SNC DOES NOT MEAN DISINTEGRATION!

  
The trouble in Nigeria today began on the day the Europeans set foot on this shore,later called Nigeria. Let us look into a brief history on important dates the journey of this country called Nigeria began.As we can see that Nigerians has refused to learn from history,our leaders are only been malevolence,putting Nigeria in a state of nihilism.


In 1851 (December 26-27): Royal Navy warship bombards Lagos. Oba of Lagos (Oba Kosoko) flees to Epe, wounded.
On board the ship was Lt. Labulo Davies, probably the first Nigerian to be commisioned in a naval force.
1862 (January 1): Lagos Island annexed as a colony of Britain
1862 (January 22): Mr H.S Freeman appointed (first) Governor of Lagos Colony.
1877: George Taubman Goldie arrived in the Niger Delta in 1877


1885: Oil Rivers Protectorate proclaimed by the British after they had defeated of King Jaja of Opobo, the Oba of Benin and subdued all prominent oil merchants of the Niger Delta.
1892 (19 May): At the Battle of the (sacred) Yemoja River the British wreaks havoc amongst the Ijebu infantry with a British Maxim (capable of firing 2000 rounds in three minutes).
1893: Oil Rivers Protectorate renamed Niger Coast Protectorate with its capital at Calabar.


1890's: British Journalist Flora Shaw, later who became wife of Lord Frederick Lugard, suggests the name "Nigeria" after the great Niger River.
1897: The British overthrow Oba Ovonramwen of Benin. One of the last independent West African kings.


1900: Niger Coast Protectorate was merged with the colony and protectorate of Lagos and renamed Protectorate of Southern Nigeria


1914: Formation of Nigeria under Governor Frederick Lugard


1929 (October): (Aba Women's Riot). Women in Aba demonstrate against high taxes and low prices of Nigerian exports.


1954: The position of Governor was created in each region after the Federal System of Government was adopted.


1958: Nigerian Armed Forces came under Federal control. The Nigerian Navy was created.


1959: The new Nigerian currency was introduced


1959: Northern Peoples Congress(NPC)and Niger Delta Congress(NDC)go into alliance to contest parliamentary elections. The alliance earned the Brass Division a seat in the Federal Parliament for the first time.
1960(July): Sir Adesoji Aderemi becomes 1st Nigerian and 1st African to be appointed Governor in the Commonwealth. He became Goernor before Nigeria got independence.
1960 (October 1): Independence. Nnamdi Azikiwe ("Zik") becomes 1st indigenous Governor General. At independence, the Nigerian government consisted of three ethnic states united in a federation. Each state was controlled by a single dominant ethnic-based party.
How ever, the causes of conflict in Nigeria could be traced back to 1966 when there was a back-back military coup. The first was in January and led by a collection of young leftists under Major Emmanuel Ifeajuna and Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu. 
It was partially successful; the coup which took the life of the then Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the premier of the northern Region, Sir Ahmedu Bello, the premier of the western region, Sir Ladoke Akintola. 
Despite this, the coup could not be totally succesful to be able to set up a central government because of logistic reasons. Sir Nwafor Orizu, who became the acting president was then pressured to hand over government to the Nigeria Army, under the Command of General JTU Aguiyi-Ironsi. The coup was conceived out of the disequilibrium and perceived corruption of the electoral and political process.


 It was however counter-acted by another successful plot, supported primarily by northern military officers and northerners who favored the NPC; it was engineered by northern officers, which allowed Lt Colonel Yakubu Gowon to become head of state. This sequence of events led to increase in ethnic tension and homicidal. 
The northern coup, which was mostly motivated by ethnic and religious reasons, was a vicious bloodbath of both military officers and civilians, especially those of Igbo extraction. This cruel demoniac against the Igbo increased their desire for autonomy and protection from the military’s wrath. By May 1967, the Eastern region had declared itself an independent state called the Republic of Biafra under the leadership of Lt Colonel Emeka Ojukwu in line with the wishes of the people. This coerciveness or vehement against the Igbo's has continued till date.


The Nigeria Civil War began as the Nigerian (Western and Northern) side attacked Biafra (South-eastern) on July 6, 1967 at Garkem signaling the beginning of the 30 month war that ended in January 1970. According to records avliable more than one million people died in the three-year civil war. These killings created a lasting wound in the heart of the bereaved and revenge rested at the hearts of the citizens. 
Could we allow the activities of Boko Haram to repeat history? No nation goes into war two times and come out safely.When one is pushed too much to the wall he look for defense mechanism.It is time for Sovereign National conference SNC,let the ethnic Nigerians deter min on how they are governed,since they were not part of forming the country Nigeria. 
SNC DOES NOT MEAN DISINTEGRATION,but if the people of Nigeria decide to go it's seperate ways so be it.


Comrade Evan Akahson.