Tafawa Balewa: What Silenced the Golden Voice of Africa?

[@longjidalu3845]

Thank you for bringing up our history so that we may know how not to repeat the mistakes of the past.

[@HistoryVille]

🙏🏼

[@laurenceabilunier9539]

Nigeria hasn’t done enough in history. This should’ve been thought a long time ago for the sake of National Reconciliation. We are in the era of internet where information spread like wildfires, an era when the politician in Nigeria had become evil geniuses. They will exploit our poor understanding of history to actually instigate another civil war. What was flight before wasn’t civil but rather tribal war 2 against 1 region. This time it will be civil war because the military and the upper echelon won’t be part of it but will ignite the fire of destruction .

[@franklinchinasi1226]

Nyesom Wike is the modern-day Festus Okotie-Eboh. Very loud and utterly outlandish.

[@henry8750]

The arrest by Ifeajuna was traumatic. It is easy to accuse anyone looking at any other version of the man's death. But then, did Segun Osoba lie about the condition of the body he saw? I personally interviewed Mbu when this controversy broke out in 2010. Mbu told me he spoke based on what Christopher Okigbo told him. Every knowledgeable Nigerian knows Okigbo and Ifeajuna were great friends, and Okigbo had free association with many of the January coup plotters. Sad Ifeajuna's book about the coup never saw light of day; it may unravel many things. I truly wish the coup never took place. May the golden voice continue to rest in peace.

[@Foresythe]

Ifeajuna’s manuscripts was full of self-aggrandizement, lies, that even Nzeogwu’s stopped Achebe from publishing “Emma’s lies” as it was known as by Okigbo and Ekwensi

[@henry8750]

@@Foresythe If you have read Achebe's book 'There was a country' he expressed regrets for not publishing the manuscript, warts and all. Do not forget Nzeogwu was not happy with Ifeajuna for his failures with their coup in Lagos.

[@BigJack273]

Are you not more astonished that a PhD holder Azikiwe was made a useless ceremonial president while a secondary school certificate holder was made prime minister 🤔

[@Zaramoku]

@@ForesytheThis is a subject description of the manuscript, the people should have been afforded the opportunity to decide on the validity of Ifeajuna’s story; Achebe was wrong for not publishing it, notwithstanding that Ifeajuna had no more credibility or integrity after the failed January coup.

[@adeniyithompson4632]

If a frail man is forcibly arrested in a coup and he died under arrest, who killed him? Of what use is any version of the arrest unless it contains an autopsy report?

[@matthewchosen8075]

Akinkola and Awolowo crise were one of the major issues that made the military to struck

[@wanderfull5829]

No wonder Nigeria is suffering. One minister actually said this man passed from asthma? So, what happened to the other victim found with him?

[@denniskcobi3470]

Why a yoruba tribe man politician pastor said that it was IGBO BIAFRA TRIBE PEOPLE killed him

[@Therealclips-ib8bm]

@@denniskcobi3470abeg, e don do.

[@VRed224]

​​​@@denniskcobi3470 Can we just stop playing the tribalism game. It is not helping us at all. The unified government, 2:25 was a blunder and Chief Azikiwe regretted the coalition later. Ifeajuna insisted, till death, that he didn't shoot Sir Tafawa Balewa. He (Ifeajuna) confirmed that others were shot. The coup plotters planned a legal handover from Sir Tafawa Balewa to Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Olusegun Osoba (a Yoruba man) was one of the people who said there was a bullet wound on the Prime Minister.

[@denniskcobi3470]

@@VRed224 how can you stop what pa Awolowo and general YAKUBU GOWON and his hausa fulani northerners did if I may ask can you open the doors of international seaport and international Airport this set of people block in IGBO BIAFRA TRIBE PEOPLE AND THEIR LAND till today can you open all the seaport and international Airport in the so called south south to be functioning pls I want answer if not this is the beginning Nigeria is going down Tinubu or no Tinubu until igbo biafra tribe and they land go more evil is happening in Nigeria

[@mayg7415]

If we want to fully address this problem, we have to first start with honesty. The igbos were the one's who staged the first military coup in Nigeria, which led to a series of multiple successive coups. They killed most if not all of the notable leaders of the other regions especially in the North such as Tafawa Balewa and Sir Ahmadu Bello. Not only that, they later launch a war against the Nigerian government which can be seen as a treason able offense. The igbos lost that war, and due to sentiments from that the igbos are being marginalised politically till this day in Nigeria. Not saying that is right, because that is revisiting the sins of the father on the son. But let's not pretend like the igbos are an innocent party in this. Because if the 1966 coup had succeeded or they igbos had won the biafran war, we would be having a completely different conversation today

[@Topdigitc]

@03:47 There was nothing like the three dominant regions. There were three regions. Simple. In 1963 Midwestern region was created out of Western region, again making it four regions.

[@mayg7415]

That was Nigeria's golden era, with the 3 giants Nnamdi Azikiwe, Tafawa Balewa and Obafemi Awolawo. Only God knows how far we could've reachas a country if that government was allowed to continue

[@nnabezegodwin1322]

They caused the coup in the first place

[@ChuchuJS]

They were corrupt, just so you know .

[@AdeolaIbrahim-x4v]

Who kill sir Tafawa balewa

[@westyraviz]

He was likely strangled.

[@sheriseofili3721]

Lt Fola Oyewole( author Reluctant Rebel) Lt R Egbiko Lt Tijani Katsina Lt Saleh Dambo Captain Gibson Jallo 2nd Lt Atom kpera Captain Swanton. These officers took part in the coup as well.

[@jonesifiepha-dx3if]

The man does not have asthma,look at someone even smoking behind him.he couldn't have permitted it if he's actually asthmatic.

[@okparaluke5712]

You sound very stupid to think that way. Does all Asthma patients carry placards of "don't smoke around me, I'm asthmatic" about anywhere they go? Olusegun Osoba till this and he is still alive said Balewa's corpse had no bullet wound but all other bodies had bullet wounds. If u think Olusegun Osoba has been lying from 1966 till date then u are biais

[@Topdigitc]

@07:19 We need to watch the way we deliver our narratives. Nigeria was designed to make it difficult for the prime minister 'to do any how'. That is the essence of regionalism, and it was the bid to undermine that which started our political and economic problems.

[@Topdigitc]

@09:58 That reckless young man lighting a cigarette while the PM was talking, I believe, is Sheu Shagari

[@henry8750]

@@Topdigitc Maybe. Shagari used to smoke.

[@Topdigitc]

@@henry8750 He was a chain smoker. Gowon had some not-too-pleasant things to say about him. Shagari was a Federal Commissioner in Gowon's regime.

[@osasosasco2615]

I wished balewa had rule for more 10years Nigeria would have been different today

[@Juntao-em8zp]

These first leaders were the people who signed the contract that still stands till today... Nigeria is not independent yet... Only a revolution can cancel that contract... If current leaders cannot adjust the constitution then the doom will continue till a bloody revolution arises

[@mayg7415]

If we want to fully address this problem, we have to first start with honesty. The igbos were the one's who staged the first military coup in Nigeria, which led to a series of multiple successive coups. They killed most if not all of the notable leaders of the other regions especially in the North such as Tafawa Balewa and Sir Ahmadu Bello. Not only that, they later launch a war against the Nigerian government which can be seen as a treason able offense. The igbos lost that war, and due to sentiments from that the igbos are being marginalised politically till this day in Nigeria. Not saying that is right, because that is revisiting the sins of the father on the son. But let's not pretend like the igbos are an innocent party in this. Because if the 1966 coup had succeeded or they igbos had won the biafran war, we would be having a completely different conversation today.

[@obahchidi7646]

U lie

[@henry8750]

@@mayg7415 I wonder where you got your history from. So the likes of Major Ademoyega, Captains Fola Oyewole, Ganiyu Adeleke and Lieutenant Olafimihan, who actively participated in the January 1966 coup were Igbo? Colonel Arthur Unegbe who was shot by the plotters in front of his wife is not an Igbo, abi? I hope you know the truth about what happened till war broke out on 6 July 1967. Nigeria attacked Biafra that day on its northern borders at Garkem and Ogoja and General Gowon declared the war, calling it a police action. Get your facts before you write and increase the ethnic bad blood in Nigeria. God bless.

[@ElFenomeno.9395]

He was killed by Igbo Soldiers during the Igbo military coup

[@federalman2674]

he was killed my your father during the burial of your mother. bastard

[@henry8750]

@@ElFenomeno.9395 It was not an Igbo coup. Evidence abounds to justify this position but you will not examine it. Because you want to blame the Igbo.

[@josephaku9631]

You failed to mention Ahmadu bello and Balewa's complicity in the election rigging. Not to mention the part they allegedly played in Akintola's takeover and the false charges brought against the Great Awolowo.

[@adekoyaadetomiwa3949]

This man was not everywhere like dat or is it me? Ti even know he died as a result of the first coup, the first prime minister for that matter of the country? Maybe because we are now fully using president sha.. but low-key, this man is not as high profiled like tye premiers and azikiwe and Co...

[@innocentodinkemere4597]

Triumph of imperialism and the Monrovia Group. The real heroes of independence lost the ultimate battle, not just in Nigeria but Africa generally. So officially we are independence but we mere never meant to achieve practical independence. It is all about programming.

[@betovenmoza6726]

He was a friend of Sylvanus Olympio.

[@anthonyrustom7888]

Comments showed how, many are so ignorant about geopolitics and true history of imperialism.

[@henry8750]

@@anthonyrustom7888 Then enlighten us and stop insulting people for airing their views.

[@ayenia2736]

you are a liar . Igbo soldiers among the coupists killed Balewa, he did not die from asthma

[@ElFenomeno.9395]

Don't mind them (the Igbo's), they are trying to twist history. He was shot dead by the Igbo soldiers

[@ayenia2736]

@@ElFenomeno.9395 it is unfortunate, lies, manipulations and fraud is actually cultural to them. This was how Zik started his propagandas against Awolowo and the foolish Ahmadu Bello followed him because the phylosophy of Awolowo was too much for them to understand. It all ended in betrayals and genocide between them. I am not surprised Zik and Balewa joined hand together to claim Awolowo planned a coup against them and then sentenced him to prison. Truth vindicated Awo at last, and they started killing themselves while Awolowo was away in the prison. Yet, children of Zik still blamed it on Awo. It is in their culture.

[@badboybrizzy5702]

@@ElFenomeno.9395Ye we killed him cause we wanted to librate Nigeria from corruption. Cry about it🫡

[@badboybrizzy5702]

Okay it was only the IGBOS among the coupist that killed him,the Yorubas and other tribes involved in the coup stood one side and didn’t partake ba? You’re a big fool. Tribal bigot

[@Speedyvampir2]

​@@badboybrizzy5702what a clown you are.

[@west0falia]

Hausas never forgave igbos for this

[@AbdulfattahIyaji]

And they will never be forgiven, not on earth nor in heaven

[@kelechukwuanozyk7605]

It.was the military who did that not the entire Igbos. Why should you blame a whole tribe for centuries because of the evil of one man? Are Hausa people better than Igbos? Poverty everywhere

[@ChuckBenson-uu8cq]

But atleast the soldiers were igbo people right so what are we talking about ​@@kelechukwuanozyk7605

[@TosereOjeme]

The North remembers

[@famihanbabanla4863]

Same way the Igbos will never forgive the hausas too for the pogrom that took place in the north and later the genocide

[@oladipoajayi3191]

Thank you for the presentation, but it seems we have not learnt our lessons, just like the arabs killed 1400 plus on Oct.7th, you see how many they have lost now, also after 9/11 half a million arab civilian were killed, the lesson think about consequence before you act, just don't smoke weed and act calling it a coup.

[@anthonyrustom7888]

Oct 7 didn't happen in a vacuum

[@MSB-m3i]

Exactly, just like the way the Jews Zionist invaded the land of the Palestinians and claimed it was given to them from God lead to what is happening in the current situation. Also it’s as a result of the USA and the west invasion of the Middle East since back in 1974 was the reason why terror attacks are happening in the west by those people oppressed from the root. Only if non of this has not happened in the past then a peace is at least guarantee. The Igbo’s shouldn’t have done what they did back then perhaps we would not have being in this position today.

[@henry8750]

@@anthonyrustom7888 Should it have happened? Do not start another war here, please.