He also explains the cowardice of the obasanjo government which prevented ordinary nigerians reading the. Olusegun obasanjo following in the steps of his previous memoirs, my command and not my will, olusegun obasanjo s my watch is more than the story of the obasanjo presidency told by the man himself. Obasanjo took office as the first elected and civilian head of state in nigeria after 16 years of military rule, is now commemorated as democracy day, a public holiday in nigeria. Ishaya bamaiyi, has shed light on the strategy allegedly deployed by former generals to ensure the emergence of a former military head of state, gen. Bamaiyi who was the mastermind of the phantom coup of 1995. Sep 23, 2017 of course the regime of president olusegun obasanjo chickened out of formally releasing the monumental report of the oputa panel to the nigerian public but bishop kukah feels gratified nonetheless true to his eternal theme of the promotion of peace that the commission engendered reconciliation and embraces from erstwhile sworn enemies. It was created by olusegun obasanjo, the newly elected president of nigeria, in 1999. They brought their man, olusegun obasanjo, to rule again.
The nigerian people therefore deserve and desire to know what are in those reports as paid for by their hardearned naira, so as to stem the corruption and impunity that have impaired the quality of our lives. Oputa panel was not meant to start writing and changing. Human rights violations investigations commission, the. He was military governor 19671975 of the midwest state, later renamed bendel state, part of which in turn became edo state. Former president olusegun obasanjo answers to fela. Sani abacha for the 1995 phantom coup, tells bayo akinloye about his view of gen. Ishaya bamaiyi, has shed light on the strategy allegedly deployed by former. Coming on board again as a civilian leader in 1999, obasanjo successfully staged many comedy shows. Mahatma gandhi lived like, looked like, and dressed like the average indian and so was able to lead them to independence, having completely identified himself with them.
In witness to justice, father kukah, tells the story of what happened during the years of military rule. Educationist and cousin of president olusegun obasanjo, prof. Olusegun obasanjo s most popular book is my watch volume 2. Sani abacha for the 1995 phantom coup, tells about his view of gen. Abdulsalami, ibb, danjuma, gusau made obasanjo president in 1999 bamaiyi niyi odebode and tobi aworinde a former chief of army staff, lt. Why obasanjo may be heading to hell pambazuka news. Kachifo limited under its prestige imprint year of first release. By bishop matthew hassan kukah i have deliberately made this explanatory note long because i think it is necessary that people make up their minds based on the facts, given my central role in the event.
Olusegun obasanjo following in the steps of his previous memoirs, my command and not my will, olusegun obasanjos my watch is more than the story of the obasanjo presidency told by the man himself. Abdulsalami, ibb, danjuma, gusau made obasanjo president in. The human rights violations investigation commission of nigeria, also known as the oputa panel, is a commission that was developed following the collapse of the military dictatorship that controlled nigeria until 1998. Why i supported falae against obasanjo in 1999 bamaiyi. Aug 24, 2018 bamaiyi contends that there is a tape which would have convinced nigerians that obasanjo plotted the coup but that when the tape in question was to be played at oputa panel, obasanjo used his position as president to cover up his involvement in the 1995 coup, p. Bamaiyi said the entire plot was mooted by babangida who was desperate to return to power. Abdulsalami, ibb, danjuma, gusau made obasanjo president. May 04, 2014 justice oputa was appointed to investigate abuses during 15 years of military rule, which ended when president obasanjo took office as elected president on 29 may 1999. The story of col frank omenka, the butcher politics nairaland. It is a memoir of a lifetime spent in service to country, of a man who has been destined with the watch, with the vigilance, with the responsibility to his people to speak up and speak out.
Bamaiyis new book, vindication of a general, claimed that a former head of state, gen. Adedayo said that the commission set up by former president olusegun obasanjo in 2011 was headed by the late justice chukwudifu oputa. Videos of oputa panel of enquiry during obasanjo regime. Extracts from the book reflections on nigerian nationhood and democracy, by late hon. What we witnessed in nigeria between 1975 and 2015 are the fruits of obasanjos corruption and wickedness for which god destroyed the world with water in genesis 6. The death, the assassination of muritala mohammed paved the way for obasanjo to rule in the 1976 and after a democratically acclaimed election was held in 1993, the only person who could represent the genuine aspirations of nigerians, m. The story of col frank omenka, the butcher politics nigeria. He also explains the cowardice of the obasanjo government which prevented ordinary nigerians reading the completed report. Abdulsalami, ibb, danjuma, gusau made obasanjo president in 1999 bamaiyi a former chief of army staff, lt. The wide dissemination of the oputa panel report in various formats including translation of its recommendations in various nigerian languages is a good starting point, as well as support for electoral reform, and the recentlyannounced revenue focused citizens for public accountability and integrity in nigeria c pain. The maiden reading was by odia ofeimun, a labour party gubernatorial candidate in edo. Feb 15, 20 obasanjo took office as the first elected and civilian head of state in nigeria after 16 years of military rule, is now commemorated as democracy day, a public holiday in nigeria. The human rights violations investigation commission, known as the oputa panel, was established through the statutory instrument 8 of june 1999 by president olusegun obasanjo pursuant to the tribunals of inquiry act of 1990 to investigate incidents of transitional justice institutions and organizations gross violations of human rights committed in nigeria between. There was a particular year that he invited us all for a dinner that should be february 2006.
Now bamaiyi has spinned his own tales in his book which he called the vindication of a general. Hassankukah to reveal memoirs of oputa panel on tuesday p. Some generals planned blowing plane carrying obasanjo. After the return to democracy in 1999, he became a power in the peoples democratic party pdp. Feb 19, 20 former president olusegun obasanjo answers to fela kutis petition oputa panel duration.
Chukwudifu oputa gcon 22 september 1924 4 may 2014 was a nigerian jurist who was judge of the supreme court of nigeria from 1984 to 1989. I think oputa panel had ended up in a manner i could never have dreamt of, and i am more than happy the way it ended. Old truth and the bamaiyi tales the guardian nigeria news. Hassankukah set to reveal details of oputa panel daily. Bamaiyi stated, this was not done because they liked obasanjo, but because of the ambition of general babangida to return as president after obasanjos tenure. The show made waves as no family failed to watch it, at least to laugh out the pains of hardship after each days toiling. The oputa panel, therefore, was the key feature of obasanjos regime, which marked a complete departure from the authoritari an military rule and consequently ushered in a democratic. Some generals planned blowing plane carrying obasanjo, others. I have not seen nor read the book but i am sure i will not be disappointed by it. Promart world international, 2001 political science 108 pages. Omenka raped 18yrold detaineesays witness at oputa panel sitting ltsav indicts coomassie for atrocities against nigeria.
Nothing was done about it by the president olusegun obasanjo government, maybe because he succeeded abdulsalami abubakar. How abdulsalami, ibb, danjuma, gusau made obasanjo president. He also explains the cowardice of the obasanjo government whcih prevented ordinary nigerians reading the completed report. Books by olusegun obasanjo author of my watch volume 2. This book tells the story and the many tragic tales that emerged during the hearings of the oputa panel. Sani abacha for the 1995 phantom coup, tells punch about his view of gen. He knew what we went through but for reasons best known to him he never did that for eight years that he was in power. Members of the human rights violations investigations commission hrvic led by its chairman, justice chukwudifu oputa, yesterday held a crucial meeting with president olusegun obasanjo. Major general abdulkareem adisa on 1996 coup oputa panel. Jul 24, 2016 adebayo said that the commission set up by former president olusegun obasanjo in 2011 was headed by the late justice chukwudifu oputa. It is a memoir of a lifetime spent in service to country, of a man who has been destined with the watch, with the vigilance, with the. What it was meant to do was to look at where we have offended ourselves. Former president olusegun obasanjo answers to fela kutis petition oputa panel duration. Abubakar did not tell me about these letters until they surfaced at the oputa panel, he said.
Military intelligence nation nigerians olusegun obasanjo opportunity oputa panel oputas commission past. November 2014 the book is presented as a threevolume boxset in hardcase and paperback editions. Obasanjos controversial policies risk ethnic conflict in. Its mandate was to investigate human rights during the period of military rule from 1984 to 1999. Omenka raped 18yrold detaineesays witness at oputa panel sitting ltsav indicts coomassie for atrocities against nigeria lagos it was another day of stunning revelations at the oputa panels sitting yesterday with a witness alleging that the dreaded former head of. He was appointed in 1999 by olusegun obasanjo to head the oputa panel which investigated human right abuses by former military juntas and submitted their findings in 2003. I am surprised about what he wrote in his book vindication of a general that the 1995 coup was real and not a phantom coup. The oputa panel will be required to examine human rights abuses when president obasanjo was in power previously as a military ruler from 1976 to 1979.
The commission concluded its report about three years ago. Some generals wanted to blow up plane carrying obasanjo. How abdulsalami, ibb, danjuma, gusau made obasanjo. The human rights violation investigation commission of. The human rights violations investigation commission, known as the oputa panel, was established through the statutory instrument 8 of june 1999 by president olusegun obasanjo pursuant to the tribunals of inquiry act of 1990 to investigate incidents of transitional justice institutions and organizations gross violations of human rights committed in nigeria between january 15, 1966, the day when. Surprised nigerians have witnessed two unprecedented events in the last month. But be that as it may, anybody can access the oputa panel report on the internet and see what oputa said.
Olusegun obasanjo, as the countrys president in 1999. Olusegun obasanjos most popular book is my watch volume 2. Bamaiyi contends that there is a tape which would have convinced nigerians that obasanjo plotted the coup but that when the tape in question was to be played at oputa panel, obasanjo used his position as president to cover up his involvement in the 1995 coup, p. Apr 16, 2017 obasanjo didnt need any panel to compensate us adequately. During his watch, a watchman has no sleep and no respite. Why obasanjo locked me up for 8 yrs bamaiyi vanguard news. Old truth and the bamaiyi tales the guardian nigeria. The man obasanjo, the greedy internal colonialist chief olusegun obasanjo is the one who sowed the seed of corruption in nigeria as far back as 1975. Olusegun obasanjo has 26 books on goodreads with 8148 ratings. This book tells that story and the many tragic individual tales that emerged during the hearings of the oputa panel.
President obasanjo promised to heal the wounds of the past and that prompted the setting up of the hrvic a. The story of col frank omenka, the butcher politics. Jul 25, 2016 adebayo said that the commission set up by former president olusegun obasanjo in 2011 was headed by the late justice chukwudifu oputa. A new truthcommission, known as the oputa panel, held its first hearings into abuses of power by military rulers, and the administration of the recentlyelected president olusegun obasanjo announced a plan for the drastic reduction of the army that could cut it by half. Human rights violations investigations commission, the oputa.
How abdulsalami, ibb, danjuma, gusau made obasanjo president in 1999 bamaiyi. Abubakar did not tell me about these letters until they surfaced at the oputa panel. Apr 15, 2017 some generals planned blowing plane carrying obasanjo, others, says col. Justice oputa annual conference law, ethics in development. Apr 16, 2017 how gen bamaiyi tortured abiola and there was an attempt to bomb objs planecol oloruntoba ckn nigeria published. It is a memoir of a lifetime spent in service to country, of a man who has been destined with the watch, with the.
The page counts are 506, 672, and 400 pages respectively for volumes 1, 2, and 3. Every great leader should be able to give others a. Apr 02, 2017 i am glad those behind obasanjo knew sic better, he said on page 120 of the book. An insiders account of nigerias truth commission father kukah, nigerias spiritual guide and confessor, was at the heart of the official investigation into what happened during the years of military rule. Adebayo said that the commission set up by former president olusegun obasanjo in 2011 was headed by the late justice chukwudifu oputa. The oputa panel report is packaged in eight big volumes, and was handed over to president obasanjo in broad daylight. Hassankukah to reveal memoirs of oputa panel on tuesday. Samuel ogbemudia samuel osaigbovo ogbemudia 17 september 1932 9 march 2017 was a nigerian army officer and politician. Father kukah, nigerias spiritual guide and confessor, was at the heart of the official investigation into what happened during the years of military rule. Ishaya bamaiyis vindication of a general and the ideological. Some generals wanted to blow up plane carrying obasanjo, others col. The panel then exposed what looked like a poisonous fang.
Major hamza almustapha alluded to it at the oputa panel. Belatedly, ohaneze ndigbo has set up a reparations committee to seek the reparations that were demanded in the recommendations of the official justice oputa panel report which president obasanjo attempted to suppress but was unofficially published online. Almustapha major hamza mustapha major mustapha mandate master military head military intelligence nation nigerians olusegun obasanjo opportunity oputa panel oputas commission past person petition. He said that hassankukahs reading would be the second of such in the school.
Mathew hassan kukah, writer, civil activist, national affairs commentator and the bishop of the catholic archdiocese in sokoto, will be in ibadan, oyo state, on tuesday as guest of the book. In terms of reconciliation, the commission also worked towards unifying communities previously in. Of course the regime of president olusegun obasanjo chickened out of formally releasing the monumental report of the oputa panel to the nigerian public but bishop kukah feels gratified nonetheless true to his eternal theme of the promotion of peace that the commission engendered reconciliation and embraces from erstwhile sworn enemies. Hassankukah to give insiders account of oputa panel in. Abdulsalami, ibb, danjuma, gusau made obasanjo president in 1999 bamaiyi. Apr 04, 2017 major hamza almustapha alluded to it at the oputa panel. One of the shows he organized was what i called laugh it out, though he called it oputa panel. That essay was spurred by the hopes raised by the justice oputa panel to bring the sacred cows to book for repeatedly snubbing the summons to appear before it. Videos of oputa panel of enquiry during obasanjo regime by humanright. The trial had been recommended by the chief justice chukwudifu oputa panel to unravel the mystery surrounding the murder of the foremost nigerian journalist through parcel bomb in 1986 and expected to bring the perpetrators to book. He said that hassankukahs reading would be the second of. Justice oputa was appointed to investigate abuses during 15 years of military rule, which ended when president obasanjo took office as elected president on 29 may 1999.
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