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Two Nigerian Law students of Cambridge University, One Yoruba and the other Ibo has just passed the Law Tripos Examination. The Yoruba passed with a 2:1 while the Ibo had a 2:2. The latter was celebrated on the Front Page publicity on the Pilot, you would
Two Nigerian Law students of Cambridge University, One Yoruba and the other Ibo has just passed the Law Tripos Examination. The Yoruba passed with a 2:1 while the Ibo had a 2:2. The latter was celebrated on the Front Page publicity on the Pilot, you would
-mistake him for the overall best student on the entire planet but the Yoruba with a higher grade was ignored only to be smuggled on a negligible corner on the back page several days after. Put ZIK's disinterest in singing our praises aside, afterall we also have mouths. If your
-neighbour won't blow your flute, you should blow your own trumpet, chant your own achievements. But ZIK Pilot always ensured all our misdoings as Yorubas received due publicity. It won't matter how domestic or insignificant the wrong might be, it received Banner Headlines in
-the Pilot notwithstanding. It could be mere play fight between couples, provided they are Yorubas, ZIK's Pilot would report as though Putin and Kim Jong Un just had a quarrelsome exchange and WW3 may just be in the offing. In contrast, extreme care was taken to ensure that Ibos
-are clothed in saintly robes, as none of their crimes was ever reported in the Pilot. In fact, if a Non Yoruba was mentioned in connection to a crime, The Pilot took meticulous care to ensure the tribe was boldly stated, so many that couldn't differentiate between Ibo names to
Edo or Ijaw are so guided, never you confuse these criminals to Ibos, Ndigbo is paradisiacal I'm character always. And at a point, even his staunchest supporters and apologists within the party felt very strongly that ZIK's public conduct was not just anti party but also
-unnationalist, tribalistic and egocentric. An agreement was reached to summon ZIK at a meeting of the Central Executive Committee held in Sept 1940. A letter to be addressed to ZIK inviting him to appear before the EXCO meeting fixed for Monday, 7th of Oct 1940, to show why he
-shouldn't be expelled from the movement. Three people were co-opted from the branches to attend the meeting: Senator Chief T.A. Odutola (The Ogbeni Oja of Ijebu Ode) chairman of the Ijebu Odw branch of the movement; Chief J.A. Kashimawo, Secretary of the Abeokuta Branch and Awo
-from Ibadan. The meeting commenced at about 7pm and was still ON till well after the midnight. The meeting which was well attended boasted of the presence of the most powerful batteries of the movement, such as...CONT'D
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