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What led to the death of Chief Obafemi Awolowo
The cause of Papa Awo death raises some questions. Let's look into the history of Obafemi Awolowo and the last things he was involved in before his death.Chief Obafemi Awolowo was known as a founder of nationalism in Nigeria. He was a lawyer, publisher, nationalist, and significant political figure. Obafemi Awolowo held the Premier’s chair in the Western region from 1954 until Nigeria got complete independence from the UK in 1960. Chief Awolowo took a leading role in the constitutional conferences conducted in London and Lagos which opened the path for Nigerian independence. Obafemi Awolowo was a leader of the opposition in the first Parliament after gaining independence and was considered as a Chief of the Yoruba people. In 1979 and 1983, Papa Awo (as he was often called) was a presidential candidate of the Unity Party. But he lost the elections to Shehu Shagari who represented National Party form the Northern part of Nigeria. When the Government of Shehu Shagari was deposed because of a military coup in the 31st of December, 1983, Chief Obafemi Awolowo moved away from political affairs. He died in Ikenne town (Ogun State) at the age of 78 years. For many years it was believed that Chief Awolowo died because of natural death. But in recent years, many online publications, referring to the words of the former statesmen and close to the late Papa Awo people, posted information that he committed self-murder. And, moreover, Obafemi Awolowo was pushed to this awful step. Let's try to find out what led to the death of Chief Obafemi Awolowo. A probable cause of death Some reports alleged that Papa Awo committed self-murder because he wanted to stop the probable growth of military tribunal into an uprising. Chief Awolowo was going to drive it with his political allies. The main reason was the intention of General Ibrahim Babangida, Nigerian Military President, to keep the helm of the country for life at that time. Obafemi Awolowo planned to remove Ibrahim Babangida from power with the help of armed people insurrection. But, unfortunately, one of the participants in that campaign betrayed them and handed the record of the conspiracy to the military. When everything was revealed, General Babangida held a meeting to Chief Awolowo and threatened him with prison and exile. Then Papa Awo allegedly decided to commit self-murder instead of spending the rest of his life in prison. But before that, Obafemi Awolowo gathered his ‘comrades-in-arms’ again. At that meeting, the name of their traitor was revealed. According to Nigerian politician Mr Adebayo Adeyinka, it was Chief Lateef Jakande, the former Executive Governor of Lagos State. Although Jakande denied his guilt, the evidence was against him. To tell the truth, the former Governor still denies that they had any disagreements with Papa Awo. Later Chief Awolowo took poison, but the public was told that he had died in the bathroom while brushing his teeth. Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo was a political leader and true father of the nation. He believed that Nigeria should invest its resources into education and develop infrastructure. https://www.legit.ng/1169589-what-led-death-chief-obafemi-awolowo.html

I heard a lot of things about his death, i remembered one when i was young, my big mum told me that he went inside a mosque to pray with his shoes on and the imam went to meet him to put it off, he blasted the imam and prayed and then a week later he slumped and died.

chefremy:
I heard a lot of things about his death, i remembered one when i was young, my big mum told me that he went inside a mosque to pray with his shoes on and the imam went to meet him to put it off, he blasted the imam and prayed and then a week later he slumped and died.

Certainly I feel he didn't die a natural death...

A true leader wouldn't quit nor run.. but he was a good man. Rest in the Bossom of your maker

Honestly, I don't know what Tribalists aim to achieve because they act far below their level of education and intelligence in attempts to promote a tribal supremacy or tribal bashing.


A 78 year old civilian and private citizen that was not occupying any position, without an army or militia is planning to planning to engage a sitting MILITARY Head of State in a military combat to overthrow him and the whole country didn't know about it apart from this blogger?

oyatz:
Honestly, I don't know what Tribalists aim to achieve because they act far below their level of education and intelligence in attempts to promote a tribal supremacy or tribal bashing.


A 78 year old civilian and private citizen that was not occupying any position, without an army or militia is planning to planning to engage a sitting MILITARY Head of State in a military combat to overthrow him and the whole country didn't know about it apart from this blogger?

You don’t know about it ... don’t mean the whole country don’t .

That post by the op is what happened... and Awolowo died when he heard that IBB khaki boys were coming for him..

The whole country know this....even Obafemi Awolowo university lecturers... knows!

Yoruba can never manipulate or change this particular narratives...if they could ... they would have don’t that eons ago.

Thank you

Sammy07:
Both You and Your mom are smoking weed. .

Awolowo is a Christian.

Awolowo is not a Christian pls... he was an ogboni man that reads the holy book as a book..

Read his book..
My March through prison ‘ is a book about his jail term in post independence and trials..

I see mods deleting this thread... but will allow that thread on ojukwu to reach 20page

From Naij to legitng yet still failing as a journalist.

Where is information Nigeria today?

helinues:
From Naij to legitng yet still failing as a journalist.

Where is information Nigeria today?

awolowo took rat poison and died simple and there's nothing u and your fellow Yoruba muslims will preach about it

Adiola:
awolowo took rat poison and died simple and there's nothing u and your fellow Yoruba muslims will preach about it

Are you guys not creative enough to come up with something new same way we have been reflex to daily happenings.

This one is stale Nwanne

Igbos always trying to be relevant by rewriting history, just as fugitive Kanu nnamudu died at prime after the death of his parents the leader of online country, Twitter is the state house, Facebook is the house of assembly and xvudeos is the other room

profolaolu:
Igbos always trying to be relevant by rewriting history, just as fugitive Kanu nnamudu died at prime after the death of his parents the leader of online country, Twitter is the state house, Facebook is the house of assembly and xvudeos is the other room

So anyone who writes something not pleasing to the yoruba's is Igbo?SMH

osydennyz:
So anyone who writes something not pleasing to the yoruba's is Igbo?SMH

Igbos has been devour by hatred and bitterness, only igbos carry so much hatred.

Igbos has been devour by hatred and bitterness, only igbos carry so much hatred.

That's not true....only tribal bigots carry such hatred and they're everywhere in the country