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Southern Nigeria has been in a dilemma about the concept of One Nigeria.

On one hand, it was the hallmark of sophistry to support #OneNigerianism, but this mostly meant relegating d good interests of d South

This invariably produced an ambivalence, esp for political leaders. 1/
-who congregate at Abuja to kiss d ring, shout One Nigeria & enjoy d meagre bounties of self interests at d expense of regional geopolitics

For most part of the North, d story is the opposite. Religion steeped in culture & emboldened by structural imbalance, remains supreme. 2/
Down South, most people went about their businesses, esp in the South East & more or less, outsourced political leadership to jobbers.

The result has been years of underdevelopment, punctuated by bursts of communal groups who build rural roads, fund schools & hospitals. 3/
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