Biography of ironsi brothers

There is an almost general acknowledgment that The Class of , that is, the northern revenge coup plotters that killed General JTU Aguiyi-Ironsi and ousted his regime, has somewhat superintended over the affairs of the country ever since.

Aguiyi-ironsi crocodile staff

The vengeful class has its finger on the pulse of the country and only puts its minions in charge of affairs at the commanding heights. It is against this background that the story of Ironsi is hardly ever given a mention in the Nigerian scheme. Chuks Iloegbunam is one courageous writer who has dared to right and write the forgotten history of Ironsi, in a sense ensuring that the first should not be put aside as the last.

The irrepressible Iloegbunam has followed up with this new volume that expands the earlier version to include intervolving issues on Nigerian nationhood, the army, power and politics. The preface to the Ironside is included in the new book before a well-annotated Preface To This Edition that starts out with quotes from President Alvaro Uribe who ruled Colombia from to , and General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida who served as the Military President of Nigeria from to Babangidas words deserve attention because he was among the Northern Nigerian soldiers who toppled the Ironsi regime.

According to Babangida, He Ironsi was killed for advocating for a unitary system of government in Decree No 34, the unification Decree. He meant well. In fact, the decree was promulgated for the preservation of Nigeria as an entity. Unfortunately, some Northerners interpreted it to be a means for Ndigbo, after the January 15, revolution, to further take over the entire affairs of the nation.

General Aguiyi-Ironsi was a man who saw tomorrow; he wanted Nigeria united in accordance with the military command tradition and it was probably never intended to facilitate any form of domination.