₦airaland Forum

I, Brigadier Joshua Nimyel Dogonyaro, of the Nigerian Army, hereby make the
following declaration on behalf of my colleagues and members of the Nigerian
Armed Forces.
Fellow country men, the intervention of the military at the end of 1983 was
welcomed by the nation with unprecedented enthusiasm. Nigerians were
unified in accepting the intervention and looked forward hopefully to
progressive changes for the better. Almost two years later, it has become
clear that the fulfillment of expectations is not forthcoming.
Because this generation of Nigerians and indeed future generations have no
other country but Nigeria, we could not stay passive and watch a small group
of individuals misuse power to the detriment of our national aspirations and
interest.
No nation can ever achieve meaningful strides in its development where there
is an absence of cohesion in the hierarchy of government; where it has
become clear that positive action by the policy makers is hindered because as
a body it lacks a unity of purpose.
It is evident that the nation would be endangered with the risk of continuous
misdirection. We are presently confronted with that danger. In such a situation,
if action can be taken to arrest further damage, it should and must be taken.
This is precisely what we have done.
The Nigerian public has been made to believe that the slow pace of action of
the Federal Government headed by Major-General Muhammadu Buhari was
due to the enormity of the problems left by the last civilian administration.
Although it is true that a lot of problems were left behind by the last civilian
government, the real reason, however, for the very slow pace of action is due
to lack of unanimity of purpose among the ruling body; subsequently, the
business of governance has gradually been subjected to ill-motivated power
play considerations. The ruling body, the Supreme Military Council, has,
therefore, progressively been made redundant by the actions of a select few
members charged with the day-to-day implementation of the SMC’s policies
and decision.
The concept of collective leadership has been substituted by stubborn and
illadvised unilateral actions, thereby destroying the principles upon which the
government came to power. Any effort made to advise the leadership, met
with stubborn resistance and was viewed as a challenge to authority or
disloyalty.
Thus, the scene was being set for systematic elimination of what, was termed
oppositions. All the energies of the rulership were directed at this imaginary
opposition rather than to effective leadership.
The result of this misdirected effort is now very evident in the country as a
whole. The government has started to drift. The economy does not seem to be
getting any better as we witness daily increased inflation.
The nation’s meager resources are once again being wasted on unproductive
ventures. Government has distanced itself from the people and the yearnings
and aspirations of the people as constantly reflected in the media have been
ignored.
This is because a few people have arrogated to themselves the right to make
the decisions for the larger part of the ruling body. All these events have
shown that the present composition of our country’s leadership cannot,
therefore, justify its continued occupation of that position.
Furthermore, the initial objectives and programmes of action which were
meant to have been implemented since the ascension to power of the Buhari
Administration in January 1984 have been betrayed and discarded. The present
state of uncertainty and stagnation cannot be permitted to degenerate into
suppression and retrogression.
We feel duty bound to use the resources and means at our disposal to restore
hope in the minds of Nigerians and renew aspirations for a better future. We
are no prophets of doom for our beloved country, Nigeria. We, therefore, count
on everyone’s cooperation and assistance.
I appeal to you, fellow countrymen, particularly my colleagues in arms to
refrain from any act that will lead to unnecessary violence and bloodshed
among us. Rest assured that our action is in the interest of the nation and the
armed forces.
In order to enable a new order to be introduced, the following bodies are
dissolved forthwith pending further announcements: (a) The Supreme Military
Council (b) The Federal Executive Council (c) The National Council of States.
All seaports and airports are closed, all borders remain closed.
Finally, a dusk to dawn curfew is hereby imposed in Lagos and all state
capitals until further notice. All military commanders will ensure effective
maintenance of law and order. Further announcements will be made in due
course. God bless Nigeria.

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Mtcheew!

Silly speech, nonsense coup. We know why you guys came to power: to chop...to loot...and to destroy! You guys truly wrecked this country.

And right now, after thirty years of crass misrule, the man you removed is back in power to clean up your mess!

This coup speech of 1985 is very relevant now. Same on Buhari. A leopard does not change its spots.

and nothing has changed since

the stubborn old goat is yet to learn his lesson

Volksfuhrer:
Mtcheew!

Silly speech, nonsense coup. We know why you guys came to power: to chop...to loot...and to destroy! You guys truly wrecked this country.

And right now, after thirty years of crass misrule, the man you removed is back in power to clean up your mess!

fool

all accusations still stand 30yrs own

Are u sure the speech is not written in August 2015?

All the reasons they kicked him out are still his trademark today!

E no go beta for leopard wey no fit change cloth!

And the fellows that did things differently put the nation in the miserable conditions it is.

Why this reminder?

still nothing has changed about him.

d name baba go-slow no b today it started ooooooo

chia NIGERIA in concurrent mess!!!!!!

are you sure this speech was not written over the weekend?

BishopMagic:
fool

all accusations still stand 30yrs own

Wailer/TANoid, You will eat your words soon enough.

That man never change since then.