₦airaland Forum

Jere os a question that need to be answered. I hope justice will come one day.

How e take concern you?

esnbrutality:
Declear Oduduwa Republic fast and have Peace of mind.

Are you talking about the same Biafra that make your men to hide under their beds every Monday for fear of being murdered by the Biafra freedom fighters"?

You and your fellow lack the capacity to self-reflect. The Yoruba need you for nothing and this has been proven again and again.

It's you people that cannot live in your region, trying to escape Biafra death and running to Yorubaland.

esnbrutality:
When you Hear BIAFRA now..you get heart Attacks

Yoruba lagba. Omoluabi ni won pe wa.

The unity beggars are the ones running to escape the evil they encourage in their region only to start calling Yorubaland a no-mans-land.

Keep projecting you insecurities.

esnbrutality:
When renaming streets and demolishing houses you thought about the future events abi?

This is the intro....you need experience the Outro.

Unity beggars

Nightlife actually helps to reduce crime in itself.

"Na small small madness take start"

They always act before they think.

This people lack the capacity to reflect or analyse the future consequence of their words and actions. They lack propriety.

If shameless is a name...

The same people whose region people are running from and whose men hide under their beds every Monday is claiming to develop another place.

How come your developmental wisdom works only outside your region and you region is not already a Dubai where everybody wants to give live for her economic opportunities...

essentialone1:
If Igbos leave Lagos, it will become like Osun State in less than 2 years.

Is it your childishness?

Which one do you want to choose today, please, I need your response.
1. "Gimme Biafra or death"
2. "Lagos is a no man's Land"



They always try to gaslight everybody once they discover their even intention is becoming futile.

Thus is the same mistake their forefathers did, putting their attention only into greed and covetousness of how to Harrogate what belong to other people to themselves. While they were doing these, other region establishing first tv stations, first university e.t.c.

Today, history is repeating itself. They are only concerned about what is happening Southwest Yorubaland while their terrorist brothers "freedom fighter" are unaliving their people in the region en mass.

They hide under their bed every Monday for the fear of getting murdered by their "freedom fighters" why the economy of their region is put on reversed gear.

Now that they have no suitable place to call home, they begin to start creating constitutional bills, creating false naratives, call Yotubalamd a "no man's land", demarket our region and trying to rewrite history.

I hope all of our Houses of Assemlies in Nigeria, our members of House of Representatives plus members of the Senate will take over and do the needful.

The day you start living with this realisation that nobody owe you anything is the day you'll start living the peaceful and fulfilling life.

1. How much is your own state contributing to the FG purse?
2. Which International Airport is the most used and most income generating asset in Nigeria?

You people need to be asking yourself questions at time.

AMINDA:
Tinubu just approved another 712 billion naira for renovation of an airport terminal in Lagos out of a 900 billion naira allocation for airports in the entire country but yet Yorubas feel Lagos is solely for Yorubas. Don't forget the 15 trillion naira coastal road that federal loans are being acquired for. There's a 2 billion dollar loan earmarked for the Lagos Greenline project in the recent 23 billion dollar approval. These loans will be serviced by taxes from all Nigerians irrespective of state of origin. When you concentrate a nation's common patrimony in only one state, its only natural to expect an influx of people into that state. If Lagos should be solely for Yorubas, then development should be equitably distributed across all states. Then there's the obviously skewed appointments of only ethnic Yorubas into Federal government positions. Actions like these only further create resentment in the country.

Nigeria is a richly diverse nation with over 250 ethnic groups and more than 500 languages. Yet, despite this diversity, the current centralized structure of governance does not fully reflect the nation's cultural, economic, or political realities. The call for a regional government is not a call for division, but for true federalism—a structure that ensures equity, autonomy, and accelerated development for all constituent parts of the country. A regional system, especially one based on linguistic and ethnic identity, is not only logical but necessary for sustainable progress.


Why Regional Government is Important

1. Restoration of True Federalism
Nigeria started as a federation of regions, each with autonomy over its resources and policies. This structure allowed for healthy competition, innovation, and rapid development. Returning to a regional system would restore that spirit and eliminate the overdependence on the federal government.


2. Better Representation and Leadership
In a regional structure, each region can elect a leader that truly understands and represents its people, values, and aspirations. For instance, the South-East could choose Peter Obi, a visionary known for his administrative prudence (Yinmu), to lead its affairs, while the South-West might choose any Yoruba leader with integrity and experience.


3. Faster Economic Development
Each region can focus on its strengths—agriculture in the Middle Belt, oil and gas in the Niger Delta, technology and finance in the South-West, and commerce in the South-East. Without the bottlenecks of a central authority, regions will be free to grow their economies, attract investment, and create jobs.


4. Reduced Ethnic Tensions and Political Friction
Much of Nigeria's ethnic conflict stems from a perceived or real sense of marginalization. When people are governed by those from their cultural background, there is more trust, accountability, and peace. Regional governance eliminates the "us vs. them" mentality in national politics.


5. Efficient Use of Resources
A centralized government often leads to duplication of efforts and wastage. With regional governance, resources will be better managed and tailored to local needs. For example, a Yoruba regional government can implement policies suited to its socio-economic structure without interference from a distant Abuja.


Why Regionality Should Be Based on Language and Ethnicity

Nigeria’s major problem isn’t just bad leadership—it is a lack of structural compatibility. A nation that groups people of vastly different cultures, languages, and histories under a one-size-fits-all government is bound to experience friction.

1. Cultural Cohesion and Unity
People naturally feel more connected to those who speak the same language and share the same history. A Yoruba man from Kogi will naturally relate more with someone from Lagos or Osun than with a neighbor from another tribe. By grouping regions along ethnic-linguistic lines, we ensure unity and loyalty within regions.


2. Educational and Media Benefits
Language-based regions can teach and promote their languages, histories, and values in schools and media. This revives endangered languages and preserves culture.


3. Tailored Governance
Different regions have different ways of life. For instance, laws and policies that work in the North may not suit the South. Regional governments based on ethnicity can create context-sensitive policies and governance systems. E.g Sharia + Hisbah police in the North vs Amotekun in the South


4. Freedom of Association and Identity
Every ethnic group has the right to protect its identity and development. A Yoruba from Kwara or Edo should be allowed to belong to a Yoruba region instead of being lumped with people who don't share the same values or interests.




Examples of Regional Leaders in a Functional System

South-East Region: Peter Obi — known for transparency, frugality, and youth empowerment. (Yinmu)

South-West Region: A visionary Yoruba leader focused on innovation, education, and cultural preservation.

Middle Belt Region: An agrarian reformer with experience in food production and conflict resolution.

South-South Region: A resource-focused leader who can negotiate resource control and environmental justice.

North-West & North-East: Leaders chosen by their people, with deep roots in local traditions and equipped to tackle regional security and education challenges.



A regional government system in Nigeria is not only feasible—it is essential. The current centralized system is too disconnected from the people, too prone to abuse, and too fragile to sustain peace and progress. Let each region determine its path, develop at its pace, and choose its leaders. Let the Yoruba speak for themselves, the Igbo for themselves, the Hausa-Fulani, the Ijaw, the Tiv, the Idoma, and so on. Only then will we see a Nigeria that is just, peaceful, prosperous, and united in diversity.

So the Benin Yoruba, the Togo Yoruba, the Cuba Yoruba, the Brazil Yoruba e.t.c are Nigerians?

chaloskyx:
To be youruba you must be Nigerian if she denies her roots to Nigeria it means she denies her yoruba roots as well stop trying to claim who does not want you

She has her right to make her choices.

Nigeria and Nigerians should stop the gumbody gumbody gumbody they are doing.

Yes oo

Newsmills:
Every bit of the episode is sensitive,regional government is much needed,so that banks should also be restructured mobbing resources from all over the country to develop banks in Lagos is unacceptable,likewise the religious organizations in the country so we need restructuring in every bit of it-religious federalism because south south are behaving like zombies.

SMH

Uchek:
SW & Lagos is the parasite on Nigeria.

Live your life to fullness today. Their is no afterlife. Don't let them deprive you the juice of living by their bull and cock story.

You only have one life to live so live it right.

Don't live like a stranger in this life. You're a son and daughter of the soil, the earth is your mother and the sun is your father.

Make good plan for your today and for your future and foe your children unborn. You only have this one life to live so live it well and enjoy it while it last.

Masturbation is not a sin.

If there is a God who is also a creator of the universe, the universe is too big and complex for the same God who create the complex universe to be concerned with what you do with your genitals in your private. Humans, if not that we are egocentric, we are so small and minute on the scale of the universe that a God will feel unhappy by what you do with your genital.

Imagine the billionaire Dangote wanting to beat a grandchild for misplacing a #50 he gave him. Isn't that out of proportion?

Also, masturbation has helped a lot of people to tame their sexual urges, thereby preventing rape, unwanted pregnancy, promiscuity and other vices...

As a guy, if you don't mastirbate, you'll get wet dream and release on your cloth. A man produce about 120million sperm cells in a day.

Use your brain!

Only too much of everything or an addiction to anything is bad.

Why are you taking panadol for some else's headache?

Sheuns:
Can someone from Ibadan go to Ogbomoso to become Soun and those in Ogbomoso will allow him because he is from the Southwest?

I respect your understanding of the situation on ground.

I hope all of our Houses of Assemlies in Nigeria, our members of House of Representatives plus members of the Senate will take over and do the needful.

The Nigeria we dream of and want to have is a Nigeria where there will be economic opportunities, safety, security and progress in all the region. A Nigeria where an UncleAyo from Southwest will be able to happily relocate his family to any northern state and settle there for the opportunities available there; where Hammed from the North will be looking forward to migrate to southeast and where Nkechi from southeast will happily stay in her region and flourish and prosper without any fear.

We want to have Lagos-like or should I say Southwest-like development in every state and region.

There should be enough development, growth and economic opportunities for our brothers in the northern Nigeria too. And in every state and every region of Nigeria. These cannot happen without a true structure federalism by regional governing.

Some states, their governors and region have been spectator for long enough. They should start channelling roadmaps for the development of their region and the people they claim to govern.

WizardOfNG:
Indeed. In fact the whole lunacy ongoing in the SE is not challenged robustly by the most affluent and influential from the region because they have options.

Peter Obi, Orji Kalu, Cubana Chief Priest, Obi Cubana, Jowizaza, E-Money etal can simply remain in and operate from their Lagos, Abuja or Port Harcourt base without feeling the pressure to address what is wrong in ala Igbo and making it uninhabitable to the extent Igbos are fleeing.

You are 100% correct that lack of regional autonomy, whereby it is indigenes first, portents a very dangerous future for a very disunited people who are irrevocably different and lack homogeneity of socio-economic outlook.

It is a recipe for disaster. A pressure cooker brewing and about to blow.

SMH

favor914:
ABSOLUTE NONSENSE, ARE U NOT AWARE THAT EVERY STATE IN NIGERIA IS A REGION?

PLEASE ACCEPT FAILURE AS A PEOPLE, FOR NOT UNDERSTANDING THE COPY & PASTE SYSTEM OF DEMOCRAZY PRACTICED IN THE ZOO.

INSTEAD OF LOOKING 👀 FOR WHO, & WHAT TO BLAME.

THERE IS ACTUALLY NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT U CALL A REGION, OR A STATE IN A FEDERATION.

As of today, there is no other candidate yet that can win a presidential election against president Tinubu. The story may change tomorrow morning, but that's the reality on ground today and the reality does not care about your feelings or thoughts.

descarado:
I'm thinking cos they know tinubu might not last more than 2027, they all of a sudden want regional government.
Mbok

All region and states must be developed independently too. The current structure of Nigeria has a very very dangerous future.

Some people are already working tirelessly to erase cultural identity of another ethnic group and try to claim their heritage, starting by tagging their land a no-man's-land.

They are encouraging terrorism in their own region and against their own people. Encouraged Every-Monday-Sit-At-Home which have a very grave consequence for the economic future of the region. They are escaping en mass after destroying their own region only to start dragging heritage of other people and resources.

WizardOfNG:
Indeed. Anything else is unfair to those doing the right things.

Gbenga Daniel broke with protocol to bravely shun political correctness and make this point when he warn against the developmental challenge the SW will face, for being a region doing what is right better than others, to the extent we may host 50% of the entire Nigerian population in the near future.

Others, like the North and SE, responsible for insecurity, terrorism and hideous misrule troubling Nigeria the most, leading to Igbos and Northerners deserting the SE and North enmasse for the SW, are same people insisting they must lead Nigeria and not a "Yoruba President".

Yorubas need to understand that, along with the SS and North Central, we are a region doing the right things that incorrigibly aberrant folks will seek to force themselves on rather than reform so that that their own land of origin is fit for them to remain in and build optimally satisfying lives in.

To that end, and to preserve the best interest of our generations unborn, we must move uncompromisingly to gain regional autonomy so that all Nigerians, in every regions, begin to understand the concept of "charity begins at home".

As Daniel warns, the SW cannot continue with what obtains today where those who cannot fight for the delivery of peace, security and better socio-economic development in their region, under their own leaders, remain totally free, because of 'one Nigeria', to instantly relocate to the SW, SS etal to burden indigenes there.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/south-west-on-course-to-be-home-for-50-nigerians-2050-senator/%3famp

Enough of overdependency on South West and Lagos. All the region and states must equaly be aswell develop.

Nigeria is a richly diverse nation with over 250 ethnic groups and more than 500 languages. Yet, despite this diversity, the current centralized structure of governance does not fully reflect the nation's cultural, economic, or political realities. The call for a regional government is not a call for division, but for true federalism—a structure that ensures equity, autonomy, and accelerated development for all constituent parts of the country. A regional system, especially one based on linguistic and ethnic identity, is not only logical but necessary for sustainable progress.


Why Regional Government is Important

1. Restoration of True Federalism
Nigeria started as a federation of regions, each with autonomy over its resources and policies. This structure allowed for healthy competition, innovation, and rapid development. Returning to a regional system would restore that spirit and eliminate the overdependence on the federal government.


2. Better Representation and Leadership
In a regional structure, each region can elect a leader that truly understands and represents its people, values, and aspirations. For instance, the South-East could choose Peter Obi, a visionary known for his administrative prudence (Yinmu), to lead its affairs, while the South-West might choose any Yoruba leader with integrity and experience.


3. Faster Economic Development
Each region can focus on its strengths—agriculture in the Middle Belt, oil and gas in the Niger Delta, technology and finance in the South-West, and commerce in the South-East. Without the bottlenecks of a central authority, regions will be free to grow their economies, attract investment, and create jobs.


4. Reduced Ethnic Tensions and Political Friction
Much of Nigeria's ethnic conflict stems from a perceived or real sense of marginalization. When people are governed by those from their cultural background, there is more trust, accountability, and peace. Regional governance eliminates the "us vs. them" mentality in national politics.


5. Efficient Use of Resources
A centralized government often leads to duplication of efforts and wastage. With regional governance, resources will be better managed and tailored to local needs. For example, a Yoruba regional government can implement policies suited to its socio-economic structure without interference from a distant Abuja.


Why Regionality Should Be Based on Language and Ethnicity

Nigeria’s major problem isn’t just bad leadership—it is a lack of structural compatibility. A nation that groups people of vastly different cultures, languages, and histories under a one-size-fits-all government is bound to experience friction.

1. Cultural Cohesion and Unity
People naturally feel more connected to those who speak the same language and share the same history. A Yoruba man from Kogi will naturally relate more with someone from Lagos or Osun than with a neighbor from another tribe. By grouping regions along ethnic-linguistic lines, we ensure unity and loyalty within regions.


2. Educational and Media Benefits
Language-based regions can teach and promote their languages, histories, and values in schools and media. This revives endangered languages and preserves culture.


3. Tailored Governance
Different regions have different ways of life. For instance, laws and policies that work in the North may not suit the South. Regional governments based on ethnicity can create context-sensitive policies and governance systems. E.g Sharia + Hisbah police in the North vs Amotekun in the South


4. Freedom of Association and Identity
Every ethnic group has the right to protect its identity and development. A Yoruba from Kwara or Edo should be allowed to belong to a Yoruba region instead of being lumped with people who don't share the same values or interests.




Examples of Regional Leaders in a Functional System

South-East Region: Peter Obi — known for transparency, frugality, and youth empowerment. (Yinmu)

South-West Region: A visionary Yoruba leader focused on innovation, education, and cultural preservation.

Middle Belt Region: An agrarian reformer with experience in food production and conflict resolution.

South-South Region: A resource-focused leader who can negotiate resource control and environmental justice.

North-West & North-East: Leaders chosen by their people, with deep roots in local traditions and equipped to tackle regional security and education challenges.



A regional government system in Nigeria is not only feasible—it is essential. The current centralized system is too disconnected from the people, too prone to abuse, and too fragile to sustain peace and progress. Let each region determine its path, develop at its pace, and choose its leaders. Let the Yoruba speak for themselves, the Igbo for themselves, the Hausa-Fulani, the Ijaw, the Tiv, the Idoma, and so on. Only then will we see a Nigeria that is just, peaceful, prosperous, and united in diversity.

Winners keep winning while loosers keep complaining, whining and playing the victim card.