kingsley nwigwe why are you even watching this video?

kingsley nwigwe that shows how petty you are after all these years

He is not speaking for the yorubas, but for nigerians. Be proud to ne a nigerian as a whole and not just isolated yourself as a yoruba

Odẹ Empty headed, emotional ladened Low IQ , LOW EQ...

​@@danladiojito9741nothing to be proud of!!?? Proudly yoruba not Nigerian!!!

An exceptional leader he was. Our leader, Pa Awoo

We should have remained dependent

The Brits disliked Awolowo as they saw him as a threat to their interests.

@@chieftain8958 Yes although they admired his brain power they saw him as a threat because of it hence they disliked him!

Benard Benjani, someone said the same thing to me on facebook as well, that Zik won independence for Nigeria. I told the person, is he having a laugh?? So i asked him, what role did Awolowo played then? Don't get me wrong, I respect Zik, but he wasn't a visionary leader. Zik was a pan-Africanist. He returned home from America with pan-Africanism mindset, along with Kwame Nkrumah. Which was a brilliant mindset to have. So I agree with Ojukwu's point on Awolowo, the best president Nigeria never had.

"...why do people tell blatant lies???" With all due respect, go back to your history and stop making unnecessary comparison here. Each leaders played their role for our independence in their own capacity. so you have no right to discredit anyone here . It's highly disrespectful to Nigerians and in extension Africans to lowly Esteem 'Zik of Africa;' a core nationalist; a true Pan-Africanist. Do you know how the title "Zik of Africa." Came to be? If only the then Sultan of Sokoto, Ahmadu Bello, Awolowo and the rest had listened to Zik and set aside their political and ethnic interest, we would not be in this mess we find ourselves in today

It was a collective effort with the different leaders playing a role. I don't think it is written in any history book that one individual solely fought for Nigeria's independence.

@@selfempowerment7071 have you heard of herbert macauley? zik was his boy, he was actually the one that led the fight for independence against the white colonial rule.

You said that .... Igbos would have never believed it.... but you referenced Ojukwu's words that Awolowo was the best president Nigeria never had... Is Ojukwu a Yoruba man? Most of you are just disgusting hypocrites. Igbos admired Awolowo so much, but Awolowo sowed the seed of discord by his 20pounds policy against Igbos at the end of the civil war...

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Awolowo, of blessed memory.....Even in death he is still the best. Forget about tribalism, the achievement speaks.

Mayowa Ayodele Idowu awolowo the great leader

tribalism will never leave as a Yoruba man, coward

awolowo is a fool

Ahmed Yaman if he’s a fool, why are you watching this video? Bye bye

You just made a fool of yourself, Ahmed Yaman. Your comment is both idiotic and unnecessary.

No Oduduwa nation is what we want

Totally agree with. Yoruba was offered the opportunity in 1967 when Eastern Region seceded. Awolowo spurned the opportunity by aligning with the North to crush Biafra.

@@ukoparah go back to school and read your history then come back here... you are intellectually uncurious mindset

@@ukoparah where did you read this from? I am not saying you are lying pls. I don't just align with your submissions. Kindly refer me to a book sir

@@ibrahimolanrewaju5798 Uche is lying! The great Obafemi Awolowo adviced Ojukwu that Nigeria should remain one. If the great Obafemi Awolowo was gonna involve in splitting Nigeria, it will have been by democratic means.

Because we are people of different cultures and ideologies but under a geographical structure

Well said Sulayman. Sad that as Africans with all the resources and smart folks, we allowed hatred, religion, tribalism, language , culture divide our path to growth and wealth . Africa as a whole should have been a Power house for the world . But of course in this century we still can’t get it right . Don’t buy the excuse it’s about tribe…. No way. Africans (blood brothers hate each other over piece of dirt or land to the point of murdering each other ). So please the tribe, language or religion is just a mask to the inner hate and greed

Without OBJ would u have seen a means or phone to type this comments? 😒. Everyone had their own achievements big or small it all counts.

@@lemonkay that was possible when the West have made sure mobile phone were readily available for their citizens, same as internet. We are talking about visionary leaders!!!

They set us back instead of moving us forward. They placed Nigeria on the world map of corruption. People cry for the young to climb the Seat of Rulership. But the fact is it's this same youth that brought Nigeria down politically, and implanted corruption on its greatest height. Which and what youth are we crying for to come and salvage Nigeria? What we must search for instead is for a person who have the heart of Awò or Jkj in Nigeria. Age is not it. Nigeria had suffered so much now that it would not be too hard to find that visionary ruler in any part of Nigeria. Just remember that those that ruled Nigeria in the beginning including the military were all young. What did they do with their youthful age? Mandela ruled when he was old. The now American ruler is old! Who is that young ruler in Africa that is making waves that we want to follow as a man to emulate? So Nigeria, it is not age, but GOODNESS IN GOVERNMENT. Thank you.

The "Best President"

Nigeria, especially the Western Region , had the required manpower to run a modern and progressive nation even as at 1960. Yes , the North was not yet ready but the South as a whole was. Independence could have been granted first to Southerners that have proved themselves while the North could join the rest of the country later, probably after about 20years. Alternatively, independence could wait for the whole Country till 1980 thus giving the South ample time to consolidate. Again Awo shouldn't have contested in 1959. It was a political miscalculation from which the South has not recovered even now in 2022.

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Nigeria does not know how great she is, My late father used to say this, I am saying this. I am South African

You are spewing ignorance for sure. Let's debate the deliberate underdevelopment that has been imposed on African countries through various means. Pick up a damn book abeg.

@@oriowoayodeji8978 If you do a bit of research, 8th August 1957 the Western and Eastern region were allowed to govern themselves ( You could say they were partially independent if you like) but the North was still governed by the British. Independence was first proposed in 1953, but in 1956 the Northerners voted against it when the matter was brought up again because the Northerners were not ready at that time. Reason, they couldn't even boast of one graduate when the Western and Eastern region had a lot of them.

is the BBC govt owned? TV license tax is about 150 pounds now and if yo watch any live prog on any medium you must pay,whats the difference?

who did he betray

Let me ask you this simple question,can any governor in Nigeria today release Kanu from prison apart from the federal government. Ojukwu was not the one that released Awo from prison, but General Gowon

cry harder

And many other tribes enjoyed his Free education, just think before you comment here please

I hope you are proud of your foolishness

hope the truth about the founder of tribalism in nigeria is not making you go insane

armana1 good morning have a great day

Why are you calling strive mumu,this language is derogatory, please try to be more polished ,refined and objective in your assessments, the bottom line is that the Yorubas are productive,cultural and great achievers in Nigeria.

The colonial administrative structure facilitated tribal politics in Nigeria.What do you expect Awolowo to do as his vision was constrained to western Nigeria, he could surely and certainly assert his ideology on Nigeria if tribal division of region was not the order of the day.