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1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by BlackViper(op): 3:30pm On Jan 16

The article is from the October 2nd 1972 edition of the now defunct West Africa News Magazine

NIGERIA
University "Quota" Protest

Delegates representing Lagos, Ibadan and Ife universities and Adeyemi College of Education walked out of the 16th annual convention of the National Union of Nigerian Students in protest against a motion calling for the introduction of a quota system in all federal institutions.

However, delegates from 13 other institutions, including Ahmadu Bello, Nsukka and Benin voted in favour.

Attempts to get the delegates to return failed and the chairman, Mr Adedeboro, suddenly announced his resignation as national president as well as his life membership of NUNS. Mr Mustafa Bulami of Zaria was elected chairman for the remainder of the season.

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by TruthHurts1(m): 3:34pm On Jan 16*

Wow! So Yorubas used to be at the forefront of championing meritocracy in Nigeria?

Judging by the timeline, many of those students would be the ones running Nigeria today, but instead of promoting meritocracy, they are tolerating it and some of them are even celebrating it while it destroys meaningful progress in Nigeria.

Edit: Like many of you, it came as a surprise that Igbo students would have voted in support of quota system.

Then I sat back and reflected and I realised a possible reason why the Igbo students supported quota systems was because of the large loss of young Igbo lives during the Nigerian Civil War. Remember that this took place in 1970 which is the same year that the Nigerian Civil War came to an end.

Igbo students may have felt that the quota system would save them from being numerically disadvantaged in student admissions because so many young Igbos lost their lives in the war.

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by Sonnobax15(m): 3:52pm On Jan 16

Quota system has always been a part and parcel of Nigeria.

What baffles me the most is when I see northerners heading majority of the top oil companies in Nigeria angry

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Imagine people wey no get single drop of oil for their backyard angry

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by MEGAWATCH: 3:56pm On Jan 16

What happened to them now?

Don't trust a very slippery person with your future.

😈😈😈

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by pongwa(m): 4:09pm On Jan 16

BlackViper:
The article is from the October 2nd 1972 edition of the now defunct West Africa News Magazine

Mynd44 Lalasticlala Nlfpmod

I see nothing wrong in quota system

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by SeeWahala: 4:37pm On Jan 16

Hehehe 🤭

This protest was done immediately before the government made them aware that the "system" was actually enacted against the Igbos who naturally merited everything cool

Once the junior RoNu students found out the gimmick they all folded their placards and vacated the streets to celebrate their 'One Nigeria'" with their Hausa/Fulani brothers 🤗

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by Racoon(m): 4:58pm On Jan 16

Chai! What a time to be alive. Is it not an irony that today, the same region have given this nation all manner of despicable people especially certificate forgers, in govt?

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by Racoon(m): 5:03pm On Jan 16

SeeWahala:
Once the junior RoNu students found out the gimmick they all folded their placards and vacated the streets to celebrate their 'One Nigeria'" with their Hausa/Fulani brothers

Just imagine a region that said brilliant fellas like VP Osinbajo, Akinwumi Adeshina can't mount leadership saddle except the likes of what Nigeria got on seat today. So the ronuism is not merit persea but to promote the worst of all worsts.

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by T9ksy(m): 5:04pm On Jan 16

Racoon:
Chai! What a time to be alive. Is it not an irony that today, the same region have given this nation all manner of despicable people especially certificate forgers, in govt?

Una go wail tire! You wanted "One Nigeria" and that's what you have now. Unfortunately, your homeboy is not in the saddle-seat and will never be, till thy kingdom come.
Deal with it as you deem fit.

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by fasho01(m): 5:35pm On Jan 16

Scrapping quota system will produce the best of us amongst the rest of us in every field of study in universities and in every sector of the country

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by Fiscus105(m): 5:35pm On Jan 16*

Wen Yoruba had been agitating, others were being spoon fed, why won't be clear & wide gap during maturity.

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by SpaceX: 5:38pm On Jan 16

Quota system is a nation killer, you loose all your talents or some talents might Japa if they have an opportunity to.

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by Built2last: 5:39pm On Jan 16

Before they succumbed to Northern hegemony

Now when North coughs, The south Freezes

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by mcquin(m): 5:40pm On Jan 16

T9ksy:
Una go wail tire! You wanted "One Nigeria" and that's what you have now. Unfortunately, your homeboy is not in the saddle-seat and will never be, till thy kingdom come.
Deal with it as you deem fit.

But that isn’t the issue of concern and yes I get to support Tinubu from time to time.

The question is, why do you guys now support quota system? On very many national issues inclusive the quota system problem, even when northerners fail to defend it, certain southern elements (they know themselves) will be out in full support. Same persons supported a Buhari who knew next to nothing about improving economy, for good 8 years.

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by givedemwotowoto: 5:42pm On Jan 16

When Nigeria was a country, before Agbadorians stepped in and started indoctrinating people to hate and envy their fellow citizens based on tribe

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by Wickedtruths: 5:43pm On Jan 16

Nsukka voted in favour of Quota sustem. Today, their children are crying against quota system.

Same thing happened about the secession clause.

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by Kingbuhari(m): 5:44pm On Jan 16

Not today they started their devilish agenda

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by DeLaRue: 5:44pm On Jan 16*

UNN supported. The great South West universities opposed.

Ironically, the South East are now the staunchest critics of the so called quota system in Nigeria.

Every history of Nigeria that I have read, I struggle to find a single time when the Yorubas have been on the wrong side.

Mr Awolowo argued for the inclusion in the constitution for each region to have the right to secede. Mr Azikwe took the side of the Northern Premier in front of the colonialists in London to argue against it. A few years later, Mr Ojukwu went to war fighting for the Mr Azikwe's East to secede from Nigeria, but the Nigerian government refused on the ground that no region has a right to secede. The same secession right that Mr Azikwe had, a few years ealier, staunchly opposed. Another irony.

At Independence, Mr Azikwe parnered with the North and the British to solidify power in the North despite the opportunity to align with Awolowo to design a modern, progressive foundation for Nigeria. In return, he was given a token role of ceremonial President, while the real power was given to a Northern Premier. Today, the South Easterns are the ones protesting 'Northern domination' the most.

Also today, a Yoruba President is transforming the economy and the political power - balance between the North and South to reverse decades of lopsided political and administrative domination by the North, but another Easterner, Mr Obi, will accept a token role of Vice President to a Northern President to reverse all the efforts of a Southern leader to set a more solid foundation for Nigeria's future. Yet, in 20 years time, Mr Obi's South Easterners bitter complaints about 'Fulani domination' will reach new heights. But they will forget the role of their leaders in facilitating, supporting, and entrenching the problems.

The Yoruba culture encourages caution, thinking before acting, not cutting your nose to spite your eyes, and being philosophical about life. I think all these qualities make them more likely to make the right decisions as a group.

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by anonimi: 5:44pm On Jan 16

Sonnobax15:

Quota system has always been a part and parcel of Nigeria.

What baffles me the most is when I see northerners heading majority of the top oil companies in Nigeria .

Imagine people wey no get single drop of oil for their backyard

Yoruba sellouts like Tinubu are responsible for what is baffling you.

anonimi:
How we foiled Jonathan’s effort to make Mulika Adeola Speaker, Akande reveals

AS president in 2011, Goodluck Jonathan did all he could to ensure South West grabbed the country’s number four seat, including lobbying then opposition leaders from the zone, to no avail. The North West eventually grabbed the seat, supported by South West leaders in opposition to then ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Former Governor of Osun State and now statesman, Chief Bisi Akande, made this revelation in his autobiography, “My Participations” which is currently dominating political and national dis- course.

Aminu Tambuwal, now Sokoto State governor, won the seat, against the preferred pick of his party, Mrs Mulikat Adeola Akande, from the South-West. Defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, then a fledging opposition, which had Akande and his soulmate, former Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu, as front- line leaders, openly asked its elected members of the House of Representatives, mostly from the South-West, to work against their region and back Tambuwal from North-West.

The opposition party’s support carried Tambuwal through the contest against Akande, then ruling party’s favourite for the speakership seat.

In his book, Chief Akande revealed that former president then as incumbent, personally reached out to Tinubu, who is now believed to be nursing presidential aspiration in 2023 and himself, but couldn’t convince them.

He wrote, “President Jonathan, immediately after the meeting (with political parties), called Bola Tinubu aside into a lobby to broach the matter of ACN support for a choice of who would become the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

“That same day, President Jonathan talked to me on phone about the same matter. He disclosed that PDP had zoned the position to the South-West but that only one Muraina and another Mulika won elections on PDP ticket from the zone into the House of Representatives.

https://tribuneonlineng.com/how-we-foiled-jonathans-effort-to-make-mulika-adeola-speaker-akande-reveals/

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by omoredia: 5:44pm On Jan 16

Now mouth don change. Even Soyinka dey chop corn now. This people lack character jare

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by Ttalk: 5:45pm On Jan 16

TruthHurts1:
Wow! So Yorubas used to be at the forefront of championing meritocracy in Nigeria?

Judging by the timeline, many of those students would be the ones running Nigeria today, but instead of promoting meritocracy, they are tolerating it and some of them are even celebrating it while it destroys meaningful progress in Nigeria.

They have done their on bit, it is left to you to continue from where they stopped. But what are you using your youthful age to do?

Sit down and expect the aged one to come and do it for you.

Let me help you shame small.

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by benardtotti(m): 5:45pm On Jan 16

TruthHurts1:
Wow! So Yorubas used to be at the forefront of championing meritocracy in Nigeria?

Judging by the timeline, many of those students would be the ones running Nigeria today, but instead of promoting meritocracy, they are tolerating it and some of them are even celebrating it while it destroys meaningful progress in Nigeria.

Go back and read the post , when yorubas were trying to champion meritocracy , your tribe and northern students voted for quota system , una tink say una wise? Now it has not favored you guys you are now crying that yorubas are tolerating quota system .

Same way Awo tried to insert recession clause but you guys blindly allowed the n9rth use you , today na una dey cry marginalization pass.

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by Ttalk: 5:47pm On Jan 16

SeeWahala:
Hehehe 🤭

This protest was done immediately before the government made them aware that the "system" was actually enacted against the Igbos who naturally merited everything

Once the junior RoNu students found out the gimmick they all folded their placards and vacated the streets to celebrate their 'One Nigeria'" with their Hausa/Fulani brothers 🤗

Try and make sense. Your brothers supported quota system, today it has backfired, just the way they abolished regional government but are the one crying most

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by SeeWahala: 5:47pm On Jan 16

pongwa:
I see nothing wrong in quota system

This is exactly what the aboki shinning shoes in front of our street says too shocked

You two must have so much in common 😏

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by SeeWahala: 5:48pm On Jan 16

Ttalk:
Try and make sense. Your brothers supported quota system, today it has backfired, just the way they abolished regional government but are the one crying most

Close your mouth jor ! Whose brothers? angry

You think an Igbo person would willingly allow such to happen if not for you Yoruba and your hausa/Fulani brothers? 🧐

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by Ttalk: 5:49pm On Jan 16

Racoon:
Chai! What a time to be alive. Is it not an irony that today, the same region have given this nation all manner of despicable people especially certificate forgers, in govt?

Your region gave the first organ harvester senator in the whole world.

The first Nigeria Senator to serve jail term abroad

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by PDPdestroyer(m): 5:49pm On Jan 16

Lol. I find it amusing that lbos will even attempt to spin this into blaming Yorubas again, when it was clearly stated that they were part of those who openly supported quota system. These people can be unbelievable at times, how can one possibly spin this when it was clearly stated that the Yorubas were clearly against quota system in the report grin

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by tommy589(m): 5:50pm On Jan 16

Ttalk:
They have done their on bit, it is left to you to continue from where they stopped. But what are you using your youthful age to do?

Sit down and expect the aged one to come and do it for you.

Let me help you shame small.

True talk o

Nigerians really tried against tyranny

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by oluwaseyi0: 5:50pm On Jan 16

South west as always want the best for this country and that is merit based appointments and admission same can't be said of North

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Re: 1972 Article Where South West Students Opposed Quota System In Admissions by Ttalk: 5:51pm On Jan 16

Racoon:
Just imagine a region that said brilliant fellas like VP Osinbajo, Akinwumi Adeshina can't mount leadership saddle except the likes of what Nigeria got on seat today. So the ronuism is not merit persea but to promote the worst of all worsts.

Tinubu is a first class graduate accountant, far apart from a mere 3rd class Philosophy graduate

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