malcomvee:
The fearless lion of the east. Such was his prowess in battle.. all the missions he led the british troops while he was there.. he came back without a scratch.. hence they called him “IRONSIDE”

Rumors were that he could not be killed and he kept a pet crocodile ( Aguiyi).

Sadly he was a one Nigerianist and he paid the Iron price for his folly.

SmartyPants:


You are missing the point because you are fixated on labels. Region, province, state, or whatever, this is the point: Ironsi abrogated the autonomy of the regions and concentrated power in the central government in a unitary military system of government.

The regions remained in principle after this, but their autonomy was stripped, and their governors were military governors answerable to Ironsi in the military hierarchy.

Kagd10:


Even some Northerners were involved.

Point is Ironsi masterminded it with Azikiwe.

The leaders of the coup plotters were also Igbos too.

Ademoyega even said he didn't know a lot about the coup because the main leaders always had their meeting without him at times. Ademoyega was one of the naive stupid Yoruba brainwashed.

It was Igbo coup. The main leaders were Igbos! Every regional leaders were killed except the Igbo leaders.

Kagd10:


Why are you asking me? Na ment? Point is he wasn't an Igbo leader. He was a junior officer who was killed by his brethren.

Kagd10:


He was a junior officer without position. So why wouldn't he hold the keys? He didn't want to hand it over because of the fear of his senior officer hence his Igbo brethren killed him. So how's he an Igbo leader? You dey mad?

SmartyPants:


You are missing the point because you are fixated on labels. Region, province, state, or whatever, this is the point: Ironsi abrogated the autonomy of the regions and concentrated power in the central government in a unitary military system of government.

The regions remained in principle after this, but their autonomy was stripped, and their governors were military governors answerable to Ironsi in the military hierarchy.

Iraloren:
You are spreading propaganda that Ironsi introduced unitary government. Persuade your government to bring back history. Mumu like you wa no know book

obyno82:


But were regional premiers not answerable to Lagos?

franchasofficia:
Gowon created states in Nigeria not Ironsi.



Go to wikipedia and read young man, don't allow your lying tribesmen to continue to deceive you in this age and time where information have been made easy just by the click

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:

Who is talking about creation of states? We are talking about removal of federalism. Go and read about decree 34 aka unification decree. Northerners protested, chanting "araba" meaning "let's secede" or "let's break apart". But no way! The igbos wanted one Nigeria! Una must stay for the marriage. Unity beggers!

obyno82:


How did he concentrate power to the central government? what he did was centralize the civil service to make his administration easier, as similar to a military high command system

SmartyPants:


The level of control was much higher. Regional governments had a high degree of autonomy not only in running their civil services but also in expenditure. They could execute policy directions of their own, similar to State governors of today.

The military governors were just subordinates who served at the whim of the military head of state.

hammer567:



IF IRONSI THAT WAS THEIR FOR LESS THAN 6 MONTHS, INTRODUCE UNITARY SYSTEM, WHAT STOP NORTH AND SW REMOVING IT FOR NEARLY 7 DECADES?


YOUR CLAIM CANNOT HOLD WATER.


WHAT YOU SHOULD CLAIM IS THAT IRONSI TRUNCATED YOUR DEMOCARCY FOR MILITARY RULE.


THEN AGAIN, HE WAS THEIR FOR ONLY LESS THAN 6 MONTHS, AND WAS NOT GIVEN TIME TO MANAGE THE CRISIS THAT FOLLOWED THE COUP AND TRANSITION BACK TO DEMOCARCY.

nickyvil:
Now I will explain this to you, the creation favored the north at first north was not cool with it and wanted out, Oil was discovered in 1956 but then Nigeria depend on Timber, coco and limestone, Ajaokuta.. We fully stated making oil our priority by 1970 which it grew from drastically. The north stated creating more state or local government which we south instead of us to come unite, we are divided by hate, they have more legislator and most of the corrupts politician are one when it comes to sharing looting so this is almost impossible cos all are just fighting for their pocket. Thats is the bitter truth

Ballo1292:


You are a failure of history.

Gowon was never in the position when the Kaduna Ezeigwo, Ifeajuna, banjo Ademoyoga, etc. killed the Tafawa Balewa, etc.

It was the failure of Hausa/ Fulani soldiers that to obey brigadier Ademulegun and subsequent afront from Ojukwu who said he can't take directive Gowon.

Meeting were called in Aburu Ghana to resolve d the issue of those that were killed and many that left the northern part to the eastern side.

The failure of Gowon government to complied with the agreement reached in Aburu that led to Ojukwu declared Biafra state.

Google it and read history books.

SKYHIGHfx:
“The Queen lived almost a hundred years. You know her children, under her rule the United Kingdom flourished and excelled — a fulfilled life.

Despite all their atrocities against Africa, she lived and died peacefully. There has never been a trace of any sort of generational curse in her lineage or the British Royal Family.

But, it’s your own ancestors, them that suffered the brute of slavery and bore the chains of inhumanity — chains forged by countries we call blessed — they are the ones who according to your pastors, were not only cursed by God but also despised.

And this curse — unbelievably transcends to their generations unborn.

A god that curses victims of ignorance and wickedness and blesses those who kill, enslaves, ræpes, steal, sows seeds of discord, create chaos, forcefully conscripts others into their religions, destroys and pillaged the sanctity and cultures of others — such a god deserves no worshippers.

And for those praying and cursing the Queen in her dead bed. The curse did not work while she was alive and it will not work now. Go and hold your greedy and shameless African leaders responsible for the underdevelopment of Africa.

You can’t keep blaming outsiders and keep electing drug barons, terrorist kingpins, certificate-less and treacherous political merchants, unhealthy entitled grandfathers, and unprincipled men and women who divide and rule.”

hammer567:



WELCOME TO LESS THAN 6 MONTHS DITATORSHIP.


PLEASE GET OVER IT, THIS IS 2022 NOT 1966.


MAKE TRIBALISM NO KILL YOU THERE. BIGOT!

hammer567:



CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW, MOVING FROM FEDERATION TO REPUBLIC IS NOW UNIFICATION DECREE.


UNA GO SCHOOL AT ALL?


IF YOU ARE NOT LEARNED, GO BACK A PAGE AND SEE THE DEFINITION FOR BOTH.

franchasofficia:
Thank God for social media and internet technology because before the emergence of social media, Yorubas used Lagos Ibadan expressway lying media houses and their brown envelope journalism to lie so much against the Igbos to the extent they made other tribes believe their twisted facts and hated Igbos until now that learned and much wiser Igbos like us can now counter their Brazing lies with raw facts for every Nigerian to read and know.




They said Ironsi abolished regional government system yet the same Ironsi appointed Ojukwu as Eastern Governor, Fajuyi as Western Governor and the others.



They always intentionally remove the evil role Awolowo played in destroying Nigeria's regional government by collaborating with Gowon to create 12 states and appointed military Governors of the 12 states which started the current federal system being operated today.

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:

I asked you to read and you are lazily asking me a stupid question. Ok I will answer. After independence, we were practicing a parliamentary system of government, very similar to the Westminster system practices by the UK where power is decentralised and the regions were powerful. Ironsi came with his oversabi and "unified" Nigeria, making it a republic, insisting that appointments and promotion will strictly be on the basis of merit. Ironsi did not do that because he gave a fuçk about merit, he just knew igbos who had a majority in the civil service will dominate everyone. The northerners resisted the move knowing well how they will suffer under Igbo dominance but for where! Ironsi said we must dominate you. That, in summary is the story of how decree 34 came to be. When later on (not quite long after then, it was the turn of the igbos to shout "araba" but for where! Aboki said we love you and we must stay in the marriage. And here we are.

Rozross:
Good old days when men were men and not redpillers �

derecho:
Waiting for the ethnic slant..and link with why PO shouldn't be president

hammer567:
THE REPUBLIC WAS NECESARY FOR IRONSI TO BE MILITARY HEAD OF STATE.


AS OPPOSED TO THE QUEEN OR CEREMONIAL PRESIDENT THAT EXISTED IN NIGERIA.



AS FOR YOUR REGIONALISM, THEY WERE INTACT, UNTIL GOWON HAPPENED TO NIGERIA.

perez100:
The Tinubu urchins are still spreading propaganda that Ironsi introduced unitary government. When Ironsi was killed we still had regional Governors (Military In charge). Ojukwu in the East, Adekunle Fajuyi in the West, Hassan in the north and David Ejoor in Midwest.

It was Gowon that scrapped it.

hammer567:



U ARE UNLEARNED.


THE UK SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IS CENTRALISED WITH ALL POWER VESTED IN PARLIAMENT.

THEY NEEDED PARLIAMENT TO PASS AN ACT FOR DEVOLVED PARLIAMENT CREATION IN THE REGIONS.


THEY CALLED IT DEVOLUTION OF POWER.


SO, UNDER THE NIGERIA, SYSTEM, THE REGIONS WERE ACCOUNTABLE TO PARLIAMENT.


IRONSI MILITSRY SYSTEM FOLLOWED THE SAME PRINCIPLE OF REGIONALISM.


ONLY DIFFERNCE IS A SHIFT FROM FEDERATION TO REPUBLIC, WHICH ALLOWED HIM TO BE MILITARY HEAD OF STATE, WITH NO MORE CEREMONIAL HEAD OF STATE..

baralatie:

The difference is that ironsi abolished the parliamentary system of govt and vested all powers in the federal military government of which he is the head.
It became a unitary government.
And by that power he can create republics or states as the power at the center wishes!
You get it now!

hammer567:



YES, EVERY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT WERE MURDERED, YOU DID NOT HAVE A PARLIAMENT ANY MORE.


YOU DID NOT GIVE HIM TIME TO CREATE TRANSITION GOVERNMENT EITHER.

HE WAS MURDERED LESS THAN 6 MONTHS LATER.


AS FOR THE STATES, LEASE SEE GOWON DECREE 14, AGAIN, GET SOMEONE TO READ IT TO YOU.

christistruth01:



He was asked to hold new Elections but Ironsi was not interested