amaridigital: Yoruba, Yoruba, Yoruba! Have you seen the comments and attitude of people trying to devide you based on religion? Have you seen the comments of the people calling themselves 'Christisn South'? See how they are supporting this woman who abused a popular Prophet widely acclaimed worldwide for his philanthropical works who was one of the greatest pentecostal clergyman ever? Now tell me who is a christian? No single moslem from either the north or south uttered such statement to ridicule the man of God except a so called christian woman from the SE and his tribesmen and women. Christian south my foot. A house molded with saliva will crumble by mist of dirt. Expect a lot of relevation about the true colors of these IPOB turned Obidense people as we move closer to the election.
SORRY BRO, OUR BRAIN HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED WITH DYNAMITE.
WE ARE NO RELIGIOUS BIGOT OR TERRORIST.
OUR GOD NEVER SENT US AS CHRISTIANS TO DEFEND HIM OR COMMIT MURDER IN HIS NAME.
PLEASE, DONT EVER COMPARE CHRISTIANITY TO ISLAM, THEY ARE WORLDS APART AND HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON.
WE ARE SOUTHERN NIGERIANS, WE RESPECT ALL FAITH BUT WILL CRITICISE ALL OF THEM EXCEPT ISLAM BECAUSE YOU PEOPLE HAVE NO BRAIN AND GODLESS. ( CHRISTIANS AND PAGAN DEPEND ON GOD TO FGHT FOR THEM, YOUR GODLESS, SO YOU FIGHT FOR RELIGION)
christistruth01: I was explaining to you how it was Gen Ironsi that unconstitutionally dismantled the Regional System and the attempt to install a new Prime Minister Dipcherima
nickyvil: What you are writing is crap go back to decree 1966 section 34, this Is what birth the military power and the end of regionalism. All this was now put under military control, with this state can be created. Without the decree 1966, 1967 won't come alive.
I AM ENDING MY DISCUSSION HERE.
PLEASE, STOP TELLING LIES IN THIS INFORMATION AGE, YOU WILL BE CAUGHT LIKE A PETTY THIEF.
baralatie: The difference is that ironsi abolished the parliamentary system of govt and vested all powers in the federal military government of which he is the head. It became a unitary government. And by that power he can create republics or states as the power at the center wishes! You get it now!
YES, EVERY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT WERE MURDERED, YOU DID NOT HAVE A PARLIAMENT ANY MORE.
YOU DID NOT GIVE HIM TIME TO CREATE TRANSITION GOVERNMENT EITHER.
HE WAS MURDERED LESS THAN 6 MONTHS LATER.
AS FOR THE STATES,PLEASE SEE GOWON DECREE 14, AGAIN, GET SOMEONE TO READ IT TO YOU.
ADAMUdaCOWBOY: I asked you to read and you are lazily asking me a stupid question. Ok I will answer. After independence, we were practicing a parliamentary system of government, very similar to the Westminster system practices by the UK where power is decentralised and the regions were powerful. Ironsi came with his oversabi and "unified" Nigeria, making it a republic, insisting that appointments and promotion will strictly be on the basis of merit. Ironsi did not do that because he gave a fuçk about merit, he just knew igbos who had a majority in the civil service will dominate everyone. The northerners resisted the move knowing well how they will suffer under Igbo dominance but for where! Ironsi said we must dominate you. That, in summary is the story of how decree 34 came to be. When later on (not quite long after then, it was the turn of the igbos to shout "araba" but for where! Aboki said we love you and we must stay in the marriage. And here we are.
U ARE UNLEARNED.
THE UK SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IS CENTRALISED WITH ALL POWER VESTED IN PARLIAMENT.
THEY NEEDED PARLIAMENT TO PASS AN ACT FOR DEVOLVED PARLIAMENT CREATION IN THE REGIONS.
THEY CALLED IT DEVOLUTION OF POWER.
SO, UNDER THE NIGERIA, SYSTEM, THE REGIONS WERE ACCOUNTABLE TO PARLIAMENT.
IRONSI MILITSRY SYSTEM FOLLOWED THE SAME PRINCIPLE OF REGIONALISM.
ONLY DIFFERNCE IS A SHIFT FROM FEDERATION TO REPUBLIC, WHICH ALLOWED HIM TO BE MILITARY HEAD OF STATE, WITH NO MORE CEREMONIAL HEAD OF STATE..
nickyvil: Now I will explain this to you, the creation favored the north at first north was not cool with it and wanted out, Oil was discovered in 1956 but then Nigeria depend on Timber, coco and limestone, Ajaokuta.. We fully stated making oil our priority by 1970 which it grew from drastically. The north stated creating more state or local government which we south instead of us to come unite, we are divided by hate, they have more legislator and most of the corrupts politician are one when it comes to sharing looting so this is almost impossible cos all are just fighting for their pocket. Thats is the bitter truth
WHAT YOU ARE WRITING IS CRAP.
GOWON CAME WITH DECREE 14 OF 1967 WHICH BROKE NIGERIA INTO 12 STATES AND ENDED REGIONALISM.
SmartyPants: The level of control was much higher. Regional governments had a high degree of autonomy not only in running their civil services but also in expenditure. They could execute policy directions of their own, similar to State governors of today.
The military governors were just subordinates who served at the whim of the military head of state.
ADAMUdaCOWBOY: Who is talking about creation of states? We are talking about removal of federalism. Go and read about decree 34 aka unification decree. Northerners protested, chanting "araba" meaning "let's secede" or "let's break apart". But no way! The igbos wanted one Nigeria! Una must stay for the marriage. Unity beggers!
CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW, MOVING FROM FEDERATION TO REPUBLIC IS NOW UNIFICATION DECREE.
UNA GO SCHOOL AT ALL?
IF YOU ARE NOT LEARNED, GO BACK A PAGE AND SEE THE DEFINITION FOR BOTH.
malcomvee: The fearless lion of the east. Such was his prowess in battle.. all the missions he led the british troops while he was there.. he came back without a scratch.. hence they called him “IRONSIDE”
Rumors were that he could not be killed and he kept a pet crocodile ( Aguiyi).
Sadly he was a one Nigerianist and he paid the Iron price for his folly.
nickyvil: Please try to download find copy of decree 1966 and read from start to end. If the law is no passed, there won't be Gowon dictating And creating more state under military rules.
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IF IRONSI THAT WAS THEIR FOR LESS THAN 6 MONTHS, INTRODUCE UNITARY SYSTEM, WHAT STOP NORTH AND SW REMOVING IT FOR NEARLY 7 DECADES?
YOUR CLAIM CANNOT HOLD WATER.
WHAT YOU SHOULD CLAIM IS THAT IRONSI TRUNCATED YOUR DEMOCARCY FOR MILITARY RULE.
THEN AGAIN, HE WAS THEIR FOR ONLY LESS THAN 6 MONTHS, AND WAS NOT GIVEN TIME TO MANAGE THE CRISIS THAT FOLLOWED THE COUP AND TRANSITION BACK TO DEMOCARCY.
SmartyPants: It was a relay race. One person started the work, and another finished it but without question, Ironsi started it. It was a very unpopular move back then, but guess who supported it out of the regional governors? Ojukwu alone.
WHAT YOU SHOULD CLAIM IS THAT IRONSI TRUNCATED YOUR DEMOCARCY FOR MILITARY RULE.
THEN AGAIN, HE WAS THEIR FOR ONLY LESS THAN 6 MONTHS, AND WAS NOT GIVEN TIME TO MANAGE THE CRISIS THAT FOLLOWED THE COUP AND TRANSITION BACK TO DEMOCARCY.
SmartyPants: The regions were mere administrative units with no autonomy from the centre. These military governors were answerable to the Military head of State. This act of Ironsi's was indeed the real end of regionalism.
Ironically, it cost him his life as that decree led to the riots that ended in the June 66 coup.
nickyvil: Decree 1966 shift power to the center giving them power to appoint and change the self ruled which regional enjoyed to military by centralizing it.. Now the law shift power from regional to center and that is the beginning of the end for us all.. The appoint will be made by the military commission against when every region chooses their representative. To made room for more state to be created.
nickyvil: There is a copy of decree 1966 law which was made, from page 1 to the last page, I have all the copy, I wanted to upload it here but its too large now, Ironsi abolished regional and gave law that central controls and all are under federal republic which he unified it and abolished state rule. The mistake we youth are making is instead of us to sit down and fight our common enemies, still this enemies are using region to cause confliction among us, we all should learn from the mistakes our fore father made and try to work as one. I'm not here to debate but to state fact and what's in the law passed by Ironsi administration.
U STILL HAD YOUR REGIOANLISM AND REGIONAL MILITARY GOVERNOR.
THE SHIFT AWAY FROM REGIONALISM STARTED WITH GOWON, CREATION OF 12 STATES.
nickyvil: 24th of may, Decree law(1966) Ironsi passed law and change Nigeria to Nigeria republic which he abolished regional. You can go find a copy of that.
DECREE NO 34 DID NOT MAKE NIGERIA A UNITARY STATE, IT MOVED IT FROM FEREATION TO REPUBLIC.
GOWON, THAT MADE IT A UNITARY STATE, ABOLISHING THE REGION AND CREATING 12 STATES.
OJUKWU WAS STILL GOVERNOR OF EASTERN REGION BEFORE AND DURING THE WAR.
nickyvil: 24th of may, Decree law(1966) Ironsi passed law and change Nigeria to Nigeria republic which he abolished regional. You can go find a copy of that.
SO, WHERE DID HE MAKE NIGERIA A UNITARY STATE?
What does republic mean? republic, form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body. Modern republics are founded on the idea that sovereignty rests with the people, though who is included and excluded from the category of the people has varied across history
What federation means? Definition of federation
1 : an encompassing political or societal entity formed by uniting smaller or more localized entities: such as. a : a federal government. b : a union of organizations.