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http://www.authorityngr.com/2017/01/51-YEARS-AFTER--NZEOGWU-COUP---Buhari-s-1983-coup-was-to-derail-Igbo-presidency--Ezeife

Babangida’s 1999 plot blocked second chance

Elder statesman, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has provided some fresh insights into the 1983 military coup d’etat led by Gen. Muhammadu Buha­ri, which overthrew the demo­cratically elected government of President Shehu Shagari.
The Buhari coup of 1983 was meant to short-change the Igbo people and keep them out of the presidency – a ploy which has continued till today.
Ezeife affirms that the key objective of the1983 military coup, which sacked the Second Republic’s President Shagari and enthroned Gen. Buhari, was to prevent former Vice President Alex Ekwueme from succeeding Shagari, hence derailing the emergence of a president of Igbo extraction – 24 years after the country’s civil war.

Ezeife, an astute politician, Havard-trained economist and former governor of Anambra State, expressed these views in an exclusive interview with The AUTHORITY newspaper at the weekend, on the heels of the 51st Anniversary of the nation’s first military coup.
According to Ezeife, “The then ruling National Party of Nigeria (NPN) had already re­solved that Dr. Alex Ekwueme, who was the Vice President, would be given automatic pres­idential ticket, an arrangement which didn’t go down well with the political elite in the North, prompting the Northern mil­itary officers to stage a coup against the Shehu Shagari ad­ministration which was already doing a second term in office.”
Providing further insights into what he saw as the unend­ing travails of Ndigbo in the post-war Nigerian state, the blunt-speaking and politician and economist revealed that the 1999 intervention by Gen. Ibra­him Babangida, which installed Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, was also a northern script to pre­vent former Vice President Ek­wueme from succeeding former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar.
Ezeife said: “The Buhari coup was meant to prevent the handover of power to Ekwueme. Then, this time again, the par­ty we formed – we are the G-34 who formed the People’s Dem­ocratic Party (PDP). The party gave Ekwueme the candidacy unopposed, unchallenged”.
“Ekwueme, in considera­tion of fairness of the Ndigbo, said no; let’s go for a proper pri­mary. Weeks to that proper pri­mary, my friend and big help­er, Babangida, thought of how to get back to power.


“He went and made a deal with Obasanjo that he wants to step aside and after four years of Obasanjo he returns. That was how what was for Ekwueme was given to Obasanjo. So, that was what happened to us”.
Taking a look at the big na­tional picture, Ezeife noted the 1914 North-South amalgama­tion by the British was to use Southern resources to cover the deficit in the North but observed that even today, the resource gap was even wider, a scenario that makes the North more desper­ate for resources than the South.

His words: “What was the immediate cause of amalgama­tion? It was to use the surplus re­sources of the South to cover the deficit of the North. What did the amalgamation do? It took Igbo resources, Igbo ability to develop the whole.
“That’s what amalgamation achieved. The resource gap to­day is wider than what it was in 1914, with the North more des­perate for resources than the South”.
The AUTHORITY recalls that the military coup of Decem­ber 31, 1983, which was coordi­nated by key officers of the Ni­gerian military, led to the ouster of the democratically-elected government of Shagari and the installation of Maj. Gen. Bu­hari (then General Officer Com­manding, 3rd Armoured Divi­sion, Jos) as the Head of State.
Meanwhile, Babangida’s al­leged intervention in 1999 led to the emergence of Obasanjo, against the much-anticipated as­cendancy of Ekwueme, the ar­rowhead of the G-34 that mor­phed into the PDP.


The later scenario is viewed by some observers as a strate­gic pacification project of the South West by the North, fol­lowing the nullification of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola’s earlier “success­ful” presidential bid and mount­ing threats of secession by the re­gion.
More than 46 years after the Nigeria-Biafra fratricidal civil war, the Igbo people of Eastern Nigeria remain the only major tribe in the country which has not held power at the presiden­cy – whether in military or ci­vilian garb.

If we argue based on facts rather than emotions, this thread will not be 46 pages. The facts and evidence are glaring, they are on ground and all can see. Even those arguing at the end had to admit that the first arrivals were the Anioma. The also admitted that the Anioma are Igbos.

Abagworo:
Benin empire is not Bini ethnic group.

Thank u for ur valid contributions.

BornStunner1:
YOU OBVIOUSLY DID NOT START FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE THREAD JUST LIKE A TYPICAL IGBO OZOUR U SHARPLY RAN TO THE ENDING OF THE THREAD TO START FABRICATING TRASH

I WOULD NOT EVEN WASTE TIME ON YOU
..... BCUS IT IS OBVIOUS MOST OF YOU ARE STILL SUFFERING FROM THE LASHING MUTILATING HUMILATION U IGBOS GOT FROM THE CIVIL WAR!!

DO NOT WORRY YOU PPL WULD GET ANODA COMING SOON!!

I KNOW AN AFONJA WEN I HEAR ONE, ALWAYS THREATENIN AND REMINDING US OF THE BIAFRA WAR.

THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF FACTS TO SUPPORT THEIR CLAIMS NOW IT IS INSULTS.

IGBOS NEED TO WAKE UP, ELSE THE VULTURE THAT ARE GATHERING WILL FEED ON THEM EVEN BEFORE DEATH. A WORD IS ENOUGH FOR THE WISE.

BornStunner1:
DOES THIS ONE HAVE A BRAIN AT ALL?

IT IS NOT A BINI WORD, PLS SEE MY POST ABOVE, I DONT WANT TO KEEP EXPLAINING THE SAME THING TO PEOPLE JUST JOINING.

Ika(Igboid)----Ikhime Igbo--------Chime

VARIANT OR VARIATION OF SPEECH WITHIN THE CLUSTER OF WORDS THAT CONSTITUTE THE IGBO (IGBOID) LANGUAGE CLUSTER.

gerg:
Bro, I thought you guys agreed to leave this thread for them? this argument will never end. And Hundreds of them are still on pending waiting to join. They have the population. But that doesn't make any different to an Ika man.

I am Anioma and dont see any difference between myself and Ika, so i dont understand wat u mean. Anioma and Ika are the same word with the same meaning that denotes Igbos across the River Niger.

RedboneSmith:
If this was his point, then I don't understand why my comment had to be quoted by him to make the point when all I said was that the terms 'chi' and 'chuku' came to Ika in the last century.

It doesn't matter wen it came, wat matters is the language cluster from which it came and it is the igbo language cluster and that is y it is universally accepted in Anioma. Both Chu and Chi are speech variation from the igbo cluster of words. e.g. Chika and Chuka

Does this invalidate the pre-existing language variation in the igboid complimentary cluster of the igbo language, the answer is No. They are all variation of speech and together constitute the igbo language and allows us to make coherent sentences, that are clear and factually correct.

Igbo need an institution becos we are getting confused out of ignorance and it is getting so bad that other groups in Nigeria use it against us.

RedboneSmith:
I'm replying you because I know you to more knowledgeable than most Igbo posters here, and because as an Oguta man you are more or less a brother to Anioma folks.

Ehi is not Igbo. You know it is Bini. But that is even besides the point. The point here is that the use of chi in Ikaland (whether it is a variant of ehi or not) began only in the 20th century.

In fact, 'chi' is very odd as far as Ika language is concerned. That is why instead of 'ichi echichi' an Ika man will say 'iki ekiki', instead 'ochichi' (governance), an Ika man will say 'okiki', instead of 'echi' (tomorrow), an Ika man will say 'eki'.

'Ch' followed by an 'i' is fundamentally un-Ika.

The fundamental point he was trying to make which u seem to miss is that they are all part of the Igbo language. The words in Igbo and Igboid groups together forms part of a speech.

Since colonialism and utility of the English language, their have been lack of development of Igbo Language. Speech can be classified into eight different parts. The eight parts of speech are nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections.

Understanding the different parts of speech is important in understanding how words can and should be joined together to make sentences that are both grammatically correct and readable. An understanding of the parts of speech is also important for knowing how to correctly punctuate sentences.

In other words, Chi and Ehi are both variation of speech within the cluster of words that constitute the igbo language. He demostrated further using Olisakwe and Osakwe. The sound denotes that both words are from the same cluster of igbo language.

In otherwords, to access the full vocabulary variation of speech, u need an institution to pull together words from the same linguistic cluster group of igbo and igboid speakers. Wen we develop the igbo language in this direction, even the words spoken by the ikwerre will no longer be elusive becos regardless of how they speak it, they are igbo words, with igbo meaning.

Right now the igbo language is in decline and all the variants are not universally decoded for all igbo and igboid speakers to understand their meaning and utility.

Cire80:
Yes, you're very correct. I implore everybody to leave this thread for them. This was supposed to be an Issele Uku thread and by extension, Anioma thread but I've seen many people here asking the Edo people to leave because it's an Igbo thread. Last time I checked, what gave rise to this argument was people that noticed the striking resemblance between the Oba's dressing and that of the Obi and his chiefs. Igbos as usual got jealous and hijacked the thread and named it an Igbo thread.

I think it's best for us to leave it for them and wait for them to also take their ancestral land as they always call it in all Igbo forums I've visited. If this people can claim aborigines of Bini, Igala, idoma and even Yoruba, it doesn't surprise me when I hear them claim Anioma their land. Like they always say, they will come to chase away all Bini settlers in Anioma land and reclaim their land. We're waiting for you guys.

Failure! U have failed yet again! I am from Anioma and can tell u that we are Igbo. If u wantto claim us, knowing fully well we dont speak same language, get ready to face yet another defeat.

ireneony:
As a Christian, do you think having sex with someone you love is a sin against God?


...
Don't you think it's difficult not to have sex especially when you have blood running through your vein

It all comes down to choice. The decision is urs to make and u already know the answer to ur question.

ImperialYoruba:
Ambode is not prosecuting anybody. The police is.

On Ambode orders. It is funny that Ambode has nothing better to do with his time than run after adults making fashion statement.

ImperialYoruba:
Ambode has ruled. If you dont like, THINK HOME

AMBODE CANNOT PICK AND CHOOSE BASED ON TRIBE WHO TO PROSECUTE, THAT IN ITSELF IS A CRIME.

NIGHTMAREOO7:
Ohh MG i havnt seen this befor. This is d worst of em all .
And d guy is moving freely even getting accolades from yorubas here.
There was a topic opened her last time abt him and they were hailing him.

That is actually nothing.

I guess Ambode is blind to that on instagram, twitter and facebook despite all the followers condemning it.

He saw pretty Mike igbo name and immediately ordered 4 his arrest.

Imagine the abuse of Office, using state powers for ur personal prejudice.

Becos bobrisky is yoruba he is now a celebrity, i wonder wat would have been the case had Bobrisky been igbo.

NIGHTMAREOO7:
This is tribalism my brother only fools will claim ignorant of this.
When i first heard the arrest news i was like wtf what abt the yoruba guy dat post mede pix of ladies online.. what abt bobrisky.?
I wish some of my igbo brothers will oprn their eyes to this hatred against them And brace who they are... but funny enuff some of th3m.would still carry one nigeria for head.
WE ARE NOT ONE!

Exactly, how come Ambode never order the arrest of this his yoruba tribes man in Lagos?


If this us not immoral, dehumanizing, degrading, decadent and indecent, then i dont know wat is

xnsandrxns:
[s]Lol

Free nnamdi kanu
Na we hol am?

Who gives a sh!t about your biafra?
Of what use are you to me now?

A Hausa man has caged your brother, instead of you to face them

You are blaming the Yorubas

Shows how smart you guys are

Senseless bunch[/s]

I DONT KNOW WHO U THINK IS SMILING WITH U. STAY OFF MY MENTION IF U HAVE ACQUIRED TRIBALISM. NOBODY WAS BORN A BIGOT BUT IT IS ACQUIRED FROM BIGOTS LIKE AWOLOWO.

Ishilove:
What rubbish consent? Look, the law doesn't care if the adults in question consented to make public their fvckery, all it cares about is if the consent violates the laid down rules.

If you want to act like brainless animals, do so in the privacy of your house and don't bring it outside to offend everyone.

As for the dude in your quote, he did it behind closed doors. That's the difference between him and Pretty Mike. Let him spread a bed outside in a public and do his rubbish and see if the police will not swoop in on him.

MOTHERS LEASH THEIR KIDS AND IT NEVER CAUSE ANYBODY OFFENCE.

IF U HAVE ACQUIRED TRIBALISM IN THE BRAIN AS A STUDENT OF THE WORLD GREATEST AND MOST MURDEROUS TRIBALIST AWOLOWO, FIND OTHER CHANNELS TO PRACTICE IT.

PRETTYMIKE DID NOT COMMIT ANY OFFENCE BY INTERNATIONAL STANDARD.

U MAY HAVE A CASE IN A SHARIA COURT THOUGH.

xnsandrxns:
Why not just go back to your mud and chain each other there?

NO! FREE NNAMDI AND FREE BIAFRA, U CANNOT BE COMPLAINING ABOUT NNAMDI KANU(IPOB) AND BE TALKING NONSENSE.

NA U HOLD US, WE ARE NOT HOLDING U. IS IT NOT TIME EVERYBODY ANSWER THEIR PAPA NAME?

Ishilove:
It is immoral, decadent and indecent. Indecency comes in different forms and Pretty Mike's offensive actions fall under that category.

UR TALKING NONSENSE AND U KNOW DAT VERY WELL. THERE IS WAT IS KNOWN AS CONSENTING ADULT.

THEY WERE SIMPLY MAKING A FASHION STATEMENT. MOTHERS USE THE SAME LEASHES ON THEIR KIDS AND IT DONT CAUSE OFFENCE.


NOW THIS RIGHT HERE IS DEHUMANISING, DEGRADING, IMMORAL, DECADENT AND INDECENT.

KEMI IS ALSO ON THIS CASE.

https://entertainment.naij.com/1082253-kemi-olunloyo-blasts-governor-ambode-arresting-pretty-mike.html

IT IS SIMPLY UNFAIR, ABUSE OF POWER, ILLEGALITY AND AGAINST THE LAW. I leashed my three children in the United States as they could dart into traffic and one kid once went missing for 4 hours in a mall as a toddler.
With the rate of ritualistic gbomogbomo kid-nappers in Lagos and other states, parents will start leashing their young kids in crowded markets an old thing abroad.
You forcefully want Lagos to be modern but still selective. Are u gonna start arresting parents too and seizing the kids? Did ur government disclose the investigation to the public?
We journalists deserve to know what Mike's ladies had to say. Mr Governor u acted like an illiterate. Ignorance does not EXCUSE STUPIDITY.
#madamhnn #KemiOlunloyo #socialcritic Journalist/Pharmacist/PR Specialist CEO @HNNAFRICA

EVERYBODY KNOWS AMBODE IS A TRIBAL BIGOT, BUT WEN WILL HE ARREST Tobiloba Aka King Tee, his tribes man?



As Governor Akinwunmi Ambode assumes the position of the 'morality police' in the financial hub of Nigeria, it is only right he orders the arrest of his fellow kins man Tobiloba aka King Tee for degrading and dehumanizing women.

This Lagos-based young man named Tobiloba Isaac Jolaoso self-styled King Tee operates a pornographic website that charges prospective customers heavily for access. A tour of the site, 'Hoclifestyle' by a TORI NEWS correspondent revealed he charges his Nigerian viewers about N10,000 for monthly subscription and N6,000 for two weeks with other international customers from Ghana, Malaysia, United States of America and others clandestinely following the adult platform.

King Tee sleeps with different girls in Lagos with his s*xual acts videotaped and released on social media to lure his thousands of followers to his website. A concentrated analysis of some of his s*x videos showed they were lavishly shot in different hotel rooms in Lagos.
King Tee's massive source of finance has remained enigmatic and elusive to his teeming subscribers as some suggest he could be engaged in internet scam on the side.

The native of Ogun and Oyo States sleeps with these ladies mostly upscale prostitutes without condoms and pays them handsomely according to rumours. Checks by TORI NEWS reveal King Tee veils their faces to hide their identities from the general public while he proudly shows off his own face as the pioneer of the x-rated scheme.

A quick survey of King Tee's Snapchat account revealed the debasing and dehumanizing acts he subjects his girls to at different hotels just to entice his seeming large network of subscribers.

The Malaysian returnee also sells all manners of s*x enhancing drugs on social media with a fair success of regular patronage from s*x-crazed followers.

Recent observations by a correspondent on investigation showed he is currently marketing one 'Samsu Oil' majorly used my men in boosting their s*xual prowess.

T9ksy:
But i thought lagos is no man's land?

Yorubas runs things in lagos and whoever doesn't like it can ph.oc.k off back to their utopia.

geez! you these people with your mischievous and juvenile mindset.

ABUSE OF AUTHORITY IS NOT A WAY TO ASSERT OWNERSHIP OF LAGOS.

GO AND BUILD INDUSTRY AND DEVELOP IT AND STOP LAYING CLAIMS TO LAND NIGERIANS AND THE WORLD HAVE PURCHASED WITH THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY.


DAFT REASONING IS Y PEOPLE CALL NIGERIA A ZOO AND WANT A SEPARATE COUNTRY.



BY THE WAY, HOW OLD ARE U? HOMOSEXUALITY IS A CRIME, AMBODE SHOULD ACT FAST OR IS IT BECOS THEY ARE YORUBAS?

MORE...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYL6uCCPONc&ab_channel=LindaIkejiTV

http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2017/01/wale-gates-speaks-against-arrest-of.html



Comedian, Wale Gates has referred to Pretty Mike's arrest for putting ladies on a leash as PR stunt by the Lagos state government. He stated that he wasn't in support of Pretty Mike's actions but that the government had no right to arrest him. Read the rest of his tweets after the cut and tell us what you think...

hammerT:
so far all the men here have not represented manhood well.

women that love sex more than men, tells u she only want sex on certain days and u think all is well in that marriage.

the young man either has no game or is a one minute guy that does not satisfy her in bed and outside the bed.

u need classes on how to hammer and get her addicted.

haba! if i dont hammer in one week, na "u are cheating on me dem go dey take sing song" until i hammer.

Damn right am cheating on u, "a booty came calling i had to put the hammer down."

young man, ur wife is not a sex object, u cannot just open her up and dump and then start sleeping. that is the message she is sending to u here.


Spend time with her, seduce her, take her out, charm her, play with her, buy her things, make her feel like a woman and make sure u hammer.

No woman will give me dates and walk away that day and minute without the violation of those terms of contract straight away.

i must to hammer.

WAT IF SHE WEARS THIS?

cramjones:
PM me. Your name address and mobil phone number!

-CramJones

Y EASTACTIVIST THOUGH, NA ME TALK PASS HERE.

TheEastActivist:

Oh!! Is that what you've got...
Why this show of cowardice...
Instead of stressing yourself I can pm you to make my location precise for you bro.
Am anticipating to know more about you. And when coming better come with your boys touts and you in present.

THAT IS RIGHT, WE CAN ALWAYS MEET UP AND SETTLE IT ON GROUND, NO NEED FOR THREAT, WE WILL SEND LOCATION.

cramjones:
Don't provoke this further. You would be found. You are not anonymous!

-CramJones

IF U HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, DIRECT IT TO ME.