Secession Not Solution To Nigeria’s Problem – Gbajabiamila, Peter Obi

Speaker of the Home of the Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, ex governor of Anambra State and vice presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP), Peter Obi, former chairman of the Financial and Monetary Crime Fee (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and others have mentioned secession wouldn’t tackle challenges dealing with numerous ethnic or area in Nigeria.

They mentioned what each citizen wants and cares for is degree taking part in subject, justice, fairness, equity and good governance.

They spoke amidst name for secession on the 112th anniversary celebration of the Kings’ School Previous Boys Affiliation (KCOBA) over the weekend

The theme for the occasion was: “Unity in Range… Stronger Collectively.”

Gbajabiamila, who delivered the keynote tackle, declared that ongoing overview of the structure by the Nationwide Meeting wouldn’t produce an ideal structure, stressing that “there isn’t any such factor wherever on the planet.”

“Within the Home of Representatives, we’re presently within the strategy of a substantive overview of our nation’s structure. Our goal is to ship a structure that extra successfully organises our politics to make it extra inclusive, enshrine environment friendly mechanisms for holding the establishments of state to account and put an finish to the debilitating conflicts that proceed to tear our nation aside. We might not produce an ideal structure; no such factor has ever existed wherever on the planet. Certainly, some a part of the world have unwritten constitutions. Nevertheless, collectively we are able to by the alternatives we make and our actions use our structure as a basis doc to present life to the individuals of Nigeria.”

Obi, Ribadu and the previous minister of state, International Affairs, Ambassador Bagudu Hirse, who have been the panelists, gave completely different views on what’s threatening the unity of nation.

Obi mentioned the nation can’t keep united until there was fairness and justice. In keeping with him, Nigeria has about 250 ethic teams , which is way under that of India with over 2,000 ethnic teams and Indonesia with 1,300 ethnic teams including that each international locations have been doing much better than Nigeria

“You can’t keep united when there’s injustice; we can’t keep united in case you don’t enable individuals to function on a degree taking part in subject. If Nigeria was a productive nation, our range may have been a supply of energy however we’re a sharing nation’.

“Our nation just isn’t a productive nation however a rustic of consumption and sharing. As soon as it’s a sharing financial system, it turns into troublesome to be united as a result of all people desires to be a part of the sharing,’’ he mentioned.’

Ribadu said that ethnic or faith has nothing to with challenges dealing with the nation. Relatively, he blamed them on particular person attitudes, lack of affection for every others and unhealthy governance.

Ribadu mentioned Nigeria is figure in progress, stressing that Nigerians must do their finest to maintain the nation united.

He warned Nigerians to keep away from what occurred in Rwanda and Somalia however moderately emulate Tanzania, which he mentioned is likely one of the peaceable

Hirse referred to as on Nigerians to do aways with what would divide the nation and embrace what would unite the individuals.

He additionally shared agreed with different panalists on the difficulty of excellent governance, justice, equity and fairness.

KCOBA President, Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, noticed that Nigeria is experiencing the worst turbulence in its historical past. He confused the necessity for Nigerian to return collectively and discover resolution to the issues.

He additionally pleaded with Gbajabiamila to sponsor a invoice that might hand over King’s School to the Board of Trustees including that authorities has no enterprise managing secondary faculties.