Well, it's no longer a secret that the South West can support anything North so long as it hurts the East. Ponder this 'sharing formula' using the representation at Federal House as a guide.

Abia - 8
Adamawa -8
Akwa-Ibom - 10
Anambra -11
Bauchi -12
Bayelsa -5
Benue -11
Borno -10
Cross-River -8
Delta - 10
Ebonyi - 6
Edo -9
Ekiti - 6
Enugu - 8
Gombe - 6
Imo - 10
Jigawa -11
Kaduna - 16
Kano - 24
Katsina - 15
Kebbi -8
Kogi-9
Kwara -6
Lagos -24
Nasarawa -5
Niger - 10
Ogun - 9
Ondo- 9
Osun- 9
Oyo - 14
Plateau - 8
Rivers - 13
Sokoto - 11
Taraba - 6
Yobe- 6
Zamfara- 7
FCT- 6
Total = 360

For the benefit of those who are innumerate and not familiar with the delineation of federal constituencies according to geographical zones, here is the breakdown of the above;
South East- 43
South South- 55
South West- 71
North East - 48
North Central - 49
North West -92
FCT- 2

From the above, it's clear who are in the majority and who are the minorities. Of course, it's clear also who the owners of Nigeria are.

Please, let me bother you a little. In case you're unaware, the North West which has the chunk of representations at the Federal House comprises; Jigawa, Kebbi, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Zamfara and Sokoto, being the only zone with 7 states. Think of the abracadabra votes Buhari received from the K-states of Kaduna, Katsina and Kano? North West is largely regarded as the home of the Fulanis, the conquerors of the Hausas(by force) through Othman Dan Fodio, the Islamic jihadist.

Now, the $100m question: Is it possible to deprive one who holds this advantage over others by mere persuasion through word of mouth or appeal to reason?

Not that there haven't been persuasions in the past. From Aburi Accord to Jonathan's Confab but in the end the North supported and emboldened by their usual allies, the South West, refused to give an inch. Thus, the only way to make Nnanna's kind of Nigeria possible is by force, and nothing more.
In words of the legendary Bob Marley, total annihilation of these parasites is the only solution.... give them an inch, they take a yard, give them a yard, they take a mile....

It's convenient to preach nonviolence but do the people you're engaged with understand this sound doxology? Since the coming into being of this entity called Nigeria, it's been suffering violence, and the North have been violently appropriating our commonwealth through use of force. Can you imagine the Northern governors chiding the rest of us for associating the Fulani herdsmen with their murderous acts? What a gratuitous insult!

The lopsided delineation of the federal constituencies and the 'sharing formula' of the wealth of the South was obtained via brutal force. The civil war, all the military takeovers and the obnoxious decrees had one agenda- the South's oil wealth.

Even now, the violence for total destruction and subjugation of the South continues through the combined insurgents of Islamic fundamentalists, Boko Haram and their jihadist allies, the bloodsucking Fulani herders. Anyone who thinks the Fulani cattle herders are just pastoralists looking for greener pastures is mistaken. This is an occupation army and jihadist instrument in motion.
In the words of my icon, Bob Marley, give the Fulani cattle herders an inch and the whole of Southern region will be conquered. We gotta fight for our rights. Power of pen is okay but .....the pen is mightier than the sword but.... has it helped in the Nigerian situation? I rest my case!

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