What was decided at the Aburi meeting in Ghana in January 1967?

In January 1967, the Eastern delegation, led by Lieut. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu, met with other Nigerian leaders on neutral ground in Aburi, Ghana, in a final effort to resolve the country's constitutional crisis and prevent its collapse.1

While the meeting was intended to serve as a reconciliation effort, no lasting resolution was achieved. The situation deteriorated shortly after the meeting due to significant disagreements regarding the interpretation of the accord reached at Aburi. Consequently, the attempt to settle the nation's future failed, leading the Eastern region to authorize the establishment of a sovereign republic in May 1967, while the federal military government responded by restructuring the country into 12 states to diminish regional power.1