The group picture below has been making the rounds on social media for about a month now, it is a very interesting one indeed. It is interesting because, until PBAT gatecrashed their party, by accident or by design, these boys/young men in uniform have been in the corridors of power since Nigeria’s independence, some of who are still around. (Was our ‘rulership’ by design or by accident?) You be the judge…..

- Bisala
- Trinnell
- Obasanjo
- Murtala
- T Y
- Lawal
- Doko
- Abacha
- Joe Garba
- Abesoye
- Dimka
- Raymond
- Dogonyaro
- ???
- Suleiman
- Yar’ Adua
- Abubakar
- Haladu
- Akinrinade
- Ogbada
- Babangida
- Capt NN Kanu
Nigeria in one picture More context (story) to this
A. A group led by 4 ousted 14 as Head of State
B. 3 became deputy to 4
C. 1 and 11 led a group that killed 4
D. 3 replaced late 4 as Head of State, with 16, 5 and 19 becoming 2nd, 3rd and 4th in command respectively
E. 16, 5, 19, 21 etc arrested and killed 1 and 11 for killing 4
F. 21, 8 and 17 would later become Head of State/President in Nigeria at various times
G. 19 and 15 later became sort of pro democracy activists fighting 8 for democracy. Both went on exile when targeted by 8’s marksmen
H. 8 later imprisoned 3 for allegedly attempting to overthrow him
H. 8 died while 3 was still in prison, but replaced by 17, who supervised the return of 3 as president.
A lot more, but stopping here. A round robin of sorts.
COMMENT: Perhaps PBAT was right in saying Awa Lokan (Emi Lokan) 😁.
Alhaji Shehu Shagari? Yar’Adua? Ebele Jonathan?They were all made possible by the military boys and was….

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