Maradikasa (1983: Doomsday)

Maradikasa is a nation in the process of forming in the rich farmland in the south of the former nation of Niger

Pre-Maradikasa
There have been reports since 2008 that Nigeria was planning to expand into the rich farmland in the south of former Niger.

Due to these reports a meeting of Hausa and Fula tribal chieftens was called in 2009 to discuss the possiblity of Nigeria taking over the area, 32 chieftens attend the meeting and every chieften called for this take over not to happen.

In early 2010 another meeting of chieftens was called. They decided to try unifying all the Tribes in the south of former Niger, starting with the Hausa tribes in the former Niger districts of Maradi and the south of districts of Diffa, Zinder and Tahoua.



In total 12 Hausa tribal chieftens united and began to form a higher chieften group (named as the Governing Council) with each of the united tribes sending two men to sit on the group.

The first meeting of the Governing Council occurred on the 22nd May 2010 in the city of Maradi.

They decided that the provisional name of the new nation would be Maradikasa after the former Niger department around the city of Maradi, the new capital city. and the Hausa word for nation.

Future of Maradikasa
The future of Maradikasa looks bright, with increased rainfall across the south of the former nation have increased yields on farmland to a point where the export of food has become viable. Non food stuffs such as cotton and tobacco have begun to be grown for internal and cross border trade, particularly with Nigeria to the south. With the increasing farmland any future nation in the area will easily be able to expand northwards.

The Governing Council officially formed the new nation on the 4th December 2011.

The governing council have said that once the core districts have been secured and the new government is formed and running effectivly then it is hoped that Maradikasa will expand slowley to take in the rest of of the former nation of Niger and possibly further into unclaimed territory nearby.

The Governing council has begun to approch the West African Union with the aim to join before 2015

Governance of Maradikasa
Once the governing council offically formed the nation of Maradikasa on the 4th December 2011 they introduced a provisonal governing council which will govern the nation until elections of a government can be held in the new nation.

Provisonal Governing Council
This is based on the former governing council. It is made up of 27 tribal chiefs with an assitant each (total of 54 men). The powers of the council are limited, they are to produce a new constitution for the nation, introduce a free and fair judicial system (including any new laws needed and the recinding of any inappropreate former laws of Niger), they will also decide on a new flag.

The Provisonal Governing Council will govern Maradikasa until the election planned for June 2012. At that point the Provisonal Governing Council will hand over power to the new government.

The Provisonal Governing Council has begun to approach the surrounding established nations looking to set up trading routes, the first trade route is set up with the nation of Nigeria to the south on the 13th January 2012 and with southern Chad on the 22nd January 2012.

Make up of Future New Government
The New Government will be made up of 70 people and lead by a President and ministers included will be:
 * Vice-president,
 * Minister for Justice and Policing,
 * Minister for Agriculture and Mining,
 * Minister for Eduction
 * Minister for Foriegn Relations and Trade.