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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by supereagle(m): 9:11am On Mar 03, 2017
celestialAgent:
NAWA O!

Using Alligator as staff shocked Jazz man

Hausa man selling the staff gave him when he told the man that his name means crocodile in Igbo.

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Nobody: 9:13am On Mar 03, 2017
Rest on
Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Odingo1: 9:21am On Mar 03, 2017
bakynes:

Rubbish talk, the Igbos dominated the military pre-independence and before the Civil War, the Northerners were the worst hit by the January 1966 Coup plotted by majority of Igbo officers. You cannot really blame them for killing the Man who refused to execute the coup plotters instead put them in a Jail in the very same region they came from.

The issue with Shonekan, GEJ was because they later Post Civil War control the Military and Political Power back then the Igbos controlled the Military.
Yoruba army officers participated fully in the said coup,stop fairly tales.

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by signz: 9:24am On Mar 03, 2017
May we never be as naive as he was.

May we never make the mistake he made when he disbanded the regional governments and founded the Unity government we have now. History will never be fair to him because of this seemingly simple but humongous mistake.

Happy Birthday Aguiyi

A brilliant Soldier

Continue to RIP

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Princewell2012(m): 9:25am On Mar 03, 2017
Mustiboy:
and Buhari is claiming 74. Na thunder go fire am. Even shagari celebrated 93rd last week

Can you imagine? which means the doctor that was saying Buhari is over 80 knows what he was saying. Look at that.
Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Princewell2012(m): 9:39am On Mar 03, 2017
bakynes:

See this one When Ironsi was head of state, Buhari was a very low ranked officer probably a Sergent. Ironsi was Head of State in 1966 while Buhari joined the Army in 1962


Your source pls.
Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Totti9(m): 9:42am On Mar 03, 2017
martinz1:
Born in the eastern region, and died in oyo
was is oyo dat kill him? We know those who kill him
Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by OROSUNBOLB(m): 9:49am On Mar 03, 2017
He allowed tribal sentiment to becloud his judgement; he should have killed 'kaduna' Nzeogu and his gangs. He did not kill them because he was very much aware of the coup. He introduced a system of government-Unitary system- on tribal sentiment which is still the bane of our development till today. He is not my hero!

The event that led to the civil war was entirely Igbos fault and this man was one of those people to be blamed for it. Who were those people celebrating the death of Sadauna of Sokoto, Ahmadu Bello (killed by Nzeogu) on the street of Kano ! ? Igbo people of course!

We need truth and Reconciliation commission to truly address some of these issues so as to move forward as a nation. My Hero of that era was the military Governor of western Nigeria,Fajuyi who chose to die along side his boss-Ironsi. The Counter coup plotters actually wanted to spare his life. Fajuyi was a loyal officer and a true 'Omoluabi'.

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by ilohemmy(m): 9:57am On Mar 03, 2017
Even In 200 years to come people must continually honoring you
Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by bakynes(m): 10:18am On Mar 03, 2017
Princewell2012:



Your source pls.
Which source do you need again go to their wiki pages you will see it there.

Buhari was born in 1942 and joined the military in 1962, Ironsi was born in 1924 and was head of state in 1966.
They are not mates in age and rank.
Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by bakynes(m): 10:20am On Mar 03, 2017
Odingo1:

Yoruba army officers participated fully in the said coup,stop fairly tales.
Mumu I said majority Igbos I didn't Say all were igbos.

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Living4christ(m): 10:31am On Mar 03, 2017
Christane:
sometimes i wonder how he became d head of state wen z jst a 2 star general(major general)compare to others like abacha,abubakar,obasanjo and gowon who were al 4 star(full general) even buhari was a 2star general(major general) wen he became head of state ...r.i.p to major general aguiyi johnson thomas ironsi ...may u rest 4 ever..
He was the Highest in Military rank at then, even Ojukwu was Gowons senior officer. That was why Ojukwu refuse to recognise him as the head of state, because it breaks military rule.

And take note, Aguiyi Ironsi is the only Battle-Made General in West Africa till date, who was decorated a General by Britain in the Congo war.

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by gartamanta: 10:32am On Mar 03, 2017
bakynes:

Rubbish talk, the Igbos dominated the military pre-independence and before the Civil War, the Northerners were the worst hit by the January 1966 Coup plotted by majority of Igbo officers. You cannot really blame them for killing the Man who refused to execute the coup plotters instead put them in a Jail in the very same region they came from.

The issue with Shonekan, GEJ was because they later Post Civil War control the Military and Political Power back then the Igbos controlled the Military.

Ironsi was not killed because he did not execute the coup plotters, he was killed because he was an Igbo man from the south. It can take over a year to courtmatial and bring coup plotters to justice, Ironsi was killed within six months. If Ironsi had been a Hausa/Fulani Northerner, do you think his brothers would have killed him because he did not execute the coup plotters? Of course not. Let me give you another example. Major Ademoyega and Captain Ben Gbulie where amonngst the ring leaders of the coup. Gowon did not execute them but kept them in jail for years after which they were released. Why didnt the Northerners kill Gowon for not executing Ademoyega and Gbulie just like they did to Ironsi? Because Gowon is a Northerner. Ironsi was killed for being an Igbo man, plain and simple.

The Northerners have fought , tried to remove or killed any Southerner who became or tried to become head of state

They killed Ironsi (Southerner)
They chased away Brigadier Ogundipe (Southerner) who should have been head of state after Ironsi

When Murtala Mohammed was killed, Obasunjo should have automatically taken over. The Northerner offered the position to Danjuma who refused. Obasunjo only became military head of state because the North had no other highly ranked officer (thats why Yaradua was given double promotion to Brigadier and made Obasunjos deputy)

Have we forgotten MKO Abiola? He was kidnapped and slaughered like Sallah Ram because the North could not stand the fact that a Southerner won elections.

Shonekon was kicked out after barely 3 months.

Obasunjo and GEJ were fought by the Northerners throughout their civilian regims.

Something similar is starting with Osibanjo. If Buhari is no more today, you will see how the North will bring down pressure on Osibanjo to resign, and if he doesnt, they will hound him for the rest of his tenure.

These are the many examples to show that the Northerners have fought every southerner who ever entered or came close to entering State House. So anyone who thinks that the Northerners would have had no problems with Ironsi if he had executed Nzeogwu and co is a fool.

Yes Im sure that some Northerners were angry at Ironsi for not executing them, but this was not the reason they killed Ironsi. They killed him to get power back to the North

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Living4christ(m): 10:37am On Mar 03, 2017
back2sender:

Thats not true.
This man started the Nigeria wahala, he started ethnic bigotry in Nigeria with his actions during the coup

What was his action. He was the most senior officer then, so by the army code of operation, he was suppose to be the head of state should their be any military takeover. The problem was that the Hausas where used by Britain who called it an Igbo coup to instigate that the gbos want to take over Nigeria. so they started killing all the Igbos in the north.
Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Living4christ(m): 10:45am On Mar 03, 2017
kingthreat:
The end of this guy should be a lesson to all Igbos and pseudo-jews. Dont fûck with the North.

So you think it was the North that defeated Biafra, for you myopic mind, my friend go and thank Britain and Russia oh, because if not for their selfish interest in oil that made them had an unholy alliance with you guys, we would have used ogbunigwe to end your race.

Take note Britain is no longer in charge of UN Security council, and there relevance in world politics has officially droped since the BREXIT result. So don't think Briatain would be there to save you again. And you know that Russia now is an Anti-Muslim government with the able hand of Putin. So be guided.

And we have social media. The reason why the worl was silent when we were murderd was because they were blinded by British lies.

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by ShootToKill: 11:01am On Mar 03, 2017
Rest on 'Ironside' as the Brits called him.
Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by KINGOFTHEEAST: 11:04am On Mar 03, 2017
aguiyi hear me very well, we must avenge your death insha allah
Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Mustiboy(m): 11:04am On Mar 03, 2017
Princewell2012:


Can you imagine? which means the doctor that was saying Buhari is over 80 knows what he was saying. Look at that.
Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by KINGOFTHEEAST: 11:12am On Mar 03, 2017
OROSUNBOLB:
He allowed tribal sentiment to becloud his judgement; he should have killed 'kaduna' Nzeogu and his gangs. He did not kill them because he was very much aware of the coup. He introduced a system of government-Unitary system- on tribal sentiment which is still the bane of our development till today. He is not my hero!

The event that led to the civil war was entirely Igbos fault and this man was one of those people to be blamed for it. Who were those people celebrating the death of Sadauna of Sokoto, Ahmadu Bello (killed by Nzeogu) on the street of Kano ! ? Igbo people of course!

We need truth and Reconciliation commission to truly address some of these issues so as to move forward as a nation. My Hero of that era was the military Governor of western Nigeria,Fajuyi who chose to die along side his boss-Ironsi. The Counter coup plotters actually wanted to spare his life. Fajuyi was a loyal officer and a true 'Omoluabi'.
Yoruba's have come have cone again with this their lies of fajuyi willing to he has already been marked for death and Yoruba's can't die for their brother let alone another person

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by ShootToKill: 11:14am On Mar 03, 2017
OROSUNBOLB:
He allowed tribal sentiment to becloud his judgement; he should have killed 'kaduna' Nzeogu and his gangs. He did not kill them because he was very much aware of the coup. He introduced a system of government-Unitary system- on tribal sentiment which is still the bane of our development till today. He is not my hero!

The event that led to the civil war was entirely Igbos fault and this man was one of those people to be blamed for it. Who were those people celebrating the death of Sadauna of Sokoto, Ahmadu Bello (killed by Nzeogu) on the street of Kano ! ? Igbo people of course!

We need truth and Reconciliation commission to truly address some of these issues so as to move forward as a nation. My Hero of that era was the military Governor of western Nigeria,Fajuyi who chose to die along side his boss-Ironsi. The Counter coup plotters actually wanted to spare his life. Fajuyi was a loyal officer and a true 'Omoluabi'.

You yorubas should purge yourself of the urge to peddle falsehood all over the place.

1) Ironsi was never aware of the coup, your brother coupist Ademoyega who wrote 'why we struck' even confirmed that Aguiyi was sleeping in offshore boats instead of Govt house in Lagos after the 'Igbo coup' due to fears of insecurity. How can a General plan his own insecurity?


2.) Fajuyi never insisted on dying with Aguiyi, he was also marked for excecution like Ironsi, only yoruba revisioists and academic frauds sell that garbage. Fact is, yorubas had fewer soldiers in the army, coupled with your history of cowardice, Hausa and fulanis knew you wouldn't do more than sitting like puppies even if all your leaders were killed in yorubaland.

These are the pure truths!


Enlightened people like us will not allow you to deceive people and get away with it. We will whip you back into the line of truth. grin

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by NoContract(m): 11:22am On Mar 03, 2017
kingthreat:
The end of this guy should be a lesson to all Igbos and pseudo-jews. Dont fûck with the North.

You're a northerner?
Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by ItsMeAboki(m): 11:24am On Mar 03, 2017
winj3:
Aguiyi-ironsi's is one of the weakest, mediocre, incompetent, tribalistic and useless head of state to rule Nigeria. He really never ruled anyway.
His weakness and tribalism led to the civil war, Nigeria should erase this m0rons from its history!

He abolished the regional system, including resource control, in order to selfishly concentrate and consolidate power centrally to himself and his Igbo kinsmen - never imagining northerners could fight back.

Southerners, particularly from the SS & SE complaining and clamouring for restructuring and resource control should not forget that the bane of the their present woes started from one of their own and not from the north.

Students of history would also tell you that: the selective killings of northern leaders and army officers in the Igbo led 1966 coup, Ironsi's failure to take action against the coup plotters, dissolution and unification of the former regions by decree 34 under a unitary system (the basic structure we have inherited till today) and Igbos public celebration, taunting and mocking of northerners over the brutal cold murder their leaders (the Sardauna, Balewa & co) in Jan 1966 Igbo coup, were together a culmination of the factors that led to the counter coup, the July 1966 northern riots and reprisal killings of Igbos, and ultimately the civil war in which even more Igbos died.

In short; Igbos opened the Pandora's box and are the root course of all our wahala today.

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by ShootToKill: 11:32am On Mar 03, 2017
gartamanta:


Ironsi was not killed because he did not execute the coup plotters, he was killed because he was an Igbo man from the south. It can take over a year to courtmatial and bring coup plotters to justice, Ironsi was killed within six months. If Ironsi had been a Hausa/Fulani Northerner, do you think his brothers would have killed him because he did not execute the coup plotters? Of course not. Let me give you another example. Major Ademoyega and Captain Ben Gbulie where amonngst the ring leaders of the coup. Gowon did not execute them but kept them in jail for years after which they were released. Why didnt the Northerners kill Gowon for not executing Ademoyega and Gbulie just like they did to Ironsi? Because Gowon is a Northerner. Ironsi was killed for being an Igbo man, plain and simple.

The Northerners have fought , tried to remove or killed any Southerner who became or tried to become head of state

They killed Ironsi (Southerner)
They chased away Brigadier Ogundipe (Southerner) who should have head of state after Ironsi

When Murtala Mohammed was killed, Obasunjo should have automatically taken over. The Northerner offered the position to Danjuma who refused. Obasunjo only became military head of state because the North had no other highly ranked officer (thats why Yaradua was given double promotion to Brigadier and made Obasunjos deputy)

Have we forgotten MKO Abiola? He was kidnapped and slaughered like Sallah Ram because the North could not stand the fact that a Southerner won elections.

Shonekon was kicked out after barely 3 months.

Obasunjo and GEJ were fought by the Northerners throughout their civilian regims.

These are the many examples to show that the Northerners have fought every southerner who ever entered or came close to entering State House. So anyone who thinks that the Northerners would have had no problems with Ironsi if he had executed Nzeogwu and co is a fool.

Yes Im sure that some Northerners were angry at Ironsi for not executing them, but this was not the reason they killed Ironsi. They killed him to get power back to the North

You are highly intelligent. That's why I laugh yorubas who think osunbade will have a smooth ride if he is made a President by doctrine of neccessity. He might not face problems from the south but expect intensified bombings from the north. grin grin

The way the zoo structured, when a president from a region gets into power the other opposite region makes all kinds of troubles and keeps him busy till he get distracted, fails and leaves or is booted out of office.

The north started it, they got their sharia by being violent during Christian Obj's regime and other regions like the Niger delta have learnt that violence when asking for political concession in zoogeria and simply followed suit.

That's the kind of zoological country mor0nic zombiegerians are begging to unite with, so as to 'move their empty zoogerian skulls forward'. Then you begin to wonder 'do these people really have working brains?"
Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by ShootToKill: 11:36am On Mar 03, 2017
KINGOFTHEEAST:
Yoruba's have come have cone again with this their lies of fajuyi willing to he has already been marked for death and Yoruba's can't die for their brother let alone another person

The way these yoruba people lie with reckless abandon marvels even lucifer.

Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by loopmangoat(m): 12:01pm On Mar 03, 2017
A good man

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by ISTANDWITHBUHAR: 12:03pm On Mar 03, 2017
sarrki:
One of the best heads Nigerian army ever produced


He is the genesis of our problem today but he was served with the same coin haha..

He used the likes of Kaduna Nzeogwu to truncate our democracy in 1966

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by ISTANDWITHBUHAR: 12:05pm On Mar 03, 2017
luvinhubby:
Great soldier, true patriot.

Murdered by the same men that are still wrecking Nigeria till today.


You forget those he murdered to get to power then.

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by ISTANDWITHBUHAR: 12:14pm On Mar 03, 2017
ednut1:
Ty Danjuma Bubu and co wey **** am lipsrsealed still dey alive. Irony of life


How about those he killed to get to power? The likes of Akintola, Ahmadu Bello etc..

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Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by ISTANDWITHBUHAR: 12:19pm On Mar 03, 2017
Mustiboy:
and Buhari is claiming 74. Na thunder go fire am. Even shagari celebrated 93rd last week

LOL Buhari join Army Cadet in 1961, I wonder the kinda brain you have up there..
Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Mustiboy(m): 12:26pm On Mar 03, 2017
ISTANDWITHBUHAR:


LOL Buhari join Army Cadet in 1961, I wonder the kinda brain you have up there..
Re: Johnson Aguiyi-ironsi's 93rd Posthumous Birthday Is Today by auggie340(f): 12:29pm On Mar 03, 2017
Diesel1:
u mean he was murdered by bubu? ;Du mean he was murdered by bubu?
"men" is plural, bubu is just a man....I guess he meant "the northern cabals"....He was murdered by the northern cabals of old

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