Imposition to exploitation, and from exploitation
to eradication of cultural values, traditions, norms, etc.
Colonialism is nothing but imposition crafted in
the name of enlightens the Africans of their cannibalistic ways of life!
Following military conquest, the British imposed
an economic system designed to profit from African labour. The essential basis
of this system was a money economy—specifically the British pound
sterling—which could be demanded through taxation, paid to cooperative natives,
and levied as a fine. (Wikipedia)
The amalgamation of different ethnic and
religious groups into one federation (without taking their opinion into
consideration) created internal tension which persists in Nigeria to the present
day. My question is; is this the way United States of America was created?
Another thing is the European slave trading from
West Africa began before 1650, with
people taken at a rate of about 3,000
per year. This rate rose to 20,000
per year in the last quarter of the century. The slave trade was heaviest in
the period 1700–1850, with an
average of 76,000 people taken from
Africa each year between 1783 and 1792.
It saddens that African were subjected the issue
of half-truth which a whole lie! Nigeria is in a mess, we do not where to trace
our step back to the point of renaissance and redemption! The monster called
virus has eaten deeper than we can imagine- population wise! The leaders are
getting richer at the detriment of common populace, and there is no end in
sight! God have mercy…
To be continue
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