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Christistruth00:
Lt Col Katsina the Governor of the Northern Region
was refused Permission by Gen Ironsi to attend Balewa and Sardauna’s funerals
Before Decree 34 it was not his Business whose funeral the Premier of the Northern Region attended

Also

General Ironsi completely took away the autonomy of the Regions with Decree 34 of 1966

Before then the western region had its own busy uk embassy on great portland Street in london which had been established by Awolowo and which had to be closed down immediately after Ironsi's Decree 34 and the building was later taken over by the Federal Govt

https://guardian.ng/opinion/history-and-the-future-of-decree-34-of-1966

Hey,you should know that military regimes is dictatorial in nature and every officer must obey the last order from his commander.
And again Decree 34 only unified federal service and did not in anyway abolished the 4 regions.The 4 region was intact when Gowon took over #fact.If Ironsi's decree 34 weakened the regions autonomy why didn't Gowon who killed Ironsi and took over power restore whatever Ironsi did rather he choose to abolish the regions completely?
The guardian article you quoted is not based on facts rather it is a biased opinion written by one Eric Teniola

paramakina202:
Hey,you should know that military regimes is dictatorial in nature and every officer must obey the last order from his commander.
And again Decree 34 only unified federal service and did not in anyway abolished the 4 regions.The 4 region was intact when Gowon took over #fact.If Ironsi's decree 34 weakened the regions autonomy why didn't Gowon who killed Ironsi and took over power restore whatever Ironsi did rather he choose to abolish the regions completely?
The guardian article you quoted is not based on facts rather it is a biased opinion written by one Eric Teniola

This is the Link to the FG Gazette of Decree 34 1966

https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/ng/1966/ng-government-gazette-supplement-dated-1966-05-24-no-51-part-a.pdf


Start by reading point 3 it is now practically Gen Ironsi who decides what laws to make for each region

Christistruth00:
This is the Link to the FG Gazette of Decree 34 1966

https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/ng/1966/ng-government-gazette-supplement-dated-1966-05-24-no-51-part-a.pdf


Start by reading point 3 it is now practically Gen Ironsi who decides what laws to make for each region

Was is not a military regime?What do you expect?
Even in democracy the states are still under the influence of the president.
Decree 34 only changed the name from region to group of provinces every other thing was intact.
Why all of you are bent on giving Ironsi credit for what Gowon did still baffles me.
Decree 14 of 1966 by Gowon and Awo abolished the 4 regions and created 12 states.

Accordingly, Decree 34 of 1966 (so-called Unification Decree) by Maj-Gen Aguiyi Ironsi merely set up a Federal Military Government to be presided over by a Supreme Military Council, while Military Governors were appointed for the Four Regions, namely Lt-Col Adekunle Fajuyi, (Western Region); Lt.Col Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu (Eastern Region); Lt-Col David Ejoor (Midwestern Region) and Lt-Col Hassan Usman Katsina (Northern Region).

Attached is a copy of Decree 14 of Gen Gowon and his deputy Chief Awolowo that abolished the 4 regions and created 12 states.

Workch:
You can see how the 3 major tribes in the country are represented on the list and even some of the other names are not indigenes of Abia state but we are not foaming and crying foul.

In Abia, we are mature to care about your state of origin nowadays as long as you can give us result. You don't see Abians go about and crying more than the bereaved that a yoruba or Hausa man should not make the list.

In Abia state, we are very accommodating and irrespective of your origin, we will deal with you accordingly.

Tribal bigotry is for uncivilized and unsophisticated humans.

So na 2023 una start this one


Well, I'm an ondo state person that has lived most of his life in Anambra and I'm still waiting to see your Gov appointment people from other regions


But of ondo state, I fit list number of igbos wey dem appointment into political offices, even before Akeredolu regime

Shey make I list am??

paramakina202:
Was is not a military regime?What do you expect?
Even in democracy the states are still under the influence of the president.
Decree 34 only changed the name from region to group of provinces every other thing was intact.
Why all of you are bent on giving Ironsi credit for what Gowon did still baffles me.
Decree 14 of 1966 by Gowon and Awo abolished the 4 regions and created 12 states.

Accordingly, Decree 34 of 1966 (so-called Unification Decree) by Maj-Gen Aguiyi Ironsi merely set up a Federal Military Government to be presided over by a Supreme Military Council, while Military Governors were appointed for the Four Regions, namely Lt-Col Adekunle Fajuyi, (Western Region); Lt.Col Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu (Eastern Region); Lt-Col David Ejoor (Midwestern Region) and Lt-Col Hassan Usman Katsina (Northern Region).

Attached is a copy of Decree 14 of Gen Gowon and his deputy Chief Awolowo that abolished the 4 regions and created 12 states.

If you read Decree 34 Well you will notice that Gen Ironsi had already Stripped the Regions of their Powers

Christistruth00:
If you read Decree 34 Well you will notice that Gen Ironsi had already Stripped the Regions of their Powers

What stopped Gowon from restoring the powers to the region but he choose to abolish it completely ?

paramakina202:
My point is very relevant and valid,we are not operating regional governance.Everyone should mind their states.

Maybe in SE you are not.

In SW Yorubas have declared to return to regionalism.

paramakina202:
What stopped Gowon from restoring the powers to the region but he choose to abolish it completely ?

Because the North discovered that Gen Ironsi’s Decree 34 had given them power to control all of Nigeria

and it’s resources as they pleased

Decree 34 made them absolute rulers beholden to nobody

Decree 34 handed them every Oil Well and Gold mine in Nigeria without being questionable to anyone

If Gen Ironsi thought absolute power was good for him the North discovered it was good for them too

as long as they were the ones in power

Why would the North give it up now they were in Control

Christistruth00:
Because the North discovered that Gen Ironsi’s Decree 34 had given them power to control all of Nigeria

and it’s resources as they pleased

Decree 34 made them absolute rulers beholden to nobody

Decree 34 handed them every Oil Well and Gold mine in Nigeria without being questionable to anyone

If Gen Ironsi thought absolute power was good for him the North discovered it was good for them too

as long as they were the ones in power

Why would the North give it up now they were in Control

Is it out of fear or cowardice or both that makes people like you deny a historical fact that Gowon met 4 regions when he came to power whether weak or strong.2.That Gowon was the person who disolved the 4 regions and created 12 states not Ironsi..
Which military ditactor operates without absolute power just name one person.
Ironsi did not handover power to Gowon rather they killed him took over power from him and had every power to do and undo, to declared Dedcrees and nullify Decrees of the past, so stop blaming the dead.Those who had ruled Nigeria from july 1966 after the murder of Gen Ironsi have every power to do and undo whatever Ironsi did in 6 months he was in power.It is a shame that people of your kind still blames a man that ruled Nigeria for only 6 months 57 years after his death.

BabaRamota1980:
Maybe in SE you are not.

In SW Yorubas have declared to return to regionalism.

Since when?
Who the premier or governor of your western region government?

Christistruth00:
Because the North discovered that Gen Ironsi’s Decree 34 had given them power to control all of Nigeria

and it’s resources as they pleased

Decree 34 made them absolute rulers beholden to nobody

Decree 34 handed them every Oil Well and Gold mine in Nigeria without being questionable to anyone

If Gen Ironsi thought absolute power was good for him the North discovered it was good for them too

as long as they were the ones in power

Why would the North give it up now they were in Control

You lied and continue to lie.You prefer to blame the deadman than your northern masters for the miserable situation Nigerians found themselves due to clueless inept and very corrupt leadership of Hausa/Fulani and their Yoruba juniors partners since they seized power from Ironsi in 1966 july coup.