IT is rare for a church to celebrate One hundred and fifty years anniversary in Africa, but that was exactly what the Cathedral Church of Christ, Diocese of Lagos, Marina did recently. The faithful trooped out to the church to mark the event with pomp and pageantry.

AS Minister of Defense between 1960 and 1965, Alhaji Muhammadu Ribadu (1910-1965), from Balala in the present Adamawa state took two major decisions—one controversial and the other non-controversial in his Nigerianisation agenda of the Nigerian Army. Let us treat the controversial one first.

AS Minister of Defense between 1960 and 1965, Alhaji Muhammadu Ribadu (1910-1965), from Balala in the present Adamawa state took two major decisions—one controversial and the other non-controversial in his Nigerianisation agenda of the Nigerian Army. Let us treat the controversial one first.

ON May 1, 1967 at a meeting of Leaders of thought of Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo made the following declarations: “I consider my duty to Yoruba people in particular and to Nigerians in general to place four imperatives, two of them categorical, and two

THE former Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Gabriel Chike Michael Onyiuke (SAN), told me during the Constituent Assembly session in Lagos in 1978 that the former Head of State, Major General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi Ironsi (1924-1966) as the Supreme Commander and Head of the Supreme Military Council in 1966 had all the powers then to promulgate Decree 34 without bringing the Decree to the Supreme Council for discussion.

Chief Awolowo told the delegates as the leader of Western Region,’our mandate is very clear; we are not allowed to come here and accept federation at all cost

Tribal loyalties and activities which promote tribal consciousness and sectional interests must give way to the urgent task of national reconstruction

The general opinion is that each geo-political zone should control its resources with certain percentage as may be determined by the zone to Federal Government

The pertinent question is should the traditional rulers keep their thrones if they take part in party politics?

I therefore recommend that 3 percent of the Federation Account should each year be put into a special fund for the rehabilitation of the mineral producing areas on the basis of derivation

I therefore recommend that, in respect of mining rents and royalties, there should be no distinction between on-shore and off-shore

Successive Commissions have recommended a special fund for the oil producing areas to take care of the continuing damage being done to life and property and the ecology of these areas in the process of our winning the oil

The story of the Nigerian airways is a sad story. Yet those who killed the airline are smiling to the banks today while the workers of the airline are roaming the streets in perpetual penury

I do warn, very seriously, that the path of duty on the part of the Prime Minister lies in his seeing to it that Parliament functions, and functions properly in the Western Region

IN reply, the Leader of Opposition in the Federal Parliament, and Leader of the Action Group, Chief Obafemi Awolowo said: I beg to move the following Amendment to the Motion already proposed by the Prime Minister: