Mr Matthew Adeyeye writes from Ota, Ogun State
Going down memory lane, the ancient town of Owo has its indelible place in Nigeria’s political history, having made historic marks in the lives of the Nigerian people as the birthplace of the Action Group political party and a fertile ground for progressive ideas in the country, such as the birthplace of free primary education in Western Nigeria and the political centre of the anti-military regime/dictator, General Sanni Abacha, led by the Chairman of the National Democratic Coalition, Chief Adekunle Ajasin, whose name was conspicuously omitted from President Bola Tinubu’s list of posthumous honours in 2025.
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Also, Ajasin, a nationalist, worked collaboratively with other nationalist leaders like Alhaji Balewa, Dr Azikiwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Anthony Enaharo, etc., across the ethnic and cultural divide lines to secure Nigerian independence in 1960.….KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
