March 6th is Chief Obafemi Awolowo Day!!!

March 6th is Chief Obafemi Awolowo Day!!! 

"Obafemi Awolowo, also known as Chief Obafemi Awolowo   (born March 6, 1909, Ikenne, Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria [now in Nigeria]—died May 9, 1987, Ikenne), Nigerian politician who was a strong advocate of independence, nationalism, and federalism. He was also known for his progressive views concerning social welfare.The son of a peasant, Awolowo first studied to be a teacher and later worked as a clerk, trader, and newspaper reporter while organizing trade unions and participating in politics in his spare time. In the 1930s he became an active member of the Lagos Youth Movement (later the Nigerian Youth Movement). Awolowo went to London to study law in 1944, and while there he founded the Egbe Omo Oduduwa (Yoruba: “Society of the Descendants of Oduduwa”), a society devoted to the preservation and promotion of Yoruba culture. During that period Awolowo also wrote the influential Path to Nigerian Freedom (1947), in which he made his case for the need of a federal form of government in Nigeria." Thank you Mr. Awolowo for all of your contributions and inspiration! Please click the link below and learn more about Chief Obafemi Awolowo. :-)  

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/46063/Obafemi-Awolowo

"After rain comes sunshine; After darkness comes the glorious dawn. There is no sorrow without its alloy of joy; there is no joy without its admixture of sorrow. Behind the ugly terrible mask of misfortune lies the beautiful soothing countenance of prosperity. So, tear the mask!" - Chief Obafemi Awolowo