afam4eva: I saw an interview of Mike Akigbe who was a one time governor of Lagos and Ondo state and also a Chief of staff of former head of state Abacha on AIT this morning as he addressed various issues bothering the polity.

He was asked what hye felt about the clamor of state creation and he explicitly objected the idea that more states should be created and he made some valid points. He instead advicated for regionalism which several other people have advocated for. But his own twist is that the six geo-political zones should be regions but that Lagos and Abuja should be made seperate regions thereby making it 8 regions instead of six.

What do you guys think about this? Do you think this two cities should be separated from the SW and the NC regions?

afam4eva: I saw an interview of Mike Akigbe who was a one time governor of Lagos and Ondo state and also a Chief of staff of former head of state Abacha on AIT this morning as he addressed various issues bothering the polity.

He was asked what he felt about the clamor of state creation and he explicitly objected the idea that more states should be created and he made some valid points. He instead advocated for regionalism which several other people have advocated for. But his own twist is that the six geo-political zones should be regions but that Lagos and Abuja should be made separate regions thereby making it 8 regions instead of six.

W[b]hat do you guys think about this? Do you think this two cities should be separated from the SW and the NC regions?[/b]

Aigbofa:
Yorubaland has been separated into different countries, and further into different regions within Nigeria. I think that is enough. Besides, what will be the rationale behind making Lagos a separate region from the rest of the SW?

afam4eva:
Do you really mean you don't know the rationale?

Aigbofa:

Yes, please explain.

afam4eva:
What do Lagos and Abuja have in common?

Aigbofa:

Yeah, how about making Calabar a separate region as well. This is about money, nothing else. Stop beating around the bush.

Abagworo:

You seem to have an eye on Lagos money. This is as good as an Igbo wanting Rivers State in the SE.

Aigbofa:
Yorubaland has been separated into different countries, and further into different regions within Nigeria. I think that is enough. Besides, what will be the rationale behind making Lagos a separate region from the rest of the SW?

Paul John:

If possible states should be merged together.
Ogun and Lagos
Ekiti and Ondo

Oyo and Osun
Kwara and kogi
Edo and Delta.

If possible, those Benin republic Yorubas should join

Abagworo:

You seem to have an eye on Lagos money. This is as good as an Igbo wanting Rivers State in the SE.

afam4eva: I saw an interview of Mike Akigbe who was a one time governor of Lagos and Ondo state and also a Chief of staff of former head of state Abacha on AIT this morning as he addressed various issues bothering the polity.

He was asked what he felt about the clamor of state creation and he explicitly objected the idea that more states should be created and he made some valid points. He instead advocated for regionalism which several other people have advocated for. But his own twist is that the six geo-political zones should be regions but that Lagos and Abuja should be made separate regions thereby making it 8 regions instead of six.

What do you guys think about this? Do you think this two cities should be separated from the SW and the NC regions?

prince FAD: I think the best is to divide the country into three parts

afam4eva:
What do Lagos and Abuja have in common?

donroxy:


chairman,

am still looking forward to seeing your rationale for removing Lagos from SW and Abuja from NC

Tusky44: What most people keep forgetting is that a slight migration pull from Lagos & Abuja would reduce these states to nothing. If we split into regions, there would be an astronomic rise in the risk of a total division of the country as we know it. Surely, the fear of dividing Nigeria is what no sitting president wants to face.

2015 is the ultimate test. I foresee a Southeast Industrial Bank setup to improve infrastructure in the region and fund a military to defend the region. These plans are underway should the next elections heat up beyond control.