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.

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.

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, grandpa for educates we young Yoruba citizens, may the Lord be with u and live long

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.

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.

Thanks so much sir for the flashback. May you continue to be blessed.

Our youths should be lectured on the unadulterated truth. This is the truth

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.

Daddy Amoo am glad to hear this sir, I've heard close story before only that it was not detailed like this.

My Yoruba is not too good so pardon me for commenting in English.

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.....

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

The hypocrisy of yesterday was what Nigeria is witnessing today.

Thank you for the information.

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!

Thank u 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.

Yoruba nation could not afford to repeat the past mistakes if