Fundamentally, separation is most certainly not all about war.
Over time, research and study have realized that a densely populated nation tends to split up prior to the demand for independence existence by ethnic states.
Nations threaten to separate or split when their people seem repeatedly hopeless in the nation they are. They become readily embroiled into secession after many or countless constraints.
When secession is mentioned, the potential negative impact comes to mind without gainful thoughts that Secession comes with its huge peaceful and material advantages.
In fact, some governments permit secessionists to organize, contest elections and even to pursue independence through political process. A lot of developed countries today have their split history, separating from her parent country leaving room for better and progressive growth and development of the ‘bud nation as long as its intentions were deliberate and dignified.
Historically:
In 1830 Belgium separated from the Netherlands
In 1965, Singapore split off from Malaysia
In 1921, Ireland split off from the United Kingdom, and (possibly in the future) there will be secession of Scotland.
In 1944, Iceland split from Denmark with remarkable ease.
In 1947, the British India Dominion was partitioned into Indian Pakistan.
In 1965, Singapore split from Malaysia Ethiopia and EritreaSudan and South Sudan are now separate countries
USSR is now broken down into several countries.
The advantages of peaceful secession are increasingly obvious even though at the initials it comes with a lot of struggles, concerns and sacrifices.
In the case of Nigeria, secession is plausible and would most definitely create a healthy competitive development among the original component part, the North/West/East each making useful progress while competing with the others.
This is what we long for. Opting out is not about war! Its about FREEDOM! When you no longer comfortable with the state of things, there is nothing wrong in opting out. This is all the South ask for.
Separation as an avenue for a healthy competition for development as the case of Singapore and Malaysia, India and Pakistan, Norway/Denmark/Switzerland.
Is Nigeria an Overgrown Nation?
The Population size and density does not necessarily equate a nations success and global powers. Time again, it has appeared a failed determinant for Nigeria as these factors appears to affect the nations stability and quality of life; a nation too populated and great for its present capacity.Vividly consider the Wolds largest nations today, including US, China, Brazil, Indonesia and Pakistan, we can only boast of US as been a wealthy and industrialized nation followed by China.
Consider the Nigerian 36 states
NIGERIA’S 36 STATES & FCT RANKED IN ORDER OF LAND SURFACE AREA (KM²)
1. Niger State 76,363KM²
2. Borno State 70,898KM²
3. Taraba State 54,473KM²
4. Kaduna State 46,053KM²
5. Bauchi State 45,837KM²
6. Yobe State 45,502KM²
7. Zamfara State 39,762KM²
8. Adamawa State 36,917KM²
9. Kwara State 36,825KM²
10. Kebbi State 36,800KM²
11. Benue State 34,059KM²
12. Plateau State 30,913KM²
13. Kogi State 29,833KM²
14. Oyo State 28,454KM²
15. Nasarawa State 27,117KM²
16. Sokoto State 25,973KM²
17. Katsina State 24,192KM²
18. Jigawa State 23,154KM²
19. Cross River State 20,156KM²20. Kano State 20,131KM²
21. Gombe State 18,768KM²
22. Edo State 17,802KM²
23. Delta State 17,698KM²
24. Ogun State 16,762KM²
25. Ondo State 15,500KM²
26. Rivers State 11,077KM²
27. Bayelsa State 10,773KM²
28. Osun State 9,251KM²
29. Federal Capital Territory 7,315KM²
30. Enugu State 7,161KM²31. Akwa Ibom State 7,081KM²32. Ekiti State 6,353KM²
33. Abia State 6,320KM²
34. Ebonyi State 5,670KM²
35. Imo State 5,530KM²
36. Anambra State 4,844KM²
. Lagos State 3,345KM² Anambra + Enugu + Abia + Imo + Ebonyi = 29,525KM²**Kogi = 29,833KM²**Ogun + Oyo + Osun + Ondo + Ekiti = 76,320KM²**Lagos = 3,345KM²**Niger alone = 76,363KM²**Niger State = Entire Southwest States – Lagos*The entire Southeast is a little less than Kogi State only.
