Group photograph of membersof the ethnic nationalities that attended the leeting
Agency report
In other to make Nigeria work in the interest of everyone, representatives of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Southern Kaduna Peoples Organisation (SOKAPU), Afenifere, Hausa Tsantsa, Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Okpe Union, South West Development Stakeholders Forum, Agenda for Yoruba Unity, Reconciliation & Integration, and religious groups have moved for the restructuring of Nigeria into regions.
They made this demand at a one-day symposium held on Thursday at the Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Oyo State recently, with the theme, “From The Founding Fathers To The Prodigal Sons And Daughters: The Challenge Of Nation Building and Development.”
Convened by the Rebirth Group, the ethic nationalities who issued a communique at the end of the session, unanimously queried what would have the founding fathers of Nigeria done in the face of the prevailing challenges in Nigeria, were they to be alive today?
Ambassador Yemi Farounbi was the chairman of the event while the keynote speaker was Professor John Bunmi Ayoade. The speakers all agreed that the fortunes and misfortunes of Nigeria started first from its amalgamation in 1914 and particularly since Independence in 1960.
They stressed that every nationality would have self-determination even within the region and states they are in, and to avoid domination or even sit-tight syndrome, heads of each level of government should be rotational on the basis of the constituents within that enclave. The head who would be from a part of the area in question would be a person from another part as deputy. The latter would automatically become the Head of the Government at the end of the tenure of the incumbent.
Source; The Sun
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