When forecasters of the United
States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) predicted the total collapse of Nigeria within 15 years, all hell broke
lose. The reactions of the key players in the moribund state highlighted the total bankruptcy of black leadership
in this epoch. Some of the so-called leaders have called the prediction a glib talk; others have called for the establishment of a national guard while yet others have called for a rapid response force using
arms purchased from Europe, America, China etc. to counter the alleged threat. In fact, the US analysts were merely
observing a reality that was all too evident on the ground, if only people would stop burying their heads in the
sand and exposing their thinking parts.
Nigerian is a phoney federation. It is
beleaguered by so many internal contradictions
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that its ultimate collapse as a state is now only a matter of time. When that collapse occurs, Nigeria will join
the graveyard of other unworkable and meaningless satanic empires constructed by colonial social engineers in Africa
and elsewhere in the last century. Nigeria is uniquely evil because in its short violent existence, it has consumed over 3 million
Igbo lives. It will certainly not be missed when it goes the way of the defunct USSR, Yugoslavia and other murderous
states.
There are some people who are currently
benefiting from the satanic state and its evil institutions of brutality. Such people have been ranting and raving
about the aforementioned US report, but total break up is now unavoidable and no amount of self-righteous rants
will change the course of history. In this essay we aim to interrogate the US report in order to confirm the historical validity of
the predicted collapse. We seek to locate Nigeria in the context
of other failed pseudo-federations of our time.
Phoney Federations
as Bye-products of Colonial Racist Ideology
Nigeria is a bizarre by-product of the colonial ideology in Africa. This was an ideology that denied the validity of African history and humanity, asserting
quite bluntly that Africans were sub-humans with no history. Among the chief theoreticians of this ideology was a H.R. Trevor- Roper, Regius Professor
of Modern History at Oxford University England. According to him, Africa had no history at all. Commenting further, he said:
Perhaps in the future, there will be some African history to teach. But, at present
there is none: there is only the history of the Europeans in Africa. The rest is darkness… and darkness is not a subject of history.
Since Africa had no history, Eurocentric scholars
and social engineers have ignored local realities and proceeded to create their own version of African history.
To match this political ideology, they have even created their own prejudiced lexicons, which differentiated Africa from the rest of humanity. As shown
in Table 1, some legacies of this linguistic apartheid are still evident today. For example, Africans are said
to have no nations, only tribes, no generals, only warlords etc. Only Europeans produced doctors, soldiers, statesmen
generals etc. Africans produced only witches, warriors, tribal chiefs and warlords (Table 1). The application of linguistic and social
apartheid to state formation ultimately led to the creation of monstrosities such as Nigeria.
Table 1: Linguistic Apartheid: European vs. African terms
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European
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African
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Nation
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Tribe
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Soldier
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Warrior
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General/Field Marshal
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Warlord
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Doctor
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Witch
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Statesman
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Chief
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African Tribes vs.
European Nations
Colonial ideologists in Africa did not just hypothesize; they acted
on their theories as well. For example, since Africans were deemed incapable of forming nations, it followed that
African tribes however large in population, and whether
or not they had a common history, culture, occupied a contiguous territory etc. could be amalgamated with other
tribes to form new “nations”. These new nations
were then expected to embark on the project of nation-building with the expectation that at some unspecified future date, they would become true
nations, a stage presumably attained in Europe eon years ago. This was how the Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba, some of the largest true
nations of Africa became coerced in one unworkable nation-state
called Nigeria.
Of course this was a sharp contrast to
what obtained in Europe. As shown in Tables 2 and 3 every European
nation however tiny had a right to self-determination, a seat in the UN etc. For example, whereas, Luxemburg with
0.04 million population is a fully independent state, over 40 million Igbo, one of the largest true nations of
Africa have been denied these rights and coerced into an uneasy alliance with Mohammedans, feudalists etc. in an
unworkable contraption
called the Nigerian state. Within our own lifetime, more tiny European nations-states have emerged (e.g. Croatia, Slovania, Georgia, Bosnia etc.) and the high
heavens have not fallen.
Table 2: European Nations
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Group Name
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Location
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Population
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Designation
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Current Status
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Luxemburg
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Europe
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0.04million
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Nation
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Independent state
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Ireland
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Europe
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3million
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Nation
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Independent
state
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Sweden
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Europe
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5million
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Nation
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Independent state
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Denmark
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Europe
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5 million
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Nation
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Independent state
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Iceland
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Europe
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0.3 million
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Nation
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Independent state
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Liechtenstein
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Europe
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0.03 million
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Nation
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Independent state
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Norway
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Europe
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4.million
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Nation
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Independent state
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Portugal
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Europe
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9 million
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Nation
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Independent state
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Finland
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Europe
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5 million
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Nation
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Independent state
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Table 3: African Tribes
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Group Name
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Location
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Population
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Designation
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Current Status
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Igbo
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Africa
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45 million
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Tribe
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Part of
failed
state Nigeria
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Yoruba
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Africa
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35 million
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Tribe
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Part of
failed
state Nigeria
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Zulu
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Africa
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4 million
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Tribe
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Part of South Africa
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Hausa
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Africa
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38 million
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Tribe
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Part of
failed
state Nigeria
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The Rise and Collapse
of pseudo-Federations in Africa
Having convinced themselves that African
peoples were incapable of nationhood
both historically and developmentally however large, the colonial masters
proceeded to form mixtures of these alleged pre-state bands or tribes into units which they called “federations” and other fancy titles. They did this by simply
by drawing straight lines on maps. Nigeria is a good example of such unworkable amalgams. It is a false federation which has within its boundaries, Mohammedans, Christians, animists, Igbo Yoruba,
Hausa etc. This
is a recipe for state failure and disaster for which Africa is justifiably famous.
In fact, the post-colonial history of
the Africa and the world is replete with the carcases
of these false federations which have collapsed one after the other like a pack of cards. Viewed both historically
and comparatively, Nigeria is next on line to go down the ignominious path of other fraudulent federations,
some of which are reviewed below.
1. The Central African
Federation
This was also known as the federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. It was created by the British in 1953 after a so-called
referendum. It comprised of the protectorates of Nyassaland, Northern Rhodesia
and the self-governing colony of southern Rhodesia. The unworkable contraption collapsed in 1963, paving the way for the present day modern states
of Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
2. The East African
Federation