Thoughts of Chief Ralph Obioha on Nigeria

(Late elder statesman, Chief Ralph Obioha’s last interview with Vanguard, originally published on January 20, 2026 with the headline “There was never an ‘Igbo coup’ — Ralph Obioha”)
By Chioma Gabriel
Chief Ralph Obioha, an elder statesman and former chieftain of the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, is a prominent figure in Nigeria’s democratic history. In this interview, he revisits the ‘Igbo Coup’ tag that has rubbished the reputation of the Igbo for years in Nigeria, saying that the January 15, 1966 coup was anything but an Igbo coup.
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