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Yoruba, Igbo, Other Ethnic Nationalities Should Be Able To Exit ‘Freely’ From Nigeria – Proposal Before National Assembly Says

The private bill was titled, “A Bill for an Act to substitute the annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with a new governance model for the Federal Republic of Nigeria."

Every ethnic nationality and people in Nigeria will have an unconditional right to self-determination, the promoter of a trending draft "bill" seeking a return to the regional system of government, Dr Akin Fapohunda, has proposed.

The private bill was titled, “A Bill for an Act to substitute the annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with a new governance model for the Federal Republic of Nigeria."


In the full proposal obtained by SaharaReporters on Saturday, Fapohunda also suggested the scrapping of the presidential system of government, reintroduction of the parliamentary system, return to unicameral legislature, as well as provision for self-determination by any section of the country which desires so.

It read, “Every Ethnic Nationality and People in Nigeria has an unconditional right to self-determination within here delineated territories.

“The sovereignty, powers and authority to formulate the articles of association towards any reform of the Central Federal Government of Nigeria, at any other time shall lie jointly and severally with all the ethnic nationalities occupying their respective territories.

“Every Ethnic Nationality and People in Nigeria has the right to a full measure of self-government which includes the right to establish institutions of government in the territory that it inhabits and to equitable representation in the Federal and Regional Governments.

“A "Ethnic Nationality or People" for the purpose of this Constitution, is a group of people who have or share large measure of a common culture or similar customs, mutual intelligibility of language, belief in a common or related identities, a common psychological make-up, and who inhabit an identifiable, predominantly contiguous territory.”

The bill promoter added that the 36 states of the federation should be scrapped and Nigeria should be returned to regional system.

Part of the draft Bill seen by SaharaReporters on Friday had partly read, "PART I - Preliminaries: WHEREAS Nigeria, its Peoples and Government have been governed under Decree 24 of 1999 that was handed down by the then Military Government without the express consent of the people despite the preamble of "We the people."

"WHEREAS the said Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as Amended) is not autochthonous as it does not evolve from the deliberations and consensus of the Nigerian People.

"WHEREAS the Peoples of Nigeria now desire and effectively demand for a change to a Constitution based on Federal/Regional System of Government.

"WHEREAS the Federal and Regional governments are to operate within the provisions of this Constitution, it is within the discretion of the ethnic blocs within the States that constitutes a given region to aggregate or disaggregate as Provinces, Divisions and Districts, while being in control of their affairs without let or hindrance at whatever level of governance.

"Whereas the 1999 Constitution as amended is a schedule of a military decree now deemed to be an Act of the National Assembly for which the National Assembly have the powers to amend and/or abrogate as expedient.

"Whereas the National Assembly where so necessary and expedient can invoke the doctrine of necessity to resolve any point of law for the good governance of the country Nigeria."


On PART 11 - Substitution Clause, the drafters proposed that the National Assembly shall invoke its inherent powers to expunge the schedule attached to decree 24 of 1999 often referred to as 1999 Constitution as amended from the decree, which "is now deemed to be an Act of the National Assembly to which the National Assembly have the powers to so do and replace same with a new governance model for Nigeria effective not later than October 1, 2024."

"This amendment is subject to a yes or no vote in a Referendum by the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria," it proposed.

Chinkoalhaji34:
I dont know whats more shocking, that this bill is proposing such drastic changes or that its actually being taken seriously by the National Assembly.

Every ethnic nationality and people in Nigeria will have an unconditional right to self-determination, the promoter of a trending draft "bill" seeking a return to the regional system of government, Dr Akin Fapohunda, has proposed.

The private bill was titled, “A Bill for an Act to substitute the annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with a new governance model for the Federal Republic of Nigeria."

In the full proposal obtained by SaharaReporters on Saturday, Fapohunda also suggested the scrapping of the presidential system of government, reintroduction of the parliamentary system, return to unicameral legislature, as well as provision for self-determination by any section of the country which desires so.

SoNature:
Dr Akin Fapohunda, this is a great bill!

It's only when everyone understands that people have a right to self-determination, we will sit down and negotiate the terms of our union. Nigeria isn't built on justice, equity and fairness, and no country experiences peace when they lack those.

Allow states to control their resources and pay taxes to the centre. FG should stop building infrastructure - allow states to do that and use the taxes to maintain federal security agencies, immigration, customs, etc.

Chinkoalhaji34:
I dont know whats more shocking, that this bill is proposing such drastic changes or that its actually being taken seriously by the National Assembly.

Chinkoalhaji34:
I dont know whats more shocking, that this bill is proposing such drastic changes or that its actually being taken seriously by the National Assembly.

Ebibedike1:
Only Yoruba leaders can decide the fate of this country; They know exactly what to do if they want to, without shedding a single drop of blood. They have been the ones holding this country together behind the scene for long; The northern elders know this that is why they always pacify the yorubas quickly whenever they know they have gone too far.

You don't have to agree with me on this, but keep on watching.

When the time comes to go our different ways, it will come from the Yoruba leaders ( N.B. I am not talking about Igbohos or Adams , those ones are just their boys working for them. )

Ebibedike1:
Only Yoruba leaders can decide the fate of this country; They know exactly what to do if they want to, without shedding a single drop of blood. They have been the ones holding this country together behind the scene for long; The northern elders know this that is why they always pacify the yorubas quickly whenever they know they have gone too far.

You don't have to agree with me on this, but keep on watching.

When the time comes to go our different ways, it will come from the Yoruba leaders ( N.B. I am not talking about Igbohos or Adams , those ones are just their boys working for them. )

guysbewise:
How can strangers from Europe just come and force different tribes together. Nigeria can never work untill each tribe has their own nation and if they wish they can form a union like the European Union but only for free trade.

HellVictorinho6:
But the ethnic groups arent united

Their rulers are useless

Their rulers hate the people/their own people and keep them poor

It wont make any difference

guysbewise:
Umm! I remember it was Obasanjo a yoruba man that saved the Igbos from the bakassi boys imposed on them by their own Igbo leaders.

HellVictorinho6:
U can see what am saying

Can u help me with murny please?

Am owing sumone 33,800naira.

guysbewise:
What work do you do?

mrvitalis:
If Tinubu makes that restructuring bill pass..


Igbos would mold a stature of him in Enugu, owerri and ABA

StreetFight:
You will never see a Developer present such a bill. All they know is Nzobu Nzobu. Everything is by for e to them, and we keep teaching them bitter lessons


It was out of selfishness and greediness that their son Aguyi Ironsi abolished the Regional Government and for ed unitary government on other regions with his evil Decree 34 of 1966, yet they are the ones crying that they want to go, you are going no where.

Front0lane:
With all your hate for the man
Listen good Tinubu does not owe your Igbo father anything. If he does support the bill that is for his own good not that of igbos.