The Senate Tuesday, unanimously agreed that Nigeria’s bond of unity occasioned by the 1914 amalgamation remains indivisible and indissoluble, saying no regional or ethnic forces will prevail for now.
In a motion sponsored by the entire Senators on, “The need for national unity and peaceful coexistence in Nigeria,” Senate was very clear that there were enough opportunities made available for diverse interest groups to address their yearnings.
Wednesday’s plenary which was presided by Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu admitted that challenges facing the nation today were those of centrifugal forces, calls for self determination, ethnic and religious intolerance.
They urged agitators to concentrate on integration programmes and policies, which they said have yielded results in the past.
“We observed that various integration policies and programmes in Nigeria have yielded some desired outcomes, but there is more to be done as primordial ethnic sentiments and loyalties are still deep rooted”, Senate asserted.
In their individual opinions, Senator Chukwuka Utazi representing Enugu North Senatorial district was emphatic that the Ibo of Southeast Nigeria believed in unity more than any other tribe. He buttressed that their investment traversed the breadth of the country.
Senator Adamu Aliero in his contribution said the report of national conference in 2014 which was put together by former President, Goodluck Jonathan has antidotes to those challenges.
He suggested that federal government should look into the report.
James Manager, Delta South Senatorial district stressed that this was an important motion as far as South South was concerned, noting that the amalgamation of Nigeria in 1914 was an act of God. Read more
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