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Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by Idiko1: 3:20am On Jan 31, 2022 |
HBB1: The same Alabi Isama who did not know his surname until he was well over 80 years old. Yes, the Igbo women in northern region were accused of circulating the fliers which showed the dead body of Ahmadu Bello. The fliers were circulated by NAN (News Agency of Nigeria) Kaduna as a controlled propaganda. The fact remains that even Muslim women could not see the dead body of Ahmadu Bello talk less of non-Muslim women snaping the picture of it. Are you okay upstairs? |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by johntolu: 3:32am On Jan 31, 2022 |
2ndBase: The January 15th, 1966 coup was the '1st leg' of the coup, carried out predominantly by soldiers of Igbo ethnicity while the counter coup, of July 28,1966 was the 'July Rematch' or '2nd leg', carried out mainly by soldiers of Northern origin. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by HBB1(m): 4:02am On Jan 31, 2022 |
Idiko1: Of course, more okay than you! ...and you are very uncouth, to ask that question. The fliers I mention here are not of Ahmadu Bello's death pictures. There were caricatures of him being run down by Nzeogwu on a horse. Besides what does Isama and his surname have to do with this discourse? Does it negate anything? The coup? The war? Or that Igbos up north were happy Ahmadu Bello was killed? ...and celebrated it? 3 Likes |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by Christistruth00: 4:08am On Jan 31, 2022 |
Idiko1: Wellington duke Bassey was first commissioned before the 2nd world war ended in 1944 it was adjusted to 1946 when they transferred from the RWAFF to the Nigerian Army. wellington Bassey was more than 3 years Ironsi's and Ademulegun's Senior Officer. you can confirm it from the london Gazette of 1953 that lists all their seniority dates in RWAFF 2 Likes
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Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by Christistruth00: 4:21am On Jan 31, 2022 |
Idiko1: HBB1: 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by Tomoarika(m): 5:34am On Jan 31, 2022 |
Christistruth00: Just thinking about conspiracy theory. is it possible that those bread images et al were fabricated as a means to instigate reprisal because I don't want to believe anyone would be so stupid to print such images in public. As a private joke (distasteful) I could understand but this? Nah, person for just douse himself in petrol |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by Tomoarika(m): 5:41am On Jan 31, 2022 |
Racoon: A keen student of history, I see. |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by Tingotoe: 6:34am On Jan 31, 2022 |
Investigative:Col Kur Muhammed was not Kanuri but Shuwa Arab and Lt Col Abogo Largema was a Marghi man from Askira Uba in Borno. 1 Like |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by Ykc2(m): 6:40am On Jan 31, 2022 |
helinues:no wonder Japan copied from your tribes people in area of electronics ,I heard that the founder of Toyota and mistibushi if from ogun state,eku sophistication oò |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by Investigative: 7:33am On Jan 31, 2022 |
Tingotoe:But they are all igbo. According to Nigeria and British media |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by YellowMayor(m): 8:06am On Jan 31, 2022 |
Navalsadiq: Especially when money and/or power is involve. This coming from personal experience. So joke aside. |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by cazchi: 8:52am On Jan 31, 2022 |
Christistruth00: Is there a way I can get this PPT? |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by gawu1: 8:55am On Jan 31, 2022 |
amuwo1980:You can say what pleases you. But it is known fact that these igbo domiminated army led us into civil war. The igbo were dominating the civil service and the army, except politics at Independence succinctly and without others complaining. Yet, they came up with plan to extend their domineering to everywhere by killing politicians and little number of military men from other regions; that opened other people eyes on the danger. Since the igbo took to the back seat everywhere, they would not stop blaming everyone for what was in their own plan initially, ie to relegate all Nigerians to their feet. 3 Likes |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by cazchi: 9:03am On Jan 31, 2022 |
Christistruth00: Oh wow! Guy, I can assure you that the poster there was made on PowerPoint. There is something seriously wrong in Nigeria. |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by HBB1(m): 9:14am On Jan 31, 2022 |
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Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by HBB1(m): 9:24am On Jan 31, 2022 |
cazchi: It is not original. I guess it was a disingenious attempt at re-creation. However it happened. Small pieces like this, put in loaves of unsliced bread. |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by gidgiddy: 9:57am On Jan 31, 2022 |
Christistruth00: Its not possible that Wellington Bassey would have been commissioned in 1944, in the middle of a raging second world war. Some people think that Wellington Bassey was the first Nigerian to be commissioned, he wasnt, it was actually Louis Ugboma in 1948. Bassey, Ironsi and Ademulegun were all commissioned in 1949 but Bassey was senior to Ironsi and Ademulegun by just three months. All this has been covered previously in the thread below https://www.nairaland.com/3243963/meet-first-five-nigerians-commissioned |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by uuzba(m): 12:09pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
Omoluabi16: Things happen because things happen. White people went up to Europe and we black went down to Africa. It so happened that the white people learnt science, technology and other things that made them more advanced than our own region here. It can be because they were migrating up and down, that they were forced to learn reading and writing, and other sciences for survival. Whilst we that were not migrating anywhere did not need to stress ourselves with science. In any case, they came and colonised us and scattered all our villages. Today now, we are in bitterness, trying to adopt their new technological ways and still maintain our traditional ways in 21st century. As a result we have all this chaos. White people that colonised us never saw themselves as EQUAL to us. They saw themselves as MASTERS. So if they never left Nigeria, there's a good chance they would have been flogging people up and down the place. Professor Babatunde Fafunwa (former minister for education) was flogged by a Nepa pole in Ikoyi because he was hanging around after 6pm when all blacks were supposed to leave. ( I read this in his autobiography. The incident happened around the early 60's). Na that kind shit wey you want to happen? And you know that's exactly how white people used to do. They did it in South Africa, did it in America, did it in Australia... Flogging you in your own land again!!! ![]() ![]() ![]() Haba. Why na? |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by 9gerian: 1:12pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
But out of the 8 major planners, 7 were Igbos, and no Eastern leader was killed. As I explained in my earlier post, the coup was initially welcomed even in the North until it dawned on them that their major political leaders had been killed with no casualties amongst the Igbo leaders. And with the coup leaders being overwhelmingly Igbos (7 out of 8 ), the urge for a revenge coup was almost inevitable as a new narrative quickly overtook the initial one offered by the coup plotters. To make matters worse, an Igbo man General Aguiyi Ironsi was a major beneficiary of the fallout from the coup. I can imagine that some of the other northern soldiers that participated at the lower levels may have regretted and likely joined in supporting the counter coup and the incredible carnage that followed and led to the civil war. Investigative: 2 Likes |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by Christistruth00: 1:55pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
gidgiddy: Read the London Gazette again All the Seniority dates are there Wellington Bassey was over 3 years Gen Ironsi’s Senior Officer Ugbomah who was an indigene Of Ozubulu left the Army in 1953 to become a Teacher afterwards Bassey was the most Senior Officer Robin Luckham has all the Equivalent Nigerian Army dates and Wellington Bassey was still more than 3 years Ironsi’s and Ademulegun’s Senior Officer In Jan of 1966 Ironsi was already a Major General It was Gowon that finally Promoted Wellington Bassey to Brigadier after Gowon took Power in July of 1966 Wellington Bassey was already a Major in 1954 when he helped to Recruit Gowon into the Army Wellington Bassey Joined the Army in 1936 , at least 6 years before Ironsi and he was more than 3 years Gen Ironsi’s Senior Officer , he was about 10 years Ojukwus Senior Officer 2 Likes
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Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by Investigative: 2:26pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
9gerian:Because Igbo were majority in Nigeria military when it was base on merit 2 Likes |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by gidgiddy: 4:25pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
Christistruth00: What matters is date of one is commissioned as an officer, not the date they joined the Army. If Louis Ugboma was commissioned in 1948, theres no way Bassey could be commissioned earlier than that. Bassey, Ironsi and Ademulegun were all commissioned in 1949 after Ugboma in 1948. However, Bassey was three months earlier than Ironsi Unfortunately for Bassey, he was not the stuff officers were made of and he wasnt that educated. Brigadier Njoku would later say in his book that Bassey could not command a brigade, let alone a division. Ironsi, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Ogundipe had all become Brigadiers when Bassey was still a Colonel |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by christistruth01: 5:49pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
gidgiddy: Wellington Bassey Commissioning date was Backdated 1946 Ironsi's and Ademuleguns date was 1949 |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by Sunsets: 8:08pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
I wish I can save you from this primitivity. Ethnic groups don't plan coup. Individuals do - be they Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba or any other group for that matter. Coups are planned by officers who are loyal to themselves. Of course someone may exhibit nepotistic tendency. I hope this saves you. olas24u: |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by olas24u(f): 8:18pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
Sunsets: in Nigeria ,which ethnic group is more tribal and closed ? i can give you so many instances during the coup if you want ,since you are talking in parables. |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by olas24u(f): 8:22pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
Sunsets: if you have read Azikiwe speech after the death of Hebert macualy ,you will be able to linke every action and plan to the speech.i can summarize the speech for you ,he said igbos are destined to conquer all other tribes and rule over them , google the speech and read the text. There were events before the coup 1 Like |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by olas24u(f): 8:28pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
Sunsets: kindly read about eyo ita and find out why he left the party that he was a leader Eyo Ita From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Eyo Ita Premier of Eastern Region of Nigeria In office 1951–1953 Succeeded by Nnamdi Azikiwe Leader of Government Business, Eastern Region of Nigeria In office 1951–1953 Minister for Natural Resources Personal details Born 1903 Creek Town Died 1972 Political party N.C.N.C Profession Educationist Politician Eyo Ita (1903 – 1972)[1] was a Nigerian educationist and politician from Ibeno, in present-day Akwa Ibom, who was the leader of the Eastern Government of Nigeria in 1951. He was one of the earliest Nigerian students who studied in the United States instead of the frequent route of studying in the United Kingdom.[2] He was a deputy national president of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Nigerian nationalism 3 Political career 3.1 National Independence Party 4 References Early life and education Ita attended the Presbyterian Hope Waddell Training School in Calabar before pursuing his tertiary education at London University and Columbia University in New York. He stayed in the U.S. for 8 years. While in Calabar, he was exposed to the teachings of James Aggrey, who pursued academic opportunities for African students in Historical Black Colleges and Universities in America. Calabar became a training ground for some nationalist politicians due to the early site of secondary schools in the city and the influence of people like James Agrrey. Nigerian nationalism Ita was a leading Nigerian nationalist during British colonial rule. Upon his return from the United States, he formed the Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) in 1934 and galvanized the Nigerian youths for nationalism. The cannons of the Youth Charter adopted in 1937 centered on nationalism, inter-tribal harmony and a greater tomorrow. The Youth Movement became catalyst for championing Nigeria's independence from Britain. The return of Nnamdi Azikiwe from the United States in 1937 added more prominent Nigerians into the movement. Political career In the 1930s, Ita was a member of two movements in West Africa, the Youth movement and the Education movement. He was a member of the former with the establishment of the Nigerian Youth League in Calabar[3] and he also campaigned vigorously for education as a tool of freeing the African mind and soul and liberating it from forces of political repression. He formed the Nigerian Youth Movement in 1934 which rapidly expanded with the addition of Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1938. He later became the proprietor of the West African People's Institute in Calabar. He joined the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) in the 1940s and was elected Vice President after the death of Herbert Macaulay, which saw Nnamdi Azikiwe emerging as the new leader of the party. Eyo Ita left NCNC to form the National Independence Party (NIP), which became one of the five Nigerian political parties that sent representatives to the July 27, 1953 London Conference on Nigerian Constitution. Some of his mentors were W. E. B. Du Bois and Edward Wilmot Blyden, who were notable Pan-Africanists of their eras. National Independence Party In 1946 the Richards Constitution which advanced a regional political framework for the country to enhance regional political and economic autonomy became law. The constitution was made law without the proper consultation of Nigerians, leading to Nnamdi Azikiwe and Eyo Ita opposing the regional political arrangement, while they presented a minority report of a federation of eight states. However, in 1951, the constitution was reviewed with minor changes to the original but opposed by Azikiwe. The major politicians of the time resorted to work within their ethnic and regional base as a foundation to gain political power, this led to regional politics and concentration of power in regional and federal ministers, who were largely nominated by the party and the regional House of Assemblies. In 1951, major elections were held in the Eastern region of Nigeria with Eyo Ita becoming leader of the Eastern government and Azikiwe, leader of opposition in the Western Regional Assembly, a potential obscure position in light of his national repute.[4] A few federal ministers, however, from the NCNC supported a trial run of the Macpherson Constitution of 1951, in contravention of Azikiwe's view of opposition. The ministers had an ally in Eyo Ita. This led to internal wrangling, and a power struggle began, leading to the exit of some of the ministers and Eyo Ita.[5] The new group later formed the National Independence Party, and Eyo Ita later became a member of the movement for the creation of the Calabar, Ogoja and Rivers State (COR State). He left the movement, however, and re-joined the NCNC in 1956 |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by olas24u(f): 8:32pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
Sunsets: Benjamin Obi Nwabueze ,do you know him? He planned and drafted and advised on the unitary system , why did he think that way ?it was to conquer every one and centralize government .The system is still here and you can see the advantages to the Hausa Fulani people, all this tells you the plans 1 Like |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by christistruth01: 9:02pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
gidgiddy: That is a Lie Wellington Bassey attended Hope Waddle Institute in Calabar the British thought so highly of Wellington Bassey that in 1960 they were already preparing him to take over as Head of the Nigerian Army It was Wellington Bassey that Commanded Nigeria's Independence day Parade And in 1957 the Queen of England had given him an Award for his outstanding Army Service Wellington Bassey was the General Officer Commanding 1 Battalion in Kaduna and only first Class Officers Command that Battalion If Wellington Bassey was not a good Commander the British ,Gowon , Ejoor and Gen Adebayo would not have thought so highly him and the British were Preparing him to take over as Head of the Nigerian Army |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by Sunsets: 9:42pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
Thanks for buttressing my point. olas24u: |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by gidgiddy: 9:43pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
christistruth01: Head of the Army? Bassey that didnt even go to secondary school was going to head of the Army? Bassey was not a capable officer, thats why people like Ironsi, Ademulegun, Maimalari and Ogundipe became senior to him in rank. How can anyone compare Bassey who went to Camberley, with Maimalari who went to ROST, Camberley and the Prestigious Royal Military Academy? Thats like comparing HND holder with Masters Degree holder. Bassey was no where near being qualified to head the Nigerian Army |
Re: Lieutenants Bassey, Ademulegun, Maimalari, Umar & Aguiyi-Ironsi (Throwback Photo by Sunsets: 9:44pm On Jan 31, 2022 |
Thanks for buttressing my point - individuals do it. olas24u: |
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