A genuine quest to re write our history
“According to the present opinion, the Yoruba are of local origin,
but this opinion reflects the great influence of post-colonialism on African
historiography rather than sober text-critical research. It involves the
fallacious dismissal of the major traditions of provenance suggesting an origin
of the ancestral Yoruba in the Near East” (Dierk Lange, Dr. Troisième
Cycle (1974 Paris), Thèse d'État (1987
Paris)
Being a student of Nigerian history, I am of the opinion
that our history as a nation was never a documentary of our own making. It was
done for us by people who know next to nothing about who we are. It was done either
probably for pecuniary reasons, or to derail us as a people or possibly to dehumanize
and demonizes the African race.
You can best imagine my joy and bitterness when I discovered
that an erudite professor of “Migration” and a non-African birth (Dr. Dierk
Lange) also shares my view on the above subject.
“According to the present opinion, the Yoruba are of local origin,
but this opinion reflects the great influence of post-colonialism on African
historiography rather than sober text-critical research. It involves the
fallacious dismissal of the major traditions of provenance suggesting an origin
of the ancestral Yoruba in the Near East”
(Dierk Lange, Dr. Troisième Cycle (1974 Paris), Thèse
d'État (1987 Paris); Prof. em. of
African History, Univ. of Bayreuth. - Field research in Nigeria, Niger,
and Libya. - Publications in- clude books and articles on the history of
the medieval empires of West Africa (Ghana, Mali, Songhay, Kanem-Bornu) and on
the history and anthropology of the Yoruba, Hausa, and Kanuri.)
http://dierklange.com/pdf/LOST_TRIBES_OF_ISRAEL.pdf
https://toyinsrunway.blogspot.com/2014/08/origin-of-yorubas-lost-tribe-of-israel.html
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288434360_Origin_of_the_Yoruba_and_The_Lost_Tribes_of_Israel
A genuine quest to re write Nigerian history
……… then it hit me, if they wrote your story for you for
their own interest, who is preventing you from re writing it for your own good?
I am hereby imploring whoever is reading this post to please
join me in rewriting our story the way we deemed fit. I am on a genuine quest
to re write Nigerian history the first and starting point for me is actually
the amalgamation story because little is known about what really happened that
day.
Therefore,
-
YOU ARE INVITED TO SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF
NIGERIAN AMALGAMATION STORY WITH THE REST OF US –
Post your story of Nigerian amalgamation in the comment
section of this post following the guideline below.
– KINDLY PROVIDE ANY EVEDENCE OR REFERENCES TO SUPORT YOUR
POINT
Theme: Nigeria History
Topic: Amalgamation of 1914
When? What date and
time of the year 1914
Where? Which city and house address
What? What document or legal instrument authenticated it
How? Was it by referendum, regional, tribal, ethnic, royal
agreement, fiat or decree?
Who? How many people are involved, who are they, their name,
positions and what is their opinion and contribution during the arraignment?
Kindly provide any other information at your disposal
…. It is time to re write our own history ourselves oh!…..
– KINDLY PROVIDE ANY EVIDENCE OR REFERENCES TO SUPPORT YOUR
POINT
…. IF WE YOU FAILED
TO COMMENT AND CONTRIBUTE YOUR
QUOTA TO THIS HUMBLE QUEST …… AND
IF WE FAILED TO RE WRITE OUR OWN HISTORY, YEARS AFTER ……. WE HAVE OUR SELVES TO
BLAME NOT LORD LUGARD OH!!.
