₦airaland Forum

Ikaeniyan0:
It's not the fault of Lagosians Lagos state was made the capital of Nigeria.

Lagos has been prospering before Nigeria was founded. Before Nigeria was created, no part of the south east can compete with Lagos.

yea it was prospering as a slave trade hub.

millions of your ancestors were taken from badagry and eko to portugal and brazil from lagos beaches.
it was prospering indeed

i hope you know that?

lawani:
If people really want more states, what needs to be done is to abolish the senate. Lagos has more population than the SE and it is just one state with only three senators while the SE has fifteen.

People from SE make a good number of Lagos state population in a true democracy they should be among elected leaders of the state.

Ojiofor:
People from SE make a good number of Lagos state population in a true democracy they should be among elected leaders of the state.

There are Yoruba in PH too and also in the south East. If there are 4 million Igbos in the west, there will be 2 million Yoruba in the SE and that is because SW is more than double SE in population. Igbo have been commissioner in Lagos too. I think PH is more cosmopolitan than Lagos or maybe equal.

Pakute:
https://saharareporters.com/2025/07/07/ned-nwokos-anioma-state-bid-hits-setback-delta-north-lawmakers-reject-signature-request

They should reduce south east to 3 states. the 5 states are not viable.
All of them are still running to south west for their daily bread, so why should they even have up to 5 states.

arantess:
yea it was prospering as a slave trade hub.

millions of your ancestors were taken from badagry and eko to portugal and brazil from lagos beaches.
it was prospering indeed

i hope you know that?

You talk as if Igbos were not sold as slaves.

The koko is that, Lagos was prospering before the creation of Nigeria. Lagos was made the capital of Nigeria by the British, Lagosians can't be blamed for that.

Ikaeniyan0:
You talk as if Igbos were not sold as slaves.

The koko is that, Lagos was prospering before the creation of Nigeria. Lagos was made the capital of Nigeria by the British, Lagosians can't be blamed for that.

prospering in slave trade na.......from there to portugal straight.

thats prosperity according to you.

enjoy

arantess:
prospering in slave trade na.......from there to portugal straight.

thats prosperity according to you.

enjoy

Igbos were also sold as slaves by the Itsekiris, Ijaws etc and the south east was still a bush with no development

ProudlyLagos:
indeed, how many Yorubas do you see migrating to your potopoto land to hawk gala in traffic? But the same can’t be said about you slave migrant flocking our land and paying rent and tax to your Yoruba landlords

in 10 years that boy will buy your family compound and you will start wailing and hating him

Ikaeniyan0:
Igbos were also sold as slaves by the Itsekiris, Ijaws etc and the south east was still a bush with no development

mr prosperity by slave trade .

go and prosper through slavery na

lawani:
There are Yoruba in PH too and also in the south East. If there are 4 million Igbos in the west, there will be 2 million Yoruba in the SE and that is because SW is more than double SE in population. Igbo have been commissioner in Lagos too. I think PH is more cosmopolitan than Lagos or maybe equal.

The bolded isn't true in fact if you remove Lagos state where Igbos constitute a huge number of the population the rest of SW is not more populated than SE bring your evidence.

Ojiofor:
The bolded isn't true in fact if you remove Lagos state where Igbos constitute a huge number of the population the rest of SW is not more populated than SE bring your evidence.

You can't remove Lagos from SW. People from SW are the highest number of migrants to Lagos. In the seventies Ibadan was by far more populated than Lagos. All Yoruba cities have lost population to Lagos. Lagos should be around seventy percent Yoruba. Also Yoruba in other places around the world outnumber immigrants on Yoruba land. So it cancels out. There are millions of Yoruba all over the world apart from in other Nigerian zones. In fact the population on your land are your people under your control for you to tax. There are over 70 million people on Nigerian Yoruba land and close to 60 million in the SW alone. If SW is not double SE I will be surprised. That is normal because the living space available makes room for that.
With NIN registration data and JAMB registration figures, the rest of the SW is more than Lagos in population.

https://www.nairaland.com/8307086/analysis-nin-registration-data

arantess:
in 10 years that boy will buy your family compound and you will start wailing and hating him

if wishes were horses…..ndi online billionaires with empty chest beating😂😂😂 with your gala hawking money right? Mgbeke feeling funky

JoeEeL:
U go cry tire.

Who are the Olukumis? Where is their ancestral land? U better break up that Anioma carefully to confirm whether Yoruba dey inside. Then come back and edit ur comment.

Since una Yoruba hear about Olukumi una no just want keep quiet about wetin una no know anything about,you don’t know that Olukumi is just 5% of the whole Anioma population
There are people of benin origin in Lagos,Lagos island,Apapa etc,so is Lagos not a Yoruba state
Ibadan also have people of Nupe and Fulani origin,Is Ibadan Yoruba?

[quote author=Ikaeniyan0 post=136057858]It's not the fault of Lagosians Lagos state was made the capital of Nigeria.

Lagos has been prospering before Nigeria was founded. Before Nigeria was created, no part of the south east can compete with Lagos.

What's your beef with the south east abeg?...or na still on the BIGOTED AGENDA of "MY PENIS IS BIGGER THAN YOURS " of CORNfused AGBADORIANS?.
If it is, I PITY YOU!!😏

all this do or die politics when there is already a civil process to follow and it is not by force it scales through the process it is only by good and factual persuasion.

EnglandAmaka:
It's a win win for Anioma. Warri state is the whole of the remaining part of Delta outside Anioma. When it's created, the remaining part of Delta which is Anioma will change their name to Anioma and join the South East. A win win situation

but the same anioma people are saying they are not igbos and do not want to be in the east. So?

Mrexcell:
The uhrobos and itsekiris are also presenting their own bills for the creation of ethiope and warri states which has passed second readings in the nass so where will anioma people or delta north find themselves if those states are created out of this present delta state?

What about the Ijaws? Ijaw state as well? Make una leave me abeg. 😄😄😄

chucky101:
Anioma state will never be a reality. Ned should finish his tenure and fade away with his self centered plans. Okowa is getting the senate seat next. We like a multicultural Delta State. We do not want to merge with South East.

Agreed 💯. A Multicultural state is always a fun state. Nothing you nor go see and hear. 😅

lawani:
If people really want more states, what needs to be done is to abolish the senate. Lagos has more population than the SE and it is just one state with only three senators while the SE has fifteen.

What do you say about Bayelsa.

Na only SE issue all of una dey develop voice. Why won't Lagos be over populated was it not the smallest state by land mass and former federal capital territory with national resources hugely invested in it including Ports that was "difficult " to decentralize

casualobserver:
Not a single state will be created anywhere! Know this and know peace!

If the creation of new states will NOT be feasible in a WORSE case scenario, I'm more in favor of boundary adjustments where distinct ethnic groups that are related to one another BUT located in different states of Nigeria are merged together in one state to minimize the incidences of political and cultural discriminations.

For example, the Yorubas (Okuns) of Kogi State from the Kabba axis right to Okuns in parts of Lokoja can be merged with the Yorubas of Kwara State and the Nupes of Northern Kwara can be merged with the Nupes of Niger State. Matter of FACT a new Yoruba state encompassing Kwara South right up to Jebba along the river Niger in Kwara North would have been a perfect creation with the Yoruba city of Ilorin as capital. While the Nupes of Kwara North can be merged with the Nupes of Niger State to create a new Nupe State.

Further examples would be merging the Igalas of Anambra and Northern Enugu States with Kogi State, and the merger of Tivs of Benue, parts of Taraba and Nassarawa States.

The Ijaws of Delta can be merged with Bayelsa State.

Past states creations since May 27, 1967 were badly done by the past military dictatorships (especially from the IBB era) who violated the universal laws of justice by splitting distinct ethnic groups into multiple states to repress specific ethnic groups.

Konquest:
If the creation of new states will NOT be feasible in a WORSE case scenario, I'm more in favor of boundary adjustments where distinct ethnic groups that are related to one another BUT located in different states of Nigeria are merged together in one state to minimize the incidences of political and cultural discriminations.

For example, the Yorubas (Okuns) of Kogi State from the Kabba axis right to Okuns in parts of Lokoja can be merged with the Yorubas of Kwara State and the Nupes of Northern Kwara can be merged with the Nupes of Niger State. Matter of FACT a new Yoruba state encompassing Kwara South right up to Jebba along the river Niger in Kwara North would have been a perfect creation with the Yoruba city of Ilorin as capital. While the Nupes of Kwara North can be merged with the Nupes of Niger State to create a new Nupe State.

Further examples would be merging the Igalas of Anambra and Northern Enugu States with Kogi State, and the merger of Tivs of Benue, parts of Taraba and Nassarawa States.

The Ijaws of Delta can be merged with Bayelsa State.

Past states creations since May 27, 1967 were badly done by the past military dictatorships (especially from the IBB era) who violated the universal laws of justice by splitting distinct ethnic groups into multiple states to repress specific ethnic groups.

The truth is creation of states was faulty right from 1967. It was done to weaken Ojukwu and the remove the oil controlling area from his control. That move also resulted into secession and the civil war that resulted. The point is it wasn’t done for altruistic purposes and that paved the way for the subsequent distortions In our geo political arrangement.

IMHO, States are not the answer. They are inefficient and unproductive abinitio. The more we created the harder to unbundle.

Let me state here that putting Nigeria on the right path is going to be very difficult. We are a very impatient people but the truth is we have created such a structural, psychological & economic mess as a result of 1966-67 that the benefits of the solution may not manifest for decades or even in our lifetime. The question is are we as a people ready to make the right choices knowing we may not reap the benefits but the future generations will. Are the people willing to endure the transition without seeing immediate or short term benefits. I don’t think we have that kind of patriotism or long game mindset in us as a people!