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IBB did Nigeria the Greatest Favor of his Lifetime with his Disclosure About the 1966 D'état

IBB, with his "Maradona" tendency, is playing Nigerians again with some of the content in his book. I have not read it myself, but excerpts from those who have read it show that he absolved the Ndigbos of directly orchestrating the 1966 coup de'tat... even though an Ibo man of Northern extraction (Kaduna Nzeogwu) led the coup, the then Head of State, Ironsi, an Ibo man, was not killed while several officers from the North were killed including the revered Premier of the Northern Region, Alhaji Ahmadu Bello. There were Yoruba officers among the coup plotters, while several Ibos were killed defending Nigeria.
 
Maybe and maybe IBB has done Nigeria the greatest favor in his evil and horrific life, with all the bad that he did. This assertion may help Nigeria heal finally, move on from the darkest moment in our history, and re-write the wrongs of the last 6 decades that the Ibos have faced. They have been shut out of the seat of power in Nigeria... If an Ibo man quashed the coup in Colonel Obienu, is that not enough reason to just remove all the other sentiments, pre-civil war? We are stronger together. Many accolades we have won together as a nation outside of politics have proved this. Without our brothers of Ibo extraction, many of our sporting victories, especially football, might not have been possible. They have brought several local and international honors to the fatherland. They are captains of industries around the world. It is clear in 2025 that division will not serve us... We need to leverage our diversity to strengthen our nation. We should bring our best and brightest minds from every ethnic group together to lead from within.
 
Nigeria needs to heal fully. Our brothers of Ibo extraction have done well despite the marginalization. They need to be more united among themselves to take their rightful seat in Nigeria... The country belongs to all of us, not the birthright of anyone as an ethnic group has alluded to in the past. If I am permitted to say this, Nigeria is overdue for a president of Igbo extraction.
 

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