Nnamdi Kanu, Azikiwe and the Clause That Changed Everything The conversation around Nnamdi Kanu’s predicament keeps circling the present, but the real story began long before he was born. Nnamdi Azikiwe played a major role in shaping the constitutional structure that locked Nigeria into a single, compulsory union. When he fought against the inclusion of a secession clause in 1954, he unknowingly set the stage for the frustration many in the South East feel today. That decision has echoed across