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Lifestone:
You are a revisionist. Bunch of lies you are telling your likes.
Your Brother abrogated Regional system and replaced it with Unitary system by the promulgation of Decree 34 (see attached).
Coup of January 1966 was led by Ifejuana, Nzeogwu and co. No high profile personality was killed of the Igbos extraction. Azikwe went on leave, Okpara narrowly escaped, lol. A pure Igbo Coup.
The pre-independence debate on secession is well documented. Azikwe vehemently opposed inclusion of secession clause in the 1960 Constitution.
It's topic like this that won't allow old wounds to heal. So long you people keep bringing it up, we will keep bursting your lies

mightyhaze:
You have not examined but already yelling 'lies'! That's what a programmed automaton will do...

tishbite42:
Why not now
Pathetic liar

gidgiddy:
These are five Lies the Lagos/Ibadan expressway media and their Northern cohorts have been telling gainst Igbos since the 60's, which they still tell to this day.

That Nzeogwus was an Igbo coup

The only way to call Nzeogwu's coup an Igbo coup is if Murtala Mohammeds coup was a "Hausa coup", Dimkas coup a "middle belt coup", Buhari's coup a "Fulani coup", Babangida's coup a "Gwari coup" and Abacha's coup a "Kanuri coup". When people only remember to give ethnic tag to coup when it comes to Igbos, then you know something fishy is going on. They will later turn around and even tell you when it suits them, that Nzeogwu is not an Igbo man. Nigeria even rewarded notorious coup plotters like Buhari with Presidency, Murtala Mohammed put on the N20 note, and Babangida with GCFR

That Ironsi abolished Regionalism and introduced unitary rule with Decree 34

Of course they know you will never Google Decree 34 to find out it was a civil service Decree. What Ironsi introduced was military rule. He neither abolished the 4 Region's Nigeria had at the time, nor denied them resource control. It was Gowon that came after Ironsi, used Decree 14 to abolish all 4 Region's, created 12 states to replace them, and introduced full blown unity rule with Decree 15 which abolished resource control

That Ojukwu started the war

Far from it, Ojukwu did everything he could to prevent war including risking his own life to go to Aburi, Ghana, where the government of Ghana and Nigeria could have killed him, just to sign a peace agreement with Gowon, to keep Nigeria one and prevent war. Unfortunately, Gowon and his Northern cohorts broke the agreement and war followed. If anyone caused the war, it was Gowon

That Zik prevented secession clause from entering the constitution

There was Awolowo, there was ZIk, there was Ahmadu Bello, Aminu Kano, Enahoro etc. But they want you to believe that Zik alone arm-twisted all these heavy weights, to decide what should, or should not be in the constitution? Is that really practical? One man decided what will be in the constitution of Nigeria while the British were in control? Get real

That Igbos are the problem of Nigeria

Those saying this are the same people who have been ruling Nigeria for almost 60 years, but they still blame Igbos for how Nigeria is 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆

alanto:
Why do you always set your people up for bashing. If you pride yourself or claim to be spotless, other people will disagree and they'll flaw you to prove a point. Better get senvr.

gidgiddy:
These are five Lies the Lagos/Ibadan expressway media and their Northern cohorts have been telling gainst Igbos since the 60's, which they still tell to this day.

That Nzeogwus was an Igbo coup

The only way to call Nzeogwu's coup an Igbo coup is if Murtala Mohammeds coup was a "Hausa coup", Dimkas coup a "middle belt coup", Buhari's coup a "Fulani coup", Babangida's coup a "Gwari coup" and Abacha's coup a "Kanuri coup". When people only remember to give ethnic tag to coup when it comes to Igbos, then you know something fishy is going on. They will later turn around and even tell you when it suits them, that Nzeogwu is not an Igbo man. Nigeria even rewarded notorious coup plotters like Buhari with Presidency, Murtala Mohammed put on the N20 note, and Babangida with GCFR

That Ironsi abolished Regionalism and introduced unitary rule with Decree 34

Of course they know you will never Google Decree 34 to find out it was a civil service Decree. What Ironsi introduced was military rule. He neither abolished the 4 Region's Nigeria had at the time, nor denied them resource control. It was Gowon that came after Ironsi, used Decree 14 to abolish all 4 Region's, created 12 states to replace them, and introduced full blown unity rule with Decree 15 which abolished resource control

That Ojukwu started the war

Far from it, Ojukwu did everything he could to prevent war including risking his own life to go to Aburi, Ghana, where the government of Ghana and Nigeria could have killed him, just to sign a peace agreement with Gowon, to keep Nigeria one and prevent war. Unfortunately, Gowon and his Northern cohorts broke the agreement and war followed. If anyone caused the war, it was Gowon

That Zik prevented secession clause from entering the constitution

There was Awolowo, there was ZIk, there was Ahmadu Bello, Aminu Kano, Enahoro etc. But they want you to believe that Zik alone arm-twisted all these heavy weights, to decide what should, or should not be in the constitution? Is that really practical? One man decided what will be in the constitution of Nigeria while the British were in control? Get real

That Igbos are the problem of Nigeria

Those saying this are the same people who have been ruling Nigeria for almost 60 years, but they still blame Igbos for how Nigeria is 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆

Bandirao:
Hmn even if nzeogwu coup is not an igbo agenda your actions make it looked like, because immediately after the coup your people living in the north started to make it a tribal war they mockingly displayed the photos of the slayed sardauna on the one hand and nzeogwu on the other with the caption my father killed your father, this angered the notherners and aggravated the situation but most northern leaders tried to calm the people saying that ironsi is not part of the coup but the igbos arrogantly continue to mock the notherners calling them ewu one igbo man even made a song in which he called northerners as goats, worst of all ironsi introduced a unitary system of government where he abolished regional resources control, and the question of regionalism and secession will be treated as treason, most nothern nationalists see this as a treat to nothern nigerian culture, history,heritage and uniqueness and the igbos in the continued to mock the notherners which resulted in the pogroms against igbos where most of them payed for their arrogance with their lives, and the nothern elements in the army staged another coup where ironsi also pay his foolishness with his life. After this most nothern soldiers that staged the coup were already alienated with the idea of one nigeria and choose to divide the country once and for all, but Gowon instigated by Anglo-Americans toppled them and committed to preserve one nigeria and created 12 states. Suddenly the igbos who are the great champions of one nigeria since pre independent times now under the leadership of a man with questionable character called ojukwu declared the secession of the defunct Eastern nigeria as Biafra which started the civil war where 3 million igbos died.
You igbos should stop trying to make us guilty about what we are not responsible, you started all the problems of nigeria because of your high and uncontrolled ego and lack of respect for your hosts. My advice to you is to you people at least try to learn humility.

Lifestone:
You are half educated. Or maybe you are half clever.
What is Regional Government? The names you mentioned (Ojukwu, Ejoor, Katstina and Adebayo) were Administrators appointed by Ironsi and reporting to him in a Unitary system, the way the Governors report to Head of State. The Regional system of government was dead under Ironsi
What Gowon did was to further build on what Ironsi had began.
Anyway, Ironsi was going round trying to pacify Nigerians who had opposed his decisions when he was assassinated in Ibadan.

Know your history

Tigernut101:
God bless you my brother

What they don’t know is that Igbos have been the problem solvers. Without them, I wonder how the common man would survive in Nigeria.

Antivirus92:
bunch of rubbish!

Where are your evidence that the death of sardauna was celebrated by igbos, bring pictures and videos...

A lying yoruba man

gidgiddy:
These are five Lies the Lagos/Ibadan expressway media and their Northern cohorts have been telling gainst Igbos since the 60's, which they still tell to this day.

That Nzeogwus was an Igbo coup

The only way to call Nzeogwu's coup an Igbo coup is if Murtala Mohammeds coup was a "Hausa coup", Dimkas coup a "middle belt coup", Buhari's coup a "Fulani coup", Babangida's coup a "Gwari coup" and Abacha's coup a "Kanuri coup". When people only remember to give ethnic tag to coup when it comes to Igbos, then you know something fishy is going on. They will later turn around and even tell you when it suits them, that Nzeogwu is not an Igbo man. Nigeria even rewarded notorious coup plotters like Buhari with Presidency, Murtala Mohammed put on the N20 note, and Babangida with GCFR

That Ironsi abolished Regionalism and introduced unitary rule with Decree 34

Of course they know you will never Google Decree 34 to find out it was a civil service Decree. What Ironsi introduced was military rule. He neither abolished the 4 Region's Nigeria had at the time, nor denied them resource control. It was Gowon that came after Ironsi, used Decree 14 to abolish all 4 Region's, created 12 states to replace them, and introduced full blown unity rule with Decree 15 which abolished resource control

That Ojukwu started the war

Far from it, Ojukwu did everything he could to prevent war including risking his own life to go to Aburi, Ghana, where the government of Ghana and Nigeria could have killed him, just to sign a peace agreement with Gowon, to keep Nigeria one and prevent war. Unfortunately, Gowon and his Northern cohorts broke the agreement and war followed. If anyone caused the war, it was Gowon

That Zik prevented secession clause from entering the constitution

There was Awolowo, there was ZIk, there was Ahmadu Bello, Aminu Kano, Enahoro etc. But they want you to believe that Zik alone arm-twisted all these heavy weights, to decide what should, or should not be in the constitution? Is that really practical? One man decided what will be in the constitution of Nigeria while the British were in control? Get real

That Igbos are the problem of Nigeria

Those saying this are the same people who have been ruling Nigeria for almost 60 years, but they still blame Igbos for how Nigeria is 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆

gidgiddy:
These are five Lies the Lagos/Ibadan expressway media and their Northern cohorts have been telling gainst Igbos since the 60's, which they still tell to this day.

That Nzeogwus was an Igbo coup

The only way to call Nzeogwu's coup an Igbo coup is if Murtala Mohammeds coup was a "Hausa coup", Dimkas coup a "middle belt coup", Buhari's coup a "Fulani coup", Babangida's coup a "Gwari coup" and Abacha's coup a "Kanuri coup". When people only remember to give ethnic tag to coup when it comes to Igbos, then you know something fishy is going on. They will later turn around and even tell you when it suits them, that Nzeogwu is not an Igbo man. Nigeria even rewarded notorious coup plotters like Buhari with Presidency, Murtala Mohammed put on the N20 note, and Babangida with GCFR

That Ironsi abolished Regionalism and introduced unitary rule with Decree 34

Of course they know you will never Google Decree 34 to find out it was a civil service Decree. What Ironsi introduced was military rule. He neither abolished the 4 Region's Nigeria had at the time, nor denied them resource control. It was Gowon that came after Ironsi, used Decree 14 to abolish all 4 Region's, created 12 states to replace them, and introduced full blown unity rule with Decree 15 which abolished resource control

That Ojukwu started the war

Far from it, Ojukwu did everything he could to prevent war including risking his own life to go to Aburi, Ghana, where the government of Ghana and Nigeria could have killed him, just to sign a peace agreement with Gowon, to keep Nigeria one and prevent war. Unfortunately, Gowon and his Northern cohorts broke the agreement and war followed. If anyone caused the war, it was Gowon

That Zik prevented secession clause from entering the constitution

There was Awolowo, there was ZIk, there was Ahmadu Bello, Aminu Kano, Enahoro etc. But they want you to believe that Zik alone arm-twisted all these heavy weights, to decide what should, or should not be in the constitution? Is that really practical? One man decided what will be in the constitution of Nigeria while the British were in control? Get real

That Igbos are the problem of Nigeria

Those saying this are the same people who have been ruling Nigeria for almost 60 years, but they still blame Igbos for how Nigeria is 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆

Throwback:
More like the truth Igbos have been trying to revise because of shame.

confusedlady:
1. Lie number 1: That the January 15th 1966 coup was not an Ibo coup.

The January 15th 1966 coup was a coup carried out by the Military wing of the Ibo nation. It was a further propagation of Ibo supremacy agenda which Nnamdi Azikiwe had failed to achieve through political means. To understand the January 1966 coup properly and in perspective, you need to go back to speeches made by prominent Ibo sons in the 1940s,50s and early 60s propagating the Ibo as a superior race in Africa. In fact in 1945 Charles Dadi Onyeama laid claim at an Ibo union address that the,"DOMINATION OF NIGERIA AND AFRICA, BY THE IBOS IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME."
Following closely in 1949 at Aba, Nnamdi Azikiwe also made a tribal and inciting speech where he proclaimed that, "GOD HAD SPECIALLY CREATED AND CHOSEN THE IBO TO DOMINATE AND RULE NIGERIA AND AFRICA."
This tribal and supremacy Ibo agenda was drummed into all Ibos that they were born to lead other tribes in Nigeria. However by 1960 at independence, the Ibo found themselves with the short end of the stick. Nnamdi Azikiwe was a toothless ceremonial President ,while the executive and political power was domiciled in the hands of the Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa, who was an acolyte of the Sardauna of Sokoto and Northern Premier Ahmadu Bello.
This made the Ibo become disgruntled that their born to rule agenda was being defeated and as such the turned to their military arm in the Nigeria Army in order to wrestle power from the North.

It is pertinent to note that in order to carry out this political and tribal coup they needed an excuse that would seem altruistic and not selfish so they needed a reason and an agenda.
The agenda they chose was corruption and the freedom of Obafemi Awolowo who was incarcerated in Calabar prison by the Balewa government.
The main protagonists of the coup were Ibo but they decided to include a other nominal members such as the misled and decieved Major Ademoyega.
Here are the names of the leaders of the January 15th 1966 coup in Nigeria.

1. Major Chukwuma Nzeogwu. -Ibo
2. Major Emmanuel Ifeajuna-Ibo.
3. Major Chris Anuforo. -Ibo.
4. Major Humphrey Chukwuka. -Ibo.
5. Major Timothy Onwategwu. -Ibo.
6. Major Donatus Okafor.-Ibo.
7. Major Adewale Ademoyega. -Yoruba.

You may decide to be the judge of the composition of the leaders of this coup and tell me if the domination of Ibo does not make this an Ibo coup.

Proceeding further you see that the Ibo in their usual cunning and crafty way slaughtered and murdered political and military leaders of ALL other tribes while cunningly protecting and saving leaders from their side. This was to be expected since Major Ifeajuna was a relative and kinsman of Nnamdi Azikiwe and was only carrying out the Ibo supremacist agenda.

Names of the victims of the coup:

1. Sir Tafawa Balewa.-Hausa.
2. Samuel Akintola-Yoruba.
3. Sir Ahmadu Bello. -Fulani.
4. Festus Okoti-Eboh.-Itsekiri.
5. Brigadier Samuel Ademulegun-Yoruba.
6. Brigadier Zakariya Maimalari-Kanuri.
7. Colonel Kur-Kanuri.
8. Colonel Abogo Largema-Plateau.
9. Colonel James Pam.-Become.
10. Colonel Ralph Shodeinde-Yoruba.
11. Sergeant Daramola Oyegoke. Yoruba. This was a cold blooded murder as this Sergeant was decieved by Nzeogwu that they were going on a routine exercise but when the attack on the Sardauna's house was about to begin and the Sergeant realised this was a coup he immediately refused to take part and was shot dead by Nzeogwu for refusing to obey orders.
12. Constable Yohanna Garkawa.
13. Constable Akpan Anduka.
14. Constable Hagai Lai.
15. Phillip Lawande.
16. Corporal Musa Nimzo.
17. Mr Ahmed Ben Musa.
18. Mrs Hafsatu Bello.
19. Mrs Lateefat Ademulegun.
20. Zarumi Sardauna.
21. Ahmed Pategi.
22. Lt Col Arthur Unegbe-Ibo.

You may like to be the judge of the names of the people killed if it represents a geographical spread of the country and take note that the only Ibo man killed Lt Colonel Arthur Unegbe was the quater master general of the Nigeria Army. When you check what the duty of the quarter master general is then you will understand why he was killed.


Gidgiddy, you are needed here.

gidgiddy:
Lol, bringing the usual 3rd party comments of the Lagos Ibadan expressway media. If there was 4 Region's when Ironsi came in, and still 4 Region's when Gowon came in, which Region's did Ironsi abolish? You guys should start using your brains

Google Decree 14 and read how Gowon abolished the 4 Region's Nigeria had, and created 12 states

confusedlady:
Lie number 5: That Ibos are the problem of Nigeria.

There is no tribe with the propensity to initiate an action and not expect a reaction like the Ibo.
Actions attract reactions. You as a people can not continually stoke actions and not expect a reaction. In 1966 on the 15th of Jauary the Military arm of the Ibo instigated a coup and murdered in cold blood the entire political and military leadership of all other tribes in Nigeria while cunningly protecting,maintaining and saving their own military and political leadership and not expect a reaction.

The Ibo have been known to be welcomed to a territory like Lagos or Portharcourt and turn round after settlement to claim these territories are NO MAN LANDS!
This is an attitude no other tribe can try in Enugu,Onitsha or Aba without grave repercussions. Yet the Ibo do this on a regular basis trying to claim people's home town,and ancestral lands are NO MAN LANDS!
They stoke these embers of fire and yet expect not to recieve a burning reaction. The funniest thing is that after instigating this reaction the Ibo will quickly turn round to claim and play victim trying to shift the blame on to other tribes.


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gidgiddy:
This long essay was not necessary, there is nothing new here people don't already know. I could write the same long essay about Murtala Mohammeds coup, Babangida's coup, Buhari's coup and Abacha's coup. In coups, the ring leaders are usually from the same part of the country , nothing new, even if casualty rate may differ

What I said if if anyone calls it an Igbo coup, the Murtala Mohammeds coup must be called an "Hausa coup", Babangida's coup a Gwari coup, Buhari's coup a Fulani coup and Abacha's coup a Kanuri coup

Since Murtala Mohammed, who led a "Hausa coup", was put on the N20 note, had Airports and buildings named after him, Nigeria has to consider putting Nzeogwu on the next currency to be introduced, and an Airport named after Ifeajuna

Since Babangida, who led a "Gwari coup", was made GCFR, it is only fitting if Anuforo and Onwuatuegwu should be given national honours

Since Buhari, who led a Fulani coup, was elected civilian President, Chukwuka should be considered qualified to be President

😆

They only remember that coup should have ethnic tag if they see Igbo name

They only remember that coup is bad if they see Igbo name

They only remember there is insecurity and criminality in Nigeria if they see Igbo name


Jokers everywhere

gidgiddy:
This long essay was not necessary, there is nothing new here people don't already know. I could write the same long essay about Murtala Mohammeds coup, Babangida's coup, Buhari's coup and Abacha's coup. In coups, the ring leaders are usually from the same part of the country , nothing new, even if casualty rate may differ

What I said if if anyone calls it an Igbo coup, the Murtala Mohammeds coup must be called an "Hausa coup", Babangida's coup a Gwari coup, Buhari's coup a Fulani coup and Abacha's coup a Kanuri coup

Since Murtala Mohammed, who led a "Hausa coup", was put on the N20 note, had Airports and buildings named after him, Nigeria has to consider putting Nzeogwu on the next currency to be introduced, and an Airport named after Ifeajuna

Since Babangida, who led a "Gwari coup", was made GCFR, it is only fitting if Anuforo and Onwuatuegwu should be given national honours

Since Buhari, who led a Fulani coup, was elected civilian President, Chukwuka should be considered qualified to be President

😆

They only remember that coup should have ethnic tag if they see Igbo name

They only remember that coup is bad if they see Igbo name

They only remember there is insecurity and criminality in Nigeria if they see Igbo name


Jokers everywhere

Lifestone:
This your lame argument can only be bought by people like you. The Regional System was dead with Ironsi, Unitary System was already in place. The 4 Regions had become like States by Decree 34 of Ironsi who appointed the administrators for the four Regions and they all reports to him. Gowon came and increase it to 12 States. But the architect is Ironsi.

Odingo1:
The one that is most shocking today is that Delta Anioma people from where Nzeogwu came from are not Igbos but they call his coup Igbo coup.

gidgiddy:
That's because you have never read decree 34 to know it was a Decree about the civil service

How can the 4 Region's have become like states when they were still controlling their resources? Is there any state in Nigeria that has resource control?

tishbite42:
Gibberish as usual

No facts
Just Igbophobia rants
How about the Hausa-Fulani, the Tiv, Birom-Langtang coups?!

gidgiddy:
These are five Lies the Lagos/Ibadan expressway media and their Northern cohorts have been telling gainst Igbos since the 60's, which they still tell to this day.

That Nzeogwus was an Igbo coup

The only way to call Nzeogwu's coup an Igbo coup is if Murtala Mohammeds coup was a "Hausa coup", Dimkas coup a "middle belt coup", Buhari's coup a "Fulani coup", Babangida's coup a "Gwari coup" and Abacha's coup a "Kanuri coup". When people only remember to give ethnic tag to coup when it comes to Igbos, then you know something fishy is going on. They will later turn around and even tell you when it suits them, that Nzeogwu is not an Igbo man. Nigeria even rewarded notorious coup plotters like Buhari with Presidency, Murtala Mohammed put on the N20 note, and Babangida with GCFR

That Ironsi abolished Regionalism and introduced unitary rule with Decree 34

Of course they know you will never Google Decree 34 to find out it was a civil service Decree. What Ironsi introduced was military rule. He neither abolished the 4 Region's Nigeria had at the time, nor denied them resource control. It was Gowon that came after Ironsi, used Decree 14 to abolish all 4 Region's, created 12 states to replace them, and introduced full blown unity rule with Decree 15 which abolished resource control

That Ojukwu started the war

Far from it, Ojukwu did everything he could to prevent war including risking his own life to go to Aburi, Ghana, where the government of Ghana and Nigeria could have killed him, just to sign a peace agreement with Gowon, to keep Nigeria one and prevent war. Unfortunately, Gowon and his Northern cohorts broke the agreement and war followed. If anyone caused the war, it was Gowon

That Zik prevented secession clause from entering the constitution

There was Awolowo, there was ZIk, there was Ahmadu Bello, Aminu Kano, Enahoro etc. But they want you to believe that Zik alone arm-twisted all these heavy weights, to decide what should, or should not be in the constitution? Is that really practical? One man decided what will be in the constitution of Nigeria while the British were in control? Get real

That Igbos are the problem of Nigeria

Those saying this are the same people who have been ruling Nigeria for almost 60 years, but they still blame Igbos for how Nigeria is 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆