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babapupa
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What do you people mean by True Nationalist? Talk about grasping for straws,  Is this a coined phrase to mask and hide the fact that there's no Identifiable achievement/s by Zik and as the figure head president of Nigeria, he didn't do shit for Nigeria and nothing also as the Administrator of the Eastern Region of Nigera? Y'all be killing me I swear, |
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n_delta (m)
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How true is this story?
Because what has Bola to gain from the said ranting and boasting? I cannot believe the story
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Ijawman (m)
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@Sunny_bobo or Saboteur _baboon or Silly-Buffon
Haba! Awo gave these un-appreciative people (Igbos) 120 pounds each, that's like 480,000 naira by today's currency conversion. I wish I had that fool!
When bad decisions favor you, many of you will keep quiet, but when it back rolls, you will open your damn mouth to play a race card.
Remember, Awolowo won the general election, but they claimed it was insufficient counts, because of two-third policy. Then, a lot of Yorubas paid their allegiance to Awo by boycotting the then government. Biaf-rats, just jumped to government under Hausas' influence (they didn't complain about that one ooo). The ironic part of it (most of these government functions, they wanted to dominate were built by Western Region self-government, which were later converted to Federal Government properties in the name of nationalization.
“Just to demonstrate Igbo people precocious altitudes and self-centered mentality. The then government wants Quota system and Federal character just to help (East that just got out of war and North that is educationally less-privileged against the Educational developed West.
The two only federal institutions then in the whole Nigeria, are UI (University of Ibadan) and UL (University of Lagos) built by western region governments but later converted to federal universities.”
1) In 1960s there were several Yoruba professor already, but just in the name of Federal Character as it’s been stipulated in our constitution. Igbo professor (Kenneth Dike) was opportune to be the Vice Chancellor at Ibadan, he had finished his tenure and would be replaced by Professor. Then, he played a race card by calling tribalism; maybe he wanted to turn the post to his birthright?
2) Eni Njoku held a court and later became Unilag Vice chancellor, he was due to be replaced when he pulled a race card and raised a deafening yell of tribalism and financed students to raise hell and mayhem in the course of which Professor
Biobaku was stabbed in an assassination attempt.
3) The same trait was found in Charles Soludo, after five years that even led to capsize of stock rate; he was about to be replaced when he cried of tribalism. Then, not even up to three days after he retired, he said he wants to run for gubernatorial election.
4) Dr Nnamdi Azikwue, an elderly statesman openly supported Biafran militants and went on a sojourn leave abroad by feigning sickness.
5) Chukwumerije Ojukwu did the same thing.
Muritala's overthrown government favored Igbo people so much (when he sacked 10,000 workers in just one day)-- that's why you got to love Hausa people and put your hatred away.How is God on your side when you don't have nothing to show for it?
The 2008 states' statistics for internal revenues (out of 13 states that generated more than 10 billion nairas, Yoruba states made it all, except Ekiti state-- I am talking about Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Kwara and Kogi). That tells you, you should never underestimate the innovative power of Yoruba people.
What a load of lies. UI was just a college of the university of London when UNN became the first full fledged uni in Nigeria in October 1960. That is why it is called University of Nigeria. UI became autonomous two years later and unilag came one or two years later. Yorubas did not have qualified people to man UI and Unilag when Oyibos left. So Igbo people took over. Unilag was not build by western Nigeria. It wa built by the FGN. The same trait was found also in OBJ who refused to quit after 8 years and was looking for third term as if Nigeria belongs to the Yoruba alone. The same trait is now found in the current president of the stock exchange who refused to quit and hand over to Dangote, as his tenure ends. |
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babapupa
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THE BEST PRESIDENT THAT NEVER RULED NIGERIA When he died in 1987. He was described, as the best President Nigeria never had, by those that made sure he never reigned in the post for one day. Despite all he did for all, when he was elected as a Premier in the old Western Region of Nigeria. The most out-spoken and result oriented politician in Nigerian political history, never came to power. Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was nullisecondos in political and economic achievement in Nigeria and even Africa. If I should ask; in what country in Africa was the first television station? Most people will say may be Egypt, some will say South-Africa and I will not be surprised if some say “the Gold coast” now known as Ghana. But all these answers are wrong. Awolowo brought the first television station in Africa to the Western region of Nigeria in the late fifties. A fit he achieved when he was the premier of that region. Awo! As his die-hard followers fondly call him; was the first person in Africa, that said education should be the right of a citizen and not a previledge hence, it should be free. Being a man that practice whatever he preaches. He went ahead to declare a free education in the then Western region of Nigeria, which in history is the first and only. Moreover, the first modern stadium in Nigeria and still one of the best in the country, the liberty station was built during its administration. He also built a gigantic building names the “ cocoa house”, where all farmers that grows the cash crop “cocoa” comes and sell to the government before, the government later resell to companies and foreign countries. This really helped the farmers in selling at a profit. Bye to the days they sell directly and lose despite all their labouring. Obafemi Awolowo, a legal practitioner and a renowned politician covered his era like a colossus and what he achieved has not been neared talk less of been equaled.
There is an adage that says “show me your friend and I will tell you who you are” no wonder, he was a close friend of the great Kwame Nkurumah of Ghana and was given the honour and previledge of delivering a paper on his friend’s first memorial lecture.Awolowo! a selfless man. Awo! gave hope to the hopeless.
Awo! turned education into a necessity and not a luxury. Awo! made health care free so that the masses can live longer life and enjoy life to the fullest. Awo! Practiced modern political Ideology during the Dark Age, in a dark continent.
No wonder many people love to hate him not because of anything but all because his Ideologies were too complex for them to comprehend.A times, I sit and wonder if this man was from the West i.e. Europe, I ponder what the West would have turned to.
I pray and hope that one day his name will be written, where it really belongs in the history of Nigeria, Africa and indeed the world.http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:rYI3uhd0rYkJ:www.shvoong.com/law-and-politics/1692859-tbe-best-president-ruled-nigeria/+awolowo+achievement&cd=29&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
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babapupa
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Legacy Chief Awolowo is remembered for building the first stadium, Liberty Statium, Ibadan in West Africa, first television station WNTV in Africa, running the best civil service in Africa at the time (in the Western Region) He would also be credited with coining the name "Naira" for Nigeria's currency (formerly known as the Nigerian Pound) as the Federal Commissioner of Finance under the Military Government of General Yakubu Gowon. Today, he is remembered by many Nigerians and non-Nigerians as the best nigerian president that never ruled.
Chief Awolowo was respected by Kwame Nkrumah, and some politicians in the West continue to invoke his name, his policies, and the popular slogan of his Action Group party—"Life More Abundant"—during campaigns. He was also the author of several publications on the political structure and future prospects of Nigeria. These works include Path to Nigerian Freedom, Thoughts on the Nigerian Constitution, and Strategies and Tactics of the People Republic of Nigeria. http://www.answers.com/topic/obafemi-awolowo, |
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babapupa
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Awolowo, the best president Nigeria never had
-Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.
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switch47
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Awolowo, the best president Nigeria never had
-Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.
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Ijawman (m)
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Only an idiot does not know that Ojukwu was just mocking that evil soul Awo. He took everything from the minorities in the old western region and gave nothing back.
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babapupa
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Ijawman- Don't get mad, Ojukwu just repeated known facts. Just google "the best president Nigeria never had" and you'll see Awolowo written all over it. I know it's hard for you to swallow because you no dey make sense and you're too bitter, disgruntled and completely out of focus. |
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hilli666 (m)
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Both Bola and President Yaradua, should be barred from the country. They are all persona non grata.
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okokomeji
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The only good thing he did for Lagos was Fashola and he must stop associating himself with the success Fashola has achieved because if Fashola was like Tinubu, Lagos would be far from development.
I apprecite the works of Awolowo but I must give more kudos to Azikiwe. He was the true nationalist. He was never sentimental and then interest of Nigeria was first in his heart. Awolowo had the interest of the Yorubas first before Nigeria.
As for Yaradua, I don't see any reason why he should get unnecessarily infuriated by Tinubu's behaviour. The man has something up his sleeves but he must be ejected from Aso Rock before 2011.
@Meldrick Dr. Azikiwe was an epitome of success too; but his clandestine involvement in Bia-failed mission speaks volume and makes me think nobody should be trusted; if an elderly statesman could do that? Check this Biafran link below, they called him “a roving Biafran leader; but he feigned sickness for us to travel abroad. http://www.biafraland.com/Biafra%20facts%201967.htmTrusting Ndigbos again with power in this country would amount to suicide. The memories of the 1960s are still fresh with the rest of us when the Ndigbos conspired among themselves and lunched brutal attacks on eminent sons of Nigeria from the North and South West. They brutally killed eminent people like Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Sardauna of Sokoto and Akintola. The then president, Azikiwe knew about the plot and so embarked on a prolonged trip abroad with an excuse to seek medical attention. His personal doctor who was among his entourage had to leave his oga abroad becouse he was tired and was already running out of his personal esta code. Unknown to him that his oga had a hidden reason for his prolonged trip. Thank God their plot backfired and they were called back to order. Kini big deal? Why you hate what you can't conquer and fear what you don't really understand? I guess I know it, sense of inferiority complex! |
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Recognise
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@Moderator
"Tinubu Barred From Aso Rock" « on: Yesterday at 07:01:30 PM »
http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-304391.0.html
The above was the original thread posted yesterday concerning the Tinubu & Aso Rock saga
How a duplicate thread posted today as
"Bola Tinubu Barred From Aso Rock" « on: Today at 01:06:58 AM »
managed to get home page advantage over an earlier one posted yesterday beats me . . .
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Afaukwu
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Didn't Gani Fawehinmi once sue Tinubu to court for certificate forgery? The man na proper Gbajue man. |
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babapupa
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okokomeji- That's what I don't get with these Igbo/biafra folks, they whine and complain about yoruba people and trust when it really should be the other way around. History tells us who really should not be trusted. Because of their magnanimity and cordial nature, Yoruba people are moving on and striving for a better Nigeria while Igbo folks still dey pass blame and constantly trying to re-write history. You guys must think we be mumu, You lay your bed with deception and treachery so stfu, chill out and lay on it. |
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babapupa
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How many naija leaders don stand up to naija government and won? Tinubu/Fashola Lagos is reaping the positive benefits of Tinubu's strengths and leadership, Tinubu stood toe to toe with the feds and the feds blinked. Fashola did the same and the feds blinked first. We don't surrender to BS and we're not boy boy like the people you call leaders from Zik who sold you out to the mallams, to your current leaders like the imo state fool who just sold you out and collected his boy boy papers from his PDP hausa masters in Abuja. Sidon dia dey deny ya self sleep over yoruba folks, you better go mind your house because your elected leaders are selling you out all over again, mumu. |
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reindeer
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Let the haters continue hating. and the achievers continue achieving.If people dont envy you then you aren't doing anything Keep it up Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Babatunde Raji Fashola.  |
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n_delta (m)
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Legacy Chief Awolowo is remembered for building the first stadium, Liberty Statium, Ibadan in West Africa, first television station WNTV in Africa, running the best civil service in Africa at the time (in the Western Region) He would also be credited with coining the name "Naira" for Nigeria's currency (formerly known as the Nigerian Pound) as the Federal Commissioner of Finance under the Military Government of General Yakubu Gowon. Today, he is remembered by many Nigerians and non-Nigerians as the best nigerian president that never ruled.
Chief Awolowo was respected by Kwame Nkrumah, and some politicians in the West continue to invoke his name, his policies, and the popular slogan of his Action Group party—"Life More Abundant"—during campaigns. He was also the author of several publications on the political structure and future prospects of Nigeria. These works include Path to Nigerian Freedom, Thoughts on the Nigerian Constitution, and Strategies and Tactics of the People Republic of Nigeria. http://www.answers.com/topic/obafemi-awolowo, lest u 4 get Yorubas, that your Brother AWO, despite the fact that he contributed so well to his region South West but ripped off the values of EDO-DELTA and replaces it with ethnic war between Itsekiri-Ijaw, Itsekiri-Urhoubo. he brought these on us by changing the stastus of Olu of Itsekiri to Olu of Warri the dividend derived from Cocoa and Rubbers were used to build the so called 1st stadium, 1st television station. so lets stop tribal ranting but face the fact that yaradua has nothing good for this nation |
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babapupa
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n_delta-
I do facts, not unsubstantiated hand me down stories and fallacies. A lot of delta folks will beg to defer and question your assertions.
And what's the status of Olu Of Warri got to do with the problem at hand?
I do agree with the yaradua comment tho,
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Echua A
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Saint should rejoice when they are barred from entering unworthy places
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Aloy_Emeka
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LOng ago, tens of thousands of Africans were taken from their continent to serve as slaves to white men who believed the black man is intrinscially inferior to the white race. This erroneous belief permitted much suffering and pain to be meted out on black people in the name of slavery.
Fast forward to 2009 and see some Nigerians stupidly trying to pass across this same message of superiority, albeit on a tribal/ethnic scale and not a racial scale. Do we never learn? What in God's name does anyone stand to gain from pursuing a tribalist agenda?
I feel the Mods should do more to stamp out these evil and divisive topics from NL.
Very good but if I recall very well, you once called igbos "treacherous people" in one thread about Nzeogwu and his coup long time ago. I don't see any difference between that statement and what Toppup said about Yorobas or does it become tribalism when certain ethnicities are insulted?. |
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Ijawman (m)
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The ugly moronic face of an academic certificate forger, a pen robber, a drug courier and now a shameless name-dropper who happens to be The Yoruba Asiwaju.
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Aloy_Emeka
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How credible is this story?. It sounds more like a made up fiction to sell tabloids.
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Ijawman (m)
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How credible is this story?. It sounds more like a made up fiction to sell tabloids.
The news is contained in Tribune Newspaper. That is a Yoruba paper and true Yoruba people know what Tinubu can do |
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okokomeji
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@Ijawman or ill-jerk monkey It's my pleasure to accede to your blatant ignonrance. I bet you, if this man could have come from your family you would celebrate him till the endtime! My mehn Loius throws and slams you his di.ck into your fcukin mouth, you gotta suck good b.itch nigga.  |
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babapupa
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We don't owe you jackshit Wetin mallams done do for you since Zik? Awon perpetual boy boy bingo buruku. Abeg stay under mallams babariga make we hear word, |
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okokomeji
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The ugly moronic face of an academic certificate forger, a pen robber, a drug courier and now a shameless name-dropper who happens to be The Yoruba Asiwaju.
@@Ill-jerk monkey, Would you get off Liousolu d.ick? I know that d.ick tastes good and you wanna suck on and on till you rip the cap off muthafu.cta! Doggy-ass nigga, I know you are in sorority (delta's queen street celebrity--"I mean when you walk around with tight jeans, rainbow colors and female bag on your shoulder that makes you a street celebrity) you already know Naija people go look at you. In America, you don't say a man is ugly [you can ask your people over there, if you don’t know] (get off Tinubu nuts) you are a p.ussy-ass nigga. No homo, it's good sometimes when you had niggas burst some nuts on your stinking mouth., your fag-ass stays on ma.sturbation 24/7 and only time they ask you for sex is on the job application. You just got donk son and you are out of display rightnow though (cos you are a trifling bum). You can't miss me, you can't even say it on this forum NL that you ain't in your time heard about me? I run this shit! |
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okokomeji
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@ill-jerk monkey or Ijawman What a load of lies. UI was just a college of the university of London when UNN became the first full fledged uni in Nigeria in October 1960. That is why it is called University of Nigeria. UI became autonomous two years later and unilag came one or two years later. Yorubas did not have qualified people to man UI and Unilag when Oyibos left. So Igbo people took over. Before I start with you, check this Bia-failed website: http://www.biafraland.com/Biafra%20facts%201967.htmBirthday: May 30, 1967 Capital: Enugu (Umuahia from Oct. 1967) Population: 15 million Area: 30,000 sq. miles Ethnic Groups: Igbo, Ibibio, Efik, Ogoja, Ijaw, etc. Resources: Palm produce, crude oil, coal, natural gas, limestone, iron ore, cocoa, timber, etc. Human Resources: 500 doctors, 700 lawyers, 600 hundred, 300 economists, etc. University: University of Biafra, Nsukka [projected University of Port Harcourt] Head of State: General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, jssc. Out of 15 million Biafrans you claimed back then (you just only had 500 doctors, 700 lawyers, 600 hundred, 300 economists. I bet you, just in Ekiti state back then where every family has at least one professor had more than 1,500 lawyers, 1,500 Engineers and 1000 economists and not to talk of the whole South Western states! So, you can keep you lie to yourself, I don’t want it. |
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n_delta (m)
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@ All, this shud not be tribal war, but a call to good governance,
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PurestBoy (m)
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i SO MUCH HATE THIS TINUBU OF A MAN,
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Ijawman (m)
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Okoko (means mumu),
What is the population of Nigeria minus Biafra in 1967? Bring a reliable stat to show how many Drs, Lawyers, Engineers there are in Nigeria (minus Biafra) of 1960 so we can compare with that of Biafra. Ekiti State? With all the forgery and Oluwole going on in Yorubaland? Na today? Every idiot knows that the Igbos were way ahead of others at independence. They were set back by the war, but have taken over again. Have you ben seeing the JAMB records?
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okokomeji
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@ill-jerk monkey What a load of lies. UI was just a college of the university of London when UNN became the first full fledged uni in Nigeria in October 1960. That is why it is called University of Nigeria. UI became autonomous two years later and unilag came one or two years later. Yorubas did not have qualified people to man UI and Unilag when Oyibos left. So Igbo people took over. Just to prove to you clearly that Eni Njoku and Kenneth Dike got to those positions through Federal Character and Quota system and not by Merits. The two of them stole our South Western money to fund Bia-failed mission in 1966. I put Igbo people in the same analogy with Hispanics in America, they are not about development, they just want to make that money and send everything back to Mexico (this is just what Igbo people be doing in our backyard, we built everything by ourselves! Tell me what your region did ahead of Yoruba South West region before 1960. Next time, when you brag about Igbo's education, don't try it around Yorubas. You already know that any spot your people hit today, we (Yorubas) had been there, done there and past there two millenniums. In 1950, the primary and secondary schools in ONDO STATE alone is more than the whole schools in the East. That’s not convincing enough. They see all the states in East before they named ( Ekiti state has the fountain of knowledge) a state where every family boosted of atleast one professor. In the modern day Nigeria, Ondo state still has the highest rate of primary schools (960) and secondary schools (220).   Nigeria as of today boosts 105 tertiary institutions and more than 60 is from the west alone. The two only institutions that made it to worldlist (Ife and OAU) are from South West. If they are going to include third one, it will be UNILAG. Between 1953 to 1959 The first region to grant autonomy in Nigeria • One of the most efficiently run civil service in the Common wealth. • A respectable judicial system as against the Sharia law system of the north. • The first industrial estate in Africa. • Free and efficient health care delivery system. • The first radio and television station in Africa • The best road network in Nigeria. • Free education at all levels with an effective scholarship scheme, which still accounts for why there exists a yawning educational gap between the west and other parts of the country. • The first international stadium in Africa • The first ever tallest building in Africa (Cocoa house) commissioned in 1965 Muritala Muhammed, seized power from Gowon. Knowing that the Federal civil service was dominated by the Yorubas, because of their early exposure to Western education, 10,000 civil servants were sacked in a day. This was widely celebrated in the whole Igbo land with “Ogogoro champagne” popping in the air; hoping before the end of 1990s Yorubas strength would be weaken. Ha ha ha ha, oops! Before they know we still going super-strong! By 1970, Nigeria has six regions and nine Universities (each region has one university except the South West with four Universities). Hear what British research scholar “J.S. Eades” said. QUOTE from ((The Yoruba Today, J.S. Eades (Originally published by Cambridge University Press 1980) )) The first is the sheer mass of material available: the Baldwins' bibliography (1976) has nearly 3500 references, to which I could add a few hundred more. The Yoruba must be unique in Africa in having four universities located in their homeland, all with flourishing history and social science departments deeply committed to the academic mode of production. |
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