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Penguin2:
Contrary to the lies that propagandists would want the public to believe that the Western Region willingly granted Referendum to the Midwest, the true story is that Awolowo tried to assassinate the proponents of the then Midwest Region.





In May of 1956, Benin people voted against the Oba of Benin’s son because he was in Awolowo’s Action Group. They voted for the candidate of NCNC.

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It was so bad that a leader of the then Midwest Province preferred Midwest being bombed by nuclear weapons than remaining under Western Region.



Some testimonies of some Midwestern people before Henry Willinks Commission which was set up in 1958 to look into the agitation of the Midwestern people.

Awolowo gave scholarships to only Yorubas.

He taxed the Benin-Warri province excessively and used the money to develop Ibadan while Benin had nothing.



In trying to dissuade the Midwest people from demanding for a separate region, Awolowo’s Action Group threw the ethnic card.

This shows that these guys have always been tribalistic and using the anti-Igbo sentiments since the pre-colonial period.



What the Henry Willinks Commission Observed.



https://www.dawodu.com/articles/benin-and-the-midwest-referendum-297

Raskimonojendor:
Those ritualist learnt it from Ibos/igbos.

Literally, your movie industry has Zack Orji and kanayo O Kanayo as the face of Nigeria's number 1 ritualist

forgiveness:
Another concocted fabricated lies.

1. Mapo hall was not constructed by Awolowo nor the western region but by the British long before the amalgamation of Nigeria not to talk Western region though construction was completed after amalgamation of Nigeria.

2. University of Ibadan was never controlled by the Western region but by the British and federal government before and after independence respectively.

The reason Azikiwe was able to appoint Kenneth Dike as the first Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan. Bloody liar.

In fact, the major beneficiaries of University of Ibadan were not from western region but from Eastern region. Bloody liar.

Penguin2:
Contrary to the lies that propagandists would want the public to believe that the Western Region willingly granted Referendum to the Midwest, the true story is that Awolowo tried to assassinate the proponents of the then Midwest Region.





In May of 1956, Benin people voted against the Oba of Benin’s son because he was in Awolowo’s Action Group. They voted for the candidate of NCNC.

.

It was so bad that a leader of the then Midwest Province preferred Midwest being bombed by nuclear weapons than remaining under Western Region.



Some testimonies of some Midwestern people before Henry Willinks Commission which was set up in 1958 to look into the agitation of the Midwestern people.

Awolowo gave scholarships to only Yorubas.

He taxed the Benin-Warri province excessively and used the money to develop Ibadan while Benin had nothing.



In trying to dissuade the Midwest people from demanding for a separate region, Awolowo’s Action Group threw the ethnic card.

This shows that these guys have always been tribalistic and using the anti-Igbo sentiments since the pre-colonial period.



What the Henry Willinks Commission Observed.



https://www.dawodu.com/articles/benin-and-the-midwest-referendum-297

Af0NjaAreLiars:
Look at how you guys are turning Zik kind hearted decision


You people don't go to school then na

it wasn't his fault he can't appoint an illustrate amala muncher to be VC he had no choice

Penguin2:
Awolowo never wanted the Midwest to become a separate region. And it’s very likely he instigated the COR (Calabar-Ogoja-Rivers) to demand for a separate region away from Eastern Region as payback for NCNC’s support for the creation of the Midwestern Region.



They did not start selling propaganda today. To cause disaffection between Benin and other ethnic minorities in the proposed Midwest Region, Awolowo boys started writing about supposed “Benin Domination”.



In 1962, the Eastern and Northern Regional Assemblies passed the bill to create the Midwestern Region but Western Region Assembly passed a motion countering the passage of the bill in Northern and Eastern Assemblies.

This is the Awolowo they said “willingly” granted the Midwest their region.



How the Midwest Bill finally scaled the hurdle of the Western Region Assembly and got their Referendum.



https://www.dawodu.com/articles/benin-and-the-midwest-referendum-297

forgiveness:
Did anyone open this link? There's no correlation between what he wrote and what was written in the link. Dude is a fabricator of lies.

forgiveness:
Fabricated lies. I just clicked on the link and realized this dude fraudulently cut and joined to tell half truth.

According to YOUR write up, Midwest agitations began in 1952.

Was Awolowo the Premier in 1952? Answer No

According to YOUR write up, Awolowo people marginalized the Midwesterners since 1952?

Was Awolowo people in control of the government in western region in 1952? Answer: NO

Was there even self rule in 1952? Answer: No

Who was in control of the government of Western region in 1952? British

Then, why did the midwest agitated before Awolowo people controlled the government?

Simply because Benin wanted to be on their own. They wanted self rule but British wanted the country together.

Awolowo even wanted out of Nigeria. He never hid this from the British. It was Azikiwe that resisted any attempt by Awolowo and Benin to clamor for separation.

Penguin2:
I don’t like engaging people like you with poor knowledge of everything but think they know so much.

Western Region already had a Regional House of Assembly by 1952. 24 representatives came from the the then Benin province out of which 21 of them were elected under Azikiwe’s NCNC and only 3 belonged to Awolowo’s AG.

Azikiwe was already Premier of Eastern region by 1952.

Awolowo was Premier of Western Region.

While Ahmadu Bello was Premier of the Northern Region.

Each of these regions were self governing and could make their own laws which was why Awolowo made laws that the Benin didn’t find comfortable.

Please go and educate yourself before you come to talk to me.

Gajagojo:
Why not tell us how Azikiwe championed the cause and rights of Ijaws ,Efiks,Ibibio and Ikwerre in Eastern Nigeria
Tell us how Azikiwe organized a referendum for them like he pursued for MidWest
Tell us about how the overbearing Ibo led NCNC imposed an Aba born candidate for parliament on Port Harcourt leading to a revolt by Ikwerres and how they fielded Okogbule Wonodi their own son who disgraced the Aba born Elugaraonu at the polls

Tell us about that

forgiveness:
They didn't go to school but they had the first lawyers, medical doctors, professors etc?

Dey deceive yourself.

Penguin2:
I don’t like engaging people like you with poor knowledge of everything but think they know so much.

Western Region already had a Regional House of Assembly by 1952. 24 representatives came from the the then Benin province out of which 21 of them were elected under Azikiwe’s NCNC and only 3 belonged to Awolowo’s AG.

Azikiwe was already Premier of Eastern region by 1952.

Awolowo was Premier of Western Region.

While Ahmadu Bello was Premier of the Northern Region.

Each of these regions were self governing and could make their own laws which was why Awolowo made laws that the Benin didn’t find comfortable.

Please go and educate yourself before you come to talk to me.

Raskimonojendor:
Chai. The guy don scam all of us for thread.

Tunde835:
Well I was also going after tribalists by defending my tribe too. I didn't even insult anybody I just used one word obsessed

forgiveness:
Another fabricated concocted lies.

It was after the Lyttelton constitution was introduced in 1954 through Awolowo' recommendation of federalism, self rule started.

Who dash Azikiwe premier in 1954?,

You're a bloody liar.

According to you, midwest agitations began in 1952 when the British was still in power. Having house of assembly didn't tantamount to Western region control of government or self rule. Bloody liar.

Such an ignoramus .

forgiveness:
Did anyone open this link? There's no correlation between what he wrote and what was written in the link. Dude is a fabricator of lies.

Raskimonojendor:
Chai. The guy don scam all of us for thread.

Penguin2:
Good to see I made you engage your brain for something intellectual and made you research.

But yes, Nnamdi Azikiwe became in 1954 but the regional assemblies were already in existence with representatives as far back as 1952.

And where did I say that Midwest agitation started in 1952?

forgiveness:
Made me do research on something I already knew before you were born!?

My friend, you were found out. You lied. Simple and short.

NaMe4:
Na their normal pattern.



Sadly, they pass such false information to one another, and to subsequent generations.
The gullible, ignorant ones will accept it as history.

ablejesus26:
Shut up this Boy

Continue to destroy Your future joining insensible people in this show of shame, where devil go punish You na when maybe God when bless You tomorrow with big position then people go begin chun out all Your hate-filled comments.

Nobody go hear se na small piking dey worry You.

If I see a senseless tribally bigoted hate-filled fellow, I call them out directly without enjoining them in their tribal hate games.

ablejesus26:
Stay on the topic for decorum sakes.

Are You still in doubt that You can never survive without Igbo aaagghh

Even if You see a thread with topic home again, You must still do Igbo aaaaghh, is this Your essence of existence??

Op You are malicious and a famous tribalist here. I wonder what You kids enjoy in all this senseless tribal bigotry

A good piece nonetheless, although an information source to back up is quite required to garnish it.

Penguin2:
Isn’t that your job to do?

Awolowo was the chief instigator of the COR to demand for breakaway from the Eastern Region just because the Midwest wanted a breakaway from the Western Region.

But lemme educate you on how the minorities were carried along in the Old Eastern Region…

When Michael Okpara built Presidential Hotel in Enugu. He also built Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt for the COR.

Enugu was developed as the administrative capital while Michael Okpara sited the popular Trans Amadi Industrial Cluster in Port Harcourt to make Port Harcourt the manufacturing hub of the Old Eastern Region.

Tell us where Awolowo built an equivalent of the Mapo Hall he built in Ibadan anywhere in the Benin Province.

Show us equivalent of Cocoa House anywhere in the old Benin Province.

In fact, point to one thing that Awolowo did in Benin Province.

I’m waiting.

forgiveness:
Another fabricated concocted lies.

It was after the Lyttelton constitution was introduced in 1954 through Awolowo' recommendation of federalism, self rule started.

Who dash Azikiwe premier in 1952?,

You're a bloody liar.

According to you, midwest agitations began in 1952 when the British was still in power. Having house of assembly didn't tantamount to Western region control of government or self rule. Bloody liar.

Such an ignoramus .

Penguin2:
Good to see I made you engage your brain for something intellectual and made you research.

But yes, Nnamdi Azikiwe became in 1954 but the regional assemblies were already in existence with representatives as far back as 1952.

And where did I say that Midwest agitation started in 1952?

Penguin2:
Isn’t that your job to do?

Awolowo was the chief instigator of the COR to demand for breakaway from the Eastern Region just because the Midwest wanted a breakaway from the Western Region.

But lemme educate you on how the minorities were carried along in the Old Eastern Region…

When Michael Okpara built Presidential Hotel in Enugu. He also built Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt for the COR.

Enugu was developed as the administrative capital while Michael Okpara sited the popular Trans Amadi Industrial Cluster in Port Harcourt to make Port Harcourt the manufacturing hub of the Old Eastern Region.

Tell us where Awolowo built an equivalent of the Mapo Hall he built in Ibadan anywhere in the Benin Province.

Show us equivalent of Cocoa House anywhere in the old Benin Province.

In fact, point to one thing that Awolowo did in Benin Province.

I’m waiting.

Af0NjaAreLiars:
No cap they didn't

The people that went to school on time were the mid west and Easterners

Gajagojo:
You lie and lie and when busted start another set of irrelevant lies

Do you admit you lied when you claimed SS always voting like SE?
Where is the evidence Okpara built it apart from some fake blogs?
Presidential Hotel as we know it today is very different from its original form

It was built originally as ONE BUILDING

A second building was added in the 1970s after the war

Why not show us Okpara's legacy in Enugu instead of telling silly lies

Awolowo 's legacy to Edo and Delta was free education which continued under Ambrose All I in the 80s making those two among the best educated states in Nigeria

Gajagojo:
You lie and lie and when busted start another set of irrelevant lies

Do you admit you lied when you claimed SS always voting like SE?
Where is the evidence Okpara built it apart from some fake blogs?
Presidential Hotel as we know it today is very different from its original form

It was built originally as ONE BUILDING

A second building was added in the 1970s after the war

Why not show us Okpara's legacy in Enugu instead of telling silly lies

Awolowo 's legacy to Edo and Delta was free education which continued under Ambrose All I in the 80s making those two among the best educated states in Nigeria

Penguin2:
Why not show evidence that Michael Okpara didn’t build the Port Hacourt Presidential Hotel? And if he didn’t, who did?

Again, you didn’t dispute the fact that Okpara also built the Trans Amadi Industrial cluster.

Those are luxuries that the Midwest province never enjoyed under Awolowo’s Western Region.

Penguin2:
Why not show evidence that Michael Okpara didn’t build the Port Hacourt Presidential Hotel? And if he didn’t, who did?

Again, you didn’t dispute the fact that Okpara also built the Trans Amadi Industrial cluster.

Those are luxuries that the Midwest province never enjoyed under Awolowo’s Western Region.