Misconception, Distortion Of History Bane Of Nigeria’s Political Growth–Centre

The director, Arewa House Centre for Research and Historical Documentation, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Dr. Shuaibu Shehu Aliyu, has said misconception and distortion of history are major things affecting the political growth of the country.

He said it is not true that the British created Nigeria but that the British created regions basically to divide Nigeria which they succeeded along regional lines.

Dr. Aliyu stated this at a press conference preparatory to the third lecture series of the centre which he said was scheduled for September 10 2022 with the theme; ‘Contemporary Nigeria politics and the ghost of the politics of independence struggles”. He said the lecture would be delivered by Professor Alkasim Abba of the History Department, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
He said the topic became imperative in view of the agitations for break-up of the country and the political developments that had taken place during the independence struggle.
“There is a lot of confusion, contradiction and misconception of history, so as an authority and erudite scholar in history, the speaker is expected to come and clear the misconception in the political history of Nigeria, relating to issue of regionalism which emanated and how the British manipulated it to achieve some certain goals.
“The issue of regionalism is still manifesting in the analysis of the political discuss of the country, up till now people are still talking about regionalism and why the British, the Richards Constitution is the constitution that provided for the regional government, they plan to divide the country through religion and ethnic lines, so the essence of the lecture is to clear the misconception.
“Nigeria is an entity, it is not the British that actually created Nigeria, the British created the regions to divide us, they have succeeded in dividing us along ethnic and religious line, the lecture is to make us to understand that Nigeria is one single entity,” he said.
Discussants include erudite political scientists such as Dr. Auwal Auwal and the lecture will be chaired by the vice chancellor of ABU, Professor Kabir Bala.