Evolution of Nigeria as a Political Unit: The Amalgamation of 1914

Abstract

The amalgamation of Northern and Southern Protectorates dresses in a toga of unity that prizes Nigeria as the most populous Black nation on the face of the planet Earth. Thus, the combination of its resources and human capital edification makes her the giant and pride of the Negro world. It is therefore the contention of this paper that whatsoever 1914 amalgamation stands in Nigeria’s contemporary discourses, it’s the greatest thing that has happened to Nigeria and Africa in disguise. The paper employed both primary and secondary sources of data collection as well as content analysis to query the nature, context, and consequences of the amalgamation of 1914 on contemporary Nigeria. Relying on the historical approach to diagnose the 1914 amalgamation process reveals that, it’s loaded with readings of amalgamation of many modern nations as part of the historical process for the construction of diverse identities. The paper however submits that Great Britain, United States of America, Germany, and many others for examples had benefited from the amalgamation constructs of diverse identities. The paper however drives that the 1914 amalgamation is critical in the historical construction of a Nigerian identity for analysis.