Quest for federalism and its many ironies, by Azu Ishiekwene One month from now, Nigeria’s last batch of states created in 1996 to bring the total to 36, would turn 25 years old. The last batch of six states - Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Nasarawa, Zamfara, Gombe and Ekiti - was created by the military head of state, General Sani Abacha, on October 1, 1996. Post-Abacha, agitation for more states has continued, which is hardly surprising for a country with over 300 ethnic nationalities, where diversity has been disastrously mismanaged in recent times. Till...