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January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Nobody: 7:22am On Mar 08, 2018
cryIn January 6, 1966, a brave officer, Ademulegun was killed by junior officers whose stated aim was to put Awolowo in Balewa's seat. Awolowo was then in prison after being convicted for coup plotting in 1962.

Why did these people truncate our democracy in an attempt to put Awolowo into leadership undemocratically? Now we are all suffering for it.

Ademoyega, Ifeajuna, Nzeogwu, why didn't you guys wait till the next election to campaign for Awolowo? Which kain wahala be this na?
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by PFRB: 8:24am On Mar 08, 2018
Awolowo planned that coup.

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Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Firstpage: 8:39am On Mar 08, 2018
You guys are back again with your dumb conspiracy.

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Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Firstpage: 8:40am On Mar 08, 2018
igbodefender:
A brave respectabke officer, Ademulegun was killed by junior officers whose stated aim was to put Awolowo in Balewa's seat. Awolowo was then in prison after being convicted for coup plotting in 1962.

Why did these people truncate our democracy in an attempt to put Awolowo into leadership undemocratically? Now we are all suffering for it.

Why didn't they wait till the next election to campaign for their hero Awolowo? Which kain wahala be this na?

Judgement: the January 1966 coup was not an Igbo coup. If it was Ademoyega who participated and Nzeogwu would have told us.

Ironsi planned that coup hence, why he benefited from the coup and never punished the coup plotters.

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Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Michael004: 8:48am On Mar 08, 2018
igbodefender:
A brave respectabke officer, Ademulegun was killed by junior officers whose stated aim was to put Awolowo in Balewa's seat. Awolowo was then in prison after being convicted for coup plotting in 1962.

Why did these people truncate our democracy in an attempt to put Awolowo into leadership undemocratically? Now we are all suffering for it.

Why didn't they wait till the next election to campaign for their hero Awolowo? Which kain wahala be this na?

Judgement: the January 1966 coup was not an Igbo coup. If it was Ademoyega who participated and Nzeogwu would have told us.
Now I know why these people said the below statements.

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Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by PFRB: 12:08pm On Mar 08, 2018
Firstpage:


Ironsi planned that coup hence, why he benefited from the coup and never punished the coup plotters.

Say what you know. Gowon was in charge of the investigation and submitted his report a day to the counter coup. Don't ou see the ploy?

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Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Firstpage: 12:16pm On Mar 08, 2018
PFRB:


Say what you know. Gowon was in charge of the investigation and submitted his report a day to the counter coup. Don't ou see the ploy?

Gowon was his junior hence, siding his boss.

To investigate a crime, you look at available evidence and whoever benefits from a crime is the prime suspect. Ironsi's action after he assumed power all points to the fact that he sponsored the coup.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by PFRB: 10:50pm On Mar 08, 2018
So Obasanjo planned Dimka's coup?

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Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by TheKingdom: 11:27pm On Mar 08, 2018
igbodefender:
A brave respectabke officer, Ademulegun was killed by junior officers whose stated aim was to put Awolowo in Balewa's seat. Awolowo was then in prison after being convicted for coup plotting in 1962.

Why did these people truncate our democracy in an attempt to put Awolowo into leadership undemocratically? Now we are all suffering for it.

Why didn't they wait till the next election to campaign for their hero Awolowo? Which kain wahala be this na?

Judgement: the January 1966 coup was not an Igbo coup. If it was Ademoyega who participated and Nzeogwu would have told us.

The truth is that Zik, Awo, and Bello- especially Zik, created the problem
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Alariiwo: 11:56pm On Mar 08, 2018
And greedy Nnamdi Azikwe would have kept quiet abi?

You can keep deceiving yourself and your likes, Yorubas know the truth and those who threw Nigeria into the mess she is today out of greed for power.

Idiots that asked GEJ to marginalize Yorubas now think they can sell Awo bullcrap to us.

That Ahmadu Bello you lots killed is why an Igbo man will never become president in Nigeria. You can write that down

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Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by TheKingdom: 12:37am On Mar 09, 2018
Alariiwo:
And greedy Nnamdi Azikwe would have kept quiet abi?

You can keep deceiving yourself and your likes, Yorubas know the truth and those who threw Nigeria into the mess she is today out of greed for power.

Idiots that asked GEJ to marginalize Yorubas now think they can sell Awo bullcrap to us.

That Ahmadu Bello you lots killed is why an Igbo man will never become president in Nigeria. You can write that down

Zik ambition destroyed his people, and by the time of Biafra, though courageous leadership occurred, it was already too late

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Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Nobody: 11:19am On Mar 09, 2018
Alariiwo:
And greedy Nnamdi Azikwe would have kept quiet abi?

You can keep deceiving yourself and your likes, Yorubas know the truth and those who threw Nigeria into the mess she is today out of greed for power.

Idiots that asked GEJ to marginalize Yorubas now think they can sell Awo bullcrap to us.

That Ahmadu Bello you lots killed is why an Igbo man will never become president in Nigeria. You can write that down

Why did Awo's supporters in the military carry out a coup that killed many great Nigerians? The January 1966 coup plotters clearly stated that their aim was to make Awolowo Prime Minister. Awolowo was then in jail after being convicted of coup plotting in 1962.

Read Why We Struck by Ademoyega, one of the January 1966 coup plotters. Nzeogwu, Ademoyega, Ifeajuna and co should have retired from the army and campaigned for their hero Awolowo in elections, rather than carry out their coup.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Nobody: 11:27am On Mar 09, 2018
Firstpage:
You guys are back again with your dumb conspiracy.
It is not conspiracy but fact. Do your research so you don't sound ignorant.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Nobody: 11:29am On Mar 09, 2018
TheKingdom:


Zik ambition destroyed his people, and by the time of Biafra, though courageous leadership occurred, it was already too late

Zik and other founding fathers gave you one of the greatest gifts known to man; political freedom. Don't blame him if you have misused it.

Without Zik, you probably wouldn't be able to enter Ikoyi today, unless as a houseboy, driver, etc., not to talk of buying house in Banana Island like Linda Ikeji.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by TheKingdom: 3:10pm On Mar 09, 2018
igbodefender:


Zik and other founding fathers gave you one of the greatest gifts known to man; political freedom. Don't blame him if you have misused it.

Without Zik, you probably wouldn't be able to enter Ikoyi today, unless as a houseboy, driver, etc., not to talk of buying house in Banana Island like Linda Ikeji.

Wrong. The so called founding fathers gave us the misery we have today by refusing to forgo their ambitions. Look at you talking about entering Ikoyi...Zik tried to do so by being Premier of entire Oduduwa and what happened?

Nonsense

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Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Nobody: 3:14pm On Mar 09, 2018
TheKingdom:


Wrong. The so called founding fathers gave us the misery we have today by refusing to forgo their ambitions. Look at you talking about entering Ikoyi...Zik tried to do so by being Premier of entire Oduduwa and what happened?

Nonsense
Zik won that election because the average Yoruba person is decent and sophisticated and detribalized. But we all know what happened after he won. Lol.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by T9ksy(m): 3:31pm On Mar 09, 2018
igbodefender:

Zik won that election because the average Yoruba person is decent and sophisticated and detribalized. But we all know what happened after he won. Lol.


Do you have any proff to buttress your claim i.e the election result? Somehow, i doubt it very much. It's been over 6 decades since the Act but you lost souls have been unable to present any undisputable evidence ( to back up your allegation) however that doesn't deter you lot from regurgitating the same fallacy ever since and to all and sundry.

Whatever transpired after the election was just a manifestation of your innate, warped and impish mindset.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by PFRB: 3:36pm On Mar 09, 2018
When you insult Zik, a curse will follow you. Zik put in so much for Nigeria. It cannot be in vain.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by T9ksy(m): 4:01pm On Mar 09, 2018
PFRB:
When you insult Zik, a curse will follow you. Zik put in so much for Nigeria. It cannot be in vain.


And what exactly did Zik "put in" for Nigeria?
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Nobody: 4:09pm On Mar 09, 2018
T9ksy:



Do you have any proff to buttress your claim i.e the election result? Somehow, i doubt it very much. It's been over 6 decades since the Act but you lost souls have been unable to present any undisputable evidence ( to back up your allegation) however that doesn't deter you lot from regurgitating the same fallacy ever since and to all and sundry.

Whatever transpired after the election was just a manifestation of your innate, warped and impish mindset.
So the (in)famous carpet crossing incident of 1951 is something you have never heard of?

You might just need to demand a school fees refund from your primary school. Heck, sue them for breach of contract.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Nobody: 4:11pm On Mar 09, 2018
T9ksy:



And what exactly did Zik "put in" for Nigeria?

Go ask Google. Stop being lazy.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by T9ksy(m): 6:45pm On Mar 09, 2018
igbodefender:
So the (in)famous carpet crossing incident of 1951 is something you have never heard of?

You might just need to demand a school fees refund from your primary school. Heck, sue them for breach of contract.


Abeg, JSTFU!


And who has never heard about the lies you guys bundled together after losing out on dominating the yorubas in their own region. Bloody thieves!

All am asking for is the election result that shows conclusively that the greedy covetous ibos were about to win election in western region before the so-called carpet crossing occured.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by T9ksy(m): 6:49pm On Mar 09, 2018
igbodefender:


Go ask Google. Stop being lazy.





Ok , forget Nigeria. Wtf did the slimy did for his own people that Awo didn't surpass for the yorubas?

The yorubas were right in rejecting the slimy git but you miserable souls are still bleating about it ( 7 decades after).
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Nobody: 7:27pm On Mar 09, 2018
T9ksy:





Ok , forget Nigeria. Wtf did the slimy did for his own people that Awo didn't surpass for the yorubas?

The yorubas were right in rejecting the slimy git but you miserable souls are still bleating about it ( 7 decades after).

Yorubas never rejected Zik. You cannot rewrite history.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Nobody: 7:31pm On Mar 09, 2018
T9ksy:



Abeg, JSTFU!


And who has never heard about the lies you guys bundled together after losing out on dominating the yorubas in their own region. Bloody thieves!

All am asking for is the election result that shows conclusively that the greedy covetous ibos were about to win election in western region before the s
o-called carpet crossing occured.


You are not a very bright person, huh? Peppering your talks with silly insults will not stop youths from googling and researching out the truth even years from now. grin

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Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by T9ksy(m): 1:22am On Mar 10, 2018
igbodefender:


You are not a very bright person, huh? Peppering your talks with silly insults will not stop youths from googling and researching out the truth even years from now. grin


And after googling, are you NOW able to produce the election results which shows conclusively that Zik and the NCNC won (or were about to win) the 1951 regional election in yorubaland which therefore necessitated the so-called "carpet-crossing"? or..........................
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by FIDELITY24(m): 1:32am On Mar 10, 2018
The painful part of this coup is that it was termed an igbo coup and led to the massacre of many igbos living in the north, but the truth is that the plotters of the coup wanted to hand over power to a Yoruba man (Awolowo). The Yoruba's really betrayed the ibos by fighting against them with the hausa/fulani.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by ameri9ja: 1:33am On Mar 10, 2018
T9ksy:



And after googling, are you NOW able to produce the election results which shows conclusively that Zik and the NCNC won (or were about to win) the 1951 regional election in yorubaland which therefore necessitated the so-called "carpet-crossing"? or..........................

Bros, Zik's affiliated PARTIES won the election. But overnight some parties/people changed affiliation from NCNC to Action group.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by ameri9ja: 1:51am On Mar 10, 2018
FIDELITY24:
The painful part of this coup is that it was termed an igbo coup and led to the massacre of many igbos living in the north, but the truth is that the plotters of the coup wanted to hand over power to a Yoruba man (Awolowo). The Yoruba's really betrayed the ibos by fighting against them with the hausa/fulani.

The truth is that the plotters were young men who didn't have a clear agenda, except get rid of nepotism and corruption. Awo was not top of their agenda.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by Nobody: 4:28am On Mar 10, 2018
ameri9ja:


Bros, Zik's affiliated PARTIES won the election. But overnight some parties/people changed affiliation from NCNC to Action group.
T9ksy thinks we are fools. He is trying to rewwrite history with semantics. Lol.
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by FIDELITY24(m): 4:44am On Mar 10, 2018
ameri9ja:


The truth is that the plotters were young men who didn't have a clear agenda, except get rid of nepotism and corruption. Awo was not top of their agenda.
We are saying the same thing in a different way bro, they were tired of the level of nepotism and corruption in the country but they saw awolowo as a better option( someone who represent their ideal Nigeria).
Re: January 1966 Coup Plotters Planned To Replace Balewa With Awolowo by orisa37: 5:34am On Mar 10, 2018
The Answer is No. And you are a Nairaland Schemer for Biafra.

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