Thirty years after the death of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, loyalists and supporters of the former Premier of the defunct Western region converged in Oyo and Ogun states respectively and stressed the need to restructure the country.
The Private Secretary to late Awolowo, Odia Ofeimun, who delivered a lecture entitled: Awo Conversations: An overview of his vision, his politics and his philosophy', organised by the Awolowo Foundation, held at the Ikenne country home of the late sage said Nigeria would not split despite the incessant calls and agitations for the division of Nigeria by a section of the country.
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