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Historical Speeches May 29, 2006

2006 Democracy Day Speech

Dear Fellow Nigerians,Seven years ago today we collectively took the decision to institutionalize democracy as our preferred mode of governance. As we...

Historical Speeches Dec 06, 2005

THE 2006 BUDGET SPEECH

By His Excellency President Olusegun Obasanjo

PROTOCOLSI am very pleased to present to you today in the Joint Session of the National Assembly, the 2006Appropriation Bill, which like its predecess...

Historical Speeches Oct 25, 2005

President Obasanjo's Broadcast on Bellview Plane Crash and Stella's Death

Fellow NigeriansIn the past 48 hours, Nigeria has been in mourning.The successes gained in the first six days of last week that included the seem to h...

Historical Speeches Oct 01, 2005

President Olusegun Obasanjo Independence Speech

My dear fellow Nigerians, I address you today as we celebrate our 45th independence anniversary with gratitude to God and full appreciation of the res...

Historical Speeches Oct 01, 1960

Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa's address to the nation on Independence day

TODAY is Independence Day. The First of October 1960 is a date to which for two years every Nigerian has been eagerly looking forward. At last our gre...

Historical Speeches Apr 04, 1961

MOTION ON CREATION OF MORE STATES

By Obafemi Awolowo

I beg to move the following amendment:To delete the words of the Motion after `territorially' andsubstitute `of Benin and Delta Provinces in the Weste...

Historical Speeches Mar 28, 1966

Awolowo Writes To Ironsi From Prison Pressing for His Release

Taken from "Adventures in Power Book One:  My March Through Prison", by Obafemi Awolowo, McMillan NIgeria, pp 296-302, 1985.CONFIDENTIAL  &n...

Historical Speeches Jan 26, 1966

First Speech of the Military Governor of the Mid-West (Lt. Col. Ejoor), 26 January 1966

I have now had time to examine the various administrative agenciesoperating under the previous Government, both at headquarter leveland at the level o...

Historical Speeches May 24, 1966

Ironsi's broadcast to the nation - May 24, 1966.

"The Regions are Abolished': Ironsi's Broadcast to the Nation banning Political Parties and introducing Decree No. 34, 24 May 1966.Fellow Nigerians:Du...

Historical Speeches

Mid-West Military Governor's Speech in Support of the New Regime.

By Military Governor Lt. Col. David Ejoor

This was the first speech by Military Governor Lt. Col. David Ejoor after the death of Maj. Gen Ironsi and the emergence of Lt. Col Yakubu Gowon as He...