Christistruth00:


That was Part of the deliberate propaganda of lies against Bassey .

There was only one Bassey in the top 20 Officers and he had an Officer Seniority date of 3 years over Ironsi. He was the only NA1 it was GOWON who finally made Bassey a full Brigadier after the Nors took power . Before that Bassey's promotions had been deliberately delayed to keep him under Ironsi and on the same Rank as Ojukwu whom Bassey' had an Officer Seniority date of 11 years over him. By that time in Aim believed the Tribalistic maltreatment of Bassey had gone to far.Zik believed Ironsi should have appointed Bassey as Governor of the Eastern Region and not Ojukwu.
May God deliver us from all our enemies.

https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/11575251_screenshot20200520154224_pngb57908c274a3172d78d4d2d626847391

You will do yourself a good service if you quit copying and pasting craps on this forum. I have copy of the book written by Robin Luckham on my table. The man did a great job in writing a book but not all the facts. If I were you, caution would be my song word when quoting other peoples' work to project a silly plank. In the goofy list you provided came from the gospel according to the angels, where were officers such as P. Anwunah, H. Igboba, S. Nwajei, R. Trimnell, Eyo Ekpo, etc.?

Dedetwo:


Arrant nonsense!!! Duke Bassey who could have been NA1 left the army before what became Nigeria attended independence in October 1, 1960. The debate had been that Ironsi is NA1 since he stayed in the army when the real estate known as Nigeria gained independence. However, most Nigerians true to the silly tribal ends, decided to jump onto the bandwagon of Wellington Umoh Bassey who was commissioned in 1952 and barely make the rank of Lt Col. by January 15, 1966. Duke Bassey, Aguiyi Ironsi and Samuel Ademulegun were Warrant officers the year they commissioned. Again in 1953, Aguiyi jumped ahead by getting regular commission which was one of the reasons Ironsi was selected to command UN forces. By the year 1956 when Queen Elizabeth II visited Nigeria, Ironsi was the only African with the rank of Major in the entire British Africa Military Regiment. He also served as Queen's ADC while on tour of Nigeria. The Wellington Umoh Bassey was not in the same military class with Ironsi.

Bassey NA1 never left the Army. he was buried in an Captains posting for years . It was even common knowledge among the Northern Soldiers that Bassey was being oppressed because he was from the Eastern Minorities and was Ironsi's senior in the Officers Corps . The Northern Soldiers even assured him that in any Northern Coup Bassey would not be touched by them because they could see that Bassey was being oppressed by the same people who had murdered their leaders.

Christistruth00:
but

Bassey NA1 never left the Army. It was common knowledge among the Northern Soldiers that Bassey way being oppressed because he was from the Eastern Minorities.

If you were given the time period of century, you will never found out Duke Bassey left the army before Nigeria gained independence. No army will keep a soldier on the rank of major for more than seven years without promotion.

Dedetwo:


You will do yourself a good service if you quit copying and pasting craps on this forum. I have copy of the book written by Robin Luckham on my table. The man did a great job in writing a book but not all the facts. If I were you, caution would be my song word when quoting other peoples' work to project a silly plank. In the goofy list you provided came from the gospel according to the angels, where were officers such as P. Anwunah, H. Igboba, S. Nwajei, R. Trimnell, Eyo Ekpo, etc.?

Fear God and Stop lying many others have confirmed Bassey's seniority over Ironsi. That was the reason the op started this thread.


Christ Jesus said, "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32)

Dedetwo:


If you were given the time period of century, you will never found out Duke Bassey left the army before Nigeria gained independence. No army will keep a soldier on the rank of major for more than seven years without promotion.

Bassey never left the Army that was part of the propaganda of lies against him to justify the injustice meted out on him. He never left the Army. He was given the Army number NA1 after independence in 1960 and Ironsi was given NA2 at the same time . Please stop lying Bassey's reputation has already suffered enough.

Christistruth00:


Fear God and Stop lying many others have confirmed Bassey's seniority over Ironsi. That was the reason the op started this thread.


Christ Jesus said, "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32)

I have no problem that Duke Bassey who was Major in 1959 has slight seniority over ironsi. However the real Duke Bassey left the army before Nigeria could gain independence. Did this your goofy Umoh Bassey ever had tour of duty in Congo under UN?

Christistruth00:


Bassey never left the Army that was part of the propaganda of lies against him to justify the injustice meted out on him. He never left the Army. He was given the Army number NA1 after independence in 1960 and Ironsi was given NA2 at the same time . Please stop lying Bassey's reputation has already suffered enough.

Wellington Umoh Bassey was not NA1. This honor goes to Aguiyi Ironsi because he was the most military officer from Royal Queen's Own Regiment to Nigerian army after independence. Umoh Bassey was not even suited to command a combatant unit when Nigeria needed good and capable officers to command units of Nigerian army in Congo during UN operation. Nigeria is really basket of fools.

Dedetwo:


I have no problem that Duke Bassey who was Major in 1959 has slight seniority over ironsi. However the real Duke Bassey left the army before Nigeria could gain independence. Did this your goofy Umoh Bassey ever had tour of duty in Congo under UN?

Those are lies only one Bassey was among the top 20 Nigerian Army Officer's and never left the Army GOWON finally made him a full Brigadier in 1967 after Bassey had served in the Army for 31 years. He had been awarded an MBE by the Queen of England f before 1958 for his Army service . Hewas the same Wellington Duke U Bassey. They even attempted to assassinate him in Kaduna with Ademulegun in Jan 1966 . Imagine.

All the evidence was posted so you could see the injustice with your own eyes. These were the type of things that made Adaka Boro to declare the Niger Delta Republic in February of 1966.

Please stop trying to damage Wellington Duke U Bassey 's record he served his country well.

Bye

Dedetwo:



Wellington Umoh Bassey was not NA1. This honor goes to Aguiyi Ironsi because he was the most military officer from Royal Queen's Own Regiment to Nigerian army after independence. Umoh Bassey was not even suited to command a combatant unit when Nigeria needed good and capable officers to command units of Nigerian army in Congo during UN operation. Nigeria is really basket of fools.

Stop lying against Wellington Duke U Bassey and fear God.
Wellington Duke U Bassey was NA1.

His enemies did everything to bury Bassey's Career and persecuted him for no other reason than he was an Eastern Minority from Calabar and Ironsi's senior in the Officers Corps by 3 years .

His enemies feared he could become the first Nigerian head of the Army if he had been left alone.
The Northern Soldiers treated W.U Bassey like a Father and they used to console him while he was at Zaria Army depot , they could see the all the njustice meted out to him.
It was the Soldiers from his own Eastern Region that wanted to assassinate him because of
their selfish ambition .
It took Bassey over 30 years and a World War to get to where he was ,. His antagonists should have waited for their own turn instead of trying to destroy the great man.

https://beegeagle./2012/03/24/nigerian-army-museum-a-slice-of-nigerian-military-history/

Dedetwo:



Wellington Umoh Bassey was not NA1. This honor goes to Aguiyi Ironsi because he was the most military officer from Royal Queen's Own Regiment to Nigerian army after independence. Umoh Bassey was not even suited to command a combatant unit when Nigeria needed good and capable officers to command units of Nigerian army in Congo during UN operation. Nigeria is really basket of fools.

My brother please ignore this dude....he is indeed deluded....he uses multiple monikers to antagonize ndigbo and bring disaffection between Igbo people and our neighbors. The points have clearly been made. Let the mad dog, as they say, continue to bark.

superlightning:


My brother please ignore this dude....he is indeed deluded....he uses multiple monikers to antagonize ndigbo and bring disaffection between Igbo people and our neighbors. The points have clearly been made. Let the mad dog, as they say, continue to bark.

This is my only moniker I love all Nigerians and Wellington Duke U Bassey's Ordeal was shamefully wicked.

The man was buried in a Captains posting below his juniors for years just to stop him from rising to the top of the Army.. Bassey was not Ironsi's mate.

General Adebayo said the Soldiers also used to call him "old Bassey" because had been the oldest and longest serving Officer in the Nigerian Army. Gen Adebayo said Wellington Duke U Bassey passed away in 1996 .


May Jesus help us repent ,and may he forgive the sins of our fathers.




Gen. Adebayo in his last interview :

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/gen-adeyinka-adebayos-last-interview-echoes-of-january-15-1966-coup-why-the-army-struck/

Christistruth00:



Stop lying against Wellington Duke U Bassey and fear God.
Wellington Duke U Bassey was NA1.

His enemies did everything to bury Bassey's Career and persecuted him for no other reason than he was an Eastern Minority from Calabar and Ironsi's senior in the Officers Corps by 3 years .

His enemies feared he could become the first Nigerian head of the Army if he had been left alone.
The Northern Soldiers treated W.U Bassey like a Father and they used to console him while he was at Zaria Army depot , they could see the all the njustice meted out to him.
It was the Soldiers from his own Eastern Region that wanted to assassinate him because of
their selfish ambition .
It took Bassey over 30 years and a World War to get to where he was ,. His antagonists should have waited for their own turn instead of trying to destroy the great man.

https://beegeagle./2012/03/24/nigerian-army-museum-a-slice-of-nigerian-military-history/

Ask the jackass name of another soldier, he will tell I do know him/her because they were not in the same social circle. I pay no mind to silly opinions from people who are being interviewed. So stop flooding the forum with nonsensical craps from interviews. I bet you this jackass does not know the difference between Efik and Ibibio.

Christistruth00:


Bassey NA1 never left the Army. he was buried in an Captains posting for years . It was even common knowledge among the Northern Soldiers that Bassey was being oppressed because he was from the Eastern Minorities and was Ironsi's senior in the Officers Corps . The Northern Soldiers even assured him that in any Northern Coup Bassey would not be touched by them because they could see that Bassey was being oppressed by the same people who had murdered their leaders.

The bolded is a silly conjecture from abused mind. How could a major in the alleged 1959 picture of pioneer officers being buried in captain's posting by British COs for years? Your boy, Umoh Bassey, commissioned in 1952 was promoted according to his record. Like most of them in the era never gained regular commission for fear of losing a rank. His rank of Lt Col in 1966 was in order for a dude who gained short service commission in 1952.

Dedetwo:


Ask the jackass name of another soldier, he will tell I do know him/her because they were not in the same social circle. I pay no mind to silly opinions from people who are being interviewed. So stop flooding the forum with nonsensical craps from interviews. I bet you this jackass does not know the difference between Efik and Ibibio.

Wellington Duke U Bassey was a Calabar man .
This has been said many times .

From Zik's "origins of the Nigeria Civil War "

Dedetwo:


The bolded is a silly conjecture from abused mind. How could a major in the alleged 1959 picture of pioneer officers being buried in captain's posting by British COs for years? Your boy, Umoh Bassey, commissioned in 1952 was promoted according to his record. Like most of them in the era never gained regular commission for fear of losing a rank. His rank of Lt Col in 1966 was in order for a dude who gained short service commission in 1952.

Give up this lying Wellington Duke U Bassey was Commissioned in 1949 and his seniority was backdated to 1946 he was Ironsi's senior officer by 3 years..Wellington Bassey was not Ironsi's mate in the Army .. Wellington Duke U Bassey fought as a Sergeant Major in the second world war while Ironsi was still an 18 year old private in the Army.

As an NCO and as a Senior Officer Bassey the Calabar man was not Ironsi's mate.

It was those who wanted to control the Army by all means that messed up Bassey's Career , but God consoled him GOWON promoted him to a full Brigadier .

The same GOWON which Wellington Duke U Bassey had helped to select into the Army while he was a still Major in 1954 . Bassey lived to be an old man. If Bassey was already a Major in 1954 how could he have been commissioned in 1952 ?

Dedetwo:


From the above post, it is safe to say that tomfoolery is a way of life in Nigeria. There were Duke Bassey who commissioned in 1949 along with Ironsi, Ademulegun and one Ghanaian. There was another Wellington Umoh Bassey was commissioned in 1952.

. If Bassey was already a Major in 1954 when he helped to enlist Yakubu Gowon into the Army then how could he have been commissioned in 1952 ?

Christistruth00:


. If Bassey was already a Major in 1954 when he helped to enlist Yakubu Gowon into the Army then how could he have been commissioned in 1952 ?

From the above crap you are very clueless about the subject matter. Most write-ups in Nigeria are done out of malice. Even Duke Bassey could not have been a major in 1954 talk less Umoh Bassey. Sometimes recorded events tend to shame hack writers in Nigeria who are overwhelmed by the pressure from tribalism. When Queen Elizabeth II visited Nigeria in 1956, Ironsi was the only African with the rank of major in entire British commonwealth in Africa. He was appointed ADC to Queen. I have warned you about the copy and paste. Any fool, especially from certain section of Nigeria, can put down any crap on paper to look relevant and satisfy tribal bent.
You should have pose the question how did Gowon equaled Umoh Bassey in rank by 1966. The dude never received UN assignment in Congo because he could not command battalion of Boys Company.

Christistruth00:



Stop lying against Wellington Duke U Bassey and fear God.
Wellington Duke U Bassey was NA1.

His enemies did everything to bury Bassey's Career and persecuted him for no other reason than he was an Eastern Minority from Calabar and Ironsi's senior in the Officers Corps by 3 years .

His enemies feared he could become the first Nigerian head of the Army if he had been left alone.
The Northern Soldiers treated W.U Bassey like a Father and they used to console him while he was at Zaria Army depot , they could see the all the njustice meted out to him.
It was the Soldiers from his own Eastern Region that wanted to assassinate him because of
their selfish ambition .
It took Bassey over 30 years and a World War to get to where he was ,. His antagonists should have waited for their own turn instead of trying to destroy the great man.

https://beegeagle./2012/03/24/nigerian-army-museum-a-slice-of-nigerian-military-history/

You are simply clueless.

Dedetwo:


You are simply clueless.

You are the one who needs educating.

Bassey the Oldest Nigerian Officer was already a Major in 1954 when he helped to enlist GOWON into the Army.

According to Norman Miners in his book " The Nigerian Army " , Wellington Duke U Bassey's. date of becoming a Captain was backdated to 1948 . Bassey's seniority date was from 1946 .Aguiyi Ironsi and Ademulegun became Captains in 1951.

Bassey the Calabar man was not Ironsi's mate in the Army.

Zik and his allies used their Political influence to start to sabotage Bassey's Career as soon as the British granted Nigeria independence in 1960.

There is no need for lies anymore. That's why all this photo evidence is attached so you can see it with your own eyes .

Christistruth00:


Can anyone who has the fear of God and calls on the name of Jesus Christ see the Army Seniority Bassey had over Ironsi and Ojukwu and truly believe he had not been cheated because he was a Eastern Minority Calabar man and therefore considered to be an Eyo-Ita boy ?
His Career was deliberately sabotaged by Zik and his allies in power!!!
According to Robin Luckham, Bassey was Commissioned in 1946 so it is even likely Wellington Duke Bassey's seniority was backdated from 1949. to 1946 because Bassey fought the 2nd World War in Burma as a Sergeant Major in 1944 , 2 years after Ironsi had joined the Army as a private in 1942.

Sorry Gowon was commissioned in 1955.he seniors ojukwu

senatordave1:

Sorry Gowon was commissioned in 1955.he seniors ojukwu

According to Robin Luckham Gowon was Commissioned in 1956 one year ahead of Ojukwu in 1957 . Gowon said he was Commissioned on his 21st birthday which would have been 19th of October 1955 . I suspect the slight difference was the difference in time when Gowon actually graduated from Sandhurst and when he returned to Nigeria to be commissioned into the Army there.

Ojukwu used to claim that he was senior to Gowon because he was for 2 years assistant District Officer in the Eastern Region Civil Service and his commission was backdated to include that time, but Gowon used to insist that he was Senior to Ojukwu in the Army. Gowon is right because even if you assume them to be public office , Gowon Joined the Army in 1954 and Ojukwu joined the Civil Service in 1955.

Ojukwu was a mischievous propagandist.

Christistruth00:


According to Robin Luckham Gowon was Commissioned in 1956 one year ahead of Ojukwu in 1957 . Gowon said he was Commissioned on his 21st birthday which would have been 19th of October 1955 . I suspect the slight difference was the difference in time when Gowon actually graduated from Sandhurst and when he returned to Nigeria to be commissioned into the Army there.

Ojukwu used to claim that he was senior to Gowon because he was for 2 years assistant District Officer in the Eastern and Civil Service and his commission was backdated to include that time, but Gowon used to insist that he was Senior to Ojukwu in the Army. Gowon is right because even if you assume them to be Civil servants , Gowon Joined the Army in 1954 and Ojukwu joined the Civil Service in 1955.

Ojukwu was a mischievous propagandist.

You see why I involved objective analysts like you.whatever the date,the fact is that Gowon senior ojukwu

senatordave1:


You see why I involved objective analysts like you.whatever the date,the fact is that Gowon senior ojukwu

Yes. Gowon was certainly Ojukwu's senior.

If Ojukwu was complaining about seniority all the time what did he expect "Baba" Wellington Duke U Bassey , their "father" in the Army whom he and Ironsi had been walking all over everyday to do?

Thank God, God is not man.

Christistruth00:


Yes. Gowon was certainly Ojukwu's senior.

If Ojukwu was complaining about seniority all the time what did he expect "Baba" Wellington Duke U Bassey to do?

You’ve really done well. Dedetwo is either trying to be mischievous or he was misled by the obvious mistake in Max Siollun’s book (extract attached). Duke Bassey is the same person as Wellington Bassey from all indications. It was Ugbonma and Sey (surname unknown but I suspect Bassey) that left the army after they were commissioned. Sey was a Ghanaian.

Another Wellington whose first name I don’t know was commissioned in 1952 and left the army in 1953 with Ugboma. The Bassey that was still in the military after independence was definitely the one that was a senior to Ironsi and Ademulegun.

seunmsg:


You’ve really done well. Dedetwo is either trying to be mischievous or he was misled by the obvious mistake in Max Siollun’s book (extract attached). Duke Bassey is the same person as Wellington Bassey from all indications. It was Ugbonma and Sey (surname unknown but I suspect Bassey) that left the army after they were commissioned. Sey was a Ghanaian.

Another Wellington whose first name I don’t know was commissioned in 1952 and left the army in 1953 with Ugboma. The Bassey that was still in the military after independence was definitely the one that was a senior to Ironsi and Ademulegun.

Bassey's enemies may have tried to tamper with his Army records to make it look like he had resigned from the Army but that is not true . What happened to "Baba" Wellington Duke U Bassey of Calabar was a very shameful Classical case of what native Yorubas would have called "destiny exchange" . It should even be on the Curriculum if such a subject was ever taught.

By 1960 when the British gave Nigeria independence Zik and his allies could already see that Bassey the Calabar man was destined to head the Nigerian Army and they did not like it. So they decided to use their position and power in the Nigerian Government to frustrate Bassey's life and Army Career.

Ironsi was dashed the Career progression ,recognition and benefits which was supposed to be Bassey's own and it was Zik and his political allies that engineered that wicked manipulation.
Bassey the Calabar man was relegated to a position worse than Ojukwu who was 11 years his junior officer , his enemies were not even ready to let Bassey become the Governor of the Eastern Region after the Jan 1966 Coup as a consolation prize for him. This was where Zik was better than Ironsi because Zik felt that Ironsi should have at least made Bassey Governor of the Eastern Region. They resented the fact that the British may have already been preparing Wellington Duke U Bassey to someday head the Army after independence.
Bassey was the most senior Nigerian Army Officer by at least 3 years afterall.

There is no man who fears God and calls on Jesus Christ who would not be moved by the audacity of the Crime against Bassey!

A loyal,dedicated, dutiful , longsuffering , long serving Nigerian Officer and what was Bassey's offence ? He was an Eastern Minority from Calabar !!
The fact that he was from the Eastern Region like Zik and his allies was irrelevant to all their Calculations. There are many reasons to suspect that Wellington Duke U Bassey's enemies and antagonists may even have gone as far as deliberately sabotaging his Army records , no one ever seems to talk about Bassey being Ironsi's senior officer by 3 years. All they say is Bassey and Ironsi were commissioned in the same year of 1949. Some people even try to claim he resigned In 1952 which is another blatant lie.
Bassey was the officer who commanded the independence day parade In in 1960 .

In the end Ironsi the main beneficiary of the wicked manipulation to usurp the God given position of Bassey the Calabar man paid for it with his life

Thank God God is not man!

myboy2111:
1.LIEUTENANT WELLINGTON DUKE BASSEY (N/1): An Efik from Cross River State (now Akwa Ibom) who joined the army in 1936, he was commissioned lieutenant on the 30th of April, 1949 thus becoming Nigeria’s first indigenous officer. When Ugboma resigned, it meant that Bassey became the most senior Army number in the Nigeria Regiment. Now late, he would later be known as Brigadier WU Bassey. Camp WU Bassey and the Wellington Bassey Way in Uyo are named after him.

2. LIEUTENANT JOHNSON THOMAS UMUNNAKWE AGUIYI-IRONSI (N/2): He was commissioned lieutenant on 12th of June 1949 and would later become the first military head of state in Nigeria. He was assassinated in a coup in July 1966.

3. LIEUTENANT SAMUEL ADESOJI ADEMULEGUN (N/3):[/b] Like Aguiyi-Ironsi, Ademulegun was commissioned a lieutenant on 12th of June 1949. He was killed alongside his pregnant wife by Kaduna Nzeogwu in the country’s first military coup in January 1966.

what is the meaning of Efik now Akwa ibom,he is an Efik man from Calabar. Stop the mixing of Efik as Akwa ibom

naptu2:



His son wrote this:



As he said, these things happen in the Nigerian Army. General Bali was General Babangida's senior, but Babangida was promoted to the rank of (4 star) general on October 1st, 1987, while Bali was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.

By the way, the first Nigerian to be commissioned as an officer was Lieutenant Laud (Louis) Victor Ugboma (N1A). He was commissioned in 1948, while Bassey, Ironsi and Ademulegun were commissioned in 1949.

Who did at bolded?
IBB was the Head of state been the Master mind behind the coup so his did promote himself.

I went through yr discourse.
Well what actually happened was that during the Nigerianization of the Nigerian Army, as it is up til date is that the NA is like a pyramid (seniority roll).
As the colonizers were leaving, they can't hand over to all in a certain rank bracket so for example, in the Major rank, one has to be promoted (accelerated promotion) among his course mates to assumed command of the position abdicated by the outgoing officers (colonial officers) which bred animosity, hatred and its one of the remote causes of the civil war.
But Ironsi was appointed based on the power sharing agreement between NPC & NCNC when forming government ( parliamentry system of government e.g practiced in Bristain, Israel, Germany). Likewise other political portfolios (PM; Tafawa Balewa {NPC}, President; Zik {NCNX}, Defence; Mohammed Ribadu {NPC}, Finance; Okotie Obot {NCNC}, IGP Louis Edet, GOC JTA Ironsi, Senate President {NCNC}, Dpty PM; Dapchrima {NPC} etc were shared between NPC & NCNC.

Amarabae:
the days of using useless Lagos Ibadan express print media to demonize Igbos are gone,
in this era of social media, Igbos are out to squash any propaganda against us,
.
that's all I can say

That's more than enough said already..


Can't put it any better..

Xposed2020:


Who did at bolded?
IBB was the Head of state been the Master mind behind the coup so his did promote himself.

I went through yr discourse.
Well what actually happened was that during the Nigerianization of the Nigerian Army, as it is up til date is that the NA is like a pyramid (seniority roll).
As the colonizers were leaving, they can't hand over to all in a certain rank bracket so for example, in the Major rank, one has to be promoted (accelerated promotion) among his course mates to assumed command of the position abdicated by the outgoing officers (colonial officers) which bred animosity, hatred and its one of the remote causes of the civil war.
But Ironsi was appointed based on the power sharing agreement between NPC & NCNC when forming ;Dgovernment ( parliamentry system of government e.g practiced in Bristain, Israel, Germany). Likewise other political portfolios (PM; Tafawa Balewa {NPC}, President; Zik {NCNX}, Defence; Mohammed Ribadu {NPC}, Finance; Okotie Obot {NCNC}, IGP Louis Edet, GOC JTA Ironsi, Senate President {NCNC}, Dpty PM; Dapchrima {NPC} etc were shared between NPC & NCNC.

1 . That is untrue because Wellington Duke U Bassey of Calabar was also from the same NCNC controlled Eastern Region as Ironsi and was 3 years Ironsi's Senior Officer unless Zik and his allies want to claim that the Eastern Region minorities had been excluded from the NPC/NCNC coalition Government power sharing arrangements negotiated by Zik.

2 . Ironsi did not become the head of the Army till 1965 after the last British head of the Army Major General Welby-Everard who had recommended Ogundipe for the position left Nigeria. ( Remember that Zik and the "Sons of Belial "had buried Wellington Duke U Bassey of Calabar and his Army Career in a Captains posting somewhere in Zaria to be double sure Bassey was completely out of contention for the position ).

3 . It was Zik with some help from Ojukwu 's influential father that had used parliament to kick out the last British Officer's in the Nigerian Army after Gowon and Ejoor had reported Ojukwu and Banjo to Major General Welby - Everard for Coup plotting.
That was when Ironsi took over .

4 . The NCNC/NPC Coalition Government took over Power from the British on 1 October 1960. On that day Wellington Duke U Bassey of Calabar was the most Senior Nigerian Army Officer.

https://maxsiollun./2009/04/17/igbo-soldiers-plotted-coup-from-independence-day-ejoor/

Gen Gowon confirming Ejoors claims of a 1964 Coup plot .

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/biafra-ojukwus-excuse-absolute-nonsense-gowon/

patwilly:


Naptu2, Sir, kindly provide links to PDF books written by principal Nigerian military/political actors/participants. I'll appreciate it a lot. Thanks Sir.

@naptu2, sorry I have to quote you again. I was hoping you'd provide download links as well. Its difficult finding these books you have mentioned in Lagos. I know I've tried in a good number of bookshops and have reached a dead end each time. Thank you.

Christistruth00:


1 . That is untrue because Wellington Duke U Bassey of Calabar was also from the same NCNC controlled Eastern Region as Ironsi and was 3 years Ironsi's Senior Officer unless Zik and his allies want to claim that the Eastern Region minorities had been excluded from the NPC/NCNC coalition Government power sharing arrangements negotiated by Zik.

2 . Ironsi did not become the head of the Army till 1965 [/b]after the last British head of the Army Major General Welby-Everard who had recommended Ogundipe for the position left Nigeria. ( Remember that Zik and the "Sons of Belial "had buried Wellington Duke U Bassey of Calabar and his Army Career in a Captains posting somewhere in Zaria to be double sure Bassey was completely out of contention for the position ).

3 . It was Zik with some help from Ojukwu 's influential father that had used parliament to kick out the last British Officer's in the Nigerian Army after Gowon and Ejoor had reported Ojukwu and Banjo to Major General Welby - Everard for Coup plotting.

4 . [b]The NCNC/NPC Coalition Government took over Power from the British on 1 October 1960. On that day Wellington Duke U Bassey of Calabar was the most Senior Nigerian Army Officer.

https://maxsiollun./2009/04/17/igbo-soldiers-plotted-coup-from-independence-day-ejoor/

I still stand by my statement.

1. Now between Calabar (Wellington) actually he was from present day Ibagwa in Abak LGA of Akwa Ibom State, Abia (Ironsi) and Enugu (Zik), which one has closer ties in culture, language, traditions and even proximity wise to Enugu (Zik) ?

2. Ironsi couldn't have been appointed prior to the departure of the colonial army officers.

4. The coalition government formed by NPC, NCNC, etc after INDEPENDENCE appointed the GOC contrary to any given RECOMMENDATION.
Hence it has to be after the departure of the colonial officers.

Note;
Maimalari, Kur and Lagema and others were killed because of the animosity and envy by their colleagues due to accelerated promotion as they did not hold any political appointment to be classified as "corrupt" which was the pretext for the coup.