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    Nigeria before and after amalgamation: What went wrong, why and the way forward
    Nigeria before and after amalgamation: What went wrong, why and the way forward
    Nigeria before and after amalgamation: What went wrong, why and the way forward
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    Nigeria before and after amalgamation: What went wrong, why and the way forward

    By Udoka M. Udoka

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    The book explains the confusion between a nation, state, province, county and a country. How nations and countries are made who made them and why. From the time of colonialism and why the colonial masters amalgamate nations into countries because of the fear of the unknown and for the reason of the bigger the better. So that any attack on any of the nations is an attack on all. This amalgamation because of the lack of proper understanding of the various leaders of these nations and countries caused the nations within a country to be at war with each other thereby giving rise to insecurity and terrorism in Africa and other parts of the world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateNov 7, 2020
    ISBN9781098338855
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      Nigeria before and after amalgamation - Udoka M. Udoka

      Nigeria before and after amalgamation

      What went wrong, why and the way forward

      ©2020 Udoka M. Udoka

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      print ISBN: 978-1-09833-884-8

      ebook ISBN: 978-1-09833-885-5

      This book is dedicated to the Almighty God.

      Contents

      INTRODUCTION

      PURSUIT OF SELFISH AGENDA

      INSECURITY

      POOR LEADERSHIP

      POVERTY

      POOR GOVERNANCE

      ISSUES OF POLITICAL APPOINTMENT FREE AND FAIR ELECTION

      SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE

      STATE OF MIND

      FEDERAL / NATIONAL CHARACTER

      THE WAY FORWARD

      CONSTITUTION OVERHAUL

      REGIONAL AUTONOMY

      CONFEDERATION/DE-CENTRALISATION OF NIGERIA

      STATE OF THE UNION AND NOT STATE OF THE NATION

      NATION KINGDOM STATE COUNTY COUNTRY:

      RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM

      THE MIDDLE-BELT REGION

      NATION POLICE AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA

      CONCEPTUAL CLARIFICATION

      RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATION POLICING

      AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA

      OVERVIEW OF NIGERIA POLICE FORCE ON

      NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA

      ISSUES OF NATION POLICE AND NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA

      EFFECTS OF NATION POLICING ON NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA

      CHALLENGES MILITATING AGAINST POLICING

      FOR NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA

      STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE POLICING FOR

      NATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA

      CONCLUSION

      RECOMMENDATIONS

      INTRODUCTION

      Nations are created by God (Acts 17 vs 26) and countries are made by man. Before the advent of the colonial masters, nations of the earth had existed, made of one people and the bounds of their habitation. The colonial masters in their quest to acquire and establish colonies in Africa and other parts of the world engaged in the act of colonization over the indigenous people of an area. Colonization is the discovery of a large body of people existed by common descent, history, culture or language, inhabited a particular area, territory or state. When two or more of these nations are brought together it becomes a country. The bringing together of two or more nations to become a country is the hand work of colonization either with or without the consent of the individual nation is called ‘Amalgamation’. Amalgamation means bringing or coming together of people of different nationalities that never had anything in common or any sacrament from Adam or creation to form a union for the reason of Bigger the Better. They must be independent, coming together to form a union (country) to be strong, stronger as a union to stand bold in the face of contemporary security challenges and other economic benefits. If the nations that form a country or are forced to form a country are independently weak it becomes a weak country. Though, people of same or similar characteristics in terms of tradition, religion, culture, trade and organisations among others could form a union for same purposes of Bigger the Better, who are ideologically connected or otherwise. For instance, water, kerosene and oil can co-exist independently but will never mix to become one. The common denomination is that they all liquid but are made differently and have different purposes because of their inherent different characteristics. Therefore, a country is amalgamated to be united in terms of trade, defence and other benefits derivable from the union and presumably not as one or an entity.

      A nation could be likened to a Tree with a stem and many branches of different sizes and shapes. The stem represents the biggest tribe in a nation while the branches represent different dialects within the nation. The stem carries these different branches or dialects and supplies all their needs as one body in truth and faith, and they work together to achieve common goals, prosperity and development. When two or more nations are joined together for a purpose, each of these nations must stand independently though working together for a purpose beneficial to them. What could that purpose be The Bigger the Better When one of the nations wants to carry the rest on its shoulder what happens? Can a tree carry a branch as big as the stem? If it does what happens? The easiest answer that will come to mind is that it is bound to fall. Every nation on the earth created by God is created to stand on its own. If two or more nations want to work together they must work together based on common understanding and agreement for the purpose of Bigger the Better for enhanced economic development and national security. Do not lose the

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