BeautifulMind2:

Most of you are illiterates, go and study In international law, international waterways are straits, canals, and rivers that connect two areas of the high seas or enable ocean shipping to reach interior ports on international seas, gulfs, or lakes that otherwise would be land-locked. International waterways also may be rivers that serve as international boundaries or traverse successively two or more states. Ships have a right of passage through international waterways. This right is based on customary international law and treaty arrangements. If Nigeria separate River Niger will be international waterways, Igbos and northerners can agree to dredge River Niger to Atlantic Ocean no body will stop them.

haywire07:

We know that's what you guys do. Winning wars on social media, winning wars on social media by being the first to call on the mods.

That's what cowards do

egalitarianism:
Remove South East out of the zone, else they merge with South South. It'll be VERY hard for South East to survive because they have no useful natural resources.

Iceberg3:


Yes but that's not the question the op asked. He asked which geo-political zone is capable of becoming a country and all they are saying is, "The south east is landlocked".
Crazy!!!

iSlayer2:


Horsepower102

darfay:
Tribalism has blinded everybody here.it is extremely obvious that the south south who currently fund the Nigerian budget with a population of at least 20million people and the largest coastline, with the largest potential for tourism in southern Nigerian including ecotourism having one of the largest deltas in the world, wildlife in crossrivers, countless of islands in delta, bayelsa and Rivers including the southernmost island in West Africa (I think) Bonny island, cultural tourism in Edo region l,one of the largest gas reserved in the world, the largest tax generator outside of Lagos state (Rivers was number 2 last year and was twice that of ogun state), Delta at 5 with Akwa ibom and Edo rounding up top 10.

You must be an idiot to deny the above facts. The south south would be by far the most successful without a doubt. All the oil companies would leave lagos and so would allied services.lagos seaport would only serve south west and the North, making it less busier leading to loss of jobs. Where as the south east would patronise southern ports. Traffic in Lagos airport would reduce. Abuja would become desolate

But it's just a simulation

Dedetwo:


If you were smart as you have tried to make us believe, you would have answered the question by stating that every so-called geo-political zone in the shithole called Nigeria are capable of being a country. In addition, you would have enlightened the goon that landlocked or not, any area can become a country.

Dedetwo:


Bros you do not need to educate these dummies on Nairaland until the period when shithole called Nigeria disintegrates. The political and diplomatic session that will follow startup of nation states after the disintegration will leave most of these goons thinking about what really hit them.

BeautifulMind2:

Most of you are illiterates, go and study In international law, international waterways are straits, canals, and rivers that connect two areas of the high seas or enable ocean shipping to reach interior ports on international seas, gulfs, or lakes that otherwise would be land-locked. International waterways also may be rivers that serve as international boundaries or traverse successively two or more states. Ships have a right of passage through international waterways. This right is based on customary international law and treaty arrangements. If Nigeria separate River Niger will be international waterways, Igbos and northerners can agree to dredge River Niger to Atlantic Ocean no body will stop them.

traihit:
I don't know much but I think nation building is not fanciful stories like everything that we're painting here. People really think a part of Nigeria is the problem and so when you cut it out, the problem ceases to exist but I'm imagining what Mandela would think in his grave when he sees the lifestyle of most black South Africans. If we all have the attitudes we have as Nigerians, we shouldn't expect anything to change soon just because our country has split Nigeria is not the problem, it's the people there. More so, new unprecedented challenges will arise and since we've found it difficult to build Nigeria with discipline and dedication, majority will give up their newly formed country easily and go again looking for succor outside. Everything here is fantasy and thus it will remain. The reality might be scarier than you think. Or do you think we'll manufacture ideal leaders to govern those new states?

Benevento:
This fake report you are talking about has 2 Yoruba states in the 1st and 2nd position respectively, so what's the point exactly.

What are the criterions used, any stats apart from Nigeria bureau of stat or Hdi is not reliable.

Even 2 SW states occupied the first two spots.

It was even conducted by one useless American University.

rdokoye:


I mean no offence. When I say human resources. I'm talking about the things a nation needs to be self sufficient.

The Niger-Delta would need a whole lot of foreign assistance, whether it's in infrastructure projects, drugs supply, manufactured goods, chemicals, machinery, foodstuff, etc... for sustenance sake. Development in the Niger-Delta is very low, despite the amount of money the region receives from the oil revenue allocation formula. Why? Could be a multitude of reasons, but the fact remains, that governance in the Niger-Delta is the worst, in the entire country, even worse than the North. Only difference is the Delta receives significantly more money to compensate for the stupendous level of corruption and neglect from its leaders.

It's for that reason, I think a fracturing of the region would be the best option. An all-Ijaw nation would do significantly better than a Niger-Delta republic.

nku5:


I have a higher stake in Lagos than you can ever have. I must be on top of the game and informed at all times

gidgiddy:
I think that all 6 geopolitical zones can become a country. The idea of financial difficulties will depend how prudently the use their resources, human and natural.

I noticed how some people are rushing to say that the SE is landlocked without equally mentioning that the NW,NE and NC are all landlocked. For them, it is only the SE that is landlocked. But no worries, Niger Republic, Chad and Mali are all North of Nigeria and are all landlocked. They are all still surviving as independent country

But is the SE truly landlocked? No it isnt, the only people who think that the SE is landlocked are those who dont look at the map of Nigeria well.

What some people dont realise is that neither Imo state nor Abia state are landlocked. Oguta in Imo state and Obuaku in Abia both have access to the Sea.

If you look at the picture of Abia state below, you will see that a tributary runs from the tip of Abia, separating Rivers and Akwai Ibom states, and into the ocean. Dredge that tributary, build a Sea port and and any ship can sail to Abia state.

Cosbyrich:


Continue to deceive yourself.
You have no chikini stake in Lagos because you are not an N.gbati or Afonja like me.

Only Yorubas own Lagos.They allow you to work on their lands for as long as they like.
You have nothing in Lagos.You are Yorubas' labourers.Ask Massob.

Iceberg3:


Another one

darfay:


Niger delta that would generate at least $45B from proceeds of oil and gas alone will need foreign assistance but not biafra. Something somewhere is paining you. And the question was asked based on geopolitical zone not ethnicities. There are ethnic Germans constituting the entirety or majority of Germany, Austria, Switzerland etc. So ethnicity is not the only determinant of an independent country

iSlayer2:



Horsepower102

Xerxes2088:

: that's not true......a country owns and controls about 22km from coastline into the ocean..after then, it becomes no-man's land..this said river you are talking about flows into or from the ocean through rivers state(south-south) and so it's within their territory and control..just like the Panama canal is within the control of Panama.

Deebwebb:
who told you south east is landlocked,dullard,even if we were, is Dubai not landlocked but still far ahead of your shithole.

delawal:

they re landlocked yet survived a war for 3years, dont mind those unity beggars

rdokoye:


The Niger Delta doesn't generate $45 Billion in export earnings from oil, it generates around $20 - $25 Billion per year, the rest of Nigeria's earnings comes from other exports and its internally generated revenue (which is excluded from the federal government's budget). However, with the recent crash in oil prices, the Niger Delta is generating only a 3rd of that ($8 Billion per annum). And with the Western Worlds policy on electric vehicles, within the next 5 - 10 years, we'll all live to witness the end of oil as one of the most important commodities in the world.

That aside, I wrote FOREIGN assistance, not FINANCIAL assistance. There is a difference. The reason why I say the region would require FOREIGN ASSISTANCE, is because it has almost no capacity, with limited human development.

Almost all infrastructure projects would require foreign assistance. There are no (to my recollection), construction companies of note, from that region. Unlike in the South-East (as someone asked me to elaborate on), which has a distinct advantage of having internal capacity. It's the reason why it's able to earmark projects like the Enugu Lifestyle and Golf City: http://www.enugulifestyleandgolfcity.com/ and the Awka Millennium City: https://www.awkamillenniumcity.com/ both of which are being carried out by indigenous firms.

The Niger Delta, and Nigeria at large lacks that kind of capacity. The end result is a dependency. Whether it's for construction, of any kind, foodstuff, services, chemicals, drugs supply, manufactured goods. All of these things are created within Igboland: https://www.nairaland.com/3926379/igbos-most-industrious-innovative-richest, but not in the Niger Delta.

rdokoye:
Yorubaland as a nation will be no better than Benin, the country. Northern Nigeria will be like Niger. The Middle Belt, if it's able to split from the North, would most likely be better than both the North and South-West. The South-South, would be better off splitting into several nations. South-East will be the best off, due to it's high human development. Igboland already has everything required to build and sustain a nation. All the other nations, will require a lot of foreign assistance, if they're to survive.

rdokoye:


The Niger Delta doesn't generate $45 Billion in export earnings from oil, it generates around $20 - $25 Billion per year, the rest of Nigeria's earnings comes from other exports and its internally generated revenue (which is excluded from the federal government's budget). However, with the recent crash in oil prices, the Niger Delta is generating only a 3rd of that ($8 Billion per annum). And with the Western Worlds policy on electric vehicles, within the next 5 - 10 years, we'll all live to witness the end of oil as one of the most important commodities in the world.

That aside, I wrote FOREIGN assistance, not FINANCIAL assistance. There is a difference. The reason why I say the region would require FOREIGN ASSISTANCE, is because it has almost no capacity, with limited human development.

Almost all infrastructure projects would require foreign assistance. There are no (to my recollection), construction companies of note, from that region. Unlike in the South-East (as someone asked me to elaborate on), which has a distinct advantage of having internal capacity. It's the reason why it's able to earmark projects like the Enugu Lifestyle and Golf City: http://www.enugulifestyleandgolfcity.com/ and the Awka Millennium City: https://www.awkamillenniumcity.com/ both of which are being carried out by indigenous firms.

The Niger Delta, and Nigeria at large lacks that kind of capacity. The end result is a dependency. Whether it's for construction, of any kind, foodstuff, services, chemicals, drugs supply, manufactured goods. All of these things are created within Igboland: https://www.nairaland.com/3926379/igbos-most-industrious-innovative-richest, but not in the Niger Delta.

afube:


let me add...that Biafra survived that brutal 30 months under relentless fire and bombardment !! do these people actually know the quantum of invisible funds in the hands of ndigbo in Nigeria and the massive Igbo population in the diaspora. The Biafran Republic of Ndigbo will not need to export one drop of oil for forex..........the well educated Igbo in the diaspora will fund our forex needs through remittances.

Misterdhee1:
Funny how igboland looks so good potential-wise on this thread but remains largely shitty in reality despite over 21 years of singlehandedly choosing their leaders from the same political parties. How come despite all the potentials, most igbos would die to hustle in Lagos or Kano rather than stay home and harness these potentials? Is Nigeria the reason for that too?

Obamaofusa:


I was talking generally.

Read up on Fulani.They believe in violence to pass their message but if you repel them severally,they will flee.They are weak militarily but will try to use a few of your people amongst you ,against you because they have perfected this because they have been in power for a considerable period.They have consistently used religion and basically lack of education among the Hausas.

haywire07:
North east or North west.

South east is a landlocked region that will remain dependent on every other regions around it, either for water or for oil or food and Electricity.

The North has always been able to sustain themselves before discovery of oil and their moderate lifestyle is an advantage. Food and trade will boom easy

South south and south west will flourish due to oil and foreign trade, and transportation (waterways).

North central will remain dependent on mineral resources and they will form a coalition with the NE and NW.

Kennyswag:
How is Dubai landlocked ?