Tag: secession
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Afenifere does not believe in secession – Pa Adebanjo
The Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, says it does not believe in secession and disintegration of Nigeria but demands true federalism to address the country’s challenges. “We are not anarchists; we are not secessionists. We recognise that there is a democratically-elected government, acting leader of the group, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, told newsmen in Lagos.
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Secessionist agitations in Nigeria and Israel/Palestinian conundrum – Dakuku Peterside
By Dakuku Peterside. Perhaps no conflict in the world has lasted so long, generated as many news headlines, or engendered as much controversy as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This conflict has received a lot of international attention, and it usually inflames passion from both the supporters of Israel and the Palestinians. Most Christians usually support the…
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Elder statesman, Edwin Clark rejects secession voices, backs restructuring
Elder statesman Edwin Clark has cautioned against calls for secession in some parts of the country. Clark in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Saturday explained that calls for secession in some quarters were not the solution to the country’s problems. He said he did not believe in Nigeria’s breakup in spite of rising…
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Obasanjo opens up on calls for secession
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday described calls for the disintegration of Nigeria as unmindful and insensitive to the plight of the minority groups in the country. Obasanjo made the observation when he received the Tiv Professional Group (TPG) from Benue State, who paid him a courtesy visit in Abeokuta. The former president recalled a…
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I have nowhere I am going, Nigeria will not seperate – Tinubu
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu has called on those clamouring for secession to jettison the idea, saying he has nowhere he is going and that Nigeria will not seperate. Speaking at the Special Ramadan Prayer Tafsir (Lecture) for Lagos State and Nigeria, held at the Lagos House, Marina on…
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Political Succession & Nation Building In Nigeria: Problems And Challenges, By Anyim Pius Anyim
A Lecture delivered by Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, GCON at University of Nigeria, Nsukka during the Faculty of Social Sciences’ Distinguished Annual Public Lecture held on 20/4/2021. PROTOCOL: INTRODUCTION: Permit me to commence this lecture by commending the organizers of this important annual public lecture. I feel very privileged and honoured to be here and…
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Three school principals suspended in Osun over talks of Yoruba seceding from Nigeria
Osun State has suspended three secondary school principals for allowing a group of secessionists preach to their students. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Folorunsho Bamisayemi, Wednesday said they were suspended for allowing a seditious group into their school premises to address the students. The commissioner stated: “A viral video showed the group talking to the…
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Alake warns against calls for Nigeria’s secession
The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has urged those calling for the secession of Nigeria to drop the idea. The king warned that those beating the drum of war in Nigeria are not only calling for disorder in the country but in Africa at large. Oba Gbadebo spoke when he played host to the…
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Killings: MASSOB advocates secession, rejects establishment of state police
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has said the recommendation of state police by some elites as panacea for restoring peace in the country will not work. The group however demanded the division of Nigeria into six different republics as a positive step to ending the tribal conflicts that…
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Nigeria @57: Buhari addresses Nigerians, says ‘We’ll no longer allow calls for secession by irresponsible groups’
President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will no longer condone demands for the country’s break-up by some ‘highly irresponsible groups.’ The President noted that the recent debates on restructuring, which was legitimate enough gave way for the groups to start demanding for the country’s dismemberment, a call the President reiterated his administration will no…