With the clamour for restructuring Nigeria now a serious debate, Eminent Businessman and frontline politician want Nigerians to look at the benefits of having Nigeria in regions and its advantages.

He suggested:

*Northern Region
*Middle Belt Region
*Western Region
*Eastern Region
*Niger Delta Region
*While Central Government will be at FCT.

Positive things that would happen within 10 years; primarily due to inter-regional competition:

1). The first region to experience economic explosion would obviously be the Western Region. The Oduduwua Master plan will be revealed. There would be trans-regional 4G internet fiber connection,rail-subways, highways, power grids etc.

Yoruba will become their 2nd official language. They are relatively united. they have oil. they own academia, they have mega corporations. The Western Region would be the first to have stable power supply; Foreign money will flood the province. More Forbes recognized billionaires will arise; Some of them will be internet billionaires. Lagos will be relieved a little from overpopulation as railway lines from other states will make living elsewhere and working in Lagos a breeze.

2). The Northern Region will have stronger islamic laws. Sharia will be entrenched and this will make the Northern Region become the least corrupt province. The middle east (Arab) nations will move in to partner with them, bringing major development. Jaiz bank and Unity Bank will become mega banks. Arabic and Hausa will compete with English for dominance in schools. This province will generate more solar power than any other province. After the west, this province will be the 2nd to have 24/7 electricity. They will start exporting food as there would be so much foreign investment inflow that would make Northern Region a major food producer in Africa which would be a revenue generator that would help to empower majority of the commoners.

3). The Middle Belt Region will have a development conference. Focus will be given to solid minerals development and
exports; tourism development and food production for exports. This will become a food hub in West Africa. They will export more food than any other Region . Mega mining and food corporations will arise. This region will have foreign inflows through tourism development greater than any other Region. It will host the most beautiful places to live in Nigeria.

4). The Eastern Region will transform into the Auto Industry hub of Africa. Indigenous manufacturing of vehicles that will start competing with foreign vehicles will commence in earnest. This will grow to manufacturing of airplanes, helicopters, tractors, cranes, heavy duty construction equipment etc. Forbes recognised billionaires living in Anambra will arise. The Biafra agitation will fizzle out since formation of the eastern region will be seen as a Biafra success in another form. There would be so much development that villages (as we currently know them) will quickly cease to exist. This province will be the first to semi-urbanize all their rural areas as all the Igbos living abroad will rush back to take advantage of the changes.

5). The Niger will take the Uyo blueprint and run with it. An abundance of oil wealth and opening up of major sea ports at Rivers, Warri, Sapele, Koko and Uyo will enable this region to revamp their infrastructure quickly. There will be more monorails here than anywhere else. This will be the 3rd province to achieve stable electricity generation in Nigeria (mainly from gas turbine technology).

6). With Regional security forces in control; kidnapping, Armed robbery, Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen and the Niger delta militancy attacks will all fizzle out. Nigeria will become the most secure and peaceful African nation; thus attracting more foreigners.

7). Each Region will have their own airline professionally managed. And with better roads/rail, air and land transport costs will crash.

8 ). With the rapid development occurring all over, Nigerias GDP will shoot up. Obtaining visas to travel out will become easy as more people will want to come in than go out. A worldwide immigration into Nigeria will commence, as Nigerians living abroad will be struggling with foreigners to enter the country. ''Nigeria will become the most desirable Nation to live in".

9). The central government at the FCT will become smaller and less powerful. There will be a mini-exodus from Abuja to the provinces as the action is now elsewhere. The outskirts of Abuja will no longer be heavily overpopulated. Abuja will become awesome again.

10). The 10th positive thing that would quickly happen is "positive ideas and healthy competition towards rapid development".

With the above, it would be a win win situation for every Nigerian irrespective of their province. The time to RESTRUCTURE is now. It's never too late to be on the right path towards a better Nation.

We are stronger together as a Nation. Add your voice to a one indivisible restructured united Nigeria.

Dr. Emeka C. Kalu, is a former governorship aspirant of APGA in 2015 gubernatorial election in Abia State.

http://www.abacityblog.com/2017/10/10-positive-things-restructuring-of.html?m=1

Unfortunately, no one care to listen

We don't want restructuring anymore. Nigeria should split.
Simple!

I'm tired of ebos and malams.I want confederation or total dissolution of Nigeria

okenwa:
Unfortunately, no one care to listen

Yes, no one care to listen. Only those who care will listen...

This is no doubt an apt analysis well thought out and brilliantly scripted.