DIVIDE NIGERIA NOW, NO ANGEL CAN UNITE US – NORTHERN ELDER
Arewa Gazette
10 June 2020

Alhaji Mohammed Mahadi Shehu '1914 Amalgamation was a grave mistake' Yorubas more homogenous than the North Chairman o...

1914 Amalgamation was a grave mistake' Yorubas more homogenous than the North

Chairman of Dialogue Group in Kaduna, Alhaji Mohammed Mahadi Shehu, has lamented the deep ethno-religious divisions in the country, stating that breaking up the nation may not be such a bad idea.

The prolific writer and public speaker stated that the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates by the British in 1914 was a huge mistake.

He stated that most Nigerians have not been able to rise about ethnic and religious sentiments, making a united nation difficult to achieve.

Shehu disclosed these in an interview published by Daily Sun on Monday.

He said, “When the amalgamation of Nigeria took place, virtually everybody’s head in this country was not up. In other words, nobody realised the consequences of merging this country.

“With the passage of time, with the knowledge, with clear daily happenings it was realized long ago that the amalgamation was done in haste, out of mischief without taking into consideration the peculiarities in Nigeria.

“But before it was realised, it had been done and it had become a country. Events from 1960 to date have clearly shown that the amalgamation was the biggest mistake of that century and there is nothing wrong in righting the wrong once you realise the wrong is wrong. Amalgamation is wrong.

“Our togetherness had been fused together not through consultation but through unilateral action of the colonial masters and politicians at that time to serve their immediate needs. That was what happened.

“You will agree with me that from 1966 till date, precisely, it has not been rosy and easy for Nigeria. It has been one form of calamity, tragedy or the other. In fact, now we are at the height of suspicion. We do not trust and believe in each other. We are at each others’ throat and at daggers drawn. Must we allow another war to come before we part?

“Let us peacefully go on the table, break the Kola, distribute the country for everybody’s peace. If we do not do it now, the future generation will abuse us.

“It is better for Nigeria to break into smaller, smaller countries as much as possible if that will allow us to save properties, lives, relationships and posterity because I do not see any Angel coming now, in human form, to unite Nigeria.”

Shehu added, “People have gone under the umbrella of Islam and Christianity to advance their political cause only for them also to ride on the same Islamic and Christian umbrella to plant hate and venom in the mind, heart, psyche and socio-economic activities of Nigeria such that today, that unity is no more there.

“If anybody is pretending that there is unity in this country, he is on his own and God help him. But I am not going to live in denial; all is not well.

“All will not be well until these divisions are identified or are rather addressed by giving people independence the way they want it.

“Ask any Yoruba man, 90 percent will tell you he is waiting for the actualization of an Oduduwa Republic. Ask any Igbo man, he is waiting for the actualization of the Sovereign Republic of Biafra. Ask anybody from the Niger-Delta region, he is waiting for the Niger-Delta Republic.

“It is only probably in the North that there is no agenda of Arewa Republic because of our peculiarities. The Yoruba nations are more homogenous than the North. Niger-Delta and the Igbo are more homogenous but they all have their own internal divisions. But in the North, we have ethnic minorities, other smaller enclaves that are not willing to go with the majority ethnic tribes because of their previous experiences and that of their great, great grandfathers. They have also lost trust in the bigger tribes.

“The issue of power shift is an interesting issue and that tells you that it is better we divide Nigeria. One example; if you hear an Igbo man clamouring for power shift, if power were to shift to an indigenous Muslim Igbo, ask an Igbo man, because there are indigenous Igbo Muslims there; if power were to shift to say, Imo State and it is shifted to an indigenous Muslim Igbo, if you ask the entire Igbo nation who are not Muslims whether power has shifted to them they will tell you no. If you ask a Yoruba man about power shift, to say Modakeke; ask an Ife man whether power has shifted to him and the answer will be that it is not because it is to his sworn enemy.

“If people from Nasarawa, Benue, Kogi, Taraba, Middle Belt who are clamouring for power shift, a minority from them, a Tiv Muslim were to emerge president of Nigeria, Tiv people will tell you they have not seen power and that power has not shifted to them.

“In Katsina State, the Karaduwa people have been clamouring for power shift to them. Governor Aminu Masari is from Karaduwa. But were that power fallen to an indigenous Christian in Malumfashi, Kafur, Yarabori, Askia or Funtua, the Hausa man in that area will tell you no.

“Even now as we are talking, Buhari is from Daura, ask any Katsina Central man if he believes power has shifted to Katsina; he would tell you no.

“So, a country where you feel only comfortable when a man from your Church, Mosque, house or tribe becomes president, that country is gone and it is only a matter of time.



SOURCE:
https://www.arewagazette.com/2020/06/divide-nigeria-now-no-angel-can-unite.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR1Pg81UEEww-Mal5y5AfJakrTclvKyksC2HajSTDnPN8_ihsV8IcO2KofA

Common sense is subtly prevailing at last.

I expect some afonja brownies to call this hausa muslim man an IPOB. It is not beyond them to be incredibly stupid nine out ten times.

LabDNA:
Common sense is subtly prevailing at last.

I expect some afonja brownies to call this hausa muslim man an IPOB. It is not beyond them to be incredibly stupid nine out ten times.

And Arewa Should know that with all their genocidal land grabbing and terrorism, North means Sharia Arewa because Middle Belt are indigenous people who have had enough of this bad Amalgamation and want their own Federation.

Let's start afresh

Good one

If only the powers that be would heed to this sensible submission

Everyone knows this truth but those who wants this contraption to continue are the politicians because that is the only way they can continue to lord it over.The end is here already.Nigeria's unity is negotiable.Remember USSR among many?

if power were to shift to an indigenous Muslim Igbo, ask an Igbo man, because there are indigenous Igbo Muslims there; if power were to shift to say, Imo State and it is shifted to an indigenous Muslim Igbo, if you ask the entire Igbo nation who are not Muslims whether power has shifted to them they will tell you no

Indigenous Muslim in which Imo state?

That's the only solution to this lingering division

Apparently, our interests are so diverse as a nation but if we split how easy is it gonna be?

Daily SUN Ibo Newspaper would interview just about any pig once he can echoe there break up sentiments, now that Orji Uzor Kalu is out of Jail Sun would sing a new song

You dont want one Nigeria yet your papa still dey enter trailer like cows to yoruba land, you dont want one nigeria yet your mama still dey enter night bus to cross niger bridge to come and "hustle"

If we blow up Niger bridge, Mokwa Jebba bridge, and Abuja/lokoja link bridge.. Nigerians would understand the real leeches who cant survive alone

.

Sugarpearlry:
Apparently, our interests are so diverse as a nation but if we split how easy is it gonna be?

It will be easier than you think because each nation will focus on what they really want. Some nations only love to serve God while others wants infrastructure, others love commerce, capitalism and wealth.

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meavox:

DIVIDE NIGERIA NOW, NO ANGEL CAN UNITE US – NORTHERN ELDER
Arewa Gazette
10 June 2020

Alhaji Mohammed Mahadi Shehu '1914 Amalgamation was a grave mistake' Yorubas more homogenous than the North Chairman o...

1914 Amalgamation was a grave mistake' Yorubas more homogenous than the North

Chairman of Dialogue Group in Kaduna, Alhaji Mohammed Mahadi Shehu, has lamented the deep ethno-religious divisions in the country, stating that breaking up the nation may not be such a bad idea.

The prolific writer and public speaker stated that the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates by the British in 1914 was a huge mistake.

He stated that most Nigerians have not been able to rise about ethnic and religious sentiments, making a united nation difficult to achieve.

Shehu disclosed these in an interview published by Daily Sun on Monday.

He said, “When the amalgamation of Nigeria took place, virtually everybody’s head in this country was not up. In other words, nobody realised the consequences of merging this country.

“With the passage of time, with the knowledge, with clear daily happenings it was realized long ago that the amalgamation was done in haste, out of mischief without taking into consideration the peculiarities in Nigeria.

“But before it was realised, it had been done and it had become a country. Events from 1960 to date have clearly shown that the amalgamation was the biggest mistake of that century and there is nothing wrong in righting the wrong once you realise the wrong is wrong. Amalgamation is wrong.

“Our togetherness had been fused together not through consultation but through unilateral action of the colonial masters and politicians at that time to serve their immediate needs. That was what happened.

“You will agree with me that from 1966 till date, precisely, it has not been rosy and easy for Nigeria. It has been one form of calamity, tragedy or the other. In fact, now we are at the height of suspicion. We do not trust and believe in each other. We are at each others’ throat and at daggers drawn. Must we allow another war to come before we part?

“Let us peacefully go on the table, break the Kola, distribute the country for everybody’s peace. If we do not do it now, the future generation will abuse us.

“It is better for Nigeria to break into smaller, smaller countries as much as possible if that will allow us to save properties, lives, relationships and posterity because I do not see any Angel coming now, in human form, to unite Nigeria.”

Shehu added, “People have gone under the umbrella of Islam and Christianity to advance their political cause only for them also to ride on the same Islamic and Christian umbrella to plant hate and venom in the mind, heart, psyche and socio-economic activities of Nigeria such that today, that unity is no more there.

“If anybody is pretending that there is unity in this country, he is on his own and God help him. But I am not going to live in denial; all is not well.

“All will not be well until these divisions are identified or are rather addressed by giving people independence the way they want it.

“Ask any Yoruba man, 90 percent will tell you he is waiting for the actualization of an Oduduwa Republic. Ask any Igbo man, he is waiting for the actualization of the Sovereign Republic of Biafra. Ask anybody from the Niger-Delta region, he is waiting for the Niger-Delta Republic.

“It is only probably in the North that there is no agenda of Arewa Republic because of our peculiarities. The Yoruba nations are more homogenous than the North. Niger-Delta and the Igbo are more homogenous but they all have their own internal divisions. But in the North, we have ethnic minorities, other smaller enclaves that are not willing to go with the majority ethnic tribes because of their previous experiences and that of their great, great grandfathers. They have also lost trust in the bigger tribes.

“The issue of power shift is an interesting issue and that tells you that it is better we divide Nigeria. One example; if you hear an Igbo man clamouring for power shift, if power were to shift to an indigenous Muslim Igbo, ask an Igbo man, because there are indigenous Igbo Muslims there; if power were to shift to say, Imo State and it is shifted to an indigenous Muslim Igbo, if you ask the entire Igbo nation who are not Muslims whether power has shifted to them they will tell you no. If you ask a Yoruba man about power shift, to say Modakeke; ask an Ife man whether power has shifted to him and the answer will be that it is not because it is to his sworn enemy.

“If people from Nasarawa, Benue, Kogi, Taraba, Middle Belt who are clamouring for power shift, a minority from them, a Tiv Muslim were to emerge president of Nigeria, Tiv people will tell you they have not seen power and that power has not shifted to them.

“In Katsina State, the Karaduwa people have been clamouring for power shift to them. Governor Aminu Masari is from Karaduwa. But were that power fallen to an indigenous Christian in Malumfashi, Kafur, Yarabori, Askia or Funtua, the Hausa man in that area will tell you no.

“Even now as we are talking, Buhari is from Daura, ask any Katsina Central man if he believes power has shifted to Katsina; he would tell you no.

“So, a country where you feel only comfortable when a man from your Church, Mosque, house or tribe becomes president, that country is gone and it is only a matter of time.



SOURCE:
https://www.arewagazette.com/2020/06/divide-nigeria-now-no-angel-can-unite.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR1Pg81UEEww-Mal5y5AfJakrTclvKyksC2HajSTDnPN8_ihsV8IcO2KofA

So there are indegenous Christians in Katsina.

After using nnpc to scout for oil for the last 5 yrs and also now using them to build hospitals in the north that cost billions.... selfish people.


Bit let the country break already

First there are no indigenous Muslim in Igboland.

But you can see many yoruba muslims,hausafulanis muslim and their mosque in igbo land.


Igbo culture is opposite of islam,the two can never work together.






I support the disintegrate of Nigeria .

techmo:




Daily SUN Ibo Newspaper would interview just about any pig once he can echoe there break up sentiments, now that Orji Uzor Kalu is out of Jail Sun would sing a new song

You dont want one Nigeria yet your papa still dey enter trailer like cows to yoruba land, you dont want one nigeria yet your mama still dey enter night bus to cross niger bridge to come and "hustle"

.

You didn't make any sense,because even your yoruba people still full east.

LabDNA:
Common sense is subtly prevailing at last.

I expect some afonja brownies to call this hausa muslim man an IPOB. It is not beyond them to be incredibly stupid nine out ten times.

Your problem is reading and understanding the content. You saw repeatedly in the write-up that Yorubas is the only homogeneous tribe and would form a perfect nation they have been agitating for. If not the amalgamation and bad belle politics masterminded by ibos with connivance with some power brokers from the north to reduce the strength and importance of Yorubas, do you think Edo and Delta would have been carved out as mid-western from Western state: in all honesty, there are substantial yorubas in Edo, Delta, Kogi and Kwara. Ibo nation is not sustainable unless you play second fiddle to the Niger Delta people who are nowadays wiser and more brutal. They don't also like or can tolerate you.

Tranquillity360:
You didn't make any sense,because even your yoruba people still full east.

which of the yoruba are you refering to mr dreamer

go around motor parks like iwo road, ojota and okelewo and see your people arriving with their sacks and ghana must go every hour

even during interstate lockdown with corona virus una still dey rush come

.

BabaO2:

Your problem is reading and understanding the content. You saw repeatedly in the write-up that Yorubas is the only homogeneous tribe and would form a perfect nation they have been agitating for. If not the amalgamation and bad belle politics masterminded by ibos with connivance with some power brokers from the north to reduce the strength and importance of Yorubas, do you think Edo and Delta would have been carved out as mid-western from Western state: in all honesty, there are substantial yorubas in Edo, Delta, Kogi and Kwara. Ibo nation is not sustainable unless you play second fiddle to the Niger Delta people who are nowadays wiser and more brutal. They don't also like or can tolerate you.

That's why the writer is advocating for the breakup of Nigeria.

SLAP44:


That's why the writer is advocating for the breakup of Nigeria.

Start with visible actions and let your people stop crossing niger bridge like without yoruba they cant survive

techmo:


Start with visible actions and let your people stop crossing niger bridge like without yoruba they cant survive

First stop your people from climbing open trailers to run down to Lagos to disturb us.

SLAP44:


First stop your people from climbing open trailers to run down to Lagos to disturb us.

Lagos is our land. .

SLAP44:


First stop your people from climbing open trailers to run down to Lagos to disturb us.

Lagos is our land.. yoruba land... tell your ibo people to stop packing them self tight inside ifesinachi busses to come and disturb us in yoruba land... if you stay at home to develop then break up would be faster

techmo:



which of the yoruba are you refering to mr dreamer

go around motor parks like iwo road, ojota and okelewo and see your people arriving with their sacks and ghana must go every hour

even during interstate lockdown with corona virus una still dey rush come

.

It doesn't change the fact your people still full East.

techmo:


Lagos is our land.. yoruba land... tell your ibo people to stop packing them self tight inside ifesinachi busses to come and disturb us in yoruba land... if you stay at home to develop then break up would be faster

Lagos is our old federal capital, that's why every Musa and Adamu are climbing every Dangote open truck to run to Lagos with their families. Lagos can contain the whole Nigeria.

SLAP44:


Lagos is our old federal capital, that's why every Musa and Adamu are climbing every Dangote open truck to run to Lagos with their families. Lagos can contain the whole Nigeria.

Lokoja is a former capital, same as calabar, and since you rightly said it is old capital, now is time for una to move to new capital and get off our land, while you leave carry your people from ogun and oyo too

ndi land grabber

techmo:


Lokoja is a former capital, same as calabar, and since you rightly said it is old capital, now istime for una to move to new capital and get off our land

ndi land grabber

We are all moving down to Lagos to settle

See that Dangote truck, let's go get a space to stand on it with 200 others , it will take us to Lagos.

SLAP44:


We are all moving down to Lagos to settle

no problem... just like the islamic thread of nairaland, once you arive you must pledge allegiance to your host and new leader Tinubu the Jagaban or we shall send you back... and you must pay iyaloja madam tinubu all her market levy, pay MC Oluomo his levy too, pay Omo onile cos we wont give you C of O as a stranger, you must vote who we want or swim in lagoon

.

techmo:




Daily SUN Ibo Newspaper would interview just about any pig once he can echoe there break up sentiments, now that Orji Uzor Kalu is out of Jail Sun would sing a new song

You dont want one Nigeria yet your papa still dey enter trailer like cows to yoruba land, you dont want one nigeria yet your mama still dey enter night bus to cross niger bridge to come and "hustle"

If we blow up Niger bridge, Mokwa Jebba bridge, and Abuja/lokoja link bridge.. Nigerians would understand the real leeches who cant survive alone

.

Go and sit down there my friend. what concerns migration and division. Didn't Britain migrated your so called Nigeria to hustle before independence?, But after independence what happened? They left and most structures and investment they have done here, it stopped.
Divide this country and see.

donyfrank:


Go and sit down there my friend. what concerns migration and division. Didn't Britain migrated your so called Nigeria to hustle before independence?, But after independence what happened? They left and most structures and investment they have done here, it stopped.
Divide this country and see.

go back home and stop migrating about like economic almajiri, develop your own region with your so called expertise as "developers" so that you wont disturb us here

british dont migrate about, they travel about for trade and not settle like the "one Nigerianist"

SLAP44:


That's why the writer is advocating for the breakup of Nigeria.

Yes, any objective person will push for the breakup of Nigeria. There is no how we can feel the impact of any government equally with the current forced architecture.