₦airaland Forum

AlhajiCSO:
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Wickedlywicked:
E no go better for your entire generation for this falsehood. The unification decree of May 1966 was enacted by who? Your grandfather?

raskymonojendor:
You cannot revise history. Gowon only finished what Ironsi started.

Decree Number 34 of May 24, 1966, promulgated by Ironsi caused massive unrest in the Northern part of the country as the Northerners had gone against delimiting of regional powers as far back as 1959.
The decree made the centre strong, thereby abolishing the powers granted to the regions. In June 1966, Ironsi began a tour of the country (never to return to Lagos) and met with the Northern elite, assuring them of a united Nigeria. thehistoryville.com/


But, Ironsi was in a hurry to make an impression. In his May broadcast, he declared: “Nigeria shall on the 24th May, 1966 cease to be a federation and shall accordingly as from that day be a republic by the name of the Republic of Nigeria, consisting of the whole territory, which immediately before that day was comprised in a federation.” As federalism was abolished, the regions ceased to exist. From their ashes sprang up a group of territorial areas called provinces. Each region became a group of provinces, with a National Military Government at the centre. The late Head of State had also proposed a new economic plan, but it never saw the light of day.

According to Ndayo Uko, the Decree no.2 was to serve "as a kind gesture to the press" to safeguard himself when he went on later to promulgate the Defamatory and Offensive Decree No.44 of 1966 which made it an "offense to display or pass on pictorial representation, sing songs, or play instruments the words of which are likely to provoke any section of the country." He also as per the proposals of a single man committee passed the controversial Unification Decree No. 34 aimed to unify Nigeria into a unitary state.

Babangidapikin:
You still need Ikot Abasi to reach the ocean ...and International trade doesn't happen in rivers ... If Akwa Ibom decides to put a blockage , it would be a challenge .

Believeintruth:
Ikot Abasi is a town and not the estuary so that talk no follow.

Kay17:
The same gist was said of Local Governments. But it is over 50 years now, and LGs are a disaster.

Babangidapikin:
I Know Ikot Abasi is likely a town in Akwa Ibom but the fact still remains the South East is Land Locked

Believeintruth:
You said semi landlocked before, now you are saying landlocked. Try and stay in one point so that thunder can strike you.

Kay17:
You mean the same people that didn't develop their states with grit and determination?

We seem to forget that the regions barely lasted four years following independence. It was the corruption and institutional decay that led to the intervention of the military in the first place.

We can simply watch and see.

EcoBrick:
Following enquiries, the House disowned the bill as the duo of the House spokesman, Akin Rotimi and the Chairman, Rules and Business, Francis Waive said the proposed legislationl was not before committee for deliberation.

However, the drafter of the private bill, Dr Akin Fapohunda, who had earlier hinted our correspondent of his intent to interface with members of the National Assembly ahead of the transmission of the bill to the parliament, on Friday, said he had chosen to send the proposed law to President Tinubu, who may in turn present same to the parliament as executive bill.

https://punchng.com/tinubu-gets-bill-on-regional-govt-next-week/

raskymonojendor:
You cannot revise history. Gowon only finished what Ironsi started.

Decree Number 34 of May 24, 1966, promulgated by Ironsi caused massive unrest in the Northern part of the country as the Northerners had gone against delimiting of regional powers as far back as 1959.
The decree made the centre strong, thereby abolishing the powers granted to the regions. In June 1966, Ironsi began a tour of the country (never to return to Lagos) and met with the Northern elite, assuring them of a united Nigeria. thehistoryville.com/


But, Ironsi was in a hurry to make an impression. In his May broadcast, he declared: “Nigeria shall on the 24th May, 1966 cease to be a federation and shall accordingly as from that day be a republic by the name of the Republic of Nigeria, consisting of the whole territory, which immediately before that day was comprised in a federation.” As federalism was abolished, the regions ceased to exist. From their ashes sprang up a group of territorial areas called provinces. Each region became a group of provinces, with a National Military Government at the centre. The late Head of State had also proposed a new economic plan, but it never saw the light of day.

According to Ndayo Uko, the Decree no.2 was to serve "as a kind gesture to the press" to safeguard himself when he went on later to promulgate the Defamatory and Offensive Decree No.44 of 1966 which made it an "offense to display or pass on pictorial representation, sing songs, or play instruments the words of which are likely to provoke any section of the country." He also as per the proposals of a single man committee passed the controversial Unification Decree No. 34 aimed to unify Nigeria into a unitary state.

Kay17:
You mean the same people that didn't develop their states with grit and determination?

We seem to forget that the regions barely lasted four years following independence. It was the corruption and institutional decay that led to the intervention of the military in the first place.

We can simply watch and see.

mrvitalis:
There is no point to restructure if every community wont handle their resources

Kalabari, ikwere and okrika have nearly zero oil anodoni has a few, opobo has small

Obigbo, omuma, ogba abd ndoni produce 80% of rivers oil if not more since ogoni oil is not being mined for now

GUNITGuy:
Please were do you get your stats of oil distribution amongst ethnic group in Rivers State ....
Saying Ikwerre and Kalabari has no oil or zero ...Please do you know what you're saying at all ...

GUNITGuy:
The regions didn't last because of interruption by External influence of Zik against Awos influence in the western region ....Zik was responsible to ensure that Awo had Alot of Political enemies in the Parliament of western Nigeria despite his Performances ....
The result of that despondency is what we have today ....All Awolowo' s recommendations for the foundation of this Country was jettisoned for petty Jealousy by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and his Ibo tribe ....They are currently the worst hit by such I'll thought approach to Creating a Society

FourQu:
WRONG

Lagos is Lagos wether you osun and oyo state people like it or not

Kay17:
Essentially, you mean to say that the regions are vulnerable to the influence of a single outsider?

GUNITGuy:
Using the Federal Might ......It was inciting disunity with the promise of a better Federal appointment which was utilized by Zik for Akintola and Gowon for Awolowo .....
Awolowo also instigated the Minority ethnic groups in Eastern to Create their own regions culminating to States Just as Zik was also instrumental to the creation of midwest to spite Awo .....
We now know out enemies better and it's high time We Re strategize this country or else Something worse than Break up is looming

Kay17:
You mean the same people that didn't develop their states with grit and determination?

We seem to forget that the regions barely lasted four years following independence. It was the corruption and institutional decay that led to the intervention of the military in the first place.

We can simply watch and see.