I was a member of the Supreme Military Council in that government. The assumption was that the Ijaws are nonentities, who are not entitled to any good thing. In the time of Shagari, we tried to get the derivation principle reestablished. So, the Ijaws see themselves as been grossly marginalised. They produce the money, but they don't touch the money.
Every group wants to have a sense of belonging.
There is need for the creation of more states for rapid development. How many cities have the Ijaws produced. Yenagoa came three years ago. There is nothing there, even light. The state has not been connected to the national grid.