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Ó pé ọgọrun ọdún ni ọjọ́ kini, oṣù kini ọdún Ẹgba-̃le-mẹrinla ti Ìjọba Ìlú-Ọba ti fi aṣẹ̀ da Àríwá àti Gũsu orílẹ̀ èdè ti a mọ̀ si Nigeria pọ. Ìjọba Ìlú-Ọba kò bere lọwọ ará ilú ki wọn tó ṣe ìdàpọ̀ yi, wọn ṣe fún irọ̀rùn ọrọ̀ ajé ilú ti wọn ni.

Yorùbá ni “À jọ jẹ kò dùn bi ẹni kan kò ri”. Ni tõtọ, Ijọba Ilu-Ọba ti fún orilẹ̀ èdè Nigeria ni ominira, ṣùgbọ́n èrè idàpọ̀ ti ará ilú kò kópa ninu rẹ kò tán. Gẹgẹbi Olóyè Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ ti sọ nigbati wọn ńṣe àdéhùn fún ominira pe: “ominira ki ṣe ni ti orúkọ ilú lásán, ṣùgbọ́n ominira fún ará ilú. A ṣe akiyesi pe lẹhin ìdàpọ̀ ọgọrun ọdún, orilẹ̀ èdè ko ṣe ikan.

Yorùbá ni “A kì í tó́ó báni gbé, ká má tòó ọ̀rọ̀-ọ́ báni sọ” Gẹgẹbi òwe yi, ki ṣe ki kó ọ̀kẹ́ aimoye owó lati ṣe àjọyọ̀ ìdàpọ̀ ti ará ilú kò kópa ninu rẹ ló ṣe pàtàki, bi kò ṣé pé ki a tó ọ̀rọ̀ bára sọ.

Yorùbá ni “Ọ̀rọ̀ la fi dá ilé ayé”. Bi ọkọ àti iyàwó bá wà lai bára sọ̀rọ̀, igbéyàwó á túká, nitori eyi, ó ṣe pàtàki ki gbogbo ara ilú Nigeria lápapọ̀ ṣe àpérò bi wọn ti lè bára gbé ki ilú má bã túká.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

“One does not qualify to live with a person without also qualifying to talk to the person” – Amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Nigeria Continue reading →

Originally posted 2014-01-07 23:11:15. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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“A kì í tó́ó báni gbé, ká má tòó ọ̀rọ̀-ọ́ báni sọ” – Ìdàpọ̀ Àríwá àti Gũsu Nigeria: – 1914 Amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Nigeria

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