Human rights activist and media critic Senator Shehu Sani has said that the southeast has been wronged due to an external issue. In an interview with The Sun, Shehu Sani discussed restructuring and said that if Nigeria does not return to six regional arrangements, then it is only fair and equitable that the southeast be treated equally with the other zones.
He suggested the possibility of granting the region the state it needs to facilitate development in that area, should it be deemed necessary. Shehu continued by saying that the Southeast has endured injustice and that its people continue to bear the shame of a bygone era.
He warned that this could threaten Nigeria's unity if it were to happen. "First of all, we cannot be talking about creating states if we are talking about Nigeria's future, a restructure," he said. The disintegration of states is one consequence of reorganization Nigeria into its six regions, each of which will be responsible for developing its own set of policies, projects, and means of funding them.
I also don't think we should bring up the subject of creating states if we're going to do that. And if we're not going to return to six regional systems, then it's only right that the Southeast gets the state it needs to be equated with the other zones and develop.
This region of the nation has taken a lot of heat for an issue that isn't even their fault, and the shame they've endured for generations is weighing heavily on their minds. This threatens the country's cohesion.