There is no way we will talk about Nigeria independent without mentioning the name of the Legend: late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and late Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola.
The truth is in the history! Awolowo became self-centered at some point! But that being said, Awo and Akintola achieved something great for Nigeria and the yoruba!
Thanks Daddy Amos Amoo for sharing this valuable Nigerian Political history with this present generation, we really appreciate you Daddy, may Almighty God grant you more blessed years in abundant health amen.
Dr. Amos Amao I so much like your balanced analysis. Long life sir. How I wish we could have a conference in Yoruba land where people like you will be invited to enlighten us so that we can do a re-think and make amends for progress. Also, chief Obafemi Awolowo should have learnt a lesson from the Northern people's 'baa ko daya' election result and agree with Chief Akintola on the tripod system of rotation of leadership.
Akintola, seemingly , was a very pragmatic politician with a gift of foresight. If only Chiefs Awolowo and Akintola, both of them great and eminent, could just close ranks, Yoruba would have advanced much more than this. Nigeria too would have progressed much.
It's unfortunate that we do not learn history as part of the educational curriculum in our schools. That's why we always have conflicting versions. Akintola is a villain if you ask an Awoist and Awolowo is too selfish and domineering if you ask an Akintola faithful. Same goes with the current politicians. Some see Tinubu as the ultimate leader while some see him as too selfish and domineering. Even though history depends on who is writing it, academic historians are in the best position to write our history as it is happening. With respect to this clip, the man was balanced in his opinion even though he may not have said what some of us expected, but he was full of praises for Awolowo. Nobody can change the regard and respect yorubas have for Awo.
I think this fellow presents a balanced portrayal of what transpired at the time. I am a bit surprized that he did not go far enough into the roles played by Fani Kayode, Fredick Alade Williams, Dauda Adegbenro, Richard Akinjide, M.A. Akinloye, Adegoke Adelabu et ce tera. In conclusion, Dr. Amao appeared to have been a witness to the history of the thing. Thank you for posting.
My Yoruba is not too good so pardon me for commenting in English. Let me first of all thank "Dr. Amoo" for sharing his views with Nigerians. Many things happened back in the 1960s that many of us knew nothing or very little about and have taken to believing many in-accurate versions of what actually happened. There are always two sides to any story. Despite the facts that Awolowo built all thing bright and beautiful in the city of Ibadan, the Ibadans never liked Awolowo. What has anyone from Ibadan added to what Awolowo built there? The first Nigerian to move the motion for independence in 1954 was the late Chief Anthony Eromosele Enahoro from Uromi in Edo state. Many of the older MPs then said we were not ready for independence and voted the motion down. The second Nigerian to move the motion for our independence was the late Samuel Ladoke Akintola in 1956. The motion was also voted down. The third Nigerian to move the motion for our independence was the late Remi Fani-Kayode in 1957 and it was finally adopted. Anyone in doubt can reach Femi Fani-Kayode about this. His father moved the third motion. The wives of Awolowo and Akintola were not the cause of the imbroglio between the two men. This is what some men cooked up. It is better to go the archive and check the documents for what really transpired. In an impeachment hearing, Akintola was charged with a). mal-administration, b). antiparty activities, and c). indiscipline. In his summation at the impeachment hearing, Akintola plead guilty to all charges and ask for forgiveness. 110 members heard the impeachment hearing. Two third of them must vote "YES" to convict Akintola. Out of the 110 members that heard the impeachment hearing, 89 voted "YES" to convict Akintola. Only 29 voted "NO". They then asked Akintola to resign but he refused. In order not to throw the West into bloody chaos, the peoples of the West decided to let Akintola finish his term and vote him out. But before his term expired in 1964, Akintola formed a new party the NNDP and allied with the North's NPC. That was how Balewa got a foothold in the West. The Federal government in collusion with Akintola rigged the 1964 premiership election in the West. And so, the peoples of the West decided and countered Akintola and Balewa with civil unrest "Operation Wetie" that eventually led to Akintola's death. The West under Awolowo was self sufficient and never needed anything from the Federal government back then. Rather, it was the Fed gov that needed financial help from the West. What Akintola and others brought to the West was reliance on mere HANDOUTS. That was the mentality that destroyed the once mighty and self-sufficient Western Region. And so today, all politians need do is give people some rice and yams and get their votes. The unfrotunate thing here is that the Yorubas have not leant any lesson from what happened back then. They are still very much playing the politics of "adiye dami logun nu, mafo leyin" otherwisw known as politics of bitterness. Despite Hubert Ogunde's song Yoruba ronu, the Yorubas were hell bent on destroying themselves and they did. What a pity! O mase o!
Benard Benjani , Awolowo did not like IBADAN if u care to know ogbeni Benard , owolowo used IBADAN money owo cocoa not is family money , ask people about OGUN Agbekoya. Awolowo is too selfish , he did those things because I knew Yoruba people are wise. OKE Ado area , isale IJEBU , ring road area there Electricity is better than all IBADAN Indigen areas . Just to mention fews things he did against the IBADAN people.
I wonder why many like you are reacting negatively to the late Awolowo. Awolowo came to this world a poor man, did his best to make western region better and left this world. You mention cocoa but how many cocoa farmers do you have in Ibadan back in the 1950s and 1960s? About 75% of western region cocoa came from the old Ondo province, Ekiti, Idanre and Akure areas. Since Awolowo left Ibadan, what has any Ibadan indigene from Omololu Olunloyo, Lam Adesina, Lamidi Adedibu, Rashid Ladoja, Adisa Akinloye, and Richard Akinjide done for Ibadan in term of infrastructure? What has Ajimobi done to improve Ibadan? Nothing! When Alao Akala from Ogbomosho was the governor of Oyo state, he paid some miscreants to destroy Awolowio's statue at the secretariat in Ibadan. Yoruba land is a great land with great people but you are destroying the great land with hatred. It all started when Shango was the Alafin. His plot to get Gbonka killed failed at Oja Akesan in Oyo and so, Shango hanged himself. Why do Yorubas hate themselves so much? The late Hubert Ogunde said, YORUBA ERONU. By now the Yorubas should have learnt great lessons from Shango's mistake and mistake made during Awolowo and Akintola imbroglio. Yoruba eronu yin, e para po, Oduduwa a gbe yin o!
+Benard Benjani thank you sir for your comment, you make a point, we will like to have exclusive interview with you too on your view on this issue. We will we appreciate if you drop your contact sir or reach us @Heritagetv010@gmail.com. God bless you
Ayobami at least Awo did a lot for the Yoruba people even including minorities and igbos in the Western region Free education, scholarships, 1st television station in Africa, lst university in Nigeria with only Cocoa and Agriculture, what has any other Nigeria politician achieved even with our so called oil, since he died and left we have had jokers as leaders by the way l am igbo and give his due, yes he made mistakes he was human forgive him and move on.
Today,I really & enjoy the benefit & believe of History in Nigeria pasts is an excellent learning lessons for we the generations Kids of modern life-living today and also including those who belongs to the next future generations to come to be careful with respects of how they build their life-shape production for the next or future generation of Election systems without rigging & corrupts life or face skeptical e.t.c Sule Shangodoyin.
In as much as I agreed with his narrative of events, the fact is that Awolowo look beyond what the likes of Akintola were looking at. No region in Nigeria had that type of development the West were privileged to have due to visionary leadership provided by the ruling class then. If the Easterners had agreed to form coalition with the Westerners then, Nigeria would have been a better place compare to the born to rule leadership we're are experiencing now.
such a shame that people rarely speak about Akintola and his huge contributions with his place in Nigeria's history. Everything he said is still a menace now as he could forsee the future. Ogun ni mo bi, omo kooko.....
My thoughts exactly! Because alot of our people don't do research, they just go by what they're being told. The only mistake Akintola did was, not to resign. He should have done the needful. Because majority of his party members voted against him. Other than that, everything he said about Ndigbos has come to pass. I.e. the first coup proved his point. Then, Yorubas and Hausas are in government together. So, Akintola wasn't entirely wrong. The truth is, Awolowo never rated the Northerners but Akintola like them. Awolowo liked Ndigbos. But Ndigbos betrayed him as well.
This man is just playing to the gallery. There was no genuine role but ceremonial role for president in the first republic! The problem is what did zik alliance bring to the east? There are some truths in what he is saying it was a feud caused by women.
I understood what Papa said. I have also watched the views from IGBO TV. It is clear and glaring that there were misleading information on the issues that transpired. There had been several contrasting opinions. I am yet to see or watch the views from any Northern TV. However, it is should be noted that lies had been the underpinning of the decadence we are living with these days. How do we get out of this quagmire. God help and bless NIGERIA!
Thanks for your great narrative sir, sheds some light on events. My main takeaway from your narration is that Akintola indeed betrayed his colleagues in AG by initiating a unilateral talk with the NPC for coalition, before giving a feedback to his leader. And that ties in with the character of the man it seems, whatever his other good qualities were. If he had any respect for his colleagues and party rules, he would have consulted and sort some aggregation of thoughts, opinions and strategy before reaching out to political opponents.
Awolowo was right in turning down the offer of forming a coalition government with the North, in my humble opinion. He would have been a ceremonial president, like what Zik became. Hence the reason he was a visionary leader. Going by what Dr Amos has just explained, you can tell that Awolowo was politically naive during the course of the first election. It just a shame. Nigeria would have fulfil her potential, if the man was giving a chance to govern. Awolowo Wasn't perfect, but he had all the attributes of a good leader. Kwame Nkrumah spoke highly of him in one of his books. He was a visionary leader and an economist as well. Gone, but not forgotten! RIP Mr Awolowo. Wow, so the igbos formed coalition government with the North. These folks used to wine and dine together. They've the audacity to call yorubas betrayal. The irony is strong with this one.
He rejected the opportunity to form a coalition with the north under a civilian democracy but he had no moral revulsion in forming alliance with military wing of the same north he hated.
@@ukoparah He stood for one Nigeria, so he didn't form an alliance with the North but rather with those that stood for one Nigeria. He traveled to Enugu to persuade Ojukwu to make peace and remain part of the federation, but Ojukwu remained intransigent. As a matter of fact, in March 1966 Awolowo, sensing the imminent danger, wrote a letter to Ironsi from prison stating that him and his colleagues had what it took to save Nigeria and reverse the state of anarchy that was on the verge of engulfing the country and requesting the release of him and his colleagues, but Ironsi refused!
Uche Oparah Awolowo actually wanted to deal with the igbos, for Azikiwe’s betrayal of forming an alliance with the north to put Awolowo in jail. Soon as Awo was release, he was out for revenge. Before Awo went to prison the mid-western region was part of the west, no way Awo was going to separate as long as the mid-west was annexed by Biafra. Awo was too smart for that, so he killed 2 birds with one stone.
Zik took the eastern region to the North because he felt the West was too educated and enlightened. Today, what has becomes of the alliance between the North and the East?
Taiwo you are right partially, but Zik did it for personal and national interest igbos had businesses in the north, many were born there Zik himself was born and raised in the north. Ideology wise Zik was Pan African, but Awo believed in Social democratic norms, some form of socialism creating opportunity for the masses scholarships, helping farmers, state intervention in the economy and so on.Igbos on the hand believed in pure Capitalism. Awo would have been president if he did mentioned he would probe Obasanjo regime, He had great dreams and ideas for Nigeria but he made some mistakes. l am igbo by the way.
heybaba77, Are you for real? ....Igbos believe in pure capitalism... Not even United States practice pure capitalism. Your characterization of the Igbo people is very misleading and disingenuous.
Wasky Henry : Zik and many Ibos cut their political tooth in the West , Ibo traders, civil servants were more in the West and more successful than in North. Corny Zik felt he could manipulate the Northern Political class than the Elites in the West, decapitate Awo, so that the Grand alliance of North and East. would neuter the West who by far were more advanced and more endowed naturally and materially
@@adeyemibadejo8822 You criticize Zik for aligning with the north. But the same Awolowo went into alliance with the north under the worst government: military dictatorship. So whose alliance is worse?
Uche Oparah : Awolowo, didn’t enter into any alliance with the North .Gowon is from middle belt. Awolowo joined forces across Nigeria to forge national unity during a national emergency/ crises that threatened the core existence of the young and fragile nation he labored with others to birth . Of about a dozen of the major nationalities that made up Nigeria, only the Ibos attempted to secede. Ibos core neighbors you would remember didn’t support the idea of Biafra as envisioned by the Biafra agitators. Restoration of peace, preservation of the National integrity through equality ,fair play and justice was Awolowo’s prime motivation and with an assurance that the country would be returned back to Regional govt. but when Gowon failed to return the country back to Regionalism, Awolowo, being a principled man quit the government. The records are there for your verification
No. History taught us that Dr Anthony Enahoro moved the motion for the independence of Nigeria in 1953 and not Chief Akintola. ...but who is Dr Amoo? He must be pro Akintola.
Yes, Chief Anthony Enahoro moved the motion for independence in 1953, whilst Akintola moved the motion in 1957, but it was rejected. Remi Fani-Kayode also moved the motion for independence in 1958, which was successfully passed.
Taiwo Olaniyi Rewind and listen to his revelation again. The man was speaking the obvious truth without choosing side. It was a known fact that Awo despised the Hausas and refused to bow to none. The was was simply being neutral.
We would have been better off, if each region had been allowed to go at its own pace. And that was the vision of Awo. Akintola wanted to achieve his ambition, and he wouldnt mind any means of realising it.
And Akintola had to bow to the North just because of power? I have read a lot of stories on Awo, yes he is not a saint, but that man did whatever he did for the love of the Yoruba people. And really why should the uneducated rule over the educated ad more sophisticated. Now that the North has rule Nigeria for the most part of her history what exactly have we gained from it? Heck! even their region is still the most undeveloped.
In actual fact, each region was allowed to develop at its own pace back then. That was why the West was dveloped than the Federal government. Thanks to Awolowo! Unfortunately, when an Igbo man Major General Aguiyi Ironsi became the Head of State, he emasculated the regions for a strong Central Government.
Benard Benjani the damage the igbos have also done in this country cannot be quantified. The most annoying part is that they still refused to take any responsibility for their part in the civil war. They just love to play the victim card.
May God bless you Dr. Amos Amoo, for shedding light to the past for new generations. Thank you very sir, God bless Heritage TV, God bless Nigeria. ..........Amen
Thank you very much Dr.Amos Amoo for shredding light into this matter Baba Akintola didn't have fault in this matter at all I'm very sad that he died young,if we look at it very well he was fighting for human rights not like those ones that fighting for their pockets and their children.May him so rest in peace.
When a man becomes a premier/governor, it is not do or die. When the majority of the people say you are not wanted, step aside and live to fight another day. May be if Akintola had listened to voices of the masses, he may be still be alive today. Do not judge Awolowo base on what "Dr" Amoo said here, he has repeated hearsays.
Please sir Benard Benjani , I am from Ekiti State and I am not encouraged how we Yoruba are suffering in the hand of Northerners. How can we Yoruba resolve this great mistake of our forefather . Thanks
The problem of the nation has its inception from the political unrest from the south west region that resulted in severe killing n burning of politicians, this was between Akintola and Awolowo political differences, the Federal level headed by the Northern politicians along side Zik their allies supported Akintola, there was treason traces on the side of Awolowo n his crew n they were all trial. Awolowo got 10years jail term n the other got 15years, this was what infuriated the coup planners of Jan 1966 failed coup, they saw it that Awolowo was maltreated by the North n the plans was to execute the coup, get Awolowo out from prison n made him the president. Unfortunately the coup was aborted by an Igbo man "ironsi aguiyi" To cut it short, there was counter coup after then massive killings of igbos in the North, Ojukwu came on board to again free Awolowo from prison on the basis that he will secede with the igbos which he agreed but it was quite shocking n betrayal the same Awolowo the igbos been trying to safe was used against the igbos in the civil war, he was the master planner of the fall of the Biafra struggle. This is just a summary, I stand to be corrected or criticize constructively
Born in Ibadan in 1971,able to enjoy free education through secondary school,coming to America noted that any of Hausa seen came through scholarship to America and most of them in Europe on scholarship as well same as the ibos ,Igbo people.yoruba people can never be united.
This is statement of fact that if Chief Obafemi Awolowo has agreed with Chief S LA Akintola as Jagarban Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu did now w e would have succeeded in our aspirations of leading Nigeria to the promised land of being Giantof Africa then.
The disagreement between AWO and SLA was political ideology AWO wanted to be in opposition following the 1959 general elections and worked towards the 1964 federal elections seeking alliances with other major parties in fact Chief Awolowo was already making a breakthrough with Zik's party the NCNC when Chief Akintola lied against AWO that he was planning to overthrow the Hausa-Fulani led Federal Government SLA actually betrayed AWO most of the old man stories are convoluted.
NIPC was created on 1958, I believe, after federal legislation stopped banks from directly investing in property development. Dr Akinola Maja, Medical practitioner; was chairman. Chief S.O Gbadamosi, Chief Alfred Rewane (Then MD Western Nigeria Development Corporation WNDC)
Chief S O Sonibare, as secretary completed the fou brains behind NIPC. NIPC built Cocoa House which was called 'Ile Agbe' or House of Farmers in 1965. Oodua investment Company, OIC was incorporated in 1976. Your attempt distort history is hereby exposed. You have no real knowledge stop spreading falsehood
The problem of the nation has its inception from the political unrest from the south west region that resulted in severe killing n burning of politicians, this was between Akintola and Awolowo political differences, the Federal level headed by the Northern politicians along side Zik their allies supported Akintola, there was treason traces on the side of Awolowo n his crew n they were all trial. Awolowo got 10years jail term n the other got 15years, this was what infuriated the coup planners of Jan 1966 failed coup, they saw it that Awolowo was maltreated by the North n the plans was to execute the coup, get Awolowo out from prison n made him the president. Unfortunately the coup was aborted by an Igbo man "ironsi aguiyi" To cut it short, there was counter coup after then massive killings of igbos in the North, Ojukwu came on board to again free Awolowo from prison on the basis that he will secede with the igbos which he agreed but it was quite shocking n betrayal the same Awolowo the igbos been trying to safe was used against the igbos in the civil war, he was the master planner of the fall of the Biafra struggle. This is just a summary, I stand to be corrected or criticize constructively
Your view or perspective is untrue. Let us take it from the crisis in the west code named operation "wet e",the crisis was purely a western region problem and it neither affected the federal nor snowballed into another region. The crisis was neutralized and the heads and sponsors of the aggressors were tried and jailed. The entire country was at peace before the greedy and overambitious mostly Igbo rebels headed by Emmanuel Ifeajuna stroke. The coup was not planned to free Awolowo,the claim that it was plained to free Awolowo was an afterthought by the coup plotters after they had failed. If the coup had been to free Awolowo,there was a coup speech read by Major Kaduna Nzeogwu ,at a time they thought their coup had succeeded,there was no mention of Awolowo's name or any mention of such intention in the coup speech,all they claimed was that they are revolutionaries and intend to flush out all the corrupt politicians from Nigeria,it is still arguably true that Awolowo could have been killed if he wasn't in jail,his status as a prisoner made him a less target as he posed no threats to anyone of them. Ordinarily,coup speeches usually carry the aim and purpose for such coup ,the January 1966 coup didn't state Awolowo as the reason. When Jerry John Rawlings of Ghana was brought from prison to presidency,the coup plotters went straight to free Rawlings and took him straight to the presidency. They had all the time to free Awolowo from prison,no delegation was sent to free him by the coup plotters, infact,their first point of call would have been to free Awolowo being their main aim for the coup. They killed all the top military officers from the north and west and spared those from the east,if the politicians are corrupt,why should general mai Malari, general Ademulegu, colonel Shodeide, lt col James Pam etc were killed and Ironsi was not killed, Ojukwu and other senior military officers from the east were not killed? They coup plotters were simply on a killing spray and ethnic cleansing without considering the repercussions. Secondly, Ojukwu didn't free Awolowo from prison,General Yakubu Gowon released Awolowo and all other prisoners of political persecution by the Tafawa Balewa led federal government. Igbos killing like you had alleged wasn't because they planned to enthrone Awolowo,it was as a result of the senseless killing of top ranked military and political leaders from the west and the north while the igbos were spared. It was more of vengeance...the coup plotters as once said by late captain Anuforo, and further buttressed by late captain Gbule both of whom were part of the plot claimed that Saudana wanted to islamize Nigeria through jihad as the reason for their strike. All these claims that the coup was planned to free Awolowo is false and an after thought by the coup plotters inorder to save their face.
what good did Awolowo do for yoruba nation and what good did Akintola do for the Yoruba's, people caused confusion in the midst of the two great men to divide them, when chief Obafemi Awolowo came to owo, i saw him live as a member of the boys brigade, he talked, how can this man say he couldn't talk in campaign, it was only Akintola that was doing all the talking.
A one sided and very superficial account of the action group crisis. He also included many inaccuracies. Just one an example Chief Ladoke Akintola was not told to resign from the Premiership but was removed by the action group caucus in the Western Region house of assembly. He was actually removed as premier by the Governor Oba Adesoji Aderemi. The meeting he mentioned where they threw chairs was actually a vote of confidence session for the new premier Chief DS Adegbenro (Who he calls Soroye in the clip). Chief Obafemi Awolowo was not blameless. For one he exhibited lack of political tack during the crisis but Akintola was not saint either.
This "Dr" Amoo is so wrong, maybe not about the history, but about his interpretation of decisions. He opined that Action Group's not agreeing to form a coalition government with Northern-led Federal Government was the reason for "underdevelopment" in Western Nigeria and enjoyment and development in Eastern and Northern Nigeria? I'm surprised he still holds such opinion in recent Nigeria despite glaring evidence to the contrary.
He was saying that we should imagine the position taken by Azikwe being occupied by Awolowo. Western Region would have benefited more than being opposition at that time.
He was wrong. Zik was just a toothless bull dog in that Era. Nkrumah later blamed him for aligning with the north just to get a ceremonial role when he could have aligned with the west and become prime minister with Awo as his chancellor of the exchequer!
We re very biased in this country n never accepted the truth. A very senior lecturer told me the same thing in 2005 at O. O. U. , Even those behind weti e. Many of Anintola' achievement re credited to Awo till today.
Dr. Amoo's account is rather pedestrian. A dispassionate history of Chief Akintola's politics is still waiting to be written. I have no doubt that Chief S. L. Akintola was not the caricature that currently prevails in some circles, but I am also convinced that the man made some terrible political mistakes for which he paid with his life. For those who are interested in the other side of the Akintola's story, I recommend Akinjide Osuntokun's "Chief S. Ladoke Akintola: His Life and Times" and Dr. Victor Ladipo Akintola's (SLA' son) account in "Akintola: The Man and the Legend", as a starter. Of course both books are written by SLA loyalists but still there is much to learn from them; as we wait for much more credible historians or chroniclers to fill in the missing gaps in the Akintola saga.
There is nothing more out there to be written about Chief Samuel Ladoke AKintola. The facts are out there but some of us always choose to go on a wild goose chase. And as always, their efforts will end in futility. It is amazing you would recommend Dr. Victor Ladipo Akintola's book on Akintola. What do you expect a child to write about his father? If Femi Fani-Kayode writes a book about his father, Remi Fani-Kayode, it will be a rosy book. Do you know that in Ogbomosho today, nothing about Akintola is celebrated? Ask yourself why the people of Ogbomosho just want to forget all about Akintola. As premier, the late Chief Akintola did what he wasn't supposed to do and he was impeached. Out of the 110 house members that handled Akintola's impeachment process, 89 voted "YES" to impeach him. After his impeachment, the magnanimous Yorubas gave Akintola the opportunity to serve out his term out and vacate. At the expiration of his term, Akintola refused to go and threw the West into political chaos in which thousands of Yorubas lost their lives. Yorubas have refused to learn from Akintola's mistakes, they refused to learn from Chief Hubert Ogunde's song "Yoruba ronu". Look at Yoruba land today, it is in a big mess! Awolowo left behind an unparalleled blue-print for good governance for the Yoruba and Nigeria to emulate. Instead of emulating good governance, they have chosen politics of bitterness and destroyed Yoruba land. Go to Ekiti and Oyo states, you'll feel sorry for the Yorubas. It very shameful that a land that once led Nigeria in human and structural developments is now a caricature of her glorious past. Instead of them to "ronu" and do the right things many of them are still talking nonsense.
Yes, there are still a lot to write and learn about Chief Akintola's politics and his time in politics. I wish you would read Dr Ladipo Akintola's book before you made a judgement on it. Indeed if you read Chief Obafemi Awolowo's autobiography, Awo, you would get a different picture of Chief S.L. Akintola, which bears no resemblance to the caricature that has been deliberately propagated about the man. A prophet is never honoured in his own country, is a biblical truth which still holds today. So it's not a big deal if Chief Akintola is not honoured in his native town of Ogbomosho. I share your lamentation for the state of things in Yorubaland today, but that cannot be blamed on any one person. Certainly not on a man assasinated in 1966 and whose political faction has been kept out of power in the Yorubaland since then. Akintola was not an angel because there is no angel in politics. And as I acknowleged in my initial comment, he "made some terrible political mistakes for which he paid with his life." But there is no doubt that Chief Akintola was a great, albeit misunderstood, Yoruba patriot.
You need not recommending book for my reading on this matter because I have read Ladipo Akintola's book and most of Chief Awolowo's books. My candid opinion is, blaming Chief Akintola or Chief Awolowo will not solve any of the many problems in Yoruba land today. We have to revisit those issues only to learn from the mistakes made back then. But in order to learn good lessons from those mistakes, we must deal with only on facts. In Ladipo Akintola's book and other Akintola's loyalist's books, none mentioned the impeachment of his father. In a House of 110 members, a 2/3 majority (74) was needed to convict SLA but a whopping number of 89 voted "YES" to convict Chief S L A Akintola. He was impeached by the House, not by Awolowo, Adegbenro or Fadahunsi. Aren't you surprised that this not mentioned in Ladipo Akintola's book? No son would write anything demeaning about his father. Have you ever read anything demeaning about Adolf Hitler written by any of his children or grandchildren? I never said that Chief Akintola was not a great man or to use your words - Yoruba patriot. What a man or a woman did when alive is his/her legacy and the legacy makes his/her greatness. When a man's action left more bitter taste in the mouths of his people, you be the judge.
I'm afraid this is turning into a chain-mail which I never like, but I wish to just correct an assumption you made in your comment. Apparently you have not read either Dr Akintola or Osuntokun's book. You cannot assume to know the content of a book before you read it. How do I know that you haven't read the books? If you have read the books you would know that both authors despite being Akintola's loyalists (one of them, his son) actually stated that the mistake SLA made was not to go when the people had rejected him. That was why I told you earlier that you should read a book before giving a judgement on it. You keep on implying that because Dr. Akintola is the son of SLA therefore his contribution should not be taken into account. Why not? After all what we know about most of statesmen and women all over the world are often things written by themselves and/or their loyalists, that include what we know about Jesus Christ and all other religious leaders . Awolowo was lucky to be able to write his side of the story but Akintola was not so lucky, having being murdered before he could get the time to tell his own side of the story in book form. Despite your tone of authority in the matter, I am not sure you were present at the meeting where Akintola was supposedly impeached. So what makes your "facts" more credible than other "facts" that dispute them? And by the way who are the historians who provide your facts, and what side were they in the matter? Of course blaming either Chief Akintola or Chief Awolowo "will not solve any of the many problems in Yoruba land today". So why did you, after acknowledging that fact, go straight to blame Chief Akintola again, by insinuation? Of course Hitler's children would not be able to write anything about their father, because they died with their father. Didn't you know that? It is really egregious to compare Akintola to Hitler. Quite outlandish in the extreme! And it is because of this kind of thing that a balanced story of Akintola needs to be written, read and debated by a wide public.
Whatever Awolowo did back then, he did for his people. Akintola wanted power at all cost, and was hobnobbing with the North. Through his actions, he inadvertently created chaos, unrest and bloodshed in the Western region then.
is awolowo's grand daughter not hobnobbing with the so called north now in person of mrs osinbajo and her VP husband, what akintola wanted for Yorubas is for them to be close to the govt at the centre so as to enjoy the benefits
The may not be 100 correct in respect of the story, because what I read from very authoritative people is different from what academics fashion designer said We'll what has been done cannot be undone thanks Jerome
Akintola was very sarcastic and abusive towards his opponents. Baba Awo was too polished to use any of the languages Akintola was using then because he was more exposed and educated. Some people pass through schools but never allow education to pass through them. We may also say Baba Awo was better speaking in English and Baba Akintola spoke Yoruba better but, he was over ambitious and was very good using derogatory comments about his opponents. Although some people enjoyed listening to him on the radio, one of them must be daddy Amos here. That baba Awolowo did not go to different places in Ekiti to campaign is not true. He went to my own village and different others close by and they loved him. Baba Akintola kind of politics was by force, people were kidnapped on their way to work and farms, houses were burned down because they belonged to the other party"s members and so many other atrocities like that . It did n"t take long before the AG people started to retaliate and the whole Western region became a war zone. The Hausas were watching us and they were very pleased. Everybody was relieved except the Hausas when the military took over on January 15,1966. May we never see that kind of violence in Yoruba land again.
Igbos soldiers intervened in support of the yorubas but today many yorubas don't like igbos somuch upon all the price we paid and are still paying for that stupid coup
The problem of the nation has its inception from the political unrest from the south west region that resulted in severe killing n burning of politicians, this was between Akintola and Awolowo political differences, the Federal level headed by the Northern politicians along side Zik their allies supported Akintola, there was treason traces on the side of Awolowo n his crew n they were all trial. Awolowo got 10years jail term n the other got 15years, this was what infuriated the coup planners of Jan 1966 failed coup, they saw it that Awolowo was maltreated by the North n the plans was to execute the coup, get Awolowo out from prison n made him the president. Unfortunately the coup was aborted by an Igbo man "ironsi aguiyi" To cut it short, there was counter coup after then massive killings of igbos in the North, Ojukwu came on board to again free Awolowo from prison on the basis that he will secede with the igbos which he agreed but it was quite shocking n betrayal the same Awolowo the igbos been trying to safe was used against the igbos in the civil war, he was the master planner of the fall of the Biafra struggle. This is just a summary, I stand to be corrected or criticize constructively
Agba o ni tan lorile. i enjoyed this chat may God bless this elderly man. the truth has been said my suggestion is to keep proper record of this message.
So, Akintola had a great history. Why do they hid it from us. To me he had a great political ideology than Awolowo. With this unbiased report, Awo is not in any way bettet than our current politicians.
how old will you be before you die...will you live a 1000 years? if not breaking up will not make our country powerful among wolf that surround us...we will be like a village in west Africa...a state that will allow whites to recolonize your descendants...in numbers we are great don't make that error reducing your number British regret to have made us large today they wish they did not ..it would have be easy to remained in Nigeria forever...think
The political unrest in SW(Yoruba land) was one of the main reasons for the January coup and Chief Awolowo was to be made the president if the coup was successful. I am shocked hearing this and the yorubas would still join hands with others to fault n call it "Igbo coups" I wept, no wonder the government forced History lessons obsolete. We are getting to know the truth on a daily basis
For the sake of Independence, Zik so aliened with the North no doubt... Because of his involvement with the Northern leaders he was never like by Ojukwu. Remember history has it stated that Zik was more of a Nigerian than Igbo(Biafra).
The problem of the nation has its inception from the political unrest from the south west region that resulted in severe killing n burning of politicians, this was between Akintola and Awolowo political differences, the Federal level headed by the Northern politicians along side Zik their allies supported Akintola, there was treason traces on the side of Awolowo n his crew n they were all trial. Awolowo got 10years jail term n the other got 15years, this was what infuriated the coup planners of Jan 1966 failed coup, they saw it that Awolowo was maltreated by the North n the plans was to execute the coup, get Awolowo out from prison n made him the president. Unfortunately the coup was aborted by an Igbo man "ironsi aguiyi" To cut it short, there was counter coup after then massive killings of igbos in the North, Ojukwu came on board to again free Awolowo from prison on the basis that he will secede with the igbos which he agreed but it was quite shocking n betrayal the same Awolowo the igbos been trying to safe was used against the igbos in the civil war, he was the master planner of the fall of the Biafra struggle. This is just a summary, I stand to be corrected or criticize constructively
I believe an elder should be very unbiased. Not sowing partisan political views and bias into the new generation. Dr Amoo is a respectable name but this thrashing of Awolowo to uplift Akintola shouldn't be. To be very frank, these two great men than we have discussed are the real problems to the Yoruba nation because they refused to look into the future of the Yoruba nation. They messed up the history with a feud. Dr Amos I appreciate your narrative but we have moved beyond this level. Let us unite and move in the right path. God bless you sir.
Awolowo already knew that no power lies in president but just ceremonial the outcome justified Awo decision.They were lucky that first coup failed you would not have blamed awo for his decision not to follow north I can see you have something against awo and you are for akintola but no problem with that
Of course, the man is one of Akintola's followers. He's from Ogbomoso "The Amoos" He's a good narrator even though I have my reservations about many things that he said in this video. I was fortunate to have known Awolowo in person and happened to be one of his party agents at the polling booths in the 1979 presidential election.
very sad and unfortunate SL Akintola has been given little recognition compared to what he did. it will appear to me that Awo took his glory because his life was cut short by the 1966 coup. I wish the FG gives him a more robust recognition even in death, like being on a currency or other way
Awolowo was a traitor who sold Yoruba and Igbo out for a riches to his bloodline. He was a member of the fraternity of the white men...along with many other like him who had been schooled in the colonial brain washed system and so was traitors like Ojukwu. For a some of money and threat Awolowo took the blame for the acclaimed starved them to death and they will surrender. That was totally the Colonial strategy. Ojukwu deceived his people and led them to fatal destruction while he managed to stay alive. And just like Mandela was re presented to his people his Wife Winnie knew the real man was long gone.
The problem of the nation has its inception from the political unrest from the south west region that resulted in severe killing n burning of politicians, this was between Akintola and Awolowo political differences, the Federal level headed by the Northern politicians along side Zik their allies supported Akintola, there was treason traces on the side of Awolowo n his crew n they were all trial. Awolowo got 10years jail term n the other got 15years, this was what infuriated the coup planners of Jan 1966 failed coup, they saw it that Awolowo was maltreated by the North n the plans was to execute the coup, get Awolowo out from prison n made him the president. Unfortunately the coup was aborted by an Igbo man "ironsi aguiyi" To cut it short, there was counter coup after then massive killings of igbos in the North, Ojukwu came on board to again free Awolowo from prison on the basis that he will secede with the igbos which he agreed but it was quite shocking n betrayal the same Awolowo the igbos been trying to safe was used against the igbos in the civil war, he was the master planner of the fall of the Biafra struggle. This is just a summary, I stand to be corrected or criticize constructively
@@SmartKelz Ojukwu and Ironsi stopped the Jan 1966 coup. Ojukwu was commander in Kano and Ironsi was army chief in Lagos. If not for them, the coup would have succeeded. For more eye-witness account, see Adewale Ademoyega’s book: WHY WE STRUCK (he was one of the coup plotters).
@@WordsOfLife33 read my third paragraph" unfortunately..." I stated something inline with what you said,,,Ojukwu aborted Kano coup movement n ironsi aborted the coup completely in Lagos,which was the head of federal administration, infact if Ojukwu had agreed to join force with the coup plotters then the coup would be successful because with Ojukwu help, they would easily capture Ironsi (Lagos),,,when ojukwu was called to join forces with them, he told them to get out # then they said it was just a joke.
@@SmartKelz Yes, all you said in both posts are in WHY WE STRUCK. I’m glad you made these observations. People don’t tell the whole story, probably because they don’t read (and don’t study history).
@@WordsOfLife33 they are so sentimental, their sense of reasoning are clouded with tribal sentiment ,,,they said it was an Igbo coup,even though Ademoyega(Yoruba) was one of the master planers ,,,they forgot the roles Igbo's played in aborting the coup. They said the January coup didn't take place in Enugu but they failed to blame the July coup for failing or not being effective in same Enugu. These are all tribal sentiment!
How old is this man please! Is he older than Awolowo, because I am lost oo🤔🤔🤔however, It is very obvious that this man hated Awolowo ooo , he said "Awolowo doesn't know how to speak during the campaigns" apart from Akintola 🤔🤔🤔 Wowawu!!
He was probably right.Each men had their strengths.Public speaking was SLA's strength and it was general knowledge that Akintola pushed the campaigns because he was a great orator in Yoruba, Hausa and English.In fact,S.L was specifically sent to the north to campaign for AG because of this..That doesn't remove anything from papa Awo.
These facts are what I have read in all genuine Yoruba political history and I have also heard from my parents. Awolowo was good but selfish. "Eni to gbon to lenika o gbon, oun gan no baba obo"
Akintola was not a betrayal all he fought for was the selfishness of Awolowo. Despite all the development from Awolowo, he was known to be a selfish man..all he ever wanted was to lead the Yoruba nation and no other person can. This is the main reason why Ibadan people never love Awolowo. OBJ is a replica of Awolowo in term of "self aggrandizement" . Another reason why Ibadan never love Awolowo was Adegoke Adelabu penkelemesi.
How was Awolowo a selfish man? When he left Ibadan for Lagos, he never wanted to come back as premier. If Awolowo had ruled Nigeria for 11 years as did Obasanjo, Tunde and friends will be much more intelligent today. Just because of Adegoke Adelabu, the Ibadans never loved Awolowo. For his entire life, what did Adelabu do for the Ibadans? Just name one thing he did. Adelabu had numerous wives and 15 children at the time of his death. Awolowo was a God sent man to the Yoruba. Unfortunately, the Yoruba's ship became rudderless and without a Captain when Awolowo left Ibadan for Lagos. Samuel Ladoke Akintola on the other hand was a total and a confirmed disaster. Since Awolowo left Ibadan, what has any Ibadan indigene from Omololu Olunloyo, Adisa Akinloye, Richard Akinjide, Lam Adesina, Rashidi Ladoja, Eruobodo to Lamidi Adedibu, done to move the dirty old Ibadan city forward? Just name one thing. What a pity! You misapplied the word "self aggrandizement" here. Awolowo did not name WNTV or Liberty stadium after himself. He did not build any of the government landmarks in Ikenne or Ijebu-Ode. Emeka Ojukwu in his wisdom called Chief Awolowo the best president Nigeria never had.
Many people are so unstable that at the telling of any narration we get confused and buy into it. The narration of Paa Amos, though seems convincing, it is fraught with many undeniable mistakes.
Olorun a forun ke Akintola, Olorun ko dariji ese ji gbogbo wa o Akintola ko jebi oro yi rara ti ogbon ba ti poju o ma npa olgbon lara ni, ogbon agbonju lo pa baba Awolowo lara e se pupo Dr.Amos Amoo bi e se tan imole si oro yi fun wa.
Read what you wrote. in what way have you tried to make sure history does not repeat itself? Go to the archives and read different accounts to what "Dr." Amoo said in this video.
rasheed fasona The problem of some yorubas is that they add addicted to sectional backup, instead of thinking of what's can unite us. This old man was telling us something he knew as a witness of the event, and he did not blamed or against any of our heroes, but he answered according to his questionire, lets just thanks him because there 'er some misconception about Chief Akintola and his boss "Chief Awolowo". Yoruba o ni baje o
This information is not accurate. Why would Awolowo settle for ceremonial president, an office without portfolio? Zik that took that role was useless throughout the first republic. Who ordered Akintola to discuss with the NPC? He is not doing it because of the interest of the Yoruba, but for his own agenda. He wanted to lead, simple. Again, for the fact that you claimed Awo does not know how to address audience at campaign rally speak to the bias of this story. The wisdom of Awolowo is far beyond all his contemporaries.
He was not useless.He made sure Igbo people head most the government parastatals starting from university of Ibadan....that is the main reason Igbos are the first to do when it comes to holding public office in Nigerian History while yorubas are always pioneer in private sector
Akintola betrayed Awolowo, bn sycologically in full support of the British Columbia idiology of remain slavery by another measured. The story are invisible power joined and manipulated our so seen the Obas in the western regional, and, illiterate Hausa EMIR, * The story are unbelievable 😭
This man off track. How can Awo became Premier and not agitate for Nigeria independence. He is mudling up history. Please will the real historians step forward, before misinterpretation of history. Akintola connived with the NCNC to betray AG.
Hmmmm Nigeria daru lati day 1 awon oke oya ko won ota ara won lopo nitori won mo pe taba ta ara ile eni lopo ani ri ra lowon. Ti aba gbo interview yi ye ari pe yoruba lobere ka mo ra ibo eyi to di ikan mowa lowo. Ase buruku sere lawon asiwaju wa lati ibere
Sorry sir but u said awo dont knw hw to speak to people when action go foe campaign bt u still said baba have idea of speaking to people nd nd intelligent baba no vex u dey like akintola pay awolowo i can see it
Dose this means to say Sir Ladoka Akintola was a traitor? Please let us, Yoruba Youth, knows the truth.The problem started because of a fight between Mrs Awolowo and Mrs Akintola. What a pity.
Nuridin Adams : That couldn’t be what purely precipitated the crises. The Dr’s analysis was biased and pedestrian. Akintola’s many sins and convictions in the Western Paliamentary House among other things included ; indiscipline, anti- Party activities, corruption etc.
Ibadan is very dubious and oyo state I met awolowo campaign one on one when I was at age of 15years sir what you are saying about awolowo half of the story is a lie
All what you said sir about baba obafemi awolowo is a tpical lies with all the baba AWO good did to Ibadan and oyo state osun their the best betrayers what do they do to compensate BABA Awolowo Yoruba be waiting for fything with Fulani awusa in 2023/yoruba e ti mo nkankan
The truth is in the history! Awolowo became self-centered at some point! But that being said, Awo and Akintola achieved something great for Nigeria and the yoruba!
Thanks Daddy Amos Amoo for sharing this valuable Nigerian Political history with this present generation, we really appreciate you Daddy, may Almighty God grant you more blessed years in abundant health amen.
Thanks, grandpa for educates we young Yoruba citizens, may the Lord be with u and live long
Dr. Amos Amao I so much like your balanced analysis. Long life sir. How I wish we could have a conference in Yoruba land where people like you will be invited to enlighten us so that we can do a re-think and make amends for progress.
Also, chief Obafemi Awolowo should have learnt a lesson from the Northern people's 'baa ko daya' election result and agree with Chief Akintola on the tripod system of rotation of leadership.
Akintola, seemingly , was a very pragmatic politician with a gift of foresight. If only Chiefs Awolowo and Akintola, both of them great and eminent, could just close ranks, Yoruba would have advanced much more than this. Nigeria too would have progressed much.
Thanks so much sir for the flashback. May you continue to be blessed.
Thanks for posting
It's unfortunate that we do not learn history as part of the educational curriculum in our schools. That's why we always have conflicting versions. Akintola is a villain if you ask an Awoist and Awolowo is too selfish and domineering if you ask an Akintola faithful. Same goes with the current politicians. Some see Tinubu as the ultimate leader while some see him as too selfish and domineering. Even though history depends on who is writing it, academic historians are in the best position to write our history as it is happening.
With respect to this clip, the man was balanced in his opinion even though he may not have said what some of us expected, but he was full of praises for Awolowo.
Nobody can change the regard and respect yorubas have for Awo.
I think this fellow presents a balanced portrayal of what transpired at the time. I am a bit surprized that he did not go far enough into the roles played by Fani Kayode, Fredick Alade Williams, Dauda Adegbenro, Richard Akinjide, M.A. Akinloye, Adegoke Adelabu et ce tera. In conclusion, Dr. Amao appeared to have been a witness to the history of the thing. Thank you for posting.
Our youths should be lectured on the unadulterated truth. This is the truth
My Yoruba is not too good so pardon me for commenting in English.
Let me first of all thank "Dr. Amoo" for sharing his views with Nigerians. Many things happened back in the 1960s that many of us knew nothing or very little about and have taken to believing many in-accurate versions of what actually happened. There are always two sides to any story. Despite the facts that Awolowo built all thing bright and beautiful in the city of Ibadan, the Ibadans never liked Awolowo. What has anyone from Ibadan added to what Awolowo built there?
The first Nigerian to move the motion for independence in 1954 was the late Chief Anthony Eromosele Enahoro from Uromi in Edo state. Many of the older MPs then said we were not ready for independence and voted the motion down. The second Nigerian to move the motion for our independence was the late Samuel Ladoke Akintola in 1956. The motion was also voted down. The third Nigerian to move the motion for our independence was the late Remi Fani-Kayode in 1957 and it was finally adopted. Anyone in doubt can reach Femi Fani-Kayode about this. His father moved the third motion.
The wives of Awolowo and Akintola were not the cause of the imbroglio between the two men. This is what some men cooked up. It is better to go the archive and check the documents for what really transpired.
In an impeachment hearing, Akintola was charged with a). mal-administration, b). antiparty activities, and c). indiscipline. In his summation at the impeachment hearing, Akintola plead guilty to all charges and ask for forgiveness. 110 members heard the impeachment hearing. Two third of them must vote "YES" to convict Akintola. Out of the 110 members that heard the impeachment hearing, 89 voted "YES" to convict Akintola. Only 29 voted "NO". They then asked Akintola to resign but he refused. In order not to throw the West into bloody chaos, the peoples of the West decided to let Akintola finish his term and vote him out. But before his term expired in 1964, Akintola formed a new party the NNDP and allied with the North's NPC. That was how Balewa got a foothold in the West. The Federal government in collusion with Akintola rigged the 1964 premiership election in the West. And so, the peoples of the West decided and countered Akintola and Balewa with civil unrest "Operation Wetie" that eventually led to Akintola's death.
The West under Awolowo was self sufficient and never needed anything from the Federal government back then. Rather, it was the Fed gov that needed financial help from the West. What Akintola and others brought to the West was reliance on mere HANDOUTS. That was the mentality that destroyed the once mighty and self-sufficient Western Region. And so today, all politians need do is give people some rice and yams and get their votes. The unfrotunate thing here is that the Yorubas have not leant any lesson from what happened back then. They are still very much playing the politics of "adiye dami logun nu, mafo leyin" otherwisw known as politics of bitterness. Despite Hubert Ogunde's song Yoruba ronu, the Yorubas were hell bent on destroying themselves and they did. What a pity! O mase o!
Benard Benjani , Awolowo did not like IBADAN if u care to know ogbeni Benard , owolowo used IBADAN money owo cocoa not is family money , ask people about OGUN Agbekoya. Awolowo is too selfish , he did those things because I knew Yoruba people are wise. OKE Ado area , isale IJEBU , ring road area there Electricity is better than all IBADAN Indigen areas . Just to mention fews things he did against the IBADAN people.
I wonder why many like you are reacting negatively to the late Awolowo. Awolowo came to this world a poor man, did his best to make western region better and left this world. You mention cocoa but how many cocoa farmers do you have in Ibadan back in the 1950s and 1960s? About 75% of western region cocoa came from the old Ondo province, Ekiti, Idanre and Akure areas. Since Awolowo left Ibadan, what has any Ibadan indigene from Omololu Olunloyo, Lam Adesina, Lamidi Adedibu, Rashid Ladoja, Adisa Akinloye, and Richard Akinjide done for Ibadan in term of infrastructure? What has Ajimobi done to improve Ibadan? Nothing! When Alao Akala from Ogbomosho was the governor of Oyo state, he paid some miscreants to destroy Awolowio's statue at the secretariat in Ibadan. Yoruba land is a great land with great people but you are destroying the great land with hatred. It all started when Shango was the Alafin. His plot to get Gbonka killed failed at Oja Akesan in Oyo and so, Shango hanged himself. Why do Yorubas hate themselves so much? The late Hubert Ogunde said, YORUBA ERONU. By now the Yorubas should have learnt great lessons from Shango's mistake and mistake made during Awolowo and Akintola imbroglio. Yoruba eronu yin, e para po, Oduduwa a gbe yin o!
+Benard Benjani thank you sir for your comment, you make a point, we will like to have exclusive interview with you too on your view on this issue. We will we appreciate if you drop your contact sir or reach us @Heritagetv010@gmail.com. God bless you
+Benard Benjani, sir we love to av an interview with you. Thanks
Ayobami at least Awo did a lot for the Yoruba people even including minorities and igbos in the Western region Free education, scholarships, 1st television station in Africa, lst university in Nigeria with only Cocoa and Agriculture, what has any other Nigeria politician achieved even with our so called oil, since he died and left we have had jokers as leaders by the way l am igbo and give his due, yes he made mistakes he was human forgive him and move on.
Daddy Amoo am glad to hear this sir, I've heard close story before only that it was not detailed like this.
Thank you for the information.
Today,I really & enjoy the benefit & believe of History in Nigeria pasts is an excellent learning lessons for we the generations Kids of modern life-living today and also including those who belongs to the next future generations to come to be careful with respects of how they build their life-shape production for the next or future generation of Election systems without rigging & corrupts life or face skeptical e.t.c
Sule Shangodoyin.
In as much as I agreed with his narrative of events, the fact is that Awolowo look beyond what the likes of Akintola were looking at. No region in Nigeria had that type of development the West were privileged to have due to visionary leadership provided by the ruling class then. If the Easterners had agreed to form coalition with the Westerners then, Nigeria would have been a better place compare to the born to rule leadership we're are experiencing now.
But upon such intellects Yoruba's still fail
Heritage tv ,well done again
such a shame that people rarely speak about Akintola and his huge contributions with his place in Nigeria's history. Everything he said is still a menace now as he could forsee the future. Ogun ni mo bi, omo kooko.....
My thoughts exactly! Because alot of our people don't do research, they just go by what they're being told. The only mistake Akintola did was, not to resign. He should have done the needful. Because majority of his party members voted against him. Other than that, everything he said about Ndigbos has come to pass. I.e. the first coup proved his point. Then, Yorubas and Hausas are in government together. So, Akintola wasn't entirely wrong.
The truth is, Awolowo never rated the Northerners but Akintola like them. Awolowo liked Ndigbos. But Ndigbos betrayed him as well.
This man is just playing to the gallery. There was no genuine role but ceremonial role for president in the first republic! The problem is what did zik alliance bring to the east?
There are some truths in what he is saying it was a feud caused by women.
The hypocrisy of yesterday was what Nigeria is witnessing today.
My thoughts exactly!!
Thank u Sir..
Very interesting history
Thank U Sir
Long live
Untold history
It is all a lie
Yoruba nation could not afford to repeat the past mistakes if
Yoruba nation is to come to reality.
I understood what Papa said. I have also watched the views from IGBO TV. It is clear and glaring that there were misleading information on the issues that transpired. There had been several contrasting opinions. I am yet to see or watch the views from any Northern TV. However, it is should be noted that lies had been the underpinning of the decadence we are living with these days. How do we get out of this quagmire. God help and bless NIGERIA!
God bless you Sir....
Thanks for your great narrative sir, sheds some light on events. My main takeaway from your narration is that Akintola indeed betrayed his colleagues in AG by initiating a unilateral talk with the NPC for coalition, before giving a feedback to his leader. And that ties in with the character of the man it seems, whatever his other good qualities were. If he had any respect for his colleagues and party rules, he would have consulted and sort some aggregation of thoughts, opinions and strategy before reaching out to political opponents.
I strongly disagreed with u awolowo was selfish man indeed
@@olakunlenathanael4022 Do you have any evidence for this your assertion?
Haaa haaa what do you mean by Akintola was betrayed.
Wow educative.
Perspective...perspective.
Awolowo was right in turning down the offer of forming a coalition government with the North, in my humble opinion. He would have been a ceremonial president, like what Zik became. Hence the reason he was a visionary leader. Going by what Dr Amos has just explained, you can tell that Awolowo was politically naive during the course of the first election. It just a shame. Nigeria would have fulfil her potential, if the man was giving a chance to govern. Awolowo Wasn't perfect, but he had all the attributes of a good leader. Kwame Nkrumah spoke highly of him in one of his books. He was a visionary leader and an economist as well. Gone, but not forgotten! RIP Mr Awolowo.
Wow, so the igbos formed coalition government with the North. These folks used to wine and dine together. They've the audacity to call yorubas betrayal. The irony is strong with this one.
He rejected the opportunity to form a coalition with the north under a civilian democracy but he had no moral revulsion in forming alliance with military wing of the same north he hated.
@@ukoparah He stood for one Nigeria, so he didn't form an alliance with the North but rather with those that stood for one Nigeria. He traveled to Enugu to persuade Ojukwu to make peace and remain part of the federation, but Ojukwu remained intransigent. As a matter of fact, in March 1966 Awolowo, sensing the imminent danger, wrote a letter to Ironsi from prison stating that him and his colleagues had what it took to save Nigeria and reverse the state of anarchy that was on the verge of engulfing the country and requesting the release of him and his colleagues, but Ironsi refused!
Uche Oparah Awolowo actually wanted to deal with the igbos, for Azikiwe’s betrayal of forming an alliance with the north to put Awolowo in jail. Soon as Awo was release, he was out for revenge. Before Awo went to prison the mid-western region was part of the west, no way Awo was going to separate as long as the mid-west was annexed by Biafra. Awo was too smart for that, so he killed 2 birds with one stone.
Awolowo was a fool and crass politicians then
Zik took the eastern region to the North because he felt the West was too educated and enlightened. Today, what has becomes of the alliance between the North and the East?
Taiwo you are right partially, but Zik did it for personal and national interest igbos had businesses in the north, many were born there Zik himself was born and raised in the north. Ideology wise Zik was Pan African, but Awo believed in Social democratic norms, some form of socialism creating opportunity for the masses scholarships, helping farmers, state intervention in the economy and so on.Igbos on the hand believed in pure Capitalism. Awo would have been president if he did mentioned he would probe Obasanjo regime, He had great dreams and ideas for Nigeria but he made some mistakes. l am igbo by the way.
heybaba77,
Are you for real?
....Igbos believe in pure capitalism...
Not even United States practice pure capitalism. Your characterization of the Igbo people is very misleading and disingenuous.
Wasky Henry : Zik and many Ibos cut their political tooth in the West , Ibo traders, civil servants were more in the West and more successful than in North. Corny Zik felt he could manipulate the Northern Political class than the Elites in the West, decapitate Awo, so that the Grand alliance of North and East. would neuter the West who by far were more advanced and more endowed naturally and materially
@@adeyemibadejo8822 You criticize Zik for aligning with the north. But the same Awolowo went into alliance with the north under the worst government: military dictatorship. So whose alliance is worse?
Uche Oparah : Awolowo, didn’t enter into any alliance with the North .Gowon is from middle belt. Awolowo joined forces across Nigeria to forge national unity during a national emergency/ crises that threatened the core existence of the young and fragile nation he labored with others to birth . Of about a dozen of the major nationalities that made up Nigeria, only the Ibos attempted to secede. Ibos core neighbors you would remember didn’t support the idea of Biafra as envisioned by the Biafra agitators. Restoration of peace, preservation of the National integrity through equality ,fair play and justice was Awolowo’s prime motivation and with an assurance that the country would be returned back to Regional govt. but when Gowon failed to return the country back to Regionalism, Awolowo, being a principled man quit the government. The records are there for your verification
No. History taught us that Dr Anthony Enahoro moved the motion for the independence of Nigeria in 1953 and not Chief Akintola.
...but who is Dr Amoo? He must be pro Akintola.
Big B Adeyinka : Yes, Dr Amao is Akintola’s boy
Yes, Mr. Amos Amoo is Chief Akintola's kinsman from Ogbomoso
Yes, Chief Anthony Enahoro moved the motion for independence in 1953, whilst Akintola moved the motion in 1957, but it was rejected. Remi Fani-Kayode also moved the motion for independence in 1958, which was successfully passed.
Enahoro's motion was not successful. It was Akintola's motion that was successful and led to Nigeria's independence.
Thanks a lot baba Amos know i know what I don't understand about baba akinola and baba awolowo.
+Kazeem Lateef, they are legend and both of them tried for Nigeria
This old man is clearly an Akintola man. Awo is a legend, and he lives on.
Taiwo Olaniyi
Rewind and listen to his revelation again. The man was speaking the obvious truth without choosing side. It was a known fact that Awo despised the Hausas and refused to bow to none. The was was simply being neutral.
We would have been better off, if each region had been allowed to go at its own pace. And that was the vision of Awo. Akintola wanted to achieve his ambition, and he wouldnt mind any means of realising it.
And Akintola had to bow to the North just because of power? I have read a lot of stories on Awo, yes he is not a saint, but that man did whatever he did for the love of the Yoruba people. And really why should the uneducated rule over the educated ad more sophisticated. Now that the North has rule Nigeria for the most part of her history what exactly have we gained from it? Heck! even their region is still the most undeveloped.
In actual fact, each region was allowed to develop at its own pace back then. That was why the West was dveloped than the Federal government. Thanks to Awolowo! Unfortunately, when an Igbo man Major General Aguiyi Ironsi became the Head of State, he emasculated the regions for a strong Central Government.
Benard Benjani the damage the igbos have also done in this country cannot be quantified. The most annoying part is that they still refused to take any responsibility for their part in the civil war. They just love to play the victim card.
Eye opening interview...
+Prophet Peter Olu Oduwaye, yea. You are right
May God bless you Dr. Amos Amoo, for shedding light to the past for new generations. Thank you very sir, God bless Heritage TV, God bless Nigeria. ..........Amen
+qasim adewale God bless you too. Thanks for watching we promise to bring you more, thanks for your time
Historical revisionism at its best.
God bless you sir Dr Amoo for more enlightenment
Thank you very much Dr.Amos Amoo for shredding light into this matter Baba Akintola didn't have fault in this matter at all I'm very sad that he died young,if we look at it very well he was fighting for human rights not like those ones that fighting for their pockets and their children.May him so rest in peace.
+Olayinka Idowu amen
When a man becomes a premier/governor, it is not do or die. When the majority of the people say you are not wanted, step aside and live to fight another day. May be if Akintola had listened to voices of the masses, he may be still be alive today. Do not judge Awolowo base on what "Dr" Amoo said here, he has repeated hearsays.
Please sir Benard Benjani , I am from Ekiti State and I am not encouraged how we Yoruba are suffering in the hand of Northerners. How can we Yoruba resolve this great mistake of our forefather . Thanks
Adebayo Adamolekun. If i May ask, how are yorubas suffering in the hands of northerners?
The problem of the nation has its inception from the political unrest from the south west region that resulted in severe killing n burning of politicians, this was between Akintola and Awolowo political differences, the Federal level headed by the Northern politicians along side Zik their allies supported Akintola, there was treason traces on the side of Awolowo n his crew n they were all trial.
Awolowo got 10years jail term n the other got 15years, this was what infuriated the coup planners of Jan 1966 failed coup, they saw it that Awolowo was maltreated by the North n the plans was to execute the coup, get Awolowo out from prison n made him the president.
Unfortunately the coup was aborted by an Igbo man "ironsi aguiyi"
To cut it short, there was counter coup after then massive killings of igbos in the North, Ojukwu came on board to again free Awolowo from prison on the basis that he will secede with the igbos which he agreed but it was quite shocking n betrayal the same Awolowo the igbos been trying to safe was used against the igbos in the civil war, he was the master planner of the fall of the Biafra struggle.
This is just a summary, I stand to be corrected or criticize constructively
What an incredible revelation. Thanks for posting
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Odutola Ogbeni Oja, Bode Thomas - Deep
Born in Ibadan in 1971,able to enjoy free education through secondary school,coming to America noted that any of Hausa seen came through scholarship to America and most of them in Europe on scholarship as well same as the ibos ,Igbo people.yoruba people can never be united.
Never!
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This is statement of fact that if Chief Obafemi Awolowo has agreed with Chief S LA Akintola as Jagarban Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu did now w e would have succeeded in our aspirations of leading Nigeria to the promised land of being Giantof Africa then.
The disagreement between AWO and SLA was political ideology AWO wanted to be in opposition following the 1959 general elections and worked towards the 1964 federal elections seeking alliances with other major parties in fact Chief Awolowo was already making a breakthrough with Zik's party the NCNC when Chief Akintola lied against AWO that he was planning to overthrow the Hausa-Fulani led Federal Government SLA actually betrayed AWO most of the old man stories are convoluted.
NIPC was created on 1958, I believe, after federal legislation stopped banks from directly investing in property development. Dr Akinola Maja, Medical practitioner; was chairman. Chief S.O Gbadamosi, Chief Alfred Rewane (Then MD Western Nigeria Development Corporation WNDC)
Chief S O Sonibare, as secretary completed the fou brains behind NIPC. NIPC built Cocoa House which was called 'Ile Agbe' or House of Farmers in 1965. Oodua investment Company, OIC was incorporated in 1976. Your attempt distort history is hereby exposed. You have no real knowledge stop spreading falsehood
The problem of the nation has its inception from the political unrest from the south west region that resulted in severe killing n burning of politicians, this was between Akintola and Awolowo political differences, the Federal level headed by the Northern politicians along side Zik their allies supported Akintola, there was treason traces on the side of Awolowo n his crew n they were all trial.
Awolowo got 10years jail term n the other got 15years, this was what infuriated the coup planners of Jan 1966 failed coup, they saw it that Awolowo was maltreated by the North n the plans was to execute the coup, get Awolowo out from prison n made him the president.
Unfortunately the coup was aborted by an Igbo man "ironsi aguiyi"
To cut it short, there was counter coup after then massive killings of igbos in the North, Ojukwu came on board to again free Awolowo from prison on the basis that he will secede with the igbos which he agreed but it was quite shocking n betrayal the same Awolowo the igbos been trying to safe was used against the igbos in the civil war, he was the master planner of the fall of the Biafra struggle.
This is just a summary, I stand to be corrected or criticize constructively
Your view or perspective is untrue.
Let us take it from the crisis in the west code named operation "wet e",the crisis was purely a western region problem and it neither affected the federal nor snowballed into another region. The crisis was neutralized and the heads and sponsors of the aggressors were tried and jailed.
The entire country was at peace before the greedy and overambitious mostly Igbo rebels headed by Emmanuel Ifeajuna stroke.
The coup was not planned to free Awolowo,the claim that it was plained to free Awolowo was an afterthought by the coup plotters after they had failed.
If the coup had been to free Awolowo,there was a coup speech read by Major Kaduna Nzeogwu ,at a time they thought their coup had succeeded,there was no mention of Awolowo's name or any mention of such intention in the coup speech,all they claimed was that they are revolutionaries and intend to flush out all the corrupt politicians from Nigeria,it is still arguably true that Awolowo could have been killed if he wasn't in jail,his status as a prisoner made him a less target as he posed no threats to anyone of them. Ordinarily,coup speeches usually carry the aim and purpose for such coup ,the January 1966 coup didn't state Awolowo as the reason. When Jerry John Rawlings of Ghana was brought from prison to presidency,the coup plotters went straight to free Rawlings and took him straight to the presidency.
They had all the time to free Awolowo from prison,no delegation was sent to free him by the coup plotters, infact,their first point of call would have been to free Awolowo being their main aim for the coup. They killed all the top military officers from the north and west and spared those from the east,if the politicians are corrupt,why should general mai Malari, general Ademulegu, colonel Shodeide, lt col James Pam etc were killed and Ironsi was not killed, Ojukwu and other senior military officers from the east were not killed? They coup plotters were simply on a killing spray and ethnic cleansing without considering the repercussions.
Secondly, Ojukwu didn't free Awolowo from prison,General Yakubu Gowon released Awolowo and all other prisoners of political persecution by the Tafawa Balewa led federal government.
Igbos killing like you had alleged wasn't because they planned to enthrone Awolowo,it was as a result of the senseless killing of top ranked military and political leaders from the west and the north while the igbos were spared. It was more of vengeance...the coup plotters as once said by late captain Anuforo, and further buttressed by late captain Gbule both of whom were part of the plot claimed that Saudana wanted to islamize Nigeria through jihad as the reason for their strike.
All these claims that the coup was planned to free Awolowo is false and an after thought by the coup plotters inorder to save their face.
what good did Awolowo do for yoruba nation and what good did Akintola do for the Yoruba's, people caused confusion in the midst of the two great men to divide them, when chief Obafemi Awolowo came to owo, i saw him live as a member of the boys brigade, he talked, how can this man say he couldn't talk in campaign, it was only Akintola that was doing all the talking.
A one sided and very superficial account of the action group crisis. He also included many inaccuracies. Just one an example Chief Ladoke Akintola was not told to resign from the Premiership but was removed by the action group caucus in the Western Region house of assembly. He was actually removed as premier by the Governor Oba Adesoji Aderemi. The meeting he mentioned where they threw chairs was actually a vote of confidence session for the new premier Chief DS Adegbenro (Who he calls Soroye in the clip). Chief Obafemi Awolowo was not blameless. For one he exhibited lack of political tack during the crisis but Akintola was not saint either.
Akintola we short sighted.
AKINTOLA TAKU ONI OUN LOOMO.
This "Dr" Amoo is so wrong, maybe not about the history, but about his interpretation of decisions. He opined that Action Group's not agreeing to form a coalition government with Northern-led Federal Government was the reason for "underdevelopment" in Western Nigeria and enjoyment and development in Eastern and Northern Nigeria? I'm surprised he still holds such opinion in recent Nigeria despite glaring evidence to the contrary.
He was saying that we should imagine the position taken by Azikwe being occupied by Awolowo. Western Region would have benefited more than being opposition at that time.
He was wrong. Zik was just a toothless bull dog in that Era. Nkrumah later blamed him for aligning with the north just to get a ceremonial role when he could have aligned with the west and become prime minister with Awo as his chancellor of the exchequer!
Nobody hold your big mouth to give your own reason!
We re very biased in this country n never accepted the truth. A very senior lecturer told me the same thing in 2005 at O. O. U. , Even those behind weti e. Many of Anintola' achievement re credited to Awo till today.
How market today?
How can we contact this man? .Please, help!
Will get it for you
Dr. Amoo's account is rather pedestrian. A dispassionate history of Chief Akintola's politics is still waiting to be written. I have no doubt that Chief S. L. Akintola was not the caricature that currently prevails in some circles, but I am also convinced that the man made some terrible political mistakes for which he paid with his life. For those who are interested in the other side of the Akintola's story, I recommend Akinjide Osuntokun's "Chief S. Ladoke Akintola: His Life and Times" and Dr. Victor Ladipo Akintola's (SLA' son) account in "Akintola: The Man and the Legend", as a starter. Of course both books are written by SLA loyalists but still there is much to learn from them; as we wait for much more credible historians or chroniclers to fill in the missing gaps in the Akintola saga.
+Yorubapod thanks for your comment
There is nothing more out there to be written about Chief Samuel Ladoke AKintola. The facts are out there but some of us always choose to go on a wild goose chase. And as always, their efforts will end in futility. It is amazing you would recommend Dr. Victor Ladipo Akintola's book on Akintola. What do you expect a child to write about his father? If Femi Fani-Kayode writes a book about his father, Remi Fani-Kayode, it will be a rosy book.
Do you know that in Ogbomosho today, nothing about Akintola is celebrated? Ask yourself why the people of Ogbomosho just want to forget all about Akintola. As premier, the late Chief Akintola did what he wasn't supposed to do and he was impeached. Out of the 110 house members that handled Akintola's impeachment process, 89 voted "YES" to impeach him. After his impeachment, the magnanimous Yorubas gave Akintola the opportunity to serve out his term out and vacate. At the expiration of his term, Akintola refused to go and threw the West into political chaos in which thousands of Yorubas lost their lives.
Yorubas have refused to learn from Akintola's mistakes, they refused to learn from Chief Hubert Ogunde's song "Yoruba ronu". Look at Yoruba land today, it is in a big mess! Awolowo left behind an unparalleled blue-print for good governance for the Yoruba and Nigeria to emulate. Instead of emulating good governance, they have chosen politics of bitterness and destroyed Yoruba land. Go to Ekiti and Oyo states, you'll feel sorry for the Yorubas. It very shameful that a land that once led Nigeria in human and structural developments is now a caricature of her glorious past. Instead of them to "ronu" and do the right things many of them are still talking nonsense.
Yes, there are still a lot to write and learn about Chief Akintola's politics and his time in politics. I wish you would read Dr Ladipo Akintola's book before you made a judgement on it. Indeed if you read Chief Obafemi Awolowo's autobiography, Awo, you would get a different picture of Chief S.L. Akintola, which bears no resemblance to the caricature that has been deliberately propagated about the man. A prophet is never honoured in his own country, is a biblical truth which still holds today. So it's not a big deal if Chief Akintola is not honoured in his native town of Ogbomosho. I share your lamentation for the state of things in Yorubaland today, but that cannot be blamed on any one person. Certainly not on a man assasinated in 1966 and whose political faction has been kept out of power in the Yorubaland since then. Akintola was not an angel because there is no angel in politics. And as I acknowleged in my initial comment, he "made some terrible political mistakes for which he paid with his life." But there is no doubt that Chief Akintola was a great, albeit misunderstood, Yoruba patriot.
You need not recommending book for my reading on this matter because I have read Ladipo Akintola's book and most of Chief Awolowo's books. My candid opinion is, blaming Chief Akintola or Chief Awolowo will not solve any of the many problems in Yoruba land today. We have to revisit those issues only to learn from the mistakes made back then. But in order to learn good lessons from those mistakes, we must deal with only on facts. In Ladipo Akintola's book and other Akintola's loyalist's books, none mentioned the impeachment of his father. In a House of 110 members, a 2/3 majority (74) was needed to convict SLA but a whopping number of 89 voted "YES" to convict Chief S L A Akintola. He was impeached by the House, not by Awolowo, Adegbenro or Fadahunsi. Aren't you surprised that this not mentioned in Ladipo Akintola's book? No son would write anything demeaning about his father. Have you ever read anything demeaning about Adolf Hitler written by any of his children or grandchildren? I never said that Chief Akintola was not a great man or to use your words - Yoruba patriot. What a man or a woman did when alive is his/her legacy and the legacy makes his/her greatness. When a man's action left more bitter taste in the mouths of his people, you be the judge.
I'm afraid this is turning into a chain-mail which I never like, but I wish to just correct an assumption you made in your comment. Apparently you have not read either Dr Akintola or Osuntokun's book. You cannot assume to know the content of a book before you read it. How do I know that you haven't read the books? If you have read the books you would know that both authors despite being Akintola's loyalists (one of them, his son) actually stated that the mistake SLA made was not to go when the people had rejected him. That was why I told you earlier that you should read a book before giving a judgement on it. You keep on implying that because Dr. Akintola is the son of SLA therefore his contribution should not be taken into account. Why not? After all what we know about most of statesmen and women all over the world are often things written by themselves and/or their loyalists, that include what we know about Jesus Christ and all other religious leaders . Awolowo was lucky to be able to write his side of the story but Akintola was not so lucky, having being murdered before he could get the time to tell his own side of the story in book form. Despite your tone of authority in the matter, I am not sure you were present at the meeting where Akintola was supposedly impeached. So what makes your "facts" more credible than other "facts" that dispute them? And by the way who are the historians who provide your facts, and what side were they in the matter? Of course blaming either Chief Akintola or Chief Awolowo "will not solve any of the many problems in Yoruba land today". So why did you, after acknowledging that fact, go straight to blame Chief Akintola again, by insinuation? Of course Hitler's children would not be able to write anything about their father, because they died with their father. Didn't you know that? It is really egregious to compare Akintola to Hitler. Quite outlandish in the extreme! And it is because of this kind of thing that a balanced story of Akintola needs to be written, read and debated by a wide public.
Akintola betrayed the Yoruba people.
Akintola betrayed the yorubas, and that was because of his inordinate ambition. The man was like Atiku, and omisore.
evidence please
Whatever Awolowo did back then, he did for his people. Akintola wanted power at all cost, and was hobnobbing with the North. Through his actions, he inadvertently created chaos, unrest and bloodshed in the Western region then.
is awolowo's grand daughter not hobnobbing with the so called north now in person of mrs osinbajo and her VP husband, what akintola wanted for Yorubas is for them to be close to the govt at the centre so as to enjoy the benefits
its called clash of ideology, they were both ok
@@ayobamiawoniyi5553 hmmm
The may not be 100 correct in respect of the story, because what I read from very authoritative people is different from what academics fashion designer said We'll what has been done cannot be undone thanks Jerome
What was the cost AG loosing the Election at the time.
Akintola was very sarcastic and abusive towards his opponents. Baba Awo was too polished to use any of the languages Akintola was using then
because he was more exposed and educated. Some people pass through schools but never allow education to pass through them. We may also say Baba
Awo was better speaking in English and Baba Akintola spoke Yoruba better but, he was over ambitious and was very good using derogatory comments about
his opponents. Although some people enjoyed listening to him on the radio, one of them must be daddy Amos here.
That baba Awolowo did not go to different places in Ekiti to campaign is not true. He went to my own village and different others close by and they loved him.
Baba Akintola kind of politics was by force, people were kidnapped on their way to work and farms, houses were burned down because they belonged to the other party"s members and so many other atrocities like that . It did n"t take long before the AG people started to retaliate and the whole Western region became a war zone.
The Hausas were watching us and they were very pleased. Everybody was relieved except the Hausas when the military took over on January 15,1966.
May we never see that kind of violence in Yoruba land again.
Amen
Igbos soldiers intervened in support of the yorubas but today many yorubas don't like igbos somuch upon all the price we paid and are still paying for that stupid coup
Please can you translate for those who don't understand the language
this man doesnt have fact , he was self center.......
The problem of the nation has its inception from the political unrest from the south west region that resulted in severe killing n burning of politicians, this was between Akintola and Awolowo political differences, the Federal level headed by the Northern politicians along side Zik their allies supported Akintola, there was treason traces on the side of Awolowo n his crew n they were all trial.
Awolowo got 10years jail term n the other got 15years, this was what infuriated the coup planners of Jan 1966 failed coup, they saw it that Awolowo was maltreated by the North n the plans was to execute the coup, get Awolowo out from prison n made him the president.
Unfortunately the coup was aborted by an Igbo man "ironsi aguiyi"
To cut it short, there was counter coup after then massive killings of igbos in the North, Ojukwu came on board to again free Awolowo from prison on the basis that he will secede with the igbos which he agreed but it was quite shocking n betrayal the same Awolowo the igbos been trying to safe was used against the igbos in the civil war, he was the master planner of the fall of the Biafra struggle.
This is just a summary, I stand to be corrected or criticize constructively
Baba Akintola tawa ohun la se ti bo lowo won di oni. Ti a ba daduro ni igba na awon awusa yi ko bati ma dawa la mun lo ni.
Agba o ni tan lorile. i enjoyed this chat may God bless this elderly man. the truth has been said my suggestion is to keep proper record of this message.
So this is history will lose all dose fathers because of politics
So, Akintola had a great history. Why do they hid it from us. To me he had a great political ideology than Awolowo. With this unbiased report, Awo is not in any way bettet than our current politicians.
Dr Victor omololu Olunloyo
What about Olunloyo?
It’s always difficult to have best of us to lead in black nations therefore awo could not have been our leader in national level
Kilode tio fi jewipe awon Hausa ni Awon Oyinbo gbe ijoba fun. Nigbati ti ojewipe awon ti ile yoruba lo gbe imoran jade. Baba iyabo baako daya.
Today.....TINUBU faced the same opposition from yorubas today.
If zoning is what we need why don’t we just go our separate ways
how old will you be before you die...will you live a 1000 years? if not breaking up will not make our country powerful among wolf that surround us...we will be like a village in west Africa...a state that will allow whites to recolonize your descendants...in numbers we are great don't make that error reducing your number British regret to have made us large today they wish they did not ..it would have be easy to remained in Nigeria forever...think
But the same iboes now denying being partners with hausas...
James Abiye it’s called selective amnesia they took all the roles in FG back then cause they partnered with North.
History is very important. Can anyone believe that it's the same people who act as if they have never done anything with the north before.
The political unrest in SW(Yoruba land) was one of the main reasons for the January coup and Chief Awolowo was to be made the president if the coup was successful. I am shocked hearing this and the yorubas would still join hands with others to fault n call it
"Igbo coups" I wept, no wonder the government forced History lessons obsolete. We are getting to know the truth on a daily basis
For the sake of Independence, Zik so aliened with the North no doubt...
Because of his involvement with the Northern leaders he was never like by Ojukwu.
Remember history has it stated that Zik was more of a Nigerian than Igbo(Biafra).
The problem of the nation has its inception from the political unrest from the south west region that resulted in severe killing n burning of politicians, this was between Akintola and Awolowo political differences, the Federal level headed by the Northern politicians along side Zik their allies supported Akintola, there was treason traces on the side of Awolowo n his crew n they were all trial.
Awolowo got 10years jail term n the other got 15years, this was what infuriated the coup planners of Jan 1966 failed coup, they saw it that Awolowo was maltreated by the North n the plans was to execute the coup, get Awolowo out from prison n made him the president.
Unfortunately the coup was aborted by an Igbo man "ironsi aguiyi"
To cut it short, there was counter coup after then massive killings of igbos in the North, Ojukwu came on board to again free Awolowo from prison on the basis that he will secede with the igbos which he agreed but it was quite shocking n betrayal the same Awolowo the igbos been trying to safe was used against the igbos in the civil war, he was the master planner of the fall of the Biafra struggle.
This is just a summary, I stand to be corrected or criticize constructively
I believe an elder should be very unbiased. Not sowing partisan political views and bias into the new generation. Dr Amoo is a respectable name but this thrashing of Awolowo to uplift Akintola shouldn't be. To be very frank, these two great men than we have discussed are the real problems to the Yoruba nation because they refused to look into the future of the Yoruba nation. They messed up the history with a feud.
Dr Amos I appreciate your narrative but we have moved beyond this level. Let us unite and move in the right path.
God bless you sir.
Awolowo already knew that no power lies in president but just ceremonial the outcome justified Awo decision.They were lucky that first coup failed you would not have blamed awo for his decision not to follow north I can see you have something against awo and you are for akintola but no problem with that
Of course, the man is one of Akintola's followers. He's from Ogbomoso "The Amoos" He's a good narrator even though I have my reservations about many things that he said in this video. I was fortunate to have known Awolowo in person and happened to be one of his party agents at the polling booths in the 1979 presidential election.
You are talking out of sense box yes awolowo is a greedy and selfish man he believes his sense is utmost while it was nil
@@olakunlenathanael4022 who is this nitwit for crying out loud?
very sad and unfortunate SL Akintola has been given little recognition compared to what he did. it will appear to me that Awo took his glory because his life was cut short by the 1966 coup. I wish the FG gives him a more robust recognition even in death, like being on a currency or other way
Such a shame that Akintola's children destroyed his memory by not making him relevant.
He shot himself in the foot.
Sir olateru olagbegi
Agba o ni tan lorile olorun a loré emi yin baba fun alayé yin
Awolowo was a traitor who sold Yoruba and Igbo out for a riches to his bloodline. He was a member of the fraternity of the white men...along with many other like him who had been schooled in the colonial brain washed system and so was traitors like Ojukwu. For a some of money and threat Awolowo took the blame for the acclaimed starved them to death and they will surrender. That was totally the Colonial strategy. Ojukwu deceived his people and led them to fatal destruction while he managed to stay alive. And just like Mandela was re presented to his people his Wife Winnie knew the real man was long gone.
Agba onitan lori le , olorun yio bawa lora emi yio (e seun)
Now i understand why there is money politics in Nigeria, from the beginning they were given people money to vote: foundation really matters.
Azikwe helped to facilitate hatred between Yoruba and Igbo...
The problem of the nation has its inception from the political unrest from the south west region that resulted in severe killing n burning of politicians, this was between Akintola and Awolowo political differences, the Federal level headed by the Northern politicians along side Zik their allies supported Akintola, there was treason traces on the side of Awolowo n his crew n they were all trial.
Awolowo got 10years jail term n the other got 15years, this was what infuriated the coup planners of Jan 1966 failed coup, they saw it that Awolowo was maltreated by the North n the plans was to execute the coup, get Awolowo out from prison n made him the president.
Unfortunately the coup was aborted by an Igbo man "ironsi aguiyi"
To cut it short, there was counter coup after then massive killings of igbos in the North, Ojukwu came on board to again free Awolowo from prison on the basis that he will secede with the igbos which he agreed but it was quite shocking n betrayal the same Awolowo the igbos been trying to safe was used against the igbos in the civil war, he was the master planner of the fall of the Biafra struggle.
This is just a summary, I stand to be corrected or criticize constructively
@@SmartKelz Ojukwu and Ironsi stopped the Jan 1966 coup. Ojukwu was commander in Kano and Ironsi was army chief in Lagos. If not for them, the coup would have succeeded. For more eye-witness account, see Adewale Ademoyega’s book: WHY WE STRUCK (he was one of the coup plotters).
@@WordsOfLife33 read my third paragraph" unfortunately..." I stated something inline with what you said,,,Ojukwu aborted Kano coup movement n ironsi aborted the coup completely in Lagos,which was the head of federal administration, infact if Ojukwu had agreed to join force with the coup plotters then the coup would be successful because with Ojukwu help, they would easily capture Ironsi (Lagos),,,when ojukwu was called to join forces with them, he told them to get out # then they said it was just a joke.
@@SmartKelz Yes, all you said in both posts are in WHY WE STRUCK. I’m glad you made these observations. People don’t tell the whole story, probably because they don’t read (and don’t study history).
@@WordsOfLife33 they are so sentimental, their sense of reasoning are clouded with tribal sentiment ,,,they said it was an Igbo coup,even though Ademoyega(Yoruba) was one of the master planers ,,,they forgot the roles Igbo's played in aborting the coup.
They said the January coup didn't take place in Enugu but they failed to blame the July coup for failing or not being effective in same Enugu.
These are all tribal sentiment!
How old is this man please! Is he older than Awolowo, because I am lost oo🤔🤔🤔however, It is very obvious that this man hated Awolowo ooo , he said "Awolowo doesn't know how to speak during the campaigns" apart from Akintola 🤔🤔🤔 Wowawu!!
He was probably right.Each men had their
strengths.Public speaking was SLA's strength and it was general knowledge that Akintola pushed the campaigns because he was a great orator in Yoruba, Hausa and English.In fact,S.L was specifically sent to the north to campaign for AG because of this..That doesn't remove anything from papa Awo.
Akintola taku tabi o tako which one
Brother Ben you did good on your reply Amos was lying
I think you don't have good father at home at all you're a fool for saying this man is lying
dr.Amoo.what is the meaning of Soroye?ibadan is a fake to Yoruba region
These facts are what I have read in all genuine Yoruba political history and I have also heard from my parents. Awolowo was good but selfish. "Eni to gbon to lenika o gbon, oun gan no baba obo"
did you forget MR.amoo the Lancaster conference in 1958.why are you lied and speaking violence.lets Yoruba peoples unite.
Akintola was not a betrayal all he fought for was the selfishness of Awolowo. Despite all the development from Awolowo, he was known to be a selfish man..all he ever wanted was to lead the Yoruba nation and no other person can. This is the main reason why Ibadan people never love Awolowo. OBJ is a replica of Awolowo in term of "self aggrandizement" . Another reason why Ibadan never love Awolowo was Adegoke Adelabu penkelemesi.
How was Awolowo a selfish man? When he left Ibadan for Lagos, he never wanted to come back as premier.
If Awolowo had ruled Nigeria for 11 years as did Obasanjo, Tunde and friends will be much more intelligent today.
Just because of Adegoke Adelabu, the Ibadans never loved Awolowo. For his entire life, what did Adelabu do for the Ibadans? Just name one thing he did. Adelabu had numerous wives and 15 children at the time of his death.
Awolowo was a God sent man to the Yoruba. Unfortunately, the Yoruba's ship became rudderless and without a Captain when Awolowo left Ibadan for Lagos. Samuel Ladoke Akintola on the other hand was a total and a confirmed disaster. Since Awolowo left Ibadan, what has any Ibadan indigene from Omololu Olunloyo, Adisa Akinloye, Richard Akinjide, Lam Adesina, Rashidi Ladoja, Eruobodo to Lamidi Adedibu, done to move the dirty old Ibadan city forward? Just name one thing. What a pity! You misapplied the word "self aggrandizement" here. Awolowo did not name WNTV or Liberty stadium after himself. He did not build any of the government landmarks in Ikenne or Ijebu-Ode. Emeka Ojukwu in his wisdom called Chief Awolowo the best president Nigeria never had.
Awolowo is the best President Nigeria never had. Akintola betrayed the Yoruba race. He introduced the do or die politics of today.
Many people are so unstable that at the telling of any narration we get confused and buy into it. The narration of Paa Amos, though seems convincing, it is fraught with many undeniable mistakes.
What are you say this man
Tunde Adebayo you're fool tunde Adebayo
What you re trying to say now awolowo is betrayer
Nice narration but I think he's antagonising himself. Ibadan isn't action group yet they elected action group candidates right from the beginning?
Then how come, there's wetie crisis?
Olorun a forun ke Akintola, Olorun ko dariji ese ji gbogbo wa o Akintola ko jebi oro yi rara ti ogbon ba ti poju o ma npa olgbon lara ni, ogbon agbonju lo pa baba Awolowo lara e se pupo Dr.Amos Amoo bi e se tan imole si oro yi fun wa.
+Olayinka Idowu thanks for watching and comment
Read what you wrote. in what way have you tried to make sure history does not repeat itself?
Go to the archives and read different accounts to what "Dr." Amoo said in this video.
hum.....omo Yoruba...same awolowo brought first university and NTA also cocoa house to Ibadan city.
rasheed fasona The problem of some yorubas is that they add addicted to sectional backup, instead of thinking of what's can unite us. This old man was telling us something he knew as a witness of the event, and he did not blamed or against any of our heroes, but he answered according to his questionire, lets just thanks him because there 'er some misconception about Chief Akintola and his boss "Chief Awolowo". Yoruba o ni baje o
This information is not accurate. Why would Awolowo settle for ceremonial president, an office without portfolio? Zik that took that role was useless throughout the first republic. Who ordered Akintola to discuss with the NPC? He is not doing it because of the interest of the Yoruba, but for his own agenda. He wanted to lead, simple. Again, for the fact that you claimed Awo does not know how to address audience at campaign rally speak to the bias of this story. The wisdom of Awolowo is far beyond all his contemporaries.
He was not useless.He made sure Igbo people head most the government parastatals starting from university of Ibadan....that is the main reason Igbos are the first to do when it comes to holding public office in Nigerian History while yorubas are always pioneer in private sector
Akintola betrayed Awolowo, bn sycologically in full support of the British Columbia idiology of remain slavery by another measured.
The story are invisible power joined and manipulated our so seen the Obas in the western regional, and, illiterate Hausa EMIR,
* The story are unbelievable 😭
This man off track. How can Awo became Premier and not agitate for Nigeria independence. He is mudling up history. Please will the real historians step forward, before misinterpretation of history. Akintola connived with the NCNC to betray AG.
Hmmmm Nigeria daru lati day 1 awon oke oya ko won ota ara won lopo nitori won mo pe taba ta ara ile eni lopo ani ri ra lowon. Ti aba gbo interview yi ye ari pe yoruba lobere ka mo ra ibo eyi to di ikan mowa lowo. Ase buruku sere lawon asiwaju wa lati ibere
Sorry sir but u said awo dont knw hw to speak to people when action go foe campaign bt u still said baba have idea of speaking to people nd nd intelligent baba no vex u dey like akintola pay awolowo i can see it
Disappointing stories still come up. No hope for Yoruba. Dr Amoo is not really educated. He speaks from emotion.
Dose this means to say Sir Ladoka Akintola was a traitor? Please let us, Yoruba Youth, knows the truth.The problem started because of a fight between Mrs Awolowo and Mrs Akintola. What a pity.
Nuridin Adams : That couldn’t be what purely precipitated the crises. The Dr’s analysis was biased and pedestrian. Akintola’s many sins and convictions in the Western Paliamentary House among other things included ; indiscipline, anti- Party activities, corruption etc.
this man is all out to tarnish the image of Pa Awolowo. So skewed to telling us that Akintola is a saint.
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Ibadan is very dubious and oyo state I met awolowo campaign one on one when I was at age of 15years sir what you are saying about awolowo half of the story is a lie
All what you said sir about baba obafemi awolowo is a tpical lies with all the baba AWO good did to Ibadan and oyo state osun their the best betrayers what do they do to compensate BABA Awolowo Yoruba be waiting for fything with Fulani awusa in 2023/yoruba e ti mo nkankan
He is part of the Left, Akintola people.
Can i trust the account of a 15 year old?