Skip to main content

Throwback photo of Ojukwu as he declared Independence of Biafra on May 30th,1967


As today marks the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Biafra War in Nigeria, this is a throwback photo of the leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra, Colonel Odumegwu Emeka Ojukwu popularly known as 'Ikemba' reading a speech as he declared the independence of Biafra on May 30th, 1967.

Following the declaration, in July 1967,  the head of Nigeria’s military government, General Yakubu Gowon declared war and attacked Biafra for 30 months.

After three years of non-stop fighting, in fear of being assassinated, General Odumegwu-Ojukwu in 1970 handed over power to his second in command, Major-General Philip Effiong and traveled to Ivory Coast where he was in exile for 13 years.

In 1982, the Federal Government of Nigeria under President Shehu Aliyu Usman Shagari granted an official pardon to Odumegwu-Ojukwu and opened the road for a triumphant return for him.

He contested as a presidential candidate three times under his party, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) but lost. Until his illness, he remained the party leader.

Ojukwu died in a London Hospital in 2011, at the age of  78.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Motorcylist killed in a Fatal accident at Chevron roundabout, Lekki

A motorcyclist lost his life this afternoon in a fatal accident at Chevron Roundabout just by the Lekki Conservation Center. A tipper driver who reportedly caused the accident attempted to run but was apprehended and beaten up. He has been handed over to the police...  
Post a Comment
Read more

Photos/Video: Osinbajo visits Garki market in Abuja, meets and interacts with traders

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo today paid a surprise visit to the Garki market in Abuja. There he interacted with the traders in the market. Watch the video and see more photos after the cut.. I just stopped by at theGarki market, Abuja. This lady and I discussed some of the issues she faces in the sale of fish at the local market pic.twitter.com/5KV8Ninmo8 — Prof Yemi Osinbajo (@ProfOsinbajo) May 26, 2017
Post a Comment
Read more

Video: President Buhari turned back a govt official who undermined Osinbajo by coming to see him in the UK- Garba Shehu

Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, today shared a story of how a senior government official went to the UK to meet with President Buhari to attend to some documents but he was turned back for undermining the office of the acting president, Yemi Osinbajo. Garba shared the story this in an interview with Channels TV when he spoke  “Let me tell you a story. I am aware that a senior official had gone to President Buhari in the UK with some documents for him to deal with and the president said: ‘no, I won’t. The man responsible for the country is in Abuja, go back to him" Garba added that it is disrespectful to the acting president for anyone to say Osinbajo is being undermined by some government officials. On the assumption that some government officials are more loyal to President Buhari since he appointed them into office, Shehu said “Anybody who says that doesn't understand the implications of the Constitution of th...
Post a Comment
Read more