texazzpete:

As someone said earlier, you don't find it suspicious or even curious that only the portion of the coup against the South East leadership was 'badly executed'?
Either way, it matters not what happened in the execution. Bottom line was the SE leaders escaped murder while prominent and revered leaders from other regions were slaughtered...and that had a profound influence on the behavior of many Northerners. Surely even you can see this.
I've attended to this question. Zik was not in the country at the time of the coup. MI Okpara escaped the coup by chance. By the way, the coup led to the death of 12 politicians and officers, 2 coupists and 1 unfortunate woman(Mrs Ademelegun). Only Ahmadu Bello can be described as prominent and revered, others were more or less pretenders.



I think your problem is with comprehending written English. 'Common practice' does not neccessarily mean it must have happened in Nigeria. There had been many cases of coups in several other countries in the world...and in all armies the punishment for treason against the commander-in-chief of the Armed forces is always extremely severe and often death.
Spare me your BS! We are talking of Nigerian context.



A cursory look at your dictionary will tell you that 'conspiring to overthrow a Government' is an accepted meaning for the word 'sedition' that Damola used.
Your problem is worse than I imagined.

se·di·tion [si-dish-uhn]
noun
1.
incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
2.
any action, especially in speech or writing, promoting such discontent or rebellion.

con·spire
/kənˈspī(ə)r/ Make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act.
(of events or circumstances) Seem to be working together to bring about a particular result, typically to someone's detriment.

There are differences between "incite" and "make". This is like telling me that Tunde Bakare whose speech is meant to incite the populace can be compared to the action of Oladipo Diya who conspired to overthrow Abacha.

No offense meant, but what school did you graduate from? Your mastery of English language is suspect.
This is unnecessary! Poor mastery of English language does not make me less intelligent. No doubt, you are more fluent in English language than me and you have more vocabulary in your armamentarium than an average NL. But that does not take anything away from my competence. A Chinese is not less intelligent because of his poor mastery of English language.


No suspicion or raised eyebrows from you that the random 'posting' to prisons favored only the fellow from the SE?
This is bullshyt! What does SE stand to gain by posting prisoners to the region?


So while you demand 'evidence' for the very plausible claim by the OP that Nzeogwu was training recruits for the Biafran army, you happily cling to unsubstantiated claims that Ojukwu had a hand in Nzeogwu's death.
More importantly, once again you display your shameful failings in comprehending written English. The OP was making a case that Nzeogwu who Achebe tries to dismiss as an 'Igbo in name only' was fully allied with Biafra. Whether Ojukwu had a role in his death or not, the FACT is that Kaduna Nzeogwu was killed in action fighting for Biafra. That was the point Damola was trying to make and your jibe about 'Yoruba Analysts' has nothing to do with anything.
No one comprehends English better than you

Damola's point is that the man fought and died for Biafra. Your rebuttal to that point is a resounding failure and a red herring.
If you have a little gray matter in your brain, you will know that I'm not contesting this point. Bros you are fighting your shadow. . .




The OP indicates the coup was led by officers from the South East. I don't think anyone has ever insinuated that everyone of the coup plotters were South Easterners.
Also worth noting that Victor Banjo's name should probably not be on that list as unlike the others, he always proclaimed his innocence. Either way, that scarcely matters.
Epic fail! Mr. Comprehension, the OP wrote "Igbo coup". Your defense is weak and it makes you look pathetic

In summary your 'rebuttal' showed nowhere near the level of wit and research that the OP displayed in his critique of Achebe's book. More worryingly, either from mischief or from plain challenges with English, you seem to have completely misconstrued many of Damola's words.
Yours is even laughable. By the way, what prevents you from making your comment based on your own research? Why should you mastur.bate on another person's work?
No doubt, I have challenges in English language; mind you that Igbo language is my mother tongue. So feel free to correct me.

Nowhere is this disappointing trait more evident in this your response to where the OP said

Five, during the Aburi negotiations, why was full reprieve for the coup plotters put on the table?



The term 'full reprieve for the coup plotters put on the table' does not mean that the coup plotters sat down at the table
Sorry to burst your bubble, Ojukwu went to Aburi with few aide. None of them were coup plotters

Dede1:



One advice I give to Nigerian scholars who navigate to Nairaland for intellectual exercise is not to accept Nowa Omoigui’s conjectural craps as gospel. In your replies to my post and that of hercules07, you seemed to load up on Nowa Omoigui’s junk.

Let me make it clear that Dr Biobaku was not a senior lecturer, associate professor or tenured professor. The only qualifications he had in pursuit of VC were being Omo Yoruba, political love peddler and tribal politics which Yoruba peeps chased unashamedly. I guess you know the reason behind assassination attempt on Dr Biobaku.

Now, let me call your attention to the responses you gave to hercules07 posts where you the laid the rope you used to hang your political credibility.

In one instance, you stated that “Chief Okotie-Eboh as the only non-Igbo N.C.N.C. Minister in the cabinet”. In another instance, there were Chief J.M. Johnson, Chief Olu Akinfosile and Ola Balogun as ministers. The last time I checked though, Chiefs J.M. Johnson, Olu Akinfosile and Ola Balogun were not Igbo.

It is very laughable how you narrated Akintola’s niche to run to his master, Ahmadu Bello, to plead for peanuts. In addition, it is equally nice to read from you that Yoruba sought tribalism over merit in Nigeria. When Yoruba longed for any position in Nigeria, the process is codenamed fairness but when it is the turn for Igbo the process becomes Igbo domination.

I have consistently reminded Igbo people, especially the deluded jackasses, that an apple does not fall far from the tree. The Yoruba of yesteryears are the Yoruba of tomorrow.

kunlekunle:


You are mixing issues up,
the first coalition was NPC and NCNC, the second was NPC, NCNC, NNDP.
the southern ministerial positions were occupied by NCNC with some positions for yourube NCNC.
Akintola's arguement was those NCNC yoruba guys wont reflect anything SW, so the southern positions were shared between NCNC and NNDP which created political acrimony that akintole hated the ibos.

take it or leave it.

Dede1:

Of course, I had to leave it. Why should I take myriad of unintelligible craps?

One of the problems with Nigeria is the country teeming with tribal irredentists who had closed minds to reality. NNDP was the not leading coalition partner. The coalition was between NNA and UPGA. In the coalition, NPC and NCNC were senior partners while NNDP, AG, UMBC, NEPU, NDC, MDF, UNIP, NPF, UNP and ZCP were junior partners in the coalition.

Due to undue tribal pressure, you kept thinking Akintola was the main mover in the political scene of 60s in Nigeria. To the best of my knowledge, SL Akintola was a rabid tribal icon and master of butt licker.

Dede1:

Of course, I had to leave it. Why should I take myriad of unintelligible craps?

One of the problems with Nigeria is the country teeming with tribal irredentists who had closed minds to reality. NNDP was the not leading coalition partner. The coalition was between NNA and UPGA. In the coalition, NPC and NCNC were senior partners while NNDP, AG, UMBC, NEPU, NDC, MDF, UNIP, NPF, UNP and ZCP were junior partners in the coalition.

Due to undue tribal pressure, you kept thinking Akintola was the main mover in the political scene of 60s in Nigeria. To the best of my knowledge, SL Akintola was a rabid tribal icon and master of butt licker.

van bonattel:

S.L. Akintola was also a confirmed political thug, he invented thuggery in Nigerian politics.

inufele2:

Confirmed by who? Get a cure for your madness and stop spewing rubbish.

van bonattel:

Which rubbish, its there on his wikipedia page

inufele2:

Wikipedia ko wikitilapia ni, people can write whatever they like on Wikipedia, it's not a reliable source of information.

Duduknight:

Seriously, you need to see a shrink or a doctor.

Action Group was in the coalition with NPC and NCNC?

Kunle is correct. The first coalition was between NPC and NCNC; after Akintola left the AG, he formed NNDP and that party joined the coalition. It was Akintola joining the coalition that caused the rift between NCNC and NPC. In the election of 1964, NCNC formed a coalition with AG to form UMBC while NPC and NNDP formed the ruling coalition. It was defeat in that election that led Zik not to call Balewa to form a government and the subsequent constitutional crisis of January 1965.

van bonattel:

Akintola was a thug, pure and simple. He is the grand patron of Nigeria political thuggrey, setting up thuggery schools all over the west and burning people's houses.

Dede1:

When I said Nigeria is teeming with loudmouthed fools who are miserably ill-educated, I meant every word. Did the above poster remotely insinuate that NCNC and AG form UMBC? You will not gain any knowledge from me. By the way, what does UMBC represents? There are parties other than NNDP that joined NPC to form alliance known as NNA.

Again, the election in reference was boycotted in the wards NNA had stronghold by certain parties due to alleged irregularities in the Balewa's government conduct of Nigerian census.

Again, the act of flaunting ignorance in the public seems to score high among certain group of people in Nigeria.

Duduknight:

I meant UPGA, it was an error on my part. In any case, there was a coalition between AG and NCNC for the 1964 election.

You accuse others of being fools yet your posts indicate that you are the most dangerous poster because your posts are filled with half-truths, lies, and misinformation. Weren't you the poster who stated that the AG was in a coalition with NPC and NCNC? Perhaps you don't know the meaning of coalition. If you do know the meaning of coalition, can you provide the names of the AG members who were part of the government in the first republic?

Your point about elections being boycotted in certain wards is not relevant to the debate.

Dede1:


I guess in a hurry to score cheap point for your team of ethnic bigots, you did not peruse my post or you were struck with common sickness of deficiency in comprehension. Again, the coalition government was forged between NPC and NCNC. However, there were political alliances between parties. Such alliances produced NNA and UPGA. I suggest you kick the habit of laziness and tribal parochialism while you get educated.

Dede1:

Of course, I had to leave it. Why should I take myriad of unintelligible craps?

One of the problems with Nigeria is the country teeming with tribal irredentists who had closed minds to reality. NNDP was the not leading coalition partner. The coalition was between NNA and UPGA. In the coalition, NPC and NCNC were senior partners while NNDP, AG, UMBC, NEPU, NDC, MDF, UNIP, NPF, UNP and ZCP were junior partners in the coalition.

Due to undue tribal pressure, you kept thinking Akintola was the main mover in the political scene of 60s in Nigeria. To the best of my knowledge, SL Akintola was a rabid tribal icon and master of butt licker.

Duduknight:

See your original post below; who were the AG members who were part of the government in the first republic? Stop using insults to mask your ignorance. And while you are it, stop dancing around the main issues. Do you know the meaning of coalition? I will not respond to any of your posts if you can't simply admit to your error or tell us how the AG was in the ruling coalition in the 1st Republic.

PROUD-IGBO:


^^^On the bolded: too late mate! You've used your own basket mouth to bring curses on your head, and by the blood of the millions of innocents you mock, you shall get it!

You think you can run your mouth like a broken tap on the internet owing to the anonymity it provides......and even go ahead to make fun of innocent victims of ethnic cleansing without attracting dire consequences?

This was my earlier prayer that made you say 'back to sender': May God almighty visit awo and adekunles idea of 'justice' and 'fairness' on you and you entire immediate and extended family for 10 generations to come......Amen!
Invariably, you're telling me that awo and adekunle were not 'just' and 'fair' since you've taken umbrage at my prayer; can you now point to anywhere in your previous posts where you've pointed this out?

If we are ALL true to ourselves and our consciences, and are ready to condemn injustice anywhere (even when visited on people we despise), there would be less bickering and e-fights on this forum, and the wounds of the civil war would have healed by now.

van bonattel:

Bwhahahahahah! I had a very good laugh reading this, so, you of all people dey fear curses? You with your ever hating soul filled with bile and bitterness, the curse is likely to stick to your life
Please pardon CyberG, this curse is too much, I dey beg for am.

Da infamous: CYBERG, you better go and fast and pray for forgiveness because the curses place upon you and your family,don't take it as a joke, mocking dead people also bring curse to itself.I feel sorry for you..

Dede1:


There was a story the malnourished dull in CyberGfool gave about 1911. When I read craps accredited to the characters such as Awolowo, Akintola, Ben Adekunle, Obasanjo and host of other Yoruba peeps, I deduced that jackass’s sickness of mouth diarrhea is definitely inherent.

nku5:

Smallie! You never hear say when adults dey talk kids should keep their mouths closed and ears open.

If I wrote an article saying awolowo was a british spy and I said I got it from a source doesn't common sense dictate that I provide (since its an internet article) a link to authenticate my sources??

Intellectual progress is not about screaming rhetoric so ppl can clap for you. It comes from points thrashed out and scrutinised thoroughly. Either challenge intellectually or go play e-thug or lol, "cyberg" with ya mates

van bonattel:

Fasting and praying may never save him, there is a horrible way that curses work, he should trace the person that cursed him if he is wrong and beg him or else.......

CyberG:

It is YOUR HEAD, IMMEDIATE & EXTENDED FAMILIES & GENERATION THAT IS AND WILL REMAIN CURSED! It all started when Gowon, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Adekunle "The Scorpion" dealt massively with retardeen ibo biafrans during the ill-conceived ojuku war. Within 2 months, Calabar, Enugu, PH, etc were all captured and iboz besieged on all sides and sinking fast! In the next war, there will surely be no remnants to re-write history!

bushwailo: You guys are still on wit this shitz, cant you all just drop it?
Grow up !!!

CyberG:

Retardeen dendeMORONIc...your hatred for Awolowo, Adekunle and co. doesn't change that the whooping of retardeen byafrans was completed in only ~2.5 years! Deal with it, the victors did, the vanquish can cry Nigeria an ocean! All your stories are bull crap and all I need do is scroll past your asinine posts!

ilugunboy: This Asebe old f0ol has caused more enemity among Yorubas and jhybos than the actual war did...