“In 1960, the Prime Minister of Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, was a Muslim while Emmanuel Nnamdi Azikiwe, a Christian, was President of the Senate from where he was subsequently catapulted to the post of Governor General, in 1961. When Nigeria became a Republic in 1963, Emmanuel Nnamdi Azikiwe became….”
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The Christians have Hebrew names and the Muslims have Arabic-sounding names.
What’s in a name? The name “ Cornelius” popped up in this lecture on the theme “ ye are all gods” …
Verily, by their names shall ye know them. Emmanuel or Benjamin, Emmanuel Netanyahu, Menachem Begin, Benjamin Azikiwe, Chief Jeremiah Awolowo - understandably a friend of Israel, apart from setting the record straight, what difference does it make?
The gist of Baba Kadiri's thesis is that the name of the dude, his ethnicity, and his religion are all secondary. What’s important is, can he do the job? Can the Professor of Electricity shine some light into the darkness? Which does not mean that if he can, then it was not his God that helped him, or his Mother and father from whatever tribe that made him a proud Nigerian….
Of course, Nigeria is not Lebanon. Nigeria is more complex, with a different history, and a different neighbourhood. Nigeria was never a part of Syria, Nigeria has no Hezbollah, Nigeria is not neighbours with Israel, and Nigeria was not invaded by Israel in 1982. Nigeria believes in peaceful international relationships. Nigeria has not even invaded Cameroon or Chad to wipe out Boko Haramis making their terror incursions into Nigeria from those countries …but…given all the distress and special concerns from all quarters, about a Muslim - Muslim ticket ( not to mention what could be even greater outrage - some real thunder and lightning from the North should the infidels ever propose a “Christian - Christian “ ticket, perhaps it could be instructive to learn a little from the model power-sharing arrangement for the various religious groups in Lebanon, an ideal arrangement known as The National Pact