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Today is the 35th anniversary of the transition of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. A sage is “a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.” A sage is also he that is “venerated for the possession of wisdom, possession of judgment and of experience.” That is what my dictionary says ‘sage’ means. In life, […]
Continue Reading“As the attainment of Independence approached, invitations for various functions and ceremonies came to me in large numbers. Invitation cards were sent to me for all the functions. However, on examining them and accompanying car labels, I was satisfied that they were not meant for me as the Leader of the Opposition for whom the […]
Continue Reading•Late Sage, AWO Reveals Details In His Book In his lifetime, the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo wrote so many books, which revealed a lot about how the British government created deliberate problems for Nigeria. One of those books is: The People’s Republic, others include Path To Nigerian Freedom (1947), Awo: The Autobiography of Chief […]
Continue ReadingFull text of Chief Obafemi Awolowo: speech to Oyo State House of Assembly in Ibadan on Wednesday, 16th January, 1980. This is the speech in which Chief Awolowo listed his main achievements as Premier of Western Region of Nigeria from January, 1952, to December, 1959. Some people have disrespectfully and insultingly described the Western Region […]
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