How Nigeria Lost Everything With Awolowo’s Death–Rev. Idowu Animashaun

FRIDAY 18TH OF MARCH, 2022, we travelled down to Badeku Town off Ife-Ibadan Road in Oyo State, South Western Nigeria to meet retired veteran Musician turned Man of God and founder of WORD HOPE MINISTRIES, REVEREND IDOWU ANIMASHAUN founder of Juju Apola.

For many people who were not born when Juju Music reached its climax and took a center stage in Nigeria in the 60s, the name APOLA KING may not really ring a bell. When Idowu Animashaun stormed the Nigerian Music scene he automatically became a force to reckon with as his brand of Juju Music popularly referred to as JUJU APOLA took its turn in Lagos social circle of the 60s up to the 80s.

The Ogun State born Music Star turned Clergy had his contemporaries such as Chief Commander Ebenezer OBEY Fabiyi, King Sunny Ade, Expensive Olubi, Ahuja Bello, Prince Adekunle, IK Dairo and more.

Idowu Animashaun was one of the earliest Juju Musicians that left an indelible mark on Nigerian social scene especially with hit songs like ‘Ijo Apola’, ‘Thunder Balogun’, ‘Apola Tunde’, ‘Odidere L’oga Ede’. ‘Kini n be n’igbo’ and more songs that remained evergreen.

The gifted singer and composer is today a full time clergy with full devotion to ministerial work inside Badeku Town in Oyo State (few kilometers away from Ibadan).

Asabe Afrika TV team met and engaged him in a two hours no-holds-barred encounter inside his World Hope International Church office inside Badeku town in Oyo State and he told us the story of his music-to-clergy call into the vineyard of God and how he battled several Juju forces when he arrived Badeku for missionary works in the 80s.

In this new clip, he recounted the cost of losing a visionary politician like late Chief Obafemi Awolowo of the Action Group of the 50s, 60s and 70s and how the impact of losing Chief Awolowo rubbed on Nigerian present day democracy.

He felt so sad in his submission, regretting the result of present day democracy.

find out more in this Last Part of the encounter.

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  3. Chief Awolowo made the most grievous error in not fighting vigorously to graduate the self government attained in 1957 to full Yoruba Nation sovereignty..the incompatibility of the disparate nations forcefully glued together by the exploitative British imperialists were clear to all since time immemorial…this error of judgement caused Chief Awolowo grief till his death and untold hardship to the Yoruba people for 65 years…all Chief Awolowo development strides have since been destroyed by the outcome of the error the Yoruba people are trying to correct today with the Yoruba Nation self determination and full sovereignty movements.

  7. God Bless you Sir for all the fantastic words you said about Chief Obafemi Awolowo 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 What Chief Awolowo did in the Old Western Region is what they practice in all the Scandinavian countries called a Welfare State and that's why they are the Best place to live today compare to other parts of the world. Thank you Papa Awolowo 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  9. Good to listen to this interview from our great Idowu Animasaun, the Apola legend. I still listen to his music till date. His recollections and regrets about the great Chief Awolowo is one that plagues many till today. It makes one wonder what kind of leadership the country has been plagued with. But then, hope is not lost. The present young generation has the energy and knowledge to make the right changes where they matter. God bless Nigeria.