According to Danjuma, if
Ojukwu had done the same thing after the fall of Enugu, when his government had
to flee into the bush, he would have saved the country from bloodshed.
Said he:
“The outcome of the election and the manner in which President Jonathan
conceded defeat to Buhari, is totally un-African it is very important in the
history of Africa.
“If
Ojukwu did the same after the fall of Enugu, and conceded defeat to the federal
troops he would have saved the nation one full year of bloodshed.
The former Chief of Army
Staff and ex-Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma (retd) who spoke
shortly after a closed-door meeting with President Jonathan, said if former
Biafran warlord, late Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, had done what President Jonathan
did by conceding defeat, the Nigerian civil war would have been avoided.
Danjuma said the President had set a record in the history of the country by
conceding defeat.
The meeting between
Jonathan and Danjuma took place at General Danjuma’s residence in Asokoro,
Abuja.
“President Jonathan has
made history, set a record to be emulated by the rest of Africa and indeed the
whole world. It’s an excellent thing he did.”
At the end of the meeting,
Jonathan thanked Danjuma for his fatherly support during the election.
Jonathan’s meeting with
Danjuma was part of preparations for handover of power to President-elect,
Buhari, on May 29 this year.
Jonathan had been making
wide consultations with relevant stakeholders across the country for a smooth
transition.
Ojukwu eloped instead and left his people to die
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