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Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni, has heaped the bulk of the blame for the several military coups in Nigeria on civilians, stressing that the coups from 1966 to 1990 was ignited by civilian interference.
Useni, in an exclusive interview withSunday Independent, said civilians did much to incite military officers who succumbed to their yearnings and interests.
Downplaying the notion that the military era of over 39 years did nothing but to destroy Nigeria, Useni said, “That is a big lie, even the first coup, who started it? Was it not civilians, moving from one place to another to incite people, saying are you waiting until everybody is dead, can’t you intervene? They were the ones pushing the bus, then the coup took place and of course because the coup was one-sided there was a counter coup and so forth.
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Useni, in an exclusive interview withSunday Independent, said civilians did much to incite military officers who succumbed to their yearnings and interests.
Downplaying the notion that the military era of over 39 years did nothing but to destroy Nigeria, Useni said, “That is a big lie, even the first coup, who started it? Was it not civilians, moving from one place to another to incite people, saying are you waiting until everybody is dead, can’t you intervene? They were the ones pushing the bus, then the coup took place and of course because the coup was one-sided there was a counter coup and so forth.
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