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Agbekoya Cocoa Farmers Uprising: Slavery In The 20th Century by PPAngel(f): 8:11pm On Apr 24, 2015
The Agbekoya Parapo Peasant farmers' riots occured between 1968 to 1969 in the then old wester region of Nigeria.

The peasant cocoa farmers staged series of violent demonstrations against the govt of Western Nigeria over heavy taxes imposed on their produce and also on the very low price offered by the Produce office. The farmers also complained of corrupt govt officials who demanded a bribe before buying up their produce at a ridiculus low price.

Other grieviances held by the farmers was destruction or threat of destruction of their farms by local govt officials after the breakout of cocoa fungus if they don't pay a bribe.

The riots were quelled only after Awolowo negotiatted a settlement with the farmers' union which saw to better pricing of cocoa beans by the produce office.

It is thus safe to say that up till late 1969, cocoa farmers never got a fair deal on their produce. Better pricing and the establishment of a central govt as well as the exploitation of oil resources effectively made cocoa less profitable

So in a nut shell, western Nigeria's glory days was based on an exploitative cocoa based economy.

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Re: Agbekoya Cocoa Farmers Uprising: Slavery In The 20th Century by PPAngel(f): 9:05pm On Apr 24, 2015
So Omenka once we live your Nigeria get Aregbe's unpaid civil servants to start farming cocoa

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Re: Agbekoya Cocoa Farmers Uprising: Slavery In The 20th Century by madamoringo(f): 9:08pm On Apr 24, 2015
PPAngel:
So Omenka once we live your Nigeria get Aregbe's unpaid civil servants to start farming cocoa

Double ID, PPAgel = GBTYO. Delete trash ASAP! Ban ID!
Re: Agbekoya Cocoa Farmers Uprising: Slavery In The 20th Century by PPAngel(f): 9:10pm On Apr 24, 2015
madamoringo:


Double ID, PPAgel = GBTYO. Delete trash ASAP! Ban ID!

Lol

Concentrate on the slave labour that your glorious western Cocoa plantation was built on.

Yeye dey smell

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Re: Agbekoya Cocoa Farmers Uprising: Slavery In The 20th Century by CyerSeries: 10:11pm On Apr 24, 2015
Madamoringo grin..Shameless slave

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Re: Agbekoya Cocoa Farmers Uprising: Slavery In The 20th Century by ki02020(m): 10:37pm On Apr 24, 2015
To cut the story short the main source of income of the then best region(the western region)of nigeria was agriculture not crude oil abi thanks for the info

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Re: Agbekoya Cocoa Farmers Uprising: Slavery In The 20th Century by PPAngel(f): 10:49pm On Apr 24, 2015
ki02020:
To cut the story short the main source of income of the then best region(the western region)of nigeria was agriculture not crude oil abi thanks for the info
No.

The income and economy of western Nigeria was based on an expliotative plantation model that bought cocoa produce at a ridiculously low price to resell at a much higher price in the int'l market.

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Re: Agbekoya Cocoa Farmers Uprising: Slavery In The 20th Century by VulgarVulvas: 7:37pm On May 08, 2016
Bumping thread....
Re: Agbekoya Cocoa Farmers Uprising: Slavery In The 20th Century by johnmartus(m): 9:38am On May 09, 2016
Young man what is your problem?
Re: Agbekoya Cocoa Farmers Uprising: Slavery In The 20th Century by RevDesm0ndJuju: 9:41am On May 14, 2016
johnmartus:
Young man what is your problem?

lolz....

The Yoruba hates the truth
Re: Agbekoya Cocoa Farmers Uprising: Slavery In The 20th Century by masties2(f): 2:27pm On Jun 03, 2016
Working on this now for a school project. How interesting

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Re: Agbekoya Cocoa Farmers Uprising: Slavery In The 20th Century by TylerDurden: 11:01am On Jul 03, 2018
bump

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