We demand referendum in Nigeria not restructuring – Arewa Consultative Forum

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We demand referendum in Nigeria not restructuring – Arewa Consultative Forum

The Arewa Consultative Forum has said that they want a referendum in Nigeria to determine the fate of those that want to continue as Nigerians and those that want to break away, he dismissed Restructuring by saying it’s
not well defined by its proponents, they said the Northern part of the country can’t be intimidated by calls for succession, adding that various parts of the country can determine their existence in the country via referendum.

The northern group made this known in an interview with Punch newspaper, ACF secretary-general, Aliyu said that although the North is not afraid of restructuring, its proponents had not adequately defined the kind of restructuring they are talking about.

In his word Aliyu said:
“The North is not afraid of restructuring, what we want is to define what is it that we want. If we want to be in Nigeria and if we don’t want to be in Nigeria, let’s sit down and agree.”

He continued by saying “We can restructure. We can become a confederation. We can devolve powers. We can have state police and all that we want”.

“But I can tell you that the thinking of the North now is that we should have a referendum if we want Nigeria or not. If we want Nigeria, then, we must sit down and see how Nigeria will work”.

“If we need the country, let’s sit down and decide that we need the country first. Then we can now sit down and decide on how our country can work for all of us. If we decide that we don’t want the country as it is, then, I mean, countries have gone apart, Czechoslovakia and quite several other countries, including Sudan, had gone apart. We don’t want to go to war.”

“The North is not going to be intimidated again to accept anything. We have to sit down and resolve whether we want this federation or this country as it is, ” he stated.

Nwada Ugochinyere Onyechere reporting, obinwannem News

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