₦airaland Forum

Moneywomen17:
ogbeni stop saying crap. Where do u get ur fact that secondary education in the west was filled with non western. Ibo and lies are 5@6. Secondary education was even more better than primary in the west. The west had more teacher in secondary school than primary school which points to more student. In fact it’s the other way round cuz east had more primary school teacher compare to the West that has more in the secondary. There was never a time that the West lagged behind in education. I stand to be corrected on this. U can bring ur source to prove me wrong. Also before u get to secondary school don’t u have to go through primary. In the states school is free for student until college. So I don’t see what’s wrong with that.

Dedetwo:
You have stood to be corrected. Besides Kings College, Lagos, which other school in western region that could run with schools from the eastern region?

Moneywomen17:
ogbeni do u know what wailing is or what beef is. I merely pointed out that the write up is fake. And the fact u can not provide a source prove that it is indeed fake.

maestroferddi:
You see...you have to reason smartly...

Why must conclude that the excerpt is fake just because you were not furnished with a link?

I am sure you do not have the professor's bibliography/complete body of work to ascertain whether he actually wrote the essay.

May it interest you remember that before the advent of the internet, scholarly output were basically on hard copy.

The piece looks like a column or a contribution to a journal/paper.

It could as well be factual/authentic.

omonnakoda:
River Niger bridge was completed in December 1965 The following year the Nation was in crisis leading to the Civil war.
Was it before the completion of the bridge that Egyptians were coming to buy clothes and cars in Onitsha and how did they arrive and ship their goods or WHEN EXACTLY did this shopping bazaar occur.
How did international shoppers commute to this 8th Wonder of the World?

Dedetwo:
You have stood to be corrected. Besides Kings College, Lagos, which other school in western region that could run with schools from the eastern region?

gwafaeziokwu:
This type of dumb logic springs up when one has nothing tangible to throw up.

In your mind ,before the building of Niger bridge, trading was not going on in Onitsha?

omonnakoda:
You really are a funny chap.
Judging by your atrocious English your school was a madrassa
CMS Grammar school counts among its alumni

The first chartered accountant in Africa Akintola Williams
FRA Williams of blessed memory the first SAN
Ola Vincent former CBN Governor
Bode Thomas first Minister of Transport
Ernest Shonekan
George Sowemimo former Chief Justice of Nigeria
Taslim Elias former CJN and former President International Court of Justice

To name a few


Please name an equal school in the wilds of Awomama

Subduer:
When did Enahoro defect to AG?

Don't forget that party registers are still intact.

omonnakoda:
You expect me to read that verbigeration?

What has that got to do with the claim that the US marines bought ammunition from Onitsha market?

gwafaeziokwu:


No I don't expect you to read it. If you do the Lagos Ibadan expressway propaganda you have crammed all your life will start evaporating.

It might also help to reset your basic reasoning abilities to factory setting. So that you can understand without been told that the British

colonialist that came in to Igbo land at the end of the nineteenth century did not pass through the Niger brigde. That the palm oil export

activities going on in the east did not happen through the Niger Bridge. That trade exchange between Onitsha and Agbor, Asaba etc did not

happen through the Niger brigde

You really need to return your school fees to your parents, you scammed them.

gwafaeziokwu:
For me there is really nothing to argue about

It is as clear as daylight that eastern region made more sustainable giant stride than their western counterparts

We might have come a bit late in the education party in Nigeria, but oh boy did we make a colourful entrance

We built the first wholly independent and indigenous university in Nigeria with our resources, no help from the white men. Unibadan have to beg for independence from their parent university in London before autono my was granted in 1962.

We had the best library system in the whole country

Nnamdi Azikiwe understood the business acumen of his people, and erected the biggest market in West African in Onitsha. Till today main market has flourished beyond dreams, where is the Cocoa house? Your guess is as good as mine.

Most importantly for me ,unlike in the west, Micheal Okpara and Zik did not turn east to war zone like Akintola and Awolowo did in the west. Agbero politics is alien to us. We have been producing real statesmen since time immemorial.

Covidodo:
Nonsense !
Cocoa house is still standing tall there in Ibadan .

Dugbe, where cocoa house is located remains the financial/economic hub of Ibadan city .

This thread is distasteful to start with .
How you people decided to rope a dead Tamuno into your propangada beats me ??

Are you comparing that market to the numerous industrial estates built by Awolowo in Ibadan and Lagos Today, those estates are responsible for the chunk of Nigeria's industrial outputs and Lagos state's economic and tax base .

Awo built industrial estates in Ilupeju , Apapa, Ikeja , Mushin and Ibadan . This was done in 5years of his premiership .


Guy , Awolowo was in the league of his own . Awolowo no be una papa mate at all.

Baba built TV station even before Spain and other European countries .

Whenever you see NTA saying 'First in Africa ' , remember that was made possible due to the genius of Obafemi Awolowo.

God bless the sage Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo

gwafaeziokwu:
This type of dumb logic springs up when one has nothing tangible to throw up.

In your mind ,before the building of Niger bridge, trading was not going on in Onitsha?

gwafaeziokwu:
For me there is really nothing to argue about

It is as clear as daylight that eastern region made more sustainable giant stride than their western counterparts

We might have come a bit late in the education party in Nigeria, but oh boy did we make a colourful entrance

We built the first wholly independent and indigenous university in Nigeria with our resources, no help from the white men. Unibadan have to beg for independence from their parent university in London before autono my was granted in 1962.

We had the best library system in the whole country

Nnamdi Azikiwe understood the business acumen of his people, and erected the biggest market in West African in Onitsha. Till today main market has flourished beyond dreams, where is the Cocoa house? Your guess is as good as mine.

Most importantly for me ,unlike in the west, Micheal Okpara and Zik did not turn east to war zone like Akintola and Awolowo did in the west. Agbero politics is alien to us. We have been producing real statesmen since time immemorial.

Dedetwo:
Are you this confused? Chief Augustus Meredith Adisa Akinloye aka A.M.A was the first carpet crosser of all times.

Dedetwo:
The bolded in the above post shows the legacy of Awo's free education. Ebola Land is located in Democratic Republic of Congo. It is specifically a river.

Covidodo:
Nonsense !
Cocoa house is still standing tall there in Ibadan .

Dugbe, where cocoa house is located remains the financial/economic hub of Ibadan city .

This thread is distasteful to start with .
How you people decided to rope a dead Tamuno into your propangada beats me ??

Are you comparing that market with the numerous industrial estates built by Awolowo in Ibadan and Lagos Today, those estates are responsible for the chunk of Nigeria's industrial outputs and Lagos state's economic and tax base .

Awo built industrial estates in Ilupeju , Apapa, Ikeja , Mushin and Ibadan . This was done in 5years of his premiership .


Guy , Awolowo was in the league of his own . Awolowo no be una papa mate at all.


Baba built TV station even before Spain and other European countries .

Whenever you see NTA saying 'First in Africa ' , remember that was made possible due to the genius of Obafemi Awolowo.

God bless the sage Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo

Covidodo:
You are demented .
You can type Yari.ba but gets nauseated because you were called an Eboe from Eboeland .

Damn! Two faced mofo

Covidodo:
Who is going to read that thrash written by your fellow cheat beater .

omonnakoda:
You really are a funny chap.
Judging by your atrocious English your school was a madrassa
CMS Grammar school counts among its alumni

The first chartered accountant in Africa Akintola Williams
FRA Williams of blessed memory the first SAN
Ola Vincent former CBN Governor
Bode Thomas first Minister of Transport
Ernest Shonekan
George Sowemimo former Chief Justice of Nigeria
Taslim Elias former CJN and former President International Court of Justice

To name a few


Please name an equal school in the wilds of Awomama

gwafaeziokwu:
Government College Umuahia

Prof. Chinua Achebe
Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike
Christopher Okigbo
Ken Saro Wiwa
Elechi Amadi
Gabriel Okaro
I.C.N Aniebo
Chike Momah

Show me the equivalent of these literary squad from any school in the southwest

Covidodo:
Nonsense !
Cocoa house is still standing tall there in Ibadan .

Dugbe, where cocoa house is located remains the financial/economic hub of Ibadan city .

This thread is distasteful to start with .
How you people decided to rope a dead Tamuno into your propangada beats me ??

Are you comparing that market with the numerous industrial estates built by Awolowo in Ibadan and Lagos Today, those estates are responsible for the chunk of Nigeria's industrial outputs and Lagos state's economic and tax base .

Awo built industrial estates in Ilupeju , Apapa, Ikeja , Mushin and Ibadan . This was done in 5years of his premiership .


Guy , Awolowo was in the league of his own . Awolowo no be una papa mate at all.


Baba built TV station even before China and some European countries like Norway and Ireland and indeed before every country in Africa .

Whenever you see NTA saying 'First in Africa ' , remember that was made possible due to the genius of Obafemi Awolowo.

God bless the sage Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo

Covidodo:
Nonsense !
Cocoa house is still standing tall there in Ibadan .

Dugbe, where cocoa house is located remains the financial/economic hub of Ibadan city .

This thread is distasteful to start with .
How you people decided to rope a dead Tamuno into your propangada beats me ??

Are you comparing that market with the numerous industrial estates built by Awolowo in Ibadan and Lagos Today, those estates are responsible for the chunk of Nigeria's industrial outputs and Lagos state's economic and tax base .

Awo built industrial estates in Ilupeju , Apapa, Ikeja , Mushin and Ibadan . This was done in 5years of his premiership .


Guy , Awolowo was in the league of his own . Awolowo no be una papa mate at all.


Baba built TV station even before China and some European countries like Norway and Ireland and indeed before every country in Africa .

Whenever you see NTA saying 'First in Africa ' , remember that was made possible due to the genius of Obafemi Awolowo.

God bless the sage Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo

Moneywomen17:
Never seen a more biased right up. First of all does the fact that eastern region was the fastest growing economy mean shit if it was not better than the western region. A lot of African countries like Ethiopia and Ghana are considered one of the fasted growing economy’s doesn’t mean they are better than Canada or even Spain and Portugal. It only means they are growing faster simple. It also talked about the onitsha market in comparison to cocoa house and praised the onitsha market as he should but called the cocoa house a white elephant project when it was on record that a lot of the wealth of western region then was through cocoa trading. Lots of people became wealthy trading cocoa and its proceeds was also used to pay for free health care and education, ikeja industrial estates that it’s legacies still live on in the western region today and so many more. The write up is nothing but one sided.

yugotee:
I think this is a great piece. Please read carefully and verify the revelations made here.


The problem with writing skewered history is that it equally misinforms its target: Kayode Esho was a great jurist, but Akunne Oputa was the "Socrates" of the Supreme court. Enahoro was a young editor, but Azikiwe made him that young editor with Osita Agwuna as his assistant, at his paper, the Southern Nigerian Defender in Ibadan, where my own father incidentally started as a rookie before shortly abandoning journalism for the stable berth of the civil service.

The myth of Awolowo as building the first this and that does not match the documented economic history of the period. Between 1954 and 1964, Eastern Nigeria was described as "the fastest growing economy in the world," by the Harvard Review; faster than China, faster than Singapore, and all the so-called "Asian Tigers." Awolowo is often credited with "free education". But no one yet has pointed out any surviving school buildings of the period built by Awo. But all over the East there were quality schools built by the various communities using the Town Development Unions from 1954, and acessing the matching grants of the Eastern Nigeria Development Corporation. And this was the East with the poorest revenue resources of any of the regions. The Mbaise secondary school exists, the National High School Okigwe exists, the Ngwa High school exists, the Enyiogugu Grammar School exists, etc. These were solid schools built all over the East with matching goverment grants. But where are the buildings of the Modern schools in Western Nigeria? They do not exist. They were makeshift.


The Catholic church forced the Azikiwe government from its scholarship program, but it is also on record, that the Eastern government was the only government in the world that invested 45% of its revenues in education. The East had the highest number of schools; the highest school enrollment; the broadest penetration of medical services; and the best modern road network in west Africa. Indeed if we look carefully, the only public hospitals and most of the schools still standing in the East today, at various stages of run down are the schools and hospitals built by Azikiwe/Okpara.


Every division of the East had a Joint Hospital as part of the Eastern Medical services. So it is often claimed Awo built the first television station; the first sky scraper, and the first Sports stadium, the liberty stadium in Ibadan. Well, these are prestige or white elephant investments. First, the Eastern Outlook, the government paper of Eastern Nigeria was the first newspaper established by any government in Nigeria, and it was of such quality and impact that the literacy level of Easterners, and the depth of public information retailed by Outlook was without compare. This is besides the fact that Western Nigerian Broadcast Services, WNBS-TV founded in 1958 only preceded the ENBC-TV founded in 1959, by only seven months. But Outlook preceded Sketch by about 15 years.


Now Azikiwe built the Onitsha Modern market, the first modern mall or trade emporium in West Africa. Onitsha was effectively Dubai before Dubai. People traveled all over Africa, from as far as the Congo and Sudan and Egypt, to come and buy and trade in Onitsha. The economic impact of this was humonguos. So, give me the vast Onitsha modern market over Cocoa House in Ibadan.


Azikiwe built the first Nigerian University at Nsukka with the first School of Law, the first School of Engineering, the first Business School; the first school of journalism, and the first school of music and performance, etc. By the time its first graduates took the Nigerian civil service exams in 1963, everybody began to raise the cry of "Igbo domination" starting with Akintola and Ayo Rosiji. Give me UNN over Liberty stadium. Azikiwe began the first modern library system in West Africa.


The East had a system of city libraries starting with the very modern Ziks Library in Enugu. I Literally grew up in the Umuahia Divisional Library. These libraries were built all over the East. Schools in the East were built with libraries. Moreover the Eastern Nigerian Library Board had a sysem of rural amd mobile libraries. There was nothing like it anywhere else in Nigeria: kids having library cards and able to borrow or order books from the public library. Give me the the first library over the first TV. I do not by this mean that Awolowo did not make his contributions, but the regular skewering of the facts, and angling of contemporary national narratives often makes it seem these days like the greatest contributor to the founding of Nigeria and its development is Awolowo and the Yoruba, when the actual facts speak differently.

The great Ibadan historian, Tekena Tamuno, was unambiguous in stating once at NIPPS, Jos, that "the Igbos are the makers of moderm Nigeria. When they abandoned their project, Nigeria collapsed." We must remind Nigerians, particularly Igbo children, daily of these fact, to achieve what Achebe called " a balance of stories." And that also means we must read beyond the surface of things. Babarinsa's Guardian essay is angled carefully to maintain a revisionist narrative. And that is to be always challenged, however innocent it might seem.


Even today, most Yoruba think that Awolowo founded the Universities of Ibadan and Lagos. No one has reminded them that it took Azikiwe's pressures for a university for Nigeria, in his meeting with Arthur Richards in 1946, that led to the cobstitution of the Eliot commision and subsequently the founding of the University College, Ibadan.


This fact is even clearly conveyed in Michael Crowder's eponymous book, The Story of Nigeria. Nsukka was Azikiwe's critique of what he felt to be the conceptual limitations of Ibadan. The University of Lagos was the result of NCNC's ideological contributions to the federal policy during the ill fated coalition government with the NPC. UNILAG was an NCNC project, shepherded by Aja Wachukwu as minister for education. Even the great UNILAG in her 50th anniversary failed to mention Prof Eni Njoku as the pioneer Vice Chancellor of the university, a man that layed the solid foundation of what made Unilag is today.


These facts must be made known and put as forcefully accross as possible. Again, until the lion tells his own story, the story of the hunt will belong to the hunter. Kabissa!

FrLukas:
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No link, nothing!

gwafaeziokwu:
Government College Umuahia

Prof. Chinua Achebe
Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike
Christopher Okigbo
Ken Saro Wiwa
Elechi Amadi
Gabriel Okaro
I.C.N Aniebo
Chike Momah

Show me the equivalent of these literary squad from any school in the southwest

omonnakoda:
And these are the their equals
Who are these people and what did they achieve?

Hahaha
There was a Government College in Ibadan too LAST CARD


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