₦airaland Forum

PresidObi:
She will enjoy Anambra. No corper has ever complained of Anambra.

SalamRushdie:
Who is she ?

BloomingDale:
No need to apologize for the truth. Anytime I go out and come down from my AC car within Lagos, the smell hits me like a sledge hammer and I feel dizzy for a few minutes before recovering. You can never fortify/brace yourself against that kind of stench, so don’t bother.

PresidObi:
I blame all these Osun imported people.

SalamRushdie:
The reason Lagos smells is because Tinubu and his governors didn't build sewage treatment in 20 years he held sway in Lagos , all tbe sewage trucks dump human waste into the Lagoon

ogododo:
With 80% Igbo contributed development.

Sheuns:
When power leaves Yoruba land, I pray we are all still here on earth to watch them whine and cry when they’re served in their own coin of tribalism.

kedeojo:
Obi didn't win any election. He lost woefully in north west and north east. He only did well in Lagos and lost woefully in the other south west states. This three zones are the highest voting strength. Even north central, Tinubu scored high votes there too. Your south east votes cant get you presidency.

gawu1:
The Igbo think they can cling to the IBB revisionism to exonerate themselves from the atrocities of that coup. Alas, they have forgotten that IBB was not the only player to ñspeak about the coup. Others have done that multiple times that the coup was planned and executed by the Igbo military officers. And all the facts support this perspective, not those unbrilliant lies by IBB who has been battling to exonerate himself from all the evil he perpetuated in the land before he could meet his God.

gidgiddy:
Why isn't Murtala Mohammeds coup a 'Hausa coup'?

Why isn't Buhari's coup a 'Fulani coup'?

Why isn't Babangida's coup a 'Gwari coup'?

Why isn't Dimkas coup a 'Middle-belt coup'?

Why isn't abacha's coup a 'kanuri coup'?

Why is that out of several coups that occured in Nigeria, only January 15 1966 coup has ethnic tag? They like to call it 'Igbo coup'. Thats bigotry

On July 29th 1966, Lt Colonel Murtala led a group of officers from his part of the country to launch a coup that was far more bloody than that of January 15th, it affected Southerners, but touched no Northerner. Yet, not only does Murtala Mohammed's coup have no ethnic tag, Nigeria even honoured the man by putting him on the N20 note and naming Airports after him. All for being a murderous coup plotter and military dictator

Even though Buhari's coup affected mainly Southerners, his coup is never called Fulani coup. Buhari was later elected and re-elected President, just because he was once a successful coup plotter and military dictator.

Yet some people only remember that coup is bad, and should have ethnic tag, only when they hear January 15 1966 coup. The ethnic bigotry around January 15th coup has become both stale and laughable

Yorubafather:
All this stupid craps you posted will not change the truth of the matter, look for more and post, IBB have open your yansh, make peace with the truth before BP enter

Goodvibes007:
IGBOS, Who stoned Awolowo in Aba in the first republic when he went for a campaign, wants us to believe in 2025 that the Igbos who stage a coup, K!ll Hausa Leaders, K!ll Yoruba leaders, spare Igbo leaders all Because they want Awolowo they stoned to become the President.

Peak fooling

Goodvibes007:
The logistics of the January 1966 coup is as follows:

Ifeajuna led the Lagos faction that went to Tafawa Balewa’s residence…. He is Igbo

Nzeogwu led the Northern faction in Kaduna…. He is Igbo

Nwobosi led the faction that went to Ibadan and killed Aare Akintola…. He is Igbo

Timothy Onwatwegu led the faction that went to Ademulegun’s house and killed him and his pregnant wife. He is Igbo.

Timothy Onwatwegu led the faction that went to Ralph Sodeinde’s house in Kaduna…. He is Igbo.

Ezedigbo led the faction that went to Okotie- Eboh’s house…. He is Igbo

Chris Anuforo led the faction that went to Col Kur Mohammed’s house…. He is Igbo

Donatus Okafor led the faction that went to Maimalari’s house. He is Igbo.

Lt Oguchi was sent to the East to kill Okpara…. He spared his life…. He was Igbo.

Everyone who died in the January 1966 coup was killed by Igbos. Nobody from another tribe pulled a trigger that killed anyone in the January 1966 coup.

To imagine that the January 1966 coup was not an Igbo agenda is an insult on the memory of the innocent victims that were brutally killed for no just cause.

Stop the Gaslighting ! THE NORTH PLANNED A COUNTER COUP IN JULY 66 AS A REVENGE AFTER THEY REALISED IT WAS AN IGBO AGENDA

THE NORTH COUP WAS WIDELY KNOWN AS “ NORTHERN COUP “ why ? Because most of the soldiers that carried out the coup were of Northern origin . We dont see them crying about it . They own it !!

Stop the victim crying already and stop disrespecting Dead because you are too weak to take responsibility for your actions ..

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Slytiger:
There was a reason court martial did not happen.

This event was later tagged an "ibo coup" by other ethnic groups in the country based on some chains of coincidences :

i. The Killing patterns – only one of the 22 casualties is of Ibo origin, while notable Ibo politicians like the Premier of Eastern region and military personnel like Ironsi were unharmed.

ii. The handing over of the government to Ironsi by Orizu (the acting president and the senate president who could have called for the formation of another civilian government) made it look like it was planned out all along.

iii. The unification decree of May 1966 promulgated by Ironsi, leading to the abolition of regional system of government. Historically speaking, the West and North have always believed in the regional system of government as the best form of government for a multiethnic like Nigeria, however this was taken away by Ironsi, leading to a massive outrage and pogrom in the North.

iv. The coup plotters, though kept in jail but were not sentenced.

Catualities.
Civilians
- Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
- Premier Ahmadu Bello
- Premier Samuel Ladoke Akintola
- Finance Minister Festus Okotie-Eboh
- Ahmed Ben Musa (Bello's Senior Assistant " secretary for Security)
- Hafsatu Bello
- Mrs Latifat Ademulegun (pregnant)
- Zarumi Sardauna
- Ahmed Pategi (Bello's driver)

Military and police
- Brig. Samuel Ademulegun
- Brig. Zakariya Maimalari
- Col. Ralph Shodeinde
- Col. Kur Mohammed
- Lt. Col. Abogo Largema
- Lt. Col. James Pam
- Lt. Col. Arthur Unegbe
- Sergeant Daramola Oyegoke (Refused Nzeogwu's order in the attack on the Sardauna's lodge and according to the police report was murdered by Nzeogwu)
- Police Constable (PC) Yohana Garkawa
- Lance Corporal Musa Nimzo
- PC Akpan Anduka
- PC Hagai Lai
- Philip Lewande

What’s Aguiyi-Ironsi’s place in history?
The composition of the administration’s advisory team was also another source of discontent. Chief among them was Francis Nwokedi, an Igbo man and former permanent secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, who had become close to him during his days in the Congo. Others were Pius Okigbo (economic adviser) and Lt. Col Patrick Anwunah who was later Chairman of the National Orientation Committee. The most common complaint against the appointments was that, although highly qualified and distinguished, they were either all Igbos or Igbo speaking.

On February 12, Ironsi took his most sensitive decision when he put Nwokedi in-charge of the establishment he set to work out the details of his unified Nigeria. He had also replaced the Attorney-General, Dr. Teslim Elias, with Gabriel Onyiuke, also of Igbo extraction. Similarly, Dr. Pius Okigbo became the Economic Adviser. Then, contrary to Katsina’s advice, he attempted to appoint Prof. J. C. Edozien from the University of Ibadan as the Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, instead of Prof. Ishaya Audu. When he effected promotions in the Army, of the 21 officers promoted from Majors to Lieutenant-Colonels, 18 were Igbo-speaking.

Godfullsam:
There are truths and there are facts. The truth can be twisted but the facts/results/outcomes can not be twisted.

People believed the coup was an Igbo coup for the following reasons:

1. most of the participants of the coup were Igbos
2. Most of the people killed in that coup were the hausas
3. The Igbo leader who should have been killed were spared
4. Aguiyi ironsi, an Igbo took over the mantle of leadership after coup
5. Ironsi failed to punish those who perpetrated the coup
6. Those making mockery of the north and their leaders after the coup were the Igbos (this was what provoke retaliation where many Igbos were killed in the north)
7. They said they planned the coup to make Awolowo the president but Aguiyi Ironsi was in power for about 6 months after the coup but failed to release Awolowo from prison.

Don't blame any body for believing that the coup was actually an Igbo coup. These fact proved beyond any atom of doubt that it was actually an Igbo coup.

A businessman and philanthropist, Olanrewaju George, has described All Progressives Congress as the right platform to drive development for the people.

George stated this in a letter to the APC Chairman of Ward 4, Sagamu Local Government, Ogun state on Monday when he officially defected to APC from the Labour Party alongside his team and key supporters.

He expressed confidence in the party’s vision.
He pledged loyalty to the party and a commitment to its growth and unity.

The LP defector emphasised his readiness to collaborate with party leaders and participate actively in its activities to strengthen its structure and electoral prospects.

“This decision marks a new chapter in our political journey. We are dedicated to working with the APC to achieve success and good governance,” he stated.

George, who is the Aare Tayese of Ikenne, said youth inclusion, provision of basic infrastructures and quality representatives were reasons why he re-joined the APC.

He said, “When you look around, you see the hopelessness on the faces of our youths from years of neglect by their elected representatives. When you look around, you can see that our people lack the basic amenities to make their lives easier.

“Everywhere you look, you see the glaring need for quality representation and APC is bridging the gap in these areas.”

George contested the Remo Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives in 2023.

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ednut1:
Not again . They could not hold him in the initial charge because no American bank suffered losses. These people dont give up

hevlinotito:
Asue had the brightest chance among the candidates, I think I expected this results.