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No. The solution for Nigeria is not to divide but to restructure the country for a truly federal republic to exist. India is bigger most of sub-Sharan Africa and has way more diverse ethnicities and languages than Africa does but their country works because they use a federal style of governance and administration.
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The solution for Nigeria is not to divide but to restructure the country for a truly federal republic to exist. India is bigger most of sub-Sharan Africa and has way more diverse ethnicities and languages than Africa does but their country works because they use a federal style of governance and administration.
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Yes, our country has failed. All the social and economic progress our country made since 99, buhari and APC just erased it all in 8 years due to their incompetence. Our GDP was higher pre-2016. Inflation rates were also lower. Foreign direct investment in Nigeria was high back then. National unity was better and even security was better compared to the post-2016 period. Our national debt has increased. Infrastructure has degraded. Our middle-class is all but wiped out. Our currency is declining in value and safety and security are no longer guaranteed for Nigerians. The solution for Nigeria is not to divide but to restructure the country for a truly federal republic to exist. India is bigger most of sub-Sharan Africa and has way more diverse ethnicities and languages than Africa does but their country works because they use a federal style of governance and administration.
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@prasantpandey4057 And yet India still manages to work as a nation despite the issues with said diversity. Heck! The Philippines also has the same issue and works as a nation too. There is still a strong national identity there. What we need in Nigeria is political restructuring and a change in leadership from buhari and APC. Plus, the advent of all his mismanagement will make the issue of restructuring very difficult to ignore this time.
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I agree with you, brother. Our country has failed. All the social and economic progress our country made since 99, buhari and APC just erased it all in 8 years due to their incompetence. Our GDP was higher pre-2016. Inflation rates were also lower. Foreign direct investment in Nigeria was high back then. National unity was better and even security was better compared to the post-2016 period. Our national debt has increased. Infrastructure has degraded. Our middle-class is all but wiped out. Our currency is declining in value and safety and security are no longer guaranteed for Nigerians. The solution for Nigeria is not to divide but to restructure the country for a truly federal republic to exist. India is bigger most of sub-Sharan Africa and has way more diverse ethnicities and languages than Africa does but their country works because they use a federal style of governance and administration.
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@prasantpandey4057 Very good observation of yours, friend. Option C looks to be the best one. I can see the fulani/herdsmen easily occupying the role of perceived and real threat what with them already being a minority, even in the north and being a hostile force to most regions. As for the complacent majority, Yoruba and Igbo people are the majority in the south and they mostly understand the importance of maintaining stability and encouraging economic progress in the country as it benefits them and others directly and indirectly. The Hausa, as another majority, though being tribalist and northerners, are more easy to work with compared to the fulani as they at least have more vested interest in Nigeria being united, tend to intergrate into other regions peacefully (the growing ties between Igbos and Hausa, despite their long history of ethnic issues is proof) and they want Nigeria progressing economically and even they can no longer ignore the growing calls for restructuring. Any further rifts in Nigeria will negatively impact them in the long-run since their region is not nearly as economically productive or socially developed as the south and they lack the resources we have.
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@mybodyisamachine Exactly. That is how most countries, especially western-oriented ones like ours already function and should function. There have already been growing calls for this to be done in Nigeria but buhari and many of the people like him were hindering these efforts. But with end of his term coming and the full failure of his and APC's policies on display, those calls will be even stronger now.
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Robert Hughes That's not a very good excuse, friend. Botswana has many tribes and that country works because they have a true federal style of governance and good leadership. So does Kenya. If India works, why can't my own country, Nigeria, do so? All this talk of splitting is just that, talk. Inertia and long-standing economic vested interests of most citizens have kept Nigeria united. Plus, the calls to restructure our constitution and government into a more federal decentralised one are even stronger. The majority of us don't want to split. Don't let internet noise fool you.
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Well said. We may be having our issues but our country has faced worse. My father tells me how during military rule, it was worse and the country almost broke up. Then in 99 after civilian rule returned, so many things began to improve because of a change in leadership and proper economic management. Things were looking up for us up until 2015 when we made the great mistake of electing the foolani into office and in 8 years he undid all that progress but this just shows that what we need is good leadership and also to restructure the country for a truly federal republic to exist. India is bigger most of sub-Sharan Africa and has way more diverse ethnicities and languages than Africa does but their country works because they use a federal style of governance and administration.
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@jaybee4577 Wow! I had no idea more people were actually noticing my activity on twitter. Thanks for the shoutout. Also, yes, I agree with you. It is incredibly frustrating how people automatically think they know what is happening in Nigeria because a few loud people online scream about something and get huge likes. There is increased tribalism now due to the failure of the current administration but the national identity of Nigerians is still strong and most of us, even Igbos in the east, still identify as Nigerians. We just want more decentralization and a restructured nation and constitution.
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Yes, our country has failed. All the social and economic progress our country made since 99, buhari and APC just erased it all in 8 years due to their incompetence. Our GDP was higher pre-2016. Inflation rates were also lower. Foreign direct investment in Nigeria was high back then. National unity was better and even security was better compared to the post-2016 period. Our national debt has increased. Infrastructure has degraded. Our middle-class is all but wiped out. Our currency is declining in value and safety and security are no longer guaranteed for Nigerians. The solution for Nigeria is not to divide but to restructure the country for a truly federal republic to exist. India is bigger most of sub-Sharan Africa and has way more diverse ethnicities and languages than Africa does but their country works because they use a federal style of governance and administration.
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We may be having our issues but our country has faced worse. My father tells me how during military rule, it was worse and the country almost broke up. Then in 99 after civilian rule returned, so many things began to improve because of a change in leadership and proper economic management. Things were looking up for us up until 2015 when we made the great mistake of electing the foolani into office and in 8 years he undid all that progress but this just shows that what we need is good leadership and also to restructure the country for a truly federal republic to exist. India is bigger most of sub-Sharan Africa and has way more diverse ethnicities and languages than Africa does but their country works because they use a federal style of governance and administration.
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@deusexaethera There is increased tribalism now due to the failure of the current administration but that is really nothing new. Pre-99, was another era where national unity was at an all time low due to mismanagement and military rule oppression but after the return to civilian rule, national unity resurged when restructuring of the economy, institutions, and almost the constitution, occured and major improvements to Nigeria were occuring as well. The national identity of Nigerians is still strong and most of us, even Igbos in the east where the strongest but not widely spread secessionist sentiments lie, still identify as Nigerians. We just want more decentralization and a restructured nation and constitution. Those who call for separation are in the minority and mainly use the internet to make their calls seem bigger than they really are. The average citizen in Nigeria is not terminally online. So our opinions are always reflected online.
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@sulaak Sir, the "partition" happened to a different country that was not India. I am referring to current day India
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@truthwins8147 Friend, I am on team restructuring. That is what needs to happen and the calls to restructure Nigeria can no longer be ignored, even by northern elites.
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