PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC INTEREST LAWYERS LEAGUE (PILL) A CALL FOR THE INCLUSION OF OGONI AND ITSEKIRI NATIONS IN THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND MATTERS ARISING The case for inclusion The inadvertent omission of the Ogoni and Itsekiri nations from the list of delegates to next week’s National Conference is a poor advertisement for a Conference majority of Nigerians has come to accept as an extra-constitutional framework imperative to the broader reconstitution of our society, nation-state and the institutions of government. Important as the both ethnic nations are to the organic evolution of Nigeria, we should not forget in a hurry the contributions of the Ogonis to the recognition of the historical and political rights of minorities within the Nigerian federation and the vassal and commercial relationships established by the Itsekiris with European powers, and the long years of struggles of the peoples of the lower Niger against vassal and colonialists’ oppression. To omit both ethnic nations is to de-recognise their historical contributions to the birthing of post-colonial Nigeria. ... Follow the link to read more globalreportersvienna/2014/03/press-statement-issued-by-public.html While we ask commentators to be civil, note that any comment displayed here is not the opinion of Global Reporters Vienna.Follow us on twitter: @GlobalreportersFind us on Facebook: Global Reporters Vienna
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:28:22 +0000
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