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How are you not getting my argument? If you don’t get it now, that’s it.
Kogi is a geographical area made up of so many nations in smaller geographical areas WITHIN the geographical area recognized by the Nigerian constitution. Yoruba nation is 1, which occupy the
Kogi West axis. So because the Nigerian constitution lumps them together with Igala nation in the same defined geographical area, will that now make them divorce their identity for the Kogi identity? If they do, fine. If they don’t, still fine. No one should force them to take
the Kogi Identity. Obviously they won’t start running wild to say they’re Yoruba not Kogi. They still say Kogi is their state of origin, but know who they are. Where they come from. Who knows, they may chart their destinies back to their original identity. This is not a problem
in my book. Why is it yours?

That’s the consciousness we’re awakening on the #MiddleBelt

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Apr 5
Ok let’s X-ray Nasarawa state. Shall we?
Nasarawa state was created in 1996 by Gen Abacha.
As far as State creation is concerned, Nasarawa state is an aberration in the school of logic for so many reasons.
1. There was no real agitation by locals for a creation of the state. This is the foundation for the creation of almost all states in Nigeria today. The local population in Nasarawa state, at least till the creation of the state in 1996, never put up any serious agitation or
or demand for a State. If you have evidence of this- meetings, pressure groups, official petitions to the FG etc, please furnish me.

2. Most states drew from prominent features in their states to derive their names. From rivers to hills to valleys to special features of its
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Apr 5
So yesterday, everyone north of #MiddleBelt was shouting North Central this, North Central that.
So I asked myself, what is this north central they are talking about?
SIMPLE ANSWER: Total BS

LONG ANSWER:
To understand this, we must go into history;
We start with the 1950s
1/
@patrickanum has pretty much explained when we started carving the #MiddleBelt IDENTITY.
See this too for more foundational knowledge.
2/
Now that we know these, let’s jump in.
In 1967, Gen Yakubu Gowon abolished the regional government system to create states. He created 12 states out of the 3 regions that existed.
Dr Alex Ekwueme, the first elected VP of Nigeria in 1979, noticed while in office, that in
3/
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Apr 4
We’re not doing it for anybody. Southerners getting to know is added bonus.
Lemme ask you, do you know any story of bravery from your tribe that can give you that kick you need when you’re down?
Like damn, I’m an offspring of so and so, I can surmount this, I’m not a weakling.
Chances are that you don’t know. This is the story of almost all of us #MiddleBelt people.
The Fulanis can kick themselves with Dan Fodio stories. Our dear incompetent president started his presidency with a charge from Dan Fodio. I’m sure Dan Fodio will be ashamed of him sef🤣
You can’t talk incompetence and Dan Fodio in the same sentence.
So what we are doing is bringing back the consciousness.
I read of my people and the colonialists, they didn’t come and carry them handicap. They fought and lost with honor. So why are some people carrying their
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Apr 4
Let’s X-ray 2023 elections in the north. It was largely peaceful, logistics problems was almost nonexistent. Where they existed, guess who reside there????
The #MiddleBelt people. From Borno to Kano to KD to Plateau to Abuja to Adamawa to Niger.
How can the whole of Kano election
logistics be fine except the small part in southern Kano that are traditionally home to #MiddleBelt people and the current Igbo migrants?
How can the distribution of PUs and Wards in KD be gerrymandered to favor Northern KD despite us proving that Southern KD should actually be
bigger?
It’s only #onenorth when it serves an agenda to bully other regions in Nigeria. After that, everyone bears his father’s name. Once your name is not sounding someway, you’re treated with disdain as the other regions that was bullied with your existence.
Now, we see
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Apr 4
Let me walk you through my paternal family a little. My grand dad was a traditionalist ALL through his life. Added Islam at some points (my dad’s name has ‘Allah’ in it), added Christianity too (not personally, but God help the member of his family that doesn’t go for morning
mass esp on Sundays, my dad went to CMS primary sch too). Still died a practicing traditionalist.
His 1st wife/my grand mum was a traditionalist, went to morning mass (as instructed), back to traditionalism, then my dad got her back to Christianity few years before she died.
His 2nd wife/my step grand mum, I just know she was Muslim till she died.
My dad’s immediate younger sister had a stint as a Muslim when she married her first husband. Not sure if she’s still fully a Muslim (her husband is Muslim and still named one of his son after my dad😁)
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Apr 4
This new #MiddleBelt awakening has got me reading in the past few days. It beats me how we lost our way in the mid to late 1970s.
Why did our people forget that we are WARRIORS.
We lost some battles but even in defeat, we held our heads high, adjusted to the new realities and
forged ahead. That is why we are scattered all over the Savannah. These adjustments sometimes meant forgetting our kin and starting afresh. Beyond the comfort our previous civilization offered. We thrives despite the challenges and today, I dare say, we are the LARGEST group with
a shared identity in Nigeria. This is a great tool we can use for the benefit of our people, for the good of the society and for the advancement of Humanity.
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