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Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by MrPresident1: 6:34pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
After the 1959 federal elections, Chief Awolowo told Dr. Azikiwe that he was ready to serve under him in any capacity if NCNC Zik's party formed an alliance with the AG so that they can form the government at the centre, Azikiwe in this alliance would have been Prime Minister. Azikiwe rejected Awolowo's proposal and instead went into alliance with the NPC, Balewa became Prime minister, Azikiwe became ceremonial Governor General, and Awolowo became leader of the opposition. Question is why did Azikiwe reject the offer of being Prime minister which under the paliamentary system had the real powers for the ceremonial position of Governor general? http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1381837570_Ojo.pdf http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2003/jun/11/0019.html |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by seunlayi(m): 6:34pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
hmmmmmm, why did Judas betrayed Jesus? 5 Likes |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by kossyablaze(m): 6:35pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
I dunno 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by Queennikky(f): 6:36pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
seunlayi: Hehe hehe or why did Amechi and Jega betray oga Jona 2 Likes |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by ACM10: 7:04pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Bullsh!t At no point in time did Awo offer Zik the position of Premiership. Can you imagine a power-hungry Awo making such offer? 2 Likes |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by pus30: 7:35pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
awolowo can not offer anybody anything, he was just a member of the lower parliament. |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by chiefmidwife: 7:38pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Zik is Hausaman bearing igbo name 3 Likes |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by FacelessPatriot: 7:44pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
I foresee a stronger relationship between the east and the yorubas in the nearest future...only then will Nigeria experience true change. "All things worketh for good..." 1 Like |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by kettykin: 8:07pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Awolowo is the first man in the history of mankind that offered to another what he didn't have in the first place. Eventually it was the same Awolowo that was scrambling for the vice-president office under a man young enough to be his grand son. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by StOla: 8:30pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Yes, parties with seats in the parliament can come together to form a majority alliance if no single party has majority seats. NPC had the highest number of seats. Azikiwe's party NCNC had the 2nd highest number of seats, while Awolowo's party AG was 3rd in the number of seats. An alliance of NCNC and AG would have seen to a majority and forming of a government, where NCNC being the senior partner, would have produced the Prime Minister. However Azikiwe chose to partner with the North and settle for ceremonial President, an arrangement desired by the British and ensured by the thieving Okotie Eboh who was an NCNC party man and federal minister, and primary financier with stolen government funds. 5 Likes |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by aljharem(m): 8:33pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Pride 1 Like |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by vega84(m): 9:40pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Cos u can't make a deal wit a snake , an Ofe mmanu snake fr that matter #vegatalks |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by T9ksy(m): 10:24pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Simple. The sardunna of Sokoto would have taken his region out of the union as he was certainly not ready to play second fiddle to some bunch of infidels, all in the name of One nigeria where his people were always going to be punching way above their weight but the ibos were desperate for One Nigeria THEN despite the fact that the north had orchestrated many deadly riots against them, resulting in the loss of many lives, mainly ibos, in 1945 and 1953. In fact, of all the major 3 parties, only the ibos through the NCNC were singing the sweet song of One Nigeria, at the time. Awo referred to the proposition as a mere geographical expression whilst the Sarduna would only agree to the idea as long as he 's left in charge of the new nation. So (a whole American-trained) Dr. zik opted to be a lackey to Tafawa Balewa, a Grade II Teacher training certificate holder hoping in the fullest of time to make a bid for the ultimate power but in the main while settled for exploiting his vicinity to the seat of power to deal with his main adversary-Awo and the yorubas. 11 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by MrPresident1: 10:25pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
kettykin: Are you a specialist in petty lying? NCNC-AG combo would have produced the majority needed to form the government at the centre, Awolowo told Azikiwe he was ready to work with him, Azikiwe declined the offer to be 'executive' prime minister, he chose to be ceremonial president under Balewa, What was his reason for doing this? Awolowo resigned from the cabinet of Gowon immediately after the civil war, please stop lying, I implore you, for the sake of your children. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by MrPresident1: 10:28pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Lalasticlala, this is a good thread on history and politics. HQ pls. 1 Like |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by zimoni(f): 10:50pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
T9ksy: Yes. The Igbo's got the Jobs while the North got the Power, the North didn't complain because all that matter to them is Power. The combination would have been 'a collabo of life of two BRAINS' but Zik rejected for the reason best known to him. If Zik had agreed and formed a new government with Awo, Sardauna would have opted out of One Nigeria with his Northern People and we wouldn't be having tribal issues today. We would have been living in various NATIONS. Let's put a clause in the Creation of One Nigeria, Zik 'yari' refused. Kanu even said it thursday last week that Zik refused the clause which has made it difficult now to balkanize Nigeria into Pieces. Zik Really Loved One Nigeria, I Believe He Never Thought We Would Have Ethnic Problems In Near Future even though Southerners Were Massacred In 1945 And 1953. We Don Enter Am. We Can Only Pray For A Better Nigeria. It Is Well. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by Nobody: 10:58pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
MrPresident1: Yorubas na loudmouthed saboteurs |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by Volksfuhrer(m): 10:59pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
aljharem: Pride? Far from it. And please, don't insult the intelligence of Zik. He knew the score, but his hands were tied by blackmail from MI6. Zik just could not accept Awo's offer of Alliance. |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by Built2last: 11:06pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
The fundamental pillar of politics is interest and loyalty oiled by trust. Did they trust each other? I doubt. Zik suffered from irredeemable arrogance Awo can not be trusted. He spoke from both sides of the mouth. They just couldn't work together. Have i answered you |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by MrPresident1: 11:10pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Built2last: Ojukwu described Awolowo as the 'best president Nigeria never had', he vouched for Awolowo's forthrightness. Your bolded is incorrect 5 Likes |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by tomakint: 11:12pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
The main reason why Zik jettisoned Awo's offer for a mere 'President' in a Parliamentary System where the Prime Minister is the real Head could be found in Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu's book, 'Because I am Involved'.....where he tagged Awo and Sardauna as hardcore realists and Zik as idealist. Zik could not read the signs of Nigerian times that Awo saw. He even refused the secession clause that Awo suggested should be included in our 1960 Constitution then. 7 Likes |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by MrPresident1: 11:12pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
chuna1985: And Igbos are? 3 Likes |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by Ayus34(m): 11:15pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Hatred!! Nothing more |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by BabaNath(m): 11:18pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
This is not a question for the indomie generation. I'm of the koko garri generation tho |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by raumdeuter: 11:20pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Greed |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by Volksfuhrer(m): 11:24pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
zimoni: Zik was neither dumb nor short sighted. He already knew there were problems of ethnicity. Zik 'rejected' the secession clause not because he wanted to, but because the British insisted he must. At that time, Zik was no longer the Lion he used to be. |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by Built2last: 11:27pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
MrPresident1: I need your source....am not to believe this just because you typed this hiding behind a moniker For mine go and read, THE FIVE MAJORS: Why we struck And Because I'm involved by Ojukwu These two books have your answers. 1 Like |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by Built2last: 11:31pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
MrPresident1: Yes, he may have been the president Nigeria never had simply because, the political class never trusted him. Especially the north till they killed him. |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by MrPresident1: 11:33pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Built2last: Perhaps, the most heart-warming tribute came from the late Biafran warlord — Chief Emeka Ojukwu, who asserted that “Chief Awolowo will always be remembered as the best president Nigeria never had.” - http://www.mynewswatchtimesng.com/obafemi-awolowo-best-president-nigeria-never-had/ |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by kokoA(m): 11:36pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Dis kind old people gist sef. |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by Built2last: 11:46pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
[quote author=MrPresident1 post=37613514] http://www.mynewswatchtimesng.com/obafemi-awolowo-best-president-nigeria-never-had/[/qulote] You posted the 26 memorial lecture of Awo..are you serious? Were you expecting Ojukwu to tell tgem at the lecture that Awo was not trusted by the pokitical class? Nobody talks evil of the dead in Africa. Its usually about what people want here there. 1 Like |
Re: Why Did Azikiwe Reject Awolowo's Offer Of Prime Ministership In 1960? by coolitempa(f): 11:51pm On Sep 02, 2015 |
Zik was just another egoistical....iboe..... ...with hatred for Yorubas.... 1 Like |
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