10 Reasons why Nigeria should not break up

• ·        We have paid prize for unity through a bloody Civil War where about 3million Nigerians lost their lives. This was a conflict to keep Nigeria one fought over a period that could have been invested to make Nigeria better.
• ·        Nigeria in the present state is the sleeping giant of Africa and black race. 0ne out of every four blacks, so also on-seventh of African population  is a Nigeria making her population to be an asset. Lagos alone is one of the world largest city with bigger population that Benin and Togo. The economic potential is enormous.
• ·        We have started although slowly and on a tortuous path in a journey to World prominence and possible dominance. Any act that stalls that does not necessarily guarantee any part taking off soonest.
• ·        The breakaway parts might never get to the level Nigeria, she is at the present no matter how bad it is. None of the USSR fragment have reach the zenith of USSR days. Breakaway   Bangladesh and Pakistan are neither here or there. In fact Pakistan have become a hotbed of exportable fundamentalism after both nation broke away from India. So if certain part of Nigeria break away what is the guarantee that Far North would not concentrate there strife and make it exportable to it breakaway neighbours.
• ·        The diversity- The diversity is enormous with over 250 tribes with her unique culture and traditions.  There is also diversity of natural resources which when properly harness can make the Nigeria a power house of economic development.
• ·        Our leaders since democracy are drawn from most tribes and tongues in Nigeria, have any part demonstrated greater restraint in stealing our common patrimony. So if we break in many part we shall all part with our portion of thief, villains and essentially non visionary political class.
• ·        If Nigeria would break, into how many pieces? Not into 3 parts where the presently the dominant tribes are calling shot i.e the ex- regions-North, West and East. Various antecedents have pointed to the fact that if Nigeria would break it would into not less than 10 mini nations with sub parts of these number in the trench agitating for their own Nation. Thus it is better it does not happen in the first place. North is never going to go as one Nation; the Fulani would want to continue their fore-bearer heritage of dominance of one North. The Middle Belt tribe would never accept the concept of one North, Plateau State is sign what would happen. It is even in doubt whether the Eggon and Alago in Nassarawa State will want to be in one Nation. The Middle Belt region may be a theater of War. How would the question of Old Ilorin Province, consisting of Offa be addressed, would North want a predominant Yoruba area as a part of it new nation. It is even in doubt if the Kanuris would want to be with the Hausa/Fulani ,religious affiliation notwithstanding!
• ·        So much years have been spent as a nation not from 1960 when we attained independence but 1914 when we became one entity, one nation. That is a long years of investment in Nation building. 100 years have gone in Nation building, resources have one part of the country have been used for another thus such output have become common resources.
• ·        The big brother of Africa would be gone with present smaller brothers becoming “Big brothers”.
• ·        A breakup would turn many peace home of inter-tribal homes to foreigner inter-marriage with it attending problems.

Certainly it would be better for Nigeria to solve her problem together; get rid of the common thief, chase away the common vision-less leaders and pursue a common bright destiny together.

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