Today 1st of October, 2023 marks Nigeria's 63rd Year of Independence. 63 years after been freed from colonial rule by Britain, Nigeria is indeed standing strong with a population of over 200 million people and an uninterrupted democracy that's already lasted for 24 years not a lot, but for Nigerians it's a milestone considering the 33 years spent in military rule. Now for most people the fore mentioned information is common but there is a much more popular question ask on every Independence Day celebration- how developed is the country since from 1960- it is also no secret that the answer to this question is much more negative than positive. But today we are not going to talk about the development status of the country but rather the most important and glaring issue the country has faced since 1960, "unity". In 1914 the British colonial administration led by Lord Lugard fused together three regions from Western Africa, the conservative Nothern Nigeria Prote
On 29th July 1975, General Yakubu Gowon was overthrown while attending the 12th summit of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in Kampala, Uganda. After his overthrow the second in charge Murtala Mohammed took over as the new military Head of State, Brig.Obasanjo and Brig.T.Y.Danjuma were appointed Chief of Staff and Chief of Army Staff respectively. Mohammed was a highly respected member of the Nigerian Army who, as a federalist regretted the first coup that overthrew civilian government in Jan 1966, he was the mastermind of the counter-coup and was temporarily in charge until Gowon his superior took over. In 1975 he overthrew Gowon in a bloodless coup and took over. Murtala Mohammed had a charismatic authority and cult of personality, he ruled with more power than any Nigerian leader before or after him. Also his regime developed from an authoritarian regime to a consensus with Obasanjo and T.Y. Danjuma taking part in decision making, this softened dictatorship a