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“… his trajectory was providentially placed in a nation that, more than any other developing country, needed him most, a space of  both human and material  resources that was singularly  fitted to his massive capabilities, and this, sadly, was denied.” … Wole  Soyinka.
Chief  Obafemi  Awolowo, Nigeria statesman and one–time premier of Nigeria’s Western Region spent most of his life analyzing problems that beset the country as well as suggesting viable solutions to them. As a politician and head of government,  he set a pace of development that should by now have taken Nigeria to an enviable position among the world’s leading economies, if the whole country had followed his example. In 1987 when he died,  Nigeria was still groping in the dark and reeling under the yoke of military rule; and now in 2009, the country merely drifts on.
In this book celebrating the centennial of his birth, many scholars examine the record of this great African philosopher, politician, and leader, and show that his thoughts and methods – especially his emphasis on the development of individual man –contains the remedy for Nigeria’s, nay Africa’s, underdevelopment.

Contents/Summary

The bibliography includes bibliographical references and an index.
Contents
  • Prologue: for Obafemi Awolowo / Niyi Osundare
  • Forward: a guru for all times and all places / Wole Soyinka
  • Founding Philosophy / Obafemi Awolowo Foundation
  • Acknowledgment / Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosumu
  • pt. I: Obafemi Awolowo as Leader
  • Obafemi Awolowo: politician, prophet philosopher and patriot / Akinjide Osuntokun
  • The essence of the Awolowo phenomenon / Itse Sagay
  • The quintessential Awo / Wale Adebanwi
  • Obafemi Awolowo and the golden era of the Yoruba / Segun Gbadegesin
  • Awo as a humanist / Sam A. Aluko
  • Remembering Awo: reminiscences / Mvendaga Jibo
  • Obafemi Awolowo: reflections of a native son / Richard Joseph
  • pt. II: Obafemi Awolowo’s legacy for Nigeria
  • Fundamental Essentials of the Awolowo Heritage / Banji Akintoye
  • Obafemi Awolowo’s development legacy / David O. Oke
  • Resuscitating Awo’s development legacy / David O. Oke
  • Awo and the Opticom idea / Akin L. Mabogunje
  • pt. III: Footprints on the sands of time
  • Awoism, the Awoist and Awology / Francis I. Ogunmodede
  • Rebuilding the Nigerian educational system for the 21st Century / Anya O. Anya
  • Awo on minorities and revenue allocation / Obaro Ikieme
  • Awolowo and culture / Ropo Sekoni
  • In the fraternity of the pen: Obafemi Awolowo as a journalist / Olatunji Dare
  • pt. IV: Awolowo in and through history
  • The Titan and the Titanic / Asebayo Williams
  • A corporate profile: Odu’a Investment Company Ltd.
  • Index.

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