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The man does not even know what is going on again in APC . Very confused now
Mbah,Hope and fubara are working together with Diri,Okowa,Sheriff ,Eno,Akpabio and Cross rivers governor. Fubara was in the meeting. Everything going well
Fiscus105: Maybe Wike engineers it through Tinubu, because of his support for Fubara or because of his ambition to become Senate President and baba already has Oshio in mind.
Politics too deep to play, you can be hired and fired by the power that be; anytime & anyday!
Why would you mention wike? He is not a deciding factor
ruggedtimi: But if Ateke dey for wike side...Trust me Fubara cant win anything especially on the ijaw Dominated LGAs.
So all of a sudden now, woke is now in APC
His ticket in PDP has cut Trying to push his clan in the person of Chinda for governor while pushing his son to hor The supreme Court judgement has given him upper cut now he has suddenly rushed to APC . Is wike in APC? Is George Kelly in APC ?
Consensus all the way .
When we hold meetings in Abuja , wike won't be there .
Just as he was not there when fubara defected to APC On getting to hear from her news ,he started calling that he should be stopped 😂 He was warned out rightly
zoedew: I understand from the Press that Wike has a political following in Rivers State that spans partisan party politics. It would appear to mean that he largely determines who becomes Governor after the incumbent notwithstanding the platform.
You are believing a big lie sold to you by neophytes
Lovelink1991: Situation like this shows that we should not trust anybody.
A girl chase out her roommate after she caught her boyfriend sleeping with her roommate after two months of trying to live with the incident as if nothing happened.
Funny how you people cornered lots of Delta State offshore oil assets to South west and have them to Lagos state . Since when did Lagos start producing oil?
HisaacPlus: AWOLOWO’S LETTER TO THE RICHEST IJEBU MAN IN 1943, SEEKING AN EDUCATIONAL LOAN. ...On Ambition, Integrity, and the Audacity to Ask for the Impossible!
AWOLOWO SPEAKS:
Please read the letter below, written by Chief Obafemi Awolowo to Chief Timothy Adeola Odutola on March 25, 1943 — then the richest Ijebu man — requesting an education loan of £1,400, to be repaid by 1955. It is audacious, meticulous, and deeply revealing of the man who would later shape a nation.
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THE REMARKABLE LETTER.
March 25, 1943
Dear Mr. Odutola,
I think it will save time, and be more businesslike, if I dispense with pleasantries and go straight to the purpose of this letter: I am writing to ask you to lend me the sum of £1,400 — One thousand and four hundred pounds — free of interest, for twelve years.
It is a staggering sum. More staggering still when you realize that I, who ask for this loan, have nothing in all the world to offer as security except my good faith and my brains — which are of value only so long as I continue to breathe the breath of life.
Nevertheless, I proceed to state, briefly, why I seek this great loan from you. I ask that you spare some time to read what follows, even if, in the end, you find yourself unable to grant me this grand favour.
Since boyhood, one great ambition has possessed me: to be a lawyer, a politician, and a journalist, rolled into one. I cherish politics and journalism as a calling; I desire advocacy as a means of livelihood. For, you will agree, a politician or journalist without the means to support himself and his family comfortably is like a blade with no razor.
There was a time I stood on the verge of earning enough to proceed to England to pursue this ambition. But fortune twisted, and I crashed. Since then, I have labored without success to recover lost ground financially. Spiritually and intellectually, however, I have made appreciable advance, despite towering difficulties — all of which have now been surmounted.
As you know, I have just passed the Intermediate Bachelor of Commerce Examination. Next year, I shall sit for the final http://B.Com. But a degree is not my goal. I detest the thought of being a government or mercantile employee. Opportunities exist for me to secure a suitable, well-paid post under government or a mercantile house. Yet, once I become such an employee, my career as a politician and journalist ends. I have resolved that, under no circumstances, will I take up such employment.
I am now thirty-four. After careful thought, I have concluded that if I could raise a loan, free of interest, sufficient to cover expenses, I should go to England this year. Within three years, I should qualify as a Barrister-at-Law and also obtain, with Honours, the LL.B Degree of the University of London. These degrees, apart from giving me standing as a solicitor and advocate, will fortify me immensely as a politician and journalist.
But where on earth could I get the money? Who in Nigeria today could give £1,400 free of interest to help a fellow man? J. Henry Doherty, Esq., of illustrious memory — who did the like for many successful Nigerians — is no more. But after meticulous searching and weighing, I settled upon you.
I have no doubt that, out of the bounty with which Providence has blessed your grit and enterprise as a businessman, you can well afford to advance such a sum. Nor do I doubt that, as a young and progressive man, you would be happy to fund a project so aligned with national uplift.
But then — could you take this risk?
That is the question. As I have said, I have no security for this loan. Moreover, I ask it free of interest. You stand to gain absolutely nothing in the whole transaction, except the satisfaction that by helping me achieve my ambition, you are indirectly — or even directly — helping Nigeria, or Africa itself.
The risk grows greater when one considers that I might die during my studies or immediately after. Having no security or surety, you stand to lose not only the money but also the satisfaction of having contributed to Africa’s uplift. It is indeed a great risk — perhaps the greatest any man ever embarks upon.
But — and this is a mighty _but_ — if I live, as I have no doubt I shall, you will not only recover your money in full, but you will, to the end of your days, have cause to rejoice that you performed one of the most outstanding and philanthropic acts any human being ever did.
Among other things, I shall make excellent use of the money in England by breaking records in my examinations. On my return to Nigeria, I shall strive to be one of the foremost advocates, politicians, and writers in West Africa. And while I do all this, I shall make it a point not only to repay your money in full, but also to repay your kindness and generosity in every way I can.
All the same, it is a big risk. So, Sir, I ask you to think seriously about it, and see if you can take it in the interest of a young man who has brain, industry, and determination to back his ambition, but lacks the money. I know we have never been close friends, but I have a shrewd idea that you may take the risk and help me.
On this assumption, I proceed to the final stage of this letter.
I shall not require the whole £1,400 in a lump sum. To start, you will help me pay £208-13s-3d to the Inner Temple. I have received the application form; the sum covers all costs of training as a barrister, examination fees excluded.
When I am ready to sail, you will advance me £100 to cover passage, provision for my family, and incidentals. _Note: If I am torpedoed en route, you would lose this £100, but you will recover the £208-13s-3d._
At the same time, you will remit £491-6s-9d to a London Bank. From this, I shall pay university fees for the LL.B course and special courses in political science and journalism upon landing in England. Thus, the initial advance totals £800.
At the end of the first year, provided I make satisfactory progress, you will instruct the bank to honour all my cheques drawn on this account. An agreement to that effect will be signed by me on my return.
On my return, I shall require _two years_ to establish a solid practice and build a reputation. After those two years, I shall commence repayment of at least £200 per annum — monthly, quarterly, or annually. In seven years thereafter, I shall repay the full £1,400. That will be _twelve years_ from April 1943. If you help me by April 1943, I shall be due to repay the full sum by April 1955.
This, you will see, is the farthest limit within which I can pay. It may be possible to pay within three to five years of my return. Indeed, the sooner I pay, the better. But it is wiser to be safe than sorry. It is no use making promises now that will be hard to keep later. Better to name twelve years and pay in six or eight, than to name five and fail in ten. Personally, I would rather fail to secure the loan under these unattractive but sure conditions, than succeed under attractive but precarious ones.
This is all I have to say. My request, and my reasons, lie before you. It is for you to decide whether it is worthwhile to take the risk of helping me as outlined.
If you do me this great favour, not only I and all that are mine, but also God and Africa, will be grateful. If you refuse — and you are perfectly entitled to — I shall have no cause to grumble or to blame you. *FOR THE RISK IS GREAT.
Since this is a very selfish request, I enclose herewith a self-addressed stamped envelope, to be returned under registered post.
Yours faithfully,
Obafemi Awolowo.
Merciful God!______________________________
EPILOGUE: THE REST IS HISTORY.
Chief Odutola declined the loan. Awolowo could not travel that year.
He buckled up, and by August 14, 1944 — one year later — he sailed to England. He became a Barrister-at-Law and was called to the Bar in November 1946.
Amazingly, by 1954 — one year before his promised repayment date to Chief Odutola — Chief Obafemi Awolowo was already Premier of the Western Region. By then, he was awarding scholarships to over 200 undergraduates — the first scheme of its kind in Africa.
He never got the loan. He got something greater: proof that destiny does not depend on one man’s ‘yes’.
Napoleon Hill WWE: “Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
Proverbs 16:9: “A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.”
Awolowo asked for £1,400. History gave him a Region.
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WHY THIS LETTER STILL MATTERS: A BRIEF MEDITATION
1. The Audacity of Vision: Awolowo did not ask for a job. He asked for capital to become Seneca: “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” He was prepared. He manufactured his own opportunity.
2. Radical Transparency as Strategy: He named every risk — death, failure, loss. Brené Brown: “Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.” He made Odutola a partner in risk, not a victim of deceit.
3. The Mathematics of Integrity: 12-year repayment plan. £200 per annum. No interest. Luke 16:10: “He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much.” He was already governing his future self.
4. When Men Say No, Destiny Says Go: Odutola’s ‘no’ was not rejection. It was redirection. Robert Frost: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”
5. The Yoruba Principle of 'Af’owó f’ara': “Use your hand to help yourself.” Awolowo embodied it. Chinua Achebe: “When we gather together in the moonlit village ground it is not because of the moon. Every man can see it in his own compound.” Awolowo stopped waiting for another man’s moon.
Final Law: Ecclesiastes 9:11: “The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong… but time and chance happeneth to them all.”
Awolowo made his own time. He created his own chance.
And that is why, 80 years later, we still read his letter.
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CapitalLens: The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has emerged united and free of internal factions following a decisive ruling by the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Speaking at a press conference at his residence in Guzape, Abuja, Wike said the apex court judgment has finally laid to rest all disputes over parallel leadership structures within the party.
He dismissed insinuation that the Supreme Court affirmed the suspension of the PDP National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, saying there was no such issue for determination before the court.
“Today, the Supreme Court has brought to an end the so-called factions of the PDP. There is no more faction in the party. There is only one PDP,” he said.
The minister explained that the court dismissed appeals challenging earlier judgments from lower courts, thereby upholding the legitimacy of the party’s convention and its current leadership.
According to him, attempts by aggrieved groups to overturn the outcome of the convention failed at all judicial levels.
“The Supreme Court has validated our convention and set aside all claims to any parallel structure. What this means is that the PDP has come to stay as one united party,” Wike stated.
He stressed the need for political actors to operate strictly within the framework of the law, warning against actions capable of undermining party constitutions and electoral regulations.
“The fact that you are in a position does not mean you can act outside the law. There are rules guiding party activities, and those rules must be followed,” he added.
Wike also dismissed the relevance of some defectors who exited the party during the crisis, describing them as politically insignificant, while leaving the door open for others to return.
“Those who left are not electoral assets; they are liabilities. However, those who left out of uncertainty may reconsider and return now that the situation is clear,” he said.
On ongoing coalition talks among opposition figures, the minister ruled out participation in alliances that lack clear national interest or constructive engagement.
“We do not believe in opposition for opposition’s sake. Our approach is constructive, not destructive,” he said.
He further noted that recent judicial pronouncements in political matters reinforce the need for due process, urging aggrieved parties to always seek redress through the courts.
Wike maintained that the PDP remains Nigeria’s foremost opposition platform, expressing confidence in its readiness to provide credible alternatives in the country’s democratic process.
“The PDP is stable, united and ready to play its role effectively. What has happened today is a victory for the rule of law and internal democracy,” he added.
How school enter class and you said NO Na only sorting
Now u sort sotey become governor Sort sotey become minister
Sort sotey u no sabi read judgement again because u think say u don succeed for the sorting but u don't know the difference.
Country reject . Country foul
Will never know
The law has rejected you
The future requires men of light and not people of darkness
The supreme Court judgement has rendered you persons non grata
seunmsg: Damagum's tenure has ended. The Damagum led NWC suffers the same fate as the Abure led NWC of LP. They are dead and can't be resurrected. The party NEC will have to meet to appoint a caretaker committee which was exactly what should have been done when the tenure of Demagum expired. The problem now is, who calls the NEC? The Wike faction or the Makinde faction? The judgement has simply failed to resolve the matter. The crisis continues.
Wike is just a member and has no jurisdiction while the governors are the authentic leaders of the PDP and can call the meeting as they have always done
CharlotteFlair: Inasmuch as you may be right that his converts sends him donations from all around the world, dismissing my post totally is not wise of you, especially if you are not Jerry Eze himself.
Stories and petitions abound of their money laundering activities for yahoo boys and other people trying to sneak in funds under the radar.
Did you even read the write up ?
The efcc chairman simply said pastor Jerry exe is clean . The efcc found nothing on him
Kemetian: IT IS TRULY IRONIC THAT YOU CANNOT SAVE YOURSELVES FROM THE COMING DISASTER WITHOUT PROUDLY NAMING THE HAUSA MAN THAT WILL SAVE YOU, AFTER YEARS OF HATING HAUSAS AND CALLING FOR THE BREAKUP OF NIGERIA.
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YOU WILL ALL CONTINUE TO SUFFER THE ECONOMIC PAIN THAT WILL COME FROM YOUR SUPPORT OF GENOCIDE, INCLUDING THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA, WHICH YOU SUPPORT.
WHEN YOU SUPPORT THE SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS, KARMA WILL SEND THEIR MISFORTUNE BACK TO YOU, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
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