kettykin:



Please go back and read your history again, all the coup plotters were in jail during ironsi months in power

Napata77:
Is Brigadier-General Aguiyi-Ironsi Nigeria's Greatest Enemy?

This man was handed power in 1966 after his kinsmen executed a bloody coup, killing the Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa, and the top leaders from every region except theirs.

He refused to arrest the coup plotters for around 7 months despite nationwide appeals, and in the period, he DESTROYED Nigeria's CONFEDERATION of semi-autonomous regions, creating a FEDERAL system instead, with all powers vested in the centre, in Lagos (now Abuja), including power to harness natural resources. Everything now had to be approved by the 'federal government' - Ironsi's creation.

1) His refusal to arrest and try the coup plotters led to the massacre of Igbos in the north by outraged northerners, and the civil war that ensued.

2) His destruction of the confederation and creation of a federation led to the problems we have today, from corruption to inefficiency to nepotism to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and economic difficulties.

Leading one to ask the question:

Is Aguiyi-Ironsi Nigeria's greatest enemy?

Napata77:
Is Brigadier-General Aguiyi-Ironsi Nigeria's Greatest Enemy?

This man was handed power in 1966 after his kinsmen executed a bloody coup, killing the Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa, and the top leaders from every region except theirs.

He refused to arrest the coup plotters for around 7 months despite nationwide appeals, and in the period, he DESTROYED Nigeria's CONFEDERATION of semi-autonomous regions, creating a FEDERAL system instead, with all powers vested in the centre, in Lagos (now Abuja), including power to harness natural resources. Everything now had to be approved by the 'federal government' - Ironsi's creation.

1) His refusal to arrest and try the coup plotters led to the massacre of Igbos in the north by outraged northerners, and the civil war that ensued.

2) His destruction of the confederation and creation of a federation led to the problems we have today, from corruption to inefficiency to nepotism to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and economic difficulties.

Leading one to ask the question:

Is Aguiyi-Ironsi Nigeria's greatest enemy?

BeninRefugees:


It was actually gowon that carried out the unitary decree in full


I have asked them severally


If they were against ironsi's idea

Why didn't they abolish it after killing him?


You see this people na hatred go kill them

Envious and slanderous people

Napata77:


YOU'RE VERY STUPID.

ALL HE NEEDED TO DO TO ''UNITE THE NATION'' WAS TO ARREST THE BLASTED MURDERERS WHO SLAUGHTERED THE PRIME MINISTER, THE SARDAUNA OF SOKOTO, AKINTOLA AND OTHER LEADERS, WHICH HE REFUSED TO DO AFTER 7 WHOLE MONTHS OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY BEGGING HIM.

HE CREATED THAT FEDERAL SYSTEM IN ORDER TO BE A FEDERAL DICTATOR AND HAVE ALL THE POWER TO HIMSELF, BUT WAS KILLED IN THE COUNTER-COUP.

YOU ARE ASKING WHY WASN'T IT REVERSED.

WHO WILL REVERSE IT FOR YOU AFTER YOU'VE TAUGHT THE MILITARY AND POLITICAL CLASS HOW TO CENTRALISE POWER AND LOOT?

TELL YOUR FATHER TO GO AND REVERSE IT!

OR SIMON EKPA FROM FINLAND!

Napata77 how right is Beninrefugees,you are too full and full of hate and frustrations and bitterness:


YOU'RE VERY STUPID.

ALL HE NEEDED TO DO TO ''UNITE THE NATION'' WAS TO ARREST THE BLASTED MURDERERS WHO SLAUGHTERED THE PRIME MINISTER, THE SARDAUNA OF SOKOTO, AKINTOLA AND OTHER LEADERS, WHICH HE REFUSED TO DO AFTER 7 WHOLE MONTHS OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY BEGGING HIM.

HE CREATED THAT FEDERAL SYSTEM IN ORDER TO BE A FEDERAL DICTATOR AND HAVE ALL THE POWER TO HIMSELF, BUT WAS KILLED IN THE COUNTER-COUP.

YOU ARE ASKING WHY WASN'T IT REVERSED.

WHO WILL REVERSE IT FOR YOU AFTER YOU'VE TAUGHT THE MILITARY AND POLITICAL CLASS HOW TO CENTRALISE POWER AND LOOT?

TELL YOUR FATHER TO GO AND REVERSE IT!

OR SIMON EKPA FROM FINLAND!

Napata77:
Is Brigadier-General Aguiyi-Ironsi Nigeria's Greatest Enemy?

This man was handed power in 1966 after his kinsmen executed a bloody coup, killing the Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa, and the top leaders from every region except theirs.

[s]He refused to arrest the coup plotters for around 7 months despite nationwide appeals, and in the period, he DESTROYED Nigeria's CONFEDERATION of semi-autonomous regions[/s], creating a FEDERAL system instead, with all powers vested in the centre, in Lagos (now Abuja),


[s]including power to harness natural resources. [/s] Everything now had to be approved by the 'federal government' - Ironsi's creation.

1) His refusal to arrest and try the coup plotters led to the massacre of Igbos in the north by outraged northerners, and the civil war that ensued.

2) His destruction of the confederation and creation of a federation led to the problems we have today, from corruption to inefficiency to nepotism to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and economic difficulties.

Leading one to ask the question:

Is Aguiyi-Ironsi Nigeria's greatest enemy?

Napata77:
Is Brigadier-General Aguiyi-Ironsi Nigeria's Greatest Enemy?

This man was handed power in 1966 after his kinsmen executed a bloody coup, killing the Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa, and the top leaders from every region except theirs.

He refused to arrest the coup plotters for around 7 months despite nationwide appeals, and in the period, he DESTROYED Nigeria's CONFEDERATION of semi-autonomous regions, creating a FEDERAL system instead, with all powers vested in the centre, in Lagos (now Abuja), including power to harness natural resources. Everything now had to be approved by the 'federal government' - Ironsi's creation.

1) His refusal to arrest and try the coup plotters led to the massacre of Igbos in the north by outraged northerners, and the civil war that ensued.

2) His destruction of the confederation and creation of a federation led to the problems we have today, from corruption to inefficiency to nepotism to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and economic difficulties.

Leading one to ask the question:

Is Aguiyi-Ironsi Nigeria's greatest enemy?

franchasofficia:
The way you Yoruba demons lie against Igbos, devil will be shocked



Aguiyi Ironsi did not abolish regional government.


Under Ironsi, we still had regional governments who were governed by Regional Military Governors.



Col. Fajuyi was Southwest Region's Military Governor.


Col. Ojukwu was Eastern Nigeria (Southeast and today's Southsouth) Region's Military Governor.



It was Gowon that came on board and abolished regional governments and created the first states in Nigeria and started appointing State Military Governors.




Yorubas make una stop to de lie against Igbos foolishly, e get repercussion oh, see what is happening to you people in Kwara State, na natural reward for your evils, make una try learn and be fair and just in your dealings to avoid more deadly rewards in future

Napata77:


YOU'RE VERY STUPID.

ALL HE NEEDED TO DO TO ''UNITE THE NATION'' WAS TO ARREST THE BLASTED MURDERERS WHO SLAUGHTERED THE PRIME MINISTER, THE SARDAUNA OF SOKOTO, AKINTOLA AND OTHER LEADERS, WHICH HE REFUSED TO DO AFTER 7 WHOLE MONTHS OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY BEGGING HIM.

HE CREATED THAT FEDERAL SYSTEM IN ORDER TO BE A FEDERAL DICTATOR AND HAVE ALL THE POWER TO HIMSELF, BUT WAS KILLED IN THE COUNTER-COUP.

YOU ARE ASKING WHY WASN'T IT REVERSED.

WHO WILL REVERSE IT FOR YOU AFTER YOU'VE TAUGHT THE MILITARY AND POLITICAL CLASS HOW TO CENTRALISE POWER AND LOOT?

TELL YOUR FATHER TO GO AND REVERSE IT!

OR SIMON EKPA FROM FINLAND!

Napata77:
Is Brigadier-General Aguiyi-Ironsi Nigeria's Greatest Enemy?

This man was handed power in 1966 after his kinsmen executed a bloody coup, killing the Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa, and the top leaders from every region except theirs.

He refused to arrest the coup plotters for around 7 months despite nationwide appeals, and in the period, he DESTROYED Nigeria's CONFEDERATION of semi-autonomous regions, creating a FEDERAL system instead, with all powers vested in the centre, in Lagos (now Abuja), including power to harness natural resources. Everything now had to be approved by the 'federal government' - Ironsi's creation.

1) His refusal to arrest and try the coup plotters led to the massacre of Igbos in the north by outraged northerners, and the civil war that ensued.

2) His destruction of the confederation and creation of a federation led to the problems we have today, from corruption to inefficiency to nepotism to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and economic difficulties.

Leading one to ask the question:

Is Aguiyi-Ironsi Nigeria's greatest enemy?

BeninRefugees:
wtf!

He was a hero Nigeria wanted to break up that was why he declared a unitary system. Anyone would have done same in his place.

If you people so much hated what he did


Why wasn't it reversed


Remember it was Gowon that actually completed the decree of unitary system


If y'all were against it

Why didn't you remove it?


Wicked hateful people


Ironsi is the reason Nigeria is one till tomorrow because of his decree for national unity


If Igbos agitate problem

If they call for unity problem


Isn't it shameful you people are still blaming Igbos since over 50 years you've been the ones ruling plunging Nigeria into doom


Slanderous hateful people


We sha no send Una papa

I heard one said the other day that Zik interbred Igbos with Europeans to give rise to fair complexion people in SE to rule Nigeria in the future laff one kill me

ElSudani:


The coup failed, the civilian Deputy prime Minister was not killed why did he have to seize power? Why didn't he simply hand over to the Deputy prime Minister and then back him up with the military?
Why did he choose not to prosecute the people who just wiped out the civilian leadership based on unproven allegations?

BeninRefugees:

Wtf!
Are you people this unlettered or what !?

Do you know who aguyi ironsi was ?

He's actually the first full general of the Nigerian army he's the highest ranking officer then it was something that was inevitable for him then

Power had to be given to him

Tho he haven't been in the country he was busy fighting along with British soldiers in the Congo war

He never had idea of how much problem the country is. Till tomorrow Igbos celebrate nzeogwu and others than. Aguyi he didn't listen to his own people we told him to excecute the coup plotters he wanted everything to be done following due process and martial law. Alexander madiebo in his book stated aguyi as a typical head strong man who is extremely patriotic and paid no attention to his own people's advise . Even Adewale Ademoyega in his book reinstated that too.

There was a coup actually which the riots of the west is one of the reasons that's story for another day .


Have you ever seen a coup tribunal completed in 4 months?


Were the plotters roaming round free? Weren't they in jail?!


Aguyi did what he was supposed to do as a patriot

1. Unify the country

2. Meet the aggrieved ones and try make peace with them thus the reason for his tours
Thanks to western ibadan news papers then with thier propaganda it was referred to as being in support of the failed coup
His final move was to execute all the coup plotters after the military trial is completed .

Where have you seen a coup tribunal completed in 4 months?

I can't wrap my mind around why you lots hate Igbos


If they try to keep the country one wahala!


If they try to secede wahala!


Thunder go fire all Una

ElSudani:


He did what he had to do by seizing power even when the civilian administration had not collapsed?
Greed and allure of power killed him.
He was going to court martial the people he didn't even arrest after six months in power?
Weave another verbose tale my friend.

ElSudani:


He did what he had to do by seizing power even when the civilian administration had not collapsed?
Greed and allure of power killed him.
He was going to court martial the people he didn't even arrest after six months in power?
Weave another verbose tale my friend.

BeninRefugees:


Lol civilian administration had not collapsed? Lmao

The prime minister , the premier of the north and others are dead

Are you even hearing yourself?


If na you fear go let you near Government house ?


Not to forget there was a huge wave of coup at that time all over Africa.


Ironsi being the highest ranking officer that time had to leave his duty in the Congo war and return to make peace in his country .

Every single thing ironsi did were just what a gentleman would do.

He was following due process. He wasn't anything close to being street smart! Till tomorrow Igbos don't like him that much because he didn't listen to his people


Same country he wanted to unite dey blame am today

Chai! Nna eh


Western lies and propaganda has been one of the instruments of destruction of Nigeria .


People that even said Igbos said Lagos is no man's land when infact it was jakande that said it o

If Igbos are patriotic problem

If they try to secede problem

Children of the falling liar

ElSudani:


He was an opportunist who paid dearly for his greed. A similar situation came up during the Dimka coup when Murtala and some military leaders were killed.
The man who foiled the coup was Babangida, he was not tempted to go to the nearby Radio Nigeria and announce himself as the new head of state.
He called Obasanjo who was Murtala's second in command to take over.
Ironsi usurped power from the civilians and subsequently ruined Nigeria within a spate of six months. No wonder his name is never mentioned in anything.

BeninRefugees:



Yes blame him for keeping Nigeria one 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

He would have divided Nigeria then you'd be happy 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

Tribe full of liars , slanderous hateful people!


We sha no send Una Papa

I'm very glad Adewale Ademoyega wrote alot of things to vindicate Aguyi ironsi


Ungrateful and unlettered lots!

flokii:
I know places like Ogun, Oyo and others in South West would have developed more than the way it is now had it been the Igbos did destroy our working system of governance back then to usher in unitary system of government.. They do things without thinking of the after effect.

Ikeja, Apapa and other industrial areas in Lagos State up till Ibadan in Oyo were developed by Western region governmemt to taste.. Awolowo and many other Yorubas at the time had so many developmental plans for our region and people but likes of Nnamdi Azikiwe and Ironsi only wanted to steal resources from Yorubaland.. reason Zik was busy fighting Awolowo over Premiership in Western region (Yorubaland) while an Igbo lile him was Premier in the Eastern region.
Ironsi got there too and scattered the whole thing thimking only Igbos will be the ones ruling at the centre.. Na Igbo sense be that for you.
God will bless Gowon for ending Igbo ethnic domination agenda by removing South South from the Eastern region. The Igbos colluded with North to remove Mid West (Bendel region) from Western region to reduce Yorubas influence in politcs but fought and are still fighting till date against independence of the Ijaws, Ilwerres and other ethnic groups in Niger Delta from South East. No be hypocrisy be that?.

rinzaugustine:
Many south easterners see ironsi as a villain. He foiled Nzeogwu’s coup after the coup had succeeded 95% remaining Lagos. Kaduna and Enugu was already captured by the charismatic and revolutionary young leader from south south major Chulwuma kaduna Nzeogwu before Aguiyi-Ironsi thwarted their efforts and arrested the battalion that came to capture Lagos. Aguiyi-Ironsi was dumb in the head Like Tinubu and didn’t know what to do with power even after several advise from his kinsmen like general madiebo he never heeded to any until he was killed in 1966 July. If he had not constituted obstacle nzeogwu and co would have made Nigeria the best country in Africa because they had good plans for the coup and more like in the mound of Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Blaise campore and other like minded revolutionaries then but Ironsi killed that dream and became clueless on what to do with power...like Tinubu like Aguiyi-Ironsi..dumbos without plans

ElSudani:


Uncouth and abusive as ever. Putting their arguments forward without having a breakdown is like Obi trying to win the presidency....Impossible task.
Your hero ruined a working arrangement, a product of several negotiations by a thoughtless, whimsical and arbitrary decree.

gidgiddy:


The problem is that everything you wrote above are lies written by someone who either does not know Nigerian history, or is trying to be decietful

Ironsi arrested all the coup plotters within days of putting down the coup. He even convened a tribunal headed Lt Colonel Nwawo to try them. However, the fact that the coup was initially popular, the unsettled times, as well as politics all meant that the tribunal never managed to do its job until Ironsi was killed 6 months later

Nigeria was not practising confederation at the time, Ironsi did not abolish the 4 Regions that existed and he never tampered with resource control. It was Gowon who came after Ironsi and used Decree 14 to abolish all 4 Regions and created 12 new states to replacethem, then followed it up with decree 15 which abolished resource control and placed all resources in the hands of the federal government

So do your research well before opening threads like this to talk about history you dont know

BeninRefugees:



Obi win or lose is a success the fact the he was able to amass such followership within a year and not only that won Lagos really showed
Is a wonderful start and every sincere mind knows that! And I am sending my regards to all right thinking Yorubas that supported what right


The fact that you people have been ruling 50 years plunging Nigeria into more doom has vindicated igbo

Slanderous, hateful , pro -war and congenital liars that's what you guys are!


We've bursted all your lies !


Demystified all your trickery

The "let's hate them " campaign has ramped up after the election we are here to burst all your lies and propaganda.

s

ElSudani:


Nobody cares about your constant lies and shameless attempts at rewriting the history of Nigeria.
You are like a dog chasing it's own tail. No one is after you. Nobody cares.

flokii:
I know places like Ogun, Oyo and others in South West would have developed more than the way it is now had it been the Igbos didn't destroy our working system of governance back then to usher in unitary system of government.. They do things without thinking of the after effect.

Ikeja, Apapa and other industrial areas in Lagos State up till Ibadan in Oyo were developed by Western region governmemt to taste.. Awolowo and many other Yorubas at the time had so many developmental plans for our region and people but likes of Nnamdi Azikiwe and Ironsi only wanted to steal resources from Yorubaland.. reason Zik was busy fighting Awolowo over Premiership in Western region (Yorubaland) while an Igbo like him was Premier in the Eastern region.
Ironsi got there too and scattered the whole thing, ended regional government for unitary government, thinking only Igbos will be the ones ruling at the centre.. Na Igbo sense be that for you.
God will bless Gowon for ending Igbo ethnic domination agenda by removing South South from the Eastern region. The Igbos colluded with North to remove Mid West (old Bendel) from Western region to reduce Yorubas influence in politcs but fought and are still fighting till date against independence of the Ijaws, Ikwerres and other ethnic groups in Niger Delta from South East. No be hypocrisy be that?.

Napata77:


Pack of lies.

Of course Ironsi sent Nzeogwu to Aba prison where he was freed by Ojukwu.

And of course Ironsi destroyed the autonomy of the regions and centralised power in a unitary state via Decree 34.

This is confirmed in this article by the US Council on Foreign Relations.

https://www.cfr.org/blog/nigerias-unitary-federalism?amp

And NO, the 1966 coup was NOT “popular”, except in the demented heads of tribalist Igbos like your father.

It certainly wasn’t “popular” in the north after your demonic kinsmen slaughtered their leaders, you psychopath.