2013 at 8:16 pm - Reply

    De man obj is heartless.he has hatred gene runing in his blood stream against de Igbos.watch de role he played against de Igbo Jews durin de war & de post war activities of his when he was so calld president -distabilized & frustratd de businesses of our poeople.thanks 2 president Musa yar’adua of de blessd memory 4 releasing de operational licenses of Ibeto et’al from de grips of de devil incarnate.De holy writ says whateva a man soweth dat he shal reap.

  47. mike January 22, 2013 at 3:40 pm - Reply

    Ndigbo , dont put the Biafran war behind you, pls start another one , but remember you threw the very first stone and you werent playing ludo while being allegedly massacred by the federal troops, also learn to grow your own food before you start the war , so that you do not expect your enemy to supply you food while both of you are killing each other , long live biafra

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