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Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by 9jaDoc(f): 4:13pm On Nov 11, 2017
Chisty as Akpenor in "Masquerade"



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msr1sqQJHeQ
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by WetinConsignMe: 5:02pm On Nov 11, 2017
Stop derailing. Now back to topic.
So did Gowon promise Awo presidency once the war was over?
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by WetinConsignMe: 5:18pm On Nov 11, 2017
WetinConsignMe:
Stop derailing. Now back to topic.
So did Gowon promise Awo presidency once the war was over?

I'd say we have reached some sort of a consensus on this and it's getting time to move to the next contrversy

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Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by 9jaDoc(f): 5:40pm On Nov 11, 2017
WetinConsignMe:
Stop derailing. Now back to topic.
So did Gowon promise Awo presidency once the war was over?

I no dey derail. U see Christy photo with Ojukwu.
And today gan gan na im birthday
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by VillageWinch: 12:20am On Nov 12, 2017
9jaDoc:


I no dey derail. U see Christy photo with Ojukwu.
And today gan gan na im birthday

Never heard of her before. She had a beautiful voice
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by 9jaDoc(f): 12:40am On Nov 12, 2017
VillageWinch:


Never heard of her before. She had a beautiful voice

She did but this thread is not about Christy Igbokwe, it is about Awo and his controversies
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by WetinConsignMe: 1:27am On Nov 12, 2017
As moderator, I'd say we have reached a consensus.
We believe that Gowon must have promised Awo something for him to flip so radically.
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by WetinConsignMe: 1:29am On Nov 12, 2017
Furthermore, taking everything into consideration, we believe Gowon very likely promised Awo rulership of the country once the war was over.
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by WetinConsignMe: 2:01am On Nov 12, 2017
Awo and Gowon at Awo's swearing in for FEC

Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by WetinConsignMe: 2:03am On Nov 12, 2017
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Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by WetinConsignMe: 2:45am On Nov 12, 2017
CIA secret file in 1970 reveal Gowon did not like nor trust Awolowo (see evidence)

Author: Jerrywright Ukwu

The Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) declassified report has revealed how General Yakubu Gowon, as Nigeria's military president, did not like nor trust late Chief Obafemi Awolowo in 1967.

Gowon and Awolowo were seen as allies, especially as they joined forces to fight the Biafran separatists during the Nigerian Civil War.

But the document revealed that Awolowo, who served as Gowon's finance minister, was not in the good books of his then boss (Gowon).

The report stated: ''As far as Gowon and his constituency are concerned, however, the only question is whether more states should be created and, if so, how many.

''There is a good chance that the Western state, the homeland of the Yorubas and the power base of Chief Awolowo will be broken up into two or perhaps three states.

''One faction of the Yoruba tribe wants this, but Chief Awolowo opposes it. Gowon does not like nor trust Awolowo, however, and he will probabaly break up the Western state if only to undermine Awolowo.''
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by WetinConsignMe: 2:50am On Nov 12, 2017
EVIDENCE

Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by WetinConsignMe: 3:05am On Nov 12, 2017
Gowon and Awo

Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by VillageWinch: 3:31am On Nov 12, 2017
WetinConsignMe:
Gowon and Awo

Awo looks somehow in that photo.
Could be he just got out of jail.
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by VillageWinch: 3:44am On Nov 12, 2017
In fact it looks he's still wearing his jail uniform
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by WetinConsignMe: 7:15pm On Nov 12, 2017
VillageWinch:


Awo looks somehow in that photo.
Could be he just got out of jail.

He lost a lot if weight in jail, but no he didn't just get out of jail
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by GhanaMustGoo: 8:10pm On Nov 12, 2017
WetinConsignMe:
It was while on one these raids, a reconnaissance mission into the Nsuka sector, that Nzeogwu and Tom Biggars armoured truck got stuck and was surrounded by federal troops.

So federal troops surrounded their truck. Wonder why they didn't just take them prisoner
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by WetinConsignMe: 8:43pm On Nov 12, 2017
GhanaMustGoo:


So federal troops surrounded their truck. Wonder why they didn't just take them prisoner

Take them prisoner kwa. I guess u have a point.
Come to think of it, makes a lot if sense. Hmmmm.
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by WetinConsignMe: 9:01pm On Nov 12, 2017
Anyway they didn't even attempt to take them prisoner
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by GhanaMustGoo: 9:09pm On Nov 12, 2017
WetinConsignMe:
Anyway they didn't even attempt to take them prisoner

Mumu people. Maybe they could have gotten some intelligence from them.
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by Uchek(m): 10:18pm On Jan 24, 2022
Awolowo was used and dumped by Gowon and his Northern military.


WetinConsignMe:
EVIDENCE
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by Uchek(m): 5:29am On May 15, 2023
Indeed he was a treacherous and cunning opportunist

9jaDoc:



Awo was obviously a cunning opportunist - prototype of a politician
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by orisa37: 5:55am On May 15, 2023
DEAD AND ALIVE, AWO AND OBJ ARE ANOINTED OF THE GRAND ORDER DOMINION FOR WHAT THEY WERE AND ARE. THEY ARE SPECIAL BREEDS OF ODU-DU-IWAS.
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by OVB123: 7:00am On May 15, 2023
Leez:

u compared a genocidal lunatic like hitler to ojukwu grin grin
first of lemme burst ur bubble
d biafra assembly and d actions of hausas during d counter coup made secession nothing more
even d hausas wanted to leave but were stopped by d british
but why una ppl like unity begging n betrayal n cowardice sef cuz e dy like peak milk to una its in you
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by orisa37: 9:45am On May 15, 2023
IF YOU WANT PROGRESS AND GENUINE UNITY FOR NIGERIA, THEY ARE JUSTIFIABLE.
BUT IF YOU WANT CHAOS AND LACK OF PROGRESS FOR NIGERIA, THEY'RE NOT JUSTIFIABLE.
ADOPT FAPRES FOTCS AND CTC FOCS TRFG NOW.
Re: 10 Awolowo Controversies: Are They Justifiable? by dododawa1: 9:54am On May 15, 2023
IPOB at work

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