States and Local Government Creations in Nigeria: A Veritable Tool for the Economic Underdevelopment of the Minorities

The creation of states and local governments anywhere in the world has been a veritable instrument to drive achieve meaningful development bring governance structure processes closer people. It is indeed one models through which could easily be fostered across all regions In Nigeria. This paper examines states' governments' Nigeria determine whether practice achieved its universal purpose or otherwise, especially as it affects minorities people Niger Delta. Employing historical research methods using both primary secondary data, well political economy framework, establishes that rather underdeveloped minority oil-bearing experiment was purely designed for expediency at time important note state government seems tool undermine under-develop ethnic groups whose natural resources (the black gold) are used service entire nation develop Lagos, Abuja other parts country, with minimal amounts left area where these extracted. led series conflicts still raging date, South-South demanding justice control their application fiscal federalism. They concluded Nigeria, than being minorities, selfishly enrich major recommends amongst others federalism means assuaging fears continuous economic under-dev opment by majority groups.