Even though am an avid secessionist, I've taken time to see what and what would work for Nigeria. The best thing to help Nigeria is to restructure the country based on workable entities we call Federating States.
The identified states are
1]Abuja: already the FCT,the territory remains as it is with its 6 LGs

2]Akwa Cross: with capital at Calabar,this state would comprise of all Mmoño groups living in AKS and CRS. The number of LGs is 38

3]Anambra: with capital at Enugwu, this state would comprise of present Anambra, Enugwu and the north and central senatorial zones of Ebonyi state. The number of LGs is 46+

4]Anioma: with capital at Asaba,this state would comprise of all Igboids living in present Delta and Edo states. The number of LGs is 9+

5]Bauchi: with capital at Bauchi,this state would comprise of present day bauchi and gombe States. The number of LGs is 31

6]Bayelsa: with capital at Yenegoa, this state would comprise of present day bayelsa plus the 3 ijaw LGs of Delta and the 4 kalabari LGs of rivers. The number of LGs is 15

7]Bendel: with capital at Benin, this state would comprise of all Edoid groups in present day Edo and Delta States. The number of LGs is 31

8]Benue: with capital at Makurdi, this state would comprise of all Benue excluding the 9 idoma LGs. The number of LGs is 14

9]Bornu: with capital at Maiduguri, this state would comprise of present day borno and yobe States. The number of LGs is 44

10]Gongola: with capital at Yola, this state would comprise of present day Adamawa and taraba States. The number of LGs is 37

11]Gurara: with capital at Kafanchan,this state would comprise of the proposed Gurara state. The number of LGs is 11

12]Igaladoma: with capital Ankpa, this state would comprise of the igala areas of kogi and the idoma areas of Benue. The number of LGs is 18

13]Ijebu: with capital at Ijebu Ode, this state would comprise of the Ijebu parts of present day Ogun state. The number of LGs is 9

14]Imo: with capital at Owerre, this state would comprise of present day Imo, Abia and Ebonyi South senatorial zone in addition to oyigbo, abi and egbema/ndoni LGs. The number of LGs is 52

15]Kaduna: with capital at Zaria, this state would comprise of present day katsina state and the Zaria parts of Kaduna state. The number of LGs is 46

16]Kano: with capital at Kano,this state would comprise of present day kano and jigawa States. The number of LGs is 71

17]Kwara: with capital at Ilorin, this state would comprise of present day kwara, kogi central Senatorial zone plus the two LGs of Niger state west of river Niger. The number of LGs is 25

18]Lagos: with capital at Ikeja, this state would comprise of present day Lagos state. The number of LGs is 20

19]Niger: with capital at Minna, this state would comprise of present day Niger state excluding the two LGs west of river Niger. The number of LGs is 23

20]Ondo: with capital at Akure, this state would comprise of present day ondo and ekiti States with the Okun area of kogi. The number of LGs is 39

21]Oyo: with capital at Ibadan, this state would comprise of present day Oyo and osun States in addition to the Egba/egbado area of Ogun. The number of LGs is 74

22]Oyono: with capital at Ogoja,this state would comprise of the present day north and central senatorial zones of CRS(excluding abi LG). The number of LGs is 10

23]Plateau: with capital at Jos, this state would comprise of present day plateau and nasarawa States. The number of LGs is 40

24]Rivers: with capital at Port Harcourt, this state would comprise of present day rivers state excluding the 4 kalabari LGs and also oyigbo and egbema ndoni LGs. The number of LGs is 17

25]Sokoto: with capital at Sokoto, this state would comprise of present day sokoto,zamfara and kebbi States. The number of LGs is 59

With the right fiscal policy,these States would thrive and Nigeria would be on the road to greatness. Moreover this reduces acrimonious relationships btwn States as each state would be peopled by ethnicities having close affinity to each other

Lalasticlala, OAM4J and afam4eva pls push up to FP so that patriotic Nigerians can express their views on this

I think regional federating units will be the best
Instead of having Lagos, oyo, and co, we should have south west region.
The same will be applicable in other regions.
Considering that Nigerians are ethnic beings the mistake of rumbling two antagonizing tribes should be prevented.

Euro31:

Kedu ihe mere ihu yi ji di otia

CC pazienza, eurobomber, omotolu, ugomba, hopeathand etc ..in case I forgot,I'd add you as soon as I remember your moniker

sirade:
I think regional federating units will be the best
Instead of having Lagos, oyo, and co, we should have south west region.
The same will be applicable in other regions.
Considering that Nigerians are ethnic beings the mistake of rumbling two antagonizing tribes should be prevented.

for it to be done like that then Nigeria would be restructured into regional lines, all the yorubas in Nigeria wud form one region both the ones in the middle belts and west, all the igbos one region both the ones in southsouth and south east, all the ijaws in the different southsouth states wud form one region, the Edo"s wud form one region.

sirade:
I think regional federating units will be the best
Instead of having Lagos, oyo, and co, we should have south west region.
The same will be applicable in other regions.
Considering that Nigerians are ethnic beings the mistake of rumbling two antagonizing tribes should be prevented.

Yea
Its the states that progress up to the region stuff that's why I made it a state for the medium tribes eg Akwa Cross, Bayelsa, Benue etc while small to medium tribes having very close affinity like the igala and idoma are joined in one state. Another state is Bendel where all edoids viz urhobo, jekri, Bini, Afenmai etc are in one state.
Moreover, regions are formed by like minded States

The same way Nigeria is too big to be governed by an African is same for many States you created.

Viability should be the keyword. It is unfortunate that most productive zones suffer when they are lumped together with unproductive ones while the unproductive districts are made capital of those States at the expense of the viable old districts.

madenigga:

for it to be done like that then Nigeria would be restructured into regional lines, all the yorubas in Nigeria wud form one region both the ones in the middle belts and west, all the igbos one region both the ones in southsouth and south east, all the ijaws in the different southsouth states wud form one region, the Edo"s wud form one region.

That is exactly what I am saying.
The use of geographical term like north, east etc, might not apply in the scenario.

cheruv:


21]Oyo: with capital at Ibadan, this state would comprise of present day Oyo and osun States in addition to the Egba/egbado area of Ogun. The number of LGs is [size=18pt]74[/size]

What sense is in this now
When some of your proposed states have about 7,9

well its a proposal worth looking into.

I'd still for regional government though and return of real political and developmental power to the local governments.

madenigga:

for it to be done like that then Nigeria would be restructured into regional lines, all the yorubas in Nigeria wud form one region both the ones in the middle belts and west, all the igbos one region both the ones in southsouth and south east, all the ijaws in the different southsouth states wud form one region, the Edo"s wud form one region.

considering that we have over 250 ethnic groups, do you think that will work?

stinggy:

What sense is in this now
When some of your proposed states have about 7,9

That's the present number of LGs the proposed state...
Oyo has 33
Oshun has 30
Egba/Egbado part of Ogun has 11

That's how it got to 74

cheruv:


That's the present number of LGs the proposed state...
Oyo has 33
Oshun has 30
Egba/Egbado part of Ogun has 11

That's how it got to 74

I know... Oyo state itself is too big, why add the whole Osun? Not satisfied, you still wanna add Egba/Egbado. While Ijebu has 9 LGs, what the sense in it?

Una for join Kwara sef.....

madenigga:

for it to be done like that then Nigeria would be restructured into regional lines, all the yorubas in Nigeria wud form one region both the ones in the middle belts and west, all the igbos one region both the ones in southsouth and south east, all the ijaws in the different southsouth states wud form one region, the Edo"s wud form one region.

this is cool bro.

This will help reduced tribalism going on in kogi state presently and rivers state.
All igbo and igboid group should be in one entity/region both the yorubas in kogi and kwara state should be in one region including hausas/ijaws.



Besides, this one op is reducing states is appalling. Meanwhile, in USA, they re trying to add more states rather than reducing it.
Nigeria is 37 states and america is 50 states, nigeria should add more states rather than reducing it.
The more the states , the nearness to government and development.



But if all the states re inside one state like for example, abia and ebonyi is inside one imo state. The governor will only developed few places and abandoned the rest, just like what sam mbakwe did in the 80s. He only developed imo(owerri) and abia(umuahia) but abandoned some places in ebonyi state.

We need more states to get close to the government and to air our state problems.

I opposed the reduction of state cos it will stampede/slow development in other areas.
Nigeria is rich, they should curtailed their salaries and emoluments. Reduced corruption,encouraged agriculture, and bring patriotism, give the people the sense of belonging.
we have to Look for other ways to restructured nigeria but not by reducing the states.



Yeye dey hang

Ioannes:


considering that we have over 250 ethnic groups, do you think that will work?

Nigeria doesnt have up to 250 ethnic groups.
In Akwa ibom they have plenty ethnic groups/tribe but we all know them as calabar people and they are ok with it.

IGBOPRINCE:
this is cool bro.

This will help reduced tribalism going on in kogi state presently and rivers state.
All igbo and igboid group should be in one entity/region both the yorubas in kogi and kwara state should be in one region including hausas/ijaws.



Besides, this one op is reducing states is appalling. Meanwhile, in USA, they re trying to add more states rather than reducing it.
Nigeria is 37 states and america is 50 states, nigeria should add more states rather than reducing it.
The more the states , the nearness to government and development.



But if all the states re inside one state like for example, abia and ebonyi is inside one imo state. The governor will only developed few places and abandoned the rest, just like what sam mbakwe did in the 80s. He only developed imo(owerri) and abia(umuahia) but abandoned some places in ebonyi state.

We need more states to get close to the government and to air our state problems.

I opposed the reduction of state cos it will stampede/slow development in other areas.
Nigeria is rich, they should curtailed their salaries and emoluments. Reduced corruption,encouraged agriculture, and bring patriotism, give the people the sense of belonging.
we have to Look for other ways to restructured nigeria but not by reducing the states.



Yeye dey hang

u can't compare Nigeria and America for anything, only texas just one state in America is bigger than the entire Nigeria combined.
The U.s is like a continent.

This Op is from Ijebu....trying to make a case for Ijebu...Ijebu state.....so ugly to imagine

stinggy:

I know... Oyo state itself is too big, why add the whole Osun? Not satisfied, you still wanna add Egba/Egbado. While Ijebu has 9 LGs, what the sense in it?

Una for join Kwara sef.....

Am looking at not only the uniformity but also the economic sense....combining those areas gives us a prospective economic giant.
As for ijebu..they can subdivide themselves into more LGs as long as their coffers can carry it.
In formulating these states I not only looked at the ethnic affinity btwn them but also the economic potentials inherent in them.

Op your brain the boot.
Correct

cheruv:
Even though am an avid secessionist, I've taken time to see what and what would work for Nigeria. The best thing to help Nigeria is to restructure the country based on workable entities we call Federating States.
The identified states are
1]Abuja: already the FCT,the territory remains as it is with its 6 LGs


6]Bayelsa: with capital at Yenegoa, this state would comprise of present day bayelsa plus the 3 ijaw LGs of Delta and the 4 kalabari LGs of rivers. The number of LGs is 15

7]Bendel: with capital at Benin, this state would comprise of all Edoid groups in present day Edo and Delta States. The number of LGs is 31

8]Benue: with capital at Makurdi, this state would comprise of all Benue excluding the 9 idoma LGs. The number of LGs is 14

11]Gurara: with capital at Kafanchan,this state would comprise of the proposed Gurara state. The number of LGs is 11

12]Igaladoma: with capital Ankpa, this state would comprise of the igala areas of kogi and the idoma areas of Benue. The number of LGs is 18

13]Ijebu: with capital at Ijebu Ode, this state would comprise of the Ijebu parts of present day Ogun state. The number of LGs is 9


16]Kano: with capital at Kano,this state would comprise of present day kano and jigawa States. The number of LGs is 71

20]Ondo: with capital at Akure, this state would comprise of present day ondo and ekiti States with the Okun area of kogi. The number of LGs is 39

21]Oyo: with capital at Ibadan, this state would comprise of present day Oyo and osun States in addition to the Egba/egbado area of Ogun. The number of LGs is 74

25]Sokoto: with capital at Sokoto, this state would comprise of present day sokoto,zamfara and kebbi States. The number of LGs is 59

With the right fiscal policy,these States would thrive and Nigeria would be on the road to greatness. Moreover this reduces acrimonious relationships btwn States as each state would be peopled by ethnicities having close affinity to each other

If you say this meant to bring people with close affinity together and remove acromony, why do you put all the Ijebus in one state with only 9 LGS and pack oyo, Osun, Egba and Egbado together into a single state with 74 LGs?

Why pack the Okun people into a state with the Ondos and Ekitis?

Why pack Idomas and Igalas into one state while removing Idomas from Benue?

Why should some states have as many as 74 LGs while Ijebu has only 9?

cheruv:
Even though am an avid secessionist, I've taken time to see what and what would work for Nigeria. The best thing to help Nigeria is to restructure the country based on workable entities we call Federating States.
The identified states are
1]Abuja: already the FCT,the territory remains as it is with its 6 LGs


6]Bayelsa: with capital at Yenegoa, this state would comprise of present day bayelsa plus the 3 ijaw LGs of Delta and the 4 kalabari LGs of rivers. The number of LGs is 15

7]Bendel: with capital at Benin, this state would comprise of all Edoid groups in present day Edo and Delta States. The number of LGs is 31

8]Benue: with capital at Makurdi, this state would comprise of all Benue excluding the 9 idoma LGs. The number of LGs is 14

11]Gurara: with capital at Kafanchan,this state would comprise of the proposed Gurara state. The number of LGs is 11

12]Igaladoma: with capital Ankpa, this state would comprise of the igala areas of kogi and the idoma areas of Benue. The number of LGs is 18

13]Ijebu: with capital at Ijebu Ode, this state would comprise of the Ijebu parts of present day Ogun state. The number of LGs is 9


16]Kano: with capital at Kano,this state would comprise of present day kano and jigawa States. The number of LGs is 71

20]Ondo: with capital at Akure, this state would comprise of present day ondo and ekiti States with the Okun area of kogi. The number of LGs is 39

21]Oyo: with capital at Ibadan, this state would comprise of present day Oyo and osun States in addition to the Egba/egbado area of Ogun. The number of LGs is 74

25]Sokoto: with capital at Sokoto, this state would comprise of present day sokoto,zamfara and kebbi States. The number of LGs is 59

With the right fiscal policy,these States would thrive and Nigeria would be on the road to greatness. Moreover this reduces acrimonious relationships btwn States as each state would be peopled by ethnicities having close affinity to each other

If you say this is meant to bring people with close affinity together and remove acromony, why do you put all the Ijebus in one state with only 9 LGS and pack oyo, Osun, Egba and Egbado together into a single state with 74 LGs?

Why pack the Okun people into a state with the Ondos and Ekitis?

Why pack Idomas and Igalas into one state while removing Idomas from Benue?

Why should some states have as many as 74 LGs while Ijebu has only 9?

johnie:


If you say this meant to bring people with close affinity together and remove acromony, why do you put all the Ijebus in one state with only 9 LGS and pack oyo, Osun, Egba and Egbado together into a single state with 74 LGs?

Why pack the Okun people into a state with the Ondos and Ekitis?

Why pack Idomas and Igalas into one state while removing Idomas from Benue?

Why should some states have as many as 74 LGs [size=18pt]while Ijebu has only 9?[/size]

Is that supposed to be a state or LGA?
Such brazenness of lumping all other groups together except Ijebus, quickly exposes the fact that the write up was cooked up by an Ijebu man.


100 percent Resource control as practiced in true federalism is the only solution to agitation for more states in Nigeria.
Those dreaming up new states are only interested in trying to cheat other parts of Nigeria by creating extra units to be used in collecting federal allocation and getting more government posts, senatorial positions etc. If these states were meant to fund themselves as enshrined in a truly federal republic charter, the very same people asking for states will ask for regional arrangements so that they maximize their funds and limit the cost of duplicating state governments roles all over the place.

The LGs is based on the current 774 LGA system of Nigeria.
So any number of LGs you see in a proposed state is the current number of LGs in that area.

Nice proposal.
But you never made mention of puting back the Northern Yorubas in current Kwara, back to South wes.

And you didn't think of puting parts of Igbo land currently in Benue back to Ebonyi and then Anambra.

K

What is the basis for allocating LG? Is there a land measurement or population requirement? I think that should be sorted out first before trying to determine LG's. Within a state boundary, what size of the area or population deems an area fit to be a separate LGA from the rest?

I prefer regions personally. Let the regions contribute a fixed portion to the center to help a unified army and government operate. Also each region must have equal number of representatives in the army

pazienza:
Nice proposal.
But you never made mention of puting back the Northern Yorubas in current Kwara, back to South wes.

And you didn't think of puting parts of Igbo land currently in Benue back to Ebonyi and then Anambra.

I thought about the Igbos in ibaji LG of kogi and those of the four Benue LGAs but due to the fact that I did it strictly on LGs,those Igbo areas mixed with other areas were left out. All we've to do is ensure LGs are created for them and if you look well,I added plus to states whose ethnic areas were mixed up with other ethnicities in an LG

Cheruv, i like your dreams..

FYI, no Rivers territory will be lost, even if Biafra succeeds.

HopeAtHand:
Cheruv, i like your dreams..

FYI, no Rivers territory will be lost, even if Biafra succeeds.

I'd rather say you're the dreamer...and nobody mentioned Biafra here but your paranoia won't allow you
Anyway your input is appreciated

Lovely write up... I love my ijebu state, probably going to be the smallest state...

At the topic, this your formula for states is the best for Nigeria. Regional govt will not work a least not again.
A regional govt where the anioma man in delta state is lumped with the efik man from calabar a South south... the local ekiti man is joined with a lagosian as south west...regionalism simply can't work again...

I wish someone can forward your article to the Senate. Let's have closely related ethnic groups together in one state, so they can grow together.

Impossible. The current structure is very okay. We just need good administrators.