Federalism is a form of government that is often adopted by countries with great diversity in geography, language, culture and religion. Western countries like: united state of America, Canada, Australia, Belgium, and India are adopting the federal system of government. They are politically and economically stable. Federalism in Nigeria has been bedeviled by myriad of problem since it was introduce by the Macpherson constitution in 1954. Nigeria Federalist concept has been distorted, consequently impacting negatively on her national development, political stability and economic growth.