ECOTERRORS:
igbos didn't vote because of money, they belived in GEJ and they stuck with it. APC never made any effort to bring in the ibo man right from the inception that's why their first executive was made up of* Muslims*, the ibos made the best move by voting Gej and will vote him in a million times again.


Stop claiming to be an Igboman when you are not

barcanista:
Igbos 5 States despite being one of the 3 largest group

Eugenedimgba:
Well,the igbos have themselves to blame.Hausas know what they want and vigorously fights for it,the yorubas to an extent too.

handsometokunbo:


If you are not stupid and senseless like your militarily and politically serial losers' progenitors, you ought to have seen that Ijaws were excluded from South South people i mentioned in my write up.

Ijaws does not represent the entire SS dimwit.

Why was Ijaws excluded in my write up? They were excluded cos they are still nursing their son's wound and naturally expected to throw some tantrums here and there. However, 4th class citizens; the Igbos seized that emotional moment and sold their everlasting bitterness to Ijaws.

Let me give you senseless and emotion ridden Igbos some clue as to where you are heading to with your fake sudden relationship with SS. In the last couple of days, Urhobos have started blowing Pipelines, what does that tell you? Think you fools

So you fools expect Edos, Itsekiris and Urhobos in the same country with Igbos while their natural histories and cousins are attached to the West.

Just go and beg Akwa Ibom axis of Niger delta to join you in your bitterness and hatred to other Nigerians. We hate you too.

Mynd44:
This is not right.
I can see you are back to the old ways or whipping up tribal sentiments as was exposed yesterday. Now let me help you out.

What is the population of Kano?
What is the population of Lagos?
Now what is the population of the most populous state in the SE?

If a state has a population of say 10 million, how can you expect that state not to have more representatives than a state with a population of 3million?

abduljabbar4:

Mr man you are a big LIAR. Do you even know why the north has more population?
Ok. Where did you go in Kaduna. Describe the place for me

pazeinza:
you are spewing hogwash

The Hausa, Ibos, Ijaws and Yorubas are the one marginalising the minority groups in Nigeria

BlackTechnology:



What is this one saying.?


So everyone in kano and Lagos are hausas and Yorubas


Guy stop spewing trash


If Nigeria breakup will the population of Lagos and Kano still be the same.?



I am disappointed in you.

Bants:


Hausa has 13 states this mathematically has given them an advantage over the rest

barcanista:
Igbos 5 States despite being one of the 3 largest group

kcpragmatik:
I'm an Igbo man, but to be honest the Igbo drew the margin themselves.. NAIRA.

ibnjarir93:
Having become accustomed to seeing his name littering the politics section of Nairaland, I taught this Barcanista is some intelligent dude, only to find out that he is one hell of a jingoist.

internetpirate:
You have q one-track mind! Open your mind to dissent!

asha80:
long pile of rubbish..i only wanted to correct you ..slowpoke

eCollynzo:

That is what you northerners say whenever the truth stares you at the face.

shenisaac:


Hmmm... I disagree with ur calculation, with due respect. Looking at Nigeria as divided by political zoning, it's wrong to call the entire north Hausa. Please enquire and see how much of the north west and North Central are hausas. It's like saying SS along with SE are igbos. Please correct facts matter. I agree that igbos should have an extra state created to Balance each zone as 6 states. But no mischief in arguments

Musiwa419:
The ibos are part of the majority marginalising the minority. Ibos should stop marginalising the minority

abduljabbar4:

I honestly don't know the population on rivers state but I believe katsina and kaduna are more populated. I'm not saying that I know. You should also learn to consider the size of the states

barcanista:
According to 2012 United States factsheet, Nigeria has 250 ethnic groups. The most populous and politically influential include: Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5%. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
Looking at the Nigeria political structure especially that of the legislative arm (House of Representatives and Senate), I can't help but question the motive for the numerical advantage in favour of the combined North, and disadvantage in the side of the SS/SE. The whole South East was allocated just 43 Seats in the House of Representative despite that fact that the Igbo ethnic group that dominated the SE is one of the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria. Whereas North West alone has 92 Seats and South West 71 Seats. Please read below and do comparison with multi-ethnic countries like Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Kosovo (below)

Nigeria
Federal House of Representative (360 Seats)
North-West: Kaduna (16), Kebbi [8], Zamfara (7) , Sokoto (11), Kano (24), Jigawa (11) and Katsina State (15).
Total: 92
North-East: Taraba (6), Borno (10), Bauchi (12), Adamawa [8], Gombe (6) and Yobe State (6).
Total: 48
North Central: Kogi (9), Niger (10), Benue (11), Kwara (6), Plateau [8], Nassarawa (5) + FCT -2
Total: 49 + 2 =51
South-West: Oyo (14), Ogun (9), Lagos (24), Ekiti(6), Ondo (9) and Osun State (9).
Total:71
South-Easts: Ebonyi (6) Enugu [8], Imo (10), Abia [8] and Anambra State (11).
Total: 43
South-South: Akwa-Ibom (10), Bayelsa (5), Edo (9), Cross River [8], Rivers (13) and Delta State (10).
Total: 55

NW + NE= 140 Seats
NW + NE + NC = 191 Seats
SW (alone) = 71 Seats
SS + SE= 98 Seats

Senate (109 Seats)

North West: 3x7 = 21 Seats, North East: 3x6 = 18 Seats, North Central + FCT: (3x6) + 1= 19 Seats
Total North= 58

South South: 3x6 = 18 and South East: 3x5 = 15
Total SE/SS = 33

South West: 3x6 = 18,

Comparing Nigeria's Situation With Bosnia and Kosovo

1. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina is home to three ethnic "constituent peoples": Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. Ethnically, according to data from 2000 cited by the Central Intelligence Agency, Bosniaks constitute 48% of the population, Serbs 37.1%, Croats 14.3%, and others form 0.6%.

House of People (Senate) With 15 Seats
Bosniaks: 5 Seats
Croats: 5 Seats
Serbs: 5 Seats

House of Representative With 42 Seats
Bosniaks: 14
Croats: 14
Serbs: 14
https://www.parlament.ba/default.aspx?langTag=en-US&pril=b
Despite having a whopping 48%, the Bosniaks for the sake of Political Justice and Equity agreed with the Serb (37%) and the Croats (17%) to share every seat in both parliament equally. This is equity and justice!

2. Republic of KOSOVO
Kosovo is an European state with Albanian majority. According to Records, Ethnic Albanians forms 88% of the population, Serbs 7%, other 5% (Bosniak, Gorani, Roma, Turk, Ashkali, Egyptian, Janjevci – Croats) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo#Demographics

Assembly of Kosovo
The Kosovo Assembly has 120 Members, to recognise the 12% minorities, the country reserved 20 Seats (ie 24%) for the Minorities while the rest 100 can be contested for by anybody. Of the 20 Specially reserved seats, 10 is for Serbs (despite having just 7% of the population), 4 seats for the representatives of the Romani, Ashkali and Egyptians. 3 seats for the Bosniaks, 2 seats for the Turks and 1 seat for the Gorans. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_of_Kosovo

This is a country that the 88% Albanian Majority respect/recognize the right of the 12% ethnic Minorities that it specially reserved 20 Seats for the Minorities.

Equity Or Inequality?
Should we continue to deceive ourselves by holding the opinion that the Nigeria situation is "equity"? Won't it be justified to call for an overhaul of the system and institute a structure that could be deemed and justified in any sane clime if we are to move forward as a people in this arrangement called Nigeria? I believe that a call to address this lopsided "allocation" will be a patriotic one.

Source: http://solomontonye..com/2015/04/the-political-inequality-in-nigeria.html

Musiwa419:
The truth is that the ibos are part of the majority including the hausa and yoruba that have been marginalising the minority

ibos should stop marginalising the minority

internetpirate:
If you had a modicum of sense you wouldn't write what you wrote! You can chant all you want, but Truth will find a way!

barcanista:
By region I mean North, West and East (going back to the default). The region can create as many states and sub-groups as they like within themselves. But they must have equal representation in the central parliament.

temitemi1:
Northern leaders are curse to their regions. With this amount of inequality in the system they still have nothing to show for it!! Their brothers n sisters are on every street in Nigeria begging for money, they sleep in the mist of their cattle with rag on their bodies, killing themselves in the name of their religious! Barcanista, I don't envy them at all!!

eCollynzo:
When will you stop impersonating people?

abduljabbar4:

They were not the leaders of the north! They were leaders of Nigeria! Though they were corrupt and only went after the national cakes.
The south south recieves more funds in Nigeria what do they have to show for it? Even if we give you your oyel your situation will not change

barcanista:
Your talk of tribal sentiment is flawed. Didn't you see the demography of every major ethnic groups in the Original post? By the way what do you mean whipping tribal sentiment when I never attacked nor accuse any tribe but I clearly faulted the system? The system is so unfavorable to me. is Kaduna more populated than Rivers State? Is Katsina more populated than Rivers State? Are the Igbos such a minority that the system make them appear? Can't you see from the two countries I used as a yardstick?