As we all know that the north east is among the six geo-political zones in Nigeria and is therefore expected to have its own quota in the contribution to national development. It is a known fact that the north east is ravaged by insurgency, violence and radical ideology which has to political instability in the region for the past five years. Under normal circumstance it is expected that the economy of the country would crumble. like in the case of the south-east/south-region, when militancy came to play, it was seen that the whole economy was in shambles due to the instability in the region. It even came to the stage that the whole country could not afford to pay the work force due to the deficit in the national budget and every state, nook and crany in nigeria was affected. But it is something totally different in the case of north-east. Despite the height of killings,bombings and instability it can be seen that the economy of the country is doing so well. Our economy was thriving so well that we overtook south africa as the largest economy in africa and became the 26th largest in the world. Despite the amount of houses and properties burnt and destroyed not even a single set back was seen in our revenue generation. Our market capitalisation has doubled from about 6trillion at 2009 to about 13trillon in 2014. Nigeria is still seeing increased foreign investment despite the turmoil in the north east and other northern part of the country. The recent growth in the GDP that gave us the reputation of the largest african economy has over 90% of it coming from the south. So the million dollar question becomes " HOW SIGNIFICANT OR IMPORTANT IS THE NORTH-EAST OR THE WHOLE NORTH IN NIGERIA?

pls i am not trying to be tribalistic. *takes a lump of garri and waits for comment*

How can a desert filled with an unproductive being add values to a Nation no way.
they have no values to the country, and that is why they are generally called PARASITE OF THE NATION.

Nigeria should adopt the 1963 constitution.That way we will witnes healthy competition betweens regions. The present setup is an abnormally and will not promote socio-economic development of the country.Btw,every part of the country is important and unique,thats is what makes a great nation.