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davidylan (m)
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Nigeria can and will eventually split up into 3 or more units at the rate the polity is heating up. USSR, as a world power, pretended for decades until the bubble burst and the iron curtain fell under gorbachev. Yugoslavia is no more today and several other "impossible to split" states.
The truth is nigeria is not developing because:
1. power is concentrated at the center and EVERYONE wants that power because power = absolute control of Oil resources.
2. The nigerian economy is wholy dependent on Oil, all other sectors of the economy have collapsed because all eyes are on the main money spinner.
3. Everything from state creation, term tenure, constitutional ammendments to which toothpick to use in aso rock is seen from ethnic prisms.
4. federal character, quota system e.t.c would NEVER have had a place in an independent southern state.
5. Thanks to the north, we now have corruption on a large scale.
6. if u have ever been up north, you will understand what biologists refer to as PARASITISM!
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anton (m)
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It is foolish to split just nigeria and think that will solve the Problem. The entire West African Region needs to be reorganized. Of course the same can be said for the whole Continent, but let's at least make an attempt to abide by the K.I.S.S. principle.
It's funny that I see all these intelligent People on this forum and in the serious posts, no one makes mention of Songhay, Dahomy or even Jolof. We have allowed Ourselves to be confined to conceptual boxes that others have crafted to Our detriment and their benefit. The answer to Our problems is as pronounced as the noses on Our faces. We must unify across ALL aritificial and superficial boundries. To cling to irrational ties that cannot stand the pressure of the global market place and concentrated application of military power is absurd at best.
We have to unlearn that which is not useful to Us and decide, decisively, what will bring good to Us all. We are still conducting Ourselves as colonized, fracticidal natives who are too ignorant (some would say "cosmopolitan") to remember events that happened a mere 10 generations ago, to realize that the same elements that invaded Our Land, destroyed Our infrastructure, and stole the People are still at work. This is madness at a wholesale level, amplified by Our refusal to see it as so.
The lines were drawn to antagonize those within the confides of the lines. Duh. Our European "brothers" were not stupid, unknowing, innocent, or benelovent in the actions they performed when they "visited" Us during that fateful Period We all have different names for and many will contend is still going on. They were drawn with purpose and that purpose is displayed in a bueatiful manner for all of Us to see. Is it not said, "Let him who has eyes see"? People have forgotten that "men" such as cecil rhodes, to name one of many dozens, (even though I can hardly blame them or question their manhood when they are providing the utmost levels of comfort and pedigree to their collective decendants, and We must ask, is that not the purpose of Men?) have put their entire fortunes to work for the same purpose of ensuring that the hegemy of their choice remains a contender in the game for control of the planet, it's people, land and resources; because try as you might to dismiss it, that IS the name of the game. You think china is investing in africa because they feel sorry for the Continent? HAH! Even moreso, soon the game will expand to space (many will argue that it has already: The pentagon and cia have already begun to caution US. lawmakers on holding back military space research funds and are reporting that in 10 years china will be in a position to challenge US. dominance of space.)
This dialogue is bigger than Nigeria, That being said, We should all realize that Nigeria has a commanding role to play in bringing this dialogue about these "silly little lines" to the forefront and shaping the course of events that will follow. We are foolish to think of Colonization as in the past when the results and effects are still slapping Us on a regular basis. Madness, I tell you. Then We look around and say "Who did that?" or "Why are we cursed?" and other foolishness that escapes Our lips on a regular basis.
There are many negros who are quite content with the status quo. They are comfortable as things are now and fear drastic change for betterment and good. Some of them are very "powerful" and/or "influencial", e.g. various black heads of state, parliment members, business leaders, etc. There are probably more that see the logic but are so diluted in their reasoning by adoption of other cultures' values and propaganda that they see only loss and never victory in what the collective aspires.
We are in a critical time Africans. Much has been lost already, We can not afford to wait, or lose, any longer.
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DaHitler (m)
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Anton, very nice writhing. I still do not understand what you are implying. Should we focus on redrawing our borders or live with it?
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chinani (f)
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@Seun
All Igbo men own land. Who told you different. Ndi Igbo, am I right?
@Topic
To elaborate on another's point, centralized power is not embedded in many cultures in Nigeria which is why it does not and can not work. Governments can not work efficiently without the oversight and aid of the people. Part of the reason Nigeria is so corrupt is b/c of the centralized government. I can speak for all "south south people" but Igbo people live in federations anyway, not with one KING or President lording over everyone else. Please no one tell me about the Eze of ---- b/c that's all bullshit.
Real change will not happen in one Nigeria but it can happen in several different autonomous state.
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anton (m)
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I think the question is simple enough to allow the answer of another question or two to answer it. Are the current borders helping the majority of the People in nigeria, now? If the borders of nigeria is redrawn, how will it benefit the region if one or two of the subsequent units have an inability to fend for themselves, resource wise? Could it be expected for the Delta Region to share a protion of it's wealth with the other two or three units while they strengthen their own economies over a set period of time? I just hope that the folks on the ground make a fuss about this and carry the dialogue beyond cyperspace. I would be happy if I see this dialogue spreading to other African communication circles. To be honest, I am at the point where I don't see how ANY of Our problems can be solved without the help of each other. For instance, would the borders be redrawn with or without the support of surrounding Nations? That is a serious question. Anton, very nice writhing. I still do not understand what you are implying. Should we focus on redrawing our borders or live with it? You know what I feel? If We would just began to ask serious questions about the circumstances of Our individual or collective existance, many, many answers would greet Us. Massive reorganization would have to occur no matter which option is selected. Unfortunately, I think many fail understand that the most massive of the restructuring will be one of the mind. |
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samm (m)
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Splitting up Nigeria holds absolutely no merit. It's funny how nobody holds the people in office accountable. That is the PROBLEM! The same ethnic groups that want to break up are governing themselves right now and doing an incredibly bad job.
What do you expect will happen when the states are split up? That the leaders will cease being corrupt and stealing money? The problem with Nigeria, guys, is BAD LEADERSHIP. With all the money governors like ALAMS and others are stealing, don't you think their states could have been doing much better with those funds.
Splitting only compounds the problem!!
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mochafella (m)
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I really doubt a split solves any problems. Its all well and good to point fingers and blame someone else, but its not like all local and state govt.s do not receive money. Even if the revenue is limited, I'm not sure we are yet to see any outstanding performance with the limited resources.
A split simply means the same corrupt politicos will continue the same at the "nation-state" level. We've had these arguments several times over with Biafra and all. Until we fix the issue of corrupt politicians at all levels we will the spinning our wheels thinking a split will solve our issues.
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DaHitler (m)
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No, splitting would solve most of the problem. Would you steal from a family member? Ofcourse not. The problem with Nigeria is that no one is loyal to the State. However, people are still loyal to their ethnic groups. Loyalty takes a long time to build up, and thats why it is best to return the loyalty we already have. The loyalty we have to our people (Ethnic group).
Take for instance, Yoruba Muslims and Christians. . . they still get along even though they now practice different religions. They did not kill each other when the cartoons brook out. Now, look at what happened in the country as a whole, there muslims in the North when a killing spree because they were not killing people of the same tribe. Thats the reason why we have to split. The current union in Nigeria is not workable.
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mochafella (m)
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No, splitting would solve most of the problem. Would you steal from a family member? Ofcourse not.
Um, and Alams was not stealing from family members right? Along with all the other governors and local government chairmen caught in shady deals. The problem with Nigeria is that no one is loyal to the State. However, people are still loyal to their ethnic groups. Loyalty takes a long time to build up, and thats why it is best to return the loyalty we already have. The loyalty we have to our people (Ethnic group).
Forget that, most Nigerians are loyal only to their pockets, its human nature. The common man you might be able to shame if he gets caught. The Nigerian politician however has no shame. |
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emmie4j (m)
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of course Nigeria should be split. Left for me I will split it between muslims and everyone else,,,,,let them pray to allah with all their might and do sharia with all their strength
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kimba (m)
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Nigeria Splitting? @Afeni, you shoudnt even be talking. What do you know about Nigeria anyway? Anybody that says Nigeria would be better off splitting doesnt have Nigeria's interest at heart!!! Such people should at best be labelled Terrorists. The fact that some can say we are Igbo, hausa, yoruba, or what have is because we are still together, benefitting from each other and sustaining one another even in all the hardship. The NigerDeltans will say they want to split because of oil. They have forgotten that NDs cannot agree among themselves, and if theres one thing America is looking forward to, its OIL. The next miracle that will happen is where they can send in their soldiers to keep the peace in ND, and then impose sanctions on the unborn generations of NDS. America wont even mind giving all of them US citizenship if they can get the oil; no problem anyway since they will be labelled 3rd class American citizens. Do you think America doesnt have a hand in all the things going on in ND? Can America be keeping peace in a divided Nigeria, at the Niger Delta, and all the other countries resulting from Nigerias division wont feel it the death toll? I'm not against America in anyway, I'm just saying that we should not allow them to get into our subconcious. If Nigeria splits, the North will become a terrorist zone, and Bin Laden will be very happy. Does any of you know how much Iraqi investment was pouring into the North before Saddam's ouster, subtle, but they know what they are after. I'm not happy for the death toll in Iraq, but a salute to George Bush for Saddam's outster. Put a gun in the hand of any Northerner and tell him to shoot. shikena, wahala don start. Kano + Lebanon + Saudi Arabia + Iraq + Malaysia. North Korea is the latest on board. And the Igbos, wont they have their own problems too? How will some of them uproot their businesses out of the yoruba land, out of the hausa land, all back into the igbo land. The Yorubas will begin mass exportation to Havard University for PhD degrees since the only thing they know is book, book, book. Abi. The physical land divisions is not even the beginning of the problem. It would be another world-war, and this time total generations upon generations will be lost. How do you divide the people. How do you tell Emeka(whose father, mother, grandfather/mother(all full-born igbos) was born, lived, and died in Lagos, that he should go back home to the East? Does he know any other East apart from Ikeja and Ajegunle? when the Yoruba he speaks is better than Igbo language. How about Yorubas who have lived, intemarried etc, into other cultures. How do you fish out the real haters? How about the Hausas scattered all over Nigeria. Will 'zomana' be able to call them back home? Can you really pick out tribes by the nature of their faces and the languages they speak. And what of other ethnic groups which are not as prominent as the Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa. Would they just phase out? Forget about millions of inter-tribe Nigerian marriages in Nigeria here, lets look outside: at those inter-tribe married Nigerians and their families who have found themselves outside Nigerian shores. Lets even start from Ghana. Do you have an idea how many Nigerians are there? how many Igbos, Yorubas, NDs live in Lagos and work in Seme, walking/driving across the border to/fro everyday, from taxi-drivers to White collar professionals? Can you pull Nigeria apart without pulling Lagos, Abuja, PH and other major cities apart? then tell me how you would reconcile them together. Daddy is from the East and Mommy is Yoruba, her junior brother married into a Zaria based Maiduguri family and we all live in NY City. Where does daddy go back to, where does Mommy call home and where will "these bunch of happy kids" call country-of-origin? for example: How wicked can one be to put the dividing line: NigerDelta, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, between "Nigerians" in London, forget even the rest of Europe. Wont some of you guys/gals, born / bred / living outside Nigerian shores(Africa, Europe, America, Asia) feel the sting of pain in our souls. don't you have 1st, 2nd, even third cousins as a result of inter-tribal marriages of your own folks? don't let me tell you about Nigeria and China-town.  Mind you, the fact that Nigeria is still one-country is the reason why Africa still has a voice on Planet Earth. No country in the West/Europe, not even the UN can pour into any African country for anything(Peace keeping, Aid, food/medical whatever) without Nigeria's go-ahead, whether or not corruption is/is not full-blown in Nigeria. They can't be so sure of their guts should they decide to invade any African country, not even Nigeria, because they know when Nigerians get angry, trouble starts. Should Nigeria divide, it will be [b]THE GREAT AFRICAN-DIVIDE, generations of unborn Africans will suffer the conseqence, and the West will be truly happy.[/b] |
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rof-lmao
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ROFLMAO @ anton using this thread to practise his writing and yet failing to make any sense whatsoever! Anyway quite a lot of y'all been making valid and sensibles point against this idea but i'm yet to see those in support put forward a valid argument. It appears most come to that judgement due to some sort of frustration at the current state of the country or just bad feelings towards other ethnic groups. Well I'm afraid that ain't no damn good reason to break up a country that's been in existence, largely in peace, for close to half a century!
- Nigeria can, and will only reach her potential as a united country.
- We only need to reflect on the past to learn from our mistakes in order to avoid future repeat. Blaming one another won't solve shyt!
- In a country as diverse as ours, we have to be tolerant and must embrace liberal ideas. Extreme, radical, and fanatical political or religious views is a recipe for disaster!
- Several roads lead to the market. We must realise that "photocopying" political ideas from the West without assessing its tenability in Nigeria ain't a clever thing to do as we've been doing for so long. Nigeria needs a political system that works for Nigeria and that may mean borrowing ideas from several other countries, modify them, add our own twist to it to suit our need before implementing it. That's what is in use across the West. France, Britain, US, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, and the Scandanavian countries all have working systems but they all have something unique about them. Nigeria need to do the same.
- Finally, Nigeria will NOT be what we all want it to be without our input - there's nothing like messiah in politics! The whole country must play their part in making our country a place we want to live. Our political leaders are OUR EMPLOYEES employed by us to oversee what's going on and we MAY choose to fire or hire them as appropriate. They are not to be confused with a religious figures like Jesus Christ or the Prophet Mohammed.
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Badman888 (m)
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Why should Nigeria divide, so that one side would be poorer that the other, The leaders just have to become better, Nigeria is not the biggest and most populoous country so i don't see why they should divide.
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larger_20 (m)
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Spliting will lead to death of many but on the long run, it will favor the masses since the bad eggs will be removed in the cause of the fight, Diplomatic solution can however the reached to prevent such but that depends on the corporation of the parties involved.
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Seun (m)
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Spliting will lead to death of many You want something that will lead to the death of millions because you leave abroad and you know you will not be one of those to die. So people like me that live in Nigeria can be sacrificed? Yeye person! If you want to die, please die, but don't involve others in it. I am only interested in living for Nigeria, not dying. but on the long run, it will favor the masses How can something that will lead to the death of millions favor the masses? Can a dead man, woman or child enjoy life? What about someone whose mother, father, children relatives or friends have been killed? Can such a person been happy? Is there any where in Africa where survivors of genocides and wars are happy? since the bad eggs will be removed in the cause of the fight, Why didn't our past 'patriotic' coups, assasinations and the Biafran war remove the bad eggs in our society? Because war does not remove bad eggs. Instead, it gives them guns to use to cause mayhem, plunder and rape innocent civilians. Someone that should be in prison will be 'fighting for freedom' (i.e. looting, raping, killing). |
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larger_20 (m)
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@ suen
American civilization is a history that lead to the death of many citizens before america rose, same can be applied in the nigerian situation. I know you are just baise in my reply based on my location but i wasnt answering this post based on that. If i were living in nigeria at the moment i will say the same thing. The younger generation ready to fight for biafra and other groupds like NDPVF are ready for something like that so why wont i die for my country? Provided that the objective is right in sense, i don't see why
On the long run i will favor the masses like the americans enjoy today.
and if u doubt that the bad eggs will be removed then let me put it to u that the war or the fight will be targeted upon the bad eggs. The biafran war did not favor the good becuase the bad eggs were the ones fighting, hope this clears thingsu p
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olex (m)
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Should Nigeria be divided? Hell no. We should be dreaming of uniting all of West Africa as a single nation. How else could West African nations survive in a world of fierce competition?
Tribal, ethnic, religious problems will come to pass as more people become educated. As kimba pointed out above, there are millions of Nigeria who do not hold allegiance to ANY particular ethnic group for the fact that they are the products of inter-ethnic marriages and were raised in parts of the country different from where their parents originally came from.
I was born and raised in Lagos and consider it my home, though I am not Yoruba. Anyone who thinks otherwise is entitled to his or her opinion.
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chinani (f)
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 Splitting Nigeria does not mean that Yorubas must return to Lagos or that Igbos must go back to the SE states. Haba! What type of logic is that??? Don't Frenchman live in Germany while Germans live in the UK? Aren't there ex-pat Irish, Scots, Brits and the like right now in ND, Imo, Kaduna??? Please let's be logically. Dividing the land politically does not meant hat we can not travel and live in other states or countries. Let those people stay where they are if they feel invested & committed to the location. Many people are typing such "Where will the Emekas of Lagos go?" nonsense b/c they themselves are guilty - in spirit alone? - of going to PH or ND for the money and not investing in the locality - if only in spirit alone. |
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ono (m)
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@Chinani,
Now, this is what I call POINT!!!!
Can we chat a while on YIM?
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chinani (f)
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yes. one moment. I'll make my email address visible. Wait, is that the info you need or no?
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DaHitler (m)
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He is talking about an instant messenger type service. It is similar to AIM.
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ono (m)
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Hey Afenifere,
I hope you went to Church and listen to some soothing words from God today. How are you?
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DaHitler (m)
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I am doing great. But, no I don't go to church. |
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Rottweiler (m)
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Guys, we should pray that it our situation doesn't get to the point where we have to separate. Have you ever thought of which entities would want to stay together? Do you think the north would allow the south go without a fight? You must be kidding! For your information: The military might of this country is in the north. I keep telling people that as long as oil is still in the south, the north will never allow the south to go without a fight. Take it or leave it.
Even if we decide to break up, do you think the south-south will like to go with the south-east? No way! Even the whole south-west won't go together. We should just pray that we don't get to a point of breaking up. It's not the solution to our problem. Our problem is visionless leadership!
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0987655
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anton (m)
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I practice writing like a doctor practices medicine, except I get better and don't kill folks  ! Point number 4 in your post is something I have harped on in the past and will continue to do so, but, in general I don't make a lot of sense  . Some folks are very insular and not yet global in their view and approach of success, so often I have to restrain my ideas and words. 4 Play qoute " Nigeria is an artificial nation created for the covenience of Western colonial powers." I see very few people addressing this, Sounds to me like Nigeria's diversity is the one thing will go a long way in creating a Regional Superstate that WILL be able to compete in the global marketplace and, ultimately, defend itself and it's interest. From the ground up. Unfortunately, it just seems like too many of us have bought into ( and will contiue to buy into) fabrication after fabrication. If you didn't create the nation, then how did you gain independence? Personally, I think the solution to Nigeria's problems, Mali's problems, Ghana's problems, Ivory Coast's problems etc, etc, all lie within each other and together! Unfortunately, most of us are too selfish to help each other and sacrifice for each other,  |
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Love44 (f)
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Nigeria will never splt up. I love the country as it is.
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Abeem (m)
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Before you can prescribe a medicine for the sick, you need to properly diagnose the sickness. Otherwise you will end up prescribing the wrong medicine for the sick and the sickness will not abate. Similarly there is no denying that Nigeria is a sick nation but wouldn’t it be a wise idea to first ponder about the problems, understand what the root causes are, and then deliberate and proffer a solution to redress them.
Methinks breaking up the country into three, thinking that will solve the problem is not a good idea. What make you think that the Ibibios or the Ijaws already clamoring for their nation will want to be grouped along with the Ndigbos. Or do you thing after tasting and savoring the joy of statehood, the Tiv or Idoma would like to go back to the old days of servitude or dominance by the Northern Emirate. Similarly, in the West, the Ibadans always believed it is their birthright to rule Oyo State to the exclusion of others. If the Yorubas are grouped into one nation, it will be interesting to see how the Ibadanman and his arch enemy- the Ijebus will live it out. This solution is simply not feasible.
In pre-independence Nigeria, the country operated a regional set-up led by a triumvirate comprising the North, East and the West. If there was a central government, it was a weak one, because the three regions operated independence of each other and each region has its own vibrant economy, and the impact of the central government in all regions was barely noticeable. There was unity in the polity which was why it was feasible to fight for the country’s independence with a united front and less bloodshed. Following independence and the attendant discovery of oil, the geopolitics of the country changed. It now becomes fashionable and attractive to come to the center to gain control and power with the greater revenue pouring to the government at the center from oil sales.
Therefore one of the root causes of our problems is resource control. We need to come into a consensus on how to deal with this issue for the way forward.
Other factors implicated in Nigeria’s problems are deep-rooted corruption in all fabric of the society, policing the nation, disunity as a result of multi-ethnic groupings, religious differences and many others. We can discuss these issues and proffer recommendations.
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ono (m)
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Before you can prescribe a medicine for the sick, you need to properly diagnose the sickness. Otherwise you will end up prescribing the wrong medicine for the sick and the sickness will not abate. Similarly there is no denying that Nigeria is a sick nation but wouldn’t it be a wise idea to first ponder about the problems, understand what the root causes are, and then deliberate and proffer a solution to redress them.
Methinks breaking up the country into three, thinking that will solve the problem is not a good idea. What make you think that the Ibibios or the Ijaws already clamoring for their nation will want to be grouped along with the Ndigbos. Or do you thing after tasting and savoring the joy of statehood, the Tiv or Idoma would like to go back to the old days of servitude or dominance by the Northern Emirate. Similarly, in the West, the Ibadans always believed it is their birthright to rule Oyo State to the exclusion of others. If the Yorubas are grouped into one nation, it will be interesting to see how the Ibadanman and his arch enemy- the Ijebus will live it out. This solution is simply not feasible.
In pre-independence Nigeria, the country operated a regional set-up led by a triumvirate comprising the North, East and the West. If there was a central government, it was a weak one, because the three regions operated independence of each other and each region has its own vibrant economy, and the impact of the central government in all regions was barely noticeable. There was unity in the polity which was why it was feasible to fight for the country’s independence with a united front and less bloodshed. Following independence and the attendant discovery of oil, the geopolitics of the country changed. It now becomes fashionable and attractive to come to the center to gain control and power with the greater revenue pouring to the government at the center from oil sales.
Therefore one of the root causes of our problems is resource control. We need to come into a consensus on how to deal with this issue for the way forward.
Other factors implicated in Nigeria’s problems are deep-rooted corruption in all fabric of the society, policing the nation, disunity as a result of multi-ethnic groupings, religious differences and many others. We can discuss these issues and proffer recommendations.
@Abeem, I quite agree with all your lines of reasoning. And I particularly like your ability to pinpoint the current problems bedevilling the nation at this point in time in your last two paragraphs. It's sad however that you did not proffer any solution. You just point them out and let it stay there. And that's one big problem we're having in the country. Well, I have observed over the years that the big tribes jostle to get to the top (Presidency) because it's the platform where they can easily have access to the means to solve their own sectional developmental problems. And because the source of the ''nations'' wealth at this time (crude oil) is largely within areas considered ''exclusive economic zone - EEZ'' of the ''nation'' - by a law promulgated by themselves, it's an easy thing to just continue plundering the resources of that area for their own sectional benefits. Meanwhile, the people residing in this EEZ are regarded as a ''handful'' of disjointed people that can be ignored, or at best conquered. Now, all attempts, even before independence, to get the needed urgent attention geared towards developing the areas where the golden egg is laid fell on very deaf ears. Instead the icons of the areas, including Isaac Adaka Boro, Ken Saro Wiwa, etc etc have been chased like animals and killed by heartless people. Presently, they've constructed pipelines conveying crude oil all the way from the Delta to Kaduna to refine the products from here. And they are at it again, seriously planning to construct another pipeline that will convey gas from the Delta to somewhere in the South West - Olokola. A place where they plan to build the biggest LNG plant of its kind in the whole of Africa. They want to do this with the resources of other ethnic tribes. I understand that the pipeline will stretch for thousands of kilometres from the heart of the Delta to Ogun/Ondo State border. And I want to believe that this is one of the reasons OBJ wants to stay on forever, cause it's something that's very dear to him and his people. If he vacates that sit today, that project may not see the light of the day. So, you see Abeem, there's no way we can continue as one, when some folks are only concerned about what they'll gain in the current arrangement. How can we? And even when our leaders tried earnestly to make these heartless people see reasons with them, they ignore them, and call them names. They insult them and threatened to kill them. So, what do youthink is the way forward other than breaking up? And like Chinani my dear sister rightly stated, there's no harm in breaking up. It will only make people sit up and face their responsibility. Getting passages to broken up component will be very easy, cause we'll still be regarded as English speaking countries. No hard feelings, and everyone will be better for it. As a matter of fact, business activities will speed up, and competition will be greatly revived. No doubt this can be achieve if we remain as one country, but will these other ethnic groups allow it? |
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deb (m)
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I believe Nigeria should remain one. All we need is good leadership and soon we'll become a world power
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nuggard (m)
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Readers of earlier posts would be surprised at how a certain individual cannot manage not shitting duck shit.-=-=-=Afeni says crap or is it only my opinion,
About splitting nigeria ask bmw what kind of fuels we will be using in 25 years so those of you bringing the unfilthy equation of oil in d south should betta sharrap. Or havent you heard of Uranium deposits in the north as well as the fact that Abu is nigerias HQ for nuclear research.
Ps I am from Ogbomoso and as seun rightly said the tribally myopic generation is passing away, we will not co-exist but exist .
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DaHitler (m)
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I do not care what resources they have in the North. You make it seem like the Northerners are one with the South, but I didn't see that when they when't on their rampage over silly cartoons. They did not kill other Northerners, they killed Igbos. Tell me if the North is one when they implement Sharia law which is against our constitution. Tell me if the North is one with Nigeria when they lich off the south for resources. Basically, we make all the money and the North is there to take an equal share and implement their illitrate policies.
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