The need for a revolution in this country is so strong and there are people available to see it through.

What Major Nzeogwu and his colleagues tried to do in 1966 was a revolution but it didn’t work.

It was like that  because they allowed the reactionaries to intervene. The reactionaries in the military intervened with active help and support from abroad. But the situation of the world is changing now that oppression and injustice in different parts of the world is no longer the business of that country. So, don’t worry about that.

Nzeogwu and his colleagues failed because there were reactionaries in the military as well as corrupt elements. And these hijacked their revolution. But like I said, the consideration of world politics has changed.

There is an international court of justice for trying injustice committed against humanity. People who appeared to have gotten away with the injustice they committed have not really gotten away. They would be brought to justice.

If you can’t see the handwriting on the wall yet, I will not blame you. In Nigeria, the best is a tool in the hands of the corrupt elements. Sooner than you can imagine, the best will be in the vanguard of a revolution. There is no alternative.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/10/10/there-will-be-no-elections-in-2011-braithwaite/


I personally don't share in his optimism. Too much water has passed under the bridge!

To all those Nigerians who still call for a revolution; In 1966 the level of corruption was at about 30%. Today it is at about 90%! So, revolution is impossible in current Nigeria. Only something new would do. Something truly transformative. Something like partitioning the place into manageable parts!

That was nothing but sadistic blood bath and massacre of innocent people, not a revolution.

Please stop re-writing history.

" The military pride itself for having intervened in the affairs of this country. I won’t score Nigeria’s military as all that patriotic in their intervention. Most of the mess which we have now was committed by the military.

How many of their retired generals are not millionaires? "

For me this is a great quote, those putchists in 1966 were greedy and ill disciplined. The corruption they precipitated is unrivalled.

babapupa:

That was nothing but sadistic blood bath and massacre of innocent people, not a revolution.

Please stop re-writing history.

Nigerians and irrationality!
So there can be a revolution without "blood bath and massacre of innocent people". Your brand of revolution must be by GOD! Which is why Nigerians fool themselves about a bloodless revolution. History teaches us otherwise. In a deeply tribalistic country as Nigeria, revolution (bloody or not) is IMPOSSIBLE!
So, divvy up the place!