The Delta State Chairman of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Prof. Godini Darah, has blamed former Governor-General of Nigeria, Lord Frederick Lugard for some of the challenges confronting the nation.

He stated this while reacting to the Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege-led committee set up by the Senate to review the 1999 constitution.

Recall that Lugard amalgamated the Southern and Northern Protectorates in 1914 to form Nigeria.

According to him, the former British soldier forcefully brought ethnic nationalities together, mostly through bloodshed.

Darah, a former Chairman of the Editorial Board of Guardian newspapers, said that a lot of children and women were killed or exiled to achieve Lugard’s faulty contraption called Nigeria.

“The atrocities committed by Lugard are so unpardonable that no matter how wide the gates of heaven is he will never get there,” he said.

The PANDEF chieftain noted, “Lugard had been sent to Uganda, earned more laurels, killing more people revolting against British rule. In 1913 Lugard was sent to Hong kong another British colony. Lugard massacred there the way he did in Uganda and Nigeria, he became a darling to the British colonial leaders.

“This kind of murderer, you need him if you want to conquer people. This was also among why Lugard was promoted as security chief in the Royal Niger Company and made Governor-General of Nigeria.

“The British had to withdraw the charter in 1910 to establish Nigeria. Between 1910 and 1914 was a critical point. Southern Nigeria already had a robust economy, it was not so in the north. When the matter got to the British parliament, the parliamentarians kicked against using British money to run Nigeria.

“It was at this point that Bruce Harcourt who was secretary of states for the British colony wrote another memo.

“He argued that to save the situation and to retain the two places as our colony, we should merge the north and south as one country. In the merger we should make the north husband and make the south wife, I quote him. By the law of husband-wife relation in England that time, a husband owned what a wife had.

“It is that law of romance that was introduced into the amalgamation. By that law, southern Nigeria was to provide the resources to run the south and the north. That system is still in force today and it is 106 years.

“Southern Nigeria is the feeding bottle.”

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Injustice

His body should be exhumed and be seated at the supreme court to face judgement on wrongful amalgamation of two far separate beings(south and north)...and be sentenced to banishment...useless lugard.

The worst thing to happen in West Africa was the 1914 amalgamation that created Nigeria.

That act brought together incompatible people who have been fighting each other since then to this day

gidgiddy:
The worst thing to happen in West Africa was the 1914 amalgamation that created Nigeria.

That act brought together incompatible people who have been fighting each other since then to this day

Lord lugard must be exhumed and flogged thoroughly before been sent back to hellfire.

Lugard was agent of Satan

donbachi:
His body should be exhumed and be seated at the supreme court to face judgement on wrongful amalgamation of two far separate beings(south and north)...and be sentenced to banishment...useless lugard.

It wasnt his fault. British are the evil ones who propagated evil all over the world.

Nnamdi Kanu evangelism gradually sinking into d minds of d people. Like play like play d gospel of d British injustice during this unholy marriage coming to d fore.

Right thinking folks here.....

jlinkd78:
Nnamdi Kanu evangelism gradually sinking into d minds of d people. Like play like play d gospel of d British injustice during this unholy marriage coming to d fore.

but that is true na

this unholy marriage must end o. Biafra must be emancipated. in the name of chukwu okike Abiama. Amen

DCmonster:
It wasnt his fault. British are the evil ones who propagated evil all over the world.

And you are comfortably enjoying the evil without agitating.

Are you different from lord lugard?

donbachi:
His body should be exhumed and be seated at the supreme court to face judgement on wrongful amalgamation of two far separate beings(south and north)...and be sentenced to banishment...useless lugard.

The husband of Nigeria will still sit in judgement over the issue and the abused wife will not get justice.

Osagyefo98:


And you are comfortably enjoying the evil without agitating.

Are you different from lord lugard?

Hey! You are an aboki and a beneficiary of their evil doings, so enjoy and don't quote me no more you impersonator.

DCmonster:
Hey! You are an aboki and a beneficiary of their evil doings, so enjoy and don't quote me no more you impersonator.

Stylishly defending lord lugard and buhari as usual.

Osagyefo98:



Stylishly defending lord lugard and buhari as usual.

I have said it on here and I am saying it again, I will support Biafra Anyday, anytime and anywhere 100%.

He might have stucked at international airspace

Its funny that Nigerians can want to insult someone and call them lord at the same time lol.

ah see Nigerian lazy youth.

donbachi:
His body should be exhumed and be seated at the supreme court to face judgement on wrongful amalgamation of two far separate beings(south and north)...and be sentenced to banishment...useless lugard.

Any Nigerian that still blame this man should be take to market and stone till he/she give up the ghost.

Agonising over what happened more than a century ago, without getting off your ass or the fence to effect the necessary changes, would see our children and grandchildren inherit the hell we’re living today!

Fact of the matter is there are presently three groups of actors in this unfolding nightmare that is ‘one Nigeria’:

1) those who’re enjoying or comfortable with the statut-quo and are prepared to spill blood to preserve it. This group is championed by the Hausa-Fulani.

2) those who know things are wrong and have to change, but don’t have the interest (for whatever reason) or the balls to get off the fence and effect a *change (*secession from the core muslim north) no matter the cost! This group is championed by the Yoruba and thieving/greedy elite of other ethnicities in the south (including the Igbo)!

3) and those who recognise the need for a *change and are doing something about it...even on pain of death! This group is championed by the Igbo. Honourable mention goes to the likes of Mazi Kanu, IPOB, Sowore, Soyinka, Fela and Fawehinmi!

OruExpress:
Its funny that Nigerians can want to insult someone and call them lord at the same time lol.

It's called polite Insult

The yeye man is doing shadow boxing with long dead Lugard while raking in billiions of naira for himself leaving Deltans to suffer.

DCmonster:
I have said it on here and I am saying it again, I will support Biafra Anyday, anytime and anywhere 100%.

That's good and nice at same time.

deji17:
The yeye man is doing shadow boxing with long dead Lugard while raking in billiions of naira for himself leaving Deltans to suffer.

He is doing the needful for his people. Hypocrites everywhere.

Was Lugard also responsible for the collapse of regional government?.. Each region was controlling its resources and doing just fine until some people from the other side decided to draw us 100 years backward mainly because of their greed. Today, they blame Lugard but they're worse than him. They deserve the hottest part of hell while Lugard be chilling in heaven.

Truth is mine!

You guys are still on this Lord Lugard thing that took place before your great great grand father was born. Other countries that was equally colonised and exploited have moved on, but my brothers from the other sides are still stuck in time.
A de-amalgamation that would have been undone during independence, but was rejected by their grandfathers

OK. Let me help them with the serenity prayer.

This is very insightful

Lord lugard has never sleep in peace since demise and can never sleep in peace as long as posterity hear of the deceitful amalgamation

SouthNigerian:

The act brought together incompatible people who have been fighting each other before the Amalgamation to this day

Really? We Igbos had little or no contact with Yorubas and Hausa/Fulani before amalgamation

Since the amalgamation, Hausa/Fulani and Yorubas are prepared to fight war in the name of "one Nigeria"