First of all credit goes to selemempe for allowing me copy his post with few ramifications. As Ẹdo people and Igbo people are almost in similar situation.
https://www.nairaland.com/6589006/biafra-only-5-eastern-states#102421469


In this piece, I'm going to let you see why getting Ẹdo with only 1 State may not be a bad idea.
I will list my points below.

1. Other enclaved countries. Ẹdo would not be the only enclaved country in the world.
Lesotho is entirely enclaved inside South Africa. They have a population of almost 3 million and still have a higher GDP per capita than Nigeria. As far as we can have an internationally brokered deal with Nigeria to freely allow us use Nigerian airspace for civilian planes, we would be just fine.

2. Oil and gas money The Ẹdo oil reserves than the Federal allocation it gets.
With the Oil in the Benin part of Ẹdo, we have enough of that resource to gradually build a more sustainable economy if we plan well. Don't forget that Nairobi Kenya was built with money from tea and coffee. Nairobi is more beautiful than Lagos built with oil money.

3. Military Today Ẹdo have no military and have no right to form a military. If we are allowed to go with our 1 state, we would have the right to build a military, To buy as much deadly weapons and defence technology as we can afford to buy. We can get Israel to even help us with a low budget iron Dome technology for aerial self defense. We can be able to take the war to any future enemies without being sitting ducks.

3 Customs, immigration today Ẹdo have no right or sovereignty to defend our land. Any abokì can walk from futa jallon and come and settle in the hills of Akoko-Ẹdo. All we can do is rant as far as fulani government refuses to act, we can't do anything. Any trailer filled with whatever can drive into Ẹdo today without us being able to check what is inside. With Ẹdo nation we can legally mount checks on our borders to check what is going in and out according to international law. Do you know that Gold is being smuggled out of Akoko-Ẹdo on a daily basis? In Soveriegn Kingdom of Benin, we can have checks for things like that legally

4. Passport if they allow us take our 1 state, we would also be obliged to drop the overabused Nigerian passport that can't even get you into Cape Verde. We would create our own passport and build its reputation on a virgin ground and with hindsight on how reputation can ruin a passport

5. Foreign diplomacy Today Ẹdos are not known in international politics. With our 1 state, we would have the right to join the United Nations. We would have the right to build relationships with other countries on equal basis. We can even become a closer friend and protege to Israel, Our Prime minister under our Ọba supervision can stand Infront of the UN general assembly every year to speak for us. We would automatically become a sovereign people. Very very important

6. Federal tax if we get our 1 state as Soveriegn Kingdom of Benin, all the billions of naira that goes from our region to Abuja in taxes will stop. That is money that we can use to build our nation

7. Federal fees instead of paying Nigeria government for things like passport, driving license, vehicle papers, radio and TV licences etc, you pay it to the Benin/Ẹdo government. That money can help us achieve a lot.

8. Policing in our 1 state, we will no longer have abokì people mounting road blocks on our roads and killing our hustling youths in the name of policing all because of deep-seated hatred. Benin police would be 100% Benin

9. Airport and travel with Benin of 1 state, we would now fly and land in Benin city (for instance) instead of Lagos or Abuja. Our government can even create an airline carrier that can later rival Ethiopian airlines and British Airways. Where there is a will there is a way. Remember that

10. Sea port it gets tricky here but we have options that may be better than going to Lagos to clear our goods. We can import with more air cargo than with ships. Or We can spend money and dredge the river Niger and dock at Gelegele river port. Or We can also negotiate with Nigeria to use it's port Harcourt rail to transport containers and pay Nigerian customs. Either way, we would be fine.

11. Capital flight to Lagos and Abuja Ẹdo people who are quick to build their mansions and businesses in Lagos would be forced to come home as they automatically lose the right to live freely in Nigeria. Those returning igbos and their money would help us start building or country from day one


12. I will come with more points but however, I'm not saying it would be a walk in the park. I'm just saying it is still better than Nigeria 1000%. But Building an enclaved Beni that makes sense would take a higher sense of responsibility and imagination than our current leaders are exhibiting, but it can be done

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This thread is about those who are quick to blackmail Benin and Edo with the term "1 state" It is not in any way meant to say that Ẹdo land doesn't extend beyond 1 state.
However it is meant to show that we have more to gain in an enclaved Benin than in Nigeria.
I want people who are opposed to this idea to tell me how it is better for Ẹdo to remain in Nigeria than to leave with our 1 core state (at least for now)

Start the agitation for independence, Gambia has just 1.8 million people but is an independent country

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Start the agitation for independence, Gambia has just 1.8 million people but is an independent country

Thanks, your words are very encouraging