Aburi Accord
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Aburi Accord was reached 1967 at a meeting attended by delegates of both the Federal Government of Nigeria
(The supreme Military Council) and the Eastern delegates, led by the soon-to-become-Biafran
leader Colonel Ojukwu. The meeting was billed to be the last chance of preventing all out war. It was held between 4 and 5 January 1967.
, Accra
Ghana
was chosen as a venue because the eastern delegates led by the Governor of Eastern State Colonel Ojukwu's safety could not be guaranteed anywhere within the western or northern part of the country.
Others as follows:
The accord finally broke down because of differences of interpretation on both sides. This led to the outbreak of Nigerian Civil War
.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
(The supreme Military Council) and the Eastern delegates, led by the soon-to-become-Biafran
Biafra
Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria that existed from 30 May 1967 to 15 January 1970, taking its name from the Bight of Biafra . The inhabitants were mostly the Igbo people who led the secession due to economic, ethnic, cultural and religious...
leader Colonel Ojukwu. The meeting was billed to be the last chance of preventing all out war. It was held between 4 and 5 January 1967.
Aburi as venue
AburiAburi
Aburi is a town north east of Accra, the capital city of Ghana. It is famous for the Aburi Botanical Gardens. Aburi is home to Aburi Presbyterian Technical Secondary School, which is linked to The Sixth Form College, Farnborough in Hampshire, England. Aburi has a relatively small population and is...
, Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
was chosen as a venue because the eastern delegates led by the Governor of Eastern State Colonel Ojukwu's safety could not be guaranteed anywhere within the western or northern part of the country.
Agenda of Aburi Meeting
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persons within the Nigeria.
Delegates
The following are the delegates at the Aburi Conference:- Chairman of the Ghana National Liberation Council -Lt.-General J.A. Ankrah-Chairman
- Lt.-Col. Yakubu GowonYakubu GowonGeneral Yakubu "Jack" Dan-Yumma Gowon was the head of state of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975. He took power after one military coup d'etat and was overthrown in another...
- Head of StateHead of StateA head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of... - Lt.-Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu - Governor Eastern State
- Major Mobolaji Johnson - GovernorGovernorA governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
LagosLagosLagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...
State - Lt.-Col. Hassan KatsinaHassan KatsinaHassan Katsina was a Nigerian General and son of Usman Nagogo, the emir of Katsina from 1944-1981. He was governor of the Northern Region of Nigeria from 1966-1967...
- Governor Northern State - Lt.-Col. David EjoorDavid EjoorMajor-General David Akpode Ejoor rcds psc is a retired Nigerian Army officer and politician. He was once governor of the now-defunct Mid-Western Region. David Ejoor was the governor of the Mid-Western State of Nigeria, during the Biafra Civil War. He then served as Chief of Army Staff from January...
- Governor Mid-Western State - CommodoreCommodore (rank)Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey - Governor Rivers State - Colonel Robert Adebayo - Governor Western State
- Alhaji Kam Selem
- Mr. T. Omo-Bare
Others as follows:
- N. Akpan Secretary to the Military Governor-East
- Alhaji Ali Akilu Secretary to the Military Governor-North
- D. Lawani Under Secretary, Military Governor's Office-Mid-West.
- P. Odumosu Secretary to the Military Governor-West
- S. Akenzua Permanent Under-Secretary-Federal Cabinet Office
The Accord
Aburi accord is as follows:
- "Members agree that the legislative and executive authority of the Federal Military Government should remain in the Supreme Military Council, to which any decision affecting the whole country shall be referred for determination provided that where it is possible for a meeting to be held the matter requiring determination must be referred to military governors for their comment and concurrence.
- Specifically, the council agreed that appointments to senior ranks in the police, diplomatic, and consular services as well as appointment to superscale posts in the federal civil service and the equivalent posts in the statutory corporation must be approved by the Supreme Military Council.
- The regional members felt that all the decrees passed since January 15, 1966, and which detracted from previous powers and positions of regional governments, should be repealed if mutual confidence is to be restored.
Breakdown
In response to the accord, the federal government promulgated Decree No. 8, which was mainly an embodiment of the accord.The accord finally broke down because of differences of interpretation on both sides. This led to the outbreak of Nigerian Civil War
Nigerian Civil War
The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War, 6 July 1967–15 January 1970, was a political conflict caused by the attempted secession of the southeastern provinces of Nigeria as the self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra...
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