₦airaland Forum

seunlayi:
hmmmmmm,
why did Judas betrayed Jesus?

kettykin:
Awolowo is the first man in the history of mankind that offered to another what he didn't have in the first place.
Eventually it was the same Awolowo that was scrambling for the vice-president office under a man young enough to be his grand son.

T9ksy:
Simple. The sardunna of Sokoto would have taken his region out of the union as he was certainly not ready to play second fiddle to some bunch of infidels, all in the name of One nigeria where his people were always going to be punching way above their weight but the ibos were desperate for One Nigeria THEN despite the fact that the north had orchestrated many deadly riots against them, resulting in the loss of many lives, mainly ibos, in 1945 and 1953. In fact, of all the major 3 parties, only the ibos through the NCNC were singing the sweet song of One Nigeria, at the time. Awo referred to the proposition as a mere geographical expression whilst the Sarduna would only agree to the idea as long as he 's left in charge of the new nation.

So (a whole American-trained) Dr. zik opted to be a lackey to Tafawa Balewa, a Grade Teacher training certificate holder hoping in the fullest of time to make a bid for the ultimate power but in the main while settled for exploiting his vicinity to the seat of power to deal with his main adversary-Awo and the yorubas.

MrPresident1:
After the 1959 federal elections, Chief Awolowo told Dr. Azikiwe that he was ready to serve under him in any capacity if NCNC Zik's party formed an alliance with the AG so that they can form the government at the centre, Azikiwe in this alliance would have been Prime Minister.

Azikiwe rejected Awolowo's proposal and instead went into alliance with the NPC, Balewa became Prime minister, Azikiwe became ceremonial Governor General, and Awolowo became leader of the opposition.

Question is why did Azikiwe reject the offer of being Prime minister which under the paliamentary system had the real powers for the ceremonial position of Governor general?

http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1381837570_Ojo.pdf
http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2003/jun/11/0019.html

aljharem:
Pride

Built2last:
The fundamental pillar of politics is interest and loyalty oiled by trust.
Did they trust each other?

I doubt.
Zik suffered from irredeemable arrogance

Awo can not be trusted. He spoke from both sides of the mouth. They just couldn't work together.

Have i answered you

chuna1985:
Yorubas na loudmouthed saboteurs

zimoni:
...Zik Really Loved One Nigeria, I Believe He Never Thought We Would Have Ethnic Problems In Near Future even though Southerners Were Massacred In 1945 And 1953.

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MrPresident1:
Ojukwu described Awolowo as the 'best president Nigeria never had', he vouched for Awolowo's forthrightness. Your bolded is incorrect

MrPresident1:
Ojukwu described Awolowo as the 'best president Nigeria never had', he vouched for Awolowo's forthrightness. Your bolded is incorrect

Built2last:
I need your source....am not to believe this just because you typed this hiding behind a moniker

For mine go and read, THE FIVE MAJORS: Why we struck
And Because I'm involved by Ojukwu

These two books have your answers.

Perhaps, the most heart-warming tribute came from the late Biafran warlord — Chief Emeka Ojukwu, who asserted that “Chief Awolowo will always be remembered as the best president Nigeria never had.” -