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justcool:
@davidif

If you can show me what makes Aguiyi Ironsi evil, I will appreciate it. Please give me historical facts and not just assumptions and opinions.

Based on my investigations, I am of the opinion that Aguiyi Ironsi may have been one of (if not the only) worthy Nigerian leaders. Belwa may not have been bad too, but I rather not reveal my reservations about him. I am not very sure of the authenticity of my reservations about him, especially his leadership abilities; so in-order not to be unjust to the poor man, all I will say about him was that he was not a bad fellow; from my findings, Belwa was modest, also he spoke good English.

About Aguiyi Ironsi, I haven't found anything wrong that he did. Actually he sacrificed his life to avoid bloodsheed; if he were like other African Generals (Idi amin for example), Danjuma would definitely not have been able to kill him. Aguiyi Ironsi was killed due to his lack of brutality.

However, I understand your sentiments about the likes of Nzeogwu and Ifeajuna. A lot of Igbo's like to celebrate Nzeogwu; although I am proudly Igbo, I will never celebrate Nzeogwu as a hero.

That first coup, as well as all the subsequent Nigerian coups, was very unnecessary. The first coup occupies a very agonising position because it introduced the idea of coups in a country that was still very infantile. Also, contrary to what the tibalists say, that coup was not an Igbo coup.

But I digressed a little. I await your response on the issue of Ironsi. I trust your response to be devoid of assumptions and tribalistic sentiments.

Thanks

Dapo4u:
@ T9ksy. Unless you can objectively substantiate your argument that a Prime Minister of that time could not afford to send his son to England for primary education, then your observation becomes a mere conjectures. Let me state here that in the '60s, England was a visa-free, all you needed to do is an onward return ticket to Nigeria. If the number citizen then, with all the paraphernalia attached to that office could not afford to send his son to UK for primary education, then the thousands of eminent Nigerians that were trained in the UK in the '60s and '70s could have possibly benefited from that seemingly corrupt Balewa government??

in singapore you wont see run down districts or graffiti because they cane you like michael fay if you are caught. hey, if you are not a wanna be graffiti artist, then singapore's a great place

tpiah:
is that a reason to bomb her?

all the hiphop artists who regularly jet in and out of nigeria nko?

have they been bombed?

and what's your reason for assuming she has no ties to the country?

EFFRAKATA:
Alh sir Tafawa balewa is an epitome of a true leader.
He died leaving just a house for his estates.
How many houses does your local govt chairman has today?

jabbok:
On Awo and Ojukwu: Honestly, there are no basis for comparism. Awo was a politician, and we all know what all politicians are.

Ojukwu was and still is a fine soldier.

Nothing has really changed in Nigeria. For those of you who think Tafawa Balewa was typical of the politicians of those bygone days, please read this Time Magazine article on the first Nigerian coup of January 1966 in the link below:


http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,842386-1,00.html



In my opinion the strategy of Nigerian leaders since independence has always been this: Divide, rule and steal. If that doesn't work, plan and execute a coup and promise to hold elections as soon as practicable (don't give any firm dates). It is simple but it works all the time, just like 419.

asha 2:
overtaken the brits being like japan with the shenanigans that were going on in that time?This is pure emotional talk.

O boy you do not seem to know Nigeria well.You think all was great and perfect then abi?You need to read about Nigeria at time as Nigeria was not in any way as rosy as you trying to paint it

shotster50:
You are simply finger pointing. The way things were rapidly changing in Nigeria and even Africa as a whole, in the early 60s, a coup was almost inevitable, , only a matter of time before the military realised how much power they had.

kettykings:
@ Davidlif Ironsi and ifeajuna did not wreck the country , before nzeogwu struck the whole country was in serious proplems with western nigerian in state of emergency . If nzeogwu didn't strikee probably Awolowo would have died in prison and the south west would have been overtaken with crises and violence.

I don't dislike short men, I just prefer a tall man. I'm 5'9" ½ and I like the idea of having someone bigger than me. I don't know if that sounds weird to you but I just like it. Anyway, I like men whether short or tall. Most of the guys I have been with have been shorter than me. I try to look past height [lol, to pun intended] and look at who the person is ad an individual. Hmmm, poster you seem to be up my alley . I have a crush on a Nigerian guy that's 6'7". Hehehe, he's such a hottie . Too bad he doesn't live in the US . And poster, you question is like asking why do guys like women with big butts? Its all a matter of preference. There are some women who like men tall and there are those who like 'em short. I personally don't mind having a pocket boyfriend lmao. Oh and I almost forgot to mention, usually being big tends to lead people to think of power.

asha 2:
i wonder why you keep excluding nzeogwu

Arysexy:
do u know the meaning of Awo in igbo? Frog, and u know what frogs signify? Awo descided to hang himself having being denied power by his political son MKO, he died a miserable death, the coward who wanted to annihilate the igbos through economic warfare, died on a hanging rope! what a great way to die as a yoriba hero. its abomination in igbi land