obynzo:


Lt Col Arthur Unegbe was an igbo man and he was killed in that coup. The lie that has always been peddled was that he was killed because he refused to hand over the keys to the armoury, and i wonder since when did a Quarter Master General which was Arthur's post in the army hold armoury keys?

mamotalk:


Akintola was a betrayal anyday there is no white-washing that can erase the ignoble role he played towards halting the progressive movement of the Western Region during his premiership. Apart from the crisis that he engineered through his alliance with the Azikiwe and Sarduana what good thing can you point out that came from his regime? Though I admit that we should let the dead rest, nobody should come and distort fact here.
Akintola betrayed his progenitors, his generation and the succeeding ones.

FrLukas:


Can you kindly show us the difference.

raumdeuter:


Can you explain the actions he took that was betrayal

asunmoGGMU:


Akintola had an alliance with Azikwe? NNDP had an alliance with NPC only, so I don't know where you brought this conjecture from.

Akintola betrayed no one! The only offence Akintola had according to Awolowo was that he was trying to supplant him as the leader of the party just only two years into the man's office. Efforts were even made to pass a vote of no confidence on him. What do you expect of a sinking man than to fight back? He smartly join force with the central government and that worked out fine for him until those "boys" carried out a senseless coup that its remnants is what we are still battling in this nation today.

Even Awolowo acknowledged Akintola as an intelligent man. So, don't even try to distort anything here.

Galactico4ever:
Seems the man was a jealous ethnic bigot and that motivated him a lot.Continue Resting In Peace, Premier.

mamotalk:


Akintola was brilliant quite all right and everybody agree. But have listened to Fela' Vagabond in Power'?
If Bode Thomas was on ground, Akintola wouldn't have been premier. Immediately he succeeded Awolowo, his major task was to revoke some of the Awo policies, is that not an act of betrayal?

The desecration of House of Assembly by his allies, was not act of traitor.

The rigging and disfranchisement of legible electorates in 1964/65 can also be term betrayal of people trust. I don't think you need to be reminded that this act led to 'Weti e', the uprising. I think you should consider that the act that brings distress into ones domain as a result of willful action is a betraying act.

Now tell me, what did Akintola do with the mandate to bring progress other than his morbid interest at tarnishing Awolowo image? Do you know that he almost close down the then University of Ife when the school was at Ibadan?

no white-washing washing, Akintola did bad.

Tell1234:


HE ONLY EXPOSED THE HYPOCRISIES OF AWOLOWO.

asunmoGGMU:


Your definition of betrayal is "revocation of some policies"? If I may ask, what policies were revoked? What is bad in having different ideas other than the democratic socialism practiced by Awolowo? If this is what you term "betrayal", then I am sorry you may need to reassess your position.

I really don't know where most of us get to read all these narratives, but let me correct your erroneous submission that Akintola nearly closed down University of Ife. It was Chief R. A. Akinyemi (Minister of Education) that stated his intention of closing the University with claim that lecturers were "engaging in subversive activities against the government of the Western Nigeria", which was even true. I would like to add that Akintola denounced the Minister's comment and clearly stated that it was his personal opinion and not his government position or intention.

The only thing Akintola did wrong was not massaging the ego of Awolowo. Awolowo was a great man. The best politician of Yoruba descent ever. However, I can never appreciate how he handled the local issues during the whole period. It was only the western region that were having internal conflict at this period. It was so sad that when Akintola was killed, the AG members celebrated his death. Why celebrate the death of one of us in the name of useless and stupid party politics. The top military officers that were killed in January 1966 had Ademulegun and Shodeinde, please tell me the statement of Awolowo on the illustrious Yorubas sons that were killed? The only thing he was concerned about was his personal ambition. Do you know Awolowo sponsored a coup that didn't even see the light of the day before the January 1966 coup? Ikoku who was his party's secretary confirmed this in Ghana where he sought refuge.

Bro, if we go on and on, we will only end up opening more of our dirty linen outside. I just don't like the fact that people see Akintola as villain and Awolowo as a hero on the issue of the Western crises during their period. They damn both have their fault.

KomonSense:
Rest on Papa

But Afonja people should stop this tribal mark thing naaaaaah...

It's disgusting ...

Meanwhile an Afonja betrayed an Afonja but a flat head came to rescue the people of zoo nation and killed the rebellious Afonja in a coup ..

The rest was history

FrLukas:


I didn't know that you were the one that shared duties to the military in the 60s.

KomonSense:
Rest on Papa

But Afonja people should stop this tribal mark thing naaaaaah...

It's disgusting ...

Meanwhile an Afonja betrayed an Afonja but a flat head came to rescue the people of zoo nation and killed the rebellious Afonja in a coup ..

The rest was history

Anuoluwa1234:
God of Israel , see those deep tribal marks. Oga hoo , pls how is this fascinating now

kingawothefirst:


Correction: Awolowo is the greatest politician ever in Nigeria’s history, not just of Yoruba descent. The only person I’d put above him in west Africa is probably Nkrumah.

Also bro you have no idea what you’re talking about, how could Awolowo speak about the killings when he was locked up in jail by the people that got killed lol. Have some sense bro

nairavsdollars:
The only man that dared look Awolowo in the face and won in the South West

tamdun:
Great akintola killed by Igbo people, they know how to kill other tribes but when u pay them back in their own coin, they cry like baby

kingawothefirst:


Correction: Awolowo is the greatest politician ever in Nigeria’s history, not just of Yoruba descent. The only person I’d put above him in west Africa is probably Nkrumah.

Also bro you have no idea what you’re talking about, how could Awolowo speak about the killings when he was locked up in jail by the people that got killed lol. Have some sense bro

tamdun:
Great akintola killed by Igbo people, they know how to kill other tribes but when u pay them back in their own coin, they cry lik
e baby

kingawothefirst:


Oh yeah? Then you (igbo people) went and killed him and then Awolowo dealt with you people very well for being traitors.

Amotekun777:
This fool that betrayed Awolowo!

Constantjohn:
Wow

The great Ladoks..


So it was the first coup by igbos that killed this man

Can you please explain how it was an Igbo coup?




I wonder oooo

Dedetwo:


Point of correction: Awolowo was the greatest British stooge that ever walked on earth. He was a total failure in politics and the only thing to his name has deduced by another Yoruba as the producer of armed robbers and letter writers.

asunmoGGMU:


Your definition of betrayal is "revocation of some policies"? If I may ask, what policies were revoked? What is bad in having different ideas other than the democratic socialism practiced by Awolowo? If this is what you term "betrayal", then I am sorry you may need to reassess your position.

I really don't know where most of us get to read all these narratives, but let me correct your erroneous submission that Akintola nearly closed down University of Ife. It was Chief R. A. Akinyemi (Minister of Education) that stated his intention of closing the University with claim that lecturers were "engaging in subversive activities against the government of the Western Nigeria", which was even true. I would like to add that Akintola denounced the Minister's comment and clearly stated that it was his personal opinion and not his government position or intention.

The only thing Akintola did wrong was not massaging the ego of Awolowo. Awolowo was a great man. The best politician of Yoruba descent ever. However, I can never appreciate how he handled the local issues during the whole period. It was only the western region that were having internal conflict at this period. It was so sad that when Akintola was killed, the AG members celebrated his death. Why celebrate the death of one of us in the name of useless and stupid party politics. The top military officers that were killed in January 1966 had Ademulegun and Shodeinde, please tell me the statement of Awolowo on the illustrious Yorubas sons that were killed? The only thing he was concerned about was his personal ambition. Do you know Awolowo sponsored a coup that didn't even see the light of the day before the January 1966 coup? Ikoku who was his party's secretary confirmed this in Ghana where he sought refuge.

Bro, if we go on and on, we will only end up opening more of our dirty linen outside. I just don't like the fact that people see Akintola as villain and Awolowo as a hero on the issue of the Western crises during their period. They damn both have their fault.

LilMissRobbie:


Unku Ajala, you must be a big fool to think that anyone would copy your account number and send you their hard earned money.

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