I, Brigadier Joshua Nimyel Dogonyaro, of the Nigerian Army, hereby make the following declaration on behalf of my colleagues and members of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

Fellow country men, *the intervention of the military at the end of 1983 was welcomed by the nation with unprecedented enthusiasm.* Nigerians were unified in accepting the intervention and looked forward hopefully to progressive changes for the better. *Almost two years later, it has become clear that the fulfillment of expectations is not forthcoming.*

Because this generation of Nigerians and indeed future generations have no other country but Nigeria, we could not stay passive and watch a small group of individuals misuse power to the detriment of our national aspirations and interest.

No nation can ever achieve meaningful strides in its development where there is an absence of cohesion in the hierarchy of government; where it has become clear that positive action by the policy makers is hindered because as a body it lacks a unity of purpose.

It is evident that the nation would be endangered with the risk of continuous misdirection. We are presently confronted with that danger. *In such a situation, if action can be taken to arrest further damage, it should and must be taken.* This is precisely what we have done.

*The Nigerian public has been made to believe that the slow pace of action of the Federal Government headed by Major-General Muhammadu Buhari was due to the enormity of the problems left by the last civilian administration.*

Although it is true that a lot of problems were left behind by the last civilian government, *the real reason, however, for the very slow pace of action is due to lack of unanimity of purpose among the ruling body; subsequently, the business of governance has gradually been subjected to ill-motivated power play considerations. The ruling body, the Supreme Military Council, has, therefore, progressively been made redundant by the actions of a select few members charged with the day-to-day implementation of the SMC’s policies and decision.*

The concept of *collective leadership has been substituted by stubborn and illadvised unilateral actions,* thereby destroying the principles upon which the government came to power. Any effort made to advise the leadership, met with stubborn resistance and was viewed as a challenge to authority or disloyalty.

*Thus, the scene was being set for systematic elimination of what, was termed oppositions. All the energies of the rulership were directed at this imaginary opposition rather than to effective leadership.*

The result of this misdirected effort is now very evident in the country as a whole. The government has started to drift. The economy does not seem to be getting any better as we witness daily increased inflation.

The nation’s meager resources are once again being wasted on unproductive ventures. Government has distanced itself from the people and the yearnings and aspirations of the people as constantly reflected in the media have been ignored.

This is because *a few people have arrogated to themselves the right to make the decisions for the larger part of the ruling body. All these events have shown that the present composition of our country’s leadership cannot, therefore, justify its continued occupation of that position.*

Furthermore, the initial objectives and programmes of action which were meant to have been implemented since the ascension to power of the Buhari Administration in January 1984 have been betrayed and discarded. *The present state of uncertainty and stagnation cannot be permitted to degenerate into suppression and retrogression.*

We feel duty bound to use the resources and means at our disposal to restore hope in the minds of Nigerians and renew aspirations for a better future. We are no prophets of doom for our beloved country, Nigeria. We, therefore, count on everyone’s cooperation and assistance.

I appeal to you, fellow countrymen, particularly my colleagues in arms to refrain from any act that will lead to unnecessary violence and bloodshed among us. Rest assured that our action is in the interest of the nation and the armed forces.

In order to enable a new order to be introduced, the following bodies are dissolved forthwith pending further announcements: (a) The Supreme Military Council (b) The Federal Executive Council (c) The National Council of States. All seaports and airports are closed, all borders remain closed.

Finally, a dusk to dawn curfew is hereby imposed in Lagos and all state capitals until further notice. All military commanders will ensure effective maintenance of law and order. Further announcements will be made in due course. God bless Nigeria.

CAN ANY NIGERIAN TELL US THE DIFFERENCE THEN AND NOW after over 40years. I’m all ears.

*Copied*

The coup speech that took us 100yrs backward

I wish it will happen all over again

Waiting for senseless and grounded destinies to come and twist it.

"-...The Nigerian public has been made to believe that the slow pace of action of the Federal Government headed by Major-General Muhammadu Buhari was due to the enormity of the problems left by the last civilian administration."

"-...The real reason, however, for the very slow pace of action is due to lack of unanimity of purpose among the ruling body; subsequently, the business of governance has gradually been subjected to ill-motivated power play considerations.

The ruling body, the Supreme Military Council, has, therefore, progressively been made redundant by the actions of a select few members charged with the day-to-day implementation of the SMC’s policies and decision."

-"..The concept of collective leadership has been substituted by stubborn and illadvised unilateral actions, thereby destroying the principles upon which the government came to power. Any effort made to advise the leadership, met with stubborn resistance and was viewed as a challenge to authority or disloyalty.

Thus, the scene was being set for systematic elimination of what, was termed oppositions. All the energies of the rulership were directed at this imaginary opposition rather than to effective leadership.

The result of this misdirected effort is now very evident in the country as a whole. The government has started to drift. The economy does not seem to be getting any better as we witness daily increased inflation.

The nation’s meager resources are once again being wasted on unproductive ventures. Government has distanced itself from the people and the yearnings and aspirations of the people as constantly reflected in the media have been ignored.

This is because a few people have arrogated to themselves the right to make the decisions for the larger part of the ruling body. All these events have shown that the present composition of our country’s leadership cannot, therefore, justify its continued occupation of that position.

Furthermore, the initial objectives and programmes of action which were meant to have been implemented since the ascension to power of the Buhari Administration in January 1984 have been betrayed and discarded.The present state of uncertainty and stagnation cannot be permitted to degenerate into suppression and retrogression.

As it was then, is now and ever shall it be.

As it was in 1985, so it is today. Man will never change from being incompetent and nepotistic.

History repeating itself 100%

A leopard can never change its spots

you would think the coup was executed in 2018 with the way every flaw of the dullard tallys with his today's actions

Buhari...

Failing since 19000

Wow.. This speech is not out of place with what is obtainable in Nigeria today.
Slow-pace economy, cabal handling the government, government distant from her people, redundant government, down to the last letter.
Indeed, a leopard never changes its spots

ObservantFellow:
Wow.. This speech is not out of place with what is obtainable in Nigeria today.
Slow-pace economy, cabal handling the government, government distant from her people, redundant government, down to the last letter.
Indeed, a leopard never changes its spots >:(

Most Nigerians are like LEOPARDS except a very few. They never change their spots on being SENTIMENTAL. Such a sentimental mindset the Nigerian MALADY.

Now here is the FLASHBACK, the coup speech that over threw Alhaji Usman Shehu Shagari.
On 31stDecember 1983, the shrill voice of a relatively unknown army officer was heard over the radio. A Brigadier at his debut, Sani Abacha is reputed in Nigeria’s history with making the most coup speeches on air.

Starting at his first in 1983, the untethered caprices of this generalissimo culminated in his 1993 speech that announced him as Nigeria’s maximum leader:

“Fellow countrymen and women,

I, Brigadier Sani Abacha, of the Nigerian Army address you this morning on behalf of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

You are all living witnesses to the great economic predicament and uncertainty, which an inept and corrupt leadership has imposed on our beloved nation for the past four years. I am referring to the harsh, intolerable conditions under which we are now living. Our economy has been hopelessly mismanaged; we have become a debtor and beggar nation. There is inadequacy of food at reasonable prices for our people who are now fed up with endless announcements of importation of foodstuff; health services are in shambles as our hospitals are reduced to mere consulting clinics without drugs, water and equipment.

Our educational system is deteriorating at alarming rate. Unemployment figures including the undergraduates have reached embarrassing and unacceptable proportions.

In some states, workers are being owed salary arrears of eight to twelve months and in others there are threats of salary cuts. Yet our leaders revel in squandermania, corruption and indiscipline, and continue to proliferate public appointments in complete disregard of our stark economic realities.

After due consultations over these deplorable conditions, I and my colleagues in the armed forces have in the discharge of our national role as promoters and protectors of our national interest decided to effect a change in the leadership of the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and form a Federal Military Government. This task has just been completed.

The Federal Military Government hereby decrees the suspension of the provision of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979 relating to all elective and appointive offices and representative institutions including the office of the President, state governors, federal and state executive councils, special advisers, special assistants, the establishment of the National Assembly and the Houses of Assembly including the formation of political parties.

Accordingly, Alhaji Shehu Usman Shagari ceases forthwith to be the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. All the incumbents of the above named offices shall, if they have not already done so, vacate their formal official residences, surrender all government property in their possession and report to the nearest police station in their constituencies within 7 days.

The clerk of the National Assembly, the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, within two weeks, render account of all the properties of the National Assembly. All the political parties are banned; the bank account of FEDECO and all the political parties are frozen with immediate effect. All foreigners living in any part of the country are assured of their safety and will be adequately protected.

Henceforth, workers not on essential duties are advised to keep off the streets. All categories of workers on essential duties will, however, report at their places of work immediately.

With effect from today, a dusk to dawn curfew will be imposed between 7pm and 6am each day until further notice. All Airways flights have been suspended forthwith and all airports, seaports, and border posts closed. External communication has been cut; the Custom and Excise, Immigration and the Police will maintain vigilance and ensure watertight security at the borders. The area administrators or commanders will have themselves to blame if any of the wanted people escapes.

Fellow countrymen and women, the change in government has been a bloodless and painstaking operation and we do not want anyone to lose his or her life. People are warned in their own interest to be law abiding and to give the Federal Military Government maximum cooperation. Anyone caught disturbing public order will be summarily dealt with.

For avoidance of doubt, you are forewarned that we shall not hesitate to declare martial law in any area or state of the federation in which disturbances occur.

Fellow countrymen and women and comrades at arms, I will like to assure you that the Armed Forces of Nigeria is ready to lay its life for our dear nation but not for the present irresponsible leadership of the past civilian administration.

You are to await further announcements.

Good morning.”

DO YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT REMARKS TO THIS COUP SPEECH.

For this country to grow, people need to start being HONEST and stop living a life of LIES.

Which reminds me of this,



By WOLE SOYINKA......

[b]The Ibos want Biafra
The North wants Ibo's exit
The Yorubas want Ibo's exit
The Ibos are saying "we have investments in your areas and cannot leave them"
And the fight is being cooked.

Amongst all these, the President is in London
Governors are sharing bailout funds
Workers salaries are not paid
Government officials have their children schooling abroad
Ministers and senators are looting

The poor Hausa man is riding Okada
The poor Ibo man is riding Okada
The poor Yoruba man is riding Okada

The poor Hausa man sleeps under the bridge as Alamajiri
The poor Yoruba man sleeps under the bridge as Alaye
The poor Ibo man sleeps under the bridge as agbero

It is pertinent to note that the poor from all ethnic groups in Nigeria have everything in common and so is the rich.

Do not allow the agitation of an Ibo man who lives in UK or USA for Biafra cause the killing of the Ibo man in Adamawa. The rich hate us that much.
Do not allow the Alhaji whose children are living abroad to persuade you to go and start killing on the street of Kaduna.

The problem in the country is not the agitation of any ethnic group but the unity of the elite and the disunity of the masses.

How many times have you taken your agitation to question your local government Chairmen?

Why have you not asked your Governors through agitation how they spent bailout fund?

Why have you not agitated against that government official whose mansions you go to beg for help?

Sad to note;
All the Governors love themselves
All the past Presidents love themselves
All the senators love themselves
All the top government officials love themselves
All the looters love themselves

Why can't you and I love ourselves?
Why cant we combine efforts and fight them?
Why do we fight ourselves?
Why do we allow them the freedom we don't have?

Remember; a good Nigeria is better than a good Arewa, Oduduwa or Biafra.[/b]

- Wole Soyinka

#One_love_Nigeria.

WORDWORLD:


Most Nigerians are like LEOPARDS except a very few. They never change their spots on being SENTIMENTAL. Such a sentimental mindset the Nigerian MALADY.

You make this sound like being sentimental is a bad thing. Point out the first non-sentimental popular figure you know. I'ld like to meet such a specie.

Now here is the FLASHBACK, the coup speech that over threw Alhaji Usman Shehu Shagari.


DO YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT REMARKS TO THIS COUP SPEECH.

In your haste to make sense (if that's what you attempted to do), you missed the fact that there is a comparison of two different scenarios, one past and one present. Then you proceeded to throw a past with no commensurate basis for comparison and expect me to somehow conjure something that isn't existing? *sigh*

For this country to grow, people need to start being HONEST and stop living a life of LIES.

This is so true. I actually wrap my daily endeavours around being honest in most things that matter. Although reality demands some dishonesty and pretence now and then so long as the purpose is true.

ObservantFellow:


You make this sound like being sentimental is a bad thing. Point out the first non-sentimental popular figure you know. I'ld like to meet such a specie.



In your haste to make sense (if that's what you attempted to do), you missed the fact that there is a comparison of two different scenarios, one past and one present. Then you proceeded to throw a past with no commensurate basis for comparison and expect me to somehow conjure something that isn't existing? *sigh*

This is so true. I actually wrap my daily endeavours around being honest in most things that matter. Although reality demands some dishonesty and pretence now and then so long as the purpose is true.

# Bolded, what commensurate basis for comparison do you need?! IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO DECIPHER THAT THE REASONS FOR THAT COUP WHICH OUSTED SHAGARI, A CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT STILL REMAINS THE WAY OF LIFE IN NIGERIA TILL DATE JUST AS THE REASONS FOR THE 1985 COUP STILL REFLECTS TODAY.

Point is the Nigerian psyche of mostly DISHONEST PEOPLE. It will continue to be this way unless we stop DELIBERATELY living a life of LIES.

WORDWORLD:


# Bolded, what commensurate basis for comparison do you need?! IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO DECIPHER THAT THE REASONS FOR THAT COUP WHICH OUSTED SHAGARI, A CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT STILL REMAINS THE WAY OF LIFE IN NIGERIA TILL DATE JUST AS THE REASONS FOR THE 1985 COUP STILL REFLECTS TODAY.

Point is the Nigerian psyche of mostly DISHONEST PEOPLE. It will continue to be this way unless we stop DELIBERATELY living a life of LIES.

Uh.. Sorry bro. I don't do crowd mentality. You can reserve the sermon for the congregation whom collect under the 'Nigerian Psyche' persona. I refuse to take responsibility for the actions and inactions of those people. I clearly made a comparison of two different times under the same man and I won't have it any other way. All these generic assumption don't cut it for me.

And please, desist from referring to me as being dishonest and a liar. I believe you're being MASSIVELY disrespectful considering my political views and interests is not enough reason for you to come to that conclusion. It's just one facet of the many facets of life.

I do not deny being sentimental. It is an essential part of being human. I've NEVER seen any who isn't. I'm sure you haven't either, hence your inability to come up with any. That's was the premise behind your entire submission

For a moment I thought that speech was written in 2018. This is what they call dejavu

ObservantFellow:


Uh.. Sorry bro. I don't do crowd mentality. You can reserve the sermon for the congregation whom collect under the 'Nigerian Psyche' persona. I refuse to take responsibility for the actions and inactions of those people. I clearly made a comparison of two different times under the same man and I won't have it any other way. All these generic assumption don't cut it for me.

And please, desist from referring to me as being dishonest and a liar. I believe you're being MASSIVELY disrespectful considering my political views and interests is not enough reason for you to come to that conclusion. It's just one facet of the many facets of life.

I do not deny being sentimental. It is an essential part of being human. I've NEVER seen any who isn't. I'm sure you haven't either, hence your inability to come up with any. That's was the premise behind your entire submission

# bolded is a statement for those who refuse to grow in HONESTY so as to be HUMANE. It's not about being human but being humane. A state which requires deliberate and conscious effort to achieve.

I have not the least disputed the narrow perspective the op has presented a "FACET OF MANY FACET" which of course it is TRUE.

What I did was a presentation of another "FACET" so as to make us see CLEARLY that such a political motive by the op doesn't solve the Nigerian MALADY unless an HOLISTIC view as possible without BIAS, PREJUICE, SENTIMENTS, NOT LIVING A LIE.

Hence, I presented the coup speech which ousted the Shagari government of which the reasons stated still remains today's malady unsolved and will never be solved unless we choose to be HONEST in solving our problems.

Is it UNTRUE that despite the 1985 coup to correct wrongs it still remains a constant the Nigerian MALADY unsolved by the 1985 coup plotters?!

Is it UNTRUE that despite the transition of government from Military to Civilian rule since 1999 the Nigerian MALADY still remains unsolved?!!!

WHY?!!!

The answer is,

THE CHOICE OF LIVING A LIFE OF LIES, OF SELF DECEPTION.

Now, this is a UNSENTIMENTAL DIAGNOSIS of the NIGERIAN MALADY all wrapped Up.

"It appears to me that the causes of the last Civil War lie embedded in the nether realms of such degrading and depraving evils as unemployment; mass ignorance; endemic
and debilitating diseases; low productivity; abuse and misuse of power, bribery and corruption; favouritism and nepotism; ethnocentricity and TRIBALISM; much poverty and much discontent."



Let me enumerate them for more CLARITY.

1. UNEMPLOYMENT
2. MASS IGNORANCE
3. ENDEMIC AND DEBILITATING DISEASES
4. LOW PRODUCTIVITY
5. ABUSE AND MISUSE OF POWER
6. BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
7. FAVOURITISM AND NEPOTISM
8. ETHNOCENTRISM
9. TRIBALISM
10. MUCH POVERTY, MUCH DISCONTENT.

Guess what, that was an address made in 1970 to the Nigerian trade Union by Chief Oba Femi Awolowo. You will find that quote in THE VOICE OF COURAGE, 1981.

The language that counts is not Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, English or Arabic but.................... TRUTH.

Until we begin to act TRUTHFULLY, being HONEST in all our doings NIGERIA is going NO WHERE.

NIGERIA IS WHAT IT IS TODAY BECAUSE THE ONLY LANGUAGE WE MOSTLY SPEAK IS LIES AND OUR WAYS OF LIFE IS LIES VERY MUCH INSTITUTIONALIZED.

Now, I urge you to reflect upon the below quote.


"If you look at history, even recent history, (of the world) you see that there is indeed progress (but not Nigeria). . . . Over time, the cycle is clearly, generally upwards. And it doesn't happen by laws of nature. And it doesn't happen by social laws. . . . It happens as a result of hard work by DEDICATED people who are willing to look at problems HONESTLY, to look at them without ILLUSIONS, and to go to work chipping away at them, with no guarantee of success — in fact, with a need for a rather high tolerance for failure along the way, and plenty of disappointments". NOAM CHOMKSY

Tick-Tack there is no time for EMPTY RHETORICS. Your country keeps dying everyday from the stabs it recieves from the DAGGERS OF LIES.

WORDWORLD:


# bolded is a statement for those who refuse to grow in HONESTY so as to be HUMANE. It's not about being human but being humane. A state which requires deliberate and conscious effort to achieve.

I have not the least disputed the narrow perspective the op has presented a "FACET OF MANY FACET" which of course it is TRUE.

What I did was a presentation of another "FACET" so as to make us see CLEARLY that such a political motive by the op doesn't solve the Nigerian MALADY unless an HOLISTIC view as possible without BIAS, PREJUICE, SENTIMENTS, NOT LIVING A LIE.

Hence, I presented the coup speech which ousted the Shagari government of which the reasons stated still remains today's malady unsolved and will never be solved unless we choose to be HONEST in solving our problems.

Is it UNTRUE that despite the 1985 coup to correct wrongs it still remains a constant the Nigerian MALADY unsolved by the 1985 coup plotters?!

Is it UNTRUE that despite the transition of government from Military to Civilian rule since 1999 the Nigerian MALADY still remains unsolved?!!!

WHY?!!!

The answer is,

THE CHOICE OF LIVING A LIFE OF LIES, OF SELF DECEPTION.

Now, this is a UNSENTIMENTAL DIAGNOSIS of the NIGERIAN MALADY all wrapped Up.

"It appears to me that the causes of the last Civil War lie embedded in the nether realms of such degrading and depraving evils as unemployment; mass ignorance; endemic
and debilitating diseases; low productivity; abuse and misuse of power, bribery and corruption; favouritism and nepotism; ethnocentricity and TRIBALISM; much poverty and much discontent."



Let me enumerate them for more CLARITY.

1. UNEMPLOYMENT
2. MASS IGNORANCE
3. ENDEMIC AND DEBILITATING DISEASES
4. LOW PRODUCTIVITY
5. ABUSE AND MISUSE OF POWER
6. BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
7. FAVOURITISM AND NEPOTISM
8. ETHNOCENTRISM
9. TRIBALISM
10. MUCH POVERTY, MUCH DISCONTENT.

Guess what, that was an address made in 1970 to the Nigerian trade Union by Chief Oba Femi Awolowo. You will find that quote in THE VOICE OF COURAGE, 1981.

The language that counts is not Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, English or Arabic but.................... TRUTH.

Until we begin to act TRUTHFULLY, being HONEST in all our doings NIGERIA is going NO WHERE.

NIGERIA IS WHAT IT IS TODAY BECAUSE THE ONLY LANGUAGE WE MOSTLY SPEAK IS LIES AND OUR WAYS OF LIFE IS LIES VERY MUCH INSTITUTIONALIZED.

Now, I urge you to reflect upon the below quote.


"If you look at history, even recent history, (of the world) you see that there is indeed progress (but not Nigeria). . . . Over time, the cycle is clearly, generally upwards. And it doesn't happen by laws of nature. And it doesn't happen by social laws. . . . It happens as a result of hard work by DEDICATED people who are willing to look at problems HONESTLY, to look at them without ILLUSIONS, and to go to work chipping away at them, with no guarantee of success — in fact, with a need for a rather high tolerance for failure along the way, and plenty of disappointments". NOAM CHOMKSY

Tick-Tack there is no time for EMPTY RHETORICS. Your country keeps dying everyday from the stabs it recieves from the DAGGERS OF LIES.

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON.
I'LL READ THROUGH THIS EPISTLE IN MY SPARE TIME.
YOU JUST WON'T GET A REPLY ON IT; THAT'S IF YOU WERE EXPECTING ONE

this coup speech from any archival site, because it look too scary.

It's like a history repeating it's self exactly.

Here is NewYork time 1985 archive analysing the situation and confirming that speech from dongoyaro.

https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/28/world/army-officers-said-to-overthrow-nigeria-s-ruling-military-council.html


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