The Southern
Senators’ Forum has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to convene a meeting of
the leaderships of the National Assembly, state houses of assembly, and
governors.
The forum said the meeting
would brainstorm on the implementation of the 2014 National Conference
report.
The chairman of the
forum, Hope Uzodinma, made the call in a communiqué he read at the end of a
retreat of the group in Calabar on Saturday.
The retreat had the
theme: “National Unity and Restructuring’’.
According to the
chairman, the forum resolved that its members will liaise with their colleagues
in the National Assembly to kick-start a legislative process that will ensure
the implementation of the report.
He also said the
group urged the leadership of the National Assembly to bring up the report for
consideration.
“After presentation
of papers, contributions and general brainstorming, it was resolved that
Nigeria and Nigerians have come a long way.
“As such, it has
become imperative and in the interest of all to live together as one united
family under one indivisible and indissoluble country with justice, equity and
fairness.
“While the unity of
Nigeria should not and cannot be compromised under any circumstance, it has
become apparent that the foundation upon which Nigeria was built at
independence in 1960 has been eroded.
“There is a need to
return to the original dream of true federalism which was a product of
negotiation, compromise and accommodation,’’ he said.
The retreat witnessed
presentation of papers from prominent Nigerians on various subject matters,
including “Sustaining National Unity in a restructured Nigeria’’.
Others are:
“Provisions for National Unity in the 1999 Constitution (Amended), Between the
Dreams of pre-Independence Nationalists and Restructuring: A Critical Look at
the Past and Present, Imperatives of Restructuring in Multi-Religious Nigeria.
(NAN)
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