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that Aturu Iberibe called Joe Igbokwe will never allow those saboteurs to carry their June 12 burden. All I know is that June 12 will NEVER be democracy day in Nizooria

Olny fools won't pay attention to history. So far democracy exist in Nigeria, Abiola and his family will forever be remembered for the sacrifice they paid.

Well said but in other news







Today s my baiday

he would

Super1Star:
Whoever removed History from our school curriculum should be shot.

As in heh I don't understand why history won't be in school curriculum

Only in nigeria

We have heard you and your intelligence. Pls sir. Your ppl need you at home to help develop your town or even state. Let us stop these criticism and abuse of ppl just because you are privileged to be in the west. Come back home and apply the common sense, intelligence, education etc you have acquired to build your ppl. Posterity will continue to judge you if at the end your presence is not felt in the east. I'll personally not take you serious if you don't come down home. The yorubas you mentioned in your article fought from their home town state and region. That's why we need you at home and within the region to help us fight the fight the way yorubas fought.charity begins at home.

The wise man fr the far east has spoken but believe me the wailers fr the east will condemn him to zero.

Oladimejyy:
One thing i'av notice about you igbos is that whenever anybody talk about good thing about Yoruba,You igbos always attack that being including your leaders too.
Yorubas never hate igbos but you igbos hate Yoruba.
Since you guys hate Yoruba why cant you leave Yoruba land and lets see if you can survive

This has nothing to do with Igbo hate Yoruba. The fool who wrote that piece, whether the piece is beautiful or not, is an Igbo Efulefu. The hatred and attack here is on him and what he represents, and never on the Yoruba.

WE, NDI-IGBO AND YORUBA, NEED TO GROW UP AND STOP THIS INSANE MUTUAL MUD SLINGING AND BASHING. WE NEED TO BOND TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE GREATER THINGS.

Joe is a fool.

Frank Kokori, anytime June 12 is mentioned, my memory flashes to when NUPENG AND PENGASSAN were still fighting for Nigerians and nothing against Nigerians like we have these days.
May MKO soul keep resting in peace, he gave us this democracy we enjoy today, while some others would have taken off.

Oladimejyy:
One thing i'av notice about you igbos is that whenever anybody talk about good thing about Yoruba,You igbos always attack that being including your leaders too.
Yorubas never hate igbos but you igbos hate Yoruba.
Since you guys hate Yoruba why cant you leave Yoruba land and lets see if you can survive

70% Muslims the remaining​ 10% in the 20% are traditional assignment christians. why the igbos don't trust you is because they know what a Muslim can turn into and just see you as a time bomb waiting to happen, I think all westerners need to re orientate the igbos just to let them know that you aren't what they believe you to be

feelgoodInc:
70% Muslims the remaining​ 10% in the 20% are traditional assignment christians. why the igbos don't trust you is because they know what a Muslim can turn into and just see you as a time bomb waiting to happen, I think all westerners need to re orientate the igbos just to let them know that you aren't what they believe you to be

The honest truth is that we don't even need the Igbos around us and we wish they are gone already.

MultiCEO1:
This has nothing to do with Igbo hate Yoruba. The fool who wrote that piece, whether the piece is beautiful or not, is an Igbo Efulefu. The hatred and attack here is on him and what he represents, and never on the Yoruba.

WE, NDI-IGBO AND YORUBA, NEED TO GROW UP AND STOP THIS INSANE MUTUAL MUD SLINGING AND BASHING. WE NEED TO BOND TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE GREATER THINGS.

Joe is a fool.

he is not an igbo man he is a Yoruba man that created a name just to hate on the igbos, you can check his posts

Oladimejyy:
One thing i'av notice about you igbos is that whenever anybody talk about good thing about Yoruba,You igbos always attack that being including your leaders too.
Yorubas never hate igbos but you igbos hate Yoruba.
Since you guys hate Yoruba why cant you leave Yoruba land and lets see if you can survive

You are as f00lush as those igbos who behave that way for generalizing

How many igbos do you know ?

Well if you live in the ghettos and all the igbos who live there behave this way then I suggest you move out of there so you can meet more enlightened ones
M0r0n

melodyogonna:
Yorabas did not talk because they don't have the balls to talk!!
With almost all their leaders in jail, who is left to talk for them?? who will lead them to talk??
They were so afraid to die that they stood and moped like morons.

Why will they talk?? so that buhari will lead his army and kill them again like he did when they dared protest against awolowo's imprisonment

You are idiotic to forget that the resistance to Abacha military rule was centered in Lagos and Ibadan especially the number of Yoruba leaders sergeant Rogers was sent to eliminate was immense , even in usually relatively peaceful Ibadan the army were always visible and strikes /riots were frequent through the 90s , Alhaja Adedeji lived not far from my place in the Oluwo Nla/because axis of bashorun the day she was killed was a dark day ,

Thanks likes of Tinubu , Afikuyomi, Solarin, Fela kuti ,Delẹ Momodu were the vocal opposition, do you think we have forgotten it was Igbo merchants IBB used to organise rallies and ultimately annul the election.

Obasanjo seems to be the Designated Survivor

olajay86:
http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/06/june-12-1993-and-lessons-of-history-by.html

Those who were not born before June 12, 1993, may not know what is all about. For record purposes, June 12, 1993, was the day Nigerians from the East, West, North and rose voice, in amity, in unity, in concord and tandem to elect Chief M.K.O as the president of Nigeria. But on 21st June 1993 the former military president, retired General Ibrahim Babangida annulled the historic election and set Nigeria on the path of crisis, leading to many deaths including the winner and the wife , Kudrirat Abiola.

In my book, Heroes of Democracy (1999) the struggle for the revalidation of that mandate and the consequences was documented for posterity and generations yet unborn. Today I want to talk about the historical importance of that election, the pains, the sacrifices, the losses and the lessons.

Recall that the consummate winner of that historic election, a Yoruba first class leader, a Chartered Accountant of note, an international scholar, and a very successful businessman was hounded and incarcerated for five years and was eventually poisoned on July 7, 1998. The wife, Kudirat Abiola was shot in Lagos on June 4, 1996. It was a calculated attempt and carefully planned work to provoke the Yoruba to war in order to destroy the economy Lagos but did Yorubas play into their hands? NO! A lot of high profile Yoruba leaders including the late Chief Abraham Adesanya, the late Chief Bola Ige, Ayo Adebanjo, late Olaniwun Ajayi, Ayo Opadokun and others were incarcerated, some like Suliat Adedeji, Admiral Omotosho , Admiral Elegbede, Toyin Onagoruwa etc were killed. Former president OBASANJO was sent to jail for an alleged phantom coup.

Great minds like Professor Wole Soyinka, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kayode Fayemi and many others were chased into exile .Yoruba leaders were abused, humiliated and ridiculed but did they resort to self-determination, abuse, hatred and ethnic bigotry? No! with pen and paper, and with common sense, sound education and civilization they faced those who planned to decimate them. No wonder the presidency was zoned to them in 1999 even though they did not allow them to use their choice, Chief Olu Falae. The powers that be chose Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. That singular mistake almost made Nigeria to lose almost everything in 16 years of PDP. Obasanjo was not prepared for leadership. He just came out from prison with no agenda, no plans, no strategy.

Then came the late Umaru Yar Adua who died in office and then Jonathan and in those 16 years Nigeria, many including this writer still talk about it as the years of the locusts. Now the questions people like us have been asking is whether Nigeria would have been where it is today had Chief Abiola been allowed to rule Nigeria at least for 8 years? Abiola would have brought to bear his cognate and very deep experience in the business world to transform Nigeria. Chief Abiola would have set the template for a prosperous Nigeria, he would have brought the hope he promised Nigerians, he would utilized our oil revenue to transform Nigeria as a Chartered Accountant and he would have changed for the better Nigeria's course of history.

Denying Chief Abiola his mandate caused Nigeria a great and monumental setback in 18 years .Today 24 years after, the annulment of that mandate is still haunting Nigeria.

What happened from June 12, 1993, to July 7, 1998, provoked the Yoruba nation to hate other Nigerians especially the Hausa- Fulani and Igbo for decimating a free mandate given to their illustrious son and killing him thereafter. But did the Yoruba go to war? Today southwest is the richest zone in Nigeria. In fact, the IGR of Ogun state is bigger than that of the entire South East States. Lagos IGR is bigger than that of 33 states in Nigeria put together. If Yoruba had gone to war where would they have been today? What would have happened if Igbo or Hausa-Fulani had suffered what Yoruba went through? I have no doubt in my mind that they would have gone to war but see what tact, common sense, education, intelligence, civilization and power of critical thinking can do in the life of a wise people. The same Yoruba was later to form an alliance with Hausa – Fulani in 2014 to box Igbo and their collaborators in the South South to a corner in 2015 general elections.

Now, what are the lessons? There are no permanent foes or friends in politics. If you can wait and not tired of waiting the world and everything in it belong to you. Chief Abiola would have given up his mandate and still be alive but he chose the path of human dignity to liberate his people. Chief Abiola's supreme sacrifice gave rise to May 29 we now celebrate as Democracy Day. I do not know any Nigerian multi-billionaire today who will do what Chief Abiola did yet other people think Yorubas are cowards. Perish the thought. They are the toughest and most advanced Nigerians I know today.

Today, is South West not better than those who seek to humiliate and destroy them? Those who seek to destroy and decimate others suffer more than their victims. June 12 lives on. Chief M.K.O Abiola lives on

-Joe Igbokwe, Lagos

melodyogonna:
Yorabas did not talk because they don't have the balls to talk!!
With almost all their leaders in jail, who is left to talk for them?? who will lead them to talk??
They were so afraid to die that they stood and moped like morons.

Why will they talk?? so that buhari will lead his army and kill them again like he did when they dared protest against awolowo's imprisonment

don't peddle lies, on the contrary it is on record that the Yoruba's were in the forefront of the struggle against the military junta, have you forgotten the days of nadeco and other activist movements which finally led to the emergence of the present Democratic era?

Just find your own ethnic group among these three :
A. The members of this group are endowed with great zeal to achieve their desires and goals at all costs, though they rare weighing their actions' consequences.

B. This group is more tactical; weighing every situation to the right, left, up and down before taking decisions and accept the consequences of their actions.

C. This group is politically wise, good at divide and rule and very aggressive to achieve their aims and dare the consequences.

Oladimejyy:
One thing i'av notice about you igbos is that whenever anybody talk about good thing about Yoruba,You igbos always attack that being including your leaders too.
Yorubas never hate igbos but you igbos hate Yoruba.
Since you guys hate Yoruba why cant you leave Yoruba land and lets see if you can survive

You shouldn't generalize it, the only igbos' behaving like that are touts influenced by Nnamdi Kanu. ..

olajay86:
http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/06/june-12-1993-and-lessons-of-history-by.html

Those who were not born before June 12, 1993, may not know what is all about. For record purposes, June 12, 1993, was the day Nigerians from the East, West, North and rose voice, in amity, in unity, in concord and tandem to elect Chief M.K.O as the president of Nigeria. But on 21st June 1993 the former military president, retired General Ibrahim Babangida annulled the historic election and set Nigeria on the path of crisis, leading to many deaths including the winner and the wife , Kudrirat Abiola.

In my book, Heroes of Democracy (1999) the struggle for the revalidation of that mandate and the consequences was documented for posterity and generations yet unborn. Today I want to talk about the historical importance of that election, the pains, the sacrifices, the losses and the lessons.

Recall that the consummate winner of that historic election, a Yoruba first class leader, a Chartered Accountant of note, an international scholar, and a very successful businessman was hounded and incarcerated for five years and was eventually poisoned on July 7, 1998. The wife, Kudirat Abiola was shot in Lagos on June 4, 1996. It was a calculated attempt and carefully planned work to provoke the Yoruba to war in order to destroy the economy Lagos but did Yorubas play into their hands? NO! A lot of high profile Yoruba leaders including the late Chief Abraham Adesanya, the late Chief Bola Ige, Ayo Adebanjo, late Olaniwun Ajayi, Ayo Opadokun and others were incarcerated, some like Suliat Adedeji, Admiral Omotosho , Admiral Elegbede, Toyin Onagoruwa etc were killed. Former president OBASANJO was sent to jail for an alleged phantom coup.

Great minds like Professor Wole Soyinka, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kayode Fayemi and many others were chased into exile .Yoruba leaders were abused, humiliated and ridiculed but did they resort to self-determination, abuse, hatred and ethnic bigotry? No! with pen and paper, and with common sense, sound education and civilization they faced those who planned to decimate them. No wonder the presidency was zoned to them in 1999 even though they did not allow them to use their choice, Chief Olu Falae. The powers that be chose Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. That singular mistake almost made Nigeria to lose almost everything in 16 years of PDP. Obasanjo was not prepared for leadership. He just came out from prison with no agenda, no plans, no strategy.

Then came the late Umaru Yar Adua who died in office and then Jonathan and in those 16 years Nigeria, many including this writer still talk about it as the years of the locusts. Now the questions people like us have been asking is whether Nigeria would have been where it is today had Chief Abiola been allowed to rule Nigeria at least for 8 years? Abiola would have brought to bear his cognate and very deep experience in the business world to transform Nigeria. Chief Abiola would have set the template for a prosperous Nigeria, he would have brought the hope he promised Nigerians, he would utilized our oil revenue to transform Nigeria as a Chartered Accountant and he would have changed for the better Nigeria's course of history.

Denying Chief Abiola his mandate caused Nigeria a great and monumental setback in 18 years .Today 24 years after, the annulment of that mandate is still haunting Nigeria.

What happened from June 12, 1993, to July 7, 1998, provoked the Yoruba nation to hate other Nigerians especially the Hausa- Fulani and Igbo for decimating a free mandate given to their illustrious son and killing him thereafter. But did the Yoruba go to war? Today southwest is the richest zone in Nigeria. In fact, the IGR of Ogun state is bigger than that of the entire South East States. Lagos IGR is bigger than that of 33 states in Nigeria put together. If Yoruba had gone to war where would they have been today? What would have happened if Igbo or Hausa-Fulani had suffered what Yoruba went through? I have no doubt in my mind that they would have gone to war but see what tact, common sense, education, intelligence, civilization and power of critical thinking can do in the life of a wise people. The same Yoruba was later to form an alliance with Hausa – Fulani in 2014 to box Igbo and their collaborators in the South South to a corner in 2015 general elections.

Now, what are the lessons? There are no permanent foes or friends in politics. If you can wait and not tired of waiting the world and everything in it belong to you. Chief Abiola would have given up his mandate and still be alive but he chose the path of human dignity to liberate his people. Chief Abiola's supreme sacrifice gave rise to May 29 we now celebrate as Democracy Day. I do not know any Nigerian multi-billionaire today who will do what Chief Abiola did yet other people think Yorubas are cowards. Perish the thought. They are the toughest and most advanced Nigerians I know today.

Today, is South West not better than those who seek to humiliate and destroy them? Those who seek to destroy and decimate others suffer more than their victims. June 12 lives on. Chief M.K.O Abiola lives on

-Joe Igbokwe, Lagos

Loool. Good job and that's why you're being paid in the South West, these are exactly what you're paid to do, otherwise you won't be paid.

When did self determination became a crime?

No matter how A slave tries to malign his father, his slave masters will never include his name on his WILL.

No body stops Yoruba nation from being in Nigeria and I don't see any reason anyone should stop the Igbo from leaving Nigeria.

It is very funny to me when i hear that yorubas were in the forefront in the fight for democracy when i know the biggest party in west africa i.e the PDP was formed by an Igbo man.

Making noise and writing articles is not fighting, it is called air pollution. the true warriors formed a political party even under abacha and they pushed for democracy, abeg make una let us hear word

lx3as:
Just find your own ethnic group among these three :
A. The members of this group are endowed with great zeal to achieve their desires and goals at all costs, though they rare weighing their actions' consequences.

B. This group is more tactical; weighing every situation to the right, left, up and down before taking decisions and accept the consequences of their actions.

C. This group is politically wise, good at divide and rule and very aggressive to achieve their aims and dare the consequences.

A = Igbo
B = Yoruba
C=Hausa/Fulani

Oladimejyy:
One thing i'av notice about you igbos is that whenever anybody talk about good thing about Yoruba,You igbos always attack that being including your leaders too.
Yorubas never hate igbos but you igbos hate Yoruba.
Since you guys hate Yoruba why cant you leave Yoruba land and lets see if you can survive

We know we can survive as a nation that's why we are asking for BIAFRA or are you deaf and dumb to the activities of MASSOB and IPOB.


Igbos hates no tribe. Nigerians hated the Igbo man out of jealousy for his enterprise spirit and now we are returning that hate to you guys


If you hate me, don't expect me to love you.

JOE IGBOKWE is doing a work he was paid to do, the moment he stop doing it, his pay cheque will stop coming. You don't need to be a PhD holder to understand this simply Arithmetic.

That was when Yorubas signed their slavery agreement with the North.Because action and Reaction is equal and opposite says Isaac Newton

olajay86:
http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/06/june-12-1993-and-lessons-of-history-by.html

Those who were not born before June 12, 1993, may not know what is all about. For record purposes, June 12, 1993, was the day Nigerians from the East, West, North and rose voice, in amity, in unity, in concord and tandem to elect Chief M.K.O as the president of Nigeria. But on 21st June 1993 the former military president, retired Generl Ibrahim Babangida annulled the historic election and set Nigeria on the path of crisis, leading to many deaths including the winner and the wife , Kudrirat Abiola.

In my book, Heroes of Democracy (1999) the struggle for the revalidation of that mandate and the consequences was documented for posterity and generations yet unborn. Today I want to talk about the historical importance of that election, the pains, the sacrifices, the losses and the lessons.

Recall that the consummate winner of that historic election, a Yoruba first class leader, a Chartered Accountant of note, an international scholar, and a very successful businessman was hounded and incarcerated for five years and was eventually poisoned on July 7, 1998. The wife, Kudirat Abiola was shot in Lagos on June 4, 1996. It was a calculated attempt and carefully planned work to provoke the Yoruba to war in order to destroy the economy Lagos but did Yorubas play into their hands? NO! A lot of high profile Yoruba leaders including the late Chief Abraham Adesanya, the late Chief Bola Ige, Ayo Adebanjo, late Olaniwun Ajayi, Ayo Opadokun and others were incarcerated, some like Suliat Adedeji, Admiral Omotosho , Admiral Elegbede, Toyin Onagoruwa etc were killed. Former president OBASANJO was sent to jail for an alleged phantom coup.

Great minds like Professor Wole Soyinka, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kayode Fayemi and many others were chased into exile .Yoruba leaders were abused, humiliated and ridiculed but did they resort to self-determination, abuse, hatred and ethnic bigotry? No! with pen and paper, and with common sense, sound education and civilization they faced those who planned to decimate them. No wonder the presidency was zoned to them in 1999 even though they did not allow them to use their choice, Chief Olu Falae. The powers that be chose Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. That singular mistake almost made Nigeria to lose almost everything in 16 years of PDP. Obasanjo was not prepared for leadership. He just came out from prison with no agenda, no plans, no strategy.

Then came the late Umaru Yar Adua who died in office and then Jonathan and in those 16 years Nigeria, many including this writer still talk about it as the years of the locusts. Now the questions people like us have been asking is whether Nigeria would have been where it is today had Chief Abiola been allowed to rule Nigeria at least for 8 years? Abiola would have brought to bear his cognate and very deep experience in the business world to transform Nigeria. Chief Abiola would have set the template for a prosperous Nigeria, he would have brought the hope he promised Nigerians, he would utilized our oil revenue to transform Nigeria as a Chartered Accountant and he would have changed for the better Nigeria's course of history.

Denying Chief Abiola his mandate caused Nigeria a great and monumental setback in 18 years .Today 24 years after, the annulment of that mandate is still haunting Nigeria.

What happened from June 12, 1993, to July 7, 1998, provoked the Yoruba nation to hate other Nigerians especially the Hausa- Fulani and Igbo for decimating a free mandate given to their illustrious son and killing him thereafter. But did the Yoruba go to war? Today southwest is the richest zone in Nigeria. In fact, the IGR of Ogun state is bigger than that of the entire South East States. Lagos IGR is bigger than that of 33 states in Nigeria put together. If Yoruba had gone to war where would they have been today? What would have happened if Igbo or Hausa-Fulani had suffered what Yoruba went through? I have no doubt in my mind that they would have gone to war but see what tact, common sense, education, intelligence, civilization and power of critical thinking can do in the life of a wise people. The same Yoruba was later to form an alliance with Hausa – Fulani in 2014 to box Igbo and their collaborators in the South South to a corner in 2015 general elections.

Now, what are the lessons? There are no permanent foes or friends in politics. If you can wait and not tired of waiting the world and everything in it belong to you. Chief Abiola would have given up his mandate and still be alive but he chose the path of human dignity to liberate his people. Chief Abiola's supreme sacrifice gave rise to May 29 we now celebrate as Democracy Day. I do not know any Nigerian multi-billionaire today who will do what Chief Abiola did yet other people think Yorubas are cowards. Perish the thought. They are the toughest and most advanced Nigerians I know today.

Today, is South West not better than those who seek to humiliate and destroy them? Those who seek to destroy and decimate others suffer more than their victims. June 12 lives on. Chief M.K.O Abiola lives on

-Joe Igbokwe, Lagos

Oladimejyy:
One thing i'av notice about you igbos is that whenever anybody talk about good thing about Yoruba,You igbos always attack that being including your leaders too.
Yorubas never hate igbos but you igbos hate Yoruba.
Since you guys hate Yoruba why cant you leave Yoruba land and lets see if you can survive

why did Yoruba join Nigerian army and to fight Igbo's? why re they still selling thier lands to Igbo's that hate them?or re we buying on credit?if not dangote and all those northerners that embezzles Nigerian money tell me where Fulani herds men re buying land in western Nigeria ,did Joe igbokwe forget to include that?

olajay86:
http://www.titopeblog.com/2017/06/june-12-1993-and-lessons-of-history-by.html

Those who were not born before June 12, 1993, may not know what is all about. For record purposes, June 12, 1993, was the day Nigerians from the East, West, North and rose voice, in amity, in unity, in concord and tandem to elect Chief M.K.O as the president of Nigeria. But on 21st June 1993 the former military president, retired General Ibrahim Babangida annulled the historic election and set Nigeria on the path of crisis, leading to many deaths including the winner and the wife , Kudrirat Abiola.

In my book, Heroes of Democracy (1999) the struggle for the revalidation of that mandate and the consequences was documented for posterity and generations yet unborn. Today I want to talk about the historical importance of that election, the pains, the sacrifices, the losses and the lessons.

Recall that the consummate winner of that historic election, a Yoruba first class leader, a Chartered Accountant of note, an international scholar, and a very successful businessman was hounded and incarcerated for five years and was eventually poisoned on July 7, 1998. The wife, Kudirat Abiola was shot in Lagos on June 4, 1996. It was a calculated attempt and carefully planned work to provoke the Yoruba to war in order to destroy the economy Lagos but did Yorubas play into their hands? NO! A lot of high profile Yoruba leaders including the late Chief Abraham Adesanya, the late Chief Bola Ige, Ayo Adebanjo, late Olaniwun Ajayi, Ayo Opadokun and others were incarcerated, some like Suliat Adedeji, Admiral Omotosho , Admiral Elegbede, Toyin Onagoruwa etc were killed. Former president OBASANJO was sent to jail for an alleged phantom coup.

Great minds like Professor Wole Soyinka, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kayode Fayemi and many others were chased into exile .Yoruba leaders were abused, humiliated and ridiculed but did they resort to self-determination, abuse, hatred and ethnic bigotry? No! with pen and paper, and with common sense, sound education and civilization they faced those who planned to decimate them. No wonder the presidency was zoned to them in 1999 even though they did not allow them to use their choice, Chief Olu Falae. The powers that be chose Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. That singular mistake almost made Nigeria to lose almost everything in 16 years of PDP. Obasanjo was not prepared for leadership. He just came out from prison with no agenda, no plans, no strategy.

Then came the late Umaru Yar Adua who died in office and then Jonathan and in those 16 years Nigeria, many including this writer still talk about it as the years of the locusts. Now the questions people like us have been asking is whether Nigeria would have been where it is today had Chief Abiola been allowed to rule Nigeria at least for 8 years? Abiola would have brought to bear his cognate and very deep experience in the business world to transform Nigeria. Chief Abiola would have set the template for a prosperous Nigeria, he would have brought the hope he promised Nigerians, he would utilized our oil revenue to transform Nigeria as a Chartered Accountant and he would have changed for the better Nigeria's course of history.

Denying Chief Abiola his mandate caused Nigeria a great and monumental setback in 18 years .Today 24 years after, the annulment of that mandate is still haunting Nigeria.

What happened from June 12, 1993, to July 7, 1998, provoked the Yoruba nation to hate other Nigerians especially the Hausa- Fulani and Igbo for decimating a free mandate given to their illustrious son and killing him thereafter. But did the Yoruba go to war? Today southwest is the richest zone in Nigeria. In fact, the IGR of Ogun state is bigger than that of the entire South East States. Lagos IGR is bigger than that of 33 states in Nigeria put together. If Yoruba had gone to war where would they have been today? What would have happened if Igbo or Hausa-Fulani had suffered what Yoruba went through? I have no doubt in my mind that they would have gone to war but see what tact, common sense, education, intelligence, civilization and power of critical thinking can do in the life of a wise people. The same Yoruba was later to form an alliance with Hausa – Fulani in 2014 to box Igbo and their collaborators in the South South to a corner in 2015 general elections.

Now, what are the lessons? There are no permanent foes or friends in politics. If you can wait and not tired of waiting the world and everything in it belong to you. Chief Abiola would have given up his mandate and still be alive but he chose the path of human dignity to liberate his people. Chief Abiola's supreme sacrifice gave rise to May 29 we now celebrate as Democracy Day. I do not know any Nigerian multi-billionaire today who will do what Chief Abiola did yet other people think Yorubas are cowards. Perish the thought. They are the toughest and most advanced Nigerians I know today.

Today, is South West not better than those who seek to humiliate and destroy them? Those who seek to destroy and decimate others suffer more than their victims. June 12 lives on. Chief M.K.O Abiola lives on

-Joe Igbokwe, Lagos

caword...We know u...saboteur
you joe,can u do what Mko did??..The answer is NO.

June 12!

You talk about Abiola and the election and I talk about University of Uyo and the riot. This day in 2013 reminds me that while many teachers in primary and secondary schools love their students, many in Nigerian universities hate their students and so with passion.

This day reminds me that many elders in our country today strive to bury tomorrow today by constantly attempting to eat off the fruit and its seed, just to ensure that nobody plants the seed.

#DayToRemember
AK Kingsley

Super1Star:
Mynd44 Lalasticlala FP pls

just trow a poll and ask how many who love joe igbokwe,the answers will shook you.

ernieboy:
don't peddle lies, on the contrary it is on record that the Yoruba's were in the forefront of the struggle against the military junta, have you forgotten the days of nadeco and other activist movements which finally led to the emergence of the present Democratic era?

You might just be responding to a teen born in 2000. I have learnt to discern the ages of people from their postings and that helps me not to join issues with people who are not on the same wavelength with me.

Super1Star:
God bless Joe Igbokwe.

The people shouting Biafrau.d today were subservient to their Hausa-Fulani masters and they actively participated in the annulment of June 12.

They ran away from SW, wishing war on us.

They even organised 1million man match in support of the devilish Abacha.

We vividly recall the inglorious role played by cowardly Humphrey Nwosu, useless David Mark and Halilu Akilu and Saboteur Arthur Nzeribe and Lucifer IBB. Not forgetting Daniel kanu, Uche Chukwumerije, Tony Anenih, Jery Gana, Baba Gana Kingibe etc

At the end, our tact, wisdom, resilience, patience and international diplomacy paid off. We demystified and dismantled the Fulani Oligarchy, we sent the military packing and got South to get to power after 20years. IBB was sent packing and Abacha died as a chicken. That was dealing an eternal blow to the enemies of Yorubas.

The same Lagos Abacha wanted to level is the same place some jokers are saying they developed, as if their forefathers even developed a village.

Special thanks go to the likes of Alfred Rewane, Anthony Enahoro, Frank Kokori and his Nupeng and Pengassan team, TELL Magazine, Newswatch Magazine, ColonelAbubakar Umar, Sen Shehu Sanni and Ndubuisi Kanu etc for the support they gave Yorubas during the trying time.

To the Yoruba Nation from Jebba to Ilaje, Saki to Okitipupa, Badagry to Kaaba, I salute your courage and resoluteness. We should always remember that our forefathers were warriors that bestowed an industrious and prosperous Empire on us, while our Grandfathers played active role in the liberation of our nation from the colonial masters and our Fathers fought for the democracy we are all enjoying today.

The onus lies on.this generation to rekindle the light of hope of our forefathers and tap into the wisdom and history of our ancestors and further forge a path of greatness that we shall bequeath to the coming generation. So that history can be magnanimous to our generation in years to come.

God Bless courageous MKO Abiola and Kudirat (for their supreme price that they paid for us to have democracy, instead of fleeing)

God bless Yoruba Nation

God bless the land of Oduduwa

God bless Nigeria

Mtcheeeeeeeew... See talk. Just like what my guy said up there, if not that Abdulsalam tool his own share from abacha's looth and decided to stay clear and give rule to civilians what did the yorubas do? They did nothing except mop and expect others to pity them. why ws presidency given to obasanjo and not the the dude they choose? Baba u need no to make ur research well b4 u start typing long meaninless stuffs