Our father devoted his life for Nigeria’s unity, stability – Gen Aguiyi Ironsi’s family 

The household of Nigeria’s archetypal Head of State, Major General Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi, has said that their precocious begetter was a patriotic worker who devoted his beingness to the unity and stableness of Nigeria.

The household stated this astatine the Aguiyi-Ironsi Cenotaph successful Umuahia on Wednesday while delivering an code during a wreath-laying ceremonial to people the 60th memorial of Maj.-Gen. Ironsi’s death.

The family, which spoke done Louisa Aguiyi-Ironsi, said the memorial ceremonial was a telephone for reconciliation, peaceful coexistence, and nation-building, not for reopening aged pains and debates.

According to her, Nigeria’s aboriginal should beryllium anchored connected justice, accountability, discipline, and the corporate bully of its citizens.

“We person gathered today to people the 60th day of his martyrdom successful progressive work for the corporate bully and unity of Nigeria.

“today, we bash not assemble to reopen aged debates, nor to magnify humanities divisions. Rather, we stitchery to...