Gourdoinc:
Nigeria Don tire person, there is no hope for the current generation and one can laugh at the possible unfortunate future that awaits the unborn generation of Nigerians. this improperly structured nation filled with nepotism, tribal and religious biases, mad people(terrorists and religious fanatics) and most importantly fantastically corrupt people is clearly on a path to failure and many groups have felt self determination to be the solution. the igbos feel same, the south south people feel same, recently it appears the Yorubas along with minority groups are feeling the great hunger for self determination. yet the South Sudan situation and history must surely serve as an educating tool while thinking out our way from this quagmire.

A great country is a multicultural, economically diverse and adaptive one run by efficient systems of government which caters an ensures equity and justice to all within. this must strictly be the hope and expectations for any self determined country in event of a break up, but we must ask ourselves why exactly did the Nigerian project fail, how exactly will same not apply to our self determined entities we in a hurry to create. humans are naturally individualistic and are quicker to see differences amongst themselves than similarities. this natural trait has created religious and tribal biases, racism and even terrorism.

there is no homogenous working society in the world. even when bound by religion people will always want to prioritize another differentiating bias (Sunni and shia Muslims). amongst the yoruba there is even alot of internal biases, same applies to the igbos and almost every other tribe in this nation. there is no proof that in a Biafra the same tribal problems plaguing Nigeria will not crop up, even though religious biases could be reduced (this is not necessarily true as observed by the segregation traditional worshipers face from Christians and even biases amongst Christians of different denominations).

it will be very difficult to create a working homogeneous entity that can ensure fairness and otherwise as hoped by all seeking self determination. we will end up creating small versions of the same failed Nigerian system.

it will be meaningless to do all this ranting without proposing a solution , thus I must state that only a foolish man tests the depth of a river with both feet. dividing this nation at any point in the recent time is very much akin to that. therefore we must test the waters with one feet. this one feet is simply. REGIONAL GOVERNANCE. what many call true federalism. when we can create and empower governance at the various regions, we have automatically created self determined entities who simply contribute a pittiance to a small federal structure to ensure the efficient running and maintenance of federal roads, universities and the military. every region should go develop and run their regions. they should have complete autonomy in managing their affairs and have regional laws that govern them (of course laws that doesn't oppose federal laws).

we can start our self determination this way, and test that theory in this structure. note that there are alot of benefits to our multicultural and largely populated Nigeria. if we practise true federalism, and stop having non existing governors who we never hold responsible for anything, we will start the process of eliminatinf alot of the problems plaguing us and finally pleasing many people who for many years have felt disenfranchised and maltreated.

after a period, people will truly see how much of love truly exist amongst their homogenous people. this will be a revelation.....

my humble opinion

Desyner:
I disagree . . . All regions will experience re-awakening as there would be no free flow of easy oil money again. Imagine all those idle civil servants currently gulping oil money via civil service up north embracing farming and contributing just N100k per person per annum to their govt. 30m active people can and will give N3 Trillion Naira.
We have the potential but the free flow of oil money has attracted the wrong people to power and the populace won't hold them accountable because its not from their sweat.

Splinz:
The question is: Who is not suffering already?

Gourdoinc:
everyone is suffering, and even in self determination you will see groups who will be suffering. the point is that why jump into seggration when regional government and resource control solves all of our current problems

BuariCopyPaste:
Dumb opinion of a unity beggar.

Gourdoinc:
everyone is suffering, and even in self determination you will see groups who will be suffering. the point is that why jump into seggration when regional government and resource control solves all of our current problems

greenermodels:
after the Hausa vs Yoruba clash at ife,only yorubas were arrested including an oba,they're still unjustly detained till today plus many other problems affecting the yorubas but you hardly see them agitate or discuss their problems rather they would be moving from one igbo thread to another spewing hatred over what is not their concern. a famous i said that "an unexamined life is not worth living"

IamaNigerianGuy:


Has even resource control or regional government been granted ?
You underestimate the perfidy of the northerners

Splinz:


Did you say "jump"? You mean calls for regionalism and resource control started today?

Gourdoinc:
yet a strong regional government with resource control solves that problem you raised

Desyner:
region will always break apart.

Gourdoinc:
thus self determined new nations if created will also break apart too by ur arguments. if that is true then why going for it