Gst 201 course guide
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| 3.3.3 Is Nigeria a Vital Political Unit Bearing the socio-historical evolution of Nigeria in mind, the question whether Nigeria is areal political unit cannot receive a complete no or yes answer. The answer will depend on the person’s angle of analysis. For some scholars, the Federation of Nigeria is a mistake. They argue that Nigeria is a conglomerate of various ethnic groups. And, during the precolonial period those ethnic groups never interrelated. So it was futile to put such people together. Therefore, the unity of Nigeria is just a mere concept or a slogan. GST201 MODULE 1 37 Although there are some elements of truth in this thesis, some scholars still argue the opposite. According to Ikime (1985) and Ajayi and Alagoa (1980) Nigeria can be seen as areal political unit. They argue that there were fruitful inter-group relations between the people of Nigeria before colonial rule. They also argue that the common experience of colonial rule buy the peoples of Nigeria provided good grounds for building a nation. This was also the case with the British thirteen America Colonies that later formed the United States of America with their declaration of independence in 1776. Download 0.68 Mb. Share with your friends:
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