I stumbled upon the archive of the New York Times in October 18th 1959 on the eve of the election battle preceding the independence. The article clearly shows the genesis of the problem of Nigeria and how the Igbos and North both ganged up against the Yorubas because of their hatred for the success of the Western region.

Excerpts from the paper shows the Western Region is the most developed and richest region in Nigeria pre-1960, and it also capture succinctly what I have been saying that the Yorubas will be far better off with our Oduduwa Republic than remaining in this Nigeria that is pulling us down.

Below are the quotes from the Times newspaper:

The conservative North, 75 percent Muslim and containing about half of Nigeria's population, is governed by the Northern people's congress. The premier is Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, who carries the title of Saraduana of Sokoto.

In the East, where the intelligent, energetic Ibo tribes predominates the controlling party is the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons, headed by one of the most dazzling of Nigerian politicians, Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe, premier of the Eastern region, who is known throughout the country as Zik.

In the somewhat more developed west, which is Yoruba Country, the government is run quite well, it is said by Chief Awolowo, an able politician, and his Action group. The West points with pride to its universal free primary education, free medical treatment for children up to 18years of age, agricultural planning and other social programs of which no other Nigerian region can boast of.

On the Hatred of the Yorubas by Azikwe and Balewa:
The Federal government whose prime minister is Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, a muslim notable from the north, is managed by a coalition of the Northern people congress and National council of the Nigeria and the Cameroonians, two parties that have very little in common except mutual dislike of the third (Awolowo).

Anytime the Igbos accuse Yorubas of being betrayals, you should direct them to this factual statement of their eternal betrayal of the Yorubas by being slaves to the North and being a coward to conspire with the north to hate Awolowo who would have made this Nigeria a great country.

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https://www.nytimes.com/1959/10/18/archives/election-battle-warms-in-nigeria-three-parties-seek-control-of.html?searchResultPosition=2

Yoruba's are funny ....after what happened to zik in the western region where he was betrayed

U expected him really to form a government with awolowo ? Funny
Same way u expect Niger delta to support the west in 2023 after what u did in 2015

Same thing awolowo was expecting Igbo support after his role in the civil war ?

U betray someone then turn expect the person to support u ...after they say Igbo's don't build bridges

mrvitalis:
Yoruba's are funny ....after what happened to zik in the western region where he was betrayed

U expected him really to form a government with awolowo ? Funny
Same way u expect Niger delta to support the west in 2023 after what u did in 2015

Same thing awolowo was expecting Igbo support after his role in the civil war ?

U betray someone then turn expect the person to support u ...after they say Igbo's don't build bridges

What are you talking about? You Igbos are serial betrayers and you have been in romance with the feudal Fulanis from the onset.
Did you see how the New York Times describes it:

"The Federal government whose prime minister is Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, a muslim notable from the north, is managed by a coalition of the Northern people congress and National council of the Nigeria and the Cameroonians, two parties that have very little in common except mutual dislike of the third (Awolowo)."

The Western region being the most developed, richest, most advance region at then was envied by Azikwe and he had no choice than to side with the Muslim north hiding under the rubbish banner of one Nigeria to perpetrate his hate .

The Igbos through Azikwe betrayed the southern alliance by forming a government with the Northerners and you guys are shamefully justifying that.

Verdict: The Igbos are cowards and serial betrayal of the southern hemogeny.

LegendHero:


What are you talking about? You Igbos are serial betrayers and you have been in romance with the feudal Fulanis from the onset. Did you see how the New York Times describes it "

Because south west pushed us ....we would romance north again in 2023 ...and would you blame us ?

Do u really expect an igbo man to support south west ...what's the logic ?

Is it your turn ? ..haven't u ruled before ? Didn't u betray n romance north in 2015 ? Tell me y we shouldn't romance north

Op, you are very funny. Even a todler knows the hatred azikiwe bred in his kinsmen and it all started when Awolowo told him to go back to his home state to contest for the seat of the House of rep he intended contesting for in Lagos. He returned back from abroad and saw yorubaland already developed and his greedy brain couldn't think of anything else than how to invade it.

It was on this sentiment that he partner with the north to remove the secession clause, the north have no problem about the clause because they don't even knows what secession clause meant, buh zik had to meet with Tafawa and Sardauna to make sure they suport his stance, Awolowo put secession clause because Yorubaland was all developed and then fear the norths have more number, they might override everyone and take over our already developed land, even though the thing affect our land as it really brought about underdevelopment because they all invaded the land, they came en masse seeking greener pasture buh at the end too, i'm glad Zik hatred consumed him and his kinsmen as about 3 million of them was wasted and as at today, they need the clause more than anyone in the entity.

Azikiwe presented the entire south to the north on a platter of gold since then cuz before then the north always fear the south as they are more educated and developed. Even Balewa was tired of Zik hatred and betrayal that he called the new country Nigeria a mistake. It was actually that his romance that rode on to become what he became and made sure Awo became the only premier to ever be jailed till God of Oduduwa answers by fire which led Igbos to jubilate and celebrate the killing of Bello and others in the 66 coup.

Isn't God of yorubaland so amazing?

Anyway, we've suffered enough in the hands of all the invaders and intruders and it's time to chase them all from our land, time to take back our fatherland from them all, our cities had potentials before they greedily invaded it. Think fatherland (Oduduwa) all the time.

stayreal:


There is a reason yorubas are generally called two faced. There is a strong pattern of their behavior, very serpent like but they say that they are politically savy.

Don't really know if they think they are so smart people don't see there trick

So they envy of Yoruba phobia no be today
Thank God Awo sacked AZIKWE from west
The east he managed was razed to pieces after a war

mrvitalis:

Because south west pushed us ....we would romance north again in 2023 ...and would you blame us ?

Do u really expect an igbo man to support south west ...what's the logic ?

Is it your turn ? ..haven't u ruled before ? Didn't u betray n romance north in 2015 ? Tell me y we shouldn't romance north

You don't get the nature of the argument and what I am telling you is that the Igbos from inception are the betrayals and cowards. The Western region was by far such a superior region and if we had maintained the regional government without the ethnic domineering attitude of the Fulanis and the Igbos and the play of power by the Azikwe, Gowon, Balewa, Ojukwu, and Ironsi, the west would have been more developed than any region to the present.

You think I care about 2023 much, I want the Yorubas on here to see the reason why we need to exit from this Nigeria, coz we are really loosing a lot of our potential by staying in this union with all of you guys.

mrvitalis:

Because south west pushed us ....we would romance north again in 2023 ...and would you blame us ?

Do u really expect an igbo man to support south west ...what's the logic ?

Is it your turn ? ..haven't u ruled before ? Didn't u betray n romance north in 2015 ? Tell me y we shouldn't romance north

Just say you want to go back to being norths wife like Azikiwe in 1958 looool no be today servitude start
So zik was willing To partner with North to destroy the west

Kapilta:
Op, you are very funny. Even a todler knows the hatred azikiwe bred in his kinsmen and it all started when Awolowo told him to go back to his home state to contest for the seat of the House of rep he intended contesting for in Lagos. He returned back from abroad and saw yorubaland already developed and his greedy brain couldn't think of anything else than how to invade it.

It was on this sentiment that he partner with the north to remove the secession clause, the north have no problem about the clause because they don't even knows what secession clause meant, buh zik had to meet with Tafawa and Sardauna to make sure they suport his stance, Awolowo put secession clause because Yorubaland was all developed and then fear the norths have more number, they might override everyone and take over our already developed land, even though the thing affect our land as it really brought about underdevelopment because they all invaded the land, they came en masse seeking greener pasture buh at the end too, i'm glad Zik hatred consumed him and his kinsmen as about 3 million of them was wasted

Bro I am telling you, the hatred is real. Azikwe knew the Yorubaland was developed and we are by far superior then and he tried ruling the west (Such a depravity). Awolowo had to send him back to his undeveloped eastern region where they are trying to compete with the North since both region are not so developed.

The envy of the Yorubas have always been there, Azikwe knew siding with the North is disastrous but he had to do that to keep Awolowo and the western region in check.

Osaze007:


Just say you want to go back to being norths wife like Azikiwe in 1958 looool no be today servitude start
So zik was willing To partner with North to destroy the west

What should he have done
...partnership is about trust ..

.u expected zik to trust awolowo ...? After what awolowo did to zik ...zik should have worked with him ?

When we n north allies we do so as equals ...if zik was used by birth Awolowo was what ?
Lol

Kapilta:
Op, you are very funny. Even a todler knows the hatred azikiwe bred in his kinsmen and it all started when Awolowo told him to go back to his home state to contest for the seat of the House of rep he intended contesting for in Lagos. He returned back from abroad and saw yorubaland already developed and his greedy brain couldn't think of anything else than how to invade it.

It was on this sentiment that he partner with the north to remove the secession clause, the north have no problem about the clause because they don't even knows what secession clause meant, buh zik had to meet with Tafawa and Sardauna to make sure they suport his stance, Awolowo put secession clause because Yorubaland was all developed and then fear the norths have more number, they might override everyone and take over our already developed land, even though the thing affect our land as it really brought about underdevelopment because they all invaded the land, they came en masse seeking greener pasture buh at the end too, i'm glad Zik hatred consumed him and his kinsmen as about 3 million of them was wasted and as at today, they need the clause more than anyone in the entity.

Azikiwe presented the entire south to the north on a platter of gold since then cuz before then the north always fear the south as they are more educated and developed. Even Balewa was tired of Zik hatred and betrayal that he called the new country Nigeria a mistake. It was actually that his romance that rode on to become what he became and made sure Awo became the only premier to ever be jailed till God of Oduduwa answers by fire which led Igbos to jubilate and celebrate the killing of Bello and others in the 66 coup.

Isn't God of yorubaland so amazing?

Anyway, we've suffered enough in the hands of all the invaders and intruders and it's time to chase them all from our land, time to take back our fatherland from them all, our cities had potentials before they greedily invaded it. Think fatherland (Oduduwa) all the time.

I read somewhere Azikwe wanted to remove the oba of Benin and Lagos and turn both places into districts
The god of western Nigeria dealth with Nnamdi Azikwe and his entire people


Today his people are looking for secession clause Azikwe refused to put to spite Yoruba

I’m sure if igbos could go back in time they will tell zik to let it in the constitution
But hatred clouded his judgement

mrvitalis:

What should he have done
...partnership is about trust ..

.u expected zik to trust awolowo ...? After what awolowo did to zik ...zik should have worked with him ?

When we n north allies we do so as equals ...if zik was used by birth Awolowo was what ?
Lol

But he trusted north that killed 3m igbos haq haq haq

LegendHero:


You don't get the nature of the argument and what I am telling you is that the Igbos from inception are the betrayals and cowards. The Western region was by far such a superior region and if we had maintained the regional government without the ethnic domineering attitude of the Fulanis and the Igbos and the play of power by the Azikwe, Gowon, Balewa, Ojukwu, and Ironsi, the west would have been more developed than any region to the present.

You think I care about 2023 much, I want the Yorubas on here to see the reason why we need to exit from this Nigeria, coz we are really loosing a lot of our potential by staying in this union with all of you guys.

U call paying back betrayal ? ....tell me in one instant Igbo have been the first to betray the west ...name one instant

Zik was in response to awolowo play in Western Nigeria

Awolowo rejection was in response to the war

Abiola said he can do without Igbo's ...so tell me

mrvitalis:

Because south west pushed us ....we would romance north again in 2023 ...and would you blame us ?

Do u really expect an igbo man to support south west ...what's the logic ?

Is it your turn ? ..haven't u ruled before ? Didn't u betray n romance north in 2015 ? Tell me y we shouldn't romance north

sw pushed azikiwe to romance Bello and Tafawa? Sw pushed you to support Tofa over Abiola? Sw pushed you to support OBJ too? Insanity at it's peak.

Keep on supporying your master as the loyal slaves you people are, you should have realized by now that the God of Yorubaland is too big for you to oppose. You've never ever won any political battle with the great and ever peaceful Yoruba before and till Christ come, you never will. There has never been any rotation agreement between Ibo and Yoruba, it is only North and South. Ask PDP for ticket and leave how Yoruba will play their politics come 2023 out of your misery.

mrvitalis:

What should he have done
...partnership is about trust ..

.u expected zik to trust awolowo ...? After what awolowo did to zik ...zik should have worked with him ?

When we n north allies we do so as equals ...if zik was used by birth Awolowo was what ?
Lol

What did Awolowo did to Zik?
Will you allow a Fulani man to be the premier of the eastern region?
Will you allow a Fulani man to be the governor of Enugu now?
Azikwe did what is akin to what you are accusing the Fulanis with which is trying to dominate. If I was Awolowo I will tell the babalawos at that time to beat Azikwe with charm for even daring to claim the Yoruba premiership.

You Igbos are the real Fulani slaves and that tag will stick!

LegendHero:


What did Awolowo did to Zik?
Will you allow a Fulani man to be the premier of the eastern region?
Will you allow a Fulani man to be the governor of Enugu now?
Azikwe did what is akin to what you are accusing the Fulanis with which is trying to dominate. If I was Awolowo I will tell the babalawos at that time to beat Azikwe with charm for even daring to claim the Yoruba premiership.

You Igbos are the real Fulani slaves and that tag will stick!

Do you know igbos still want to be vp so bad to North lol they are willing to do anything

But they envy Yoruba will all their night

Osaze007:


But he trusted north that killed 3m igbos haq haq haq

North didnt killed 3 million Igbos

Nigeria ,north south west and middle belt ,.....Gowon went to war cos of awolowo advice

So u see zik was wise to avoid awolowo

Don't worry south west would chose would vote south west ....they have forgotten 2015

mrvitalis:

U call paying back betrayal ? ....tell me in one instant Igbo have been the first to betray the west ...name one instant

Zik was in response to awolowo play in Western Nigeria

Awolowo rejection was in response to the war

Abiola said he can do without Igbo's ...so tell me

Zik betrayal started with envy of the western region achievement.

He betrayed the western region first by even daring to become our premier. So the intelligent Yorubas will be under Zik as their premier?

Igbo betrayed Yorubas in 1979 when they voted Shagari with Ekwueme as vice.
Igbos betrayed Yorubas in 1993, when they voted Tofa against Abiola a southerner.

Igbos are serial betrayals and Fulani useful slaves. With all the betrayal and envy, you have never ruled this country because the Fulanis made sure you are used, dumped, and trampled on.

LegendHero:


What did Awolowo did to Zik?
Will you allow a Fulani man to be the premier of the eastern region?
Will you allow a Fulani man to be the governor of Enugu now?
Azikwe did what is akin to what you are accusing the Fulanis with which is trying to dominate. If I was Awolowo I will tell the babalawos at that time to beat Azikwe with charm for even daring to claim the Yoruba premiership.

You Igbos are the real Fulani slaves and that tag will stick!

For the record we would ...for the record we have

The first mayor of Enugu was a Fulani man ...so whats ur point

We are fulani slaves .....which tribe always have disgraceful end after partnership with the north ?

mrvitalis:

North didnt killed 3 million Igbos

Nigeria ,north south west and middle belt ,.....Gowon went to war cos of awolowo advice

So u see zik was wise to avoid awolowo

Don't worry south west would chose would vote south west ....they have forgotten 2015

Where’s your energy for north who voted the same 205 infact you still want to partner with them despite humiliation

What happens when Sw becomes president and your openingly showing hatred if they marginalize you no complain o cause I can bet you a sizable portion of SS will vote SW.

mrvitalis:

North didnt killed 3 million Igbos

Nigeria ,north south west and middle belt ,.....Gowon went to war cos of awolowo advice

So u see zik was wise to avoid awolowo

Don't worry south west would chose would vote south west ....they have forgotten 2015

It seems you don't know history bro. Gowon released Awolowo from prison you know and due to the political climate at that time, it is in the interest of the west for Awo to remain neutral.

Kapilta:
sw pushed azikiwe to romance Bello and Tafawa? Sw pushed you to support Tofa over Abiola? Sw pushed you to support OBJ too? Insanity at it's peak.

Keep on supporying your master as the loyal slaves you people are, you should have realized by now that the God of Yorubaland is too big for you to oppose. You've never ever won any political battle with the great and ever peaceful Yoruba before and till Christ come, you never will. There has never been any rotation agreement between Ibo and Yoruba, it is only North and South. Ask PDP for ticket and leave how Yoruba will play their politics come 2023 out of your misery.

If we hated Yoruba's so much why did we vote OBJ ...it seems u don't even see my point

So what do you expect from Igbo's in 2023

U want Igbo's to vote south west in 2023 ? And why

mrvitalis:

For the record we would ...for the record we have

The first mayor of Enugu was a Fulani man ...so whats ur point

We are fulani slaves .....which tribe always have disgraceful end after partnership with the north ?

Azikwe
Ojukwu
Peter Obi
Alex Elekeuem

And all their losses has led to no impact
If you want to use Abiola his death led to Democracy
Awolowo won the civil war on behalf of Nigeria

But all the Igbo leaders that perished had 0 impact

LegendHero:


Zik betrayal started with envy of the western region achievement.

He betrayed the western region first by even daring to become our premier. So the intelligent Yorubas will be under Zik as their premier?

Igbo betrayed Yorubas in 1979 when they voted Shagari with Sylvester Ugoh as vice.
Igbos betrayed Yorubas in 1993, when they voted Tofa against Abiola a southerner.

Igbos are serial betrayals and Fulani useful slaves. With all the betrayal and envy, you have never ruled this country because the Fulanis made sure you are used, dumped, and trampled on.

Is it that u don't read or u can't comprehend

mrvitalis:

If we hated Yoruba's so much why did we vote OBJ ...it seems u don't even see my point

So what do you expect from Igbo's in 2023

U want Igbo's to vote south west in 2023 ? And why

You voted obj cause you had no choice
It was obj vs Falae
Obj was more nationalistic hence he was seen as a safer option

LegendHero:


You don't get the nature of the argument and what I am telling you is that the Igbos from inception are the betrayals and cowards. The Western region was by far such a superior region and if we had maintained the regional government without the ethnic domineering attitude of the Fulanis and the Igbos and the play of power by the Azikwe, Gowon, Balewa, Ojukwu, and Ironsi, the west would have been more developed than any region to the present.

You think I care about 2023 much, I want the Yorubas on here to see the reason why we need to exit from this Nigeria, coz we are really loosing a lot of our potential by staying in this union with all of you guys.

this your last paragraph sweet my belle die. This is what i have been advocating. We become so backward because of this useless one Nigeria. With the pace Ibadan was fast developing before this useless one unitary useless one Nigeria, it should be competing with cities like Mallorca, Barcelona, Paris and all buh look where we are today, look what have become of our lands, it has been left to ruins. Fashola was frustrated the other time that he had to deport ibos back to their villages because they've invaded Lagos and it's hindering development. Just look at Lagos not being able to compare successfully with Jo'burg as this new age. It's shameful. I wan every yoruba person to have this spirit, let's save our fatherland before it will become total ruins, we have to do this for ourselves and our unborn generation. Go to badagry and see potentials of a very good carreabean lifestyle buh the road that will even lead you there might even lead you to other life because it's so bad all in the name of One Nigeria. Nah, enough is enough. We must leave the useless country and drop the useless identity, it's time we pick up our right identity.

Osaze007:


You voted obj cause you had no choice
It was obj vs Falae
Obj was more nationalistic hence he was seen as a safer option

Was that a bad choice ?

Igbos are the real Fulani slaves look at the way they are coming up with excuses to defend the attacks on them chai by Fulani and still want association with Fulani

This one is seeking some gross and dirty validation for even the present day @55 licking of the north.

The predicament that Nigeria is facing today is as a result of the installation of very slow and often derailing Buhari as Nigeria's president.

What is there to envy? The drug baron that loves agberoism and hates smart people?

Supposed Lagos was never the capital of Nigeria, do you think that it would have enjoyed the level of development it's enjoying now?

Abeg go and sit down.

Osaze007:


Azikwe
Ojukwu
Peter Obi
Alex Elekeuem

And all their losses has led to no impact
If you want to use Abiola his death led to Democracy
Awolowo won the civil war on behalf of Nigeria

But all the Igbo leaders that perished had 0 impact

So now awolowo won the war for Nigeria and u saying Igbo's betrayed him for not voting him ?

We should have thanked him for his role in the war with our votes right ?