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In 1961, the British Cameroons hold a plebiscite to decide whether or not they would join Nigeria or Cameroon. The Northern Cameroons voted to join Nigeria with the Southern Cameroons voting to join Cameroon.

The Southern Cameroons' decision caused a political imbalance within Nigeria, with the predominantly Northern Hausa wielding far more influence within the country than either the Eastern Igbo or the Western Yoruba. The Hausa being Islamic where the Igbo and Yoruba being majority Christian did not help things.

Some have pointed to the stark regional clout imbalances that resulted from the South Cameroons' decision as one of the main causes of Nigeria's historical political instability.

So what if the Southern Cameroons had opted to join Nigeria? Would that have led to a more stable (and presumably more prosperous) Nigeria?
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