forgiveness:


Because infrastructures are already in place in the WP compared to SP.

Look up for further clarification.

The WP is the most prepared region for Nigerias restructuring...

ibkgab001:
Sarrki where are you Nnwaimakpe nko?

In the event of restructuring, I expect our South East leaders to refuse the current map of the south east, its glaring we were cheated during the creation of regions, the whole regions is not even up to single states in other regions, our leaders must insist on adding Anioma, and cross river to the eastern region, anything aside this won't favour us.

Noccerino:
In the event of restructuring, I expect our South East leaders to refuse the current map of the south east, its glaring we were cheated during the creation of regions, the whole regions is not even up to single states in other regions, our leaders must insist on adding Anioma, and cross river to the eastern region, anything aside this won't favour us.

It's important we keep discussing these details in order to clarify our expectations for restructuring. Nice one.

op u try shall, definitely there will be competition among regions

gevans:
op u try shall, definitely there will be competition among regions

Yes there will. Nigerians are competitive.

Noccerino:
In the event of restructuring, I expect our South East leaders to refuse the current map of the south east, its glaring we were cheated during the creation of regions, the whole regions is not even up to single states in other regions, our leaders must insist on adding Anioma, and cross river to the eastern region, anything aside this won't favour us.

anioma will surely be added but crossriver ?

why do you want to add cross river?

aniomafirstson:


anioma will surely be added but crossriver ?

why do you want to add cross river?

Because cross river is the most South Eastern state in Nigeria,i avoided Akwa ibom and Rivers before they accuse us of eying their oil.

Noccerino:

Because cross river is the most South Eastern state in Nigeria,i avoided Akwa ibom and Rivers before they accuse us of eying their oil.

freshest4live:
I don't think it would be beneficial to delve into federalism at once without making plans for it, else it would fail. We must start with state police and devolution of powers and create policies that would help poorer states or regions which depend mostly on federal allocation.
We must take it step by step to acheive this in 3-5 years.
Back to the topic, l agree with you and l have nothing else to add. We have more to gain from federalism than what we may suffer.

I concur .nice one.

Kirgyakos:
Fantasies...........datz all I smell in diz post.......if u like call me a pessimist but all I knw is dat Naija can neva attain such height wit all diz clueless polite arm robber who parade demselvez as our leaderz.

Nigeria will attain such height Mr pessimist by the grace of God..the best you can do is to wish for a better Nigeria becos you have no other country ..except you are benefiting from this failed administration..at least bring your own suggestion and not say it will never work.Black man with black mentality.

omoharry:
Nigeria will attain such height Mr pessimist by the grace of God..the best you can do is to wish for a better Nigeria becos you have no other country ..except you are benefiting from this failed administration..at least bring your own suggestion and not say it will never work.Black man with black mentality.

Nothing is impossible. Restructuring can work out well for Nigeria.

Trill2b:


Nothing is impossible. Restructuring can work out well for Nigeria.

nice then.

I don't need regionalism let every state be independent and develop as a unit. If any state want to merge they can go ahead.

I would like to say a big kudos to the op and all that have been delibrating intellectually, especially on the first page. you guys just made my night. this is the first time this year that I'll read a post on Nairalands first page and there isn't tribal, religious or ethnic e-war. we all want the best for Nigeria and until we start thinking and working towards a better NIGERIA we will always be fighting each other. nice deliberations fellow Nairalanders. #Kudos

Temidayo9:


During the last regional government, Some state like my state were cheated, Our leaders then carry the proceeds of Cocoa from Ondo/Ekiti to build Ibadan, built 25 stories , built OAU, start Investment, but the sources of the money left unattended to.

Perhaps, you need to agitate for an Ondo country
so that you won't be cheated, and maybe Akure
will also agitate for its own independence so they
are not cheated.

But I am not sure you can convince others to join
your cause.

Trill2b:


Heavy foreign investments in power generation from a mixture of hydro and gas turbines will do the job.

so Arab people will carry thier money and dash northern people for nothing? Why didn't Arab people help somalia Senegal Mali Niger republica Guinea who re 100% Muslims apart from building mosques for them

Trill2b:
10 positive things that would quickly happen if Nigeria restructures...

I had never been a fan of the restructuring debate mainly because I had not really thought much about it. However, the more I ruminate on it the more excited I get (since I choose to see the good in every situation).

Going back to the national structure of 1960 before the military did their work might not be a bad idea o. Stay with me...

If Nigeria restructures into regions/provinces (i.e Northern, Middle Belt, Western, Eastern and South-South) and the FCT, I see (predict?) 10 positive things that would happen in quick succession (primarily due to inter-province competition)...

1. The first province to experience economic explosion would obviously be the Western Province. The Odudua Master plan will be revealed. There would be trans-regional 4g internet fiber connection/rail/subways/highways/power grids etc. Yoruba will become the 2nd official language. They are relatively united. They have oil. They own academia. They have mega corporations. The WP would be the first to have stable 24/7 power supply! Foreign money will flood the province. More Forbes recognised 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 Province will have stronger islamic laws. Sharia will be entrenched and this will make the NP 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 a major revenue generator.

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

4. The Eastern Province 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 aeroplanes, 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 EP 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 South-South Province will take the Uyo blueprint and run with it. An abundance of oil wealth and opening up of major sea ports at Rivers 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 24/7 electricity generation in Nigeria (mainly from gas turbine technology).

6. With provincial 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 Province 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?...

Sharing/Comments are welcome...

dreams sweet sha

nnokwa042:
so Arab people will carry thier money and dash northern people for nothing? Why didn't Arab people help somalia Senegal Mali Niger republica Guinea who re 100% Muslims apart from building mosques for them

lol.bros na dream the poster they dream oo

Trill2b:


Headquarters of all major corporations will still remain in Lagos.

By law or by what?

Trill2b:


The WP is the most prepared region for Nigerias restructuring...

Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti can't pay staff salaries because of fall in Oil revenue and you think its easy.



No region is ready for Restructuring

Trill2b:


The WP is the most prepared region for Nigerias restructuring...

of course with billions of taxes generated by lagos...wp making sure we have one major airport and seaport in lagos...why not yes...wp is truly prepared

"This will grow to manufacturing of aeroplanes, helicopters, tractors, cranes, heavy duty construction equipment etc. "






Toys or real ones?

Trill2b:


Thanks...

you've got brain...God bless you for this
I had wish those kicking against restructuring could read these....ignorance is the reason why they're against it

seniorkachion:


By law or by what?

Who will leave the city and return to the village?

e bi like say na all the problem for this world na him africa carry in felas voice...but na all the problem for africa na him nigeria carry..when are we going to have power 24/7..when would the killing and agitation stop..i taya for my country walayi

We need to know the negative benefits of restructuring too.

The issue now is can the northerners accept this restructuring because they foolishly believe that they are born to rule ?� .

beamtopola:

The bolded is where i m confused. If you talk about the ss province, I no they have the capital to run their province and they even have gas for 24/7 power generation. Where will the sw generate this money to Carter all these? Cos I no ,if Nigeria is restructured, so many of those company in the west will relocate to ss cos this region has the money because of the the oil, and revenue in Lagos will reduce due to more seaport that will b build from the south. How will sw generate 24/7 power when they don't have gas.?

is funny that u guys dont know that sw is the second in crude oil production

what most of us dont know is, if Nigeria is restructured properly, Lagos would go down. Lagos would be more affected reason i believe is as follows.

Lagos is the only Major seaport currently being used in Nigeria. If the country is restructured, other states that has sea would make there sea useful eg Warri, PH, Calabar even Anambra would dredge river river and whether you like it or not little ships would operate there. With this, revenue generated for Lagos via seaport would be reduced.

International Airport: With restructuring most states would have international airport. If you remember during uncle Jona regime, one regions was opposing the upgrading of Enugu airport to international airport. Now people from the east dont need to come to Lagos anymore, they can now fly out of Nigeria from Enugu, so because of this, revenue for local flight and international flight operating was reduced and it would lead to reduced tax paid to Lagos.

Courier: I dont think DHL, UPS Fedex etc operate in Ekiti. Even if they operate, they would be very very small. But if ekiti has for example has international Airport, UPS would not need to land goods meant for Ekiti in Lagos first before it would then be transported to Ekiti. So if goods are transported to Ekiti directly via flight, it means people would need to build more houses to house this workers, by building more houses development would grow in the state.

Transportation: One thing Lagos enjoys is Population. Lagos generates alot of revenue from transport. remember that the more other states develop, people would be moving out of Lagos. for example, If i work in Lagos and am paid 100k, now i need to wake up 5.am daily to get to work on time, i have a rent of 300k to pay yearly, school fee per child 45k average. but if i get joy vacancy in Ekiti and i would earn 80k and am a native of ekiti i would go there because am sure of free house and also am sure of building my own house because land would be cheap or even free.

One of the benefit of proper restructuring is, it would encourage almost everybody to go back home and make ends meet because there would be development everywhere in the country. know region and state would want to be left behind. i would stop for now because am tired. Anybody can also add positive argument.

mars123:
You guys are just saying things that are confusing people.

The main problem of this country is that there is no equity, justice and fairness. So before we talk about restructuring we have to first have a consensus where we will agree to conditions for peaceful coexistence. Let us sit on a round table and plan and implement a future for this country.

Our government will continue to fail because there is no peace and our constitution, in my opinion is a disaster.

How many meetings do want us to hold? The first one never get head U dey talk of round table. What about triangular table.