The clamour has started again. Politicians in Abuja are pushing for 31 new states, as if multiplying governors and assemblies is the key to progress. But Nigeria does not need more states. It needs cities of hope. What sounds like fairness and inclusion is, in reality, a costly illusion.
Every state comes with its own machinery: a governor’s mansion, a parliament, a judiciary, fleets of cars and aides. The bill for 31 of them? Roughly N6.2 trillion every year, according to projections
The clamour has started again. Politicians in Abuja are pushing for 31 new states, as if multiplying governors and assemblies is the key to progress. But Nigeria does not need more states. It needs cities of hope. What sounds like fairness and inclusion is, in reality, a costly illusion.
Every state comes with its own machinery: a governor’s mansion, a parliament, a judiciary, fleets of cars and aides. The bill for 31 of them? Roughly N6.2 trillion every year, according to projections
