Should Nigerian leaders come to the point of sincerity and allow a true restructured Nigeria to emerge in the spirit of true federalism, there would be a wide spread of economy diversification so much so that each region will have something to contribute to the national coffers.

A truly restructured Nigeria under the spirit of true federalism would see:

THE NORTHERN REGION ; being the food basket of the nation and also rich in solid minerals even in commercial quantity, it will thrive economically. But its leaders are afraid of true restructuring because they've allocated for themselves most of the oil blocks.

THE WESTERN REGION; Will thrive as a banking and IT hub not just nationally but continent-wide. To a large extent, this region has a front foot being the industrial hub of the country. Cash crops like coccoa can be revived to serve as boost to regional economy diversification.

THE SOUTH SOUTH REGION; Already blessed with abundant crude oil and natural gas, a good regional and aggressive economic policy can see a state in the region establishing a sea port that can give the lagos ports a good run for its money. Nigeria is losing billions annually to over congestion and burocratic bottleneck regarding the lagos ports. It makes good judgement to say Nigeria is over due for multiple regional ports that is well balanced to serve the needs of the country's vibrant import/export demands. States in the region can also revive their agricultural sector by focusing oon cash crops like palm oil.

THE EASTERN REGION; Well known for its unparalleled entrepreneurial vibrancy and zest for technological and manufacturing creativity will no doubt serve as an industrial and manufacturing hub.

Moderate yeilds of natural resources like coal, oil and gas and other minerals (tin, copper and iron ore) and cash crop (palm oil) can serve as boost for economic self-dependence.

There's absolutely no need for any region to fear a truly restructured Nigeria. It's a win win for everyone.

Alright, lezz, AHCB, TSOM what's your take on this?

So op where is north eastern region? Where is north west? where is north central? What is northern region? Break them up too the way you broke southern nigeria

postmann:
Alright, lezz, AHC B, TSOM what's your take on this?

It's a solid plan as well as it being full proof. But the greatness in it its what makes it a failed plan.

Yes, Nigeria is truly blessed beyond recognition. We have everything other country long to have, but yet, we are this way because of this very reason: we have visionless leaders.

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Ogalanyachieze:
So op where is north eastern region? Where is north west? where is north central? What is northern region? Break them up too the way you broke southern nigeria

I second this motion.

When the North controlls over 60% of the votes at the national assmbly, how will anyone pass a vote on restructuring? It will never happen because the northerners will never agree to it.

Ogalanyachieze:
So op where is north eastern region? Where is north west? where is north central? What is northern region? Break them up too the way you broke southern nigeria

I lumped the northern region as a whole unite because of certain considerations - cultural, tribal homogeneity.

kingzizzy:
When the North controlls over 60% of the votes at the national assmbly, how will anyone pass a vote on restructuring? It will never happen because the northerners will never agree to it.

With total cooperation from the 17 states of the southern region, states like Jos, Benue, Kogi, etc. can be persuaded given the fact that they too haven't enjoyed much from the current structure.

Alternatively, total boycott of all national elections by the southern regions remairemains sure proof that the south has had enough.

postmann:


I lumped the northern region as a whole unite because of certain considerations - cultural, tribal homogeneity.

imagine what you just wrote. (1Cultural) which culture did you use as yardstick ? The north has more heterogenous culture than south. (2 tribal ) it still has more tribes scattered all over the north. Moreover ur write up was not about tribe or culture its is suppose to be purely economical how come you ended up presenting the north from a cultural view in mind while presenting the south from economic angle. If culture is why the north thrive why did you not include tourism as one of thier economic strength. When next you attemp this thread do your research well dont come to a public forum to insult intelligence. There are very well knowledgable people here. Thank me later

postmann:


With total cooperation from the 17 states of the southern region, states like Jos, Benue, Kogi, etc. can be persuaded given the fact that they too haven't enjoyed much from the current structure.

Alternatively, total boycott of all national eelections by the southern regions remain a sure proof that the south has had enough.

Not possible. The total control of the south in the national assembly is just about 38%, the North about 62%. What this means is that in other to get the 67% needed to pass a bill on restructuring. The entire SW/SE/SS/NC and at least half of either the NE and the NW, the two biggest opponents of restructuring.

The south are not united enough to boycott eletions

It is simply not possible.

Ogalanyachieze:
imagine what you just wrote. (1Cultural) which culture did you use as yardstick ? The north has more heterogenous culture than south. (2 tribal ) it still has more tribes scattered all over the north. Moreover ur write up was not about tribe or culture its is suppose to be purely economical how come you ended up presenting the north from a cultural view in mind while presenting the south from economic angle. If culture is why the north thrive why did you not include tourism as one of thier economic strength. When next you attemp this thread do your research well dont come to a public forum to insult intelligence. There are very well knowledgable people here. Thank me later

You're getting unnecessarily worked up over a mere individual outlook on what a true federal structure could present economically for the nation.

The entire northern region is dominated by the hausa/fulani even though other smaller tribes are scantily distributed across the entire region.

And they (The North) always presented themselves as a single unit when it comes to their advantage but otherwise split themselves whent it comes to political appointments, eg. the recent allocation of principal positions in both houses of assembly.

I would have given much thought to your critic if you held any objections on the economic potentials of each region as outlined in the topic.

But your objection leans more towards politics than economy.

You didn't query me for not striping each region down to states. Why?

kingzizzy:


Not possible. The total control of the south in the national assembly is just about 38%, the North about 62%. What this means is that in other to get the 67% needed to pass a bill on restructuring. The entire SW/SE/SS/NC and at least half of either the NE and the NW, the two biggest opponents of restructuring.

The south are not united enough to boycott eletions

It is simply not possible.

If you listen, listen and listen again you'd hear the drums of restructuring getting bit by bit louder.

A total boycott from the south can still happen with time, even if majority vote fails in the National assembly.

I'm afraid the disunity displayed on this board suggests, if anything, that the current dysfunctional state system is probably the relevant one for Nigeria. The tribalism on Niraland does nothing to encourage minority tribes, for instance, into believing that their rights and ambitions would be better served, subsumed by large regional blocks (likely dominated by the larger tribes that have frankly shown themselves primitive, parochial and cluless) than those rights would be under the current state systems. The drive in the more progressive democratic nations abroad is towards ever greater, not less, devolution of powers to the grassroots, with even talk of capitals becoming city-states in their own right. On the other hand, the paucity of governorship material in Nigeria works against the current states' systems. This is underscored by the thought that probably the best than can be said for contracting the Nation into larger regional blocks is saving money. The state governors do not generate money - a great indictment since the main aim of States should be about developmental progress, not satisfying the sentiments for tribal homelands.

This means the significant problem for Nigeria is poor governorship. We have unimaginative and incapable state leaders. The caliber of these governors will be the ones runing Rigions, the larger states resulting from mergers or Biafra and Odudowa! Tinkering will not produce a different result. The people need to hold their governors and local authorities accountable. Unfortunately, to do this, the people need to understand politics better. Meanwhile, Nigeria should - and although the following seems funny - create schools or find ways to train Governors. I don't know, maybe a school of gorvernship ofering certificats of compitence at the end of it befor one qulifies to run for office of state.

Lol. Funny how some people think the North is monolithic. That region is complex bro and even more diverse than the South.

Ogalanyachieze:
imagine what you just wrote. (1Cultural) which culture did you use as yardstick ? The north has more heterogenous culture than south. (2 tribal ) it still has more tribes scattered all over the north. Moreover ur write up was not about tribe or culture its is suppose to be purely economical how come you ended up presenting the north from a cultural view in mind while presenting the south from economic angle. If culture is why the north thrive why did you not include tourism as one of thier economic strength. When next you attemp this thread do your research well dont come to a public forum to insult intelligence. There are very well knowledgable people here. Thank me later

Your inferiority complex is spilling like a vandalised oil pipeline.

The north has always remained as the North. Even with various tribes and dialects more than the south, they have always managed to put up one political front.

Do we have southern forum as they have nothern Nigeria forum?

While the South-South, Southwest and Southeast have in the past drawn their own national identities distinct from other regions of the south and have at various times called for independence, the North has always remained the North politically. And that's the stand of the OP.

You're as ignorant as you're insecure.

MasterChen:
Lol. Funny how some people think the North is monolithic. That region is complex bro and even more diverse than the South.

Politically?

kingzizzy:
When the North controlls over 60% of the votes at the national assmbly, how will anyone pass a vote on restructuring? [s]It will never happen because the northerners will never agree to it.[/s]

It will never happen because of FEEDING BOTTLE/PARASITIC MENTALITY

Litmus:
I'm afraid the disunity displayed on this board suggests, if anything, that the current dysfunctional state system is probably the relevant one for Nigeria. The tribalism on Niraland does nothing to encourage minority tribes, for instance, into believing that their rights and ambitions would be better served, subsumed by large regional blocks (likely dominated by the larger tribes that have frankly shown themselves primitive, parochial and cluless) than those rights would be under the current state systems. The drive in the more progressive democratic nations abroad is towards ever greater, not less, devolution of powers to the grassroots, with even talk of capitals becoming city-states in their own right. On the other hand, the paucity of governorship material in Nigeria works against the current states' systems. This is underscored by the thought that probably the best than can be said for contracting the Nation into larger regional blocks is saving money. The state governors do not generate money - a great indictment since the main aim of States should be about developmental progress, not satisfying the sentiments for tribal homelands.

[b][/b]This means the significant problem for Nigeria is poor governorship. We have unimaginative and incapable state leaders. The caliber of these governors will be the ones runing Rigions, the larger states resulting from mergers or Biafra and Odudowa! Tinkering will not produce a different result. The people need to hold their governors and local authorities accountable. Unfortunately, to do this, the people need to understand politics better. [b][/b]Meanwhile, Nigeria should - and although the following seems funny - create schools or find ways to train Governors. I don't know, maybe a school of gorvernship ofering certificats of compitence at the end of it befor one qulifies to run for office of state.

+ 100000000000000000 likes. This is the simple truth of the matter. This is one reason why IPOB will always be a joke to me. They miss out this little and fundamental detail.

postmann:


I lumped the northern region as a whole unite because of certain considerations - cultural, tribal homogeneity.

There's no such thing as tribal homogeity between the middle belt and the core north. Some middle beltan states understand and speak hausa due to contacts with the hausa civilization. But that's that. They all maintain their individual identities nonetheless.

Ogalanyachieze:
imagine what you just wrote. (1Cultural) which culture did you use as yardstick ? The north has more heterogenous culture than south. (2 tribal ) it still has more tribes scattered all over the north. Moreover ur write up was not about tribe or culture its is suppose to be purely economical how come you ended up presenting the north from a cultural view in mind while presenting the south from economic angle. If culture is why the north thrive why did you not include tourism as one of thier economic strength. When next you attemp this thread do your research well dont come to a public forum to insult intelligence. There are very well knowledgable people here. Thank me later

Thank you!

MrOkekeMunachi:
Your inferiority complex is spilling like a vandalised oil pipeline.

The north has always remained as the North. Even with various tribes and dialects more than the south, they have always managed to put up one political front.

Do we have southern forum as they have nothern Nigeria forum?

While the South-South, Southwest and Southeast have in the past drawn their own national identities distinct from other regions of the south and have at various times called for independence, the North has always remained the North politically. And that's the stand of the OP.

You're as ignorant as you're insecure.

The guy has a point, Mr.

malton:


The guy has a point, Mr.

I understand his emotional points, Mrs.

postmann:


If you listen, listen and listen again you'd hear the drums of restructuring getting bit by bit louder.

A total boycott from the south can still happen with time, even if majority vote fails in the National assembly.

Against the North, those drums dont mean anything. If you boycott elections, its all to the Norths advantage.

There will be no restructuring unless the North agree and they have said it will be over there dead body. The only people who can challenge the North are those who are ready to take up arms. People like Ojukwu, Niger Delta militants. These are the people who the North take serious. The rest of you can shout restructuring forever, the North doesnt care

North central is the food basket

North west, north east and south east, I don't even know what they contribute to this nation

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malton:


There's no such thing as tribal homogeity between the middle belt and the core north. Some middle beltan states understand and speak hausa due to contacts with the hausa civilization. But that's that. They all maintain their individual identities nonetheless.

Just the way some ijaws understand and speak yoruba in the South West and some other tiny Igala tribes in the South East.

kingzizzy:


Against the North, those drums dont mean anything. If you boycott elections, its all to the Norths advantage.

There will be no restructuring unless the North agree and they have said it will be over there dead body. The only people who can challenge the North are those who are ready to take up arms. People like Ojukwu, Niger Delta militants. These are the people who the North take serious. The rest of you can shout restructuring forever, the North doesnt care

In reference to the emboldened; if there is regional boycott of general election that in itself will raise serious legitimate concerns over the validity of such election should it go ahead. A case of southern Nigeria boycott of a general election will spell political death to the ruling government.

MrOkekeMunachi:
Your inferiority complex is spilling like a vandalised oil pipeline.

The north has always remained as the North. Even with various tribes and dialects more than the south, they have always managed to put up one political front.

Do we have southern forum as they have nothern Nigeria forum?

While the South-South, Southwest and Southeast have in the past drawn their own national identities distinct from other regions of the south and have at various times called for independence, the North has always remained the North politically. And that's the stand of the OP.

wow wow wow take a closer look at the topic again did you noticed the word "restructured" and "economically" good now since these are the two basic subject of discuss how does the "one north" be of benefit to the zones except politically which is not the subject of discussion will these three northern regions be administered as a single northern unit or as individuall zones thats my point

Ogalanyachieze:
wow wow wow take a closer look at the topic again did you noticed the word "restructured" and "economically" good now since these are the two basic subject of discuss how does the "one north" be of benefit to the zones except politically which is not the subject of discussion will these three northern regions be administered as a single northern unit or as individuall zones thats my point

now I know why you're emotional.

The topic is reconstructing Nigeria for true federalism, that's as political as it can get. The three geo-political zones in the north have always maintained a uniform demand. Abi, does the penal code apply in southern Nigeria? What about Sharia?

Your write up did not make any sense , you lump the entire North together and divide the South into SE/SS/SW.
Is that restructuring to you , What we have in Nigeria as recognized by the constitution is Eastern, Northern and Western Nigeria, the restructuring will be based on this regions.