“BRITISH DID NOT HANDOVER NIGERIA TO FULANI, NNAMDI AZIKWE DID “
~ Babalola Akinnuoye

Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 12 December 1959. The result was a hung parliament with no clear majority to form a government.

Zik's National Council of Nigeria and Cameroons (NCNC), came first with 2,594,577 votes to get 81 seats.

Awolowo's Action Group (AG), came second with 1,992,364 votes to get 73 seats.

However, the Ahmadu Bello's Northern People's Congress (NPC), came a distant third with 1,922,179 votes to get 134 of the 312 seats in the House of Representatives despite getting less public votes.

The above three major political parties in the election did not get enough number of the seats to form a government. An alliance had to be formed to determine who would rule.

It was a no brainer that Zik's NCNC and Awolowo's Action Group should make a coalition government as they came first and second respectively.

Awolowo, then humbled himself and volunteered to be a Deputy Prime Minister or Finance Minister in a coalition government with Zik as the Prime Minister. This was because the Zik's NCNC party had more public votes and seats than the Awolowo's Action Group.

Zik invited Awolowo’s team to Asaba, the gateway between the Yoruba's Western Region and the Igbo's Eastern Region to hold coalition talks. The talks were a clever ruse to keep Action Group’s hopes high, so that Action Group would be kept distracted from meeting with other minor parties for talks, including: Northern Elements Progressive Union with 8 seats; Mobolaje Grand Alliance with 6 seats; Igala Union with 4 seats; Independents Candidates with 4 seats; Igbira Tribal Union with 4 seats and the Niger Delta Congress with 1 seat.

Whilst the Action Group team was waiting in Asaba for a meeting with the NCNC, they read in the news that Zik and the NCNC had gone up North and clinched the deal with Ahmadu Bello on forming a coalition government with the NPC.

Tafawa Balewa, a Fulani, would be the Prime Minister of Nigeria while Zik would be the figure head Governor-General. Even Nkrumah of Ghana was shocked. He asked Zik why having spent so much energy fighting for colonial emancipation and then settling for a toothless bulldog role when Nigeria needed him the most.

Zik wrote in his autobiography why he did not form a coalition government with Awolowo.

In 1947, with over £13,500 raised from the Yoruba people and given to the NCNC, Zik had led other six prominent NCNC delegates to London to protest the “obnoxious laws” of Governor Arthur Richards. The trip ended in failure with backbiting, abuses and accusation of theft against Zik. Zik’s opponents at the NCNC, accused him of squandering the money and the trust of Nigerians.

Zik replied insinuating that the Yoruba on the team, that are: Mrs. Fumilayo Ransome-Kuti, Prince Adeleke Adedoyin, and Dr. A. B. Olorunnimbe, were the problem.

There erupted a heated and prolonged press war between Zik’s Political Reminiscence in his West African Pilot and H.O. Davies’ Political Panorama in the Daily Service. This led to Igbo in Lagos rushing to buy machetes in large numbers thinking a tribal war was imminent.

The Governor and his General Secretary, Hugh Foot, quickly called Zik and H.O. Davies to order at the Government House.

Zik went away with the resolve that “the Yoruba must not be allowed to rule over others in Nigeria”.

And afterwards in the Daily Service published the speech of Zik in 1949 about Igbo being destined by God to conquer and rule over others. This among others, will explain why Zik rejected Awolowo's offer of a coalition government in 1959 and instead worked with the Fulani.

The Fulani had been reading Zik and the Igbo through the lens of his 1949 speech ever since.

The Fulani way of neutralising Zik when the opportunity came in 1959 was to offer him a powerless post, which surprisingly Zik and the NCNC dutifully accepted in place of being Nigeria’s first Prime Minister.

Zik had thought that the Igbo can easily manipulate the Fulani in place of the educated Yoruba. He thus manipulated Balewa to arrest Awolowo in 1962 and to have him jailed for 10 years in 1963.

Zik also manipulated Balewa to remove from the Western Region the Edo, Urhobo, Itsekiri and Western Ijaw that account for 70% of the oil wealth in Nigeria and created for them the Mid-West Region.

Zik's hatred for the Yoruba gave the Fulani the impetus to rule over others in Nigeria.

The Igbo coup plotters tried to undo Zik's mistake in 1966. And unfortunately, they killed other tribes and left theirs, which resulted in the civil war.

Britain did not really hand over Nigeria to the Fulani. Nigeria was given over to the Fulani by the Igbo.

However, to hold on to power in Nigeria, the Fulani enlisted the backing of the self-serving career politicians in England.

Not many Igbo especially the young ones know this narrative. I don’t think the Yorubas, even their elders remember this. Has the leopard changed its spots?

We have seen this discourse over and over on nairaland. Let's move on please

The British and presently, ewedu coneheaded structures.


Let me call lzaa imhotep,I'm sure they av samtin to say.

adeboizy11:
“BRITISH DID NOT HANDOVER NIGERIA TO FULANI, NNAMDI AZIKWE DID “
~ Babalola Akinnuoye

Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 12 December 1959. The result was a hung parliament with no clear majority to form a government.

Zik's National Council of Nigeria and Cameroons (NCNC), came first with 2,594,577 votes to get 81 seats.

Awolowo's Action Group (AG), came second with 1,992,364 votes to get 73 seats.

However, the Ahmadu Bello's Northern People's Congress (NPC), came a distant third with 1,922,179 votes to get 134 of the 312 seats in the House of Representatives despite getting less public votes.

The above three major political parties in the election did not get enough number of the seats to form a government. An alliance had to be formed to determine who would rule.

It was a no brainer that Zik's NCNC and Awolowo's Action Group should make a coalition government as they came first and second respectively.

Awolowo, then humbled himself and volunteered to be a Deputy Prime Minister or Finance Minister in a coalition government with Zik as the Prime Minister. This was because the Zik's NCNC party had more public votes and seats than the Awolowo's Action Group.

Zik invited Awolowo’s team to Asaba, the gateway between the Yoruba's Western Region and the Igbo's Eastern Region to hold coalition talks. The talks were a clever ruse to keep Action Group’s hopes high, so that Action Group would be kept distracted from meeting with other minor parties for talks, including: Northern Elements Progressive Union with 8 seats; Mobolaje Grand Alliance with 6 seats; Igala Union with 4 seats; Independents Candidates with 4 seats; Igbira Tribal Union with 4 seats and the Niger Delta Congress with 1 seat.

Whilst the Action Group team was waiting in Asaba for a meeting with the NCNC, they read in the news that Zik and the NCNC had gone up North and clinched the deal with Ahmadu Bello on forming a coalition government with the NPC.

Tafawa Balewa, a Fulani, would be the Prime Minister of Nigeria while Zik would be the figure head Governor-General. Even Nkrumah of Ghana was shocked. He asked Zik why having spent so much energy fighting for colonial emancipation and then settling for a toothless bulldog role when Nigeria needed him the most.

Zik wrote in his autobiography why he did not form a coalition government with Awolowo.

In 1947, with over £13,500 raised from the Yoruba people and given to the NCNC, Zik had led other six prominent NCNC delegates to London to protest the “obnoxious laws” of Governor Arthur Richards. The trip ended in failure with backbiting, abuses and accusation of theft against Zik. Zik’s opponents at the NCNC, accused him of squandering the money and the trust of Nigerians.

Zik replied insinuating that the Yoruba on the team, that are: Mrs. Fumilayo Ransome-Kuti, Prince Adeleke Adedoyin, and Dr. A. B. Olorunnimbe, were the problem.

There erupted a heated and prolonged press war between Zik’s Political Reminiscence in his West African Pilot and H.O. Davies’ Political Panorama in the Daily Service. This led to Igbo in Lagos rushing to buy machetes in large numbers thinking a tribal war was imminent.

The Governor and his General Secretary, Hugh Foot, quickly called Zik and H.O. Davies to order at the Government House.

Zik went away with the resolve that “the Yoruba must not be allowed to rule over others in Nigeria”.

And afterwards in the Daily Service published the speech of Zik in 1949 about Igbo being destined by God to conquer and rule over others. This among others, will explain why Zik rejected Awolowo's offer of a coalition government in 1959 and instead worked with the Fulani.

The Fulani had been reading Zik and the Igbo through the lens of his 1949 speech ever since.

The Fulani way of neutralising Zik when the opportunity came in 1959 was to offer him a powerless post, which surprisingly Zik and the NCNC dutifully accepted in place of being Nigeria’s first Prime Minister.

Zik had thought that the Igbo can easily manipulate the Fulani in place of the educated Yoruba. He thus manipulated Balewa to arrest Awolowo in 1962 and to have him jailed for 10 years in 1963.

Zik also manipulated Balewa to remove from the Western Region the Edo, Urhobo, Itsekiri and Western Ijaw that account for 70% of the oil wealth in Nigeria and created for them the Mid-West Region.

Zik's hatred for the Yoruba gave the Fulani the impetus to rule over others in Nigeria.

The Igbo coup plotters tried to undo Zik's mistake in 1966. And unfortunately, they killed other tribes and left theirs, which resulted in the civil war.

Britain did not really hand over Nigeria to the Fulani. Nigeria was given over to the Fulani by the Igbo.

However, to hold on to power in Nigeria, the Fulani enlisted the backing of the self-serving career politicians in England.

Not many Igbo especially the young ones know this narrative. I don’t think the Yorubas, even their elders remember this. Has the leopard changed its spots?

Yari.ba can write all the nonsense in the world to justify their blunder of 1967 which decidedly shifted power to the northern region of Nigeria hence Fulani, it will never change the factual facts. Northern elites would have been nowhere today if the Yari.ba and the so-called minorities has listened to Ojukwu in 1967. It is plain idiotic to be sucked into the a deceitful presentation of Gowon from little known ethnic group and so-called Christian as the arrowhead of Fulani and other political elites from northern region.

Afanja yoruba, 2015 when they betray SS/SE and brought a terrorist into power ! That terrorist is now hurting everybody including them.....

Iceberg3:
The British and presently, ewedu coneheaded structures.


Let me call lzaa imhotep,I'm sure they av samtin to say.

I just want to know whether afamed still supports RUGA

imhotep:

I just want to know whether afamed still supports RUGA

That one is still busy.

Iceberg3:


That one is still busy.

Sai herdsmen

Cc lzaa

That pic above is ludicrous..................................... Amazing......................................

Dedetwo:


Yari.ba can write all the nonsense in the world to justify their blunder of 1967 which decidedly shifted power to the northern region of Nigeria hence Fulani, it will never change the factual facts. Northern elites would have been nowhere today if the Yari.ba and the so-called minorities has listened to Ojukwu in 1967. It is plain idiotic to be sucked into the a deceitful presentation of Gowon from little known ethnic group and so-called Christian as the arrowhead of Fulani and other political elites from northern region.

While Ojukwu was fighting to free his people from Fulani Caliphate of Sokoto, the rest were fighting for "one Nigeria", not knowing that what that meant was to become a slave of the caliphate

imhotep:

I just want to know whether afamed still supports RUGA

https://thenationonlineng.net/tension-as-anambra-communities-resume-hostilities/amp/

You should be more concerned about the genocide going on in Anambra now

Afamed:



https://thenationonlineng.net/tension-as-anambra-communities-resume-hostilities/amp/

You should be more concerned about the genocide going on in Anambra now

Igbo amaka.
Reject fake news and sai dullardism.

cc lzaa

imhotep:

Igbo amaka.
Reject fake news and sai dullardism.

cc lzaa

It will be fake news since it's not about Fulani herdsmen in the govt house.
Typical land grabber,
Go and settle your comrade before we send Buratai for the rescue
Abba and Ukpo communities are on rampage

. Hypocrite

gidgiddy:


While Ojukwu was fighting to free his people from Fulani Caliphate of Sokoto, the rest were fighting for "one Nigeria", not knowing that what that meant was to become a slave of the caliphate

Dedetwo:


Yari.ba can write all the nonsense in the world to justify their blunder of 1967 which decidedly shifted power to the northern region of Nigeria hence Fulani, it will never change the factual facts. Northern elites would have been nowhere today if the Yari.ba and the so-called minorities has listened to Ojukwu in 1967. It is plain idiotic to be sucked into the a deceitful presentation of Gowon from little known ethnic group and so-called Christian as the arrowhead of Fulani and other political elites from northern region.

Ahmadu bello and Awolowo saw the future.

They know 1 Nigeria cannot work.
Azikwe was busy eyeing how to govern South west

When the deed is done, some certain people wants to leave Nigeria after giving Fulani the control

For where?
We die here

Until we finish up the Oil and Gas in SS and SE for the development of North and SW.

One Nigeria

Seerade029:






Ahmadu bello and Awolowo saw the future.

They know 1 Nigeria cannot work.
Azikwe was busy eyeing how to govern South west

When the deed is done, some certain people wants to leave Nigeria after giving Fulani the control

For where?
We die here

Until we finish up the Oil and Gas in SS and SE for the development of North and SW.

One Nigeria

The North saw the deceit and desperado in Zik and they outplayed him

Afamed:

The North saw the deceit and desperado in Zik and they outplayed

Don't mind them, awon hypocrite oshi

The Yorubas made them powerful , the division in the south fueled by Yorubas made them powerful

Afamed:

It will be fake news since it's not about Fulani herdsmen in the govt house.
Typical land grabber,
Go and settle your comrade before we send Buratai for the rescue
Abba and Ukpo communities are on rampage

. Hypocrite

Buratai has gone into hiding, like his mentors Jubril al Sudan and Pastor Osinbande
Sai mama.

cc lzaa iceberg3

Hehehehe

This Yoruba is trying to sell the narrative that Zik hated the Yoruba! Someone that even gave his children Yoruba names!

GamalNasser:
The Yorubas made them powerful , the division in the south fueled by Yorubas made them powerful

Ahmadu bello and Awolowo saw the future.

They know 1 Nigeria cannot work.
Azikwe was busy eyeing how to govern South west

When the deed is done, some certain people wants to leave Nigeria after giving Fulani the control

For where
We die here

Until we finish up the Oil and Gas in SS and SE for the development of North and SW.

One Nigeria

imhotep:

Buratai has gone into hiding, like his mentors Jubril al Sudan and Pastor Osinbande
Sai mama.

cc lzaa iceberg3

Yes they have gone into hiding, tell the coward diletor to come to Nigeria first

Are many of you Igbos not foolish?
You want people to listen to exactly what Igbos were told before 1967 but Azikiwe n his igbo brethren rejected in entirety.

When igbo didn't listen then what make you think others will now listen to then in 1967 or you think everyone is foolish to listen to whatever ever igbo want n when ever they want it ?!

Dedetwo:

Yari.ba can write all the nonsense in the world to justify their blunder of 1967 which decidedly shifted power to the northern region of Nigeria hence Fulani, it will never change the factual facts. Northern elites would have been nowhere today if the Yari.ba and the so-called minorities has listened to Ojukwu in 1967. It is plain idiotic to be sucked into the a deceitful presentation of Gowon from little known ethnic group and so-called Christian as the arrowhead of Fulani and other political elites from northern region.

Shouldn't you address when others rejected the caliphate, even the caliphate rejected you but a foolish n cursed Igbo Azikiwe was pleading wailing n begging to be a subordinate with no power or hope to the same caliphate ?!

gidgiddy:

While Ojukwu was fighting to free his people from Fulani Caliphate of Sokoto, the rest were fighting for "one Nigeria", not knowing that what that meant was to become a slave of the caliphate

The fact is, Azikiwe prefer to partner with Fulani who see Igbo as infidels than Yoruba who were ready to make him prime minister.


The result of his partnership with Sardauna is three years of brutal civil war which you people lost woefully and uncertain future.


Las las, his people are now known as the 5 percent, despite licking Fulani's asses for 55 years and counting!!!



I AM DONE TALKING

Superwave:
Shouldn't you address when others rejected the caliphate, even the caliphate rejected you but a foolish n cursed Igbo Azikiwe was pleading wailing n begging to be a subordinate with no power or hope to the same caliphate ?!

Audio rejection. When it was time to stand up like a man and fight for freedom, they quickly ran to join the caliphate to fight to enslave everybody along with themselves

Afamed:

Yes they have gone into hiding, tell the coward diletor to come to Nigeria first

supporter of the covik president

imhotep:

supporter of the covik president

What do you have to lose? We all know the real supporters of Covid/ JIK/ disfentant president

Superwave:
Shouldn't you address when others rejected the caliphate, even the caliphate rejected you but a foolish n cursed Igbo Azikiwe was pleading wailing n begging to be a subordinate with no power or hope to the same caliphate ?!

Azikiwe was begging to be a powerless Governor General, that showed how desperate he was. The North saw the trait of a betrayal in him and they rendered him useless politically

It is evidence that igbos has been traitors even from the beginning, greed and selfishness is their inbuilt character

IGBOSON1:
Hehehehe

This Yoruba is trying to sell the narrative that Zik hated the Yoruba! Someone that even gave his children Yoruba names !

*Yawns*
Just as chukwuma nzeogwu even added 'Kaduna' to his name didn't stop him from killing d hausas.
Say another tn biko.

The children of Afonja made him and BUHARI powerful....

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Topsic70:

*Yawns*
Just as chukwuma nzeogwu even added 'Kaduna' to his name didn't stop him from killing d hausas.
Say another tn biko.

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