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| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by gidgiddy: 10:26pm On Apr 12, 2025*. Modified: 3:12pm On Apr 13, 2025 |
chukwutee:The simple answer is that 'one Nigeria' is a fraud! One Nigeria means that any Nigerian can aspire to any political office, anywhere in Nigeria. Wether that Nigerian gets elected is a different issue But if Zik wants to aspire to lead Northern Region, Western Region, Eastern Region, he is allowed to do that. It's for those Region's to vote who they wish. When Zik wanted to lead the Western Region, a Fulani man called Umaru Altine won elections to be Mayor of Enugu, capital of the Eastern Region. Can you imagine an Igbo man becoming Mayor of Ibadan, capital of the Western Region? I'm sure they will never allow that. If Zik is not allowed to aspire to lead the Western Region or any other Region except where he comes from, where is this 'One Nigeria' You people keep talking about? "One Nigeria" has always been a big fraud |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by verdad00: 10:36pm On Apr 12, 2025 |
Awolowo the coward that eat rat poison and killed he's foolish self ... I laugh in Japanese |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by nonhuman(m): 10:46pm On Apr 12, 2025 |
I am an Igbo man but this is true Azikiwe didn't impres me at all, looks like he was handed a script from the imperialist British to act on |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by chukwutee: 11:47pm On Apr 12, 2025 |
gidgiddy:This sound moronic as regards my question? Let me water it down to the simplest level ! If it were to be the other way round, would the eastern people had tolerated it?? |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by Buccalcavity2: 12:31am On Apr 13, 2025*. Modified: 8:16am On Apr 13, 2025 |
Penguin2:Get yourself educated and stop the revisionism/outright falsehood AG won the elections abinitio, NCNC Never won the majority. Noise about tribalism/carpet crossing was a propaganda from Zik to curry igbo sympathy (esp to become eastern premier as the shame was much) and advance his political plan/agenda. Find below the result of the election:
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| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by chinchum(m): 12:41am On Apr 13, 2025 |
Another attempt to distort reality. Awolowo was as pragmatic as anyone can imagine, it showed in his thought process , vision and output. It takes a pragmatist to see Nigeria was more of a geographical expression and not failed One Nigeria as flaunted by the said Zik . A smart pragmatist that requested a secession clause be factored in to the constitution, that the other acclaimed pragmatist could not envision. The many industrial hubs still donning SW in Lagos, Oyo , Ogun state , were testament to his practical ideas and solutions. Imagine someone merging with the North to become ceremonial president, what a failed pragmatist ! |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by Buccalcavity2: 12:57am On Apr 13, 2025 |
Penguin2:How can you confidently lie? At this point you should go revisit all stories you have been told and research about them! SMH |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by ObiPandora: 1:05am On Apr 13, 2025 |
If Azikwe won what stopped him from cinstituting the house. MANY OF YOU FOOLS JUST CHOSE TO BE SENSELESS. Penguin2: |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by pazienza(m): 1:27am On Apr 13, 2025 |
Goosethetruth:You are not mentally stable. This is the story of Eyo It's:https://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/07/zikeyo-ita-face-off-aladinmas-misrepresentations/ Zik didn't remove him, he rather went against the party policy and lost out big time. |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by pazienza(m): 1:33am On Apr 13, 2025 |
Now to the matter of Zik-Eyo Ita face- off:On the eve of the 1951 elections in which Azikiwe contested for a seat in the Western House of Assembly from his Lagos base, Zik declared that he was not going to accept a ministerial post in “an inferior legislature of the colonial type”. In other words, he was not prepared to serve as minister (premier or prime- minister) at regional or national level in the then premature Nigerian political system. His object, he said, was to achieve an NCNC majority in the regional and central legislatures that would act to “paralyse the machinery of government” and lead to a reformation of the Constitution.The Macpherson Constitution had provided for “semi-responsible government” at the centre and in the regions. The official phrase was “responsible government within defined limits”. Zik did not accept this. He wanted total independence. This was what informed his declaration above. It was a grand tactics for national independence that the Action Group later imbibed. After the upheavals in the Western House of Assembly,Zik began to rally his partymen to the achievement of the above-stated objectives. This took some time. Eventually, however, the NCNC resolved and called its central ministers to resign in order to actualise the above independence strategy. But these ministers were now enjoying their new stations in life, the perquisites of ministerial office. Some of them did not, therefore, want to give up the positions. In so doing, they were undoubtedly sabotaging and delaying the independence struggle that had already got them to where they were. Three NCNC central (national) ministers were the first culprits and were summarily dismissed from the party. They were A.C.Nwapa (Igbo), EniNjoku (Igbo) and Okoi Arikpo(Ogoja). ONLY DrEndeley (Cameroun) was supportive of the tactics.Eyo Ita, the Head of Government Business in Eastern Nigeria and some of his ministers picked against the policy and were flabbergasted when the central ministers were dismissed by the party. Of course, when the party asked them to resign, they equally rebelled against the party and refused to comply. They became known as ‘sit-tight ministers’. Amongst them were EyoIta (Ibibio),E.I.Oli (Igbo), S.J.Una (Ogoja), R.I.Uzoma (Igbo), S.W.Ubani-Ukoma (Igbo) and S.J.Koripoma (Ijaw). Those who complied with party directive and resigned were Dr.M.I.Okpara (Igbo), M.C.Awgu (Igbo) and S.T.Muna (Bamenda, Cameroun). |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by pazienza(m): 1:38am On Apr 13, 2025 |
pazienza:A simple look at those who backed Eyo Ita against Zik will show the non tribal nature of the East. Eyo ita was backed by E.I Oli( an Igbo) S.j una( ogoja), R.I uzoma( Igbo) S.W Ubani-Ukoma( Igbo) and S.J Koripoma( Ijaw). To suggest that Eyo ita loss was tribally motivated and not ideologically motivated, when we can clearly see that the majority of Eyo ita accomplices were Igbo, amounts to dishonesty and historical revisionism. The East was united by shared ideology not ethnicity like in the West where the minorities including the Oba of Bini were treated like dogs. |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by pazienza(m): 1:40am On Apr 13, 2025 |
With the above ‘sit-tight’ attitude of some of the ministers, it behoved the legislature to orchestrate the requisite action to paralyse government business, which was practically in the hands of the British Lt. Governor. In the Eastern House of Assembly, the NCNC majority subsequently succeeded in paralysing the constitutional system by voting to defeat or defer every bill before the House. As a last resort, the Lt. Governor was obliged to use his reserve power of legislation, the ultimate proof of colonial rule and subjugation in a politically advanced dependency, to pass the Regional Appropriation Bill into law. On adjournment day, the expelled ministers (Central and Regional) joined with a few other legislators and supporters who had resigned from the NCNC to form a new party, the National Independence Party, with EyoIta as president. Some 10 weeks later, the Eastern parliamentary crisis was resolved by dissolution of the Eastern House of Assembly following the enactment of an amendment to the Constitution permitting the dissolution of the legislature of a single region. During this period, according to Sklar, the strain on the Constitution was not confined to the Eastern Region, as events of a less dramatic but nonetheless fateful character transpired in the West. Action Group’s hostility to the Constitution was scarcely less than that of the NCNC. Ultimately, the Macpherson Constitution proved unworkable and collapsed as Zik had planned after 15 months of its operation and was replaced with a new Constitution (the Lyttleton Constitution of 1954) that granted residual powers to the regions and provided that apart from the Regional Governor, colonial officials of the administration would be excluded from the Executive Council of the Eastern and Western Regions, amongst other favourable provisions. Meanwhile, with the collapse of EyoIta’s government in May 1953, a new election was conducted to elect new members to the Eastern House of Assembly. Azikiwe was elected from Onitsha; NCNC dominated the House and its leader, Azikiwe, assumed the office of premier or head of government. Eyo Ita as leader of the minor party in the House became leader of Opposition.For details of these historical facts, see Richard L. Sklar, Nigerian Political Parties (1963), pages 115 – 140. Amplifications of particular points can also be gleaned from James S. Coleman, Nigeria: Background to Nationalism (1958). Given the above prognosis, would it be wise and correct for anybody to claim thatZik or the Igbo conspired to oust Eyo Ita from power? Or that the constitutional crisis that terminated EyoIta’s government was tribally motivated? But this is the verdict or notion that has been transmitted from generation to generation in the South-South. Finally, let me recap that in October 1959, Professor EyoIta, Head of Government Business and Minister of Natural Resources of Eastern Nigeria from 1952 to May 1953, resigned his leadership and membership of united national independent party ( UNIP) and rejoined NCNC |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by pazienza(m): 1:41am On Apr 13, 2025 |
pazienza:So, Eyo Ita fell from Grace to grass, and despite the fact that he enjoyed Igbo support, Eyo ita will descend low to the old tested and trusted " Igbo want to dominate us" mantra, he became the New poster boy for the COR movement, but when that wasn't yielding dividends, because while he was preaching "Igbophobia", NCNC still had henchmen like Mbu from COR area, showing the people the truth. Eyo ita, will later rejoin NCNC in October 1959. In a typical if you can't beat them, you join them, Nigerian politicians style. |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by pazienza(m): 1:43am On Apr 13, 2025 |
Maybe it's about time I made a new thread on Eyo Ita saga to keep younger Igbo generations here better informed to fight off Yoruba and Igbophobic voices from SS that will attempt to distort that aspect of our history to project Zik and Ndiigbo in bad light. |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by oskopy: 1:59am On Apr 13, 2025 |
Awolowo was never smarter anything.he was just being a Yoruba person and putting it in character, while zik was busy trying to build a one indivisible country for all. An average Yoruba person must be sentimental |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by Ttalk: 2:09am On Apr 13, 2025 |
Theres nothing you won't see on Naira land. Tomorrow someone would write epistles and claim Obi is smatter than Tinubu. |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by jogojogo: 2:33am On Apr 13, 2025 |
Goosethetruth:When these greedy criminals can't have their fraudulent way, they start calling you name after switching to victimhood |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by Goosethetruth(m): 5:59am On Apr 13, 2025 |
pazienza:@Bolded, Your father is mentally unstable. We are talking history here and you are posting a mish mash, pot pourri rubbish article from your IPOB sympathisers. A mind is certainly a terrible thing to waste. In this age where you can get information via the click of a button? You must think you are having a discourse with your illiterate followers in your 2"×2" shop in Ariaria market. When you are ready to learn the history of Nigeria you will approach me with humility and then I will explain the facts to you. However I don't actually blame you. It was your sister Oby Ezekwesili that I blame for banning the subject of HISTORY in Nigerian schools. |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by Ibechris2: 6:25am On Apr 13, 2025 |
ERockson:U don't know what conservatism means. Stop using English to confused yourself. Just say u guys want to be tribalistic. |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by Buccalcavity2: 8:26am On Apr 13, 2025 |
aswani:Actually AG won the majority ab-initio. Carpet crossing didn't affect that position. Infact it was AG that lost members to NCNC after carpet crossing. It was all orchestrated lies to save face after ZIKs abysmal loss. |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by Buccalcavity2: 8:35am On Apr 13, 2025 |
Penguin2:Exact opposite of the fact of the event! Did you get this gist from a beer parlor? Western Region Voted AG! Infact it was a similitude of 2023 election; where SM favored LP while grassroot voted APC. Grassroot voted AG while top elites voted NCNC. And after both elections, the loser called/gaslit the winner as tribalistic to save face! |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by aswani(m): 8:45am On Apr 13, 2025 |
Buccalcavity2:I don't agree with you but if you have a link to your version of events, I will be happy to apologise and accept your version of events. I believe NCNC were slightly ahead (i.e had more seats) after the elections but didn't have enough to be the majority, I am probably wrong with that though. |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by Buccalcavity2: 8:58am On Apr 13, 2025 |
aswani:Google bro. It's available everywhere. 1952 Western Region election result pre-cross carpet and post criss carpet....infact use grok or chatgp. Just like you can Google 2023 election result. Did you not notice that they all kept quiet. They know it's the truth. |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by aswani(m): 9:10am On Apr 13, 2025 |
Buccalcavity2:Please consider sending me a link as I worry I wil end up reading some idiot Obidients perceived opinion of what happened on Grok or ChatGP instead. Their job here, as imbecilic Obidients, is to spread falsehood and move on in the hope that some will stick, of course they will keep quiet. Nor bi today |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by Sirianese: 9:52am On Apr 13, 2025 |
Penguin2:You people never get tired of stirring up hatred |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by NuclearWinter: 2:48pm On Apr 13, 2025 |
Penguin2:Utter nonesense. Herbert Macaulay was the reason Yorubas voted NCNC and not Zik Macaulay died on the eve of the elections and that made Zik the automatic head of the NCNC and would have led to Zik becoming the Premiere of Western Region. At no time did Yorubas vote NCNC because of ZIk. Back then , news travelled at a snail pace and if the Yorubas had information that Macaulay had died and Zik was to benefit from his death , they never would have voted NCNC. Can you also tell us how ZIk mismanaged the NCNC after Macaulay's death that western Cameroon and the minority people of the present Niger Delta wanted out of the parasitic old Eastern region ? |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by ElSudani: 3:02pm On Apr 13, 2025 |
gidgiddy:And the Mayor of Enugu happened to be the equivalent of the Premier of Western Region? What a load of nonsense considering the antecedents of Azikiwe towards the Western Region. Ibos and Fulani share the same philosophy, only their methods are different. |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by NuclearWinter: 3:11pm On Apr 13, 2025 |
gidgiddy:To you one Nigeria simply translate to Ibo domination over their betters. You will learn the principles of facing your tent. |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by NuclearWinter: 3:13pm On Apr 13, 2025 |
ElSudani:Ibo man is the most stupid cretin God ever created |
| Re: Awolowo Was Smarter And More Intelligent Than Azikiwe. by gidgiddy: 3:17pm On Apr 13, 2025 |
ElSudani:Well, it's not a must that you unity beggars must be in one country with Igbos or Fulani. Some Igbos like me want total independence of the Igbo nation from Nigeria |
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