Fashola-he is officially internationally known!

Mko Abiola

queensmith:

Fashola-he is officially internationally known!

he's not yet a stateman

Dont forget Herbert Macaulay , he started it all

Herbert Macauly was simply extraordinaire, one of nigeria's finest elderly statesmen .
Herbert Macaulay was an unlikely champion of the masses. A grandson of Ajayi Crowther, the first African bishop of the Niger Territory, he was born into a Lagos that was divided politically into groups arranged in a convenient pecking order – the British rulers who lived in the posh Marina district, the Saros and other slave descendants who lived to the west, and the Brazilians who lived behind the whites in the Portuguese Town. Behind all three lived the real Lagosians, the masses of indigenous Yoruba people, disliked and generally ignored by their privileged neighbours. It was not until Macaulay’s generation that the Saros and Brazilians even began to contemplate making common cause with the masses.
Macaulay was one of the first Nigerian nationalists and for most of his life a strong opponent of British rule in Nigeria. As a reaction to claims by the British that they were governing with "the true interests of the natives at heart", Macaulay wrote: "The dimensions of "the true interests of the natives at heart" are algebraically equal to the length, breadth and depth of the whiteman's pocket." In 1908 he exposed European corruption in the handling of railway finances and in 1919 he argued successfully for the Chiefs whose land had been taken by the British in front of the Privy Council in London. As a result, the colonial government was forced to pay compensation to the chiefs. In retaliation for this and other activities of his, Macauley got jailed twice by the British. [1]

Dr Abubabakar Olusola Saraki (Oolyeeeeeeeee)
High Chief Lamidi Adedibu (Orisa Molete himself)
Orji Uzor Kalu
Madam (Dr) Dame Patience Jonathan
Hajia Turaya Yar'adua

or is the topic not about Nigeria Demagogue dead or alive?

If these names peddled here collectively brought Nigeria to the state we find ourselves then the meaning of respect is truly lost.

Buhari for me for ever failing to compromise his beliefs, stands and also his integrity. He remains the most respected Nigerian Ex. head of state worldwide.

late: ahamadu bello, zik, awolowo, gani
living: buhari, soyinka, ojukwu, clark.

NIGERIA

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Sir Ahmadu Bello
Nnamdi Azikwe
Obafemi Awolowo (though questionable)
MKO Abiola
Gen Musa Yar'Adua
Gen Muritala Muhammed
Gen Tunde Idiagbon

LAGOS
Alhaji Lateef Jakande
Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Gov. Raji Fashola
Col. Buba Marwa
and my humble self

Late Musa Yar Adua should be on the list. The only transparent president Nigeria has ever had.

Nnamdi Azikiwe
Gani Fawehinmi
Emeka Anyaoku
Sam Mbakwe
Buhari
oh Olu Falae
n the rest

Umaru Musa Yaradua RIP

Nobody even mention Anthony Enahoro, the first person to push for Nigerian independent from the British and never took part in politics itself.
Its funny how Nigerians pick people that inspire them when these same people are the one's that put them in their present suffering and poverty,

We have non, All are sycophants and foolish bigots, from Awolowo to Balewa and Zik, Non were really great but ethnically minded people. Obj, Abacha, Babangida, Buhari, Murtala, are all products of this ideology,

@kcjazz i am by ur answer

Zik, Balewa, sardauna, Awolawo, Gen. Murtala and Gen. Buhari

No wonder, most Nigerians did not have distinctions in English at O' level exams. The OP asked who is the MOST respected Nigerian statesman, nlanders are listing 3 and even 9 names. For me, i give it to Anthony Enahoro.

I was expecting to see something like Bankole, Maurice Iwuh, aondoakaaaa, abacha, james ibori,

Without sentiment d best/most respected stateman Nigeria's has ever produce is late cheif obafemi Awolowo. A man of integrity.

M.K.O ABIOLA and AWOLOWO

It is hard to say who is naija's most respected statesman but the best one can do is grade them in categories:

1st Category:
Herbert Macaulay
Enahoro
Zik
Awo
Tafawa Balewa
Murtala
Ahmadu Bello

2nd Category
Gowon
OBJ
Mbadiwe
Ojukwu
Shagari
Shehu Musa Yaradua
Abraham Adesayan
Alex Ekweme
Tunde Idiagbon
Abdusalam Abubarkar

3rd Category:
IBB
Buhari
Gani
Saro Wiwa


4th Category:
GEJ
Tam David West
Fashola
Donald Duke
Oshiomole
Okonjo Eweala
Chuba Ukadigbo
David Mark
Emeka Anyaoku

The question is the most respected not who you like the most, so you have to consider the following

How widespead is the respect
Their influence on the entire nation
Major roles and achievements
Their popularity in the entire nation
How much influence they had in government
Their philosophy
Their international Recognition

This is why people like Buhari and IBB fall far behind OBJ. The fourth category i mainly put emerging names. There are other names that i might have missed. You can add them. but leave out the sentiments and follow the question objectively.

Awolowo, azikwe,tafawa balewa,amadu bello,and hmmmm, obasanjo.

Take it or you live it.There are:
(1) GANI FAWEHINMI

(2) OLUSEGUN OBASANJO

(3) NNAMDI AZIKWE

(4) GOODLUCK JONATHAN

(5) COL.UMAR

(6) OBAFEMI AWOLOWO

(7) CHINUA ACHEBE

( FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI

(9) SHEHU MUSA YARADUA

(10) BAMANGA TUKUR

I 'd give it to Awo if I were Nigerian

Dan Maraya Jos

Nnamdi Azikiwe (Respected Across Africa)

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Herbert Macaulay

Akanu Ibiam

Chief Obafemi AWOLOWO, The progenitor of Progressive and Developmental Politics in Africa. God bless Awolowo.