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Book SynopsisThis book examines the political leadership of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, one of the nationalistsâ leaders who fought for Nigeriaâs independence. His model of leadership and perseverance is one to be emulated and studied as he implemented an economic development program that brought far reaching changes to not only Nigeria, but all of Africa.
Trade ReviewThis book is a masterpiece by one of the most-informed Nigerian scholars. The author has been very painstaking in his analysis of the life, philosophy, and travails of one of the Nigerian Founding Fathers as if he was an insider. It is a must-read book by anyone wishing to understand the Sage who toiled for the Nigerian State but was the most misunderstood. -- Adeoye A. Akinsanya, Nasarawa State University
This is a good book on an extra-ordinarily complex personality. It dispassionately examines the life and personality of an individual who personified a people, and offers new conclusions on one of the African continent’s most controversial leaders. Abegunrin has clearly done a study that will provoke others into looking at the life and times of a great Nigerian patriot. -- Abiodun Alao, King's College London
Table of Contents1.The Awo I Knew 2.Nigeria History Before Obafemi Awolowo Politics Began 3.Chief Obafemi Awolowo Early Life 4.Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Decolonization of Nigeria 5.Chief Awolowo and the Formation of Action Group of Nigeria 1950-1951 6.Chief Awolowo as the Premier of Western Region 1951-1959 7.AWO: The Treasonable Felony Charge, The Trial, The Sentence, the Ensuing Crisis and his Release from Jail, 1962-1966 8.Chief Obafemi Awolowo as Minister of Finance and Vice-Chairman of the Federal Executive Council in the Military Administration of General Gowon 1967-1971 9.Chief Obafemi Awolowo and his Political Comeback in the Second Republic 10.Awolowo’s Leadership Style and Political Legacies: An Assessment
