Edwin Clark, Ijaw national leader, says he does not believe
that Nigeria should break up.
Speaking with NAN on Saturday, Clark, however, added that
Nigeria must be restructured and cannot continue to operate as it is.
There have been sustained calls for the country to break up,
from both the proponents of a Biafran government and other aggrieved citizens.
But Clark cautioned against the calls for secession, arguing
that a break-up will not solve the country’s challenges.
“Nigeria will remain one. Some of us do not believe in the
call for secession. Where do we go to? Who are we leaving the country for? Who
owns?” Clark asked.
“We cannot flee. Though I am seeing this danger, I do not
believe that Nigeria will split. Recently. Seventeen southern governors met and
they also agreed that Nigeria will remain one. They are not just PDP but also
APC governors.
“Even during the civil war in 1967, we never believed
Nigeria would break up and the war eventually ended in 1970. That was the
nearest we got to breaking up but Nigeria did not break up.
“All we are saying is that we should restructure the
country. Let us devolve power to the states. They should be the federating
units.”
He said Nigeria needs to adopt recommendations from the 2014
national conference on true federalism instead of convening another confab.
“Let us have a federal system of government as we had in
1963. Once that is done, there will be peace in Nigeria. With that, every
region will have a state police. So, the only cure to the problem of insecurity
in Nigeria is to return to the 1963 constitution with a few amendments,” the
Ijaw leader said.
In 2018, Clark had said that restructuring the country will
force states to look for means to be viable.
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