Nnamdi Azikiwe was elected to govern the defunct Eastern Region, yet he was an advocate of a united Nigerian nation. Anyone wanting to write about ethnocentrism of Ahmadu Bello must delve into history and acknowledge the philosophy of the Sokoto Caliphate-a philosophy he was born and bred to uphold.. In comparing Bello with Muhammadu Buhari, it may be helpful to take a look at the systems of governance under which they both operated.
Bello was leader of a political party that advocated a policy of One North, One People, One Destiny in a parliamentary system of government. Not least because the system hinged more on alliances, the NPC did not seek direct political support from the South. We now operate a presidential system of government, a system which dictates that the entire nation is the constituency of the President.. Were Ahmadu Bello to have operated under this system, it is a matter of conjecture if his sectional rigidity could have been moderated somehow. Except for someone who must seek to hang another at every conceivable opportunity, it cannot be the easiest of tasks to make a conclusive comparison between political leaders of different era , background and generation.
Anthony Akinola.
On Mon, Feb 4, 2019 at 6:25 PM Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM <chidi.opara@gmail.com> wrote:
Bello's "Arewacentrism" was anchored on the need for the North to catch up with the other regions in terms of Western educated manpower, more so, Bello was elected to lead the Northern region. So, his "Arewacentrism" to me, was a necessity.
That cannot be said of Buhari, who was elected to govern the whole country, whose region is no longer lagging behind other regions in any thing.
Buhari's "Arewacentrism" is anchored on the primordial concept of conquest. Buhari is exhibiting "my great grandfather conquered this land" syndrome.
CAO.
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