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Christistruth00:
Fear God and Stop lying many others have confirmed Bassey's seniority over Ironsi. That was the reason the op started this thread.


Christ Jesus said, "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32)

I have no problem that Duke Bassey who was Major in 1959 has slight seniority over ironsi. However the real Duke Bassey left the army before Nigeria could gain independence. Did this your goofy Umoh Bassey ever had tour of duty in Congo under UN?

Christistruth00:
but

Bassey NA1 never left the Army. It was common knowledge among the Northern Soldiers that Bassey way being oppressed because he was from the Eastern Minorities.

If you were given the time period of century, you will never found out Duke Bassey left the army before Nigeria gained independence. No army will keep a soldier on the rank of major for more than seven years without promotion.

BSMS:
According to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in his broadcast today he said that Ibibio tribe simply means Igbo junior. What is your take on this
True or lies

I don't believe it

Is there anything wrong in being someone's junior brother?

Christistruth00:
That was Part of the deliberate propaganda of lies against Bassey .

There was only one Bassey in the top 20 Officers and he had an Officer Seniority date of 3 years over Ironsi. He was the only NA1 it was GOWON who finally made Bassey a full Brigadier after the Nors took power . Before that Bassey's promotions had been deliberately delayed to keep him under Ironsi and on the same Rank as Ojukwu whom Bassey' had an Officer Seniority date of 11 years over him. By that time in Aim believed the Tribalistic maltreatment of Bassey had gone to far.Zik believed Ironsi should have appointed Bassey as Governor of the Eastern Region and not Ojukwu.
May God deliver us from all our enemies.

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You will do yourself a good service if you quit copying and pasting craps on this forum. I have copy of the book written by Robin Luckham on my table. The man did a great job in writing a book but not all the facts. If I were you, caution would be my song word when quoting other peoples' work to project a silly plank. In the goofy list you provided came from the gospel according to the angels, where were officers such as P. Anwunah, H. Igboba, S. Nwajei, R. Trimnell, Eyo Ekpo, etc.?

Christistruth00:
His full name was Wellington Duke U Bassey he was NA1 and the only Bassey' in the top 20 Officers. His nickname in the Army was "Duke" because he was jokingly called the Duke of Wellington. he was Commissioned in 1949 and had his seniority backdated to 1946 because Bassey fought the Second World War as a Sergeant Major. The Calabar Man suffered great Injustice and it was GOWON who finally made him a full Brigadier after he got to power . He had an Officer Seniority date of 3 years over both Ironsi and Ademulegun but Zik and his allies in power allowed him to be buried in a Captains posting for 4 years so he could be overtaken by Ironsi and the Northern Soldiers knew all this.

Arrant nonsense!!! Duke Bassey who could have been NA1 left the army before what became Nigeria attended independence in October 1, 1960. The debate had been that Ironsi is NA1 since he stayed in the army when the real estate known as Nigeria gained independence. However, most Nigerians true to the silly tribal ends, decided to jump onto the bandwagon of Wellington Umoh Bassey who was commissioned in 1952 and barely make the rank of Lt Col. by January 15, 1966. Duke Bassey, Aguiyi Ironsi and Samuel Ademulegun were Warrant officers the year they commissioned. Again in 1953, Aguiyi jumped ahead by getting regular commission which was one of the reasons Ironsi was selected to command UN forces. By the year 1956 when Queen Elizabeth II visited Nigeria, Ironsi was the only African with the rank of Major in the entire British Africa Military Regiment. He also served as Queen's ADC while on tour of Nigeria. The Wellington Umoh Bassey was not in the same military class with Ironsi.

Christistruth00:
His full name was Wellington Duke U Bassey he was NA1 and the only Bassey' in the top 20 Officers. His nickname in the Army was "Duke" because he was jokingly called the Duke of Wellington. The Calabar Man suffered great Injustice and it was GOWON who finally made him a full Brigadier after he got to power.

Please get educated. In fact, one was Efik while the order was Ibibio. Duke Bassey did not stay in the army beyond October 1, 1960. The intellectual laziness inherent to most Nigerians and driven by ethnic bias tend to confine most Nigerians in the house of idiocy. This silly trend was masterminded by Nowa Omogui who I must confess had patches of brilliance in his series about Nigeria and its military leading to the war and during the war. If most Nigerians were clever enough, they would have dictated the discrepancy about Duke Bassey who did not attend the rank of Lt. Col when he left the army and Wellington Umoh Bassey who attended the rank of Brigadier, thanks to the generosity of Yakubu Gowon who two ranks his junior in 1959.

Yujin:
I suspected there were two Basseys as at that time but wanted to confirm. Max Suillon hinted on that when he wrote Bassey different from Wellington. Notice I rarely mention Wellington in my posts.
The character that has been pushing this falsehood here is on a mission which is aimed at hurting even the people he claims to be informing. By creating further problems between Igbos and Efiks, who gains? Only the Yorubas who will left laughing in the corner in Western Nigeria while the Efiks who share border with Igbos will be in a foolish enmity with us. Just like the devils like they're having oppressed the minority tribes in the old western and thereafter lost them through a plesbecite, they've sworn to sow tars within the Eastern region. It's left for everyone to investigate all these allegations and make a decision thereafter.
Meanwhile, terrorists from the north are flooding the South at present in high numbers. It doesn't bother the Yorubas and they're entirely unreliable. The Akwa-Cross people will be making the greatest mistake today entertaining any agent of discord to mess with their psyche as they'll be left with very low defence.

The character in the above post is one of the reasons Nigeria is referred as shithole. The jackass kept copying and pasting without rudimentary understanding of what he/she copied and pasted. The character lacked human stream of thought strictly subjected to critical press.

Yujin:
Babafemi Ogundipe was not commissioned in the same year with the trio of Bassey, Ironsi and Ademulegun. You're correct about Bassey being 2 months ahead of Ironsi and Ademulegun In 1949.

The Bassey who was ahead of Ironsi and Ademulegun was Duke Bassey not Wellington Umoh Bassey who was commissioned in 1952. There has been a picture in circulation of the alleged pioneer Nigerian army officers, though not accurate, the rank of Duke Bassey was Major as did Ironsi and Ademulegun. From the date the picture was alleged to have been taken, Duke Bassey could not have risen only one step to rank of Lt. Col. in any army by 1966 while Gowon, Unegbe,Largema, Eze, Pam and Njoku who were Lts or 2Lts rose to the rank of Lt. Col. By the time the alleged picture was taken, the probable rank of Wellingtion Umoh Bassey should have been Lt. therefore the rank of Lt. Col. supposedly worn by Wellington Umoh Bassey in 1966 was in order.

Christistruth00:
It seems that Wellington Duke U Bassey was awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire ) before or around 1958 by the Queen of England for his exemplary service in the Army.

Duke wellington Bassey was not the same person as Wellington Umoh Bassey. Duke Bassey commissioned in 1949 alongside Sey, Ironsi and Ademulegun was not the same Wellington Umoh Bassey commissioned in 1952.

Christistruth00:
This site also confirms that W. U Bassey had an Officer seniority date of 1946 . Ironsi and Ademuleguns Officer seniority date was from 1949.

https://sites.google.com/site/firstnigerian/home/government

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Please I suggest you read and understand what you post before making them public under your moniker. Maimalari and Lawan were not NCOs. There were regular cadets.

Christistruth00:
Can anyone who has the fear of God and calls on the name of Jesus Christ see the Army Seniority Bassey had over Ironsi and Ojukwu and truly believe he had not been cheated because he was a Eastern Minority Calabar man and therefore considered to be an Eyo-Ita boy ?
His Career was deliberately sabotaged by Zik and his allies in power!!!
According to Robin Luckham, Bassey was Commissioned in 1946 so it is even likely Wellington Duke Bassey's seniority was backdated from 1949. to 1946 because Bassey fought the 2nd World War in Burma as a Sergeant Major in 1944 , 2 years after Ironsi had joined the Army as a private in 1942.

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It is a show of intellectual laziness to proliferate raps written by a person who did not know the minimal number of officers' cadre of Igbo stock in Nigerian army. The poster had Robin Luckham's list as gospel but one wonders what happened to Patrick Anwunah who was course of mates of both Gowon and Madiebo. A writer who did not include R. Trimnnell, S Nwajei, H. Igboba, A. Eze, Eyo Ekpo and I Okoro in his/her list probably did not know there were two Basseys and commissioned in 1949 and 1953.

SIONKPO1:
It will be better if Biafra is an Igbo struggle but they should have a very strong alliance with the Niger deltan
The simple truth is Nigeria will break onto many pieces;
1Arewa repubublic
2Biafra
3Akwa Cross
4Oduduwa
5Izon republic
6.Edoid republic
7Rivers republic
8 Middle Belt ;
a.Plateau/southern Kd/Southern bauchi
bT.IV Republic
c.Idoma/ Igede republic
dNupe/bariba republic
e Kanuriland
*ALL this agitation is as a result of faulty constitution, criminal politicians,And nepotic buhari

Arrant nonsense!!!! There must be a Republic of Igbo land. The time has elapsed for kid's jokes on earth. If you want to do it, you had do right from the start.

Christistruth00:
That seems to be part of the plan by Zik and NCNC to stagnate Bassey's Army Career because he was from Calabar and seen as an Eyo-Ita boy , they didn't want him to be in a position to head the Army before Ironsi. He was abandoned in a Captains posting for years without any good reason while Ironsi his junior was sent to the Imperial defence College in the UK and other senior officer courses and Postings.To be honest these type of intrigues still happen in Nigeria today look at how Tanko Mohammed became CJN for example.

I am not interested in your NPC or AG or NCNC crap. When Royal Queen's Own Regiment was invoke, British ran the military. Even after Nigeria had gained independence, British and NPC ran Nigerian armed forces. There was no NCNC member as either the Prime Minister of Minister of Defense. In essence, the British and northern region political elites ran Nigerian armed forces. Eyo Ita was appointed leader of the government in what later became eastern region with the support of Ndigbo. It was unfortunate Eyo Ita proved to be a turncoat with respect to the formation of ACB and he was kicked out the leader of government. Be mindful that Eyo Ita was nowhere when the real estate became eastern region. Besides, many Ibibio peeps were leaders in eastern region.

Christistruth00:
That is untrue and was part of the propaganda against him. W.U Bassey later commanded the 1st Brigade Kaduna only 1st Class officer's command that Brigade. It was Nigeria's no 1 Military establishment. On the day of the Jan 15 Coup in 1966 W.U Bassey was serving in a posting meant for a Captain .Ironsi his junior was Head of the Army and Ojukwu whom he was Commissioned 7 years ahead of and had joined the Army while he was still 3 years old was commanding the Brigade in Kano. (A Brigadiers post). That was terrible injustice against the man.

You simply argue out of sentiment. I wonder if you have seen a parade ground before now. As of January 1, 1966. Lt. Col Umoh Bassey was commanding officer of Depot Zaria. He was transport officer. After the January 15, 1966, when many senior officers were killed, Lt Col Umoh Bassey was appointed by the Head of State, Ironsi to command 1st Brigade, Kaduna because both Ademulegun and Shodeinde were killed. If George Kurubo did not go over to Air Force as CO, he would have been the 1st Brigade commander instead of Umoh Bassey. This view originated from the fact George Kurubo was commander of 3rd Battalion, Kaduna before the coup when Umoh Bassey was not commanding a bunch of woods.

Christistruth00:
That is untrue Wellington Duke U Bassey would never have been upgraded to the Brigadier position in 1966 If he had. That was the same position Ogundipe and Ademulegun were at before the Jan 1966 Coup. Can you see all the lies and propaganda Bassey had to deal with.

Nobody promoted Lt Col Wellington Umoh Bassey to anything. Before the January 15, 1966, Lt Col Umoh Bassey was the commanding officer of Depot Zaria. He was not the caliber of Officer to give a command a combatant unit.

Christistruth00:
You are correct Lt Ugboma was the first commissioned Nigerian Officer.He retired 5 years later and returned to his former career as a teacher. It was Ogundipe and Ironsi that were commissioned at the same time not Ademulegun.

It will be very hard to believe a writer who wrote the above post. Ogundipe enlist in 1941 as private and left in 1945 after the World War II. He re-enlisted in 1946. It took him another 7 years to rise to the rank of NCO to qualify for OCS. When Ironsi and Ademulegun went to MOMS. Aldershort, UK, they were Staff Sergeant and Regimental Sergeant Major respectively. Even Ademulegun was senior NCO to Ironsi.

Christistruth00:
That was part of the wicked propaganda that was unleashed against Bassey It was the same person. His full name was Wellington Duke U. Bassey .

I guess confusion feasted on Nigerians who did not know that Duke Bassey left the army along with Ugboma in 1953.

Christistruth00:
The great man himself W U Bassey he passed away in 1995 aged 77 years (Born in 1918.)

Wellington Umoh Bassey was not a stereotypical soldier. He was layback kind of a soldier.

Christistruth00:
If the God fearing truth be told Wellington Bassey was a Calabar man and after the NCNC Zik and Eyo-Ita Eastern Region Saga ,Wellington Bassey's career was deliberately sabotaged by Zik and his allies in power to make sure Ironsi eventually emerged as head of the Army. He retired from Gowons Govt as a Brigadier in 1975.

From the above post, it is safe to say that tomfoolery is a way of life in Nigeria. There were Duke Bassey who commissioned in 1949 along with Ironsi, Ademulegun and one Ghanaian. There was another Wellington Umoh Bassey was commissioned in 1952.

senatordave1:
Late brigadier wellington was the first commissioned officer of the Nigerian army.he was commissioned 2 months before aguiyi ironsi and ademulegun were commissioned.I think his no was NA1 and WA1.he was senior to ironsi by a few months just as buhari was senior to ibb and abacha and they never overtook him in rank.how did ironsi become a major general before wellington? As the most senior officer in Nigerian army,the British general was supposes to handover to him when they left.what really happened? Oga metaphysical,you will be needed here.

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The laziness of most Nigerians do not know boundaries. There were two Basseys in the equation of early Nigerian officers. One was Duke Bassey and other was Wellington Umoh Bassey. The first Nigerian to be commissioned as officer in the British Royal West African Frontier Force was Louis Victor Ugboma in 1948. He was fellowed by Duke Bassey, Sey (Ghanaian), Ironsi and Ademulegun in 1949. Shodeinde in 1950 and Wellington Umoh Bassey in 1952. In 1953 came Maimalari, Lawan, Ogundipe and Adebayo. Of the above soldiers only Maimalari and Lawan were trained at the RMA Snadhurst, UK. In 1953, Duke Bassey and Ugboma left the army hence were not in the army when Nigeria gained Independence. However, as everything Nigeria, once a person writes crap others follow without thorough research. I do know that "N" thing came after Nigeria gained independence and Royal Queen's Own Regiments became Nigerian armed forces. I still do not know how N1 went to Wellington Umoh Bassey who was commissioned in 1952. Wellignton Umoh Bassey was a Lt Col as of January 15, 1966. There was nothing ominous about his rank. Only Ogundipe, Maimalari, Adebayo and Kuru Mohammed out ranked him with on step. If eye brawl should be raised, it was the rise of Zakariya Maimalari who catapulted to the rank of Brigadier after being commissioned in 1953. Although the British ran things by then, I guess he was prince and rare African who attended RMA, Sandhurst, UK might have given an edge.

Sunshineg5:
Oyo and Lagos state

Any problem?

Mr. Honorable attachment.

GreatChizzy:
Delta State is an Oil Producing and dependent State, and the Urhrobos are a major contributor of that resources. Tell me how many barrels of Oil the entire Anioma produces!

Why do lazy jackasses in the shithole called Nigeria always read to shout crude oil, crude oil and crude oil in every open conversation?

NGpatriot:
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Tired of reading these endless ignorant village river rubbish.


SE is landlocked, PERIOD.

And so what? Nigeria has miles coastline and still lack behind Switzerland. The land lock is the theory of the goons.

Topsic70:
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Yari.ba come in all manner of personalities.

Thinkfree:
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, has warned persons and groups agitating for the republics of Biafra and Oduduwa to leave the Ijaw nationality out of their missions.

The IYC in a statement signed at the weekend by its Chairman, National Transition and Implementation Committee, Kennedy Olorogun, to mark the Isaac Adaka Boro Day said it would not allow any of the Ijaw territories to be annexed by such agitators.

Olorogun said the Ijaw first started the agitation for independence and self-determination through its late hero, Boro, creating the awareness that led to the emergence of similar quests by other ethnic nationalities.

He said: “Today, the Ijaw nation is confronted with the renewed quest for nationalism within the Nigerian geopolitical arrangement. This may have compelled other tribes, groups and ethnic nationalities in the country, such as the Oduduwa and various movements championing the Biafra cause to renew their agitation for self- determination.

“Whilst the Ijaw nation is not adverse to their cause. The forced annexation and fraudulent redrawing of the geographical boundaries of the Ijaw territories into their dream nations would no longer be tolerated.

“We are seizing this medium to inform the promoters and sponsors of the Oduduwa and Biafra republics that they should not include Ijaw territories in their acclaimed nations.

The Ijaws are domiciled in Ondo, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom states and are prominently resident in all the states of the Niger Delta.

“In this wise, the Oduduwas and the Biafra successionists should leave Ijaw territories out of their utopian republics. Ijaws are capable of governing themselves. In this vein, the Ijaw nation are watching the unfolding events within the Nigerian polity, and at fullness of time; the Ijaw nation would state their position”.

Olorogun further condemned the influx of the Almajaris from the north into Ijaw territories despite the ongoing closure of borders and lockdowns in various states.

He said while the Ijaw remained accommodating to visitors, they were no longer comfortable with the kind of people coming into their territories from the north.

He said: “From our findings, their coming may not be far from their jihadic and conquest mission. The Ijaw nation is not a conquered territory. Let it be clear that we can defend ourselves.

“Therefore, we are using this historic opportunity to urge the Nigerian State to commence the process of the devolution and unbundling of the Nigerian State; which would enable the sub- national entities to contribute significantly to the growth of Country.

“Finally, Isaac Boro’s contributing to the raging debate to restructure the Nigerian Federation would remain indelible. If we want this Country to move on a fast lane of development, making the various states to contribute to national development is inevitable.

“Our goal as enuciatiated in the Kaiama Declaration is Self – Determination and Resource Control. We shall not deviate from it. The forced amalgamation of the independent nation- statesof Ijaw nation into an unviable Nigerian project has arrested the huge potentials of the Ijaw people.”



https://thenationonlineng.net/count-ijaw-out-of-biafra-oduduwa-says-iyc-2/

What made Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide think that every ninny should be allowed to wear the citizenship of Biafra? I really do know what made certain expendables feel relevant in Nigeria?

Kachi1194:
oga its not how it is been produced in ikeduru IMO state

It is done the old fashion way in Ikeduru Imo state.

Golan007:
How oyinbo make wine.

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Bros do not pay mind to goofy Nigerians who seemed to be ignorantly idiotic. They will drink campaign whine as if it is made in heaven and would not mind how Europeans produced the whine.

The only way we should know the quality of each ethnicity in Nigeria is disintegration. There would have long lines of people at the border who are determined to enter Republic of Igbo land. The Nigeria is a bad news to everybody in it.

Gabkosh:
Story for the Osus. It does not stopped you from being landlocked. That is a topic for another day. Kpele

Somali has one of the longest coastline in Africa yet one of the poorest. Landlock is a theory of the scoundrels.

Gabkosh:
The states that are not landlocked in Nigeria, that is that has coastline with the sea or ocean. And not passing through others using Rivers are

Lagos
Ondo
Ogun
Bayelsa
Rivers
Akwa ibom
Cross river.
Delta
Southwest region and south south region.

How does above shenanigan prevent actualization of a country?