Federalism is a constitutional device to ensure that, the local conditions, interests, resources and manpower are utilized to solve local problems in a concrete manner as possible. By implication, it means, federal government is specially a device by which the federal qualities of the state are put together and as well, protected for the transformation of socio-economic and political lives of the entire citizens, ethnic groups, religions, culture, etc. that form the state. Nigeria is one of the state that is practicing federal system of government with the aim to accommodate people of diverse ethnic groups, religions, culture, etc. in order to put the country together as well as solving the socio-economic problems of the people. Unfortunately, attempts to achieve these is bedeviled by some problems like; Revenue Allocation, prolonged military rule, ethnic-trap; political intolerance/competition, threat to national unity,etc, etc. As ways out of these malaise, it is suggested that, there should be strict adherence to constitutional dictates on federalism. Military should stick to their profession. Welfare of the citizens should be upheld. The citizens should desist taking laws into their hands, Nigerian’s should shun ethnicity and above all, love for one another.

Federalism is a constitutional device to ensure that, the local conditions, interests, resources and manpower are utilized to solve local problems in a concrete manner as possible. By implication, it means, federal government is specially a device by which the federal qualities of the state are p...