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#Peace

Omolola1: Inter tribal marriages that still poses problem between the respective families? Peaceful co-existence that brought about the emergence of the boko haram when a southerner won the election? Need I go on?

Omolola1: Finally,
This goes to both sides...
Should Nigeria spend a trillion naira to bring out dance troupes and masquerades next year to celebrate the centenary of an amalgamation, which to all intent and purpose could be a legal infamy? If yes, why? If no, why?

Omolola1: Ok, let's assume it wasn't caused by ethnic/religious difference, how would it have been a blessing?

Omolola1: From those halcyon days of British political ingenuity of 1914 to the present turbulent period of Boko Haram insurgency in the North, kidnapping and armed robberies in the South and deepening poverty all over the country, events have changed dramatically leaving vestiges of political bitterness, ethnic terrorism and religious intolerance.
Can't the amalgamation really be said to be a mistake? @opposing side

Quatermaine: Thank you mam, knowing fully well all these, Lugard went ahead to amalgamate them. Whose fault is that?

Obinoscopy: Many who found themselves at the higher echelon of power did not merit such position which makes it difficulty for many of them to live up to expectations.Inasmuch as I agree with the bolded, don't you think that amalgamation is responsible for bad leadership since leaders are being chosen based on north-South dichotomy and not based on competence?

Quatermaine: am sorry but I can't. Madam, why not give me some examples?

Quatermaine: according to my references of which the same wikipedia you mentioned is among, what I said was not Invalid but valid.. Who told you the Northerners were poor?. Frederick right?, the Liar who was after the benefits of the british.

The Amalgamation of 1914 was a situation in 1914 when the Northern Protectorate and the Soythern Protectorate were unified by Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard although the idea was first recommended by a British special committee in August 1898. The fundamental reason why I consider the Amalgamation of 1914 a historical mistake lies in the motive behind the Amalgamation. According to Sir Frederick Lugard the Unification was done due to economical reasons rather than political as the Northern Protectorate had a budget deficit thus finding difficulty in financing it's own administration and also in providing the necessary funds for certain Projects. This was the reason that Sir Frederick Lugard claimed to be the Amalgamation but that is not true the Amalgamation was in the interest of British business, to boost their economy. This is where the mistake lies, The Amalgamation was done for selfish reasons.

Sir Frederick Lugard said that the North was poor as they had little or no resources to run the Protectorate. That is so not true because the North was blessed with Fertile lands which encouraged large agricultural settlement to the extent that towns were developed as a result and besides that, many Northern communities were strategically situated on trade routes which facilitated commerce and thus brought about favourable growth to the communities. The North was not Poor as Sir Lugard said, infact if you must know he made it up to cover up for the fact that they were having difficulty in overseeing the Northern Protectorate.
Examples can be sited from Difficulty to impose Taxation on the people of the North as attempts were foiled and strongly oposed by the emirates and some powerful merchants, this created a substantial budget deficit in the budget of the Northern Protectorate resulting in public works and projects being paid majorly by loans from the Southern Protecterate and sometimes grants from the British empire. This clearly shows that the Amalgamation was not based on the economical interest of the North and Nigeria at large but on that of the Britsh.

''What would be the effect of uniting the North ( with their comparatively static, traditionalistic outlook ) with the South ( the thrusting, competitive, individualistic society made up of well educated peoplle making available an expanding clerical class )
?'', ''How will societies which were rivals and hostile states live under one administration ?''. I doubt if such questions ever crossed the minds of the British people who suggested the Unification because if it did and they were unbiased, there would have never been an amalgation and both parties would have been great Nations today. Even if the questions did cross their minds, they were biased as they went ahead with their decision to Amalgamate both Protectorates. That is selfishness in action!.

Another puzzling thing was that despite the amalgamation, both protectorates were still divisive, they were still seperated. The British restricted them from interacting fully as they allowed just minimum contact between the Protectorates, thus continuing the isolation of the North from the Impact of the Southern economic activity, educational progress and christain influence. The most striking of it all is the economical aspect, why then did Sir Frederick Lugard claim that he unified them for economic reasons?. It is clearly obvious that the Amalgation was in the interest of the British colony.

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Miracy: Whoaw,its been a long time...