PROPOSAL FOR A SOUTHERN NIGERIA.

For the mods, this is not Biafran agitation thread that wants to break Nigeria. This a thread to find a solution to the lack of development of this nation .

Looking at what Nigeria has become today, we can see that the majority of those who ruled Nigeria since independence are from the North. So we can blame the current state of Nigeria to bad leadership, which means the North takes the major blame. Northern Nigeria has remained a huge burden to the progress and development of this nation. One begins to wonder what the north brings to the table .
We will look at the major areas the north has contributed to the general negative perception the rest of the world has about Nigeria.

EDUCATION

Most Northerners are not well educated, and for the few that have interest in education, the standard of education and admission of the nation will have to be lowered in their interest. Because of the North, the cutoff mark for university admission was so lowered that people will hardly read to enter the university . Professors in universities in the southern Nigeria even had to protest the cutoff mark, because this will further reduce the value of education in the south.

TERRORISM

We used to watch and read about suicide bombing and religious extremism on CNN about Iraq and other Arab countries. Northern Nigeria has successfully introduced this to Nigeria. This terrorism does not only destroy human resources, but depletes the finances of this nation. The irony of this is that, this terrorism started in the North, those abducted are from the North, Those arrested are from the North, yet no single sponsor. Even when most security agencies are headed by Northerners. But we have lost count of number of soldiers from the south that have been killed by this monster created by Northern Nigeria. The amount of money this war has cost Nigeria would have gone a long way in infrastructural development. Though this terrorism is making the nation bleed, some in the North are benefiting heavily from it .Even those within the presidency who are accused of making money from the IDP's.

POVERTY

Nigeria has become the world poverty capital, and we all know which region can boast of the highest number of extremely poor people in Nigeria. If you are guessing the North, then your guess is as correct.This is not a good picture for this nation . While someone from the south is cracking his head about school fees for his four or 5 children. A young man in the north is about taking his third wife after having 10 children from 2 women, who he does not know their whereabouts. This makes the north to be Nigeria's poverty production capital.

FOR THIS REASON I PROPOSE A SOUTHERN NIGERIA GOVERNMENT .

I know the Number one fear of every northerner reading this is oil. That the oil resource will be taken from them. If the North is so poor with oil allocation, then what happens without oil. No need to worry, the north will still get allocation from oil . But this is how the government will work .
1) there will be a Northern and Southern President . Elections will be held for southern Nigeria, while there is also election for Northern Nigeria presidency .

2) Oil Revenue and other federal revenue from ports etc, will be shared equally by the North and south. There will be workers who work for the Northern Federal government and Southern federal Government.

3) Presidency will be zonned in the south. The president will have to win election in all southern states to emerge, same with the Northern president .

4)There will be central governing body or committee made up by the North and Southern, whose reponsibility is to ensure someone from the North is treated equally as someone from the South as long as he behaves in a manner accepted by the constitution . If anyone feels their rights have been violated in either the southern or Northern Nigeria, their case is presented at the central federal level .

5) Taxes from Businesses in Southern Nigeria are paid to Southern government, while the same in Northern Nigeria are paid to Northern Government .Import duties are paid to final destination. If a car is imported to be used in the south, the duty is paid to southern government, if it is for the North, it is paid to northern government. But the car will be moved by sea or train to the north for clearing .

6)States can be merged within the South or within North .

7) The south as well as the North will have a Southern/Northern Governing council . There responsibility is to ensure that states do not make laws that threaten the existence of people from other states in the south. That the rights of all southerners irrespective of state and tribe within the south is protected. That the same law applies to all southerners within the south. The same will be done in Northern Nigeria.

ADVANTAGES OF THIS GOVERNMENT

1) QUALITY LEADERSHIP

Though the mass production of children who are neglected for in the North , increases poverty and terrorism in the North. The politicians don’t mind as long as the number keeps increasing. This is because they intend to use these numbers to win elections. Now imagine the destiny of educated southerners in the hand of uneducated almajiri children in the North . Where these uneducated children and adults in the North make the final decision as who will rule southerners, because they have the numbers .What the northern youth expects from a leader is totally different from what a southerner expects. We have seen INEC registering a lot of underage voters in the north and is a very dangerous situation the southerners find themselves . In the south it will be a competition of technocrats, at the end of the day, someone who is capable will emerge because of their expertise and experience and not religion or so called integrity .

2) IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE

The huge resources channeled to the North in the Name of fighting terrorism would have gone a long way with infrastructure in the south, if have of it was given to the south . While the North can decide to use their share to create terrorists, and pay them ransom, the south can use theirs for infrastructure.

3) ELIMINATION OF TERRORISM

The reason terrorism is thriving in the North is because of oil wealth . The boko haram menace would not have escalated if the allocation of the state was affected. If the governor had to handle it with state IGR, he would have nailed it from the onset . But because the resources is part of the oil funds shared at the federal level, some will encourage it to make more money from it . The moment the money is shared between the southern Nigeria and Northern Nigeria, they issue of terrorism will end. The Northern government will warn state governors and even the Northerners will rise to end it. Because they know that their resources is what is affected and not that of the South .

4) INCREASED EMPLOYMENT

Apart from oil proceeds and the sea, all other resources in the south will be managed by the southern government. All other resources will be developed and more employment created .The share of the south that would have been spent on fighting terrorism in the North, will be put to use in areas that create employment . The North can also invest heavily in agriculture and mining and create more jobs. The north will trader what they are good at with the South and same goes to the south .

5) IMPROVED STANDARD OF EDUCATION

While the north is free to set the admission cutoff mark to 50, the south can make theirs 300. But the requirement for employment in the south will also be higher. Unlike what we have here where the admission requirement for a Northerner is lowered, yet he has a higher opportunity of employment in government than a southerner .


This I think is a better method of restructuring as it does not affect the oil allocation to the North. The southerners can easily agree on what is a crime and unanimously agree to the sentence it attracts .

Nice write up..If only it could be implemented in a country like Nigeria

Any arrangement that gives the south an opportunity to fraternize unsupervised by northern element will likely lead to a break up by southern Nigeria.

The most important thing the North needs from the south is access to sea port and water. By water I mean supply of salty sea water to the desert sahara at large. Technology has improved so much that sea water can be desalinated ( freed of salt ) at commercially viable rate of about half US dollar per cubic meter.

The northern elite and brainwashed army of idle hands and minds stand between the theory and practicals of these ideas (mine and OPs).

Goodlyone:
At this point in our journey as a country, the only solution is regional government.

We have six regions, let each regions govern themselves.

My reason is that we're heavily divided politically along regions/tribes. So Southern/Northern Nigeria will still fail.

The south will do better alone. To criminal gang has operated unopposed in the south for 1 year.

When osisi kankwu and his gang were terrorizing the south in less than one year, they were fished out and wipped out. Badoo did so in lagos end were smashed. It did not cost states or federal government anything.

But bokoharam has been on for over 6 years and no sponsor.

Goodlyone:
At this point in our journey as a country, the only solution is regional government.

We have six regions, let each regions govern themselves.

My reason is that we're heavily divided politically along regions/tribes. So Southern/Northern Nigeria will still fail.

This...

This "Southern Nigerian" thing is DOA:-Dead on Arrival!

Restructuring/Regionalism is the way to go.

Omoluabi9:
This...

This "Southern Nigerian" thing is DOA:-Dead on Arrival!

Restructuring/Regionalism is the way to go.

Nobody wants total control of oil resources to any region, as it will take time for others to develop their resources enough for export. So oil and sea resources will still be shared. And this is a form of resurrecting.

My Brothers and Sisters in the north will oppose this.

ImmaculateJOE:
My Brothers and Sisters in the north will oppose this.

As long as oil is not a problem they will.

CodeTemplar:
Any arrangement that gives the south an opportunity to fraternize unsupervised by northern element will likely lead to a break up by southern Nigeria.

The most important thing the North needs from the south is access to sea port and water. By water I mean supply of salty sea water to the desert sahara at large. Technology has improved so much that sea water can be desalinated ( freed of salt ) at commercially viable rate of about half US dollar per cubic meter.

The northern elite and brainwashed army of idle hands and minds stand between the theory and practicals of these ideas (mine and OPs).

Wayyo Allah!!!!!!

Do Northerners on Nairaland see this as a fair deal?

Mekaboy, you try sef. This is a no go!

North is made up of two regions - Arewa and Middlebelt.

What we should encourage is separate the two to create balance and progress, not joining South and creating more problems.

Why is it hard for Southern Christians to separate Middlebelt from Arewa?

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BabaRamota1980:
Mekaboy, you try sef. This is a no go!

North is made up of two regions - Arewa and Middlebelt.

What we should encourage is separate the two to create balance and progress, not joining South and creating more problems.

Why is it hard for Southern Christians to separate Middlebelt from Arewa?

What is middle belt? is it Christian states or NorthCentral which half of it are Muslims?

BabaRamota1980:
Mekaboy, you try sef. This is a no go!

North is made up of two regions - Arewa and Middlebelt.

What we should encourage is separate the two to create balance and progress, not joining South and creating more problems.

Why is it hard for Southern Christians to separate Middlebelt from Arewa?

Why not focus on fixing the South first, you are having challenges fixing yourself yet you are thinking of middle belt. If middle belt fix themselves they will be ok. You should also fix yourself down south first .

Fariq:



What is middle belt? is it Christian states or NorthCentral which half of it are Muslims?

It will be left for them to decide if they want to be North or central Nigeria like there will be southern Nigeria.

With the massacre of the Nigerian army In the north, we should start considering a Southern Nigeria. We can't have people from the South being casualties of what the North created.

https://www.nairaland.com/4863946/nigerian-soldiers-cry-out-after

It's a matter of emergency.

the call for a southern government is only going round and round the problem and basically you end making Nigeria's problem far,far bigger and more complex to solve.

baralatie:
the call for a southern government is only going round and round the problem and basically you end making Nigeria's problem far,far bigger and more complex to solve.

How will it be more complex? Atiku and Buhari can choose not to attend the debate for the Northern Nigerian presidential debate.

While the likes of kingsley moghalu, Peter obi, osibanjo, fela durotoye will be debating for presidency.

education

the current estimation of Nigeria's population is 180 million with youths accounting a large part.a plan for education of its youth will involve the construction of 5000 primary schools per state across all local govs. and it involves a state will have at least 10 universities to cater for its graduates.
a call for a northern or southern will only deny and complicate the strive for education of its youths.

terrorism

it is because of the inability to solve the problems facing its youths all across Nigeria is the reason the youths are the ones involved in all kinds of evil vices

baralatie:
education

the current estimation of Nigeria's population is 180 million with youths accounting a large part.a plan for education of its youth will involve the construction of 5000 primary schools per state across all local govs. and it involves a state will have at least 10 universities to cater for its graduates.
a call for a northern or southern will only deny and complicate the strive for education of its youths.

terrorism

it is because of the inability to solve the problems facing its youths all across Nigeria is the reason the youths are the ones involved in all kinds of evil vices

We want to go to America and UK because we see progress there. When the Northern youths see the progress of their peers in the South, they will sit up and make better decisions as to who leads them. That is the only time they will challenge terrorism. As long as the federal government of one Nigeria is responsible, they will see it as an avenue for enrichment.

Do you know that if they deprive Nigerians access to the outside world, we can't travel, study or buy property outside Nigeria for the next 10 years, Nigeria will fix itself?

So northern and southern Nigeria will only breed healthy competition.

mekaboy:


We want to go to America and UK because we see progress there. When the Northern youths see the progress of their peers in the South, they will sit up and make better decisions as to who leads them. That is the only time they will challenge terrorism. As long as the federal government of one Nigeria is responsible, they will see it as an avenue for enrichment.

Do you know that if they deprive Nigerians access to the outside world, we can't travel, study or buy property outside Nigeria for the next 10 years, Nigeria will fix itself?

So northern and southern Nigeria will only breed healthy competition.

1500000 students seat for waec and do not have ability to apply for UK schools which costs $50000 minimum.
the student and education in the north is hectic because of poverty.they want to attend schools but poverty is a reality.
the same problem is why rocks the education of students in the sw,nc,as and sw.
so making a comparson between the north and south never works.
it means that the BH have access to propagate its anti education campaigns and militancy, political thuggery is at the disposal of politicians.

baralatie:

1500000 students seat for waec and do not have ability to apply for UK schools which costs $50000 minimum.
the student and education in the north is hectic because of poverty.they want to attend schools but poverty is a reality.
the same problem is why rocks the education of students in the sw,nc,as and sw.
so making a comparson between the north and south never works.
it means that the BH have access to propagate its anti education campaigns and militancy, political thuggery is at the disposal of politicians.

A governor will say because his religion does not support alcohol, nobody should sell alcohol in the state, goes around breaking bottles and still benefit from taxes of sales in other states.

We can't get it right because majority those who actually vote are not exposed and educated. Majority of the uneducated are in the North. At the end of the day the almajiri will determine who rules the educated people.

As we speak on of them is taking a 4th wife after having six children each from 3 different women. That's 18 uneducated voters against 3 or 5 children in an average family in the South.

So how will the likes of Peter obi, osibanjo, moghalu and the rest be president, when it's the votes of these almajiri that decides?

It would have been easier to have Peter Obi, osibanjo, moghalu to become president in 2019 if it was a southern election.

But that won't happen and the Northern candidates don't care about debate because those they are counting on don't even own televisions.

mekaboy:


A governor will say because his religion does not support alcohol, nobody should sell alcohol in the state, goes around breaking bottles and still benefit from taxes of sales in other states.

We can't get it right because majority those who actually vote are not exposed and educated. Majority of the uneducated are in the North. At the end of the day the almajiri will determine who rules the educated people.

As we speak on of them is taking a 4th wife after having six children each from 3 different women. That's 18 uneducated voters against 3 or 5 children in an average family in the South.

So how will the likes of Peter obi, osibanjo, moghalu and the rest be president, when it's the votes of these almajiri that decides?

It would have been easier to have Peter Obi, osibanjo, moghalu to become president in 2019 if it was a southern election.

But that won't happen and the Northern candidates don't care about debate because those they are counting on don't even own televisions.

point of correction!

there is no seating governor in the 36 states of the federation that is not a graduate from a higher institution of learning.

Ex president Olusegun Obasanjo,Ex president Good luck Jonathan were from the sw and ss that defeated the current president in an election both in his state and in the north.
the Late MKO also won elections right there in the north.

What are you going to do about Yoruba muslims in a southern Nigeria nation?

baralatie:

point of correction!

there is no seating governor in the 36 states of the federation that is not a graduate from a higher institution of learning.

Ex president Olusegun Obasanjo,Ex president Good luck Jonathan were from the sw and ss that defeated the current president in an election both in his state and in the north.
the Late MKO also won elections right there in the north.

Why did INEC register underage voters in the North and.not the South?

mekaboy:



Why did INEC register underage voters in the North and.not the South?

the registration of underage voters is a fault of inec and is not responsible for the fall of price of oil in the world market

baralatie:

the registration of underage voters is a fault of inec and is not responsible for the fall of price of oil in the world market

Has the fall of oil price affected the spending of the presidency? Has it stopped them from changing cars, computers, kitchen accessories every year?

INEC is empowering the almajiri in their numbers to decide who rules over the educated in the South. That's what they are doing by registering ubderage voters.

It will be best we have a southern Nigeria, the time is right.

I think we should be looking in this direction.

I love what u wrote
Gonn share it on my Whatsapp status and fb timeline
I really dislike these northern guy for their backwardness
Sometimes I look around me and ask if Nigeria is truly world poverty capital then my thought change when I remember we have all this northern peeps
IT HURTS AND SUCKS