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OPEN LETTER: WHY ALL SOUTHERN MEMBERS OF @NGRSenate & @HouseNGR MUST STAGE A WALK-OUT IF NORTH OPPOSES TRUE ELECTORAL REFORMS AHEAD OF #NIGERIADECIDES2023

@OvieOmoAgege @SenatorAbaribe @iamekweremadu @DrSRJ_ @realRochas @femigbaja @akinalabi @stellaoduah @SenUcheEkwunife

2/ In 1948, while speaking about Nigeria's UNITY, former Prime Minister, Sir Tafawa Balewa, said👇👇👇

3/ Similarly, in the First Republic (1960-1966), Nigeria's first President, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was engaged in a jaw-jaw with Northern Nigeria's Premier at the time, Sir Ahmadu Bello and the below discussion ensued👇👇👇

4/ Based on the abovementioned, it's imperative to note that the random musings over the UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP between Nigeria's Christian South & Muslim North, dates back the 1940s. Recall that Great Britain amalgamated the Southern & Northern Protectorates into NIGERIA, 1914.

5/ 1953, NORTH was UNWILLING for Nigeria's Independence, arguing they weren't ready as a result of under-development, which pathetically persists till date. NORTHERN LAWMAKERS STAGED A WALK-OUT from the Western Assembly, when late Pa Anthony Enahoro, moved a motion for self-rule.

6/ Shortly after the First Census in 1953, which was marred in Controversies & Irregularities; a SKEWED CENSUS, where there was OVER-COUNT up North and UNDER-COUNT down South, the North having set a FRAUDULENT FOUNDATION for POPULATION STRENGTH, became ready for self-rule.

7/ 1953 Census, became the FORMULA for subsequent censuses conducted in 1963, up to the last census in 2006. Attempt by @GEJonathan's admin to conduct a TRUE & UNBIASED CENSUS, in 2016, was OPPOSED by the Northern Hegemony, led by Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso👇

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8/ To show you how Nigeria's FRAUDULENT CENSUSES, from 1953, to the last in 2006, favours the North, particularly, at PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, shortly after the 2015 Presidential Election, BOASTED👇👇👇

9/ Nigeria's SKEWED POPULATION CENSUSES, from 1953-2006, have given the North, UNDUE ADVANTAGES. NORTH HAS:

1. MORE DELINEATED CONSTITUENCIES THAN SOUTH
2. NORTH HAS 19 STATES; SOUTH 17
3. MORE LGAS
4. MORE GOVERNORS, SENATORS & REPS
5. MORE ALLOCATIONS
6. MORE VOTING POPULATION

10/ Ahead of #NigeriaDecides2023, when discussing an effective #ElectoralReformsInNigeria, the foregoing are the critical issues that must be brought to the front burners of discourse. Else, Sen. @OvieOmoAgege-led C'ttee is WASTING PRECIOUS TIME and TAX PAYERS NAIRA.

11/ There is an URGENCY FOR A TOTAL RESET towards #ElectoralReformsInNigeria. It's only in Nigeria that VOTING POPULATION in War-Torn Zones, OUT-NUMBER Peaceful Zones. The case of Borno State, et al, in 2015 & 2019 MUST be understudied by Pol Science Depts in NIG Varsities.

12/ END- THE NEEDED #ELECTORALREFORMS

1. A TRUE/UNBIASED CENSUS
2. CAPTURE ALL NIGERIANS IN SINGLE DATABASE SYSTEM USING UNIQUE SOCIAL SECURITY NO.
3. FRESH/NEW VOTERS REGISTER
4. COMPULSORY ELECTRONIC VOTING WITH PAPER TRAILS
5. COMPULSORY CARD READERS FOR VOTERS ACCREDITATION.

13/ PLAIN TRUTH

If SEN. @OvieOmoAgege's GENERATION (BOOMERS/GEN X) don't ENFORCE this RESET, another GENERATION will.

I pray and hope, it's not CATASTROPHIC by then, as I can assure all Nigerians that CHAIRS, MACE, POTS & PANS, will be thrown, on the floor of @nassnigeria😁

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