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?

Twisted version of the history

Interesting

the younger igbo doesnt know about this and keep blaming the yorubas

Is that why Buhari can't stop drinking blood of innocent Southerners and people of middle belts? or that be an excuse for the destruction of life, property and renaming of rural areas by Fulani in plateau state?

Fulani that's not indigenous here have been killing and raping without care mostly in Western side of the country but their problem is still Igbo man who does nothing to them in reality but gives them a hot chase in the dream

We have different versions of Nigeria history obviously some people are trying to twist history.
The more we look at our past, the more we hate on each other. If only Nigerians can overlook the past and work towards making the country great again (that's if it has ever been great before self).

This is the basis of nairaland, to allow some people from a section to use the platform to disrupt history and turn the truth in its head.

So zik was the one that influenced Ahmadu Bello to jail Awolowo. Satanists after handing the country over to satanic party now insists on handing the people to satan

The south couldn't work together then. But they have to now because of the future

The mistake must be corrected soonest

cynthiaqueen98:
why pointing fingers to zik

The same way they are pointing the assassination of fasorantis daughter to evans

Soon enough we will hear that it was igbo dat conspire against oduduwa to be thrown out of the sky to land in the mud at Ife

cynthiaqueen98:
why pointing fingers to zik

Even your beloved IPOB blamed Azikiwe for his role.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwi2nKLb_73jAhVR8OAKHVDYA7IQzPwBCAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.concisenews.global%2F2018%2F03%2F01%2Fipob-blames-azikiwe-igbo-marginalisation-apologises-leaders%2F&psig=AOvVaw0dFUCj9d1aO5Objdd4wmo9&ust=1563523138309485

Ewedu influenced Afonja media propaganda as usual. Face your Fulani slave masters and leave Igbo's alone.

Firstorderwizard:
Ewedu influenced Afonja media propaganda as usual. Face your Fulani slave masters and leave Igbo's alone.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwi2nKLb_73jAhVR8OAKHVDYA7IQzPwBCAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.concisenews.global%2F2018%2F03%2F01%2Fipob-blames-azikiwe-igbo-marginalisation-apologises-leaders%2F&psig=AOvVaw0dFUCj9d1aO5Objdd4wmo9&ust=1563523138309485

Read and understand from your IPOB when it was castigating Zik last year. You were equally a slave to the north for Atikulating before the election till now hoping that your northern master comes out victorious.

Yyeske:


https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwi2nKLb_73jAhVR8OAKHVDYA7IQzPwBCAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.concisenews.global%2F2018%2F03%2F01%2Fipob-blames-azikiwe-igbo-marginalisation-apologises-leaders%2F&psig=AOvVaw0dFUCj9d1aO5Objdd4wmo9&ust=1563523138309485

Read and understand from your IPOB when it was castigating Zik last year. You were equally a slave to the north for Atikulating before the election till now hoping that your northern master comes out victorious.

Is ipob a history's vault be consulted?

Jax1:



Is ipob a history's vault be consulted?

I thought you IPOB enthusiasts had always said that IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu were always true and correct on every issue so why doubting this?

Yyeske:
I thought you IPOB enthusiasts had always said that IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu were always true and correct on every issue so why doubting this?

You thought? then u have a one sided dimensional psychology... Ipob gives u nightmares I see

A post with no link and no reference but only a figment of imagination of the drunk OP

Jax1:


You thought? then u have a one sided dimensional psychology... Ipob gives u nightmares I see

Was IPOB wrong or right when it accused Zik and do you know more than it now since you've always tried convincing us that it is always right? Can IPOB ever be wrong or maybe it is wrong this time because it wasn't what you had wished to see or read.

Yyeske:
Was IPOB wrong or right when it accused Zik and do you know more than it now since you've always tried convincing us that it is always right? Can IPOB ever be wrong or maybe it is wrong this time because it wasn't what you had wished to see or read.

That's not the issue. I asked, is ipob a history's vault to be consulted? If your answer is yes, why? If no, then explain.

The only thing i see here is op's desperate attempt to shift blame. I am sure op is a buhari supporter. They are known for shifting blames.

Jax1:



That's not the issue. I asked, is ipob a history's vault to be consulted? If your answer is yes, why? If no, then explain.

You and your likes have always told us that IPOB was/is always right even when we try faulting some of its claims, now I want to know why you are doubting it this time. You believed anything it dishes out so why asking me if IPOB is a history vault? So you are now doubting some of its lies and propaganda, na lie, you must believe this one by fire by force

Hian. We know this before op. It is on record.

izombie:
The only thing i see here is op's desperate attempt to shift blame. I am sure op is a buhari supporter. They are known for shifting blames.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwi2nKLb_73jAhVR8OAKHVDYA7IQzPwBCAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.concisenews.global%2F2018%2F03%2F01%2Fipob-blames-azikiwe-igbo-marginalisation-apologises-leaders%2F&psig=AOvVaw0dFUCj9d1aO5Objdd4wmo9&ust=1563523138309485

Are you saying that IPOB was wrong there and what brought Buhari into the topic? Seems you are a hater and a bigot at the same time, face IPOB first

Yyeske:
You and your likes have always told us that IPOB was/is always right even when we try faulting some of its claims, now I want to know why you are doubting it this time. You believed anything it dishes out so why asking me if IPOB is a history vault? So you are now doubting some of its lies and propaganda, na lie, you must believe this one by fire by force

I didn't allude to ipob as mouth piece of truth. Im only asking you whether ipob is your source of evidence. Obviously u better step up your thinking capacity.

Only said how north got less vote and got more seats yet u claim brithish didn't hand over to north

Continue

We need to stop the needless blame game to move ahead as a country.

So all those killed during PDP years of calamity their blood was being drunk by the Otuoke bastard ba ?!

VisioDirect:
Is that why Buhari can't stop drinking blood of innocent Southerners and people of middle belts? or that be an excuse for the destruction of life, property and renaming of rural areas by Fulani in plateau state?

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.

that's supreme treachery if true.

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.

Well it figures, no surprises there. And all these while we've been pontificating on Ahmadu Bellos 1960 Speech. However, if we are to move forward, everyone has to come clean, and forge a path. These so call 'fathers' (not mine btw) were fantastically selfish and ALL wanted the WHOLE nigeria to themselves. Now see where we are.