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#NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by OWOJELA: 12:06am On Oct 01, 2018 |
Nigeria attained her independence from Britain in 1960 but before the attainment of independence, there were heroes among her citizens that fought for self governance. Looking back in time and following the path of history, Owojela's Blog presents here; a list of five important Nigerians who helped fight for Nigeria’s independence. Herbert Macaulay: Born in 1864, Herbert Macaulay was the grandson of Bishop Ajayi Crowther and he was trained as an engineer. He is considered the founder of Nigerian nationalism as the movement was under his influence in the 1920s. He started the nationalist movement because of the belief that the people of different backgrounds living in the British colony of Nigeria needed to come together as one. He returned to Nigeria in 1893 after completing his studies in London as the first Nigerian to be sponsored by the colonial government for a professional course abroad. He joined the colonial civil service and this exposed him to the ills and irregularities of the colonial government which led him to get involved with politics to fight for the rights of Nigerians. He founded the Lagos Daily News to promote the nationalist movement. He was the first Nigerian to establish a political party in 1922, the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP). He became the first national president of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC), party he co-founded with Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1944. Macaulay’s political activities were limited to Lagos affairs until the very end of his life and he was on a nationwide campaign in 1946 when he took ill and died on May 7, 1946 in Kano. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe: Born on the 16th of November, 1904 in Niger state, Benjamin Nnamdi Azikwe was at the fore-front in the fight for Nigeria’s Independence. He was fondly referred to as “Zik” and became the first president of Nigeria after Nigeria got her independence from the United Kingdom. While working as the editor for the African Morning Post, a daily newspaper in Ghana, Nnamdi Azikiwe promoted pro-African nationalist agenda. Upon his return to Nigeria in 1937, he founded the West African Pilot which was a tool used to promote the cause of Nigerian nationalism. Alongside Herbert Macaulay, he founded the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) in 1944 and he was made the secretary-general of the National Council in 1946. He was later elected to Legislative Council of Nigeria the following year. He was the first Nigerian to be named to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and he also became the Governor General on the same day. With Nigeria becoming a republic in 1962, he became her first president. He died on May 11, 1996 in Enugu following a protracted illness. Chief Obafemi Awolowo: Chief Obafemi Awolowo was born on March 6, 1909 in Ogun state. He was also one of the pioneer leaders that fought for Nigeria’s independence and he introduced free education in the western region in 1955. After completing his education abroad, he returned to Nigeria in 1947 and took up practice as a barrister. However while he had been in London, he wrote his first book “Path to Nigerian Freedom” in which he criticized the British administration and advocated for self governance. He also helped to found the Egbe Omo Oduduwa (Society of the Descendants of Oduduwa, the mythical ancestor of the Yoruba-speaking peoples), an organization devoted to the study and preservation of Yoruba culture. He was also the founder of the political party Action Group in 1950, a party that called for the termination of British rule in Nigeria. In 1954, he became the first premier of the Western Region. During his lifetime he wrote several books such as “Thoughts on the Nigerian Constitution”, “The People’s Republic,” “The Strategy and Tactics of the People”s Republic of Nigeria.” He resigned his position as commisioner of finance and vice chairman of the Federal Executive Council in 1971 to protest the government’s continuation of military rule. He died on May 9, 1987 and was buried on June 6, 1987. Sir Ahmadu Bello: Born on June 12, 1910, Sir Ahmadu Bello was the 1st President of the Northern Peoples Party (NPP) in 1951 and he was also the former premier of Northern region. He alongside Abubakar Tafawa Balewa took active roles in the struggle for an independent Nigeria. Upon his return from England, he got a nomination to represent Sokoto in the regional House of Assembly. He used his position there to promote the development of the northern emirates such as Kano, Bornu and Sokoto. He became the first Premier of Northern Nigeria in 1954 and in 1959 independence elections, his party NPC won a plurality of the parliamentary seats. His party later formed an alliance with Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s NCNC to form Nigeria’s first indigenous federal government which led to independence from the British colonial masters. He was also responsible for the modernization and unification of the diverse people of the North. He was assassinated in a coup on January 15, 1966 while still serving as premier of Northern Nigeria. Chief Anthony Enahoro: Chief Anthony Enahoro was born on 22 July, 1923 and was one of Nigeria’s foremost anti-colonial and pro-democracy activists. He became Nigeria’s youngest editor ever at the age of 21 when he became the editor of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s newspaper, the Southern Nigerian Defender, Ibadan, in 1944. Chief Enahoro joined the struggle for Nigeria’s independence in the early 1940s acting as a student leader and leading protests. He was on two occasions jailed by the colonial government for sedition and writing satiric articles. In 1953, he became the first to move the motion for Nigeria’s independence and is usually referred to as the father of “Nigeria State.” His motion was however rejected and a successful motion did not come till 1958, the motion was made by Chief Remi Fani-Kayode. He died on December 15, 2010. Source: http://www.informationng.com/2017/03/5-nigerians-fought-nigerias-independence.html CC: Lalasticlala Ishilove Semid4lyfe Obinoscopy 1 Like
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Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by amaniro: 12:10am On Oct 01, 2018 |
bla bla bla it ended up a sih.t hole 5 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by beautyoftheLord: 12:11am On Oct 01, 2018 |
Who sent them? Wish they had not then. Nigeria was not ready and is not ready to govern themselves well. 7 Likes |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by Nobody: 12:14am On Oct 01, 2018 |
Aside moving motion, is there any other thing Anthony Enahoro did? 1 Like |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by Nobody: 12:15am On Oct 01, 2018 |
beautyoftheLord: If only the colonialists stayed a little longer... 2 Likes |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by Gosj01(m): 12:24am On Oct 01, 2018 |
Add pics and source to appear on fp 1 Like |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by Sirjamo: 12:26am On Oct 01, 2018 |
I learnt that it was all going well for Nigeria, until Ojukwu emerged with his ugly face and fragmented the country because of his dilution to be head of state of Biafra. 3 Likes |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by conductor120: 12:31am On Oct 01, 2018 |
Sirjamo:No wonder Nigerian students are the dullest in the world. ![]() ![]() They teach them rubbish, distort and batter their history (Nigeria is the only shithole where History is not taught in class) and at the end of the day, produce half-baked dinwits as "graduates". ![]() 15 Likes 1 Share
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Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by amaniro: 12:31am On Oct 01, 2018 |
Sirjamo: Then you need to go back to your history text book 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by shikshark: 12:54am On Oct 01, 2018 |
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Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by shikshark: 12:58am On Oct 01, 2018 |
they should have just asked for provincial independence abeg........on order words, they created this sh it-hole and trump named it 1 Like |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by Hisxellency: 1:00am On Oct 01, 2018 |
This independence calls for sober reflections!!! Nigeria at 58 is quite matured for some kind advanced technologies in place.. We must make it right come 2019 1 Like |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by OWOJELA: 1:03am On Oct 01, 2018 |
Awol1: It is similar to what Nnamdi Kanu tried to do in 2017.. |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by OWOJELA: 1:05am On Oct 01, 2018 |
Gosj01: All what you said was present before posting..I wonder why its not on FP.. |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by Kingspin(m): 1:09am On Oct 01, 2018 |
After they fought for independent we still fighting for another independent. |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by Vikkie14: 1:24am On Oct 01, 2018 |
amaniro:Nah! I disagree with you. We're still on our way to that direction (on full speed) except we take drastic steps and change our course. |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by udemzyudex(m): 1:29am On Oct 01, 2018 |
Selfish people, wonder why they were in a hurry. |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by Vikkie14: 1:34am On Oct 01, 2018 |
conductor120:You can only speak for yourself alone child. In as much as I'm not in support of what the other guy said, I won't hesitate to put the records right with the fallacy you spewed.
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Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by BabaRamota1980: 1:57am On Oct 01, 2018 |
Great post doing honor to the past heroes! |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by BabaRamota1980: 2:00am On Oct 01, 2018 |
This need correction. He became the first national president of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC), party Zik was not a founding member of NCNC, though he later ascended to become its leader after which he steered it into becoming an ethnic platform. 1 Like |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by killsmith(f): 2:11am On Oct 01, 2018 |
Shameless country. 1 Like
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Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by Xander85: 2:16am On Oct 01, 2018 |
beautyoftheLord: Hehehehehe ![]() ![]() ![]() Anyone true to himself will understand your sentiments on this matter! If a referendum is given to Nigerian youths on whether the Brits should come back for 10 years and colonise us again, the Nigerian elite and old cargoes that have put us in this present predicament and who don't want to allow younger blood to take over, will all be surprised at the overwhelming majority that will vote in favour of recolonisation! ![]() 1 Like |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by Nobody: 2:32am On Oct 01, 2018 |
LIST OF MINIMUM WAGES BY COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. 1. Nigeria - $38 (N18,000). 2. Algeria - $175 (N83,000). 3. Belgium - $1,738 (N810,000). 4. Cameroon - 36, 270CFA ($75) N38,000. 5. Chad - $120 (N60,000). 6. Denmark - $1,820 (N900,000). 7. Libya - $430 (N190,000). 8. Japan - $1000 (N450,000). 9. Cote D'ivoire -36,607CFA $72. 10. New Zealand -$3,187 (N1.4m). 11. Luxemburg - $2,500 (N1.1m). 12. Spain - $760. (N300,000). 13. Switzerland - $5,620 - N2.5m. 14. USA - $11 per hour. Ironically, Nigeria politicians earn the highest salaries the whole world. In Luxemburg where minimum wage is $2,500, their lawmakers are paid $7,400. In Libya where minimum wage is $430, lawmakers earn $3000. In Nigeria where minimum wage is $38 (N18,000), lawmakers earn $65,000 (N29m). The Geo-political structure and the constitution of the country is skewed in favour of the political elites. Pension of ex-governors and their deputies cost Nigeria N46 Billion per annum. Some even earn this humongous amount while occupying other political seats. How long will this continue ![]() 1 Like |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by beautyoftheLord: 10:52am On Oct 01, 2018 |
Xander85: I tell you my brother! An overwhelming majority vote indeed. Have a swell day. 1 Like |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by mradonis(m): 11:41am On Oct 01, 2018 |
You really need to study brother. Knowledge is vital and u sound like one void of it. Better Stop ttalking stupid and quickly locate a library or google some sense of history into ur empty skull. The way most Nigerians talk makes me start to Believe most people are really not normal. Dubai a desert is now a heaven on earth land ,,, and look at what someone u will assume is normal is spilling. Foolishness must be really stuck in ur gene Sirjamo: 2 Likes
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Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by tartar9(m): 12:00pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
Xander85:Why do people still erroneously believe that we would have been better off with colonisation ![]() 1 Like |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by Lipscomb(m): 12:14pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
Awol1:good question. If you bold enough then and attack imperialism you deserve some accolade. Even after he said self rule should be given to Nigeria fear grip northern politicians, because they thought colonial master would reacted to the move. |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by Preshy561(f): 12:18pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
conductor120: |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by osazeeblue01: 12:28pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
OWOJELA: They where greedy. Nigeria was not mature enough to be independent. |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by Livebygrace: 12:32pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
At least they fought for something. What are those left behind fighting for today? Their pockets. |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by BrownRoofRep: 12:35pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
BabaRamota1980:Another uninformed Afonja troll. Who is the first secretary of NCNC? 1 Like |
Re: #NigeriaAt58: See The 5 Men Who Fought For Nigeria's Independence by OWOJELA: 1:59pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
READ FACTS ABOUT NIGERIA'S INDEPENDENCE HERE >>>>> https://www.owojelasblog.com/2018/09/nigeria-indepedence-day-facts.html |
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