wilmant:
His existence somehow led to your existence, so lock 🔒 up

Napata77:
Is Brigadier-General Aguiyi-Ironsi Nigeria's Greatest Enemy?

This man was handed power in 1966 after his kinsmen executed a bloody coup, killing the Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa, and the top leaders from every region except theirs.

He refused to arrest the coup plotters for around 7 months despite nationwide appeals, and in the period, he DESTROYED Nigeria's CONFEDERATION of semi-autonomous regions, creating a FEDERAL system instead, with all powers vested in the centre, in Lagos (now Abuja), including power to harness natural resources. Everything now had to be approved by the 'federal government' - Ironsi's creation.

1) His refusal to arrest and try the coup plotters led to the massacre of Igbos in the north by outraged northerners, and the civil war that ensued.

2) His destruction of the confederation and creation of a federation led to the problems we have today, from corruption to inefficiency to nepotism to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and economic difficulties.

Leading one to ask the question:

Is Aguiyi-Ironsi Nigeria's greatest enemy?

BeninRefugees:
anyone who faught to keep Nigeria one is never Nigeria enemy


You ungrateful lots blame Igbos if they call for secession and also blame them for being patriots too

Bloody Children of snakes

Napata77:
I usually see Igbos agitating fiercely for restructuring, for freedom, secession etc etc.

Till today they are known for abusing the federal govt at every turn, and demanding greater autonomy.

I was thinking it was one wicked Hausa general that imposed this federal system on us back in the day.

Only to discover that it was an Igbo man!

Can you imagine?

Napata77:


Ironsi NEVER fought to keep Nigeria one.

He was a dictator who caused the ethnic friction that led to the civil war!

DMerciful:
How many months did Ironsi spent? Can you change a country's structure in less than two months?

BeninRefugees:
wtf!

He was a hero Nigeria wanted to break up that was why he declared a unitary system. Anyone would have done same in his place.

If you people so much hated what he did


Why wasn't it reversed

Napata77:


Sorry I don't get your point.

Napata77:


YOU'RE VERY STUPID.

ALL HE NEEDED TO DO TO ''UNITE THE NATION'' WAS TO ARREST THE BLASTED MURDERERS WHO SLAUGHTERED THE PRIME MINISTER, THE SARDAUNA OF SOKOTO, AKINTOLA AND OTHER LEADERS, WHICH HE REFUSED TO DO AFTER 7 WHOLE MONTHS OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY BEGGING HIM.

HE CREATED THAT FEDERAL SYSTEM IN ORDER TO BE A FEDERAL DICTATOR AND HAVE ALL THE POWER TO HIMSELF, BUT WAS KILLED IN THE COUNTER-COUP.

YOU ARE ASKING WHY WASN'T IT REVERSED.

WHO WILL REVERSE IT FOR YOU AFTER YOU'VE TAUGHT THE MILITARY AND POLITICAL CLASS HOW TO CENTRALISE POWER AND LOOT?

TELL YOUR FATHER TO GO AND REVERSE IT!

OR SIMON EKPA FROM FINLAND!

Napata77:
I usually see Igbos agitating fiercely for restructuring, for freedom, secession etc etc.

Till today they are known for abusing the federal govt at every turn, and demanding greater autonomy.

I was thinking it was one wicked Hausa general that imposed this federal system on us back in the day.

Only to discover that it was an Igbo man!

Can you imagine?

kettykin:



Please go back and read your history again, all the coup plotters were in jail during ironsi months in power

wilmant:


Had Aguiyi-Ironsi not established that federal system, the fortuitous convergence of your parents might have been precluded, consequently rendering your existence an improbable occurrence.

Napata77:
Is Brigadier-General Aguiyi-Ironsi Nigeria's Greatest Enemy?

This man was handed power in 1966 after his kinsmen executed a bloody coup, killing the Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa, and the top leaders from every region except theirs.

He refused to arrest the coup plotters for around 7 months despite nationwide appeals, and in the period, he DESTROYED Nigeria's CONFEDERATION of semi-autonomous regions, creating a FEDERAL system instead, with all powers vested in the centre, in Lagos (now Abuja), including power to harness natural resources. Everything now had to be approved by the 'federal government' - Ironsi's creation.

1) His refusal to arrest and try the coup plotters led to the massacre of Igbos in the north by outraged northerners, and the civil war that ensued.

2) His destruction of the confederation and creation of a federation led to the problems we have today, from corruption to inefficiency to nepotism to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and economic difficulties.

Leading one to ask the question:

Is Aguiyi-Ironsi Nigeria's greatest enemy?

Napata77:


All these kids on Nairaland.

You don't even know your own history.

Or you think you can come here and falsify history?.

Napata77:
I usually see Igbos agitating fiercely for restructuring, for freedom, secession etc etc.

Till today they are known for abusing the federal govt at every turn, and demanding greater autonomy.

I was thinking it was one wicked Hausa general that imposed this federal system on us back in the day.

Only to discover that it was an Igbo man!

Can you imagine?

BeninRefugees:


It was actually gowon that carried out the unitary decree in full


I have asked them severally


If they were against ironsi's idea

Why didn't they abolish it after killing him?


You see this people na hatred go kill them

Envious and slanderous people

BeninRefugees:
wtf!

He was a hero Nigeria wanted to break up that was why he declared a unitary system. Anyone would have done same in his place.

If you people so much hated what he did


Why wasn't it reversed


Remember it was Gowon that actually completed the decree of unitary system


If y'all were against it

Why didn't you remove it?


Wicked hateful people


Ironsi is the reason Nigeria is one till tomorrow because of his decree for national unity


If Igbos agitate problem

If they call for unity problem


Isn't it shameful you people are still blaming Igbos since over 50 years you've been the ones ruling plunging Nigeria into doom


Slanderous hateful people


We sha no send Una papa

I heard one said the other day that Zik interbred Igbos with Europeans to give rise to fair complexion people in SE to rule Nigeria in the future laff one kill me

rinzaugustine:
that’s the main reason I hate ironsi . If not for that unitary system of government, these backwards thinking morons that can never make progress in life except through stealing would have gone their way. You think India could have progressed if they were still with Pakistan?

rinzaugustine:
so you don’t even know they were in jail? This is shameful ignorance. Go and find the book your brother - Major Ademola Ademoyega wrote titled “ why we struck “ he was part of the coup detat that killed Sardauna ..this is shameful ignorance because if you can’t read travel to Lagos and research libraries or borrow books if you can’t afford it

Napata77:
I usually see Igbos agitating fiercely for restructuring, for freedom, secession etc etc.

Till today they are known for abusing the federal govt at every turn, and demanding greater autonomy.



Can you imagine?

raskymonojendor:

Big lies that you make up in your head. Show proof of your governors doing the same thing the gentleman men below are doing.

https://punchng.com/swest-govs-propose-six-regions-demand-lg-autonomy-resource-control/

Napata77:



Liar. WHICH JAIL?

Ironsi held Nzeogwu in luxury quarters in Kirikiri for a few weeks (many say it was actually to protect Nzeogwu from the rage of his colleagues) and then sent him to Aba prison where Ojukwu released him immediately!

JIBITI people!

WAYO people!

The northerners saw this charade and said ''HELL NO!''

To make it worse, Igbos living in the north were drawing cartoons of the Sardauna of Sokoto their kinsmen had killed, and mocking, laughing at the northerners there.

While the coupists were walking free!

In those days Igbos were so arrogant and proud, and felt everyone was beneath them.

The tragic northern pogroms and civil war were actually Nigeria's revolt against Igbo toxicity and narcissism.