Awolowo, Azikiwe, Bello: Who are the Real Founding Fathers of Nigeria?
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- When Nigerians talk about their founding fathers, they usually refer to Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Sir Ahmadu Bello, and Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Whereas modern Nigeria existed before these four were born.
In fact, as of the time the Southern and Northern Protectorates of Nigeria were amalgamated in 1914, to become the British Colony of Nigeria, Azikiwe was nine years old, Awolowo and Bello were four years old while Balewa was merely an infant at one year old.
So, why were these men referred to as the founding fathers of Nigeria? Are they really founding fathers in the first place? But before we look into that, let us take a look at the formation of modern Nigeria. #HistoryVille
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00:00 Intro
01:01 The Formation of Modern Nigeria
07:01 James Pinson Labulo Davies
09:22 Aina Sarah Forbes Bonetta
13:45 Herbert Macaulay
14:57 Founding Fathers of Nigeria
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So much we didn't know. God bless you for producing this and sharing
Thank you . This is so educative and informative. I didnt want it to end. You calm , cool method of delivery was beautiful to listen to. And you also supplied some never seen photos. God bless you for this.
This is so educative 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻….. Thank you so much @historyville
Excellent account, very well presented.
Thank you!
History should be made compulsory in our curriculum. Most these names are street names to this generation.... Keep this up, more please so I can play to my kids
History would be hijacked if made compulsory in our curriculum
Please don't teach this to your children, this is not the true history of our people.
The British hijacked it, they don't want us to know our true history of what they did to us.
The real founding fathers of Nigeria are, Pa Anthony Enahoro, Ma Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Pa Herbert Macaulay, Ma Margaret Ekpo.
Yes this is the true
Gbagam
Anthony Enahoro was not born what's wrong with you people that you're always dull even when facts staring at u. Black people became so dull because of jealousy
Thanks for this 🙏🏾
Nigeria was a colony of Britain then. They brought the independent Nigeria, hence, are the founders
Nigeria was founded in 1914, became independent in 1960, who are Zik, Awo, Balewa and Bello the founding fathers 30years after Nigeria existed…?
@@MeMe-ef3bq read his statement again for comprehension
Amazing. You people are doing an amazing job
Thank you...
Thank you for this video. Educative, informative, and excellent historical record.❤❤❤❤❤🇬🇧👍🏼
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Nigeria is a British colonial construct
Simple. And it was meant to keep us down while they get rich. This RUclipsr guy is here spreading false history to keep our people brainwashed
Britain founded Nigeria, pure and simple. Any so called founding father was merely wrestling and filling the shoe template the British laid.
Nigeria was never a name or a country before the advent of the British empire
I thank God I studied all of these in history of Nigeria btw SS 1 and SS 3. We were among the last set in Nigeria to really study history. 99/2000. I noticed since then history disappeared but it has just made a resurgence at the basic level. A while generation never studied history in school wow!
History "disappeared" because an Oshun state governor( Akande) fired all history teachers in secondary schools in the state. His contention was that "we don't need history teachers". Subsequently, many universities cut back or eliminated their history departments. Incidentally Akande is currently one of the self-selected leaders of the Yorubas. As part of his ignorance he stated that Home Economics graduates should not look for formal employment but open their own restaurants. He thought that Home Economics is nothing more than cookery. How sad!
However, they watched Nigeria descend into Abyss without doing anything. They could fight British government to free Nigeria but couldn't contain their children in there quest for ethnic power control with youthful exhobirance. So pathetic.
Impressive
Expected!
Imagine if The most high had given us the same spirit and deprived mindset of Europeans(for the most part)? We would have never been colonised,but it's a damn shame that our own people played a significant role in slave trading.
Anyway,great video as always👍🏿👍🏿
Start with yourself.
Yes they did. The details of the entire slave trading saga will horrify you to the bone.
This is pure class! And i don't mean lecture.
Thanks for the insight.
Black people! So you can just believe anything or history video you see, told by anyone. The history is a big lie. It's white people history to make the British appear as a savior
@@stevenwilliams3015 lmao. Sounds like you've spent a large chunk of your life reading propaganda. 🤦🏾♂️
This people you mentioned were pre/independent founding fathers because because our constitution then which made it possible for north and south to come together and become one nigeria is ascribed to them and that infact is their legacy of the present day Nigeria.
America Brazil an the Caribbean etc.. should have this history in our books! We need to no as much as possible about our own people's. Bond ourselves through the color of our skin!
Well, I think you wrong on this one. They pushed for independence and no one ever said they were founding fathers. They represented their people
EXACTLY, YOU'RE RIGHT MY BROTHER. INDEPENDENCE IS WHAT THEY FOUGHT FOR NOT THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF NIGERIA.
If you are right, who are the founding fathers of Nigeria beyond the colonialist - Britain?
@@newtonimagbenikaro942 if he is right, who then are the founding fathers of Nigeria beyond Britain, the colonialist?
You're the best man, thanks 👍🇳🇬
Which best man? This guy is passing a false history designed by the British to brainwash you into thinking that the British were a Savior and you are here commending him
@@stevenwilliams3015 I'll be happy to see a different version of the history if it's available. I never for once thought the British were a savior, I mostly commended him for the background story of some of the most popular names in Lagos. For example, I don't agree with the point of Kosoko buying back slaves to build Brazilian style architecture in Lagos, that's an obvious BS.
Plus whether you like it or not,. history is written by the victors and they obviously won't make themselves look bad. They're two sides to every story, if the opposing side doesn't write anything, whose fault is that? The British have been gone for over 60 years now, we still see the effects of their policies, but I'm of the opinion that it's about time we stop blaming them for the current state of Nigeria. Apparently I'm going on a rant here but really, I'd be happy to read/see a different version of the story. Until then, I believe this was the best information available to the creator of the video when he made it, not everything is an agenda. Thanks
P.S. This is not a fight, we're just having a super necessary conversation.
Nigeria got independence from Britain in 1960 and those instrumental to it are Awolowo, Bello and Azikiwe...
That is why they are referred to as the founding fathers of Nigeria...
None of those in 1904 were ALIVE in 1960...
It's quite revealing that Ajayi was supposedly rescued from the Portuguese slave trade, a horrific atrocity that predated what would be later known as the Transatlantic slave trade and at times ran in peri-persu with the former.
Slice it or dice it, all the blame of colonisation and enslavement lies squarely at the feet of the Arabian fundamentalist and Eurocentric warmongers.
Kindly, elucidate
@@kolademuhammedawoniran6978
The point I was alluding to is notion that Ajayi was recued from being enslaved by peers of whom were amongst the most prolific perpetrators of colonisation and enslavement. It's a Eurocentric narrative that was constructed as a tool of propaganda and we shouldn't assist in propagating such nonsense.
Why would you believe this Story in the first place? It's just as a guy on RUclips telling you a fake story designed by the British themselves to make them appear as a savior. It's all false
Ahmadu Bello
Why did Nigeria keep the Anglo name "Nigeria" when they became independent instead of changing to a name that was culturally significant to the region?
We have 250 languages/ethnic group. Which culture should be significant, if not English that every ethnic group understand?
@@nnamdinwoye7698 Thank you for that answer. I guess that is one reason. I would think that the same holds true for Ghana as far as diversity but they instead took the name of an ancient kingdom. I am neither Ghanaian or Nigerian. I was just always curious.
@@GeeBee212 yep. At independence we had leaders with different visions for the new nation and nobody felt the need to unite for nationhood was more important than their selfish interest. So instead they warred and are still warring today for total dominance. Maybe when one of them wins he would remould and rename Nigeria
@@nnamdinwoye7698 Thanks for perspective yet again. I am American with more African genetics than any other. I have always been interested in the history and politics of my ancestral homeland and I was blessed with parents and a community that did just that. I travelled to 8 countries but have yet to visit Nigeria. I can't wait to get there though.
Like which name give example please
I must commend the author. I have followed him and find him impressive
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This author is giving you guys a false history written by the white people themselves and you are here commending him. The story is meant to make the British our savior but that's not true, they are the enemies
@@stevenwilliams3015 At least let us have some history to critique. Nigeria hardly has any credible sources of history. People either have to get history from the British Archives or accounts from increasingly reducing number of books out there
@@HistoryVille I will like to interview you sometime. Let's connect
There was never a slave trade on the continent of Africa prior to the horrific atrocities of the Transahara.
It doesn't matter the amount of traitors and detractors that would later assist the enemies in their bidding, the bottom line remains that this was a foreign instrument, a foreign institution that savaged our continent, looted, plundered and desecrated sacred sites and various institutes of literacy and numeracy.
Find out about how the Arabs took slaves for themselves more than a thousand year ago, correct me about the length of time.
@@olajidethomas7453
You're absolutely correct brother.
You are correct. There was never a slave trade. They took our forefathers by force. We were conquered, so how can there be a trade when we were already conquered. Don't allow the White man to deceive you and where is the proof that there was a slave trade?
@@stevenwilliams3015
It's important to note that some of these foreign extremist ideologically based warmongers entire view of the world is built around horrific atrocities such as enslavement and colonisation.
Therefore, in the face of the actual facts, it's unacceptable for anyone to attempt to deny these facts.
It's precisely the combination of the multiple slave trades and colonisations that was perpetrated in those days that is result for the current state of our continent.
It doesn't take a genius to understand these facts.
@@stevenwilliams3015
There was multiple slave trades that occurred in the past and all of them were foreign.
When we say there was slave trades, it was foreigners that was trading in slaves and never the African.
Yes in the later stages, when slavery as an institution was fizzing out, some traitors and those with treacherous behaviour did actively get involved in those horrific atrocities but that's besides the point, all the blame lies with olden days Arabian fundamentalist and Eurocentric warmongers.
It's completely and utterly false to suggest that those horrific atrocities never occurred. Kindly remove such thoughts from your viscera, it's unfair, unjust and inhuman to the millions upon millions of our parents who got caught up in what can only be described as some of the worst atrocities in human history.
They were tribal leaders
If they are referred to as the father's of Nigeria it is because they where the front men who made sure nigeria become an independent state.
mind you during the time of slave trade and colonialism nigeria was not an independent state, nigeria was not nigeria.
In 1850s nigeria was just a colonial protectorate manipulated by the european. And the the first people you talk about where not interested in nigeria becoming an independent state.
They also did good in their time too, by trying to stop slave trade, but that cannot make them the father's of the independent state Nigeria
What you did was completely disingenuous and an intellectual deception. What you did was mention those whose only claim to your so-called founding fathers appellation was the fact they went to school at the time. Many of the people you mentioned, including Kitoye Ajasa and others, worked with the colonialists against the black race. In fact, there was nothing called Nigeria when some of them were alive.
Nnamdi Azikiwe started his journey into politics with his book Renascent Africa (1937). Except for Clifford's Constitution of 1922, Nnamdi Azikiwe and the rest attended the Richards Constitution of 1946, the Macpherson Constitution of 1951, and the Lyttleton Constitution of 1954. They were fully involved in the constitutional development of Nigeria.
The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons [a] was formed in 1944 by Nnamdi Azikiwe and Herbert Macaulay. Nnamdi Azikiwe, in particular, had more than fifteen (15) newspapers that operated in Nigeria at that time, and they were dedicated to fighting colonialism. The Zikist movement was formed in 1946. It was the Zikist movement and his newspapers that exposed the harsh treatment of the coalminers, which resulted in the Iva Valley killing 21 people and injuring 51 in 1949.
The truth is that the arrowheads who negotiated for the independence of Nigeria were Azikiwe, Awolowo, and Bello. They were not alone, but others worked with them to achieve the independence of Nigeria. For example, when you call Nelson Mandela the father of the nation, it doesn't mean that he's the only person involved in the struggle for freedom in South Africa. There's no need to bring in those who actually signed the Amalgamation Treaties of Lord Lugard. When we say the founding fathers, we are talking about those who fought for the independence of Nigeria. As I said earlier, the people you mentioned were collaborators of the colonialists. So, your understanding of the concept is the problem.
It was because of his onerous contributions to the freedom of Nigeria that all the political parties and members in the parliament decided to write Nnamdi Azikiwe's name into the 1963 Republican Constitution of Nigeria.