Son of the late Premier of the Western Region,
Samuel Akintola, Abayomi, has said that despite
the perceived public notion that Akintola and
Awolowo families still nurse grouse against
themselves because of political differences, the
families are actually best of friends.
The late Akintola and the late leader of the
Action Group in the First Republic, Chief Obafemi
Awolowo, differed on the roles to play in the
national coalition government headed by the late
Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa. Akintola was
opposed to the AG’s decision to adopt
democratic socialism as its ideology, preferring
a more conservative stance and an alliance with
the national government.
Abayomi, who spoke in Ogbomoso during an
event to kick-start the 50th anniversary of his
father’s death, said he did not stay away from
HID Awolowo’s burial intentionally, explaining
that he actually missed the ceremony because
he was hospitalised in the United Kingdom.
He said, “I will say that the Akintola family had
nothing against Awolowo family. And anybody
that has that impression should look back into
history. Akintola was the leader of Youth
Movement, and the movement was the one that
gave birth to politics in Nigeria. And when
people were calling Akintola to lead the party, he
conceded it to Awolowo, to show his loyalty to
him.
“I pray that the soul of Mama Awolowo will rest
in peace. I had a medical problem during Mama
Awolowo’s burial. As a result, I went for a
medical check-up in England, hoping to spend a
week or 10 days, but unfortunately, I started
having memory problem which made me stay
longer in the hospital. I sent a letter to the
Awolowo’s family, telling them why I wasn’t
around though I last visited Mama when Oluwole
died.”
The former finance minister and Nigeria’s
Ambassador to Hungary said he maintained a
close relationship with the late Olusegun
Awolowo and his sister, Mrs. Tola Oyediran. He
regretted that Nigeria did not appreciate the
importance of his father and Awolowo to Nigeria
nationhood until after they were dead.

Ok..wyaf hear

Hope this is from the bottom of his heart.

Talk they say is easy

Op, pls come and put link. I dey come back to comment.

Creating crisis with stupid posts