Fourth, Nigeria is one of only a few post-colonial African states that still cling to their colonial names. At the same time, Songhai is the only defunct West African empire of its stature and importance that hasn’t been named after a modern state. So there is a confluence of needs here: a superannuated, colonial, racialist name in search of a glorious, authentic, and historic African polity whose name is still unclaimed in modern times. Of course, I am aware that changing our name will do little or nothing to change the dire conditions that plague us, but it’s a worthy undertaking nonetheless. *So why go through an expensive name change if it will not improve our material conditions? A rose by any other name?*
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:56:18 +0000
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