{"id":19293,"date":"2026-06-15T01:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T01:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edumarkng.com\/news\/civil-war-why-ojukwu-refused-to-recognise-gowon-as-head-of-state-abubakar\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T01:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T01:06:53","slug":"civil-war-why-ojukwu-refused-to-recognise-gowon-as-head-of-state-abubakar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edumarkng.com\/news\/civil-war-why-ojukwu-refused-to-recognise-gowon-as-head-of-state-abubakar\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil war: Why Ojukwu refused to recognise Gowon as head of state\u00a0\u2013 Abubakar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Emeka-Ojukwu-1-1024x621.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Civil war: Why Ojukwu refused to recognise Gowon as head of state\u00a0\u2013 Abubakar\" title=\"Civil war: Why Ojukwu refused to recognise Gowon as head of state\u00a0\u2013 Abubakar\" \/><\/div><p>Civil war: Why Ojukwu refused to recognise Gowon as head of state\u00a0\u2013 Abubakar, <\/p>\n<p><strong>By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former\u00a0Head of State,\u00a0General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has given insight into the cause of the animosity between the then governor of the Eastern Region, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, and the then Head of State, Yakubu Gowon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/06\/bullets-before-ballots-insecurity-threatens-2027-polls-5272-killed-in-5-months\/\" type=\"post\">Bullets Before Ballots: Insecurity threatens 2027 polls \u2013 5,272 killed in 5 months<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The revelation is contained in the autobiography of General Abubakar, titled \u201cCall of Duty,\u201d which was publicly presented on his 84th birthday in Abuja weekend.<\/p>\n<p>According to the autobiography, Ojukwu, who was the governor of the Eastern Region at the time, had insisted on observance of military hierarchy in the choice of who should succeed Major General Aguiyi Ironsi after his brutal murder by Northern military officers in retaliation for the Kaduna Nzeogwu January 1966 coup, which saw prominent Northern leaders killed.<\/p>\n<p>Recalling some of the reasons behind the ethnic tension in the country, Abubakar said: \u201cThere were complaints about the reported hubris over the killing of the northern leaders. Some Northern officers also complained that Igbos were being promoted above others in the military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuickly anti-Igbo sentiments exploded in the North, leading to protests against Aguiyi-Ironsi, mainly in Kano, Kaduna and Jos. Riots broke out and Igbos were targeted and killed, with their properties set on fire in places like Kano, Sokoto and Kaduna. It was a disturbing period for young, passionate Nigerians like me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome senior Northern officers in the military thereafter overthrew and killed Aguiyi-Ironsi. Lt. Colonel Yakubu Gowon became the new head of state. But the crisis was just gathering pace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLt. Colonel Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the Governor of the Eastern Region, refused to recognise the new head of state, insisting that in the absence or death of Aguiyi-Ironsi, the next in command was Brigadier Babafemi Ogundipe, the Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOjukwu refused to pledge loyalty to Gowon. Tensions were building across the nation. Communal and ethnic clashes continued. Killings did not stop in the North and Igbos were being evacuated and returned to the East. Revenge killings also took place in the East.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Declaration of Biafra<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cOn 30 May 1967, Ojukwu announced that Igbos would leave Nigeria for good to form their own country. He felt they were being victimised and marginalised in Nigeria and that the only solution was to secede. He declared the Republic of Biafra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll efforts to prevent secession failed. Meetings and agreements, including the famous Aburi Accord, did not serve any useful purpose. A political solution was not looking likely. Economic sanctions also failed. We eventually went to war in 1967. Gowon insisted on one indivisible country. His famous mantra was: \u2018To keep Nigeria one is a task that must be done.\u2019 His name became an acronym: Go On With One Nigeria, GOWON.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Civil war could have been prevented<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cTo this day, I believe that the Civil War, like most other conflicts in life, could have been prevented. I feel that rising tempers, anger, and the cycle of retaliations didn\u2019t leave room for understanding and reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was one side wanting to break away and the other insisting on maintaining the unity and sovereign integrity of the country. A lot of argument has been made about the fact that our leaders were very young and hot blooded. Whatever the case, I want to believe we learned valuable lessons from the war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to hedge a bet that we would never go to war again. We have a bitter experience to learn from. I would also say we were lucky as a country to survive the war. We were able to reconcile and make peace. Those who felt they were being marginalised eventually returned to the fold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>General Abubakar recalled what he described as the costliest mistake made by Nigerian troops that claimed some lives after capturing Awka in Anambra State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCapturing Awka in present-day Anambra State was one of the toughest battles we fought. It was also the one in which we made the costliest mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we captured Onitsha in February 1968, Colonel Muhammed, our division commander, felt we were done and dusted.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0He believed victory was already assured. Believing the war was over, he lined up vehicles and asked us to move with all our troops and ammunition. It was a tactical miscalculation. Indeed, it was an error. We didn\u2019t know the Biafrans had other plans, attacking us with rocket fire and bombs. Our vehicles caught fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tankers supplying us with fuel for our operational vehicles also exploded. It was a most terrifying scene. Many soldiers died. I was lucky to escape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/06\/civil-war-why-ojukwu-refused-to-recognise-gowon-as-head-of-state-abubakar\/\">Civil war: Why Ojukwu refused to recognise Gowon as head of state\u00a0\u2013 Abubakar<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>, <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ojukwu refused to recognise the new head of state, insisting that in the absence of Aguiyi-Ironsi, the next in command was Brigadier Babafemi Ogundipe&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/06\/civil-war-why-ojukwu-refused-to-recognise-gowon-as-head-of-state-abubakar\/\">Civil war: Why Ojukwu refused to recognise Gowon as head of state\u00a0\u2013 Abubakar<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>, <!-- no image -->, Oboh, {authorlink},, , Vanguard News, June 15, 2026, 1:06 am<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civil war: Why Ojukwu refused to recognise Gowon as head of state\u00a0\u2013 Abubakar, By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA Former\u00a0Head of State,\u00a0General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has given insight into the cause of the animosity between the then governor of the Eastern Region, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, and the then Head of State, Yakubu Gowon. 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