While some have attributed Nigeria’s 2024 GDP growth of 3.4 percent to the painful reforms initiated by this administration in 2023, its long-term sustainability remains uncertain if regional marginalisation is not addressed. History has repeatedly shown that economic growth which fails to promote inclusivity across all regions and social groups is ultimately unsustainable.

Take the Soviet Union, for instance. Despite its reputation for rapid economic expansion between 1928 and 1960, it faltered in the 1970s under