OCHEREOME NNANNA: —Most states in the North are like Montana, with large landmass and small populations, but due to politics, semi-desert states are made to have larger populations than coastal states. Nigeria is the only country that has such unlikely demographic characteristics, since populations in the world crowd towards coastal zones with their larger clusters of urban agglomerations. That the Igbo population is one of the largest in Africa is self-evident. There is no part of the world you do not see Igbos in explosive numbers. They all came originally from that tiny enclave which the ACF says it lacks population. Because the Igbo territory is so small, it occasions large outbound migratory trends. Igbos constitute the second largest population in every state after the indigenes. The Igbos make up about seven of the 17 million population of Lagos State. It is fair, right and just that the Igbo heartland, the South East Zone, is given six states just like other zones. Or,create Anioma State and make it part of the South East Zone. That is what the Obi of Asaba, Professor Chike Edozien, has shouted himself hoarse demanding.
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 10:07:12 +0000
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