The president said his administration was reviewing the possibility of convoking a national.conference. President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that his administration is not opposed to dialogue among Nigeria’s various ethnic nationalities and is reviewing the possibility of a national conference

Mr. Jonathan said he was not opposed to Nigerians coming together to discuss how they would continue to live together in peace and unity. Speaking after receiving a memorandum from The Patriots, led by Ben Nwabueze, on the need for a national conference, Mr. Jonathan said that the issue of Nigerians coming together to discuss their future should not be out of place. He told the group that there has been constant.discussion within government on how to create.an acceptable platform for a national dialogue that will reinforce the ties that bind the country’s many ethnic nationalities and ensure that Nigeria’s immense diversity continues to be a source of strength and greatness.

“The limitation we have is that the constitution appears to have given that responsibility to the National Assembly.

“I have also been discussing the matter with the leadership of the National Assembly. We want a situation where everyone will key into the process and agree on the way forward,” he said.

He thanked the Patriots for acknowledging the Federal Government’s efforts to implement his administration’s agenda for national transformation.
“As a government, we are totally committed to transforming this country, Positive things are being done and by the grace of God, we will get to where we ought to be as a nation,” he said.

The Patriots’ delegation included Ayo Adebanjo, Solomon Asemota, Chris Okoye, Bola Kuforiji- Olubi, Dan Suleiman, Kimse Okoko, and Michael Orobator.

President Jonathan also welcomed the group’s call for the moral re-orientation of Nigerians, saying that he shared their belief that ongoing efforts at national transformation and development will be greatly enhanced and facilitated by the cultivation of better national ethics and attitudes.
Speaking to journalists after meeting with the President, Mr. Nwabueze, a Professor of Constitutional Law, said the convocation of a national conference was the fastest way to achieve the most needed transformation in the country.

“We have done our own research; and we are not perfect. But our own review is that we have in.this country 389 ethnic nationalities. We need to bring these nationalities around a conference table to discuss how we are going to live together as one country in peace, in stability in security as one country with the aim of achieving national unity,” he said. Mr. Nwabueze said Nigeria was not yet a nation but a state and the convening of the national conference should be seen “as a matter of priority as soon as possible, in any event before 2015 general elections”.

The Patriots is among various pressure and rights groups that have demanded the convocation of a national conference to discuss Nigeria’s future.

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May dis snc lead to nigerian break up..clik like if u suport it

cashkid18: May dis snc lead to nigerian break up..clik like if u suport it

mumu!

Confusionist: mumu!

eyeball lyk u n dont quote me again

SNC is long over due.



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Nigeria needs a national conference..There is very need to discuss this country in general and agree on a common goal. I will be happy for it.

There is nothing tangible or specific in this story. No timelines for the conference, no responsibilities, no roadmap. Just talk.

I'm taking this with less than a pinch of salt.

All the hype about a national conference, not like the opinion of the common man in the mess called naija will be heard! Its the same leaders who have betrayed us time and again that will meet to determine our future. We must remember that ethnic and religious differences only matter among the poor, with the elites only money matters!

Gej is wrking

well gej for 2015

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HNosegbe: There is nothing tangible or specific in this story. No timelines for the conference, no responsibilities, no roadmap. Just talk.

I'm taking this with less than a pinch of salt.

Did you actually attend a school. Some group of people went to see the president and present a proposal for a national conference, the president received them and spoke his mind on the issue and you are saying there is no timeline and responsibility? You really amaze me with your level of comprehension. Did you even read the part where they said the constitution presently delegates that function to the NASS?

Like they say. If you want to hide something from a black man, put it in a book.

Dis man dey always run him mouth and then nothing to show for it.

Anyone who has read Shakespeare's Macbeth knows that someone's destiny is to mirror the main character in that book

theoctopus:

Did you actually attend a school. Some group of people went to see the president and present a proposal for a national conference, the president received them and spoke his mind on the issue and you are saying there is no timeline and responsibility? You really amaze me with your level of comprehension. Did you even read the part where they said the constitution presently delegates that function to the NASS?

Like they say. If you want to hide something from a black man, put it in a book.

nna go bust your head with hammer as you like carry load for head.

step in the right direction....2015campain in progress

Gej wit is ogogoro politics

Now or never, if this U.S.E.L.E.S.S country want 2 remain as one. I know some ûseless hausa A.N.I.M.A.L.S go oppose the move.

nice one

i still dont think the snc would solve anything if it doesnt lead to break up

yes oh
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Only lazy parasite ethnic groups will hear this and start shivering. I can't wait to see Odua republic playing an African soccer qualifying match against Biafra nation. Same goes to Arewa republic vs Niger Delta republic.

on sovereign national conference i stand!

bootlegaz: Only lazy parasite ethnic groups will hear this and start shivering. I can't wait to see Odua republic playing an African soccer qualifying match against Biafra nation. Same goes to Arewa republic vs Niger Delta republic.

naija delta would be a divided nation

I dey laff o. Why wont Mr. President say he supports this in view of the 2015 Re-election bid. Several white papers on Committees that were set up by this regime are still pending. Kai! Waste of resources. GEJ should stop this play play with National Conference abeg!

" THE doctrine of doctrine of necessity " calls Nigeria(ns) to a SNC now. Or else, the risk is high. Watch it.

GEJ knows he is on his way out

The professor must be a very dull man. Where did he count 389 ethnic groups from when the entire Southern Nigeria consist of barely 10 ethnic groups?

If u agree wit that the snc will be held under cawordishnes (being scared of discussing our main problem.aka diversity) and that the outcome wont affect an ordinary nagerian positively, click like

Nigerians with depleted brain cells are all over nairaland.... DON'T QUOTE ME OOO

Nigeria's problem is more complex than a simple SNC... Any attempt at a national conference will certainly end up in a brawl and the delegates will simply scoop enough allowances b4 going back to continue their usual lives.