The apex northern group, the Arewa Consultative Forum, has dismissed the call for restructuring, saying it was not well defined by its proponents.

The group said the North could not be intimidated.


The ACF also said the North preferred a referendum to determine Nigeria's continued existence, adding that various parts of the country could go their different ways if its existence were no more desirable.

In an interview with Punch, the ACF secretary-general, Aliyu, said although the group was not afraid of restructuring, its proponents had not adequately defined it.

Aliyu stated, "The North is not afraid of restructuring. What we want is to define what is it that we want. If we want to be in Nigeria and if we don't want to be in Nigeria, let's sit down and agree."

According to him, the North is looking at all options and is leaving all options open.

He stated, "We can restructure. We can become a confederation. We can devolve powers. We can have state police and all that we want. But I can tell you that the thinking of the North now is that we should have a referendum if we want Nigeria or not. If we want Nigeria, then, we must sit down and see how Nigeria will work.

"If we need the country, let's sit down and decide that we need the country first. Then we can now sit down and decide on how our country can work for all of us. If we decide that we don't want the country as it is, then, I mean, countries have gone apart, Czechoslovakia and quite several other countries, including Sudan, had gone apart. We don't want to go to war."

"The North is not going to be intimidated again to accept anything. We have to sit down and resolve whether we want this federation or this country as it is."

http://saharareporters.com/2020/10/01/acf-demands-referendum-one-nigeria-dismisses-call-restructuring?fbclid=IwAR3L8IvZQwGiHjiqi92WWWF6Yem7pL-1819NOCv9X_HMAYhSJKDdSgN9ri4

The north to have a referendum?

Well, the middle Belt which is made up of many tribes that are structurally, culturally and religiously different from the core north will always vote to be separated from the core north.

It will be interesting to see how they vote because the future of their children depends on that. Then, who will monitor the referendum?

Hope it will not be INEC?

Unbelievable

Singing the chorus of their paymasters.

Noted

Nigeria is gone already.
The only people asking one Nigeria are the Tinubu group.
He wants to be president not minding what it will cost his people.

The are positioning people to subdue any president that would be elected to serve Fulani interest.

I don't think Nigeria will still exist by then

Nigeria is dead. Anybody saying otherwise is mentally deranged.

Nice one from ACF

If this is true then the ACF have done the right thing. I salute their courage. Shame on other socio-political groups who have remained silent in the face of the mess Nigeria has turned to. The lives and welfare of the people within the geographical confines of Nigeria is more important than the existence of Nigeria as one country. Let's define our basis of association through a referendum.

Ctorch:
The apex northern group, the Arewa Consultative Forum, has dismissed the call for restructuring, saying it was not well defined by its proponents.

The group said the North could not be intimidated.


The ACF also said the North preferred a referendum to determine Nigeria's continued existence, adding that various parts of the country could go their different ways if its existence were no more desirable.

In an interview with Punch, the ACF secretary-general, Aliyu, said although the group was not afraid of restructuring, its proponents had not adequately defined it.

Aliyu stated, "The North is not afraid of restructuring. What we want is to define what is it that we want. If we want to be in Nigeria and if we don't want to be in Nigeria, let's sit down and agree."

According to him, the North is looking at all options and is leaving all options open.

He stated, "We can restructure. We can become a confederation. We can devolve powers. We can have state police and all that we want. But I can tell you that the thinking of the North now is that we should have a referendum if we want Nigeria or not. If we want Nigeria, then, we must sit down and see how Nigeria will work.

"If we need the country, let's sit down and decide that we need the country first. Then we can now sit down and decide on how our country can work for all of us. If we decide that we don't want the country as it is, then, I mean, countries have gone apart, Czechoslovakia and quite several other countries, including Sudan, had gone apart. We don't want to go to war."

"The North is not going to be intimidated again to accept anything. We have to sit down and resolve whether we want this federation or this country as it is."

http://saharareporters.com/2020/10/01/acf-demands-referendum-one-nigeria-dismisses-call-restructuring?fbclid=IwAR3L8IvZQwGiHjiqi92WWWF6Yem7pL-1819NOCv9X_HMAYhSJKDdSgN9ri4

Is this not what nmk have been calling for all along that made buhari's regime to label him and his group as terrorists? The north really needs to apologise to nmk and also pay compensations to him and to the familes of thausands of innocent igbo youths they have massacred unjustly over the years.

It's all empty talk

Actions is louder than words. They talk all the talk, but their actions says a different thing.

Fake news

in other words, the three major tribes have agreed on a referendum? let's go there.

Ogonimilitant:
Nigeria is gone already.
The only people asking one Nigeria are the Tinubu group.
He wants to be president not minding what it will cost his people.

The are positioning people to subdue any president that would be elected to serve Fulani interest.

I don't think Nigeria will still exist by then

See this joker.

Nija wey don die?


www.nairaland.com/attachments/12420324_NigerianShipsickingdead_jpg977a2929741a888f8c7891f4acbf58ba

That will be nice

BuhariAdvocate:
Fake news

wow!!!you detected fake news with your fake brain, you must be a zombie DG

Let muric director catch you.

abouzaid:
in other words, the three major tribes have agreed on a referendum? let's go there.

Nice one !

YOUR bookings rules: 381MB/MIO/1405

Hallelujah!!

BuhariAdvocate:
Fake news

E shock you..change is constant bro

BuhariAdvocate:
Fake news

what do you mean by fake news ! Unity begger.

They don't mean their words,they are only playing mind game.