slimfit1:
We are doing an open ballot, when they can't conduct free and fare election you want to give them closed referendum don't make that mistake.

Dymaco:

Referendum is not done by the nation rather under strict supervision of UN

Monogamy:


Are UN and other groups don't also supervise general elections most especially in Africa? How are the politicians be winning?

Monogamy:
The secessionists in Nigeria have only been wasting their time cos they are doing the wrong thing.

If there is no secession claude in Nigeria constitution, under which law are they going to grant a referendum?

Shouldn't the secession clause be the first priority of the agitators in Nigeria?

gabbytabby:
A referendum is necessary to establish the true will of the people and give legitimacy to subsequent actions.

Scotland had a referendum and the true will of the people emerged. Nigeria should not be afraid to have a referendum of its people.

Having it around December will allow for a time when people naturally go back home or we allow people to indicate their tribal/ancestral village/local government

Dymaco:

Referendum is not done by the nation rather under strict supervision of UN

Dymaco:

Referendum is not done by the nation rather under strict supervision of UN

Monogamy:
The secessionists in Nigeria have only been wasting their time cos they are doing the wrong thing.

If there is no secession clause in Nigeria constitution, under which law are they going to grant a referendum?

Shouldn't the secession clause be the first priority of the agitators in Nigeria?

Does the Nigerian Constitution allow secession?

In-Brief

Under the Nigerian Constitution, no part of Nigeria has the power to form its own independent government or secede from the country. In fact, the word 'secede' does not appear in the Constitution.

Dig Deeper

The nearest answer to this is found in Article 2 of the constitution, which states that Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state to be known by the name of the 'Federal Republic of Nigeria'. This means the only way to legally grant such an option is through an amendment to the law.

While there have been calls for a referendum, the constitution of Nigeria only addresses two scenarios where a referendum is recognised – state boundary adjustment and the recall of a member of the National Assembly.

Context

The only territory to 'leave' Nigeria, remains the Bakassi peninsula. This was a result of a territorial disagreement between Nigeria and Cameroon and was decided by the International Court of Justice in 2006. However, the origin of the dispute came from pre-independence deliberations. Thus, it did not fall under the constitution that does not permit secession.

The only real attempt to secede was the Nigerian Civil War from 1967-1970. This was a result of a declaration of an independent state by the late Odumegwu Ojukwu. Recently, the Biafra agitation has been brought back to the fore. Some Northern Youths’ in Kaduna demanded that Igbos leave Northern territory by October 1, 2017, and Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) stated that an elections will not take place in the East without the promise of a referendum on Biafra.

amc:


Under what law would Nigeria have a referendum? Which agency would organise it?

slimfit1:
We are doing an open ballot, when they can't conduct free and fare election you want to give them closed referendum don't make that mistake.

gabbytabby:
Under what law did the UK have its own and who conducted it. Adults need to learn not to ask obvious questions.

There is a reason why countries have law makers and voting are organised in a country by designated bodies why creat problems where non exist.