A compass rose showing the 4 cardinal directions (written in largest letters), the 4 ordinal directions (written in medium-sized letters) and the 8 intercardinal directions (written in smallest letters).
The naming of the six
geo-political zones of the country was not done in compliance with English
language syntax. ‘North-Central’ and ‘South-South’ are misnomers. This short
write up is intended to highlight the error in the two names and advice the
National Conference leadership and delegates to include in their final
recommendations new names for the two geo-political zones affected.
The English language
has four cardinal directions – North (N), East (E), South (S) and West (W),
four intercardinal (or ordinal or intermediate) directions – North-East (NE), North-West
(NW), South-East (SE) and South-West (SW). Between the cardinal and intercardinal
directions there are eight secondary-intercardinal directions, namely, North-North-East
(NNE), East-North-East (ENE), East-South-East (ESE), South-South-East (SSE), South-South-West
(SSW), West-South-West (WSW), West-North-West (WNW) and North-North-West (NNW).
The diagram attached of a Compass makes these sixteen directions clearer.
As can be easily
noticed, ‘North-Central’ and ‘South-South’ directions are conspicuously absent.
They are absent because they do not exist, except in Nigerian non-standard
English coinage. Although ‘North-Central’ is in use in some parts of the United
States of America, that is the only exception to the rule. ‘South-South’ is not
used anywhere in the world as directional terminology except in Nigeria. The term ‘South-South’ is commonly used with
reference to any form of cooperation between two or more developing countries which
are to be found mainly in the southern hemisphere of our planet. For example,
there is South-south economic cooperation between Brazil and Indonesia.
In Standard English,
the South-South Zone should be called the DEEP SOUTH Zone while the
North-Central Zone should be called CENTRAL Zone or, as the people of the zone
prefer to be called, the MIDDLE BELT Zone. I therefore request that delegates
from the two affected Zones and/or the leadership of the National Conference propose
a motion for the adoption of these changes of names. It is also my sincere wish
that the change of names will come along with the restructuring of the country
into regional governments currently being canvassed for by the SW, SS, SE and
NC geo-political zones.
Written by James Pam.
ReplyDeleteThis coming Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence depart for Central and South America on behalf of President Donald J. Trump to meet with leaders from government and the business community to reaffirm the President's commitment to deepening bilateral trade and investment ties with the region and to build on the good work that has been done to bolster our shared economic and security goals. Follow along with the trip on social media channels: http://45.wh.gov/TK1LM5 #VPinSA
Central America is bordered by Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. http://www.nairaland.com/3844387/where-south-south-north-central The confluence, where the (River Niger and River Benue) two rivers meet is bordered by Hausa-fulani Niger state, Plateau state, Nassarawa state and the Abuja Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria to the North, “That Igala Community in Kogi state and Idoma/Igede Community in Benue state are also part of the areas that belong to the Republic of Biafra in the east to the southeast which seceded from Nigeria, and that Igala Community in Kogi state and Idoma/Igede Community in Benue state are not part of the North-central geopolitical region of the “Nigeria does not exist”, and the Odùduwà Republic of the Yoruba to the west including Kwara state.
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_America Central America is the southernmost, on the southeast, which separated the continents of South American Continent on the southeast from portion of the North American Continent. http://josplateauaffairs.blogspot.com.ng/2014/06/rename-north-central-and-south-south.html As can be easily noticed, “Benue state is a state located in the North-central geopolitical region of the “Nigeria does not exist”. The South-south part of “Nigeria does not exist”. In the long-continued darkness Nigeria had lost all knowledge of the cardinal points/directions. The Republic of Biafra appears in the East, and thus defines that cardinal point, and by it the East-southEast or South-southEast or South-east are located in the Southeast.
ReplyDeletehttp://dailypost.ng/2017/08/10/not-part-biafra-territory-benue-state-warns-nnamdi-kanu/ According to him, he(Kanu) rejected it because that did not constitute the complete Biafra, saying that he told them that he(Kanu) wanted a Biafra with Rivers and Benue states inclusive. On this map, demarcations between 3 regions are shown with two major rivers--Rivers Niger and Benue are the two largest rivers in West Africa. https://www.naij.com/1115868-i-offered-5-states-biafra-i-rejected-kanu.html The British colonial ideology of Governor General Frederick Lugard’s forced amalgamation in its arbitrary form of Nigeria, where Rivers Niger and Benue are the two largest rivers divided Nigeria in such a way that the North Hausa-fulani region had a slightly higher population than the other two regions individual---the East Igbos, the West Yoruba. https://www.naij.com/1119693-benue-govt-sends-warning-signal-nnamdi-kanu-state-part-biafra.html The confluence, where the two rivers meet at Lokoja in Kogi state, showing a Delta Y-shaped structure, where the river serves as the line of demarcation ( = the line showing the separation) between the three countries. The Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa-fulani are 3 different neigbouring countries.
ReplyDeleteOdùduwà Republic represented nationalist aspirations of the Yoruba people and/or Republic of Biafra represented nationalist aspirations of the Igbo people, Indigenous people of Biafra represented nationalist aspirations of the Igbo people, whose leadership felt they could no longer coexist with the Northern Hausa-fulani-dominated federal governments of Nigeria. The Northern Hausa/Fulani Boko Haram terrorists-dominated federal government of Nigeria must respect the rights of Republic of Biafra sovereign State, and/ or Odùduwà Republic nation to conduct their own affairs.
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biafra Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, is a secessionist State in eastern Region that finally seceded from Nigeria on Tuesday 30 May 1967, when Ojukwu declared independence of the Republic of Biafra. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Civil_War The non-violent unarmed Biafra anti-war agitation is beginning to worry the Federal Military Government (FMG) of Nigeria. General Yakubu "Jack" Gowon, as the head of the Federal Military Government (FMG) of Nigeria made the decision to wage war. Following Thursday 6 July 1967, Gowon declared war and attacked Biafra, thus on Thursday 15 January 1970 came the end of Nigeria waging civil war on another country’s Biafra.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biafra#Secession Biafra as a territory existed long before the Dame Flora Lugard, the wife of Frederick John Deatry Lugard of Abinger who colonised and amalgamated forced the southern and northern parts of what came to be using the false name of Nigeria in 1914. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/biafra-has-not-been-defeated-wole-soyinka/ The Bight of Biafra, the Atlantic bay to its south was renamed by the Federal Government of Nigeria perpetrated by the British government during the Nigerian civil war—to expunge the secessionist State consciousness—but that ruse has clearly failed. Enemy forces have made a series of attacks on the Biafra. These attacks of the British amalgamated forced the southern and northern zones of what came to be using the false name of Nigeria in 1914 only exacerbated the already tense relations between the three regions —North, West and East ---The north, majority tribe is Hausa-Fulani, The west, majority tribe is Yoruba, The east, majority tribe is Igbo.
ReplyDeleteA former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Tsav has said that Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) has a mental picture ( = a picture in his mind) of how the Biafra’s country would look when they (Biafra) completed re-seceding from Nigeria. The Northern Hausa-fulani Boko Haram terrorists- controlling federal Governments of Nigeria are looting the Biafra. https://www.naij.com/1115868-i-offered-5-states-biafra-i-rejected-kanu.html Because Oil wasn’t discovered in the Nigeria North killed over twice as much as two million Igbos, half of them children, and caused millions to flee to the Eastern Region’s Biafra, where oil was found. The federal government of Nigeria looters rampaged through the countries, looting and killing unarmed non-violent Biafrans. The IPOB leader said he was offered oil blocs stolen by northern Hausa-fulani Boko Haram terrorists- controlling federal Governments of Nigeria to drop the Biafra agitation but he refused.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.pulse.ng/local/nnamdi-kanu-is-mad-abubakar-tsav-id7035637.html The leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu is mad about ( = very much; very interested in) Biafra. According to Daily Post, Tsav said that the IPOB leader with the indigenous people of Biafra needs to go away or secede from Nigeria. https://www.naij.com/1100254-treasury-looters-mentally-psychiatrists.html Psychiatric nurses in Nigeria have said treasury looters of the federal governments of Nigeria have mental problems, because the Indigenous People Of Biafra leader they refer need not to go for medical and psychiatric evaluation.
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sani_Abacha#Corruption_allegations During Abacha's regime, he and his family reportedly stole a total of £5 billion from the country's coffers. In 2004, Abacha was listed as the fourth most corrupt leader in history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sani_Abacha#Human_rights_abuses Meanwhile, Hamza Al-Mustapha, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of General Sani Abacha, military head of state who was the de facto President of Nigeria stole a total of £5 billion from the coffers, failed Nigeria that he (Al-Mustapha) had been trapped into a cycle of poverty and violence.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.naij.com/1093629-governor-otorm-sends-fulani-herdsmen-community-clash.html Prof. Agada, who is the Chairman of Benue Civil Service Commission, also said Nigeria has been swimming in mediocrity and lack of purpose. http://dailypost.ng/2017/06/27/nigeria-swimming-mediocrity-since-independence-former-minister-jerry-agada/ There is no permanence, no continuity and no priority policy issues for Northern Hausa-fulani-led federal governments of Nigeria and Benue state government, under Dr. Samuel Ortom has reportedly given Northern Hausa-fulani Fulani Boko Haram herdsmen, a two-day ultimatum to leave the Benue area. The governor's order came just when 30 bodies of inhabitants of a community in the state were recovered from a river. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/biafra-stop-misleading-nigerians-ipod-nnamdi-kanu-told/ In his reaction to the preposition, former Minister of State for Education, Prof. Jerry Agada urged the unarmed Biafra agitators, through non-violent means by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu to stop the northern Hausa-fulani-led federal governments of Nigeria misleading the indigenous people of Biafra.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/200014-500-killed-agatu-genocide-ex-senate-president-david-mark.html The immediate past president of the Senate, David Mark, has described as barbaric, wicked and inhuman the attacks and destruction of lives and properties in Agatu local government area of Benue state by armed men evidently to be Northern Hausa- Fulani Boko Haram herdsmen. http://thenationonlineng.net/asuu-misleading-nigerians-suswam/amp/ The Governor of Benue state, Gabriel Suswam, on Thursday said Professor Jerry Anthony Agada, a former Nigerian Minister of State for Education and was a Permanent Secretary to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are misleading the Nigerians on what the northern Hausa-fulani-led federal governments of Nigeria and Benue state government, under Dr . Samuel Ortom, has done since negotiations began with the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
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ReplyDeletehttp://dailypost.ng/2017/03/17/benue-fulani-herdsmen-killed-500-300000-displaced-group-alleges/ “In the last 5 years, no single person has been investigated or prosecuted for the attacks and killings carried out by the Northern Hausa-fulani Boko Haram herdsmen in affected communities even where some persons have come forward claiming prior knowledge and presumed responsibility for such attacks (for example, the head of herdsmen in the Agatu community in March 2016).” https://mienpamo.wordpress.com/2014/01/04/lord-lugard-created-nigeria-to-last-for-100-years-only-ibb/ From former military President, Ibrahim Babangida became a shocker yesterday when he revealed that Lugard created Nigeria to last for only 100 years. ”By Lugards 1914 Amalgamation Document, Any Region Can Secede in 2014 – Shuluwa.” Benue, Rivers leaders considered Nigeria to be one of Biafra’s rejects. https://www.naij.com/1116384-benue-rivers-leaders-reject-biafra-republic.html A traditional ruler in Benue state, King Shuluwa, describes that northern Hausa-fulani-led federal governments of Nigeria didn't even have the intelligence to call for the inaction by the federal governments of Nigeria with regards to the genocide on the Tiv, Idoma and other ethnic groups living in Benue state, directly contravenes the primary responsibility of the Government which is to protect lives and properties of its citizens as enshrined in Section 14 of the 1999 constitution of Nigeria. The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has handled the situation with great intelligence and maturity to have Benue as part of Biafra Republic.