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Igbo Can’t Achieve Biafra Through War — Nwodo
President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Chief John Nnia Nwodo has said Igbo people will not fight again through armed struggle to achieve Biafra republic.
Nwodo, who spoke while delivering the 9th Convocation lecture of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), at Igbariam campus, Anambra State, yesterday, described the Nigerian Biafran Civil War as the most devastating experience of Igbo with the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Speaking on the topic: “The Igbo in the building of the Nigerian nation – the unrealised dreams,” he noted that the war claimed lives of millions of Igbo, while figures quoted by various reports on the war victims were totally unreliable, due to inaccessibility of data among Biafra.
Nwodo also recalled that several Igbo lost contact with their race and kinsmen during the war, when some of them were flown across some African countries while running for their dear lives, but never returned home when the war ended.
He said despite the setbacks, which the civil war brought to the Igbo, it was not all disappointment and dismay, because the suffering and deprivation brought out the best in Igbo people.
He said it has become necessary for universities in Igbo land, like the COOU to recall the “ingenuity, inventiveness and the sheer determination that led to scientific breakthrough in Biafra and replicate them.”
While talking about the current challenges to viable nationhood in Nigeria, Nwodo said the current Nigerian Constitution does not owe its validity and authority to local legal factors, such as a referendum or an approval vote.
He said because of the flawed constitution which Nigeria operates, revenue allocation is shared, using a parameter with a weighted proportion that respects equality of all states, while mineral and oil resources are exclusively domiciled in the federal exclusive legislative list, contrary to the agreements of the forefathers in the Lyttleton Constitution and the 1963 Constitution.
Tobi
November 17, 2018 at 12:32 pm
I tot this may went to school. Its all about them and their children
Dr. Peter Ejirika,CPA
November 16, 2018 at 1:40 pm
Nnaia Nwodo, what on earth do you know about the Biafran Philosophy? We will achieve Biafra and you can fight your war with Buhari because the rest of Nigeria are not interested in fighting Biafra.
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:53 am
Who is talking about war? If you don’t know what to talk is better to keep ur mouth odour short ….ewu
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:50 am
Who fighting?, is referendum war?.
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:45 am
Idiot,
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:45 am
Son of a bitch
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:41 am
Nobody is calling for war.
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:39 am
Take it or leave it, u can not achieve restructuring without Biafra Nation first
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:38 am
Fool who’s talking about war, is a call for referendum a call for war, I think this man said he is educated or is bribery taking over his memory ?
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:38 am
Atulu
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:30 am
Stupid man
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:27 am
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I agree totally
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:26 am
If referendum means war to cabals this idiot called Nwaodo then Biafrans are 100 percent ready to leave Nigeria
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:25 am
Lai Muhammad group of company
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:24 am
Is Referendum war?
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:23 am
Who is talking about war… watch how Brexit is going
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:23 am
You are complete thief
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:21 am
Tell that old fool who’ve sold igbo’s birthright with little kobo that IPOB under mazi nnamdi kalu never asked for War,we asked for the peaceful referendum as enshrined in the UN and agreed with different countries in the world including this contraption called Nigeria
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:16 am
Foolish adult
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:16 am
Evil man, but Igbo will achieve Biafra trough ur selfish interest..Political slave…
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:13 am
no one is fighting war fool
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:11 am
is like you are going to war
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:11 am
Azu okpo
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:08 am
And i ask you, who is fighting war?
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:07 am
Mr Nwodo where’s your restructuring? What’s the outcome of all your summit gatherings? You open your mouth and said if there’s no restructuring there will be no election come 2019. You failed your people woefully
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:05 am
Old men with old way of thinking who is talking about war here
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:04 am
War gbuogi dia
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:02 am
Did anybody call for war? I didn’t know that a call for referendum is a call for war. Our people will get to understand Nwodo’s true motive after he has been given a federal appointment by Atiku if he gets elected.
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:01 am
AND WHO IS ASKING FOR WAR IDIOT
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:00 am
U’ve been paid by spurious and criminal minded APC to stir up disaffection upon Biafran. All ur mates are dead on arrival giving chances to their children to be relavant in d society. Sabotagging Biafra economy.
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 7:56 am
Evil man
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 7:56 am
Who is taking about war …?
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 7:56 am
Anu ohia
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 7:54 am
Idiot
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 7:51 am
Nwodo stop speaking for Igbos and Biafrans in general you have been proscribed
shame on you idiot.
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 7:47 am
Saboteur,
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 7:47 am
Sabo
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 7:45 am
mumu
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 7:39 am
Who is really talking about war?.. Wat is really wrong wt ths guy?
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 7:32 am
Who needs war kwanu?
I always wonder whether this Nwodo is a son to one of herdsmen back then.
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 7:32 am
There are more potent weapon than war
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 7:28 am
yes but KANU the Judaic terrorist is forcing ipob Judaic terrorists to start war
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:26 am
Attention seeker,you’ve taken your unending madness to this group?
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 8:31 am
i own this page you are new here welcome little boy who refuse to learn
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 7:25 am
Is nwodo will die in war not ipob
Anonymous
November 16, 2018 at 7:25 am
Who need war