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Yoruba, Igbo, Other Ethnic Nationalities Should Be Able To Exit ‘Freely’ From Nigeria – Proposal Before National Assembly Says

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Yoruba, Igbo, Other Ethnic Nationalities Should Be Able To Exit ‘Freely’ From Nigeria – Proposal Before National Assembly Says
June 1, 2024
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The private bill was titled, “A Bill for an Act to substitute the annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with a new governance model for the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

Every ethnic nationality and people in Nigeria will have an unconditional right to self-determination, the promoter of a trending draft “bill” seeking a return to the regional system of government, Dr Akin Fapohunda, has proposed.

The private bill was titled, “A Bill for an Act to substitute the annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with a new governance model for the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

In the full proposal obtained by SaharaReporters on Saturday, Fapohunda also suggested the scrapping of the presidential system of government, reintroduction of the parliamentary system, return to unicameral legislature, as well as provision for self-determination by any section of the country which desires so.

It read, “Every Ethnic Nationality and People in Nigeria has an unconditional right to self-determination within here delineated territories.

“The sovereignty, powers and authority to formulate the articles of association towards any reform of the Central Federal Government of Nigeria, at any other time shall lie jointly and severally with all the ethnic nationalities occupying their respective territories.

“Every Ethnic Nationality and People in Nigeria has the right to a full measure of self-government which includes the right to establish institutions of government in the territory that it inhabits and to equitable representation in the Federal and Regional Governments.

“A “Ethnic Nationality or People” for the purpose of this Constitution, is a group of people who have or share large measure of a common culture or similar customs, mutual intelligibility of language, belief in a common or related identities, a common psychological make-up, and who inhabit an identifiable, predominantly contiguous territory.”

The bill promoter added that the 36 states of the federation should be scrapped and Nigeria should be returned to regional system.

Part of the draft Bill seen by SaharaReporters on Friday had partly read, “PART I – Preliminaries: WHEREAS Nigeria, its Peoples and Government have been governed under Decree 24 of 1999 that was handed down by the then Military Government without the express consent of the people despite the preamble of “We the people.”

“WHEREAS the said Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as Amended) is not autochthonous as it does not evolve from the deliberations and consensus of the Nigerian People.

“WHEREAS the Peoples of Nigeria now desire and effectively demand for a change to a Constitution based on Federal/Regional System of Government.

“WHEREAS the Federal and Regional governments are to operate within the provisions of this Constitution, it is within the discretion of the ethnic blocs within the States that constitutes a given region to aggregate or disaggregate as Provinces, Divisions and Districts, while being in control of their affairs without let or hindrance at whatever level of governance.

“Whereas the 1999 Constitution as amended is a schedule of a military decree now deemed to be an Act of the National Assembly for which the National Assembly have the powers to amend and/or abrogate as expedient.

“Whereas the National Assembly where so necessary and expedient can invoke the doctrine of necessity to resolve any point of law for the good governance of the country Nigeria.”

On PART 11 – Substitution Clause, the drafters proposed that the National Assembly shall invoke its inherent powers to expunge the schedule attached to decree 24 of 1999 often referred to as 1999 Constitution as amended from the decree, which “is now deemed to be an Act of the National Assembly to which the National Assembly have the powers to so do and replace same with a new governance model for Nigeria effective not later than October 1, 2024.”

“This amendment is subject to a yes or no vote in a Referendum by the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” it proposed.

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Nigerian-Born Kemi Badenoch Becomes New Conservative Party Leader

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In a controversial move, Guinea’s junta leader has promoted himself to the rank of army general, reinforcing his authority within the nation’s military hierarchy.

Guinea’s junta leader, Mamadi Doumbouya, has promoted himself to the rank of army general as the coup-affected West African nation celebrated the establishment of its formidable armed forces.

In September 2021, at the age of 43, Doumbouya forcefully took control by ousting President Alpha Conde. Ironically, Conde had previously appointed then-Colonel Doumbouya to lead an elite unit responsible for safeguarding the head of state against such coups.

In a decree issued on Friday evening, Doumbouya—whose supporters have encouraged him to run for president once the junta relinquishes power—was also granted the Grand Cross of the National Order of the Colatier, which is the nation’s highest honor.

This was for “his unwavering efforts to foster social unity and collaboration among different communities.”

Since 2020, Doumbouya has been among several military officers who have taken control in West Africa, alongside counterparts in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

Doumbouya has overseen a continuous suppression of dissent, with numerous opposition leaders being detained, prosecuted in court, or compelled to go into exile.

Despite its abundant natural resources, Guinea continues to be a nation in poverty.

For decades, authoritarian or dictatorial governments have ruled it.

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Breaking: Former Deputy Governor of Delta State, Prof. Amos Utuama is dead.

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Breaking: Former Deputy Governor of Delta State, Prof. Amos Utuama is dead.

Prof Amos Utuama, who was deputy governor from 2007 to 2015, died after a protracted illness in the early hours of Saturday in Lagos.

Prof Amos Utuama who was deputy to former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for eight years died at the age of 77.

 

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Abia State LG Polls: Gov. Otti’s LP Loses As ZLP, YPP Win The Zenith Labour Party, ZLP has win 15 out of the 17 Local Government Championship positions in Saturday’s Abia State LG elections.

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Abia State LG Polls: Gov. Otti’s LP Loses As ZLP, YPP Win The Zenith Labour Party, ZLP has win 15 out of the 17 Local Government Championship positions in Saturday’s Abia State LG elections.
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Abia State LG Polls: Gov. Otti’s LP Loses As ZLP, YPP Win
The Zenith Labour Party, ZLP has win 15 out of the 17 Local Government Championship positions in Saturday’s Abia State LG elections.

Meanwhile, the Young Progressives Party, YPP won the remaining Chairmanship positions in Osisioma and Ugwunagbo Local Government Areas.

The Zenith Labour Party, ZLP has win 15 out of the 17 Local Government Championship positions in Saturday’s Abia State LG elections.

Meanwhile, the Young Progressives Party, YPP won the remaining Chairmanship positions in Osisioma and Ugwunagbo Local Government Areas.

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