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The late sage and first premier of Nigeria’s western region, Obafemi Awolowo, has been credited with the first prediction of Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s emergence as Nigeria’s president.

The late Nigerian nationalist and statesman who played a key role in Nigeria’s independence, was widely known for his wise sayings and words of predictions.
A compilation of predictions made by the late Sage, where many of his predictions which date back as far as 1947, have come to .

The Obafemi Awolowo Foundation produced the most popular quotes and predictions by one of the greatest Nigerians ever to come out of the western part of the country.

Awo on an Ijaw Presidency of Nigeria

“I look forward to the day – not in the far distant future – when an Ijaw would be President of our Republic, and a Birom his Vice or vice versa.”
– Speech at the UPN’s First Campaign (1978): In Voice of Wisdom (1981)

Awo On Future Conflicts
“The seed for a future minority problem in the North has been sown by the Government. It will grow with growing political consciousness on the part of those who settle permanently in the North.”
– Path to Nigerian Freedom (1947)

Awo On The Risk That The Few Rich Are Running
“We have in our midst about 1,000 rich Nigerians who in the past cleverly rigged the sources of the wealth of our nation, and we are now tactically poised to oligopolise all the munificent avenues of riches that may supervene now and in the future.

“The rich, and the highly-placed in business, public life, and government, are running a dreadful risk in their callous neglect of the poor and down-trodden.”
– Address delivered to Ondo House of Assembly (1980): Voice of Wisdom, 1981.



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The great sage.