guntranno:
Essence of this thread?


Why FP?

babasanti:
Cows and rams that destroyed the unity and progress of nigeria

new2020:


IBB was injured during the war. He took a long absense...that's why.

echelons:
Era when pictures were priceless. Not now that we have a lot of worthless selfies of worthless people.

sukkot:
idiagbon, baddest guy that ever lived

Young4jose:
No picture & Videos, No history................!! Nice 1" keep it up...........!!!

jiorhemen:


He left an indelible legacy

makzeze:
Nigeria has really transformed. See the Air conditioner, the wall clock and Fan in the room at that time.

thorpido:
IBB has always had this air surrounding him.Though he messed up the country economically and otherwise,he has always been a man for the top.

OrlandoOwoh:
Ibrahim Babangida had always been a rank ahead of Muhammadu Buhari. During the war, Babangida was a major while Buhari was a captain. How Buhari came to be a rank ahead of him is what baffles me.

davidebamidele:
Lt.Col in 1975 and Maj. Gen. in 1984? .....na was for dis kin arewa army job oooo.

OrlandoOwoh:
Ibrahim Babangida had always been a rank ahead of Muhammadu Buhari. During the war, Babangida was a major while Buhari was a captain. How Buhari came to be a rank ahead of him is what baffles me.

docadams:
@OP, where did you get this pix from. This pix is not that of Buhari as HOS but of late Gen Murtala Mohammed. Buhari has never had chubby cheeks but Murtala had.
Also when Buhari was HOS, IBB was already a general.
Moreover, in 1984 when Buhari became HOS black and white pics were no longer in vogue even in the villages.

jiorhemen:
Former Head of state, General Murtala Mohammed in a handshake with Lt. Col. Ibrahim Babangida at the swearing in of the Supreme Military Council (SMC) in 1975. In the background is Lt. Col. Tunde Idiagbon.

new2020:


IBB was injured during the war. He took a long absense...that's why.

Whobedatte:
Tunde Idiagbon, always looking serious

jiorhemen:


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.

tobimillar:
Looking at the pix closely......was murtala scared of ibb? Ibb standing erect to shake hands with his superior officer while Murtala bowsam confused

donholy28:
when d army uniforms wr as ridiculous as hell

OrlandoOwoh:

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.

OrlandoOwoh:

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?

jiorhemen:


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

jiorhemen:


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

OrlandoOwoh:

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.

jiorhemen:


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

Chiefpriest1:
The men who ruled/ruined Nigeria. Military incursion into politics remains what it is...an aberration.

babasanti:
Cows and rams that destroyed the unity and progress of nigeria