THE NORTH HAS ALMOST CONQUERED THE SOUTH CULTURALLY! Ozodi Thomas Osuji I just read Sunny Awhefeada’s article: The Northernisation of Nigeria (Guardian Newspaper, 6/29/2009, Editorial Pages). I have to say that this is one of the best pieces that I have read in a long time. The thesis of the article is that the Northerners of Nigeria, specifically Hausas, have an ambition to conquer and control Nigeria and, eventually, convert Southern Nigerians to Islam. It said that the process began with Othman Danfodio’s Fulani conquest of Hausa states (1804) and was briefly halted by the advent of the British colonial masters and resumed with the independence of Nigeria. The article traced the various governments that have cursed Nigeria, from Abubaka Tafawa Belewa to Aguiyi Ironsi to Yakubu Gowon to Murtella Mohammed to Olusegun Obasanjo to Shehu Shagari to Mohammad Buhari to Ibrahim Babangida to Shonikan to Abacha to Obasa...
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