₦airaland Forum

Southern Governors Forum meeting, October 2000.
https://allafrica.com/stories/200010100252.html


Southern Governors Forum meeting, Enugu, January 2001.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200101150174.html

Southern Governors Forum meeting, Benin, March 2001.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200103190380.html

7th Southern Governors Forum meeting, Akure, July 2002.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200207120292.html

Udenwa makes case for southern governors forum. March 2005.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200503020368.html

olakan22:
so that makes him a traitor?

In the eyes of some people, yes. It's the same way that some people also believe that Justice Atanda Fatayi-Williams was a traitor (he was attacked by some people in the late 1990s or early 2000s because of his 1979 judgement).

Chief Obafemi Awolowo's Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) was very popular in all the south west states during the second republic. Its governorship candidates won elections in all the LOOBO states in 1979 (LOOBO = Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Bendel and Ondo).

Then came the 1983 elections (the worst elections I have ever seen). Akin Omoboriowo who was Deputy Governor in Ondo State decided that he wanted to be Governor, despite the fact that his boss, Governor Adekunle Ajasin, was also running for the position.

Omoboriowo decamped from the UPN to the NPN (President Shagari's party). The elections were held and it was announced that the NPN had won. Ondo caught fire. Omoboriowo had to flee to Lagos (I can't remember very well, but I think he actually took the oath of office in Lagos). The riots continued.

I told you about all the equipment that Sunday Adewusi bought for the police (armoured cars, water cannons, submachine guns, etc). They were deployed to Ondo. He also gave a shoot at sight order, i.e, policemen should shoot any rioter that they see.

Ajasin went to court and the Appeal Court later overturned the election. It didn't matter though, because there was a coup a few weeks later.

olakan22:
if you don't explain this...wetin go happen to you ehn

I suspect that he is referring to the 1983 elections, particularly the "shoot at sight" order and the battle between Adekunle Ajasin (UPN) and Akin Omoboriowo (NPN, formerly of UPN) and also the battle between Victor Omololu Olunloyo (NPN) and Bola Ige (UPN).