In 1976, Niger state split from Sokoto;
In 1991, Kebbi state split from Sokoto;
In 1996, Zamfara state was split from Sokoto.

Niger State consists of twenty-five (25) Local Government Areas; Kebbi State consists of twenty-one (21) Local Government Areas; Zamfara State consists of fourteen (14) Local Government Areas; and Sokoto State consists of twenty-three (23) Local Government Areas. Sokoto, a single state prior to 1976, was divided three times between 1976 and 1996 into four (4) states. These four (4), states have between them 83 Local Governments.

Do note that Lagos state and Sokoto state were the same in 1976 in terms of number of local governments. However, while the Lagos state remains just a state with its original 20 local governments, Sokoto state had been split three times into four (4) states with 83 local governments from its original 20 local governments.

It will interest nobody if Sokoto State is divided into 100 states tomorrow and funded by the income generated from the area only. We are, nevertheless, concerned that, it is the revenues generated from the Yoruba South-West Region that is funding economic growth and development in states like Sokoto and all other Northern states.

Buhari says looters of national resources are to be arraigned shortly. Mr Buhari is just fooling the gullible Yoruba Youths. The looted resources belong to the Yoruba's and the Niger Delta's people and not the whole of Nigeria. He recognizes the fundamental cause of corruption in Nigeria is the unitary constitution of the country. He knows that Hausa/Fulani have looted the resources of the Yoruba's and Niger Delta's people since the suspension of regional government in 1966. But he is running about with lies and propaganda, grandstanding about curbing corruption in Nigeria.

Before Mr Buhari's second coming, we have had Babangida (8yrs); Shonekan (3mth), Abacha (5yrs); Abdulsalam (1yr); Obasanjo (8yrs); Yar'Adua (3yrs); and Jonathan (5yrs), yet corruption hasn't been abated. Why? The section below, which is a portion of the constitution of Nigeria, encourages corruption. Buhari knows this, but he is unwilling to change it because it favours the North:

C - Public Revenue

"162. (1) The Federation shall maintain a special account to be called "the Federation Account" into which shall be paid all revenues collected by the Government of the Federation, except the proceeds from the personal income tax of the personnel of the armed forces of the Federation, the Nigeria Police Force, the Ministry or department of government charged with responsibility for Foreign Affairs and the residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

(2) The President, upon the receipt of advice from the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, shall table before the National Assembly proposals for revenue allocation from the Federation Account, and in determining the formula, the National Assembly shall take into account, the allocation principles, especially those of population, equality of States, internal revenue generation, land mass, terrain as well as population density;"

The past leaders of Nigeria, including Mr Buhari, who were from the North and who divided Sokoto state, a single state prior to 1976, into four (4) states by 1991 and with 83 local governments from merely 20 local governments in 1976, are the looters of Yoruba's and Niger Delta's resources and they are the people who must be prosecuted.

Everyone seems to have forgotten that Buhari, who represented the Northern's interests was against Obasanjo's National ID Card scheme in 2003. The card could have curbed corruption and fake population census figures. Today, he is grandstanding about curbing corruption by arresting individuals, without addressing the fundamental causes of corruption. Anyone who believes corrupt Buhari will curb corruption must be crazy. Nigeria's problem isn't corruption. But the unitary system in a multi-ethnic society.

As horrible as Tinubu has become, he will protect and safeguard the interests and welfare of the Yoruba people as Yoruba Regional Premier than 100 Buharis.

God is not crazy. He couldn't have possibly allowed Babangida; Shonekan; Abacha; Abdulsalam; Obasanjo; Yar'Adua; and Jonathan, with none of them able to curb corruption, if indeed our problem is corruption. Nigeria is not just sustainable under a unitary system.

The most corrupt country on earth is the United States. The country still works because it has a sustainable political system. There is nothing like the feeding bottle monthly allocation we have in Nigeria in the United States. The Americans don't have a centralized Police System or Armed Forces. Each state in the United States is in charge of its police, armed forces and other functions.

The United Kingdom is more corrupt than Nigeria, yet the country works. It works because of its enduring political system. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, together called themselves the United Kingdom, yet, they go by different football teams, different police systems, different education policies, different currency designs, different healthcare systems, even with different regimental armed forces.

The demographics of the US Population is often along racial grouping. That of the United Kingdom is based on ethnicity. But in Nigeria, the people are so fake they don't want to openly associate anything with their ethnicity. They named their administrative divisions ridiculous names including South-West, South-South, South-East, North-Central, North-East and North-West geopolitical zones. They are so scared of their own identities, including Yoruba, Ibo, Ijaw, Hausa/Fulani and Kanuri.

Ghana administrative divisions are given such names as Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions. In South Africa, the administrative divisions are named after the ethnic groups within the country such as the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Cape.

Nigeria's problem is not corruption. The current unitary system is the cause of our problem. Nigeria must be restructured along regional autonomy or be divided along its natural boundaries. Mr. Buhari must stop insulting our collective intelligence with his stale chrous of corruption, corruption and corruption.

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Though am not a fan of creation of more local governments as it is just to create opportunities for politicians because they do not serve the purpose which it is being intended for but it becomes dicey where the more local government councils a State has, the more allocation accrues to it. lf true federalism is being practised a lot of local government councils will have no option but to merge with others in order to cut cost but as long as more productive regions are filling in the national treasury, they would continue to breathe.

Even in the present unitary system, allocation should not be based on local governments nor landmass because though Niger State which is about 23 times of the size of Lagos state is not generating for the National treasury than Lagos State. Every State should receive based on output.....this feeding bottle called Federal Allocation is stunting our growth!

Let every region hold its leaders accountable for what has and is accruing to it. Anyone crying marginalization, should first ask his/her local government chairman, State House of Assembly member, House of Representatives members, Senators and Governor what they have done with the billions they have received on our behalf as these people are our brothers and sisters!

Northerners killing each other since AD in the name of jihad and how many virgins!

Which looks more foolish

Very "rational" and "intelligent" write-ups have been coming up since May 29, 2015.

My question is, what would've happened if GEJ had dedicated Southern Nigeria resources to development of the southern region where it came from? All the oil stolen and sold in the black market, all the fraud committed in government, yet southerners are still crying of underdevelopment and lack of Justice and equitable distribution of wealth. What's really wrong with you people?

Bring out your looters and disgrace them, the more you fight for them, the more they loot at every little opportunity. The person they're paying you to fight (Buhari) has nothing to do with this, infact, his region is also badly hit with the same syndrome of corruption and neglect.

Fight corruption, not Buhari.

Yoruba's finding way to team with nigerdelta since 1960.


pure Biafran

The person above me na mumu of the first order

NOBLEDANDY:
Yoruba's finding way to team with nigerdelta since 1960.


pure Biafran

Yolobars are sitting on a very long thing!!

The solution to this is simple. Create federating units that will control the resources and if they seem it fit to have 100 states, so be it. Our system of revenue sharing is the most fr fraudulent system that I've ever come across.

Only an idiot will fooled by the continuous noise made by Buhari and his fans about corruption. this country is not working because the leaders do not understand leadership. Nigerian leaders understand leadership as come and eat and until such mentality is changed things will never work. Just because they country"s revenue is dwindling due to a fall in oil price, most States can no longer pay their workers. The current situation has only shown that we do not have leaders in this country. what stops Nigeria from being like china, india and the other BRICS econoy? the answer is simply lack of visionary leaders.

I am not a prophet of doom but i must tell you guys to not expect any tangible change at the end of four year pmb administration. youths will still cry of unemployment, hospitals will still be under equipped and our universities will still be glorified secondary schools.

Nigeria need a total change of foundation.
True federalism is the way to go. resource control will foster the culture of hard work in Nigerians.

Afam4eva:
The solution to this is simple. Create federating units that will control the resources and if they seem it fit to have 100 states, so be it. Our system of revenue sharing is the most fr fraudulent system that I've ever come across.

We run an unsustainable, growth-hindering, fraudulent system.

Why would a state that generates less than 10 million IGR receive over 2billion monthly allocation? Why is it a state in the first place? Which serious institution pays salaries that are grossly overs its earnings?