Footage of the conclusion of the Aburi Conference, a peace initiative chaired by the Ghanaian military ruler, Lieutenant General Joseph Ankrah. The talks, which were held on January 4 and 5 1967, aimed to avert the threatened secession of the Eastern Region of Nigeria.
The participants were as follows:
1. Lt.-General J.A. Ankrah, Chairman
2. Lt.-Col. Yakubu Gowon, Head of State of Nigeria
3. Lt.-Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Governor of the Eastern Region
4. Major Mobolaji Johnson, Governor of Lagos State
5. Lt.-Col. Hassan Katsina, Governor of the Northern Region
6. Lt.-Col. David Ejoor, Governor of the Mid-Western Region
7. Commodore Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey, the Chief of Staff of Staff, Supreme headquarters
8. Colonel Robert Adebayo, the Governor of the Western Region
9. Alhaji Kam Selem, Chief of the Police Force
10. Mr. T. Omo-Bare, Deputy Inspector General of Police
Source: Reuters News.
Associated Press Newsreel on the Aburi talks
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Transcript From the Tape Recording of the Meeting of Nigerian Military Leaders at Penduanse Lodge, Aburi, Ghana on January 4th and 5th 1967. [ Ссылка ]
