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Awolowo! When The Mountain Refuse To Bow To The Wind! by Felimax(m): 8:32am On Oct 07, 2021 |
When Awolowo was sentenced to prison, a lot of Progressives were shocked, some died instantly and some became sickly! Some people(Bishops and Statesmen) went to beg the Central Government of Zik and Balewa. The Government agreed to free Awolowo but, knowing fully well that Awolowo would not agree, they said his wife HID must come to beg the government and after that, Awolowo would be freed. The aim was to put Awolowo's wife pictures begging the government on front pages of major newspapers. The 'Eminent' men went to meet HID and persuaded her to beg the government. HID thanked them all but said she could only do that if her husband permitted her, if not, she would not. Recall in 1986, similar offer was made to GMB's former wife but she fell for it, Buhari later divorced her. The eminent men went to meet Awolowo in prison and begged him to allow his wife beg the government, they cited many verses from the Bible(Read My March through Prisons or Travails of Democracy and the Rule of Law by Chief Obafemi Awolowo). Awolowo, in reply, thanked them very well but declined. He said "my wife beg who exactly? Will she kneel down or prostrate? Beg for what offence exactly? That I plotted a Coup? That's ridiculous! You're men of God, you should know that God does not not encourage people to bow to injustice....".... *Awolowo allegedly said and I quote " I believe I should not be in prison but here I am, the only Premier that ended up in prison for no reason.* *_If we are confused about my innocence, let God be the Judge.* *_If truly I did what they accused me of, I will not come out of this prison alive but if I am innocent, I will not spend my life here in prison, I will come out and as the Lord lives, I won't meet any of those who conspired against me alive......._* Thank you gentlemen for your visit, I wish you journey mercies.... " By the time Awolowo was released from prison few years later by Yakubu Gowon, all those that conspired to imprison him, Ahmadu Bello, Tafawa Balewa, Akintola and the rest had been killed in a coup. You live on the earth, you eat rat, you live on the earth you eat fish, you live on the earth you do evil, the judgement is in the earth.... Earth the killer! The rest is history. Credit: Olufemi Osoba 2 Likes
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Re: Awolowo! When The Mountain Refuse To Bow To The Wind! by Corporate2020: 8:36am On Oct 07, 2021 |
It will never happen. Awolowo was not like the soldier ant called Lt Gen Oladipupo Diya that was prostrating and sweeting profusely at Abacha's feet. 1 Like |
Re: Awolowo! When The Mountain Refuse To Bow To The Wind! by Shetemi12(m): 9:00am On Oct 07, 2021 |
And there's one Ojukwu that went to Ghana to beg behind Closed doors. If you know you know 1 Like |
Re: Awolowo! When The Mountain Refuse To Bow To The Wind! by Blackfire(m): 10:33am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Was he not the man that drank otapiapia when he heard the soldiers were coming?? North2023 By proxy he was the man behind the coup that killed the northern Premier.. The truth is coming out gradually |
Re: Awolowo! When The Mountain Refuse To Bow To The Wind! by ThatFairGuy: 10:49am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Oselu baba ikene. The late sage |
Re: Awolowo! When The Mountain Refuse To Bow To The Wind! by sageb: 10:55am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Awo the great Asiwaju |
Re: Awolowo! When The Mountain Refuse To Bow To The Wind! by oluwadabira111(m): 11:05am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Blackfire: |
Re: Awolowo! When The Mountain Refuse To Bow To The Wind! by Blackfire(m): 11:10am On Oct 07, 2021 |
[quote author=oluwadabira111 post=106523308][/quote] Thunder fire ojuku , et toi... whatelse |
Re: Awolowo! When The Mountain Refuse To Bow To The Wind! by oluwadabira111(m): 11:31am On Oct 07, 2021 |
Blackfire: |
Re: Awolowo! When The Mountain Refuse To Bow To The Wind! by Abohboy: 12:33pm On Oct 07, 2021 |
Blackfire: Only way for Nigeria to survive as a country is for someone from the south preferably Igbo to become president if that isn't achieved Nigeria will be in deep trouble |
Re: Awolowo! When The Mountain Refuse To Bow To The Wind! by Africana1123(m): 8:50am On Sep 16, 2022 |
Yoruba Mother of Democracy in Nigeria From Awolowo to MKO now Tinubu We don’t need to decieve our people or send them to war to get killed , we will liberate our people with common sense not with war I laugh when someone say Tinubu will lose this coming Election lol power is not given you take it Tinubu is coming with force Democracy is the best!! Let watch and see
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