1953 Kano Riot Kano riot was a political crisis mainly between northerners and southerners in ancient city of Kano in May 1953. The nature of the riot was clashes between Northerners who were opposed to self-government and Southerners made up of the Yorubas and the Igbos under the aegis of the Action Group (AG) and the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroon (NCNC) who supported self-government for Nigeria in 1956. The political riot lasted for four days. Many lives were lost and many persons were wounded. The Causes of 1953 Kano Riot The immediate cause of the crisis was the motion of self-government moved in the Federal House of Representatives by a member of Action Group (AG) Chief Anthony Enahoro in 1953 on the need for Nigeria to attain self-government in 1956 from British imperial masters. The Northern representatives under the aegis of the Northern People's Congress (NPC)...
Political Vigilance
In human society, power tussle is endless and he who controls political power controls other powers. The need for political vigilance is very crucial to us more than others. Many eyes are in political power and if not adequately secured it may lead to other insecurities and leakages in other systems. Power is not freely given; it must be fought for even in the ecclesiastical world. After the tussle for power comes the governance by the triumphant party. And those who are defeated more often than not have to fight back indirectly in their bid to discredit the present government. Some may be pretending to be lambs, but wolves. A wise leader should be on guard always and never trust enemies or remove his eyes from them. In a society where there is lack of political vigilance, there will be other security challenges. A good leader should never slumber so that he would be able to monitor his political adversaries on daily basis. He should make use of his en...
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