Wether anyone likes it or not, the foundational problems of Nigeria exist and thats why Nigeria cannot be peaceful, nor progressive. The only way to fix Nigeria is restructuring in such a way that we have a loose federation where the component units control their resources and progress at their own pace. This way, nobody will marginalised by the centre, and Nigeria becomes truly federal.

So how should Nigeria be restructured? In my opinion, the following should happen

All 36 states of Nigeria should be dissolved, they are illegal creations of the military anyway.

The 774 local governments will elect 3 people per local government to represent it at a sovereign conference, or constitutional conference. One of the three must be a traditional ruler or community leader. Where there are more than one ethnic group in a local government, the representatives must be from different ethnic groups

The conference must be  held in either Lagos or Abuja and must sit for no more than 6 months, to draw up a new constitution, and terms of engagement. The conference should make a template of creating between 5 and 8 new Regions. All 774 Local governments will vote through their conference reps on what Region they want to belong to as long as they are contiguous to that Region, and will later be ratified by referendum

Each Region will keep at least 51% of all taxes and revenue realised in that Region, while 49% will be split between the Federal government and a sovereign wealth fund.

The office of executive President and commander in chief of the armed forces should be abolished and replaced by the office of ceremonial President who is head of parliament and commander in Chief, and a Prime minister who is head of Government

The Senate should be abolished . Every Region will choose a temporary name until their Regional assembly sits to choose a permanent one. The head of government of every Regions is to be known as 'Premier' or 'Governor general' of that Region

Every Region will have its own Regional Police force and the Nigerian Police should be renamed "Federal Police"

The new constitution must be ratified by referendum

With a weak centre, each Region controlling its resources and internal security, progressing at its own pace, there will be peace

However, I must stress the fact that each Region will have the right of self determination! 10 years after restructuring, if Nigeria is still not working, any Region will have the right to move a motion to be independent of Nigeria

Why not face your Biafra, Ipob, ESN, UGM and sit at home?

helinues:
Why not face your Biafra, Ipob, ESN, UGM and sit at home?

Unity begger will never agree.

sotall:


Unity begger will never agree.

Stop commenting like a spam bot, where is the unity begging in my comments?

you reason like a topical ipob man

helinues:


Stop commenting like a spam bot, where is the unity begging in my comments?

What's the correlation between the content of the thread and your initial reply?

Apc keyboard warrior

Whether una like it or not, Nigeria, on its own, ceased to be a united State and had been balcanized into several entities. Only time is left for it to burst. The implosive force is stronger than that of the titanic ship.

Let's wait a little while

gidgiddy with all due respect, I don't think you even understand the problem of Nigeria, the 1999 constitution is the best constitution Nigeria would ever have, I don't think you have a copy of that constitution. Nigeria is a country let all the nations within it figure out themselves or fail.

A strong centre like we have today was the dream of the founding fathers like Zik, even the january 15 boys wanted it this way, Ironsi pulled it anyway, don't worry in 7 years time things will fall into shape

AlexBells:
gidgiddy with all due respect, I don't think you even understand the problem of Nigeria, the 1999 constitution is the best constitution Nigeria would ever have, I don't think you have a copy of that constitution. Nigeria is a country let all the nations within it figure out themselves or fail.

A strong centre like we have today was the dream of the founding fathers like Zik, even the january 15 boys wanted it this way, Ironsi pulled it anyway, don't worry in 7 years time things will fall into shape

You are laughable

Where do you thinks a constitution derives its legitimacy from? It has to be something agreed to by the people. The 1999 constitution is a fraud because it was imposed by the military, nobody agreed to it

The ethnic nationalities who exist within the British colonial contraption called Nigeria must come together, decide the terms on which they engage with one another, the rules by which they live together

gidgiddy:


You are laughable

Where do you thinks a constitution derives its legitimacy from? It has to be something agreed to by the people. The 1999 constitution is a fraud because it was imposed by the military, nobody agreed to it

The ethnic nationalities who exist within the British colonial contraption called Nigeria must come together, decide the terms on which they engage with one another, the rules by which they live together

When you look at the diversity of Nigeria and the ambitious nature of the people, you would realise that no all encompassing constitution could have been possible, have all of Nigeria ever agreed on one thing? Only the 1999 constitution could have worked, the First Republic was a total bloodbath, there was the massacre and then the civil war, how many full scale war do we see in Nigeria today, the constitution may not be perfect but it is the closest to a workable constitution that Nigeria can have.

AlexBells:
When you look at the diversity of Nigeria and the ambitious nature of the people, you would realise that no all encompassing constitution could have been possible, have all of Nigeria ever agreed on one thing? Only the 1999 constitution could have worked, the First Republic was a total bloodbath, there was the massacre and then the civil war, how many full scale war do we see in Nigeria today, the constitution may not be perfect but it is the closest to a workable constitution that Nigeria can have.

And it is the Nigeria that is poverty capital of the world, 8th most terrorised country on earth and 4 out its 6 geopolitical zones are in the grip of insecurity that is working?

If Nigerians cannot come together to decide how the will live together, then they are wasting their time together and the country is head no where except disintegration

Your way sounds stressful and cost intensive. Just give states much more autonomy like in the US and Switzerland.

gidgiddy:


And it is the Nigeria that is poverty capital of the world, 8th most terrorised country on earth and 4 out its 6 geopolitical zones are in the grip of insecurity that is working?

If Nigerians cannot come together to decide how the will live together, then they are wasting their time together and the country is head no where except disintegration

I never said Nigeria is working, and Nigeria is not designed to work but this is the closest constitution to working, Nigeria is a confederation so you can't juxtapose the events all round, like I said, if the Nigerian people fail to figure out themselves them let the pain continue.

Each Nationalities should figure out themselves within the constitution, I don't like talking too much in this regards cause the best you can do is talk about it but it is what it is, why call a conference so what is the Senate and house of rep doing, it takes 2/3 majority to amend a constitution so if the Senate can't amend the constitution it means that even your proposed constitution couldn't have been accepted by 2/3 making it a useless venture, you first have to learn how to survive in Nigeria before attempting to survive outside of it

AlexBells:
I never said Nigeria is working, and Nigeria is not designed to work but this is the closest constitution to working, Nigeria is a confederation so you can't juxtapose the events all round, like I said, if the Nigerian people fail to figure out themselves them let the pain continue.

Each Nationalities should figure out themselves within the constitution, I don't like talking too much in this regards cause the best you can do is talk about it but it is what it is, why call a conference so what is the Senate and house of rep doing, it takes 2/3 majority to amend a constitution so if the Senate can't amend the constitution it means that even your proposed constitution couldn't have been accepted by 2/3 making it a useless venture, you first have to learn how to survive in Nigeria before attempting to survive outside of it

Yes everyone should operate within the 1999 constitution General Abdulsalami wrote in his bedroom

gidgiddy:


Yes everyone should operate within the 1999 constitution General Abdulsalami wrote in his bedroom

You haven't read the constitution, if Nigeria can be governed as put in that constitution, there could have been no complaints, the issue is that the said constitution is not even obeyed and it did create several coded exceptions that makes self determination possible is just that majority of people love Prejudice, look at the concurrent list and the case of 25% in Abuja if the constitution is obeyed, isn't the concurrent list very close to state autonomy, the issue with 25% in Abuja isn't it being hijacked, why blame human wickedness on the constitution,

1 person could not have written that constitution even if one person wrote it, I would doff my hat for such one person, it is the Nigerian constitution not the sharia constitution, not the Igbo constitution, not the Yoruba constitution, not the Arewa constitution, not the Biafran constitution and definitely not the Oduduwa constitution get that.

Representative of each local govt?...thats where the problem is?

Conduct a referendum in each LGA to know what the people want, not appointing just one person to go and say what he wants as an individual

I feel some states in South East should be maerged to have at most 3 States there.. How can Niger State in North Central that is x2 the size of entire South East region combined be getting peanuts while SE gets x10 of Niger's allocations.
The injustice is just too much.. Look at Oyo state in South West that is slightly bigger that the whole of South East combined getting peanuts as compared to what SE gets as allocation. Whoever approved creation of 5 States for South East didn't try atal.

AlexBells:
When you look at the diversity of Nigeria and the ambitious nature of the people, you would realise that no all encompassing constitution could have been possible, have all of Nigeria ever agreed on one thing? Only the 1999 constitution could have worked, the First Republic was a total bloodbath, there was the massacre and then the civil war, how many full scale war do we see in Nigeria today, the constitution may not be perfect but it is the closest to a workable constitution that Nigeria can have.

You are just scared of the unknown how can you say the poverty capital of the world have a working constitution? Nigerians definitely deserves better than what they are currently getting under this current chaotic arrangement.

JOemmy:



You are just scared of the unknown how can you say the poverty capital of the world have a working constitution? Nigerians definitely deserves better than what they are currently getting under this current chaotic arrangement.

If the constitution works but the people can't work, there would be poverty, the constitution isn't the one having sex and breeding like rabbit where we have outgrown our capacity

flokii:
I feel some states in South East should be maerged to have at most 3 States there.. How can Niger State in North Central that is x2 the size of entire South East region combined be getting peanuts while SE gets x10 of Niger's allocations.
The injustice is just too much.. Look at Oyo state in South West that is slightly bigger that the whole of South East combined getting peanuts as compared to what SE gets as allocation. Whoever approved creation of 5 States for South East didn't try atal.

Hmmmmmmmm

Then that means that Lagos State should be merged with Ogun State since Lagos is the smallest state in Nigeria?

Poor proposition.
The problem with Nigèria is not the system of government but the people.
It's simple to understand.

helinues:
Why not face your Biafra, Ipob, ESN, UGM and sit at home?

There is no unity, so quit begging others to belong.

gidgiddy:

Where do you thinks a constitution derives its legitimacy from? It has to be something agreed to by the people. The 1999 constitution is a fraud because it was imposed by the military, nobody agreed to it

The ethnic nationalities who exist within the British colonial contraption called Nigeria must come together, decide the terms on which they engage with one another, the rules by which they live together

This is the first time I have ever seen you say something sensible, and something I happen to completely agree with. As they say, even a broken clock is right twice a day ...

In any case, this is the right kind of starting point from which to decide whether Nigeria is worth keeping as a state, and if so, what shape that state that ought to take. For this contraption cooked up by British adventurers to have any staying power, it needs to be transformed into a union whose members have voluntarily opted into it, not the current default of "it was always like this, therefore it must always be so".

JagabanB:
Poor proposition.
The problem with Nigèria is not the system of government but the people.
It's simple to understand.

Smh 🤦‍♂

omohayek:

This is the first time I have ever seen you say something sensible, and something I happen to completely agree with. As they say, even a broken clock is right twice a day ...

In any case, this is the right kind of starting point from which to decide whether Nigeria is worth keeping as a state, and if so, what shape that state that ought to take. For this contraption cooked up by British adventurers to have any staying power, it needs to be transformed into a union whose members have voluntarily opted into it, not the current default of "it was always like this, therefore it must always be so".

The unfortunate thing is that people like you still dont understand that Nigeria is a hegemony. You want Nigeria restructured, I want Nigeria restructured, but it will never happen because the current system is to the liking of some feudalsts based up North

The difference between you and I is that while you will always accept the wishes of those who dont want Nigeria restructured, I want to get out of Nigeria if they dont agree, and they will never agree

gidgiddy:


The unfortunate thing is that people like you still dont understand that Nigeria is a hegemony. You want Nigeria restructured, I want Nigeria restructured, but it will never happen because the current system is to the liking of some feudalsts based up North

The difference between you and I is that while you will always accept the wishes of those who dont want Nigeria restructured, I want to get out of Nigeria if they dont agree, and they will never agree

No, the difference between is us that I understand that the right (and frankly, only realistic) way to get that restructuring is to get my representatives to push for it in the NASS, not by leaving them undisturbed while terrorising my neighbors and relatives with unending "sit at home" exercises and "unknown gunmen" who go around kidnapping, killing and cannibalising the innocent. Not only does such rampaging do nothing to build support outside one's own region for one's goals, it also destroys what support there is within it, so how does it help anything or anyone other than the criminally-inclined, who now get to parade themselves as "freedom fighters" while denying ordinary people freedom of movement?

helinues:


Stop commenting like a spam bot, where is the unity begging in my comments?

you are the number 1 spamming bot.. your menace and vermin is everywhere on the site...your spamming is worst than virus without cure, worst than cancer

gidgiddy:
Wether anyone likes it or not, the foundational problems of Nigeria exist and thats why Nigeria cannot be peaceful, nor progressive. The only way to fix Nigeria is restructuring in such a way that we have a loose federation where the component units control their resources and progress at their own pace. This way, nobody will marginalised by the centre, and Nigeria becomes truly federal.

So how should Nigeria be restructured? In my opinion, the following should happen

All 36 states of Nigeria should be dissolved, they are illegal creations of the military anyway.

The 774 local governments will elect 3 people per local government to represent it at a sovereign conference, or constitutional conference. One of the three must be a traditional ruler or community leader. Where there are more than one ethnic group in a local government, the representatives must be from different ethnic groups

The conference must be  held in either Lagos or Abuja and must sit for no more than 6 months, to draw up a new constitution, and terms of engagement. The conference should make a template of creating between 5 and 8 new Regions. All 774 Local governments will vote through their conference reps on what Region they want to belong to as long as they are contiguous to that Region, and will later be ratified by referendum

Each Region will keep at least 51% of all taxes and revenue realised in that Region, while 49% will be split between the Federal government and a sovereign wealth fund.

The office of executive President and commander in chief of the armed forces should be abolished and replaced by the office of ceremonial President who is head of parliament and commander in Chief, and a Prime minister who is head of Government

The Senate should be abolished . Every Region will choose a temporary name until their Regional assembly sits to choose a permanent one. The head of government of every Regions is to be known as 'Premier' or 'Governor general' of that Region

Every Region will have its own Regional Police force and the Nigerian Police should be renamed "Federal Police"

The new constitution must be ratified by referendum

With a weak centre, each Region controlling its resources and internal security, progressing at its own pace, there will be peace

However, I must stress the fact that each Region will have the right of self determination! 10 years after restructuring, if Nigeria is still not working, any Region will have the right to move a motion to be independent of Nigeria

Okoro, the eastern region is dead and buried forever.

SS has come to be .

Face your yeast Biafra because we are breaking this bitch up


Niger Delta Confederacy is loading

mrvitalis:

Smh 🤦‍♂

As you wish