₦airaland Forum

T9ksy:
[iIronsi did promote three northerm officers but it was an afterthought.

Initially, Ironsi had promoted a whopping 18 igbo officers ONLY! He only promoted these northerners to mask his inherent bigotry. It's akin to how Ademoyega was the last officer recruited by the igbo coupists to whitewash the nefarous plot and give it nationalistic/revolutionay outlook.

Moreover, the 3 northern officers were promoted over and above their yoruba peers. Ironsi couldn't find any yoruba officer worthy of promotion but he found 18 igbos! [/i]

esnbrutality:
See them..

They have started the exact tactic and playbook they employed during buhari and the last elections.

Propaganda to pitch the North against the SE, forgetting that Tinubu jailed El Rufai after betraying him. Tinubu also locked children that protested.

Even after jailing Nnamdi Kanu to gain Northern sympathy. The same NORTH dont regard the gesture. The North is even asking for Sunday igboho to be arrested, but as betrayals Tinubu pretends not to hear that.

The fear is SOLIDLY obvious.

Atiku/obi ticket..and Tinubu is Toast.

dettolgel:
Like the oba that threatened non-Yorubas for exercising their democratic rights?

Or the likes of those that called a Lagos citizen unfit because his mom is not from Lagos state?

Or the Yorubas obas and leaders that based on tribal affiliation insulted and attacked a sitting president and now that things are actually worse, decided to keep mute because of tribal politics?

GeneralOuki:
This is nonsense, historians suggest that ironsi was trying to balance the factions within the military with those promotions, it has nothing to do with bigotry.

Okoyeeboz:
Democratic rights in Yoruba land. Why don't you go back to your region and exercise it there?

GeneralOuki:
What has this got to do with Obi?

simpleseyi:
The reward of Decree 34 of 1966

Tingotoe:
He didn't deserve to have ended like that

GeneralOuki:
This is nonsense, historians suggest that ironsi was trying to balance the factions within the military with those promotions, it has nothing to do with bigotry.
And indeed the coup had a nationalistic aim as it ultimately planned to free and enthrone Awolowo who was a Yoruba man. Furthermore, the plotters were not just igbo men and one Yoruba, that's distortion of history. The coup plotters involved people like:
Captain Ganiyu Adeleke (Yoruba)

Captain Gibson Jalo (Bali/Chamba)

Captain S. Swanton (Middle Belt)

Lieutenant Fola Oyewole (Yoruba)

Lieutenant John Atom Kpera (Tiv)

Lieutenant O. Olafemiyan (Yoruba)

Lieutenant Hope Harris Eghagha (Urhobo)

Second Lieutenant Saleh Dambo (Hausa)

Lieutenant Dag Warribor (Ijaw)

Lieutenant R. Egbiko (Esean)

Lieutenant Tijani Katsina (Hausa/Fulani) .

Do tell me what's tribalist about this names

nobaga:
These people would rather work with or serve under Fulani than free Awolowo or work with Yoruba, not to mention installing Awo as the "Best President Nigeria Never Had - Ojukwu"

Awo was promised that he would be freed from Prison if he formed some alliance with NPN, he refused.

He wrote Ironsi to grant him Release twice. He and Ojukwu refused.

As soon as Gowon released Awo, the same Ojukwu claimed credit!

lawani:
It was Balewa in the first republic that offered to release Awo if he will agree to join the government. NPN was in the second republic