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Political Awakening in the North: A Reinterpretation

i T is commonly held that national awakening in Northern Nigeria is negative force reaction against the fear of domination and that until the Northern Peoples Congress came into existence in 1951 there was little or no desire for political freedom. For instance, Coleman in his book, Nigeria : Background to Nationalism , says that Southern nationalists have stirred the North out of its lethargy. The awakening has been largely reaction to prodding, and not the result of spontaneous self-generated Northern consciousness. And in another passage: There can be little doubt that the threat of dominat…