**🔥 THEY TRIED TO ERASE THIS — BUT I’M BRINGING IT BACK: THE IGBOS WHO STOOD WITH AWOLOWO WHEN NOBODY ELSE DID🔥**
*By Engr Sir Chris Okoye (and a damn proud Nigerian who respects truth over tribalism)*

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**🚨 BREAKING THE SILENCE. BUSTING THE MYTHS. TELLING THE TRUTH THAT NOBODY WANTS YOU TO KNOW. 🚨**

Let me start this by saying something that’s going to make a lot of fake historians, internet warriors, and tribal bigots lose their minds:

### **It wasn’t the Yorubas who saved Obafemi Awolowo from political annihilation… it was the Igbos.**

Yes, you heard me right.

Before all the lies get pushed down your throat on Twitter, before the revisionists try to rewrite history for their own agenda, and before the ethnic gangsters try to divide Nigeria again using false narratives…

Let’s talk about what *really* happened.

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## 🧨 The Plot Against Awolowo: When North & West Conspired To Destroy Democracy

You want to know why Nigeria is in the mess it’s in today?

Because we keep forgetting the people who stood up for justice when it mattered most.

In the 1960s, Chief Obafemi Awolowo was not just a politician — he was a threat to the establishment. He was a man with principles, a leader who challenged the corrupt power structures of his time.

And when he did, two men conspired to destroy him:

– **Sir Ahmadu Bello**, the Sardauna of Sokoto — the head of the Northern political machine.
– **Chief Ladoke Akintola**, Premier of the Western Region — a traitor to his own people who sold out to the North for power.

They didn’t just want to defeat Awolowo politically.

They wanted to bury him.

Literally.

They cooked up fake election results. They blacked out the media. They arrested Awolowo on trumped-up treason charges. And they tried to send him to a prison in the far North — where no one would hear from him again.

But here’s where the story gets interesting.

Here’s where the real heroes step in.

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## 💥 Enter: Dr. Michael Okpara — The Igbo Giant Who Stood With Justice

While every other regional leader was playing politics or bowing to Northern pressure…

**Dr. Michael Okpara — Premier of Eastern Nigeria — stepped into the fire.**

He didn’t just *say* he supported Awolowo.

He **acted**.

He reabsorbed Prof. Sam Aluko and other Awolowo loyalists into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka — giving them jobs when nobody else would.

He sent Mazi Ukonu and the Eastern Nigeria Broadcasting Service to Awolowo’s house in Ibadan — broadcasting the *real* election results to the world, exposing the fraud.

He even went as far as appointing **Mrs. Hannah Awolowo** — the wife of the imprisoned leader — as an Honorary Minister in the Eastern Nigerian Government.

With a full ministerial package. A Mercedes Benz. A chauffeur.

This wasn’t symbolic.

This was a **declaration of war** against injustice.

This was a brother from the East standing up for a brother from the West — while others were stabbing him in the back.

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## 🤝 Zik Steps In: When The President Chose Principle Over Politics

And then there was **Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe** — Zik himself — the President of Nigeria at the time.

When the Northern leaders demanded that Awolowo be transferred to a remote prison in the North — where his life would be in danger — Zik said:

> “Over my dead body.”

Instead, he ensured that Awolowo served his sentence in the East — where he was treated humanely, had access to books, and could still communicate with his supporters.

Zik knew that if Awolowo disappeared into the North, he might never come back.

So he protected him.

As a president should.

As a Nigerian should.

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## 📣 The UPGA Alliance: A United Front Against Tyranny

These actions weren’t random.

They were part of a larger movement — the **United Progressive Grand Alliance (UPGA)** — a coalition between the NCNC (led by Zik) and the Action Group (led by Awolowo).

This alliance was a direct challenge to the ruling NPC-NNDP axis — the Northern-dominated system that sought to control Nigeria through manipulation and fear.

Okpara didn’t just support Awolowo from afar.

He came to Ibadan — despite being declared *persona non grata* by Akintola — and campaigned openly for the Action Group.

The people loved him.

The press nicknamed him **“M.I. Power”** — because that’s exactly what he brought to the table.

Power.

Principle.

Pride.

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## 🗺️ Why This Matters Today

People like to talk about ethnic divisions in Nigeria like they’re facts carved in stone.

“They hate us.”

“They don’t trust us.”

“They’ve always been against us.”

No.

What this history proves is that **ethnicity does not define loyalty**.

It proves that when push comes to shove — when justice is under attack — some Nigerians rise above tribe and stand for what’s right.

And those Nigerians were Igbos.

Okpara.

Zik.

Ukonu.

Aluko.

These were the people who risked everything to protect democracy, defend a fellow Nigerian, and expose corruption.

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## 🧠 So What’s The Takeaway?

History is being rewritten.

Truth is being buried.

But I’m not letting that happen.

I’m putting it out there for the young ones who think Nigeria has always been divided.

It hasn’t.

There was a time when brothers from different tribes fought side by side for freedom.

That time existed.

And it was led by the Igbos.

So the next time someone tries to paint the Igbos as separatists, opportunists, or enemies of the Yoruba…

You tell them:

> “You better check your history before you open your mouth.”

Because when Awolowo needed friends, it was the East — it was the Igbos — who stood with him.

While others plotted his downfall.

While others stayed silent.

They acted.

They fought.

They won.

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## 🔥 Final Words From Gypsy King Himself:

If you want to understand Nigeria — study its history.

Not the fake version on social media.

Not the watered-down textbooks.

Real history.

Where heroes rose from unexpected places.

Where courage meant more than votes.

Where loyalty was proven in action — not words.

So salute the Igbos.

Salute Okpara.

Salute Zik.

Salute the men who stood with Awolowo when others tried to erase him.

Because without them…

Awolowo may have vanished.

And Nigeria may have lost its soul.

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