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Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Suurulere(m): 7:24am On Mar 06, 2018
Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo, GCFR (Yoruba: Ọbáfẹ́mi Awólọ́wọ̀; 6 March 1909 – 9 May 1987), 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.

He was the first premier of the Western Region and later federal commissioner for finance, and vice chairman of the Federal Executive Council during the Civil War. He was thrice a major contender for his country's highest office.

A native of Ikenne in Ogun State of south-western Nigeria, he started his career, like some of his well-known contemporaries, as a nationalist in the Nigerian Youth Movement in which he rose to become Western Provincial Secretary. Awolowo was responsible for much of the progressive social legislation that has made Nigeria a modern nation.

He was the first Leader of Government Business and Minister of Local Government and Finance, and first Premier of the Western Region under Nigeria's parliamentary system, from 1952 to 1959.

He was the official Leader of the Opposition in the federal parliament to the Balewa government from 1959 to 1963. In recognition of all these, Awolowo was the first individual in the modern era to be named Leader of the Yorubas (Yoruba: Asiwaju Awon Yoruba or Asiwaju Omo Oodua).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obafemi_Awolowo

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Re: Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by madridguy(m): 7:27am On Mar 06, 2018
Continue to RIP sir

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Re: Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by chuksjuve(m): 7:28am On Mar 06, 2018
Happy birthday Great man.




Warning:

Tribal bigots and warlords should not detail this thread.

Thanks

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Re: Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by izzou(m): 7:32am On Mar 06, 2018
I hope to live this long

Happy Birthday Sir Awolowo

The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain

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Re: Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by CROWNWEALTH019(m): 7:35am On Mar 06, 2018
The useless coward that drank poison cause he was afraid of his masters sad


RIP though

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Re: Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Shedrack777: 7:36am On Mar 06, 2018
all these people have died, but you guys don't want their souls to rest, na so una go wish them postumus abi na postunus birthday. pls you people should leave these dead heroes alone. wetin naw?
Re: Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Suurulere(m): 7:38am On Mar 06, 2018
''The best President Nigeria never had.''- Ojukwu.

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Re: Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Shedrack777: 7:41am On Mar 06, 2018
what you're suppose to be wishing them is "MOURNING DEATH DAY"
person wey don die, una go dey do birthday, which kind yeye birthday wey him don die. it should be death day
Re: Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by debolayinka(m): 8:02am On Mar 06, 2018
This man was not just a hero, he made many heroes.

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Re: Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by NaijaMutant(f): 8:03am On Mar 06, 2018
grin
Re: Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Lipscomb(m): 8:06am On Mar 06, 2018
Happy birthday to legend Titans of Africa your good work still speak for you up till today God give us a leader like Sir Awolowo .continue rest in the bosom of our lord Jesus.

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Re: Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by NaijaMutant(f): 8:08am On Mar 06, 2018
izzou:
I hope to live this long

Happy Birthday Sir Awolowo

The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain

1909-1987 is only 78 years undecided

Is that the most you want to attain undecided
Re: Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by izzou(m): 8:11am On Mar 06, 2018
NaijaMutant:


1909-1987 is only 78 years undecided

Is that the most you want to attain undecided

80 at most

Re: Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by Shedrack777: 8:37am On Mar 06, 2018
MightySparrow:
They cannot rest in peace; did they leave peace behind? In African setting ancestors are still part of us. We call on them for possible intetervention. If there is anything they can do let them biko.
if you want to call on them? do that by other method, not by telling its their birthday. as if they're still alive..
only a current president can be remembered as happy death day when dead

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Re: Obafemi Awolowo's 109th Posthumous Birthday Is Today by boluwatife66(m): 9:34am On Mar 06, 2018
CROWNWEALTH019:
The useless coward that drank poison cause he was afraid of his masters sad


RIP though
Where is the source of this ur assertion? i need a link pls. everyone knws how ojukwu and kanu ran away cowardly, but awo is what ur ancestors never were

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