| North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by kingzizzy: 11:33am On Jun 12, 2020 |
Do you know that the Northern Region of Nigeria was about to secede and declare Arewa Republic on the 1st of August 1966 when they were reminded of the vast Oil wealth in the Eastern Region? They then changed tune and decided to go for one united Nigeria as long as Nigeria was under their control.
On July 29th 1966, Lt Col Murtala Mohammed led young Northern military officers such as Lt Sani Abacha, Lt Ibrahim Babangida, Lt Muhammadu Buhari, Lt Garba Duba, Lt Jeremiah Useni and many others to stage a coup. The aim of the coup was to achieve two objectives. First was to avenge the previous coup that had been dubbed an "Igbo coup". The second objective was for the North to secede from Nigeria. The code name for this coup was "operation araba"(operation seperate)
Having staged the coup and murdered over 300 Igbo officers including the head of state, General Ironsi, Murtala Mohammed and his fellow coup plotters felt that the first objective had been achieved. Now they moved to secede the North out of Nigeria. On the 30th of July, Murtala Mohammed and the ring leaders of the coup took over Ikeja baraks and made it their operational base. They hoisted a strange looking flag at the main entrance to the baracks which they said would be the flag of the Republic of Northern Nigeria. They took over Lagos Airport and were putting finishing touches to flying themselves and their families out of Lagos to Kaduna where they would be met by the Military Governor of the Northern Region, Lt Colonel Katsina. They would then declare Arewa Republic on the 1st of August 1966.
The Chief of General Staff, Brigadier Ogundipe, sent Lt Col Gowon, who was at the time the Chief Of Army Staff and the most senior officer from the North, to mediate with the coup plotters in Ikeja Barak. Murtala Mohammed flatly rejected any form of mediation and informed Gowon that he had been in touch with all the traditional rulers and stakeholders in the North and they had all unanimously agreed that the North should pull out of the Nigerian Federation. Gowon reported back to Ogundipe. Ogundipe sent Gowon back to Ikeja Baraks a second time to convince the coup plotters to drop their secessionist plans and bring their grievances to the table. This time around, Murtala Mohammed lost his patience with Gowon and had him detained. He told Gowon that that he be would be flying with them to Kaduna where he would join them to declare secession of the North, and that all that remained was to inform the British authorities of what was about to happen.
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Sir David Hunt, was contacted on the phone and made aware of the plans of the North to secede, he protested vehemently against it. He told Murtala Mohammed and his fellow coupists that the North could not survive without the South because the economic base of Nigeria was in the South. The coup plotters were still insistent on the North seceding stating that the agricultural potential of the North was enough to sustain it. Sir David Hunt then revealed to the coup plotters that with the huge deposits of Oil and gas in the Eastern Region and the projected rise in Oil prices, the Eastern Region was about to reap huge profits that would far outweigh the agricultural production of the North. He told them that if they seceded now, they would be denying the North a good slice of those oil profits. He suggested to them that rather than secede, they should take over Nigeria.
On realising the Oil fortune they were about to deny themselves, the tune changed to "one Nigeria". Gowon, who was the highest ranking Northerner, was chosen to become Head of State. Rather than declare Arewa Republic on August 1st 1966, Gowon was sworn in instead. Gowon would go on to act the script of the North by removing resource control, placing Oil production in the hands of the federal government, abolishing the Regions and giving the North the most states and local governments, to ensure that the North benefited most from the Oil money. |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by Sammy07: 11:36am On Jun 12, 2020 |
You are correct 3 Likes 
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| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by BlowYourMind: 11:55am On Jun 12, 2020 |
It was the south especially Azikwe that discouraged the secession, that was why when Gowon release Awolowo from prison he didn't go along with the plan of Azikwe 4 Likes |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by TooMuchStuff: 12:57pm On Jun 12, 2020 |
Wish it happened.
Would have been Paradise on African soil for the South.
North is a Parasite forever 1 Like |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by jlinkd78(m): 1:00pm On Jun 12, 2020 |
Truth |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by bahaushe1: 1:05pm On Jun 12, 2020 |
Lies. There was no discussion on any oil deposit at that time. Murtala Muhammad just suddenly and unexpectedly relinquinshed his leadership of northern officers and men to Gowon. Gowon then completed the negotiation. |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by fjjc(m): 1:20pm On Jun 12, 2020 |
kingzizzy:
Do you know that the Northern Region of Nigeria was about to secede and declare Arewa Republic on the 1st of August 1966 when they were reminded of the vast Oil wealth in the Eastern Region? They then changed tune and decided to go for one united Nigeria as long as Nigeria was under their control.
On July 29th 1966, Lt Col Murtala Mohammed led young Northern military officers such as Lt Sani Abacha, Lt Ibrahim Babangida, Lt Muhammadu Buhari, Lt Garba Duba, Lt Jeremiah Useni and many others to stage a coup. The aim of the coup was to achieve two objectives. First was to avenge the previous coup that had been dubbed an "Igbo coup". The second objective was for the North to secede from Nigeria. The code name for this coup was "operation araba"(operation seperate)
Having staged the coup and murdered over 300 Igbo officers including the head of state, General Ironsi, Murtala Mohammed and his fellow coup plotters felt that the first objective had been achieved. Now they moved to secede the North out of Nigeria. On the 30th of July, Murtala Mohammed and the ring leaders of the coup took over Ikeja baraks and made it their operational base. They hoisted a strange looking flag at the main entrance to the baracks which they said would be the flag of the Republic of Northern Nigeria. They took over Lagos Airport and were putting finishing touches to flying themselves and their families out of Lagos to Kaduna where they would be met by the Military Governor of the Northern Region, Lt Colonel Katsina. They would then declare Arewa Republic on the 1st of August 1966.
The Chief of General Staff, Brigadier Ogundipe, sent Lt Col Gowon, who was at the time the Chief Of Army Staff and the most senior officer from the North, to mediate with the coup plotters in Ikeja Barak. Murtala Mohammed flatly rejected any form of mediation and informed Gowon that he had been in touch with all the traditional rulers and stakeholders in the North and they had all unanimously agreed that the North should pull out of the Nigerian Federation. Gowon reported back to Ogundipe. Ogundipe sent Gowon back to Ikeja Baraks a second time to convince the coup plotters to drop their secessionist plans and bring their grievances to the table. This time around, Murtala Mohammed lost his patience with Gowon and had him detained. He told Gowon that that he be would be flying with them to Kaduna where he would join them to declare secession of the North, and that all that remained was to inform the British authorities of what was about to happen.
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Sir David Hunt, was contacted on the phone and made aware of the plans of the North to secede, he protested vehemently against it. He told Murtala Mohammed and his fellow coupists that the North could not survive without the South because the economic base of Nigeria was in the South. The coup plotters were still insistent on the North seceding stating that the agricultural potential of the North was enough to sustain it. Sir David Hunt then revealed to the coup plotters that with the huge deposits of Oil and gas in the Eastern Region and the projected rise in Oil prices, the Eastern Region was about to reap huge profits that would far outweigh the agricultural production of the North. He told them that if they seceded now, they would be denying the North a good slice of those oil profits. He suggested to them that rather than secede, they should take over Nigeria.
On realising the Oil fortune they were about to deny themselves, the tune changed to "one Nigeria". Gowon, who was the highest ranking Northerner, was chosen to become Head of State. Rather than declare Arewa Republic on August 1st 1966, Gowon was sworn in instead. Gowon would go on to act the script of the North by removing resource control, placing Oil production in the hands of the federal government, abolishing the Regions and giving the North the most states and local governments, to ensure that the North benefited most from the Oil money. This is the truth. In all fairness, if Azikwe agreed to Awolowo proposal we would not have been where we are today. The Nothern Oligachy exist in Nigeria, but the table has turned already as Nigeria is on verge of disintegration. IPOB is the verge of securing their Biafra state. On this is done, Nigeria state is gone. 2 Likes |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by Noneroone(m): 1:21pm On Jun 12, 2020 |
You forgot to write that Gowon's speech upon taking over was disjointed. He admitted that there was no longer any basis for unity (part of the secession speech) and ended by assuring of his determination to pursue unity. 1 Like |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by slimfit1(m): 2:19pm On Jun 12, 2020 |
Talking about self destruction it would have been the best thing that has ever happened to Oduduwa land. |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by Nobody: 2:24pm On Jun 12, 2020 |
BlowYourMind:
It was the south especially Azikwe that discouraged the secession, that was why when Gowon release Awolowo from prison he didn't go along with the plan of Azikwe Thank you, it was a personal beef for Awolowo due to Zik’s betrayal, wrestling power with him for western region premier and planting a stooge to oppose him in Samuel Akintola but let’s not let facts get in the way of igbo propaganda and beer parlour lies. 5 Likes |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by mystery22: 3:00pm On Jul 04, 2020 |
If not for awolowo betrayal,tribalism and zik stupidity who are the Fulani's to challenge the south...imagine a south Nigeria,issa pity sha
Biafra is coming soon |
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| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by Olawalelead(m): 3:16pm On Jul 04, 2020 |
TooMuchStuff:
Wish it happened.
Would have been Paradise on African soil for the South.
North is a Parasite forever Looters everywhere you go boss. Just maybe  |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by Racoon(m): 3:33pm On Jul 04, 2020 |
This was absolutely true.It took the timely conviction by the American & British ambassadors to change the thinking of the likes of Lt.Cols Yakubu Gowon Murtala Mohammed, Maj. Marthins Adamu etc @ Ikeja Barracks. |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by Dogogo1900: 3:37pm On Jul 04, 2020 |
kingzizzy:
Do you know that the Northern Region of Nigeria was about to secede and declare Arewa Republic on the 1st of August 1966 when they were reminded of the vast Oil wealth in the Eastern Region? They then changed tune and decided to go for one united Nigeria as long as Nigeria was under their control.
On July 29th 1966, Lt Col Murtala Mohammed led young Northern military officers such as Lt Sani Abacha, Lt Ibrahim Babangida, Lt Muhammadu Buhari, Lt Garba Duba, Lt Jeremiah Useni and many others to stage a coup. The aim of the coup was to achieve two objectives. First was to avenge the previous coup that had been dubbed an "Igbo coup". The second objective was for the North to secede from Nigeria. The code name for this coup was "operation araba"(operation seperate)
Having staged the coup and murdered over 300 Igbo officers including the head of state, General Ironsi, Murtala Mohammed and his fellow coup plotters felt that the first objective had been achieved. Now they moved to secede the North out of Nigeria. On the 30th of July, Murtala Mohammed and the ring leaders of the coup took over Ikeja baraks and made it their operational base. They hoisted a strange looking flag at the main entrance to the baracks which they said would be the flag of the Republic of Northern Nigeria. They took over Lagos Airport and were putting finishing touches to flying themselves and their families out of Lagos to Kaduna where they would be met by the Military Governor of the Northern Region, Lt Colonel Katsina. They would then declare Arewa Republic on the 1st of August 1966.
The Chief of General Staff, Brigadier Ogundipe, sent Lt Col Gowon, who was at the time the Chief Of Army Staff and the most senior officer from the North, to mediate with the coup plotters in Ikeja Barak. Murtala Mohammed flatly rejected any form of mediation and informed Gowon that he had been in touch with all the traditional rulers and stakeholders in the North and they had all unanimously agreed that the North should pull out of the Nigerian Federation. Gowon reported back to Ogundipe. Ogundipe sent Gowon back to Ikeja Baraks a second time to convince the coup plotters to drop their secessionist plans and bring their grievances to the table. This time around, Murtala Mohammed lost his patience with Gowon and had him detained. He told Gowon that that he be would be flying with them to Kaduna where he would join them to declare secession of the North, and that all that remained was to inform the British authorities of what was about to happen.
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Sir David Hunt, was contacted on the phone and made aware of the plans of the North to secede, he protested vehemently against it. He told Murtala Mohammed and his fellow coupists that the North could not survive without the South because the economic base of Nigeria was in the South. The coup plotters were still insistent on the North seceding stating that the agricultural potential of the North was enough to sustain it. Sir David Hunt then revealed to the coup plotters that with the huge deposits of Oil and gas in the Eastern Region and the projected rise in Oil prices, the Eastern Region was about to reap huge profits that would far outweigh the agricultural production of the North. He told them that if they seceded now, they would be denying the North a good slice of those oil profits. He suggested to them that rather than secede, they should take over Nigeria.
On realising the Oil fortune they were about to deny themselves, the tune changed to "one Nigeria". Gowon, who was the highest ranking Northerner, was chosen to become Head of State. Rather than declare Arewa Republic on August 1st 1966, Gowon was sworn in instead. Gowon would go on to act the script of the North by removing resource control, placing Oil production in the hands of the federal government, abolishing the Regions and giving the North the most states and local governments, to ensure that the North benefited most from the Oil money. |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by Dogogo1900: 3:38pm On Jul 04, 2020 |
Wow,I didn't know there was oil in the East,now I know. |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by tamdun: 3:40pm On Jul 04, 2020 |
mystery22:
If not for awolowo betrayal,tribalism and zik stupidity who are the Fulani's to challenge the south...imagine a south Nigeria,issa pity sha
Biafra is coming soon Abi dis one dey mad ni, what tribalism/betrayer, u want an outsider to head western region? 2 Likes |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by forgiveness: 3:40pm On Jul 04, 2020 |
kingzizzy:
Do you know that the Northern Region of Nigeria was about to secede and declare Arewa Republic on the 1st of August 1966 when they were reminded of the vast Oil wealth in the Eastern Region? They then changed tune and decided to go for one united Nigeria as long as Nigeria was under their control.
On July 29th 1966, Lt Col Murtala Mohammed led young Northern military officers such as Lt Sani Abacha, Lt Ibrahim Babangida, Lt Muhammadu Buhari, Lt Garba Duba, Lt Jeremiah Useni and many others to stage a coup. The aim of the coup was to achieve two objectives. First was to avenge the previous coup that had been dubbed an "Igbo coup". The second objective was for the North to secede from Nigeria. The code name for this coup was "operation araba"(operation seperate)
Having staged the coup and murdered over 300 Igbo officers including the head of state, General Ironsi, Murtala Mohammed and his fellow coup plotters felt that the first objective had been achieved. Now they moved to secede the North out of Nigeria. On the 30th of July, Murtala Mohammed and the ring leaders of the coup took over Ikeja baraks and made it their operational base. They hoisted a strange looking flag at the main entrance to the baracks which they said would be the flag of the Republic of Northern Nigeria. They took over Lagos Airport and were putting finishing touches to flying themselves and their families out of Lagos to Kaduna where they would be met by the Military Governor of the Northern Region, Lt Colonel Katsina. They would then declare Arewa Republic on the 1st of August 1966.
The Chief of General Staff, Brigadier Ogundipe, sent Lt Col Gowon, who was at the time the Chief Of Army Staff and the most senior officer from the North, to mediate with the coup plotters in Ikeja Barak. Murtala Mohammed flatly rejected any form of mediation and informed Gowon that he had been in touch with all the traditional rulers and stakeholders in the North and they had all unanimously agreed that the North should pull out of the Nigerian Federation. Gowon reported back to Ogundipe. Ogundipe sent Gowon back to Ikeja Baraks a second time to convince the coup plotters to drop their secessionist plans and bring their grievances to the table. This time around, Murtala Mohammed lost his patience with Gowon and had him detained. He told Gowon that that he be would be flying with them to Kaduna where he would join them to declare secession of the North, and that all that remained was to inform the British authorities of what was about to happen.
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Sir David Hunt, was contacted on the phone and made aware of the plans of the North to secede, he protested vehemently against it. He told Murtala Mohammed and his fellow coupists that the North could not survive without the South because the economic base of Nigeria was in the South. The coup plotters were still insistent on the North seceding stating that the agricultural potential of the North was enough to sustain it. Sir David Hunt then revealed to the coup plotters that with the huge deposits of Oil and gas in the Eastern Region and the projected rise in Oil prices, the Eastern Region was about to reap huge profits that would far outweigh the agricultural production of the North. He told them that if they seceded now, they would be denying the North a good slice of those oil profits. He suggested to them that rather than secede, they should take over Nigeria.
On realising the Oil fortune they were about to deny themselves, the tune changed to "one Nigeria". Gowon, who was the highest ranking Northerner, was chosen to become Head of State. Rather than declare Arewa Republic on August 1st 1966, Gowon was sworn in instead. Gowon would go on to act the script of the North by removing resource control, placing Oil production in the hands of the federal government, abolishing the Regions and giving the North the most states and local governments, to ensure that the North benefited most from the Oil money. Who removed resources control between Ironsi and Gowon? |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by Nobody: 3:43pm On Jul 04, 2020 |
Karma is truly a bitch that serves the right menu.
Azikiwe stopped the secession of northerners from Nigeria many years ago.
Ojukwu stopped the secession of the Ogoni people by killing them many years ago.
All these because the Igbos thought they would dominate other tribes in Nigeria.
Now the Igbos are crying for freedom from Nigeria.
Over. A million killed in a secessionist civil war.
A few more killed in modern day agitations in the east during operation Python Dance.
Hmmmm... This life is full of ironies. 2 Likes |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by kingzizzy: 3:45pm On Jul 04, 2020 |
forgiveness:
Who removed resources control between Ironsi and Gowon? Ironsi never tampered with resource control, not even for one day. It was Gowon who dissolved the 4 Regions, replaced them with 12 states and removed resource control and put all resources in the hands of the federal government |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by kaylardz(m): 4:24pm On Jul 04, 2020 |
Everything that has a beginning will surely comes to an end. I pray the North greedily retain power in 2023, that will mark beginning of the end of Nigeria and domination of the northern parasites |
| Re: North Was About To Secede From Nigeria But Were Reminded Of The Oil In The East by valirex: 5:18pm On Jul 04, 2020 |
You mean oil in Niger Delta  |
