All these fake awo apologist sef !
Learn to get your facts right,

Oh wait- trust sefago to leave the last for best:

Chief Obafemi Awolowo, 49, of the powerful Yoruba tribe, dedicated, teetotaling Prime Minister of the Western Region of Nigeria who began as a barrister, has gradually emerged as a statesman of integrity in a land where charges of corruption are the political order of the day. His fellow Prime Minister to the more populous but primitive north, the Sardauna of Sokoto, is a haughty Moslem nobleman out of another century. Nigeria's other regional Prime Minister, the demagogic, U.S.-educated Nnamdi ["Zik"] Azikiwe of the Ibo tribe to the east, lives under a cloud as a result of a financial scandal in his administration. So rent by divisions (250 tribes speaking 400 languages), Nigeria has a compromise federal Prime Minister, Abubakar Balewa, a northerner. "To many of us," says Awolowo, "Britain is our second home. We have thrown no stones, fired no shot, and we have not shed a drop of British blood. We are attaining independence by peaceful, orderly and democratic methods."

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,894174,00.html#ixzz0popDnSU8

Zik+ finacial scandal kaboom

He ran again for the presidency twice, in 1979 and 1983, during a brief interlude of democracy between military governments. But although he ran strongly in his native region each time, he ended up throwing his support to rivals from the north.

Early in his career, Dr. Azikiwe seemed to realize that his Ibo group, the smallest of Nigeria's three major ethnic sub-divisions, could never rule the country outright. This insight led him to form alliances with northern politicians from the Muslim Hausa-Fulani ethnic constellation that would give him a far greater say in the country's affairs than he could have hoped for alone.

Throughout his life, Dr. Azikiwe's alliance with northerners put him at odds with Obafemi Awolowo, a socialist-inclined leader of the Yoruba, the country's other important southern group. In the view of Mr. Awolowo's supporters and many other Nigerians, Dr. Azikiwe's compact with the north opened the country to domination by the north and by the military, whose senior officer corps is dominated by people of Hausa and Fulani background.

http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/14/world/nnamdi-azikiwe-the-first-president-of-nigeria-dies-at-91.html?scp=31&sq=awolowo&st=cse

Those trying to rewrite history will not succeed . Azikiwe was a smart man though

Those trying to rewrite history will not succeed . Azikiwe was a smart man though

Jesus is Lord!!!!

i concur, all those trying to rewrite history on NL will fail

you know urselves

if i were you people, ill bury my head in shame for spreading falsehood
ewu aras

SEFAGO:



http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/14/world/nnamdi-azikiwe-the-first-president-of-nigeria-dies-at-91.html?scp=31&sq=awolowo&st=cse

Those trying to rewrite history will not succeed . Azikiwe was a smart man though

So the white man says it makes it true?

Africans and their inferiority complex. *smh*

You Yorubas are really something. Mehn you all will dig up anything to try to make us Igbos seem inferior.

Our founding fathers left a sand castle as legacy,a sand castle that has long crumbled because it was built solely on pure sand without a single cement and concrete.

Visionless,selfish,shallow and tribal projections are the theme of our constitutions and creeds.

Truth don die  , na yesterday him talk say he want to travel to alaigbo.  To teach these people his word, the true word of God, make people stop to lie so enjoyment full the world. If alaigbo people stop to lie, good things will come for this world. Na so he goooo, he carry okada to alaigbo, to travel around alaigbo. Truth say he confident, that he will succeed for his mission. Na so im gooooo, As he wan come out of junction, he no see ezeuche for his left, he no see Dede1 for his right. Na so these people ambush truth and kill am.

Na so truth die.  

So the white man says it makes it true?

Africans and their inferiority complex. *smh*

You Yorubas are really something. Mehn you all will dig up anything to try to make us Igbos seem inferior.

Have you read a Nigerian newspaper? Have you read a western one? Its not about white or black, its about the quality and veracity of writing.

You brought sabella whatever, and your people were affirming him. Well you guys would dig up things to make yourself look superior. Who told you this was about igbo- it was about Awolowo.

EzeUche:

So the white man says it makes it true?

Africans and their inferiority complex. *smh*

You Yorubas are really something. Mehn you all will dig up anything to try to make us Igbos seem inferior.

So the Yoruba man or Awo bribed the NYTimes and the Times to publish inaccurate reports about Nigeria?

EzeUche:

So the white man says it makes it true?

Africans and their inferiority complex. *smh*

You Yorubas are really something. Mehn you all will dig up anything to try to make us Igbos seem inferior.

LOL- I now believe you are an idiot and have selective reading. Was it not mexxxx Onlytruth(that diot) and 006 that started to quote the Times magazaine in other threads?

now its another story - you guys are talking jargons

olafolarin:

But it is the rabble-rousing Zik who may wind up running the show. Last year he journeyed north to the Sardauna's palace with a proposal to work together to defeat Awolowo. The Sardauna was happy to cooperate, for he bitterly hates Awolowo, who for years has urged that the powers of the northern emirs be reduced and is trying to split off the large non-Moslem "Middle Belt" from the Northern Region and make it a separate state. None of the three regions is likely to get the absolute majority needed to rule all Nigeria by itself, but a Northern-Eastern coalition could make Zik the first federal Prime Minister; the North's Sardauna appears to have his own eyes on the dignified post of Governor General.


Helicopters & Trinkets. Awolowo's
Action Group is fighting all out to beat this powerful combine. By far the best organized and disciplined party in the country, its slick politicking is worthy of the U.S. pressagents Awolowo has hired to steer his campaign. He and his aides sail through the back country in helicopters, festoon the towns with modern banners and posters, and hand out books of matches and other election trinkets by the thousands. Two TV stations—the first in black Africa—will carry Awolowo's campaign cries when they start operating early next month.

Awolowo styles himself a "liberal democrat" and favors uncompromising allegiance with the West in foreign policy. Zik swears he is not anti-West (his son is at Harvard), but insists that independent Nigeria should follow a neutral foreign policy, much like that of Kwame Nkrumah in nearby Ghana

Such sophisticated distinctions have little part in the campaigning—Awolowo and Zik prefer to denounce each other as oppressors of the people. It goes over much better.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,892822-1,00.html#ixzz0po8gH7Z9

I guess this article identifies the real reason why NCNC aligned with NPC and not the passed down from generation to generation fairy tale about Awo sending two teams to negotiate with the NPC and NCNC.

As Premier of the Western Region in 1954, Chief Awolowo brought joy to the hearts of his people and hope to their eyes. He demonstrated visionary leadership by re-engineering the polity. His administration laboured tirelessly to revolutionise and to transform the socio-political landscape of the Western Region. The result was that the Western Region under the leadership of Awo was miles ahead of the other regions in terms of infrastructural development and in the provision of basic services.

Among Awo's landmark achievements were:

   * The introduction of free Universal Primary Education.
   * The establishment of (WNTV) which was the first television station in the whole continent of Africa.
   * The erection of such structures like the Liberty Stadium., which was also the first in West Africa.

He also built the 25-storey Cocoa House for farmers and the prestigious University of Ife now named after him.

Chief Awolowo the "primus interpares" or the first among equals, later relinquished the premiership of the Western Region to become the leader of opposition in the Federal Parliament. He was also one of the delegates to the 1953, 1954, 1957 and 1959 constitutional conferences that ushered in Nigeria's independence.

black person, not yoruba  

Awo eventually lost his bids for the presidency to President Shehu Shagari in 1979 and 1983 under suspicious circumstances. On May 9, 1987 the old-man quietly passed into eternity. But besides Oduduwa the founder of the Yoruba race, no other person rises taller than Awo in the Yoruba nation.

what exactly was Ziks accomplishments aside from unifying Nigeria by giving Hausas-fulanis power?

If nigeria must move on progressively as one,we must learn to think and draw out platforms for progress,not grorifying the hopeless past because of our primitive and tribal sentiments.

If there is anything to write home about our founding fathers,apart from getting independence from already weakened and disillusioned british empire,who were very glad to leave,why are we like sheep without out shepherds today,with no single sense of direction and purpose as a people?

Our notions of nation  building are destruction,corruption,victimization,tribalism,as-s licking,inferiority complex and backwardness.

^ true, awolowo and all these people are part of teh past- its just that all these sobbers keep blaming there woes on the actions of Awolowo, Gowon, and people 6ft under the ground. I will never let myself be a victim, and I dont encourage the victim mentality

Wow, seems like the Biafrans are getting a pounding on this one here! I see them retreating like its 1970 all ova again! must be bringin' back nightmares. . . . . lol

With all I'm reading here, I'm so proud of being a descendant of Awo
A truly great man

I know the others I cannot mention are ashamed of themselves
Shame on u people
Lol

Throughout his life, Dr. Azikiwe's alliance with northerners put him at odds with Obafemi Awolowo, a socialist-inclined leader of the Yoruba, the country's other important southern group. In the view of Mr. Awolowo's supporters and many other Nigerians, Dr. Azikiwe's compact with the north opened the country to domination by the north and by the military, whose senior officer corps is dominated by people of Hausa and Fulani background.

http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/14/world/nnamdi-azikiwe-the-first-president-of-nigeria-dies-at-91.html?scp=31&sq=awolowo&st=cse



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Whoa! Even the freakn whiteman is "against" the Biafrans Ibos?! Why they stay spreading all these tall tales. These dont sound like nothing Dede1, MENTAL Gong, and my pops friends told me about the Yorubas alligning with the Hausas! Next thing u know, the white man gone start spreading lies saying Biafra lost the war or that Ojuku fled with his skirt between his legs at the end of the civil war!

In a country where majority are officially deluded,reasoning is out of the question and that is why we remain stagnant because we are not thinking.We are like helpless children relying on the failed past for our future.

The age of reasoning and innovations have been a thing of concern and interest among civilizations for thousands of years and yet,in the 21st century we can't even reason that it is proper to clean our streets,maintain basic amenities,talkless of scientific endeavours and progress.Stone age men.

All these self serving idiots from the west claiming that Awolowo -by picking Umeadi as his vice- demonstrated his spirit of fairness and cosmopolitanism, you guys gotta be kidding me! What else did you expect him to do?

Have you ever seen a hunter go hunting without a gun? Or a farmer going to his farm without a hoe or some other farm equipment? Awolowo picked Umeadi for purely selfish reasons, he wanted to split the Igbo votes and in doing so win the elections. He knew he couldn't split northern votes, so he went for the Igbo. Unfortunately for him, he failed in his bid because NPP under Zik swept the East, NPN came second, no chance at all for the treacherous devil.

The chief question for you revisionists is this: Have the Yoruba ever voted for a non-Yoruba candidate in presidential elections since the carpet crossing incidence of the early 1950s?

Since Awo took over the West, which non-Yoruba has ever won in Yorubaland over a Yoruba son? Even in 2003 AD (the Yoruba party) did not field a candidate in the presidential elections because of Obasanjo the PDP candidate.

So, I reiterate that Awolowo sowed an evil seed which destroyed southern Nigeria. He did so in the 50s, 60s and 70s. He was an unrepentant tribalist. Great tribal leader.

bk/babe97:

Throughout his life, Dr. Azikiwe's alliance with northerners put him at odds with Obafemi Awolowo, a socialist-inclined leader of the Yoruba, the country's other important southern group. In the view of Mr. Awolowo's supporters and many other Nigerians, Dr. Azikiwe's compact with the north opened the country to domination by the north and by the military, whose senior officer corps is dominated by people of Hausa and Fulani background.

http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/14/world/nnamdi-azikiwe-the-first-president-of-nigeria-dies-at-91.html?scp=31&sq=awolowo&st=cse



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Whoa! Even the freakn whiteman is "against" the Biafrans Ibos?! Why they stay spreading all these tall tales. These dont sound like nothing Dede1, MENTAL Gong, and my pops friends told me about the Yorubas alligning with the Hausas! Next thing u know, the white man gone start spreading lies saying Biafra lost the war or that Ojuku fled with his skirt between his legs at the end of the civil war!

What part of that statement no be true?


Are you for real or you're just playing d/um.b.?

babapupa:


What part of that statement no be true?


Are you for real or you're just playing d/um.b.?

He was being sarcastic.

Not trying to lick azz, but OnlyTruth, I'm really impressed by your maturity on this topic. Plz teach EzeUche/SEFAGO some lessons. they lets their emotions overrule their reasoning. Not good for a mature debate.

Katsumoto:

He was being sarcastic.

lol,

better be sarcasm,

The chief question for you revisionists is this: Have the Yoruba ever voted for a non-Yoruba candidate in presidential elections since the carpet crossing incidence of the early 1950s?

1. How many elections have we had in Nigeria for you to be shouting
2. How many really viable igbo candidates have been presented. We cannot just vote like zombies you know.

FL Gators:

Not trying to lick azz, but OnlyTruth, I'm really impressed by your maturity on this topic. Plz teach EzeUche/SEFAGO some lessons. they lets their emotions overrule their reasoning. Not good for a mature debate.

You're welcome doll, I'll try my best with Ezeuche, he is my son and he is smart, but Sefago is almost hopeless. He (Sefago) is a smart boy, but he refuses to apply his brains to something constructive. I'll still try tho.

sjeezy8:

what exactly was Ziks accomplishments aside from unifying Nigeria by giving Hausas-fulanis power?

Nothing really.


There is no contest here sef.  

Way before independence, way before the civil war and silly accusations, we saw what each region was capable of doing under their respective leaders. Awo was obviously a million years ahead of the Northern and the Eastern leadership.

FL Gators:

Not trying to lick azz, but OnlyTruth, I'm really impressed

"NOT TRYIN'"? Darlin', u damn sure didnt "TRY", U licked it clean; crust n all!!! Lol. Someone actually saw reason with Onlylies point? lol. This ho is laughable!

SEFAGO:

1. How many elections have we had in Nigeria for you to be shouting
2. How many really viable igbo candidates have been presented. We cannot just vote like zombies you know.

The question should be: Apart from AG (Awo), UPN (Awo), SDP (under Abiola candidacy), AD (Olu falae), and PDP (under Obasanjo candidacy); which other party did the Yoruba ever vote for en masse in the history of elections in Nigeria?

bk/babe97:

"NOT TRYIN'"? Darlin', u damn sure didnt "TRY", U licked it clean; crust n all!!! Lol. Someone actually saw reason with Onlylies point? lol. This ho is laughable!

Your mother is THE HO!

Onlytruth:

You're welcome doll, I'll try my best with Ezeuche, he is my son and he is smart, but Sefago is almost hopeless. He (Sefago) is a smart boy, but he refuses to apply his brains to something constructive. I'll still try tho.

lol plz try. Thanks

The question should be: Apart from AG (Awo), UPN (Awo), SDP (under Abiola candidacy), AD (Olu falae), and PDP (under Obasanjo candidacy); which other party did the Yoruba ever vote for en masse in the history of elections in Nigeria?

Please list the opposing parties or other options. Where there any better options?

FL Gators:

[b]Not trying to lick azz, [/b]but OnlyTruth, I'm really impressed by your maturity on this topic. Plz teach EzeUche/SEFAGO some lessons. they lets their emotions overrule their reasoning. Not good for a mature debate.

Thats exactly what you are doing dear. There was nothing balanced about that argument. It was just a dig at Awo by someone who not only hates Awo but Yoruba in general.