Reflections on the Nigerian Civil War: Facing the Future - Softcover

Uwechue, Raph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 141202806X ISBN 13: 9781412028066

Publisher: Trafford Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

A comment on the First Edition from Lagos' Sunday Times: "The most unimpassioned account, to date, of the Nigerian civil War...Reflections is a book for any shelf..."

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Synopsis:

The military collapse of Biafra on 12th January, 1970, prompted Raph Uwechue to update his internationally acclaimed account of Nigeria's civil war. In this new, revised and expanded edition, Mr. Uwechue has added a series of epilogues and an appendix in which he (a) analyses the causes of Biafra's failure, (b) takes a penetrating look into the future shape of Nigeria and elaborates on his proposals for an elastic federal union and, (c) provides informative portraits of the principal figures involved in Nigeria's civil war. After providing the reader with introductory material on the background of Nigeria, Uwechue examines the roots of the civil war, the revolution of 1966, political and military failures, secession and minority problems. To ensure that none of Nigeria's many ethnic groups is in a position to dominate the entire country, he suggests the formation of an elastic federation founded on a triangular base: a popularly elected executive President who, as the national umpire takes charge of the country's security; a Senate which represents the interests of the states, which should have increased autonomy; a National Assembly which represents as well as accommodates the interests and conflicts of ideological and party politics at the national level. "I commend this book to those who are interested in resolving the Nigerian crisis with realism. The brevity of the chapters and its lucid style of presentation make it a must reading..." Nnamdi Asikiwe, First President of Nigeria "What he proposes to us, after presenting us with a series of verifiable facts, is more than just a solution. It is a method of finding solutions that are at once just and effective. Herein lies his double merit." Leopold Sedar Senghor, President of Senegal, The first edition of this book, published in 1969, has since appeared in French and German.

About this edition

• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 141202806X
• ISBN 13: 9781412028066
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244