At a time agitations are ripping the country apart with no resolution in sight as of yet, it does appear however, that at least, there are those from the outside, who fancy a merge or would welcome the possibility of being a part of a struggling nation like Nigeria.
This could be the case following the disclosure by Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, that the President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon, had expressed readiness for his country to be part of Nigeria.
Onyeama, who stated this shortly after a close door meeting with Beninoise Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Aurélien Agbenonci, said the Beninoise president gave the offer when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari, a few weeks back.
“The President of Benin said as far as they are concerned, they want (not just saying it like that) but in reality, Benin should be the 37th state of Nigeria,” he said.
“We should really be one. They charged us to come together at ministerial level, to work out a framework for a sustainable relationship.”