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He was very worried as to what
would happen when the British
shall have gone. He was not sure
of what would keep the diverse
peoples together within the
artificial boundaries drawn on
the map in the 1880s and 1890s.
(p.306)
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Caliphate ideology and
Agenda — Section A
[Quotes from Tony Nwaezeigwe,
“Ethnicity and the Politics of Igbo,
Yoruba Relations: Case of a
Celebration of Defeat?”, Department
of Political Science University of
Lagos: Special Lecture Series 2,
October 1998, pp. 5-8.]

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q12) 1942
“Holding this country together
is not possible except by means
of the religion of the Prophet.
If they want political unity let
them follow our religion.” 15
— 1942, the conference of
Northern Chiefs in response to
a letter from the ukbased West
African Students’ Union (wasu) to
the Northern Emirs asking them
to support the constitutional
evolution of Nigeria into a full
independent nation. {15 Quoted
from Obafemi Awolowo, Path to
Nigerian Freedom, London: Faber
and Faber, 1947, p. 51.}
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q13) 1944
“Those Southerners who desire
a United Nigeria should first
embrace Islam as their religion.” 16
— 1944, the Sultan of Sokoto
responding to a delegation from
wasu that paid him a visit to
plead for his support for the
memorandum on constitutional
reform. {16 James Coleman,
Nigeria : Background to
Nationalism, Los Angeles and
London: University of California,
Berkeley, 1971, p. 361.}
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q14) 1948
“Since 1914 the British
Government has been trying to
make Nigeria into one country,
but the Nigeria people themselves
are historically different in their
background, in their religious
beliefs and customs and do not
show themselves any sign of
willingness to unite…. Nigerian
unity is only a British intention
for the country.” 17
— 1948, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa
Balewa, parliamentary leader of
the Northern Peoples’ Congress
(npc), during a session of the
Nigerian Legislative council.
{17 Coleman, Nigeria: Background
to Nationalism, p. 320}
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q15) 1948
“Many (Nigerians) deceive
themselves by thinking that
Nigeria is one,…particularly
some of the press people…This is
wrong. I am sorry to say that this
presence of Unity is artificial and
it ends outside this Chamber…
The Southern tribes who are
now pouring into the North in
ever increasing numbers, and
are more or less domiciled here
do not mix with the Northern
people…and we in the North
look upon them as invaders.” 18
— 1948, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa
Balewa, parliamentary leader of
the Northern Peoples’ Congress
(npc), during the budget session
of the Nigerian Legislative council.
{18 Coleman, Nigeria: Background
to Nationalism, p. 361}
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As pointed out earlier, in 1960, the
Sarduana of Sokoto stated his Nigeria
Project thus: [see q1, above]
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[Back to quotes from Tony
Nwaezeigwe, “Ethnicity and the
Politics of Igbo, Yoruba Relations:
Case of a Celebration of Defeat?”]
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q16)
Today, it is no longer a matter
of debate that the Hausa-Fulani
ruling oligarchy of this country
has the sole objective of remaining
the hereditary rulers of Nigeria.
A far-reaching revelation in this
regard is summed up in the words
of one of the most respected
members of the group:
[see q3 above]

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— Nwaezeigwe, p. 8
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