One people is not wrong the way CAO used it.
It is in the same register as Nigeria's Second Republic slogan: One Nation, One Destiny. It is a futuristic declamation of political correctness. Every politician of the Second Republic NPN knew Nigeria is an agglomeration of nationalities seeking common purpose.
In English register matters.
OAA
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From: 'Biko Agozino' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Date: 14/06/2021 22:08 (GMT+00:00)
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Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Speech: President Muhammadu Buhari's Speech On 2021 Democracy Day
Makes you wonder why African Americans score less in English SAT exams than any other group, including Asians and Hispanics who do not speak English as their first language. But in fairness to Buhari, his A1 in WAEC was reportedly in Igbo Language and not in English.
Biko
On Monday, 14 June 2021, 12:24:48 GMT-4, Farooq A. Kperogi <farooqkperogi@gmail.com> wrote:
That's probably because your primary school teacher isn't familiar with many nonstandard native dialects of the English language. In African American Vernacular English, for example, "she's good people" means she's a good person.
Farooq
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On Mon, Jun 14, 2021, 2:39 AM bikozino via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
If you said one people instead of one person, my primary school teacher would have given you one million injections with his koboko.
Biko--
On Jun 12, 2021 3:40 AM, "Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM" <chidi.opara@gmail.com> wrote:
Fellow Nigerians,
I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day. It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country and one Nigeria........
Link: http://www.publicinfoprojectsblog.org/2021/06/speech-president-muhammadu-buharis.html?m=1
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