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        The Social Objectives of Free Education in the People... Read More | Share

1973 PROVISIONAL CENSUS RESULT STRUCK FEAR AND DREADFUL FOREBODINGS by Chief Obafemi Awolowo A most courageous articulation of the nationwide feeling of disgust for the Sir Adetokunba Ademola's alarming Provisional Census Figure of 1973 to which... Read More | Share

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Towards Awo's Treason Trial Appeal - Letter to My Darling Mama Segun Excerpt from "Adventures in Power Book One: My March Through Prison" by Obafemi Awolowo; 1985; Macmillan Nigeria. Page 227 ff In the midst of my... Read More | Share

    Chief Awolowo's Speech   to Western Leaders of Thought   In Ibadan    on   MAY 1 1967     The aim of a leader should be the welfare of the people whom he leads. I have used 'welfare' to... Read More | Share

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REVENUE ALLOCATION MUST BE ON BASIS OF EVEN PROGRESS AND NEED Speech delivered by Chief Obafemi Awolowo, as Federal Commissioner for Finance to the Conference of Finance Commissioners of the Federation in Kano on 23rd February, 1970 On... Read More | Share

      Economic Well-Being of the Individual   by   Chief Obafemi Awolowo   "The seeds of peace must be sown and nurtured in the minds of men"     Full text of the Lecture on 'The Economic Well-being of... Read More | Share

  FOR THE RECORD: Philosophy of Independent Nigeria (Awolowo, 1961)              PHILOSOPHY FOR INDEPENDENT NIGERIA A lecture delivered by Chief Obafemi Awolowo (Action... Read More | Share

      ON THE MOTION ON CREATION OF MORE STATES By Chief Obafemi Awolowo April 4, 1961 At the Federal Parliament (House of Representatives), Lagos I beg to move the following amendment: To delete the words of the Motion... Read More | Share

----  FOR THE RECORD:  Case for the Creation of States on Linguistic Bases (Awolowo, 1975) ----  Part of Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s press release of 18th August, 1975 ------ It would appear that the majority of our... Read More | Share