In Zanzibar, first because they are all Muslims, they still have their own president, their own system and their values. In fact, there is no way a non- Muslim can even aspire to any position in Zanzibar. Every government is virtually on its own. Dr. Sada is convinced that what accounts for the absence of political integration in Nigeria is the forced unity in the country which is insensitive to local peculiarities. What creates lack of integration in Nigeria, to my mind, is this idea of thinking that all of us must be the same.
Language is another strong bond that unites the people of Tanzania.
Even though Tanzania is a multi-ethnic society, almost everybody there speaks the Swahili language. Interestingly, Swahili is spoken by only nine per cent of the population as a first language. But it has been accepted as the official language of the country, and is very widely spoken in the country as a second language. The language which has the highest number of first language speakers, Nyamwezi, does not enjoy an official status. Tanzanians are united in more ways than in speaking a common language.