Good but I will suggest 4 regions of North, Middlebelt, Southwest and Eastern Regions. Each autonomous region can create their states of residence. This will help to reduce the high cost of governance and speed up development.

Ojiofor:


What if the so called Igbo speaking people of Niger delta decides to remain where they are, Are you going to force it down their throats?
In the west,The Yoruba speaking people of Northern extraction are the one agitating to be merged with their brothers in the west not the other way round.If they desire to be merged with us they should agitate for it.

Why use fake Igbo name as moniker when you are not one.
It Speaks so much of your self esteem and how you regard your roots

36 states that were created by illegitimate military govts that nobody voted for but came in through coup? This 36 state structure is a fraud because there were no referendum to create them but rather through the use of guns and decrees

orisa37:
12 State Structure has come and gone for ever.

No Group, Cult, Tribe or Race can remove the LEGITIMACY of the 36 CONSTITUTIONAL STATES THAT WE NOW HAVE.

THE NORTH IN WHATSOEVER GUISE SHOULD STOP TOMFOOLERY AND

ALL THE 36 CONSTITUTIONAL STATES SHOULD NOW AGREE TO LIMIT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS MILITARY AND TREATIES ONLY.

THE 36 CONSTITUTIONAL STATES SHOULD HENCEFORTH BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR INTERNAL SECURITY, RESOURCES SOURCING AND APPLICATION AND POWER TO ELECT, APPOINT AND NOMINATE ANY SUITABLE AND BEST QUALIFIED CITIZENS OF THEIR OWN TO REPRESENT THEM AS THEY PLEASE.

SegFault:

You think that after division everything will be alright?

Atleast some problems will be settled. Tribalism and neptisim will be at its minimum. Things will improve. That I'm sure of

hmm

You have come with this foolish question. Restructuring is not targeted to the East but the whole country. Does the SE states have 100% resource control? What about state police? Educational programs? Electoral umpire?

Coldie:

Oga tell me what u want to be restructured in the East?

Redcrafton:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/10/restructuring-northern-leaders-root-for-12-state-structure/

North said what??

i am dreaming

We are getting there


This nonsense must stop

U are not asking the right questions

Disintegration or restructure will not solve the problems

How can you restructure with a corrupted mindset that does not care about the development of the human resources and capacity?

Crafty talk all the way.

Haywhysat:
Better. We should have about 5 regions.

Western region, Middle belt, Niger Delta, Eastern region and Core North

Ode ni e

Rugaria:
If the north leads the so-called restructuring process to fit their grand design again, the rest of the country should object. What I have learnt from all that is going on is that the socalled north gets away with all sorts of evil , simply because the rest of the country is docile. The lopsided state and local government structures in place today were all whimsically designed by northern army officers to favour the north to the detriment of the southern part of the country especially the east. They have more states, more local governments, more allocations, more senators, more....., it's endless ! Now, they are fearful that after Buhari, with the trends of political events, a real restructuring might happen, and they want to quickly effect changes to guarantee nothern domination for another century. This is wrong! It's either everybody is treated equally going forward, or the whole country should expire..

North o, South o, na everybody dey suffer from the current arrangement. Let us go back to regional system. At least, this whole idea of pointing fingers at one another would stop

Haywhysat:
Better. We should have about 5 regions.

Western region, Middle belt, Niger Delta, Eastern region and Core North

Niger delta was never a region in 1967. And there is nothing like core North.

This is far better than what we have now

HeadShot:


Well said... Senate and House of Representatives should be scrapped... They are the retirement home for politicians

Hahaha, Lol at retire home for politicians, I concur with your post , Una go kill person with laugh for Nairaland.com

Coldie:
12 state system is not feasible there was a reason more states were created. More States were created to curb marginalization.

Ebonyi people used to complain about being marginalized that development wasn't reaching them.

Rivers people especially the ikwerres were extremely marginalized under the old rivers state by the Ijaws before bayelsa was created.

Same with akwa ibom/cross rivers. It was marginalization of akwa ibom people by cross rivers that turned lots of them into house maids back in the days

Lol
Is that what they told you?
Cross river and Akwa Ibom were split in 1987, up till date, the Akwa ibom/Efik block still has produced the most number of civilian et military govenors, make research before u yarn okpata.

Redcrafton:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/10/restructuring-northern-leaders-root-for-12-state-structure/

Are these people mad or something who are they to tell us what they want. E no go better for british government for foisting these sort of worthless vagabonds on Nigeria, May Britain also face these thorn in the flesh in another Hitler that will enslave yall.

This their move is very suspicious. Trust them at your peril.

Haywhysat:
Better. We should have about 5 regions.

Western region, Middle belt, Niger Delta, Eastern region and Core North

Remove Niger Delta because it wouldn't work there: Ijaw, Ishekiri, Kalabari, Okrika, Ekpeye, Ikwerre, Ogoni, Ogoja, many more. How will these tribes share the power.?

Misterdhee1:

North o, South o, na everybody dey suffer from the current arrangement. Let us go back to regional system. At least, this whole idea of pointing fingers at one another would stop

Na wetin people no want understand. Going back to regional govt will benefit the populace more.

Long overdue! The revolution just begun!

All we are saying give us Oduduwa Republic.

gidgiddy:


This stupid talk. How can I be grabbing my own land? Igbos were used to make up the population of Benue, Delta and Rivers. When Nigeria is restructured, there will be a referendum for all to decide.

Anyone thinking that the current template of South/South and South East is what will be used for restructuring should forget the idea. A situation where half of Egbema community is in Imo and the other half is in Rivers state, will not be accepted. There must be a referendum in all Igbo speaking communities in the SS, SE and lower Benue. Those who vote to belong to the Eastern Region will become the Eastern Region.

How come you're the one fighting for those people? Not for once have we seen igbos from those states you mentioned come out and ask to be recognized as easterners. All these attache by force ideas en

jcmaiah:

Niger delta was never a region in 1967. And there is nothing like core North.

Things have changed. The same ND cannot follow Eastern region even if regional is to be created.

Becos of the gold see greedy Pple but is all OK....#supportresourcescontrol

With no norms and values

Jdbrasco2:
Good but I will suggest 4 regions of North, Middlebelt, Southwest and Eastern Regions. Each autonomous region can create their states of residence. This will help to reduce the high cost of governance and speed up development.

Nothing like four regions. Niger delta is a region on its own. We don't want another parasitic relationship

Misterdhee1:

How come you're the one fighting for those people? Not for once have we seen igbos from those states you mentioned come out and ask to be recognized as easterners. All these attache by force ideas en

The guy weak me... His by force attache is legendary.

this is a strategy to destabilize the restructuring agitation because they know most Nigerians would reject this.

My major take on this is that, they forwarded the bill to the national assembly that has the powers for restructuring the country. Not to leave it for mere media tantrums and political jobbers to use and score cheap political points.

subcbouy:
Remove Niger Delta because it wouldn't work there: Ijaw, Ishekiri, Kalabari, Okrika, Ekpeye, Ikwerre, Ogoni, Ogoja, many more. How will these tribes share the power.?

They will sort themselves. Aren't most of them sharing different states already?