₦airaland Forum

Blitz888:
Brilliant submission.

Pray tell the role of Akenzua Solomon the then permanent secretary who it was alleged convince Gowon to jettison the Aburi agreement, He later became the Oba of Benin in 1978?

OgbanjeProphet:
God bless you for this.

Deadlytruth:
If it wasn't Ironsi that dismantled the regions with Decree 34, then how come in going to Aburi summit, the first item on the agenda was the abrogation of all Ironsi's decrees?

Secondly, if Ironsi didn't dismantl the regions through his Unification Decree, then why did he throughout his May 24 1966 national broadcast keep on referring to the regions as "former regions"? Also, why did he argue in that broadcast that regional system had caused tribalism and had to give way to a system that would engender nationalism spirit in the citizenry?
Why did he change the official name of Nigeria from "Federal Republic of Nigeria* to just "Republic of Nigeria"?
Removing the adjective "Federal" from the official name meant he no longer recognized the regions.

On the Gowon angle: he (Gowon) on getting to power immediately began to reverse Ironsi's demolition of the regions. In fact he had restored the regions and returned their autonomy to them half way but had to halt it because of Ojukwu's intransigence about Biafra.
Mind you in addition that Gowon's states creation was not out of place as the non-wazobians of the three regions had been agitating for their own regions in order to free themselves from wazobia domination.
Moreover, Gowon's states enjoyed autonomy hence weren't really different from the regions unlike the groups of provinces which Ironsi broke the regions into and stripped them completely of their autonomy by unifying their civil services, imposing governors on them whom he asked to be reporting to him at the center thus killing the spirit of federalism in the country.

In further confirmation that it was Ironsi that dismantled the regions, here is a link to an interview granted by Philip Asiodu revealing how Ojukwu told him of he plan of him and Ironsi to abolish the regions within six months of their Igbo dominated government:

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/impunity-killing-nigeria-phillip-asiodu/



Please note where the report reads:

Emeka Ojukwu and myself were very good friends in school, Kings College, Lagos, and Oxford University. In fact when the coup happened, he wanted me to join him in Enugu and I told him that I was not a regional man. And Ojukwu told me ‘we shall abolish the regions within 6 months

NB: Philip Asiodu who made this revelation is an Igbo man and the Sun Newspaper which carries is owned by another Igbo man - Orji Uzor Kalu hence the usual accusation of Yoruba (Western) Press propaganda will not hold water here.

Please also check my next comment below and explain what exactly Ironsi meant with the bolded lines of his May 24 national broadcast if you insist he didn't abolish the regions.

Yujin:
DISTRACTION! DISTRACTION!! DISTRACTION!!!
Focus on the present situation and save yourselves. The vampires from the sahel are doing all they can at present to create division among Southerners so their fulanization can be complete without challenge. I urge all southerners and middle belters to stay focussed on removing themselves from sharing any country with those terrorists. Gideon Orkar was not stupid when he tried his best to cut them off from middlebelt and the south. T. Y Danjuma who participated in the events of the 60s is still alive and he has publicly called for a renegotiation because he knows better. This thread was exhumed to confuse those who don't understand what's happening at present. Fulanis are wiping off communities and taking their lands at present in Nigeria yet they're telling you to be patriotic to Nigeria. They've killed so many farmers and scared others away to cause hunger in the land. Today majority of the people are hungry without food to eat. That's the scorch earth method of weakening your intended targets. Do not listen to any stories they will cook up. After Nigeria is broken, then you can listen to any of their suggestions. That's the only way out.
DO NOT SAY YOU WERE NOT TOLD.

woky:
Ironsi was never among the officers that initiated the 1966 coup

ayokellany:
Ironsi's broadcast to the nation - May 24, 1966.


"The Regions are Abolished': Ironsi's Broadcast to the Nation banning
Political Parties and introducing Decree No. 34, 24 May 1966.



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.
People are aware that Study Groups have been set up to look into
various aspects of governmental activity. One of them is concerned
with problem relating to the Constitution........Read More here:

https://www.dawodu.com/irons2.htm

ayokellany:
If it wasn't Ironsi that dismantled the regions with Decree 34, then how come in going to Aburi summit, the first item on the agenda was the abrogation of all Ironsi's decrees?

Secondly, if Ironsi didn't dismantl the regions through his Unification Decree, then why did he throughout his May 24 1966 national broadcast keep on referring to the regions as "former regions"? Also, why did he argue in that broadcast that regional system had caused tribalism and had to give way to a system that would engender nationalism spirit in the citizenry?
Why did he change the official name of Nigeria from "Federal Republic of Nigeria* to just "Republic of Nigeria"?
Removing the adjective "Federal" from the official name meant he no longer recognized the regions.

On the Gowon angle: he (Gowon) on getting to power immediately began to reverse Ironsi's demolition of the regions. In fact he had restored the regions and returned their autonomy to them half way but had to halt it because of Ojukwu's intransigence about Biafra.
Mind you in addition that Gowon's states creation was not out of place as the non-wazobians of the three regions had been agitating for their own regions in order to free themselves from wazobia domination.
Moreover, Gowon's states enjoyed autonomy hence weren't really different from the regions unlike the groups of provinces which Ironsi broke the regions into and stripped them completely of their autonomy by unifying their civil services, imposing governors on them whom he asked to be reporting to him at the center thus killing the spirit of federalism in the country.

In further confirmation that it was Ironsi that dismantled the regions, here is a link to an interview granted by Philip Asiodu revealing how Ojukwu told him of he plan of him and Ironsi to abolish the regions within six months of their Igbo dominated government:

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/impunity-killing-nigeria-phillip-asiodu/



Please note where the report reads:

Emeka Ojukwu and myself were very good friends in school, Kings College, Lagos, and Oxford University. In fact when the coup happened, he wanted me to join him in Enugu and I told him that I was not a regional man. And Ojukwu told me ‘we shall abolish the regions within 6 months

NB: Philip Asiodu who made this revelation is an Igbo man and the Sun Newspaper which carries is owned by another Igbo man - Orji Uzor Kalu hence the usual accusation of Yoruba (Western) Press propaganda will not hold water here.

Please also check my next comment below and explain what exactly Ironsi meant with the bolded lines of his May 24 national broadcast if you insist he didn't abolish the regions.

VeeVeeMyLuv:
If unitary system is not working, they should change it na, why do they keep doing the same thing. Except you wanna argue that naija is still being colonised by proxy.

They should UNUNIFY the system.

This habit of Nigerians blaming Lord Luggard who died many decades ago and now blaming late General Ironsi for their woes and misfortune is really laughable,

Something is not working fix it put it right

At the moment there are widespread protests in nearly all the four corners of the world, but Nigerians will not used this opportunity to protest for good governance and demand for accountability.

mrvitalis:
Ok let's assume igbos made mistakes but are ready to correct it by calling for division in Nigeria ...my deep question is ..yorubas have access to sea , large population and land , educated population ..why don't they want this country to split
Why do yorubas want one Nigeria when it's obvious oduduwa republic would be better ?

This country is not working for anyone ...no one ...why don't we split and save ourselves the stress ..we owe it to our children

candidtalk:
Indeed. Is it then still democracy when there is an openly ethnocentric, distasteful and bullying clamour to force Jagaban out of the race whereas no one else faces similar?

Yorubas should really think. Others, especially Igbos, are saying Tinubu must not run.

Yet same people shouting to demarket Tinubu have no objection to Atiku, Kalu, Obi, Tambuwal, Kwankwaso, Umahi etal contesting.

Whereas Tinubu is by far superior to all those names as far as administrative talent, leadership innovation and vision is concerned.

The more you look at the opposition to Tinubu's candidacy the more you see fear of radical and progressive change (North) and undiluted ethnocentric hatred (SE).

Look around you and note African history. Sankara, Nkrumah, Awolowo and many others, visionaries ahead of their times, were frustrated similarly by enemies of progress.

Wiseandtrue:
Then a question on the table:

Must you be made a president before doing the right thing

Shouldn't a good leader be selfless

Are you saying that if Tinubu is made a president, then this current mal-administration is put to right

Do you think that if Buhari had laid his NEPOTISM on the table before election, he would have your support and that of Nigerians

Tinubu is playing tribal politics and might end up known ONLY at the local level!!!

Olatunji1929:
these people have no shame at all see how they are boasting about rigging as if they did the right thing I no blame you na Nigeria judiciary I blame awon oloriburuku with oloriburuku supporters

Racoon:
Nothing new! Even Bubu once said they won the Osun rerun election using "remote control" Meanwhile Oshiomole also said "Only those who can bear the pain of rigging should participate in elections."This is for a government that orders shot @ sight for ballot box snatchers.

LibertyRep:
Who wouldn't see through the scheming of Bakare.

He sure knows it'll be pretty hard for a Southern Muslim to succeed Buhari, hence he's positioning himself.

You can't be a clergyman and still be a politician.

Tumbulum:
Honesty j was disappointed with bakara. Time to end the deceit. Either be a man of God and preach Gods work or leave the pulpit and face the politics.
This zigzag motion using the name of God is uncalled for.

BEANSndPLANTAIN:
This thread is dedicated to everyone that voted for APC and also didn't participate in the ENDSARS movement.

I hope you see what they are doing.
It's as if most Nigerians are born to suffer or either have a strong desire for being cheated and mistreated. If not, Buhari wouldn't have won a second election.

Naa cacovid meant for una Dem dey use do Christmas gift

stefanbanach:
If the yorubas don't act now, forget it....They'll never act again.

QueenSekxy:
As expected.
Why should we Yoruba Muslims blame our masters even when the evidence are vivid?
Until they finish us all, grab our lands like they did in kwara, rape and kill every blood line of oduduwa like they did to Abiola, afonja, Awolowo, we mustn't speak against our masters.

FarahAideed:
We warned the Yorubas but they chose to play a game of blind politics with a frog eyed drug dealer whose only forte is greed

jlinkd78:
Too painful . Pa Fasoranti has been very vocal against this blood suckers but d wing of Tinubu kept fraternizing with them in d SW now see d result

delugajackson:
The South West brought this upon themselves. I guess its as a result of their master and slave relationship so I can't really question what happens to them.

Let it be known that no part of the South-South & East will fall under the demonic blood-letting agenda of any heathen Fulani bastard. We will match you bullet with bullets, weapon by weapon, blood for blood.

Be warned.

Racoon:
Chai! Oh Nigeria! Fulani again? God will surely punish all the killers. And some people are advocating for RUGA? Tinubu/Osinbajo what sayeth you?

lexy2014:
Pls let me ask d national stadium in abuja buhari named after Abiola, what era was it built? Was it in those "16years of ruin"? If buhari can't "turn back the 16years of ruin", has he at least turned back 4 out of d 16years?

ornicus:
this man is beyond stupid

Kogi is full of families that are miserable from hunger, and this bastard is doing happy family photo ops

does he have any brain at all?
if APC fields him, this is prime fodder for the opposition
he laughs while you cry
his children grin while yours starve
family has brand new clothes while you are managing from three years ago

motherfuka

MYHUBBY:
even with Buhari nonsense corruption fighting

Ardar:
Stop behaving like a regular yellowber hater and counter what he said with facts.

FarahAideed:
Was he supposed to teleport them there? Where they not on their way to Abuja before Herdsmen attacked and wounded them?