Are there still many Ibo tribe (Biafran?) nationalists speaking out against the Nigerian government?
2. Yup. But also Yoruba and Hausa and Ijaw and Bini – there are over 400 tribes in Nigeria, and depending on the issue, most don’t like the government. The Ogoni feel the government is keeping from them their share of oil rights and profits. The Hausa feel the Yoruba President is unfair to the north. The Igbo have never forgiven the Yoruba for what they see as the betrayal of the war. And so on. No one, however, is seriously suggesting a separate country, a la Biafra. More individual states to cater to the needs and desires of tribal groups, but within the confederation. Right now, only one state (Lagos) is economically viable. All the others depend on the federal government for funding support, which comes from the oil. If the country splits, who gets the oil? That’s the key that holds things together – greed.
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