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its a tricky situation..
The reason behind the agitation for Ibadan state is also the same fueling the agitation for Biafra and Oduduwa , also why the Arewa likes to dominate

Oyo state has lets say five entities, Ibadan, Oke-Ogun, Ibarapa, Ogbomoso and Oyo.
The entire Oke Ogun has landmass that is larger than Ibadan but they are being marginalised politically and financially.
No one from that region has ever been elected as Governor
Only Akala from Ogbomosho was elected outside Ibadan and his own self get as e b
Even Ibadan that has the political strength also faces issues in governance, as most suburb of Ibadan just be like say they no even get Councillor.
The whole thing is skewed and its from our constitution.

AndroBlaze:
Finally a sensible person has spoken.

I wonder why Ladoja did not canvas for Ibadan to be a state when he was Oyo state governor.

I am sure it is that small boy Alaafin he doesn't want to be sharing limelight with in the state that is worrying him.

Typical of our elite.

Mayflowa:
What is wrong with Nigeria? You do not just divide a state. To what end? Texas state in United States is slightly less than the full Nigeria. No one ever talks of dividing Texas. The larger the size, the better the resources. United states has never divided its states since 1800s. They only buy states from other country to add to their number of states.

malali:
What exactly is the criteria for demanding statehood?

If someone insists that Ibadan should be made a state, shouldn’t he face the public in a proper press conference to explain why?

Look at America:
• Texas is so massive you can drive 24 hours across it and still be in the same state.
• Some U.S. states even stretch across multiple time zones.

Yet, they’re not breaking themselves up into little fragments every time someone feels entitled.

Meanwhile, here, every small local government with three roundabouts wants to crown itself a “state.” For what? Prestige? More political appointments? Access to federal allocation?

This constant agitation for micro-states is unserious. Real states are built around economic viability, infrastructure, and governance capacity, not just sentiment.

Until someone can define the hard criteria, population size, GDP output, landmass, resources, this noise about turning every LGA into a state is nothing but a distraction.

IB the brown roof city

Honestly, this is long overdue, I will really appreciate it also, that Oyo state is too big abeg...

ajalawole:
A state inside a state. So there will now be a governor of Ibadan state. O wrong na

Is that not how Enugu and Kaduna that regional headquarters have been? It is long overdue.

They wanna keep balkanizing the relatively mid-sized country.

Imagine.. Just a meagre 11 Local Governments Areas and a capital wants to upgrade to statehood.

Alaska, a state in the US, is about double the size of Nigeria in landmass.

Texas, a single state, also in the US, is almost the size of Nigeria.

Yet, we have 36 + 1 states and we still want more?

Hmmmmmmmm.

There should be 100% state resource control with zero allocation from the center, lets see who will asked for state creation afterwards

malali:
What exactly is the criteria for demanding statehood?

If someone insists that Ibadan should be made a state, shouldn’t he face the public in a proper press conference to explain why?

Look at America:
• Texas is so massive you can drive 24 hours across it and still be in the same state.
• Some U.S. states even stretch across multiple time zones.

Yet, they’re not breaking themselves up into little fragments every time someone feels entitled.

Meanwhile, here, every small local government with three roundabouts wants to crown itself a “state.” For what? Prestige? More political appointments? Access to federal allocation?

This constant agitation for micro-states is unserious. Real states are built around economic viability, infrastructure, and governance capacity, not just sentiment.

Until someone can define the hard criteria, population size, GDP output, landmass, resources, this noise about turning every LGA into a state is nothing but a distraction.

Lol…when he was governor he didn’t remember…na now baba day break

Baba issue of circular road with the illegal acquisition of land for CORRIDOR is your first assignment. Ibadan no go scatter during your reign 000. Ase

A state over due for what ? What have former states achieved ? The average Nigerian has a flawed character , till that is fixed nothing can happen

It’s okay by me only if they call it Brown Roof State

Softmirror:
Ladoja may end up becoming like Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

Stop displaying ignorance on NL ….Do you know origin of Thug ? Ask well ! Ibadan Ile Oluyole nibi Ole gbe jare olohun meanwhile Ibadan is Barrack of western region before Oyinbo came so don’t yarn wetin you nor know again o …Ibadan man removed Ibadan from Govt house and whole president can’t stop it …Rest on Baba Oloye Adedibu (Originator of Amala politics )

So that wr have additional cost of governance abi

malali:
What exactly is the criteria for demanding statehood?

If someone insists that Ibadan should be made a state, shouldn’t he face the public in a proper press conference to explain why?

Look at America:
• Texas is so massive you can drive 24 hours across it and still be in the same state.
• Some U.S. states even stretch across multiple time zones.

Yet, they’re not breaking themselves up into little fragments every time someone feels entitled.

Meanwhile, here, every small local government with three roundabouts wants to crown itself a “state.” For what? Prestige? More political appointments? Access to federal allocation?

This constant agitation for micro-states is unserious. Real states are built around economic viability, infrastructure, and governance capacity, not just sentiment.

Until someone can define the hard criteria, population size, GDP output, landmass, resources, this noise about turning every LGA into a state is nothing but a distraction.

State creation is done to put some agitation to rest. Creating Ibadan state will make political social and economic development spread to the other parts of the present Oyo state have which have been largely neglected because Ibadan alone takes 2/3rd of almost everything.

Besides , Oyo is the largest southern state by land mass, almost as big as the entire south east. Other states needs to be broken too like Kaduna , Niger and Borno. But I don't agree with all agitators even though I wouldn't want to deny them the opportunity to try and make a case for themselves

sreamsense:
Is that not how Enugu and Kaduna that regional headquarters have been? It is long overdue.

Ibadan is the only former regional capital that is yet to transform into a state, this is the strongest argument for the creation of Ibadan state. And Ibadan is viable economically too as its the economic backbone of the state, aside it being the political capital of the south west .

DEROXMAN:
I swear we from oke ogun needs our separate state so badly make una chop una ibad an

It's understandable how you feel, but then ,that's democracy for you
Whoever tell you democracy as a form of government doesn't have it flaws, though it gave the minority a say, but the majority always have the way.

I have been seeing some fake intellectuals on here who do not even understand the topic on ground. Carving out an Ibadan state would greatly improve resource allocation to the state and better enhance local governance. Currently, OYO state as a whole is getting back substantially lower percentage of Revenue it generates for the federal government, when the states in this current fiscal year has generated more than some region combined together and despite been able to fit the whole of the said region inside OYO state, the state is still been given less than states in those regions, how is this a viable strategy for the growth of the state? Oyo State is currently one of the largest states in Nigeria by land area, making governance more complex, why not break things up and ensure resources goes to the right places rather than this archaic idea of keeping the empire as one? Some here are comparing Texas to OYO as if the political and economic realities of both places are the same. Why not talk about Montenegro, Kuwait, Bahrain, Rwanda, Burundi, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, Singapore and so on that are significantly smaller than OYO state yet are not just state but countries. The funny thing is most of the fake intellectuals have no idea that as of 1991 current Osun state was a part of OYO state, imagine what governance would look like if the state wasn’t carved out?

malali:
What exactly is the criteria for demanding statehood?

If someone insists that Ibadan should be made a state, shouldn’t he face the public in a proper press conference to explain why?

Look at America:
• Texas is so massive you can drive 24 hours across it and still be in the same state.
• Some U.S. states even stretch across multiple time zones.

Yet, they’re not breaking themselves up into little fragments every time someone feels entitled.

Meanwhile, here, every small local government with three roundabouts wants to crown itself a “state.” For what? Prestige? More political appointments? Access to federal allocation?

This constant agitation for micro-states is unserious. Real states are built around economic viability, infrastructure, and governance capacity, not just sentiment.

Until someone can define the hard criteria, population size, GDP output, landmass, resources, this noise about turning every LGA into a state is nothing but a distraction.

In that American there's what they call justice...egaul sharing...Nigeria only the capital city are enjoying
Others side of the state will.be abandoned by the state governor

kheny12:
Ibadan state will be a good idea.... because Oyo state is too large and can carve out like 3 other states.

I did not know that Oyo is that large.

Perhaps larger than Niger, Sokoto, Adamawa or Borno. What a large state! It should even be carved out and made a country of its own, brilliant idea!

Then Russia, Brazil or Algeria should become continents.

Would that not be wonderful?

Softmirror:
What I meant was by poke nosing into politics. Mind you, he got the approval of the state governor and almost all those who have been in the position are not seasoned politicians. There is a first in everything, it will only come as a surprise.

The state Governor's approval is just a mere formality as the ascension to the throne of Olubadan is uniquely merit-based, deeply hierarchical, and built on a centuries-old military and civil chieftaincy ladder. No appointment whatsoever is involved. Either the sitting Governor likes the next in line or not...he must approve his installation.

Except the throne will be left empty, the Governor can not appoint another Olubadan while Ladoja is alive.

happney65:
Dey play. An ordinary Ibadan North LG in conjunction with the state government will dethrone the olubadan and nothing will happen.

The same with other kings Nationwide.

However the Ibadan kingship process is unique and it gives no room for rancour. But it doesn't say if the government wants to remove a king they can't do so

Just saying bro

Again, you need more know about the Ibadan kingship system. Except the stool will be left vacant, no one among the Olubadan in council can become Olubadan when Ladoja is still alive.

PigTormentor:
No need for Ibadan state. The states that we have now is enough.

Have you been to Ibadan before? They really need the state. It's just damn big

Revealpanda:
Support.

Old Oyo should be given to Fulanis then Ibadan can be shared between Yorubas and Igbos... This makes the most sense as one big nation

make dem get small peace. This vayolence is too much

Ogoja is more worthy to become a state than Ibadan with the size of local governments that they have. Travelling from Ogoja to Calabar is almost 4 hours.

I have seen a state so big like Cross River.

shox:
make dem get small peace. This vayolence is too much

E reach your state now you dey say make dem give small peace ba lie ooo.. na yoruba and ibo go share oyo state

Name is chocolate state , after it famous brown roof zinc 🤣🤣🤣

Vos1:
E reach your state now you dey say make dem give small peace ba lie ooo.. na yoruba and ibo go share oyo state

Yoruba- Fulani go dominate ido osun

malali:
What exactly is the criteria for demanding statehood?

If someone insists that Ibadan should be made a state, shouldn’t he face the public in a proper press conference to explain why?

Look at America:
• Texas is so massive you can drive 24 hours across it and still be in the same state.
• Some U.S. states even stretch across multiple time zones.

Yet, they’re not breaking themselves up into little fragments every time someone feels entitled.

Meanwhile, here, every small local government with three roundabouts wants to crown itself a “state.” For what? Prestige? More political appointments? Access to federal allocation?

This constant agitation for micro-states is unserious. Real states are built around economic viability, infrastructure, and governance capacity, not just sentiment.

Until someone can define the hard criteria, population size, GDP output, landmass, resources, this noise about turning every LGA into a state is nothing but a distraction.

Kebbi and Sokoto states have no business being two states. They should be one. Same as Kano and Jigawa. I don't even know why Yobe and Borno should be different states or Gombe and Bauchi.
Do you think Kebbi, Gombe, Jigawa or Yobe would have a state if they weren't before now?
Ibadan is more economically viable than all the aforementioned states combined. Ibadan satisfies every criteria for State creation, so I don't know your problem.

Guestmale:
We don't want any new states now, what is the landmass of the whole Oyo state.?

Bigger than all the 5 states of the south east

moshoodn:
They wanna keep balkanizing the relatively mid-sized country.

Imagine.. Just a meagre 11 Local Governments Areas and a capital wants to upgrade to statehood.

Alaska, a state in the US, is about double the size of Nigeria in landmass.

Texas, a single state, also in the US, is almost the size of Nigeria.

Yet, we have 36 + 1 states and we still want more?

Hmmmmmmmm.

Weak argument. Oyo state is almost twice the size of the whole south east. Bayelsa has 8lga, Gombe 11 and the two are not even as populous as the proposed ibadan state

DeOTR:
Weak argument. Oyo state is almost twice the size of the whole south east. Bayelsa has 8lga, Gombe 11 and the two are not even as populous as the proposed ibadan state

Thank you.

Now, how well developed is your quoted Bayelsa and Gombe, all combined?

What we need is development, not creation of more states.

DeOTR:
Bigger than all the 5 states of the south east

That's not true. Many already created states are struggling to survive,why are we then trying to create more unviable states, instead attention should be on already created states.

malali:
What exactly is the criteria for demanding statehood?

If someone insists that Ibadan should be made a state, shouldn’t he face the public in a proper press conference to explain why?

Look at America:
• Texas is so massive you can drive 24 hours across it and still be in the same state.
• Some U.S. states even stretch across multiple time zones.

Yet, they’re not breaking themselves up into little fragments every time someone feels entitled.

Meanwhile, here, every small local government with three roundabouts wants to crown itself a “state.” For what? Prestige? More political appointments? Access to federal allocation?

This constant agitation for micro-states is unserious. Real states are built around economic viability, infrastructure, and governance capacity, not just sentiment.

Until someone can define the hard criteria, population size, GDP output, landmass, resources, this noise about turning every LGA into a state is nothing but a distraction.

I see creation of more states as just means of creating political offices for some politicians.