To each his/her opinion, and this applies to Mr. Fagbure as well. It still beats me why people even attempt to justify the coup. Especially for a country that was less than a decade old. A country with regional governments and institutions that were mostly autonomous. I remember the narrative of this period vividly, as my father was in the army in Kaduna, and we had lots of family friends that were in good acquaintance with some of the ring leaders of the coup. A young country that already had ethnic trust issues, then a coup takes place. The average man always welcomes any revolutionary movement that tends to preach national progress. While the city of Kaduna exploded in jubilation, casualty confirmations started rolling in. Victims from the north, west were announced, the jubilations died down and mostly only one section of ethnic groups were celebrating across Kaduna. The High-Life bars and eating spots lit up with music. These events confirmed the concerns the now late Ahmadu Bello had expressed about Easterners. These realities now registered in the minds of other ethnic groups. Then the Head of state from the same ethnic group emerges, rejigs the regional system of government into a unitary system, and then handles the perpetrators of the coup (people who were predominantly from his region) with kid gloves. A coup that also was more or less endorsed by the senate president at the time Nwafor Orizu (who comes from the same region as well). I always do wonder what kind of signals were they sending to other Nigerians? The day we learn to tell ourselves the truth, take responsibility for our actions, and truly & collectively mend fences and move on, that day will be the day. From what I see, that’s not happening anytime soon. 😢
But here is the issue, in my opinion. According to you, before the casualties became clear, everybody celebrated the coup (including you probably). This means Fagbure was not wrong after all. Remember, this interview took place the next day when casualty figure was not known. It is likely that the mutinuous boys acted based on the mood of the nation. If that is correct then Fagbure wqs correct again. From all indications, the problem with this coup is because casualties were one sided and perpetrators were equally one sided , that is acceptable. But if the coup was to be successful and spread, may be we would still be celebrating it till today and may even elect Nzeogwu (if he was alive) or other ringleaders as civilian president the way we did to Buhari. Thank you kindly for your feedback and thanks for watching 💗💗
That’s exactly my point. The one-sidedness in the entire string of events I highlighted above sent very wrong signals across the nation. By the way, I wasn’t born then, but this always remained a very active discussion during my childhood.
The man mentioned the danger of "internal strife" as part of the reason the young officers struck. He also said that these officers were more patriotic than the politicians. He made mention of the killings in the Western region and how the Prime Minister did nothing (positive) to stop it. In fact the NPC government was on the verge of taking over the Western region and went to extraordinary length to provide support their puppet who was the Premier of the Western region. The Agenda you saw under Buhari was cooked up back then. This interview also reflects what I personally saw as the mood of the people right after the coup. His comment about the "patriotism" of the officers agrees with my personal knowledge and experience of two of the officers involved in the coup. They simply believed that Nigeria was going in the wrong direction( as is the case to this day) and they decided to put a stop to the drift. Anybody who thinks that Nigeria is where it ought to be, given all the resources wasted to date, must seriously need help. Just compare Nigeria with its cohort countries in the sixties( like Singapore) and today and you'll know what I am talking about. It is only getting worse. I pity this country. I once suggested that recolonization will be better for Nigeria and I still believe it.
You capture what he said very well. Nigeria is drifting and if this interiew is any to go by, it has been drifting since the beginning. Thanks for watching 💗💗
@@HispleMedia Thanks for posting this video interview. I have only seen a shorter version but this extended version was quite interesting. I met and knew both Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and Major Christian Anuforo. I first met Major Anuforo through his older brother Celestine Anuforo who was an independent contractor in Kaduna. It was then through Major Anuforo that I met Major Nzeogwu. I will leave it at that.
The Coupe showed how fragile Nigeria was then and still is today in terms of national integration. Every ethnic group still feels aggrieved for one reason or the other. Having so many ethnic groups in a single country is complex and makes the political atmosphere delicate.🙄
Nigerians have one thing in common, which is undermining the progress of this country - that is selfishness and lack of sense of national identity and nationhood. We see ourselves with religious and ethnic prisms. And it will continue to undermine us for a foreseeable future if drastic measures are not taken
Nigeria that claims there's scacuty of dollars yet lavishes same cureency in a wedding party whilst many of her citizens are hungry n starved unable to pay standard minimum wage for workers.
Corruption is so natural to African political class as the air they breath. Still the same shenanigan till date. It’s even worse now. The way to rid the system of it is through major seismic shocks. A complete root and branch clean out of the political class upon which a new class will emerge.
For saying the truth? Remember at the time of this interview the casualty figure was not known yet and spread was not known either. Though, a coup may not have been right way to go abt it and/or the approach should have been different, the fact remains that Nigeria was heading the wrong way with the political leadership. Thanks
@@irenegaruba48 Yes, a coup is never the right way to go, especially a bloody one like that. Our politicians are have always been less concern abt the people. Before now, that was an invitation for coup. Thanks for watching 💗💗
@@PrincessG-d7y coups in Nigeria have almost all been tribalistic. You know why? It's easy to plan with leaking information. Northern counter coup was tribalistic, Murtala Muhammed coup was tribalistic, Dimka coup was tribalistic, orka coup was equally tribalistic, to name but a few
I always laugh at the comments here especially when tribalism is brought in . He made his own point of view so criticising him is out of place . As a country do we actually learn from history ?? No
Unfortunately, we don't learn from history. Initially many of us didn't know anything about our past. Now that we have undertaken to do this sadly, many take it as means to show their tribal bigotry. Thank you for watching 🙏🙏
Mr igbo sympathizer. Every one knows you people believed in the coup. Don't you have any other thing to tell people your own narrative apart from the 66 murders? You are still rejoicing up to now or maybe you want to agitate another one? Like your brother Nnamdi kanu?
Thank you sir... I sympathize with every section of this country. You have the privilege to suggest topics for discussion. Trust me, if you suggest a topic, I will attend to it. Thank you for watching.
@@ChimezieEmmanuel-ch4jx positive enlightenment like the way you people are enlightened by being SCAMMERS, idol worshippers, ARMED ROBBERS, ritualist, human traffickers, drug traffickers etc.? No thanks if that's being enlightened.
To each his/her opinion, and this applies to Mr. Fagbure as well. It still beats me why people even attempt to justify the coup. Especially for a country that was less than a decade old. A country with regional governments and institutions that were mostly autonomous. I remember the narrative of this period vividly, as my father was in the army in Kaduna, and we had lots of family friends that were in good acquaintance with some of the ring leaders of the coup. A young country that already had ethnic trust issues, then a coup takes place. The average man always welcomes any revolutionary movement that tends to preach national progress. While the city of Kaduna exploded in jubilation, casualty confirmations started rolling in. Victims from the north, west were announced, the jubilations died down and mostly only one section of ethnic groups were celebrating across Kaduna. The High-Life bars and eating spots lit up with music. These events confirmed the concerns the now late Ahmadu Bello had expressed about Easterners. These realities now registered in the minds of other ethnic groups. Then the Head of state from the same ethnic group emerges, rejigs the regional system of government into a unitary system, and then handles the perpetrators of the coup (people who were predominantly from his region) with kid gloves. A coup that also was more or less endorsed by the senate president at the time Nwafor Orizu (who comes from the same region as well). I always do wonder what kind of signals were they sending to other Nigerians? The day we learn to tell ourselves the truth, take responsibility for our actions, and truly & collectively mend fences and move on, that day will be the day. From what I see, that’s not happening anytime soon. 😢
But here is the issue, in my opinion. According to you, before the casualties became clear, everybody celebrated the coup (including you probably). This means Fagbure was not wrong after all. Remember, this interview took place the next day when casualty figure was not known. It is likely that the mutinuous boys acted based on the mood of the nation. If that is correct then Fagbure wqs correct again. From all indications, the problem with this coup is because casualties were one sided and perpetrators were equally one sided , that is acceptable. But if the coup was to be successful and spread, may be we would still be celebrating it till today and may even elect Nzeogwu (if he was alive) or other ringleaders as civilian president the way we did to Buhari.
Thank you kindly for your feedback and thanks for watching 💗💗
That’s exactly my point. The one-sidedness in the entire string of events I highlighted above sent very wrong signals across the nation. By the way, I wasn’t born then, but this always remained a very active discussion during my childhood.
Six decades later, the same old brigade with similar characteristics as mentioned here are still in power today.. its sad😢
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@@mankindessah1978 you are right
the old politicians killed were in their 50s. While the office were 30s/40s
The man mentioned the danger of "internal strife" as part of the reason the young officers struck. He also said that these officers were more patriotic than the politicians. He made mention of the killings in the Western region and how the Prime Minister did nothing (positive) to stop it. In fact the NPC government was on the verge of taking over the Western region and went to extraordinary length to provide support their puppet who was the Premier of the Western region. The Agenda you saw under Buhari was cooked up back then. This interview also reflects what I personally saw as the mood of the people right after the coup. His comment about the "patriotism" of the officers agrees with my personal knowledge and experience of two of the officers involved in the coup. They simply believed that Nigeria was going in the wrong direction( as is the case to this day) and they decided to put a stop to the drift. Anybody who thinks that Nigeria is where it ought to be, given all the resources wasted to date, must seriously need help. Just compare Nigeria with its cohort countries in the sixties( like Singapore) and today and you'll know what I am talking about. It is only getting worse. I pity this country. I once suggested that recolonization will be better for Nigeria and I still believe it.
You capture what he said very well. Nigeria is drifting and if this interiew is any to go by, it has been drifting since the beginning. Thanks for watching 💗💗
@@HispleMedia Thanks for posting this video interview. I have only seen a shorter version but this extended version was quite interesting. I met and knew both Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and Major Christian Anuforo. I first met Major Anuforo through his older brother Celestine Anuforo who was an independent contractor in Kaduna. It was then through Major Anuforo that I met Major Nzeogwu. I will leave it at that.
@@ekusondebango3568 wow u must have lots of personal experience with history, would be great to listen to history from your perspective.
Why were the supposedly patriotic officers tribalistic about the coup? Rubbish!
The Coupe showed how fragile Nigeria was then and still is today in terms of national integration. Every ethnic group still feels aggrieved for one reason or the other. Having so many ethnic groups in a single country is complex and makes the political atmosphere delicate.🙄
Nigerians have one thing in common, which is undermining the progress of this country - that is selfishness and lack of sense of national identity and nationhood. We see ourselves with religious and ethnic prisms. And it will continue to undermine us for a foreseeable future if drastic measures are not taken
@@HispleMedia I concur. True talk.👍🏻
Nigeria that claims there's scacuty of dollars yet lavishes same cureency in a wedding party whilst many of her citizens are hungry n starved unable to pay standard minimum wage for workers.
Has anyone noticed how Nigerian speak during this period?
have you also noticed how americans speaks then and now - it have also changed too
I was impressed by his accent...
Very eloquent and confident. their delivery was infectious
Corruption is so natural to African political class as the air they breath. Still the same shenanigan till date. It’s even worse now. The way to rid the system of it is through major seismic shocks. A complete root and branch clean out of the political class upon which a new class will emerge.
Exactly.. Thank you kindly 💗💗
Where are the so called most educated people tribe in Nigeria yoruba tribe yet they have not discover anything have their heard it from this great man
Is this man not Yoruba?
Shame on him!
For saying the truth? Remember at the time of this interview the casualty figure was not known yet and spread was not known either. Though, a coup may not have been right way to go abt it and/or the approach should have been different, the fact remains that Nigeria was heading the wrong way with the political leadership.
Thanks
@@HispleMedia I’m glad you agree that the coup was not the Right Way…… You’re welcome.
@@irenegaruba48 Yes, a coup is never the right way to go, especially a bloody one like that. Our politicians are have always been less concern abt the people. Before now, that was an invitation for coup. Thanks for watching 💗💗
@@HispleMedia A very tribalistic coup!
@@PrincessG-d7y coups in Nigeria have almost all been tribalistic. You know why? It's easy to plan with leaking information. Northern counter coup was tribalistic, Murtala Muhammed coup was tribalistic, Dimka coup was tribalistic, orka coup was equally tribalistic, to name but a few
I always laugh at the comments here especially when tribalism is brought in . He made his own point of view so criticising him is out of place . As a country do we actually learn from history ?? No
Unfortunately, we don't learn from history. Initially many of us didn't know anything about our past. Now that we have undertaken to do this sadly, many take it as means to show their tribal bigotry. Thank you for watching 🙏🙏
Mr igbo sympathizer. Every one knows you people believed in the coup. Don't you have any other thing to tell people your own narrative apart from the 66 murders? You are still rejoicing up to now or maybe you want to agitate another one? Like your brother Nnamdi kanu?
This is very very Arewanigerianalize. May positive enlightenment fall on u in Jesus name. Amen.
Thank you sir... I sympathize with every section of this country. You have the privilege to suggest topics for discussion. Trust me, if you suggest a topic, I will attend to it. Thank you for watching.
Shut up ask your father the story about the coup
Your father celebrated it when the coup happened
If he can tell you the truth of it
The man that talking is from Yoruba not Igbo remember that mumu
@@ChimezieEmmanuel-ch4jx positive enlightenment like the way you people are enlightened by being SCAMMERS, idol worshippers, ARMED ROBBERS, ritualist, human traffickers, drug traffickers etc.? No thanks if that's being enlightened.