STAR INFO: Table Showing Relationships Between Awo's Linguistic-Based Regions
Mobolaji E. Aluko
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TABLE 1 : SHOWING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AWOLOWO'S PROPOSED 11 REGIONS, NIGERIA'S 51 LINGUISTIC GROUPS, 25 OLD PROVINCES & GOWON'S 12 STATES
Sources:
http://www.nigerianmuse.com/20061228122222zg/projects/Awoproject/AwoCaseStateCreation
Case for the Creation of States on Linguistic Bases (Awolowo, 1975)
http://www.nigerianmuse.com/20061228122222zg/projects/Awoproject/AwoMotionStateCreation
On the Motion on Creation of More States (Awolowo, 1961)
http://www.dawodu.com/gowon.htm
Gowon's Broadcast to the Nation, dividing Nigeria into Twelve States - May 27, 1967
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AWO'S PROPOSED REGION (Total: 11) |
OLD PROVINCES (Total: 25) |
AWO'S LINGUISTIC GROUPS (Total: 51) |
GOWON'S STATES (Total: 12) |
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WESTERN REGION |
1.Abeokuta 2. Ijebu 3. Oyo 4. Ondo 5. Colony |
2)Yoruba |
1. WESTERN STATE (excluding Colony Province and Lagos Capital Territory) |
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MID-WESTERN REGION |
6. Benin 7. Delta
[excluding Akoko Oke District in Afenmai Division and Ward in the Western Region, and Western Ijaw Divisions in Delta Province] |
7) Ijaw 8) Edo 9) Urhobo |
2. MID-WESTERN STATE |
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3 |
EASTERN REGION |
8. Owerri 9. Onitsha
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3) Igbo |
3. EAST-CENTRAL STATE |
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CALABAR REGION |
10. Calabar |
4)Efik/Ibibio/Annang |
4. SOUTH-EAST (comprising Calabar & Ogoja Provinces) |
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OGOJA REGION |
11. Ogoja |
11) Boki 12) Ekri-Yakurr 13) Nbembe 14) Obanliks 15) Ukelle 16) Yala | |
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6 |
RIVERS REGION |
12. Rivers
and Western Ijaw Division |
7) Ijaw 17) Abuah 18) Ngenni 19) Ogoni |
5. RIVERS (comprising Ahoada, Brass, Degema, Ogoni and Port Harcout Divisions) |
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7 |
CENTRAL REGION |
13. Ilorin 14. Kabba 15. Niger
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10) Nupe 29) Borgawa 30) Bussawa 31) Bassa-Komo 32) Gwari - 1 33) Igala 34) lgbirra 35) Kamberi - 1 36) Owe 38) Dak-Akerri 39) Dukawa 40) Gwari -2 41) Kamberi -2 42) Karnuka |
6. KWARA STATE (Ilorin and Kabba provinces; and excluding Niger Province) |
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MIDDLE-BELT REGION |
16. Benue 17. Plateau 18. Adamawa and 19. Bauchi
20. Zaria southern part)
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6) Tiv 20) Bassa 21) Egedde 22) Gwari -3 23) Idoma 24) Kutev 43) Angas 44) Birom 45) Eggon 46) Sura 47)Yergum 52)Jaba 53) Kadara 54) Kaje 55)Kataba
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7. BENUE/PLATEAU STATE (comprising Benue and Plateau Provinces) |
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NORTH-EASTERN REGION |
21. Bornu 22. Sardauna |
1) Hausa/Fulani 5) Kanuri 25) Babur 26) Beddawa 27) Bura 28) Shuwa Arab |
8. NORTH-EAST (comprising Bornu, Adamawa, Sardauna and Bauchi |
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NORTH-CENTRAL REGION |
23. Kano
Northern Zaria and Kaduna Capital territory |
1) Hausa/Fulani 37) Magazawa 52)Jaba 53) Kadara 54) Kaje 55)Kataba
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9. KANO STATE (comprising Kano Province) |
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NORTH-WESTERN REGION |
24. Sokoto 25. Katsina |
1) Hausa/Fulani 48)Adarawa 49) Arawa 50)Zabirma 51)Gwari - 4 |
10. NORTH-CENTRAL STATE (comprising Katsina and Zaria.)
11. NORTH-WEST STATE (comprising Sokoto & Niger Provinces) |
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Colony Province & Lagos Capital Territory |
2)Yoruba |
12. LAGOS STATE |
(NOTE: The Gwaris are minorities in four States, and the Kamberis in two; the ljaws are a minority only in the Midwest State.)
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FIGURE 1: MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS IN WESTERN REGION
FIGURE 2: MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS IN EASTERN REGION
FIGURE 4: MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTHERN REGION
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FIGURE 4: MAP OF GOWON'S TWELVE-STATE STRUCTURE
Reference: http://www.waado.org/nigerian_scholars/archive/pubs/wilber1_map2.html
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FIGURE 5: MAP SHOWING CURRENT 36-STATE STRUCTURE OF NIGERIA
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