Chief Obafemi Awolowo pictured lying in state in 1987, his trademark cap placed on glass casket. Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo, GCFR was a Nigerian nationalist and statesman who played a key role in Nigeria's independence movement, the First and Second Republics and the Civil War.
Some say he died peacefully in his hometown, Ikenne in Ogun state while others argue that the political heavyweight committed suicide after being allegedly betrayed by a loyalist to the military president -(then General Ibrahim Babaginda).
Whatever the controversy may be, the foremost leader undoubtedly contributed to the upliftment and development of Nigeria.



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Baba ikenne, one of our greatest hero in Nigeria

A tribal legend! Nv knew d yorubas r buried wit their glasses on

speechless

What an honourable man, he really saw tomorrow... when next u come into this world, learn not to trust any one.



Who doesnt know that he was betrayed by a certain...

Great man
Tinubu can never be like him
He's to corrupt to be like baba Awo

iykofias:
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stammering or spacebooking

I love APC , am from SW

Where he is now, he's definitely lying face-down out of shame and disappointments.

His legacies have been abysmally ra.pped by some of his custodians

jantofubu:
stammering or spacebooking

none of d above, took some time off to scratch ma balls, whc last time i checked wasn't against nairaland rulez

BuddahMonk:
[size=15pt]he said Nigeria is a mere geographical expression but when the opportunity came for him to have his country he used his traditional yoloba treachery, backstabbing and deceit to frustrate something he believed in.
what an ediot.

You know Nigeria is not a country why didn't you move a motion to have your own country because you lack the guts instead of living in a patch patch country, another person mustered the guts to have his own country you connived and frustrated the move only to come back and start trying to be the president of a no country or fairly ruler of a mere geographical expression.[/size]

The worst mistake a man can make is to know the truth and go against the Truth

[size=13pt]Indirect rule was success in North, failure in East but in West nobody knew their stand till today, you cant say whether indirect rule was a success or a failure in West, everything about a people is sitting on the fence, unable to create a clear cut agenda and unable to speak with one strong voice.

In Confab, South went with resource control as part of the agenda, South East stood on resource control, South South stood on resource control, when it got to South West Lagos delegates where saying different things, yoloba delegates where saying another things(that everybody will control resources except oli), Afenifere was waiting to know what the North will say in order not to ruffle their feathers....this was how everything about resource control fall yakataaa[/size]

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Great man
Tinubu can never be like him
He's to corrupt to be like baba Awo

Tinubu is basking in his lagacies, infact tinubu is even more intelligent.He is even more corrupt than tinubu abi na your papa get leventis?

BuddahMonk:
[size=15pt]he said Nigeria is a mere geographical expression but when the opportunity came for him to have his country he used his traditional yoloba treachery, backstabbing and deceit to frustrate something he believed in.
what an ediot.

You know Nigeria is not a country why didn't you move a motion to have your own country because you lack the guts instead of living in a patch patch country, another person mustered the guts to have his own country you connived and frustrated the move only to come back and start trying to be the president of a no country or fairly ruler of a mere geographical expression.[/size]

Was that what ur history lecturer told u abt him? its obvious, u are still bittered out of jealousy, that coward ojukwuless will never earn any respect from Nigerians like awolowo,

My brother am tired of this useless and stupiid country with backstabbers and traitors as my so called compatriots

BlackTechnology:



The worst mistake a man can make is to know the truth and go against the Truth

Hmm

hmmm


what popc confidently told me about him.... Hmmm... Hmmm.


Behind the scene seems reserved for Judgement day-looking more like a fact!!!

(turns and serves thread viewers some coffee)

I have heard severally that our leader committed suicide. Is it true house?

[size=14pt]Imagine the same people that were shouting regional government and regional government during Jonathan, now they have gotten VeePee and all the noise about regional government have been buried automatically, why cant they use the special opportunity their people are influential in the incoming government and help us push for the regional government that will benefit them even most.

its very unfortunate, no regional government again, we are not hearing how cocoa will be more foreign exchange earner than oil, no more agriculture and all the sophisticated goodies regional government will bring, now they are singing new song Sai Baba swimming in ND oil.

spits on Nigeria[/size]

BuddahMonk:
[size=13pt]Indirect rule was success in North, failure in East but in West nobody knew their stand till today, you cant say whether indirect rule was a success or a failure in West, everything about a people is sitting on the fence, unable to create a clear cut agenda and unable to speak with one strong voice.

In Confab, South went with resource control as part of the agenda, South East stood on resource control, South South stood on resource control, when it got to South West Lagos delegates where saying different things, yoloba delegates where saying another things(that everybody will control resources except oli), Afenifere was waiting to know what the North will say in order not to ruffle their feathers....this was how everything about resource control fall yakataaa[/size]

Even Zik was a dumb ruler compare to achievement of Awolowo.....

its pretty easy to know the igbos with their nonsensical comments to a sensible post...if u want someone to scream at or curse at,pls locate ojukwu family cos the man singlehandedly misled the whole igbo race

Which mumu history teacher

Did he or did he not make the statement
When the opportunity came for him to actualize his goal, did he or did he not blow it

eazisky:


Was that what ur history lecturer told u abt him? its obvious, u are still bittered out of jealousy, that coward ojukwuless will never earn any respect from Nigerians like awolowo,

BuddahMonk:
My brother am tired of this useless and stupiid country with backstabbers and traitors as my so called compatriots

You flatt heads are a bunch of cu.nts. When are you going to do the needful and declare your Biafra? Bloody cowards. Perhaps you all should go and resurrect Ojukwu to lead you on another suicide mission.

We know you hate us (Yoruba) and frankly we don't like you either, we're merely tolerating your whiny behinds. Sorry losers.

kallmemrB:
Even Zik was a dumb ruler compare to achievement of Awolowo.....

its pretty easy to know the igbos with their nonsensical comments to a sensible post...if u want someone to scream at or curse at,pls locate ojukwu family cos the man singlehanded misled the whole igbo race

let us learn to discuss issues at hand. This thread is about awo and whether he committed suicide or not and not about Ojukwu. Though amnot ibo but I rrespect Ojukwu more than awo. Because the way awo took his life left so much to be desired.

Yes we all know that Zik failed us big time because he was busy looking at the bigger picture of a united African nay a one Nigeria while others were developing their regions.

Why didn't Awolowo took the opportunity the Biafra secession presented to him to have his own country since he believed Nigeria was not a country but a mere geographical expression, few years later he came back to be the president of a mere geographical area, Sahara Desert, Sambisa Forest and Bermuda Triangle are geographical areas as well he should have contested for election there perchance he might win.

kallmemrB:
Even Zik was a dumb ruler compare to achievement of Awolowo.....

its pretty easy to know the igbos with their nonsensical comments to a sensible post...if u want someone to scream at or curse at,pls locate ojukwu family cos the man singlehanded misled the whole igbo race

eazisky:


Was that what ur history lecturer told u abt him? its obvious, u are still bittered out of jealousy, that coward ojukwuless will never earn any respect from Nigerians like awolowo,

Only a f*ool will compare Ojukwu the coward, who initiated a war he was ill-prepared to wage, to an Awo. The same Agbari-Ojukwu that sacrificed and wasted 3-million of his kinsmen in a needless war, only to flee at the last minute to ivory coast. Obviously they haven't learned anything from that misadventure.

The chest-beaters should unite and return to their region in peace so they can have their Biafra peacefully. Then we will take them seriously. But if they start any shyt like the last time, there will be no mercy on them this time around.

BuddahMonk:
Which mumu history teacher

Did he or did he not make the statement
When the opportunity came for him to actualize his goal, did he or did he not blow it

Stop ranting mr. u knw nothing yet, that man is a role model, no one will be rated above him in south east, not even the one that cowardly ran to abi**n

akinegba1:


let us learn to discuss issues at hand. This thread is about awo and whether he committed suicide or not and not about Ojukwu. Though amnot ibo but I rrespect Ojukwu more than awo. Because the way awo took his life left so much to be desired.

You are a liar! No true Yoruba son would utter that statement about Awolowo therefore I refuse to believe you are Yoruba. In fact you are a bas*tard, an Igbo e-rat using a Yoruba handle, your handle was created yesterday to create confusion on here. I can smell your kind from afar. Omo ale.

Atleast Biafra lasted for three good years, when you tried your gra gra in 1993 it did not even last for two days because people deserted your cities and towns, that was when you realized your paper champions.
You started June 12 and was expecting Igbos to fight your wars, Ralph Obioha and Bobo Nwosisi were the only people around Aare Ona kakanfo when he declared himself president elect, when the two dudes left him his people couldn't even protect him or at worst sneak him out



















and







this is the end of Solomon Grundy

OoduaVanguard:


You flatt heads are a bunch of cu.nts. When are you going to do the needful and declare your Biafra? Bloody cowards. Perhaps you all should go and resurrect Ojukwu to lead you on another suicide mission.

We know you hate us (Yoruba) and frankly we don't like you either, we're merely tolerating your whiny behinds. Sorry losers.

OoduaVanguard:


Only a f*ool will compare Ojukwu the coward, who initiated a war he was ill-prepared to wage, to an Awo. The same Agbari-Ojukwu that sacrificed and wasted 3-million of his kinsmen in a needless war, only to flee at the last minute to ivory coast. Obviously they haven't learned anything from that misadventure.

The chest-beaters should unite and return to their region in peace so they can have their Biafra peacefully. Then we will take them seriously. But if they start any shyt like the last time, there will be no mercy on them this time around.

Bless u

BuddahMonk:
Atleast Biafra lasted for three good years, when you tried your gra gra in 1993 it did not even last for two days because people deserted your cities and towns, that was when you realized your paper champions.
You started June 12 and was expecting Igbos to fight your wars, Ralph Obioha and Bobo Nwosisi were the only people around Aare Ona kakanfo when he declared himself president elect, when the two dudes left him his people couldn't even protect him or at worst sneak him out



















and







this is the end of Solomon Grundy

Unlike you f*ools, we were strategic in our resistance during June 12 and pick our battles carefully. We only fight battles we can win. Awo realized Ojukwu was a fraud hence his alliance with the north instead of u losers.

And what do you have to show for those 3-yrs? 3-million wasted lives.