by wallyg

From a new Nation with three Regions at independence in 1960, Nigeria by the time it became a Republic in 1963  and Nnamdi Azikwe as the Ceremonial President, Nigeria under the Prime Minister of Tafawa Belewa with  a gang up of two out of three regions of North and East had the West divided into two with the Igbo speaking tribe in the new Mid-West and other minorities in the old West like the Edos, Itsekiri, urobos etc, meaning,  the first state or regional creation was to weaken the Western Region not to strengthen the group or the nation, it was  a political vendetta that marked the beginning of anarchy in Nigeria, however the rest of these political maneuver and imbroglio is now history.

The assumed union of West and East regions was prevented by the political rivalry between Nnamdi Azikwe and Chief Obafemi Awolowo the man whose political party demanded for Nigeria independence with two motions first presented by Chief Akintola which was short down and later by the youngest parliamentarian Chief Anthony Enahoro though a trace of this union could be seen with UPGA 1964, Progressives in 1979, 1983respectively, it was only a mirage in the minds and activities of the South.

However, the political superiority of North and largeness of its land mass over north of Rivers Benue and Niger has always baffled the whole nation, but in reality  the North has never totally integrated itself into what Nigeria as a country should stand for, but a group which must stand as one, to get or have it’s way in a new entity called Nigeria, or the South has despite it so called western education failed to understand what the North want but to drag on this region towards western ideas without regards for its  religion, culture and social life. All these points were raised by this writer in a similar article published this year “The Clash of Civilizations Vs West African values”

The cracks in the North however, has always been with the Christian community of the Middle Belt led by Tarka and presently by Solomon Lar and that of COR states in the East which were ignored with the first state or regional creation in 1963, a hope that was fulfilled when one of theirs became Head of State, firstly, with General Yakubu Gowon satisfied the yearnings of the minorities that was ignored with new 12 states in 1967 More States creation under Murtala Mohammed in 1976 with additional 7 new ones, between General Ibrahim Babangida and General Sanni Abacha officially from Kano but whose root was actually from Old Bornu Empire, were meant to satisfy the minorities, 17 new states were created to give the country this new 36 states.

The  North  of Nigeria despite the economic challenges and nothing on the table since groundnut pyramids like Cocoa and Palm Oil disappeared from visibility of all and replaced with Crude Oil, It however, remains the region with more states notwithstanding its thin or probably non existing population apparent to all, but  Kano State remains  the most visible area of human concentration in the North of Nigeria, the rest remain questionable as to where the population the North claim actually resides compared to the human settlement in the South of Nigeria.

In the face of the intricacies of political maneuvers, it is obvious, that the North will never move at the same speed like the Southern States in the what will be the solution to speedy growth of Nigeria i.e. if Western civilization system continue to be the yardstick for growth., while, the North consider the Islamic juncture and feudal North interest like the interest of the Mallams, Emirs and political empires set up by the Old Sokoto Caliphate, Bornu empire paramount  before adopting any decision seen  too westernized, the region view the South  as an allied of  the West led by United States of America  too close for comfort or “Karferi” in spiritual believes, in order words the North and South sees the future of Nigeria  in a different perspective.

How can these two views that affect the future of 150 million people around River Niger be conducted? Constitutional amendment can not be done correctly with this current scenarios, Nigeria must move towards dichotomy approach in constitutional amendments, 2/3 amendment approach must operate in North and South bases, separately definitely, not in Nigeria as a whole. The Northern States must find 2/3 amendment majority in all its states assembly to create a workable constitutional amendment  acceptable to its people and religion and culture and doctrine, this will put to rest the fear of invasions of Western Civilization on the North routed in Islamic and Northern interest.

The New South of Nigeria of Old West and East  will be freed to design also, like its Old Northern Region,  a workable Constitutional amendment with 2/3 amendment  mentality in all the states assembly in moving faster and speedily on all areas of western civilizations the South was forcing on the throat of the  North since 1960 without any regards for the culture and belief system of the custodians of Hausa Fulani legacies,  with this in mind,  under age marriage will not be strange to the country but the belief system of the North, when the North continue to go full blown towards Sharia nobody in the South will complain as why or how it will just be given, same for the South, that will be freed to adopt State and City police, FOI decentralization of all government activities  and other western ideas the South deem fit towards attaining it political and economic goals

The above scenario will be the solution to Nigeria political and economical problems based on respect for human dignity, hopes, religion and culture. The South must come quickly to conclusion that forces the North to adopt the western civilizations, or typical western system of Democracy on its people for it not to be a cog in the wheel of progress against South interest.

The North is and will always be a region with a proud history of Islam, routed in both Sokoto Caliphate and Bornu Empire as controlled by the Emirs, also as custodians of Islam in Africa will not only foot drag issue but will also resist it being dragged towards western interest.

Will this break Nigeria into two? No. Nigeria will still be one country with one President but with each region allowed to develop at its own pace, to continue to adopt what we have now in constitutional amendment process is to drag the country and its 150 million people on senseless Israeli journey.

With most of the Northern States leaders  in form of AREWA, Elders meeting  and governors coming together to discuss common issues to protect the North interest in a nation that is suppose to be one, the Region has made it choice clear for all who cares to know, the  North will always be one and should be allowed to growth at its own pace, not at the dictate of the South which in the opinion of the North, is considered lost to western civilizations, while the future of the South has always been championed by various leadership groups it is however, handicapped with corruption from the  Governors and government officials while that of the North is affected by religion, corruption and  reluctances in adopting anything too westernized, Nigeria must see the need to have a change of strategies in getting to the root of its problems and perhaps the lasting solution will be to adopt this two method of 2/3 constitutional amendment procedures base on North and South approach rather than the country as whole.

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