If Nigeria must remain as one country, then Southern Nigeria has no other choice than to join forces and assume its rightful position. The balkanisation of Southern Nigeria at independence was a deliberate ploy to create division and whittle down the sub-regional power. Though, Lagos was a separate colony, it was joined to Southern Nigeria in 1906 by Sir Walter Egerton to form the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria. Thus, before Lord Lugard emerged on the scene in September 1912, the Southern Nigeria Protectorate was governed by Sir Walter Egerton from 1906 to 1912. Based on the foregoing, the emerging political moves by the leaders of Southern Nigeria to unite are their only survival strategy in Nigeria.

Source: The Guardian January 23, 2018 03:45 UTC