Tag: Awolowo
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Ambode unveils new Awolowo statue Tuesday
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode will unveil a new iconic statue of the late sage and nationalist, Chief Obafemi Awolowo on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. The imposing bust located on Obafemi Awolowo Way by the Lagos Television junction in Ikeja, is a befitting replacement to the old Awolowo statue that was removed from the Allen Avenue round-about…
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Oba’s coronation: Like Awolowo, people will praise me later – Ajimobi
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Thursday said like the late sage Chief Obafemi Awolowo was criticised for introducing free education and later praised several years after, he will also be praised later for his bold decision to implement the Ibadan chieftaincy review. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the review of the law resulted in the…
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Restructuring: Awolowo “may not succeed as councillor” in present day Nigeria – Don
A Nigerian professor, Akin Onigbinde on Thursday stated the need for the country to embrace restructuring as hampered by some leaders as the only way to ensure economic sustainability. Onigbinde noted that the country may never produce influence leaders of thought in likes of Chief Obafemi Awolowo if nothing is done to position the present…