if nigeria is divide today which part of nigeria will enjoy it more like north south and eastif nigeria is divide today which part of nigeria will enjoy it more like north south and east

Everyone would be better off apart, assuming the negative impact of losing oil income is cushioned.

you better start learning to to leave in Nigeria for what its worth because there is no dividing of this country

SW will be most peaceful, SE will grow very fast, SS will be the richest, NC will be a battle front and core north will keep retrogressing! Sorry but that's d hard fact.

aguiyi:

you better start learning to to leave in Nigeria for what its worth because there is no dividing of this country

gbam!

SS would be the richest in the short term, but not necessarily in the long term. At least not if folks like me are in charge in the SW.

Don't underestimate the power of oil and gas. Also note that the SS in recent years has been developing human capacity like never before. I however agree that the SW and SE will also experience tremendous growth.

Unity and homogeneity is a key recipe for growth.
If the entire South can work together, it's even better. It's a pity we are talking of division but it's obvious Sharia and secularism cannot possibly exist within the same boundaries without bloodshed. It's either the north gives up sharia or the country will (inevitably) plunge into destruction.

The oil state will enjoy the more.

Oil and gas is fine, but doesn't at all suggest high GDP growth rates. For example, they'd likely retain an oil subsidy (and see 95% of it stolen, as is done in Nigeria), hurting their overall growth (and helping mine.)

So long as we can create an environment where our best talent in the SW rises to the top, I feel confident we can match or exceed the growth rates of any of the post-Nigeria countries.

With that said, if Fstranger types (socialists who don't understand how to design a good country or create incentives for growth/excellence) end up prominent, then yes, the SW would suck and be poor.

Lagos shall be the newest and most developed country very soon. Lagos is more than a state!. putting Lagos(republic) in the ranks of  Abia,Ekiti,Yobe,Bayelsa. . .makes mockery of everything.

efisher:

SW will be most peaceful,educated & civilized, SE will grow very fast in terms of crimes  , SS will be the richly poor  , NC will be a battle front with hardworking farmers and core north will keep retrogressing for short term . Sorry but that's my hard fact.

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^^^ very very correct. Lagos is more than a state, it is a republic on its own that can cater for d rest of d SW

Rhino.5dm:

Lagos shall be the newest and most developed country very soon. Lagos is more than a state!. putting Lagos(republic) in the ranks of  Abia,Ekiti,Yobe,Bayelsa. . .makes mockery of everything.


^^^ Corrected

What crime are you talking about? The crime in Lagos state alone cancels out the crime in all SE states and some states in the SS region.

Relax101:

What crime are you talking about? The crime in Lagos state alone cancels out the crime in all SE states and some states in the SS region.

Evidence for this?

Post crime rates and let's see.

ekt_bear:

Evidence for this?

Post crime rates and let's see.

I will look for it if I can lay my hands on them but am not trying to prove anything.
You should be able to tell that there are multi-multiple crimes committed in Lagos state alone cos of her population size.
One thing I have always noticed is that crime in the SE is always celebrated with so much fanfare by the press.
The crime committed in other regions are less talked about and trashed out almost immediately.

Relax101 bro, stop saying crapz

Mr. Rhino, kindly make your own comments without forcing your words down my throat!

Tosinville:

Relax101 bro, stop saying crapz

You should be telling yourself to stop saying lots of junk.

You are so much full of ignorance. It's very thick.

aguiyi:

you better start learning to to leave in Nigeria for what its worth because there is no dividing of this country

bros e be like say u like wahala oh. Na by force to live as ONE??

Maiduguri'll enjoy it d most 'cause they'll have all d boko haram to themselves

efisher:

SW will be most peaceful, SE will grow very fast, SS will be the richest, NC will be a battle front and core north will keep retrogressing! Sorry but that's d hard fact.

Though eventually things might not necessarily work out exactly as you envisaged for each of the new state that would emerge, I very much see your predictions as quite reasonable and plausible, considering the prevailing internal socio-economic and geo-political realities of each of the regions that would become new nation states.

Long term, most parts will enjoy it more. That is definite.

I think the SSers will suffer it most, cos, when their leaders pockets the proceeds of their oil, there wouldn't be any other survival dint for them. Naturally, they're indolent and barbaric; their polluted lands will be of no farming benefit to them.
In the north, i dont see the backwardness as suffering to them, cos, backwardness is like a way of life to them. The proceeds of their farms will feed them, and it'll be "to hell with technological advancement and civilisation". The igbos will have the problem of unity, but, they'll surely advance at a high pace.

The SS will be like abu dhabi or better

There will be some redrawing of the geopolitical zones before division. I don't see how Igbo and Efik/Ibibio will be in the same republic as Ijaw in the so called SS.
After fixing that error, then, the OFFSHORE oil will remain the property of ALL Nations carved out of Nigeria, until it dries up.

The ONSHORE oil will become the property of new countries where they are located.

So, after these house cleaning facts, then you can guess which countries would do better.

I can only guess at this stage - BIAFRA.
Followed by Odua
Followed by Arewa
Ijaw Nation would come last.

^^Why ss? how about the oil in their region?

^^
There is NO SS
It is only a cooked up construct to deceive people.
People in the so called SS are busy killing themselves and you say they would be in one country?
You gotta be kidding me.

Tosinville:

^^Why ss? how about the oil in their region?

their region is bereft of innovative and workaholic minds, which will deal a great blow to their fortune in absence of oil. U can see d way they lay all their survival eggs in one basket of oil revenues

That statement "their region is bereft of innovative and workaholic minds" is completely wrong. You need to do some research and see how the SS is seriously building human capital today. The challenge for SS is the fact that the people are not homogeneous compared to the SW or even SE.

kasiem:

their region is bereft of innovative and workaholic minds, which will deal a great blow to their fortune in absence of oil. U can see d way they lay all their survival eggs in one basket of oil revenues

Are you kidding me ? Those words there aptly describe the Nigerian mindset and not that of just one region.
A people producing two million barrels of oil, access to the atlantic and with a decently educated population would need the opposite of a miracle not to be one of the best places on earth.

We are talking about a divided Nigeria right?
If that is the case, there will be NO SS.
There will be Ijaw nation; and then other nations out of that same SS.
Gerrit folks.

And offshore oil will remain the property of ALL countries carved out of Nigeria.
That is the only way.

Guys, there is a CLEAR difference between Ijaw Nation and the actual SS. I just can't see Edos, Itsekiris and Ilajes, even Uhrobos in the "SS" republic. I don't know about the remaining "SS" but these ethnic groups mentioned, I just can't see it happening!!!

Its like Biafra without Ibibios and Ikwerris?? It just does not make sense. Sorry!