Nigeria, June 2 -- Soludo had, at a recent public function in Awka, the state capital, argued that if other major regions and cities were to shut down, Nigeria would be affected because they contribute a major percentage to the GDP of the country.

The governor noted that the same is not the case for the Southeast, adding that 'even if it falls under a volcanic eruption tomorrow, the economy of Nigeria will not be affected.'

He said, 'Nigerians will only see the collapse as a human disaster and move on with their lives unperturbed because the Southeast brings nothing but 8%.'

Reacting to the governor's comments, Odinkalu insisted that in a country with unreliable statistics in which informal economies account for over 70% of productivi...