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2010-03-29 Africa Subsaharan

Gaddafi says Nigeria should split into several states

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Posted by john frum 2010-03-29 13:20|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 For once Ghaddafi is right, although its 60 years too late.

The West supported Muslim slaughter of Christians in the Biafran war. Perhaps 3 million dead.

The semi-feudal and Islamic Hausa-Fulani in the North were traditionally ruled by an autocratic, conservative Islamic hierarchy consisting of some thirty-odd Emirs who, in turn, owed their allegiance to a supreme Sultan. This Sultan was regarded as the source of all political power and religious authority.

The Yoruba political system in the southwest, like that of the Hausa-Fulani, also consisted of a series of monarchs being the Oba. The Yoruba monarchs, however, were less autocratic than those in the North, and the political and social system of the Yoruba accordingly allowed for greater upward mobility based on acquired rather than inherited wealth and title.

The Igbo in the southeast, in contrast to the two other groups, lived mostly in mostly autonomous, democratically-organized communities although there were monarchs in many of these ancient cities such as the Kingdom of Nri, Arochukwu and Onitsha. Unlike the other two regions, decisions among the Igbo were made by a general assembly in which every man could participate.

Not to mention abandoning genuine democracy in Africa.

Posted by phil_b 2010-03-29 20:25|| 2010-03-29 20:25|| Front Page Top

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