Prominent
northern leader and former Kaduna State governor, Balarabe Musa, has
warned that the refusal of the Presidency and the National Assembly to
allow the proposed National Conference to hold could lead to a social
revolution or military coup.
Musa said the realities on ground showed that it was
inevitable for the “sovereign people of Nigeria” to come together and
discuss the way forward for the country.
According to him, the current debate over revenue
sharing formula, in which northern governors are demanding more funds is
another indication of the need for the conference
.
“What we are proposing is a national conference, in
which the delegates would be elected by their people, as the
representatives of the sovereign people of Nigeria, in addition to
representative of bodies such as labour, the Nigerian Bar Association
and civil society groups. These people would be elected independent of
the executive and the legislature, but with their support.
“After the conference, we would have a new
constitution to replace the 1999 Constitution. The new constitution
would be taken to the National Assembly for ratification by a motion.
Then it would pass through a referendum and then becomes our new
constitution,” he said.
Musa added that this was different from a Sovereign National Conference, which would require an interim government.
“SNC should be a last resort,” Musa said. “But if the
executive and the legislature deny the people the opportunity for a
national conference, then it would result in an SNC, a military coup or a
social revolution. Are we sure what happened in Egypt and the Arab
world cannot happen in Nigeria?”
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