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wink2015:
Late General Murtala Ramat Muhammed, who was the brain behind the coup against General Gowon can also be seen sitting behind General Gowon.

General Murtala was only pretending before the outside world that he was innocent of the coup only for him to return back to Nigeria from Kampala, Uganda to take over from General Gowon.

millionboi2:
Gowon regret not supporting igbos

ajbf:
He (Gowon )will be laughing seriously against Muritala should he watch this clip at this moment.

Abouwaza:
Well, how I wish we could have a president so young like Gowon then, but no, these youths prefer their oppressors

millionboi2:
Gowon regret not supporting igbos

Rawhumper:
Sometimes i am not sympathetic with the middlebelt,they were the main force in the nigerian army that fought the biafran wars.

But after the war,the Hausa/Fulanis aystematically purged their officers after the overthrow pf Gowon,that was why Dimka struck and killed Murtala,the likea of Bisalla,etc.

I laugh when presently i hear middlebelt say they are no longer Northerners unlike in the past they claimed to be North.

Its so sad that they realized they were used late.

The Yorubas crave for their own State if the Igbos have their Biafra cos they know no tribe except the igbos can withstand the onslaught of the North,though marginalised and divided,the igbos still stand formidable.

Imagine what will happen if the whole Igbos rally together,this is the fear of the North.
I bet you nobody can stand them.

Please let us stand united against injustice and marginalised.

All tribes should put aside their doubts and hatred against the Igbos,and stand behind the tribe because the bitter truth is that the survival of other tribes rests with the Igbos.

So becareful when u work against the igbos cos u we need eachother.









quote author=EsomahJD post=92252241]Today in History. 45 years ago, on 29 July 1975: Gen. Yakubu Gowon, President of Nigeria, was in Kampala attending the OAU meeting when he heard--via one of his aides--that he had been ousted from office in a military coup.

Reuters captured the moment when Gowon was given the news.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfGF3HwSMrc

abdulkayus:
Did u see how u overhyped the igbos and downgrade other tribes, and u still want the other tribes to rally behind you and support you? Who does that? It is this ur overbearing attitudes and self proclaimed superpower that will be ur waterloo. How can u abuse other tribes and then want them to support u? U guys lack diplomacy at all.

Rawhumper:
You misunderstood me bro,its not about superpower.

We lost the war because of the middlebelt who supported the North and then had majority of infantry troops in nogerian army.

Am trying to bring out how the Hausa/fulanis used other tribes to achieve their own selfish purposes and dumped them.

If am belittling other tribes,i wouldnt canvass for support,and am not asking for the realization of Biafra cos i dont support that but am asking to know the fact with the recent killings and happenings,one should know truly if the igbis are eliminated other tribes will be at the mercy of the Hausa/Fulanis.


I hope you understand my point,sometimes diplomacy is set aside to achieve clarification,dont you think?












misun

ayenale1:
I do laugh at some people comment such as this as if they don't think before they type anything:
* Gowon was irrelevant yet he was the longest serving president unbreakable 9 years(how many of your family is a councillor for 4 years, not an insult)
* Gowon was irrelevant yet become president when he was a bachelor(where is your at 29 okay lets say 30, its not an insult)
*Gowon was irrelevant yet was chief of staff to his predecessor in his twenties(i guess you still depend on your parents in your twenties).
*Gowon was irrelevant yet fought a three years civil war for three years plus external military forces in his 30s(im sure u never handle a riffle in your life)
*Gowon was irrelevant yet h established NYSC which im sure you benefitted from.
*Gowon was irrelevant yet he's honored both home and abroad and baba is 90+ (respect his age and massive achievements and pray for long life). I can go on and on.
If you don't know how to make comments just walk pass, you are entitled to your opinion but nonetheless respect people with gray hairs.

oluwaahmed:
The coward was happy that he's alive in far away Uganda. He later fled to the UK and tried to orchestrate a comeback which didn't go so well for his cronies.

IvarTheBoneless:
Epic comment. You finished johnjanrt.
Wow. I have to read more of your comments.
This is great!

Johnjanrt:
Johnjanrt to his useless parents
Another retard and tomfool.

OmoEpe:
Explain how igbos being in Nigeria has saved other tribes. Igbo can't even defend themselves without the support of other tribes because of their acute lack of emotional intelligence

OmoEpe:
A butterfly that thinks itself a bird

EsomahJD:
Today in History. 45 years ago, on 29 July 1975: Gen. Yakubu Gowon, President of Nigeria, was in Kampala attending the OAU meeting when he heard--via one of his aides--that he had been ousted from office in a military coup.

Reuters captured the moment when Gowon was given the news.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfGF3HwSMrc

Tumbulum:
The blood will keep on crying on your head for killing innocent women and children. May Gowon be cursed in thjs life and in the life to come.

Rawhumper:
Even the butterfly contributes to the balance of nature my brother.


I am here to let Nigerians know how long are we going to attack one another out of poverty and lack,losing our focus on the main problem the country is facing.

Time has come for us to stand for loose Federation,so evwry region can have substantial level of autonomy to develop at its own pace.

We are in a system that encourages social injustice,unequal distribution of the wealth of the country,decay in our educational as well as agricultural system,etc.

A time will come,if we dont say our minds now,we may cease to have minds brother.

This is not about superiority of tribe,this is all about the survival of our unborn children to free them from economic bondage we have experienced for years.

This is a clarion call for our security operatives to understand it is we the citizens they are bond to protect not the money looters.

If we can have sanity in our judicial and legislative systems,then its a step to a better Nigeria.

Every other tribe has been policymaker,i ask you all are we not tired of the situation?

I dont ask for violence cos violence breeds hatred and deaths.

Its time the Ibos are recognised in leadership,like i said the ibo tribe is like a father to the whole of Southern and Western regions,if destroyed a vaccum is created and insecurity sets in when the storm spreads.

Thank you

Rawhumper:
We dont lack emotional intelligence,
Everyone has to understand the role the igbo tribe plays in nigeria and the balance in the country.

Please understand i dont force my views on you or anyone but am trying to let you all know the reality most people have failed to understand.

I implore everyone to urge for confederation of the regions,so every region can have access to its resources and develop at its own pace.

Rather than allowing those that have nothing to offer but DEATH! to milk our resources.

Its time we put aside our bigotry,background,differences and rise against the common wall that needs to be razed.

But i tell you,for that wall to become inexistent,its like building a moutain out of a mole hill,but i tell you tonight if everyone reading this message truly hates the death,poverty,and social injustice we have suffered then we have to rally behind the Ibos and stand for them for leadership.

This is not about Federal character this is about putting an end to the Hausa/Fulani hegemony and how do we do it?

We start by having one voice as a south,speaking for the North central when marginalised or attacked.

If we can imbibe this and overlook d love for money,i tell you brother this will be a legacy our offsprings will proudly talk about someday.

If we fail,we have failed our unborn generations thereby putting them in perpetual bondage.

Thank you.

OmoEpe:
My point of disagreement with you is what has just being repeated on what basis is the exertion that igbos are father figure to southern Nigeria, it was this fallacy of overestimation of self that made them lose the civil war so badly


Get this once and for all you ain't better than any tribe in the South so you cant be a father figure

1) in terms of education you are far behind the West
2) In terms of physical and infrastructural development you are the least behind both SW and AS
3)GDP you are the least
4) IGR you are the poorest zone in the whole federation
6) Natural resources you are the least, even your soil is the least fertile


What is the father figure then? Because you do buying and selling in which your market is made up of other regions? In fact that makes you the most dependent and vulnerable tribe
So rather than claim fatherhood my brother please accept sonship of the South with grace because that's all what the indices points to

Rawhumper:
Nobody has come to the aid of the ibos right from Biafran war till now.

They were abandoned by other tribes,that war was fought totally by the ibos stil it lasted for 2 and half years.

Uptill now the marginalization of the ibos has been viewed by others as a good measure to checkmate the excesses of the ibos.

But time has proved and shown who the real enemy is,after the using and dumping of other tribes by these sect of people.

Remember during the war yes Ojukwu made mistakes but u have to note that we developed bombs that devastated the nigerian troops at Abagana,also fantastic weapins with limited resources we had cos of the blockades.

From this little excerpt,one can see the advancement in d economy and technology as well as scientifically of Nigeria if the igbos are given the chance.

The conflict at kadunna sometime ago was borne mainly by the ibos when there was religious clashes,the ibos have reslly been the force checkmating the physical islamization of the country.

Yes there are very wicked and sabos amongst the ibos but i bet with the leadership of the ibos,BH shall be a thing of the past and herdsmen will relocate back to their countries this i can bet.

When Gen Ihejirika was appointed,we saw how the Boko boys became silent till B said attack on Boko is attack on the North so Jonathan had to remove him.

Do your research the Officer incharge of Military equipment production like armoured vehicles,weapons,Rpgs etc is an Ibo.
It was gathered there was breakthrough after Buratai removed the previous officer incharge.

Brother what am saying in essence is that other tribes must realize that their survival in one Nigeria depends largely on the Ibos survival,nobody will be safe from the Hausa/Fulani if the ibos cease to exist.

If i didnt consider you,i wouldnt have brought tbis to your attention.


This is a clarion call to wake up before this cancer turns to something invincible.

Thank you brother for raising your observations and criticisms.










quote author=OmoEpe post=92277109]

Explain how igbos being in Nigeria has saved other tribes. Igbo can't even defend themselves without the support of other tribes because of their acute lack of emotional intelligence

Johnjanrt:
You're such a pain in the ass. Though I don't take serious mentions of ass-lickers as you. For your information I don't celebrate mediocrity. As for your intellectual retardation try and find an ordinary plateau man and asks him of the impact of Gowon around and hear replies you'll get. Again when compared to the likes of OBJ and PMB and the rest you wouldn't say the same of Gowon.
Receive sense you oaf.

IvarTheBoneless:
Epic comment. You finished johnjanrt.

Wow. I have to read more of your comments.

This is great!