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Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1959

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melojames: One of our great leaders.

One of my heroes.

Video: Nnamdi Azikiwe's inauguration as the first African Governor General of The Federation of Nigeria on November 16th, 1960 at the Race Course in Lagos.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b75L8z1xxdI

Fuelish: Wow, your so-called account of the Quaynor debacle was based solely on what Iweze, said about him? And how about Quaynor’s own interview just so at least we can have a balanced story?

Actually I spoke to soldiers who served in Liberia at the time. I only decided to do a google search when I remembered their accounts. There are many more sources though, but I'm sure you'll find a way to pin the blame on Nigerians.

Note that Charles Taylor, who had previously vowed to attack Ecomog, only agreed to attend peace conferences when General Dogonyaro took over command of Ecomog. Dogonyaro put the NPFL on the defensive for the first time during the war and that forced Taylor to agree to peace negotiations.

I shall post the links one at a time, because of the anti-spam bot.

Fuelish: don't say stuff you know nothing about. General Quainor successfully led ecomomg troops into monrovia-the most difficult phase of the operation.

General Quaynor had previously commanded UN troops in Lebabon for many years, which was a much bigger force than ecomog. General Quaynor was sabotaged by a particular contributing member state which wanted to command the troops in Liberia at all cost and felt the only way to do that was to undermine General Quaynor.I can give you all the authentic info you need about ecomog in Liberia.

if nigeria won't accept a commander from another african country why should other african countries accept a nigerian commander? as you can see, the military operations are still ongoing in mali and nobody seems to have noticed the absence of nigerian troops in that country. I think they were used to man checkpoints etc, while the French, Chadians and Maliana did all the fighting.

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This is so funny!

Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe (Governor General of Nigeria)

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President Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe

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Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe sworn in as first President of Nigeria on October 1st 1963 at the Race Course in Lagos.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPgbteWcBCY

Nigerian traditional rulers: Royalty & Palaces (in pictures) from SkyscraperCity.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=863119

Ishilove: Only you??

Only me o! All for my head.

Confessional policemen Do they mean conventional policemen?

olokfor: Witnesses confided in the Nigerian Tribune that three confessional policemen, three mobile policemen, one member of the civil defence corps, as well as one official of the state branch of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and six civilians were seriously injured, and were currently receiving treatment at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia.

SOURCE- www.metronaija.com/presidents-convoy-in-auto-crash-in-nasarawa-6-policemen-8-others-injured/

I've found an account of the Quainoo debacle or at least part of it. It brought back memories.

Let me quickly correct my error. Quainoo wasn't a 4 star general at the time. He was a Lieutenant General (3 star).

https://www.nairaland.com/333864/interview-maj-gen-cyril-iweze-re

alpha conde: I can't imagine that an age long feeling could be changed in a matter of minutes, as soon as I heard the words from the pope "who am I to judge gay people" my spirit was humbled. I felt this weakness in me. I discover that I equalled with them (homosexuals) in other forms of sin we commit.

Recently I was made to know that anyone who depends on his strenght to attain salvation may probably lose it, hence we must depend on God s love and grace.

Now here's is a real life comparism.
I have this friend who's gay, he left for UK and since then has expressed joy in an enviroment that supports his acts. He even looks forward to marrying a man, anytime we chat and he talks about it am always disgusted.

When he was in nigeria we used to be business patners so we were very close, now that he is away we talk often about out lives and challenges.
The other day he called to inform me that he has gotten a very good job, with a world cLass bank, and I asked myself why he would bless a gay with such a miracle? And me who isn't gay is down here expecting a breakthrough, it was then I discovered God hasn't even rejected them. Why should we?

Now that the pope has said this, I recall that judgement should be left for God.
Though I personally abhor this act but then I have come to understand that this is the same reason christ died.

Lastly I encourage all to keep praying for them and rescue them from the devil.

Alpha conde.

+100

SNCOQ3: Pls enlighten us.

Arnold Quainoo was the first commander of Ecomog (they didn't want to give the position to a Nigerian, even though we contributed the most troops, because they felt that it would make Nigeria too powerful). General Quainoo is ghanaian. Quainoo was a four star general, while the highest ranking nigerian soldier in ecomog at that time was a brigadier (one star).

Soldiers that I spoke to in 1990/91 were furious because rebels would massacre Nigerian soldiers and Quainoo would order them not to return fire. I can't remember very well, but I think he was the Force Commander when rebels invaded Ecomog Headquarters and captured Samuel Doe.

There's an account of a Nigerian general who stated that Quainoo left the headquarters when the war got too difficult and boarded a ghanaian warship.

Finally DHQ in Lagos got fed up with his antics and appointed a nigerian field commander that was a Major General (two star general). Gradually Quainoo was made redundant and the title "Force Commander" was eventually abolished. The Nigerian Field Commander became the head of ecomog.

I support this move. I don't think we should ever allow a general from another african country to command our troops, so that we won't have a repeat of the "General Quainoo debacle".

[quote author=ndu_chucks]@naptu, ngwannu lets agree to disagree on this issue. We also agree that Eko o ni baje, kuma, Nigeria o ni baje lai lai lai. [/quote]Amen.

fexlist: Alright, w'll now av a strong opposition party in APC

Yes. I hope it leads to healthy competition that's based on delivering development to the people.

[quote author=ndu_chucks]You have been providing us with links to support your points and I appreciate the links. I challenge you to provide links to show that the said deportation was negotiated. Who negotiated on behalf of the deportees? Who represented the state?

Do you know why you will fail in your attempt to provide the links I asked for? Its because no negotiations took place. There is no need to appear dishonest about this issue.

By the way, the commissioner you quoted above did not have any choice but to deny the deportation, knowing fully well that such deportation constitutes a criminal act. I'm sure you didn't expect him to publicly admitting to a crime. The same commissioner made no mention of a negotiated repatriation, so where did you get that falsity from?[/quote]Can you provide any evidence to show that there was no discussion? I've provided evidence based on past examples to show that discussions usually occur. Can you show evidence (verifiable evidence) to show that none occurred?

I can't show evidence because I'm not the Lagos State Government and I was not present. That's the same reason that you can't show conclusive evidence that there was no discussion. The government has stated that there was no forced deportation and others have stated that there was. One person's word against the other. Now there is evidence that previous re-integration and relocation efforts were voluntary. Can you provide evidence to the contrary?

Please are just posting what they feel happened based on emotions (just like the recent #childbride, "ayinde" and similar issues).

Rhythm FM breaking news. "INEC approves registration of APC".

This is a very serious issue, but Seun's word censor has almost turned it into pure comedy.

This is the result of the behaviour of some Nigerians who replace reason with emotion. The fact that you've been robbed in the past does not mean that every accused is a criminal.

People hear about an alleged incident and instead of asking questions, they'll be quick to condemn.

How can a policeman (an officer of the law) engage in this kind of behaviour?

Thank God there's a video. Everybody involved in this act should be arrested and prosecuted.

[quote author=ndu_chucks]The Fulani relocation you referenced above may have been negotiated but the deportation of Igbos in question was not a negotiated deportation as some would have us believe. Accounts by the deported victims do not support the idea of negotiated relocation in this case.

If you have any evidence of this negotiation, please provide it and some of us will apologize. For now, I still believe that the deportation was a criminal and inhumane act.



Pray tell, is it customary to dump people under a bridge after escorting them with Anti-Riot policemen? Sir this
does not appear to be a negotiated deportation at all. Please stop this lame attempt at defending the indefensible. naptu2, cut your losses now, give it up and apologize for a botched operation, on behalf of a otherwise, fine government.[/quote]The bolded has been said by one side, while the others side has said something different. You may choose to go with one side, but I will not. Secondly, why should I apologise? Am I the Lagos State Government?

But the Commissioner for Information in Lagos State, Mr. Lateef Ibirogba denied the speculations that the government deported 67 persons from Lagos.

He said: “We did not deport anybody. By the constitution of Nigeria, everybody has a right to live in any part of the country. But we have been emphasizing that people must live within the law. However, it is not true.”

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/lagos-deports-67-persons-to-onitsha/

pro01: I used to respect this guy, since I erroneously thought he was quite knowledgeable and objective. Unfortunately, his recent posts expose him as a terribly jaundiced, tribalistic, clannish, and shamelessly prejudiced character, no different from the other oily ACN worshippers trolling all over NL turning truth on its head with their hypocrisy. Now, one can no longer be deceived by his pretensions.

If you read the report about the ILLEGAL DEPORTATION of Nigerians from Lagos to Onitsha, you would have read that the victims were deported AGAINST THEIR WILL, and to a state other than their states of origin for that matter. How dare you and your fellow oily hypocrites come here to tell bare-faced lies about "re-integration" or "reunification"? So you take a Nigerian that hails from Ebonyi State but is LEGALLY resident in Lagos State, and forcefully deport him or her to a dangerous bridge-head in Anambra State in the middle of the night, and call that "reunification"? In any case, how many Igbo destitutes would you find in Lagos, compared to the Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba ones that are uncountable? If you have any truth in you, how many Igbo beggars have you encountered in the streets of Lagos? How come, then, you hateful twerps are more interested in 'reintegrating' igbo people, against their wish?

Look, a time would soon come when this matter would be taken up with the seriousness it deserves. You tribalistic, hatefully envious, lazy, oil-eating buffoons would get more than you bargained for. Just wait for it.

There have been two sides to the story. You've decided to take one side hook line and sinker, without questioning it. I've decided to listen to both sides and question them. But I'm not surprised since I've noticed that you condemn anything that's done by the ACN regardless of whether it is good or bad. I also wish you knew how funny your post is. Anyway, read below.

Hahahahahahaha!

This is so interesting! I'm posting on two threads at the same time, on one thread I'm being called an "ACN goon" (the "Fashola largassese" thread), while on this one it is being implied that GEJ is my "master". Anyway I'll add them to my list.

naptu2: I'm going to add that to my list.

Let's see. . . . All the things I've been called on nairaland.

"Government official or SSS agent", "Benefiting from Lagos State Government", "Yoruba Boy", "Northerner", "GEJ asslicker", "librarian", "journalist", "you people" (I suspect that the guy meant either muslim or northerner), "Fashola". I think there's more.

[quote author=Ogbuefi_Negro]Austin Peter's pikin
Peter Obe

lol[/quote][quote author=Ogbuefi_Negro]Good morning my brother. lol.

oh i forgot o, add "oko ishilove" put for the names. where is she, surprised she hasnt shown up.[/quote]

django1: I'm beginning to think Naptu works in Alausa.

Why should you be telling these people the same thing over and over again? You no dey tire?

If you want to hang a dog, any rope will do. Fasola and the entire yoruba has been marked as enemy by the irrendentist from the east, no matter how much history lesson you give, they'll still come at you with another vile post.

Hahahahahahaha!

This is so interesting! I'm posting on two threads at the same time, on one thread I'm being called an "ACN goon" (the "Fashola largassese" thread), while on this one it is being implied that GEJ is my "master". Anyway I'll add them to my list.

naptu2: I'm going to add that to my list.

Let's see. . . . All the things I've been called on nairaland.

"Government official or SSS agent", "Benefiting from Lagos State Government", "Yoruba Boy", "Northerner", "GEJ asslicker", "librarian", "journalist", "you people" (I suspect that the guy meant either muslim or northerner), "Fashola". I think there's more.

[quote author=Ogbuefi_Negro]Austin Peter's pikin
Peter Obe

lol[/quote][quote author=Ogbuefi_Negro]Good morning my brother. lol.

oh i forgot o, add "oko ishilove" put for the names. where is she, surprised she hasnt shown up.[/quote]

bongila: Stop posting lengthy BS abegiii.This is one time too many!@ Topic damage control.

so it's true! Many Nigerians don't like reading!

[quote author=ndu_chucks]No one doubts the goodness in many of the Fashola's policies. Selling the so-called repatriation of "beggars" as some sort of family reunification is to say the least dishonest, and possibly criminal.




Sir many of those who were deported to the East did not choose to be deported, they were forcibly deported and accosted with armed guards. This act is criminalto say the least[/quote]Really? I'd like to see verifiable evidence. The fulani also had armed military escorts when they were relocated, but that did not mean that it was forced. They were only relocated after negotiations had taken place and they had agreed to be relocated.

https://www.nairaland.com/991082/fulani-not-leave-beginning-end

https://www.nairaland.com/992133/fulani-agree-leave-villages-after


For the rest of your post, read below:

naptu2: Now about the repatriation process.

I watched a documentary in 2007 in which the journalists followed the story of a man from Kaduna. The man had been a beggar on the streets of Lagos. He was arrested by the environmental sanitation task force. He was given the options of rehabilitation, imprisonment or repatriation. He chose repatriation because, according to him, he lived a better life in the village. He was bussed into Lagos by some people who promised him that he would be given a job as a security guard in Lagos. In actual fact there was no job. The people just dumped him at Ikeja. So he preferred to go home and farm. He was returned to Kaduna. The Kaduna State Government and his family were informed about his impending repatriation.

I am in favour of voluntary repatriation like the one described above, but I'm against forced repatriation. I think the Lagos State Government should launch an investigation into the repatriation process to find out if it's still working in the way that it was designed.

Some people have claimed that they were forcibly expelled from Lagos, but the Lagos State Government has also stated that it has not forcibly expelled anybody. It's important that an investigation is launched to find out

1) Who these people are

2) If they were arrested and expelled

3) Who arrested and expelled them (if they were actually arrested and expelled)

Etc.

It should also be noted that the Lagos State Government is not the only government that practices repatriation. The Federal Government, which controls Abuja, also practices repatriation.

princewoles: For altering these garbage this show how ignorance and fool you are to the manifestation of God Revelations to even to His Servant and ordinary Mankind.