Igbo Community Association - ICA, Nasarawa State

Igbo Community Association - ICA, Nasarawa State FINALLY THE IGBO NATION HAS BEEN VINDICATED FROM THE ETERNAL STIGMA AFTER 59 YEARS.

We will honour our heroes and uphold our integrity with a Nation-wide Match and a demand for the freedom of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu

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27/02/2025

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Di 1993 elections annulmentDis na di biggest talking-point as e touch one topic wey many believe say change Nigeria hist...
26/02/2025

Di 1993 elections annulment

Dis na di biggest talking-point as e touch one topic wey many believe say change Nigeria history. Some say di kontri still neva really recover from di annulment of di 1993 presidential elections.
For di book, Babangida, now 83, for di first time express deep regret for cancelling dat election.
Di poll bin suppose bring an end to military rule afta 10 years and di cancellation of di outcome throw di kontri into katakata.
Di date of di vote na – 12 June - now e dey remembered for Nigeria as Democracy Day.
E force Gen Babangida to resign.
Moshood Abiola, wey many pipo believe say na im win di election, later go prison and dem assassinate im wife.
Nigeria current President, Bola Tinubu, say Gen Babangida book launch show courage to admit wetin bin happun .
"Dat accident of history na di most regrettable. Di nation dey entitled to expect my expression of regret," Babangida write.
Gen Babangida, popularly known as IBB, acknowledge say Abiola, wey die for 1998, bin win di election.
However, for 1993 as dem bin dem gada di results, di military goment stop di process – dat action cause widespread protests and political crisis.
At dat time, dem bin cite di issue of vote-buying, as well as di need to protect di kontri judiciary as reasons for di annulment.
Abiola son Jamiu say di acknowledgment by Gen Babangida say im father bin win di election come as welcome surprise to am and some of im family members.
"Perhaps General Babangida dey look for peace," im tell BBC Focus on Africa podcast.
Eventually dem restore civilian rule for 1999, 11 months afta di death of anoda military ruler Sani Abacha.

Nigeria first coupAnoda serious issue na di1966 coup wey overthrew Nigeria first goment afta independence from UK. Dem k...
26/02/2025

Nigeria first coup

Anoda serious issue na di1966 coup wey overthrew Nigeria first goment afta independence from UK. Dem kill Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, along wit oda high-ranking national and regional leaders.
Di fact say most of di coup plotters bin come from south-eastern Nigeria mean say di coup come dey known as an "Igbo coup" - na label wey Babangida reject.
Im highlight di role of Major John Obienu, an ethnic Igbo officer, wey play a key role in ending di coup, e reveal say many senior Igbo officers also die for di mutiny.
Di book also shed light on the involvement of members of oda ethnic groups, notably Yorubas, many of whom im say bin participate for di military takeover.
Di former leader confam di original intention of di coup plotters na to release politician Obafemi Awolowo from detention and install am as president.
Babangida write: "Na one terrible time for di Nigerian military. As I don tok am bifor, as a young officer wey see all of dis from a distance, probably, ethnic sentiments no drive di original objective of di coup plotters.
"For instance, di head of di plotters, Major Kaduna Nzeogwu, na only 'Igbo' dey im name. Dem born and raise am for Kaduna, im immigrant parents bin come from Okpanam wey today many know as Delta State, wey, for 1966, na di old mid-western region. Nzeogwu bin speak Hausa well-well and dey like any 'Hausa' pesin! im and im original team bin probably think, even if naively, say dem fit turn tins around to make di kontri better.
Di association of Igbos wit di coup bin lead to attacks on members of dat community around di kontri and ultimately to di civil war wia Igbo leaders bin try to secede from Nigeria in 1967. At least one million pipo die in for wetin go become di Biafran war.

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