The following astonishing quote is from a post in another thread called "Why Nigeria must break up":

Zik, Awo and TB corroborated this below:

Nigeria as a british expression not a nation made by God? Please read from Awo, Zik and TB!

“Since 1914 the British Government has been trying to make Nigeria into one country, but the Nigerian people themselves are historically different in their backgrounds, in their religious beliefs and customs and do not show themselves any signs of willingness to unite … Nigerian unity is only a British invention” – Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, 1948.

“Nigeria is not a nation. It is a mere geographical expression. There are no ‘Nigerians’ in the same sense as there are ‘English,’ ‘Welsh,’ or ‘French,’ The word ‘Nigeria’ is a mere distinctive appellation to distinguish those who live within the boundaries of Nigeria and those who do not” - Chief Obafemi Awolowo, 1947.

“It is better for us and many admirers abroad that we should disintegrate in peace and not in pieces. Should the politicians fail to heed the warning, then I will venture the prediction that the experience of the Democratic Republic of Congo will be a child’s play if it ever comes to our turn to play such a tragic role” - Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, 1964.

These are statements made by the three men largely responsible for Nigeria's so-called independence as a 'country'. Men who are more accurately called "founding receivers" since they simply received the iron baton of Nigeria rulership from the British.

This is what astonishes the hell out of me. And it amazed me that nobody else in that thread noticed it: If these men felt that way about the Nigerian geographical expression that the British created, if these men KNEW that it made far more sense for the expression to be split up into its respective ethnic national countries and that its current British-created setup is a fraud, then WHY THE HELL did these same men continue the 'fraud'? Why did they choose to maintain something they knew was a fraud and a joke instead of breaking it up into its proper nation States?? And there was no attempt whatsoever by them to even do that, as far as I know. None at all.

For God's sake, why am I the only one who is astonished and baffled by this?

Is there any particular reason why people are so silent on this question? (So, despite all the loudmouths on this forum who act like they are experts on Nigerian politics and history, not a single person can say anything about this.)