The
knowledge of history made our founding
fathers to see Nigeria as their
personal thing, hence, the struggle for
total emancipation of out country form
the hands of the colonial masters. The
idea of nationalist movement in
Nigeria from 1922 was the handwork of
history. History created
nationalist current in nigiera like in othe rpasts of Africa: during this period nationalist movements began
to grow,
in 1923 a great historian nationalist, Herbert
Marculey formed the
National Democratic Party (NDP).
National Democratic Party (NDP).
In the same vein in 1944, one of Nigerian greatest historian and an academic journalist, Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe formed the National Council of Nigeria and Camerouns (NCNC). in that order, other political parties were formed in Nigeria by the then heroes and great historians, and with their nationalist spirit and struggles, they gained total emancipation for nigierans by October 1st, 1990 without shading of blood.
Their effort
united the nation, there was peace security and progress, even our economy was
very stabled and well diversified, the image of our country Nigeria abroad was highly respected. Science
history teaches the
readers the spirit of patriotism, ethnics, mind –training, gives
pleasure and wisdom, the discipline was seen then as a
nation builder, and all the national leaders that embraced it proved their mantles, but reverse is the
case nowadays, that history is no long taught in the primary and junior secondary schools in
Nigeira. E.M Iweka (mrs ) (2000: 79 x85)