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Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 8:31am On Jul 15, 2015 |
guntranno: Part of history |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 8:32am On Jul 15, 2015 |
babasanti: They are not cows and rams, they are military officers |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by Nobody: 8:36am On Jul 15, 2015 |
Looking at the pix closely......was murtala scared of ibb? Ibb standing erect to shake hands with his superior officer while Murtala bowsam confused |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by OrlandoOwoh(m): 8:51am On Jul 15, 2015 |
new2020:Yes, Babangida was injured during the war, his "absense" was not the reason Buhari became his senior. Right in this room, where Col. Babangida was having a handshake with Murtala Muhammed after being sworn in as a member of the Supreme Military Council in July 1975, Lt-Col. Buhari was sworn in as the Governor of North Western State and a member of the National Council of State. It is clear here that Babangida, just as the Civil War years, was a rank ahead of Buhari. When Buhari became his senior should be between 1975 to 1983. In 1983 when the troika of Buhari, Idiagbon and Babangida became the GOC, Chief of Staff Supreme Headquarters and Chief of Army Staff, respectively, Buhari was a Maj-General while the rest were Brig-General. Mind you, Buhari never promoted himself. |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 8:53am On Jul 15, 2015 |
echelons: It's an era of selfies lol |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 8:54am On Jul 15, 2015 |
sukkot: He left an indelible legacy |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 8:55am On Jul 15, 2015 |
Young4jose: Nice one |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by sukkot: 8:55am On Jul 15, 2015 |
jiorhemen:indeed he did. indeed. |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 8:57am On Jul 15, 2015 |
makzeze: History also teaches us about way of life in the past |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by andreernest28(m): 8:57am On Jul 15, 2015 |
handsome dudes |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 8:58am On Jul 15, 2015 |
thorpido: Destiny |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by Nobody: 8:58am On Jul 15, 2015 |
OrlandoOwoh: Very very true...Spot on! |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by OrlandoOwoh(m): 9:00am On Jul 15, 2015 |
davidebamidele:Babangida remained a Brig-Gen, his rank when he became Chief of Army Staff, till August 1985, when he overthrew Buhari. |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 9:07am On Jul 15, 2015 |
OrlandoOwoh: No sir, you are wrong. Muhammadu Buhari has always been a rank ahead of Ibrahim Babangida, though Buhari was his senior by few months. Buhari enlisted in the Army on April 1962, same day with General Musa Yar'Adua. Babangida enlisted in the Army on December 10 1962, same day with Abacha, Gado Nasko, Vatsa, etc. So, Buhari and Babangida both enlisted in 1962, but Buhari in April, Babangida in December. 5 Likes |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 9:12am On Jul 15, 2015 |
docadams: Did you check very well before posting? There was no mention of Buhari at all. This pic refers to the swearing in of the SMC in 1975. Where was Buhari mentioned in the thread, please show me |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by Abdulhakeem7(m): 9:13am On Jul 15, 2015 |
jiorhemen:exactly 40yrs ago..look at how young ibb was |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 9:14am On Jul 15, 2015 |
new2020: No sir, you are wrong. Muhammadu Buhari has always been a rank ahead of Ibrahim Babangida, though Buhari was his senior by few months. Buhari enlisted in the Army on April 1962, same day with General Musa Yar'Adua. Babangida enlisted in the Army on December 10 1962, same day with Abacha, Gado Nasko, Vatsa, etc. So, Buhari and Babangida both enlisted in 1962, but Buhari in April, Babangida in December. |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 9:16am On Jul 15, 2015 |
Whobedatte: Very stern soldier |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by OrlandoOwoh(m): 9:17am On Jul 15, 2015 |
jiorhemen:It is one thing to be enlisted, it is another thing to be commissioned and the first rank you get as a commissioned officer, Lieutenant or 2nd Lieutenant. Could you then explain how Babangida became Buhari's senior before 1983? |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by mekanaky: 9:17am On Jul 15, 2015 |
fellow naisjirians |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 9:20am On Jul 15, 2015 |
tobimillar: Not at all, as the junior, he must stand straight when shaking his superior's hand. It's only to civilians that standing erect is considered disrespectful. IBB dared not bend before his superior, standing erect is like standing at attention |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by Pain(m): 9:24am On Jul 15, 2015 |
donholy28: You have no idea about what you are saying..Honestly they looked more Packard in those days |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 9:27am On Jul 15, 2015 |
OrlandoOwoh: Buhari was his senior from the beginning 1 Like |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 9:39am On Jul 15, 2015 |
OrlandoOwoh: Yes, it is one thing to be enlisted, it is another to be commissioned. Babangida was never Buhari's senior in 1983. In 1983 when they overthrew Shagari, both of them were major generals, though Buhari was his senior by number (Buhari was promoted to major general before IBB and Vatsa were later promoted the same day). At the time, apart from Lt Gen Wushishi who was Shagari's army chief, the most senior army officer was Gen Domkat Bali, followed by Buhari who was GOC in Jos. Babangida was the Director, Army staff duties and plans. With respect to the difference in being enlisted and commissioned, Buhari enlisted April 1962, Babangida enlisted December 10 1962. Please don't listen to anyone who says that IBB was Buhar's senior in 1983, it's a lie from those who don't know the truth. IBB was only senior to officers like Abacha, Gado Nasko, and Idiagbon in 1983. And even those ones were not his juniors, they were his course mates, just that IBB and Vatsa were promoted ahead of them. Even when he was president, his chief of defence staff, General Bali was his senior, he enlisted in 1961, even before Buhari |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by Nobody: 9:40am On Jul 15, 2015 |
jiorhemen:Although I wonder how that works but thanks for the clarification |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by OrlandoOwoh(m): 9:50am On Jul 15, 2015 |
jiorhemen:Do you know that during the Civil War Babangida was a Major while Buhari was a Captain? I guess you know a major is senior to a captain. Even in this picture posted by the OP, Babangida was a Colonel while Buhari was a Lieutent-Colonel. |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by AreaFada2: 9:56am On Jul 15, 2015 |
We can see why Nigeria went to the dogs. No be today. Imagine that Awo, Zik, Ajasin, Maitama Sule, Alex Ekwueme and other technocrats were manning the affairs of this country a few years after the civil war? But here we have army boys barely 30 years old, without any political grounding churning out decrees. That Murtala destroyed the far better civil service we inherited at independence. He sacked massively. It became a tribal/sectarian thing after that. 1 Like |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by jiorhemen(m): 10:03am On Jul 15, 2015 |
OrlandoOwoh: I am the OP, and I posted the pic. In fact I still have a collection of historical pics like this, including a rarely seen one, where IBB stood before Buhari saluting him. Please don't listen to anyone who says that IBB was Buhar's senior in 1983, it's a lie from those who don't know the truth. IBB was only senior to officers like Abacha, Gado Nasko, and Idiagbon in 1983. And even those ones were not his juniors, they were his course mates, just that IBB and Vatsa were promoted ahead of them. Even when he was president, his chief of defence staff, General Bali was his senior, he enlisted in 1961, even before Buhari. Tell anyone who says Buhari was captain during the civil war while IBB was major to spare you the trash. Both of them were young majors, just that Buhari got his major shortly before IBB. Then in the pic, IBB was a Lt. Col, Buhari was fill colonel. I also noticed a post where you said Buhari was also sworn in as governor in the same room, same day. Not at all, Buhari was sworn in as governor, but not in the same room on that day. In fact, he was not in that room. I have the video of the swearing in and address by General Murtala on that day |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by OrlandoOwoh(m): 10:16am On Jul 15, 2015 |
jiorhemen:Obasanjo can't be wrong. In his book, My Command, he said Buhari was a Captain and Commanding Officer of 2 Battalion while Babangida was a Major and Commanding Officer 82 Battalion. His second in command who took over from him when he was shot in Uzuakoli was also a Major. He was Vasta. I want you to give me the ranks of both officers from 1962 to 1985. |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by kritikali(m): 10:16am On Jul 15, 2015 |
Chiefpriest1: Started by aguyi ironsii |
Re: Photo: General Murtala Mohammed Shakes Hand With Lt. Col. Babangida In 1975 by kritikali(m): 10:19am On Jul 15, 2015 |
babasanti: No aguyi ironsi and ojukwu who started the civil destroyed the unity and progress. Of nigeria..yea the real ram and goat. |
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