"The British were well aware of the inter-ethnic tensions and posturing for power among the three main ethnic groups.By 1951,they had divided the country into Northern,Eastern and Western regions with their own respective houses of assembly to contain this rising threat"
(Chinua Achebe;There was a country)

The problem wit Nigeria today is a case of history repeating itself.Granting some level of autonomy to each of the regions and reducing the power at the center will provide the much needed sociopolitical stability and development as it will bring abt a healthy competition among the regions(no region would want to be referred to as backward)

what's your take on this?