THE COLLAPSE OF THE NIGERIAN TRIPOD Uzor Maxim Uzoatu reckons that unless the third leg of the tripod is reintegrated, Nigeria is living on borrowed time Nigeria today stands on wob
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu reckons that unless the third leg of the tripod is reintegrated, Nigeria is living on borrowed time
Achebe continues thusly: “The origin of the national resentment of the Igbo is as old as Nigeria and quite as complicated. But it can be summarized thus: The Igbo culture being receptive to change, individualistic and highly competitive, gave the Igbo man an unquestioned advantage over his compatriots in securing credentials for advancement in Nigerian colonial society. Unlike the Hausa/Fulani, he was unhindered by a wary religion and unlike the Yoruba unhampered by traditional hierarchies.
On why the coup-makers wanted Awolowo as the leader of the country, Major Ifeajuna wrote in his unpublished manuscript: “Chief Awolowo launched forth his party on a platform of tribalism, and for his parochial and partisan approach to national issues, he got deserving blame.
of the North until he was prevailed upon to change his mind by the British High Commissioner in Lagos, Sir Francis Cumming-Bruce. There was talk after the war by Gowon of reconstruction, rehabilitation and reconciliation, but progress on all fronts is neither here nor there.The Making of an African Legend – The Biafra Story
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