coldgate:
Hypothetically though, what region do you think would be the worse off? Why? Can any of the units stand alone?

coldgate:
This country is so large and diverse. I just got thinking, what do you think would happen to the units if Nigeria were to be split into three autonomous areas of North, East and West?

agileson:


Personally I think its going to divide differently. I think what might happen is either some or all northern states above the middle belt get kicked out like Gideon orkar nearly did in 1990 and maybe the yorubas for always appeasing the fulani (no Yoruba man ever attempted to coup against the tribalistic north unlike every other ethnicity including northerners).

But if i play according to your scenario. The west will do pretty ok. They might have the smallest population or land due to Midwest probably joining East as well as the north potentially keeping kwara so they will have less population and be about to govern themselves well.

The East will do ok too but there might be growing pains due to mistrust for the igbos among other tribes until they recognize the true egalitarian nature of the igbo and realize that their destiny is truly in their own hands and its a great destiny.

The north will still be the same. Backward, tribalistic, feudal and foolish. There will be a constant trickle of refugees from the north to other countries every 3 or 4 years due to drought and jihadism until Chad, Niger and other countries start invading and pressing territorial claims and the global tragedy that is violent Islam continues.

ChristyG:
u know nothing about the the geography of nigeria,how can d west have d smallest land or population when oyo state alone is bigger than 3 of the 5 eastern states?u nothing nigga,#emptybrain

codedguy1:
We don't exactly need to split, but we should have regional govts with one decentralised fed govt who would be responsible for just a few ministries, Agencies etc.

Just like how the england, Ireland, scotland and wales make up the uk with independent govts. Something in that manner.

There would be a National Assembly where members would come from the regions and all there welfare would be borne by their regions. So if the say 10 elected representative of the SW collect 5million naira per/M it would have nothing to do with reps from the SE if they decide to pay the reps 10million p/m because every region would be responsible for their resources only paying tax to the fed govt who uses it to maintain the few ministries like Foreign Affairs, Nigera armed forces, aviation etc. Regions would be responsible for things like education policies, health, agric, trade and investment (how u manage to attract FI to ur region is ur business) but remember that any foreign coy that a region attracts to its region would still have access to the Nigerian Market.

This will reduce the pressure at the center, regions can forge ahead by generating, transmitting and distributing electricity in their regions instead of this draconian policy we have now where if u generate electricity it must be attached to National grid and supplied somewhere else.

Every Region can stand alone and stand very well. We have the factors of production as we were thought in sch in abundance land, capital, labour and enterpreneurship. And who said regions can't do business with each other.

This something that can be worked out if SOME people will agrre.

agileson:


slowpoke, the former eastern region as the op hypothized has more than 5 states. #sadfool.
#hopelessilliterate.

raumdeuter:


And you calling someone an illiterate doesnt know the old Western region also comprised of Edo and Delta states? or who is the illiterate now?

agileson:


Personally I think its going to divide differently. I think what might happen is either some or all northern states above the middle belt get kicked out like Gideon orkar nearly did in 1990 and maybe the yorubas for always appeasing the fulani (no Yoruba man ever attempted to coup against the tribalistic north unlike every other ethnicity including northerners).

But if i play according to your scenario. The west will do pretty ok. They might have the smallest population or land due to Midwest probably joining East as well as the north potentially keeping kwara so they will have less population and be about to govern themselves well.

The East will do ok too but there might be growing pains due to mistrust for the igbos among other tribes until they recognize the true egalitarian nature of the igbo and realize that their destiny is truly in their own hands and its a great destiny.

The north will still be the same. Backward, tribalistic, feudal and foolish. There will be a constant trickle of refugees from the north to other countries every 3 or 4 years due to drought and jihadism until Chad, Niger and other countries start invading and pressing territorial claims and the global tragedy that is violent Islam continues.

Mckennedy:



i disagree with paragraph The East will do ok too but there might be growing pains due to mistrust for the igbos among other tribes until they recognize the true egalitarian nature of the igbo and realize that their destiny is truly in their own hands and its a great destiny ) and my question, where and when have you heard or read in the history that igbos fought ijaws, ibibio, or efik?,,and why do you ppl always like re-writting igbo history? its just like myself telling eguns and aworis that they ain't yorubas knowing fulling well that Lagos belongs to them. i think its time yorubas should face their own problems? you think Anioma, igbo uzo, and all Bendel igbos will listen to you yoruba again? the answer is capital NO having realized that what you told them during the civil war are all lies and didnt favor them in anyway rather it benefited the yorubas and Hausas while them selves who you are stealing their oil are rolling on poverty and polution.

Mckennedy:



i disagree with paragraph The East will do ok too but there might be growing pains due to mistrust for the igbos among other tribes until they recognize the true egalitarian nature of the igbo and realize that their destiny is truly in their own hands and its a great destiny ) and my question, where and when have you heard or read in the history that igbos fought ijaws, ibibio, or efik?,,and why do you ppl always like re-writting igbo history? its just like myself telling eguns and aworis that they ain't yorubas knowing fulling well that Lagos belongs to them. i think its time yorubas should face their own problems? you think Anioma, igbo uzo, and all Bendel igbos will listen to you yoruba again? the answer is capital NO having realized that what you told them during the civil war are all lies and didnt favor them in anyway rather it benefited the yorubas and Hausas while them selves who you are stealing their oil are rolling on poverty and polution.

codedguy1:
We don't exactly need to split, but we should have regional govts with one decentralised fed govt who would be responsible for just a few ministries, Agencies etc.

Just like how the england, Ireland, scotland and wales make up the uk with independent govts. Something in that manner.

There would be a National Assembly where members would come from the regions and all there welfare would be borne by their regions. So if the say 10 elected representative of the SW collect 5million naira per/M it would have nothing to do with reps from the SE if they decide to pay the reps 10million p/m because every region would be responsible for their resources only paying tax to the fed govt who uses it to maintain the few ministries like Foreign Affairs, Nigera armed forces, aviation etc. Regions would be responsible for things like education policies, health, agric, trade and investment (how u manage to attract FI to ur region is ur business) but remember that any foreign coy that a region attracts to its region would still have access to the Nigerian Market.

This will reduce the pressure at the center, regions can forge ahead by generating, transmitting and distributing electricity in their regions instead of this draconian policy we have now where if u generate electricity it must be attached to National grid and supplied somewhere else.

Every Region can stand alone and stand very well. We have the factors of production as we were thought in sch in abundance land, capital, labour and enterpreneurship. And who said regions can't do business with each other.

This something that can be worked out if SOME people will agrre.

agileson:

What u might not know is that the english and the Scots fought wars for years before they had some peace. They even had one between themselves and france included called the hundred years war.

agileson:


First of all, am proudly igbo. Secondly, i didn't say Igbo s will try and marginalize them. Igbos are very individualistic and egalitarian which is a gift and a curse and our history and culture proves that. Tribalism is not our style. The problem is that history also shows that the Niger delta don't trust us completely evident by them selling us out during the war. Their tone has Changed a bit now because awusa man don show them pepper but as they say actions speak louder than words. When and if that time comes, we will see where they stand. I hope they see, remember and repay the dangerous efforts massob made today to help get their and our son Goodluck Azikiwe Jonathan re-elected.

coldgate:
Hypothetically though, what region do you think would be the worse off? Why? Can any of the units stand alone?

meforyou1:
the region that will be worst hit is the north central. The Christain states of benue, plateau and taraba, and christain populated areas southern gombe, southern kaduna, nassarawa, Niger and christain minorities in the north generally.

dolphinheart:
If naija splits, its definitely not gonna be in 3 places. One there will be the problem of allocation of land space in which the present political geography cannot stop.

The questions re
1 will the ijaws go with the southeast or form their own country with other states in the southsouth.
2. If the ijaws go with the southeast, will the ijaws in ondo go along with them, if the ijaws in ondo go with the southeast or south south, do you think the yoruba will agree to seed part of western nigeria because the ijaws own part of it?
3.if the ijaw people in ondo can go because Its their land and they can collectively decide which side to go, then I bet the same ideology/ method will be used for yorubas in kogi and kwara and edo state. And do you think the north and edo (that is if edo does not go with yoruba)will give that land away?.
4. Do you think the middle belt will follow the north ? That is like signing the death sentence. And do you think the north will allow the middle belt go like that?they will rather fight over it .
So unless it splits into many countries, there will be war where the winner decides what will be shared and what goes to the 3 dominant tribes .


Now let's look at what will happen after the problem of splitting into 3 have been solved.

The north will happily go back to its backward state(they have been doing it for a while and are good at it). They will go bck to their agriculture and make sure (due to hatred of the east and south) that the south buy their products through their noses.
Therefore the north will not be worse than it already is .

The west will exploit its oil , expand its industries to go into agric exports to cover for its lost of revenue.
New infrastructures like hospitals and roads does not have to be built immediately but old ones maintained.
So the west will not be as rich as they where before ,but it will be alright .
The west will probably still maintain its trading hub and still be a meeting point between the north, east and other west african countries.

Now the east will be rich , both with money and a lot of other problems .
They will have land problems, both for habitation and agric purposes. They already have erosion probs due to overuse of the land and will increase when most easterners migrate back to their homeland .if the money will be enough to solve the issue, we dnt know.
They will have political probs as their are many political groups hustling for power, but I believe that their will be enough money to calm things down.
They will have to rely heavily on food imports , expecialy the south , but money will be available to do that .

ChristyG:
u know nothing about the the geography of nigeria,how can d west have d smallest land or population when oyo state alone is bigger than 3 of the 5 eastern states?u nothing nigga,#emptybrain

whitecat1:
Ibadan alone is bigger than the entire SE.

BuddahMonk:
Biafra will not include minority ethnic groups like Ijaws, the Niger Delta minority ethnic groups will likely form their own country or those that which to join Biafra will be welcomed, Biafraland will start from Igbanke in Edo State to all the entire communities in Benue State down to Akwa Ibom, CR and Rivers State.

If we should control our population by making a law that nobody should give birth to more that 2kids we will get things right immediately.

Middle Beltans will never allow to be submerged in the Arewa Republic and Kwara State is going to the Fulanis so Yolobass have already consider that area lost.

The may likely be more than 5 countries when Nigeria crumbles.