Скачать или смотреть THE DEBATE: Was The Southern Cameroons Better Staying in Nigeria?

Was the 1961 decision to join La République du Cameroun a historic mistake? Should The Southern Cameroons have remained in Nigeria after the British-organized plebiscite? This explosive debate revisits one of the most controversial political decisions in African post-colonial history.
In this special discussion, we examine the legacy of leaders like John Ngu Foncha and E.M.L. Endeley, the UN plebiscite, the federation experiment, and the long-term consequences that shaped today’s Ambazonia conflict with Cameroon. Did The Southern Cameroons gain political autonomy and development after unification — or lose constitutional safeguards and economic opportunity?
This debate analyzes:
• The 1961 UN plebiscite and its limited options
• The political divide between Foncha and Endeley
• Whether Nigeria offered a better federal future
• The collapse of the federal system in 1972
• How today’s conflict traces back to that historic choice
As tensions continue in The Southern Cameroons/Ambazonia, this conversation asks hard questions about history, governance, federalism, and self-determination.
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