Term: 1^st Term

Week: 4

Class: Senior Secondary School 3

Age: 17 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject: Government

Topic:- Minority issues and the creation of states

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

List the major ethnic groups in Nigeria
Give reasons for the demand for more states
Discuss the complexity and endless nature of state creation
State the recommendation of Willink’s commission
Profer solutions to minority problems in Nigeria

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher reviews the previous lesson on the problems facing Nigerian federalism	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	He lists the major ethnic groups in Nigerian and gives reasons for the demand for more states	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	He discusses the complexity and endless nature of the issue of state creation and states Willink’s recommendation. He further profers solutions to the minority problems in Nigeria	Students pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a summarized note on the board	The students copy the note in their books

NOTE

MINORITY ISSUES AND THE CREATION OF STATES
There are three major ethnic groups that make up the majority of the Nigerian Population and they are:

1.Hausa-Fulani: Making up 29% of the Nigerian population, the Hausa-Fulani ethnic group is the largest ethnic group in Nigeria. The Hausa-Fulani tribe is located mostly in northern Nigeria.

Yoruba: The Yoruba tribe is found in urban areas, especially the city of Lagos, which is the second most populous city in Africa. The Yoruba people are mainly located in the south -western part of Nigeria and they make up 21% of the population.

lgbo: They occupy the South-Eastern part of Nigeria and covers 18% of the population. They're a smaller group than the Hausa-Fulani.

THE MINOR ETHNIC GROUPS IN NIGERIA.

The minority ethnic groups in Nigeria includes the following:

Tiv, Efik, ljaw, Idoma, Igala, Kanuri, Ibibio, etc. These groups are spread across different regions of the country and have their own distinct languages, cultures and traditions.

REASONS FOR THE DEMAND OF MORE STATES.

Ethnic Identity: Some ethnic groups want to be on their own and have their own government.
Cultural Differences: Due to cultural differences, some ethnic groups desired to have their own states so they can govern themselves based on their culture.
States are created to allay the fears of the Minority groups in the country that they would be swallowed up by the majority groups.

COMPLEXITY AND ENDLESS NATURE OF STATE CREATION.

The process of state creation in Nigeria is complex and endless due to various factors.

Some of these factors include:

Political considerations: State creation is often influenced by political considerations, such as the desire to gain more political power and influence.
Constitutional Provisions: The Nigerian Constitution provides for certain requirements that must be met before a state can be created. These requirements include a minimum population size, a viable economy and a demand for state creation.
Resource Allocation: State Creation can be complicated by the issue of resource allocation. Many groups feel that the current state structure does not allocate resources fairly, and they may demand state creation to address this issue.

RECOMMENDATION OF THE WILLINKS COMMISSION

The commission in its recommendation commission to the 1958 inLagos constitutional conference agreed on the under listed points.

i) Bill of right of the minority to be entrenched in the constitution

ii) Problems can’t be solved by creation of more new regions.

SOLUTION TO THE MINORITY PROBLEM IN NIGERIA

i) The minority groups claim that Government services and amenities should be distributed equally on ethnic grouping.

ii) That, there should be no discrimination on religions and ethnic groups.

iii) Creation of more states.

iv) Political appointments should cut across all.

v) For equitable revenue allocation.

vi) Making sure all quarters are developed equally.

vii) Create inter-regional relationship among groups and factions

EVALUATION: 1. List the major ethnic groups in Nigeria

Give three reasons for the demand for more states
What was Willink’s recommendation?
State two solutions to minority problems in Nigeria

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively

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