Chidi - one black represents all blacks all over the world
We can say with absolute certainty that Nigeria contributed to the downfall of apartheid which was a great evil...
On what basis did Odia Ofeimum judge and pronounced Awolowo greater than Mandela? What were the criteria? Both were great men in different ways. It is like saying that Michael Imoudu was greater than Chinua Achebe or vice-versa. Anyway, I have long subscribed to Matthew Kukah's view some years back that Odia Ofeimun can never be unbiased in any matter involving Awolowo, he (Odia), being an Awolowo minion.CAO.
On Saturday, 4 January 2014 20:20:35 UTC+1, Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso wrote:Just a tiny piece of the ongoing debate...
http://mobile.saharareporters.com/article/symbolism-and- greatness-case-awolowo-and- mandela-remi-oyeyemi
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