A bit of history:
During the 1954 constitution conference in London, Obafemi Awolowo (AG party) tabled a motion to the effect that a right of secession (secession clause) should be enshrined into the constitution of the emerging Nigerian nation to allow any part of the... 1/
During the 1954 constitution conference in London, Obafemi Awolowo (AG party) tabled a motion to the effect that a right of secession (secession clause) should be enshrined into the constitution of the emerging Nigerian nation to allow any part of the... 1/
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..emergent nation to opt out of Nigeria, should the need arise.
The NCNC through Nnamdi Azikiwe vehemently rejected the motion saying that once we have a federation, we are indivisible and perpetual.
That is, “Nigeria’s unity is non-negotiable”.
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The NCNC through Nnamdi Azikiwe vehemently rejected the motion saying that once we have a federation, we are indivisible and perpetual.
That is, “Nigeria’s unity is non-negotiable”.
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The expression— “The indivisibility and perpetuity of the federation” popped out from there. They also went further by saying to Secede from the Newly Formed Nigeria would amount to Treason.
Due to sustained opposition from NCNC and NPC, Awolowo and the AG were forced..
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Due to sustained opposition from NCNC and NPC, Awolowo and the AG were forced..
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... to renounce their position on the right to include a Secession Clause in the Nigerian constitution.
If the provision were allowed and enshrined in the constitution, perhaps the Biafra war and this ‘by-force’ marriage could have been avoided.
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If the provision were allowed and enshrined in the constitution, perhaps the Biafra war and this ‘by-force’ marriage could have been avoided.
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side notes:
AG = Action Group (in the west)
NPC = Northern People’s Congress (in the North)
NCNC = National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (East)
AG = Action Group (in the west)
NPC = Northern People’s Congress (in the North)
NCNC = National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (East)
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