BravoDe: Awolowo contributed a lot to the development of the western region by introducing a good welfare system to his people
These are some of his major achievements as the finance minister and western premier:
1.) He named Nigeria’s national currency as ‘Naira’ when he was the Federal Commissioner for Finance. The late sage took the name of Nigeria and collapsed it as ‘Naira’
2.) Awolowo introduced free primary education for all and free health care for children in the Western Region.
3. )He established the first television station in Africa in 1959.
4. )He also erected the first skyscraper in tropical Africa:the Cocoa House (still the tallest in Ibadan).
5.) Awo as fondly called was conferred by President Shehu Shagari with the title of the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR), the first and only non-president to be so honoured in recognition of his sterling qualities and contributions to the service of the country.
6.) He was the first individual in the modern era to be named Leader of the Yorubas (Yoruba: Asiwaju Omo Oodua), a title which has come over time to be conventionally ascribed to his successors as the recognized political leader of the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria.
7.) The man widely believed by admirers to be the best President Nigeria never had was the first Leader of Government Business and Minister of Local Government and Finance and first Premier of the Western Region under Nigeria’s parliamentary system, from 1952 to 1959.
8.) In 1949 he founded the Nigerian Tribune, the oldest surviving private Nigerian newspaper, which he used to spread nationalist consciousness among his fellow Nigerians.
9.) The party he founded, Action Group was the first to move the motion for Nigeria’s independence in the federal parliament and he obtained internal self-government for the Western Region in 1957.
10.) The University of Ife was renamed Obafemi Awolowo University on 12 May 1987 in honour of Chief Obafemi Awolowo first premier of the Western Region of Nigeria, whose brainchild the university was.
NigerDeltaIgbos: I ask this question because it seems like the other 5 SW states are now in coma without any significant news or developmental report coming from there. For instance, all over the South South, South East and even the North, we can see and hear reports of ongoing projects that are being executed there. However, when it comes to the South West, all we hear about is Lagos and nothing more. This got me wondering what happened to the other states like Oyo, Osun, Ogun, Ondo and Ekiti, have they all gone extinct or what?
Are you new to the shithole called Nigeria? SW is Lagos and Lagos is SW.
BIGGERhead4: This Coward sent millions of IGBO'S to their early Graves.
Only dumbass junkie would even insinuate Ojukwu as a coward. Cowards do not stand up against aggressors. Some of Ojukwu;s contemporizes from a certain region of Nigerian ran to the neighboring country for cover. In the face of all odds. Ojukwu stood up against aggression from silly Nigerians spurred by Britain and its allies.
muykem: The man that led his people to war and ran away at peak of war. Later came back after the war, went to meet Buhari in Daura to pledge his support for one Nigeria. Summary of his life.
You ignorance may not be forgiven. I guess you are oblivious to tactical retreat hence the above crap. If Ojukwu did not show the courage in 1967, many jackasses in the shithole called Nigeria would have been itching for war today. In addition, when Ojukwu came back to Nigeria, Buhari was an unknown commander of military unit.
SOUTHERN POLITICIANS KNOWS THERE'S NOTHING LIKE ONE NIGERIA, THEY KNEW SULTAN OF SOKOTO IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF NIGERIA AND HE'S BACKED BY HER MAJESTY'S INTEREST TO CALL THE SHOTS IN NIGERIA BUT SOUTHERN POLITICIANS WILL RATHER BE COMPLAINING AND ENJOYING ANYTHING THEY CAN GET THAN NOT GETTING NOTHING
SOUTHERN POLITICIANS KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS WHAT THEY BARGAINED FOR SO STOP PITYING THEM!
ashacot: I just bump into this video. History July 1968. People from now rivers state staged a protest against the the defunct republic of Biafra And Supported a United NIgeria.
The majority of dingbats who pass as people of Rivers State were celebrated saboteurs during Nigeria\Biafra war. It is funny the same people perish in creeks and crude oil fields bunkering crude oil to make the ends meet. In the other hand, the northern Nigerian elites and their kids enjoy the benefit of crude oil to its fullest including jetting to Dubai in first class flights or even private jets. These airheads from Rivers State may talk about Dubai in a positive form. UAE maybe slightly bigger than or the same size as the old Rivers State. The infamous Oloibiri oilfield has been long turned into abandoned farmland. I wondered aloud if Oloibiri could have been the Dubai in my backyard but it was a moment of idle time. I guess it is very hard to make virtue out of drunken fisherman.
Midas01: There are over 500 tribes in Nigeria, should we then have 500 regions in Nigeria?
Black people should learn to put ethnicity, tribe, religion, nepotism etc aside and prioritize equity , justice, transparency and accountability in governance.
That being said I support a disintegrated Nigeria because two cannot work together unless they agree. The south should separate from the North, if yoruba like they can go too but I think SS should work with SE either by coming together to form one country or just being good trade partners.
I love igbos and think we can work build a civilised society together but it's just they like insulting us SS too much.
I do not give a ratass if Nigeria have 1000 regions as long as everybody lives happily afterward.
uncleck: ask yourself: how has Trump's presidency affected Nigerians and their economy? How does not believing that Nigeria will be better influence support for Trump?
Most Nigerians are dumbass fool. They claim to be educated yet ordinary economic 101 remains elusive. The only thing Nigeria exports is crude oil or fossil fuel. If crude oil market terminates tomorrow, most Nigerians will turn into cannibals. Trump supports the production of crude oil while dumb bell called Biden had promised to close crude oil market in 5. Do Africans really think? I do not think so.
Brandonx: I'm pretty sure you saw how businesses were looted and burnt during the endsars protest. When there's a war the empire and property we've managed to aquire would be destroyed and you won't remain young forever, that means you might not be able to achieve anything before old age. Now what do you intend to leave for your children? Peace to do what, the effect of the war would linger on and affect the fourth generation.
You need to burn down entire infected farmland for new crops to grow healthy and happily afterward.
prekumohtim: The language of the Igbo is merely a language of communication that can be learned by any man , even by Chinese men. Some Chinese men speak my language better than I do. I hardly engage myself on such argument because it only create division. I have so many friends in the North , East, West and South and I love them all the same. Na the same God create all of us. Language is just a means of communication. I rather judge men base on their character than engage with them on tribal issues. I rather tell someone that am a Nigerian than to say I am from so so and so tribe. Why do people want to identify with me because I am from a so-called tribe ? This is stupidity. The killing at Oyigbo pissed me off . Hausa men were beheaded at Oyigbo by IPOB members . How are they different from the Boko haram that's doing the same in the north? Check the history of Indian, South Africa and so many others who fought for freedom. It was done with the power of words and argument, not violence. Even the bible said come let's reason together. You don't have to stir up crisis in different states to achieve your goal. There are many Yorubas in Benin Republic but can the Yorubas tell the country of Benin Republic to give up their people. And who even told you that out of the 5 states in the East , they will all agree to your secession plan. A referendum would shock you. You could even be shocked that your great grand Father migrated from another tribe and finally landed in the East. We all should be very careful in this country the way we drive tribal issues
The bolded is one of the most idiotic craps posted on Nairaland. If Yoruba in Bein Republic decide to join the Yoruba in Nigeria to form Republic of Odudwa, the country of Benin has little to do about it. The so-called Republic of Benin was created by French. Only foolish African will engage another African in war simply because one African decide to have country he\she could call home. In the above post, it safe to say you exhibited the moronic aspect of African mentality. No wonder Africa remains in darkness. I guess you are happy French and British colonialists decided to have some Yoruba in Nigeria and another in Benin without considering the interest of the Yoruba people involed. They treated them like animals without feeling.
Limitless72: I'm Igbo and I support you 100% The Igbos shouldn't force anyone to be part of their nation. I don't even support the Biafra of a thing.
But when matters begin to run over the edge I'm definitely standing with my Igbo brothers and I would oppose any move of aligning the Ijaws, Ogonis, Ikwerres, Urhobo with the Igbo nation.
The thing in your so called Niger Delta republic we won't allow you take our Igbo brothers and ancestral land along. The people of Anioma, Ika, Etche, Ndoki, Egbema, Obigbo( oyigbo) whose ancestral lands were forceful drafted into recent day South/South( Niger Delta) have to be returned to default.
We only want to reunite with our brothers. We don't want anything with Ijaws, Ogoni, Ikwerre, Urhobo, Bini, Esan, Efik, Ibibio, et al. A homogenous Igbo nation would do more good to us.
Y'all so called Niger Deltans can go away with your multi ethnic identities. We no want una ehhhh
Now talking about oil. How can you give a man what he already has?
Jahwinaboy: Many immature minds talking trash here. Do we want Biafra, Restructure, Referendum, Presidency or just Onitsha cargo bride and now Shell in Aba? Misplaced priorities is blinding. We MOVE! Shell suddenly waking up from slumber. Damn u guys here spitting trash cuz our problems still remain
Does it matter what everybody wants when Shell decided to build a plant in Aba? I want Republic of Igbo land and would not mind if Shell wants to build a city in Imo River. Most Nigerians tend to hide behind inherent stupidity to nurse their hatred for a particular group.
Ota was\is a glorified village. I used to fish out criminals who hid in Ota in late 70s. They will commit a crime in Lagos and run to their grandmother's huts in Ota.
EdoBoy90: In some countries, Emmanuel Nworie, a first-class mathematics graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, would have used his knowledge to advance the prospects of his country, either in an academic environment or information technology sector. But the genius is wasting away on a farmland in Ebonyi state.
Had it been mechanised farming, Nworie would have, no doubt, made use of his skill effectively. But in a modern age, the scholar relies on hoe and cutlass for subsistence farming. The life journey of Nworie, who graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 4.92/5.00, is chronicled in an article shared by Michael Taiwo, a US-based Nigerian and sponsor of MT Scholarships.
Nworie had applied for the second edition of the scholarship which provides support for payment of graduate school application fees and TOEFL, GRE/GMAT — examinations required by candidates seeking admissions abroad.
During the times he has been on the farm, what efforts did he make to redesign hoe for added efficiency? Most of the technologies we tend to chase started on the farm lands.
Woooow.. Another Ikwerre Daughter Nailed it Again!
Congratulations to our own sister Francisca Ijeoma Onuma from Eneka in Obio-akpor LGA of Rivers State as she's being decorated and given her licence as a certified professional pilot.
Nairaland had fallen into the level of idiotic Nigeria. Nothing good comes out of it lately. The so-called admins have become tribally inclined hence they ban a poster who had solid rebuttal to their junk stream of thoughts.
prekumohtim: If you must leave Nigeria, leave in Peace without dragging Niger Delta along with you. Niger Delta also deserve their freedom. River state is made of different people, not just ikwerre. We have the Ijaws, Ogoni, Ikwere ...so many of them. This is not for the benefit of Eastern Nigeria but for the benefit of Niger Delta. Your eyes are only in Rivers state because of the oil. Take your five states and move on
Shut up your putrid mouth. Do you actually know what constituted Niger Delta? I can bet my cent that whatever piece of shit which harbored your forbearers has nothing to do with River Niger.
ashacot: I just bump into this video. History July 1968. People from now rivers state staged a protest against the the defunct republic of Biafra And Supported a United NIgeria.
You just posted a video which confirmed Ikwerre people were saboteurs. They were willing tools for the northern regional elites. By July 1968, Owerri was under siege by the elements of 3MCDO of Nigerian army. While the Igbo and Biafrans were fighting to fend off vandals, Ikwerre peeps were dancing away their ancestral rights in faraway London. I guess in today's Nigeria, Ikwerre basement fools are leading Nigeria in all ramification. What a bunch of swine.
Politics › Re: Chief Obafemi Awolowo MAJOR contributions as the western premier by Dedetwo(m): 12:02pm On Nov 18, 2020
