Ojukwu Or Awo: Who Made The Wrong Choice?

The defunct Biafra was established on 30 May 1967 by Igbo military officer and Eastern Region governor C. Odumegwu Ojukwu under his presidency, following a series of ethnic tensions and military coups after Nigerian independence in 1960 that culminated in the 1966 anti-Igbo pogrom.The declaration was an aftermath of the reversal of the Aburi declaration, wherein Yakubu Gowon backed out of the Aburi declarations.In the heat of the tension, Southern Nigeria thought of breaking away from the North to form two countries or perhaps a separate Southern Republic. It was reported that there was an unwritten arrangement that Obafemi Awolowo should also declare the Republic of Oduduwa as soon as Biafra was declared. This informed the decision of the Biafrans soldiers to attempt to help Yorubas liberate the South-West, otherwise, the incursion into SW up to Ore in today's Ondo State, was not necessary. However, records have it that Awolowo and the South-Westerners buckled at the last minutes and reneged on the arrangement, or better still thought otherwise. Looking back now, and with hindsight of what we now have as a Nation, Nigeria, would the Southern Nigeria have fared better now?Did Awolowo and SW's decision to remain in greater Nigeria confer any advantage to the South or a lost opportunity?Please., this is not about tribe, session or a call for same, but a discussion about our history as a people.