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Politicians and their double speak. Ask him about it in ten years he will spin it

Ironsi abolished monolithic regions to suppress "intense regionalism" by creating a third tier of government called provinces within the regional structure. But governors still ruled the regions which could make laws as they had done under the abolished 1963 constitution.

Nothing difficult to understand here na

Deadlytruth:
Posers on Ironsi and abolition of federalism.

Those who contend that Ironsi's Decrees 34 didn't abolish the true federalism and resource control we started with at independence should in very simple language explain what exactly Ironsi meant with the bolded expressions in his May 24 1966 National Broadcast reproduced in part below:

Ironsi's Broadcast to the Nation banning
Political Parties and introducing Decree No. 34, 24 May 1966.
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Fellow Nigerians:
During the past two weeks I presided over meetings of the Supreme
Military council and the Central Executive Council at which many
important state matters were considered. . .
It is now three months since the Government of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria was handed over to the Armed Forces. Now that peace has
been restored in the troubled areas it is time that the Military
Government indicates clearly what it proposes to accomplish before
relinquishing power. The removal of one of the obstacles on the way
is provided for in the Constitution (Suspension and Modification)
Decree (No. 5) 1966 which was promulgated by me today and comes into
effect at once.
The provisions of the Decree are intended to remove the last
vestiges of the intense regionalism of the recent past, and to
produce that cohesion in the governmental structure which is so
necessary in achieving, and maintaining the paramount objective of
the National Military government, and indeed of every true Nigerian,
namely, national unity.
The highlights of this Decree are as follows:
The former regions are abolished, and Nigeria grouped into a number
of territorial areas called provinces. . . .
Nigeria ceases to be what has been described as a federation. It
now becomes simply the Republic of Nigeria.
The former Federal Military government and the Central Executive
Council become respectively the National Military Government and the
executive Council.
All the Military Governors are members of the
Executive Council.
A Military Governor is assigned to a group of provinces over which
and subject to the direction and control of the Head of the National
Military Government, he shall exercise executive power. In order to
avoid any major dislocation of the present administrative machinery,
the grouping of the provinces has been made to coincide with the
former regional boundaries. This is entirely a transitional measure
and must be understood as such. [The present grouping of the
provinces is without prejudice to the Constitutional and
Administrative arrangements to be embodied in the New Constitution in
accordance with the wishes of the people of Nigeria.
The National Military Government assumes the exercise of all
legislative powers throughout the Republic subject to such
delegations to Military Governors as are considered necessary for
purposes of efficient administration.
The public services of the former federation and regions become
unified into one national public service under a National Public
Service Commission. There is a provincial Service Commission for
each group of provinces to which is delegated functions in respect of
public officers below a given rank. This rather drastic change will
probably involve a reconstitution of the existing commissions, and
the National Military Government reserves the right to do so in the
manner stipulated in the Decree. Until this is done, the present
Commissioners continue to act in their posts. Every civil servant is
now called upon to see his function in any part of Nigeria in which
he is serving in the context of the whole country. The orientation
should now be towards national unity and progress. I expect all
civil servants to co-operate and to consult at all levels, vertically
and horizontally, between groups of Provinces and between Provinces
and the Centre.

Lol

You are late with the propaganda. Naira went up to N1490 to $1 for a few days and was back to N1530 to $1.

Christistruth00:
Calabar Prison was a Federal Prison
It was not under Ojukwu's control
Just as Enugu battalion was not under Ojukwu's control and that was why Ojukwu
was still hiding from Northern Soldiers in the Police HQ when Awolowo was released and flown to Lagos


Here is the FG Gazette of Awolowo's release from Jail

The way you guys conjure up these stories is amazing. What is your source of this tale that Ojukwu hid from Northern soldiers in the East?

Kano don ronu

This fake Reno. Urhobo man wey dey claim Itsekiri

This old clown Bayo is desperately looking for relevance after Ajuri Ngelale collected the floor from him Last last he knows that Obi is the real president, that's why he is always looking for his approval

walefresh3:
Welcome to Western Nigeria


South-West) is the one of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria representing both a geographic and political region of the country's southwest. It comprises six states – Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo.[1][2] It makes up part of Yorubaland in Nigeria, with Kwara and parts of Kogi completing it.

This is not even Western Nigeria, this is 1% of the capital of Lagos that

Deadlytruth:
In an attempt to wear a lie the appearance of truth, logicality is usually the first casualty.

You obviously didn't read your Vanguard citation in between the lines else you wouldn't have missed where you have in in that:

1. Ahmadu Bello broke the ten year old NPC-NCNC alliance in 1964. This suggests that the Azikiwe Balewa governing coalition was formed in 1954 whereas all records have it that it came into being at independence (1960) on the necessity of surmounting the impasse occasioned by the fact that no party got simple majority in the first ballot of 1959.
2. That Azikiwe refused to formally call on Balewa to form the government. This means Azikiwe still had the status of President which he still clung tightly thus still an integral part of the allegedly jihad plotting government. And in the end he eventually called upon Balewa to form the government.
You fool no one with your revisionist tales.

I am not the author of "Why we struck"

The coalition of Akintola's AG faction with the NPC (NNDP) was planning to wipe out the coalition of NCNC and Awo's AG faction (UPGA). H.O. Davies exposed it, Ademoyega confirmed it. I understand Its painful for you to accept but eventually it will sink in.

Deadlytruth:
The government allegedly plotting jihad had Zik and Okpara in it.

The concept of representation is alien to you I see
Your understanding of the 1st Republic and the dynamics of the time is too pedestrian. Deepen your knowledge

Deadlytruth:
A 'truth' which fails the simplest test of logic and common sense.

Akintola was a key part of the plot to "wallop the West"(jihad) That's the truth and crux of the matter. If you disagree argue with H.O.Davies and Ademoyega

Deadlytruth:
Does this change the fact that Zik and Nwafor refused to resign from a Jihad-plotting government?

What ever helps you cope with the truth my friend

T8ksy:
@ bolded part, above.........it was obvious to discerning minds (then) that this was the rationale behind the Jan 15th coup by the ibos - their principal have been pushed out of the corridor of power, consequently , they felt this was the right time to seize power from those "illiterate" abokis.

Oh well, the rest is history as they got their silly a.r.se.s well and truly spanked!

This your tribalistic fairytale was laid to rest ages ago by Ademoyega and Fola Oyewole who took part in the coup. But feel free to whip this your dead horse

Deadlytruth:
This suggests that the likes of Zik, Nwafor Orizu, and Okotie-Eboh harboured same level of moral rebrobacy hence all failed to resign from a Jihad-plotting government despite being Christians.

Akintola's NNDP alliance with the NPC meant that the UPGA crew of Zik, Nwafor Orizu etc were not just frozen out of the inner workings of government but were also prime targets. Akintola didn't care for the outcome, despite the ravages of operation wetie...a truly amoral human being

Deadlytruth:
If the crackdown on the Middle Belt and West had a jihad objective at the base of it as has been alleged by Ben Gbulie and Ademoyega, would Akintola, a Christian having Samuel as his baptismal name, have agreed to work with Balewa and Ahmadu Bello as said in the bolded?

That's for Akintola to answer. People with his level of moral reprobacy normally do not think that far.

Deadlytruth:
Contrary to your insinuation above, Ironsi himself made it clear in his national broadcast of May 24 1966 that the civil service had become one: See his words below:

"The public services of the former federation and regions become
unified into one national public service under a National Public
Service Commission."

So which Federal and Regional civil services are you talking about again.

Ironsi abolished regionalism but had regional governors and retained resource control as he met it. Gowon is you people's god for making Awo his PA despite him abolishing the regions, creating states and ending resource control. Propaganda and tribalism has eaten away at you people's logical reasoning.

Yet all these zombies go dey sing on your mandate like ode

Yet the government and their online apes kept insisting that the killings that we saw on video were not real. Truth don comot now

Una dey find expo

This Reno Omokri is a brainless joker. This Idi amin policy shows how daft he is

Lol which chaos? Tinubu will pack his load back to Bourdillon and nothing will happen.

helinues:
A good manager won't allow one nonentity to be costing them.

Arise Tv missed so many live coverages during the campaign because of unprofessional journalist Rufai Oseni.

The new government might decide not to patronize Arise Tv they can even deny them of some important live coverage

Rufai Oseni should make research about his current supporters. Where are those who they supported in the past?

The only people who complain, do so from a partisan viewpoint. Oseni will only go from strength to strength. I forsee him getting a foreign job soon if he leaves Arise

nku5:
Beautiful write up. Where this Ofodile man dey since? Peter Obi just rode in ngige's hard luck and ikemba's personality. I'm glad people are waking up.

I wrote this when I was ignorant. I have since repented

After Tinubu sponsored the most vicious and massive online campaign of hate against Igbos over the past 10 years? This one pass joke, na malaria dream you dey dream

Tinubu that was caught with Heroin money in America is running for president these agbadorians are hypocrites sha. Until Tinubu steps down you don't have the right to talk about Okupe

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