tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8118091312739028367.post877650504630393739..comments2024-03-25T08:39:10.838+01:00Comments on Shades of Us: The North is Not HausaShades of Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15229641905828999170noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8118091312739028367.post-4064015607087101932018-08-12T15:06:41.080+01:002018-08-12T15:06:41.080+01:00That is the most maddening thing; when you correct...That is the most maddening thing; when you correct them. We don't hate Hausas or Muslims. We just want to be SEEN as part of the region too. Hopefully, things will begin to change in the country. Thank you so much for taking time out to read and comment. And I apologize for how long it took to respond. Shades of Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229641905828999170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8118091312739028367.post-65926391631782941392018-05-27T03:33:00.642+01:002018-05-27T03:33:00.642+01:00Thank You for your post, you’ve voiced out my frus...Thank You for your post, you’ve voiced out my frustration with everyone grouping all Northerners as Hausa and Muslim. I’m from Plateau state and anytime I tell someone i’m from Plateau state, they are always shocked and then call me Hausa and are always surprised to see me in church. Worse of all is when they randomly mention how the North just has sand and is dry, I’m not shocked ooo I just regard them as stupid people that have decided to remain ignorant about their country, these people know more about the West than their own country. My cousin found it hard to get accommodation in Akwa Ibom because he’s ‘Hausa’. The annoying thing is when you correct them they think you hate Hausa people and even the Hausa people as well think you hate them because you say you are not Hausa. I don’t know why it’s hard for us to acknowledge and respect our differences while also appreciating our similarities in Nigeria. If you mention more recognition for minority ethnic groups they claim you want to divide Nigeria. It really annoys me. Retyitnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15154175248104045820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8118091312739028367.post-40875256312817900382018-05-17T13:27:19.742+01:002018-05-17T13:27:19.742+01:00I was in Borno in 1974/5 when the first Youth Serv...I was in Borno in 1974/5 when the first Youth Service Corps came. They felt less at home than I the Englishman? Why? There was the dry heat not the southern humidity. But I think it was also the Muslim majority that they feared. The one thing though concerning the north that no-one ever talks about is why the empty spaces for miles? Jihad. But it is never mentioned except in the memory of those who are not Hausa/Fulani, the victims of jihad.Graham Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780884820746512099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8118091312739028367.post-50915364973324145612017-08-18T06:39:22.866+01:002017-08-18T06:39:22.866+01:00Thank you Detektive!Thank you Detektive!Shades of Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229641905828999170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8118091312739028367.post-6584600926517474582017-08-07T16:35:07.532+01:002017-08-07T16:35:07.532+01:00Very good piece.. Tallies with one I wrote just tw...Very good piece.. Tallies with one I wrote just two days ago.. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083701568445596026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8118091312739028367.post-34715174156695817182017-07-29T13:24:53.632+01:002017-07-29T13:24:53.632+01:00Hello Mukosor. Welcome to the blog! Thank you for ...Hello Mukosor. Welcome to the blog! Thank you for taking time out to comment. And you are right; education will serve to help in fixing the problem. Thank you.Shades of Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229641905828999170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8118091312739028367.post-31519191553655564222017-07-29T13:23:32.299+01:002017-07-29T13:23:32.299+01:00Hello Hubbon. I want to start by welcoming you to ...Hello Hubbon. I want to start by welcoming you to the blog. Thank you! You are right. There is so much hate in the region as a result of unresolved issues. We can change that by changing the narrative. My hope however is that we all want to remain a part of Nigeria. We can be different and still united. Again, thank you!Shades of Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229641905828999170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8118091312739028367.post-55468484964139165722017-07-12T08:13:11.017+01:002017-07-12T08:13:11.017+01:00Let's start with the main problem being your m...Let's start with the main problem being your map. Geographically, the North should end cutting off Taraba, plateau, Abuja and Niger but it has gone further to Kwara, kogi and Benue.some of those people don't even identify themselves as the North. Just as you have assumed so had the public. We all have a job to do fixing it so education and asking questions is key. Mukosorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11827086236855762652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8118091312739028367.post-17826847565052793632017-07-10T18:55:40.082+01:002017-07-10T18:55:40.082+01:00This is so right. I have spoken to a lot of my tri...This is so right. I have spoken to a lot of my tribes people explaining to them that the North is not a majority hausa. But even asides that, there's been so much hate that has brewed in the past. Each tribe needs to come together in a safe and serene environment and write up a new charter so that we are sure that all tribes in Nigeria want to be part of the same country. munahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251743161724131219noreply@blogger.com