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| Professor Wole Soyinka |
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has
expressed displeasure over the agitations by some groups for Nigeria to break
up along ethnic lines.
The
literary icon has therefore asked for a forum to negotiate and discuss the
country’s unity, a position supported by the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake
Dickson.
He made this known
while speaking at a colloquium organised by the Bayelsa Government to honour
him and other ijaw literary icons.
“Please
don’t tell me, your Nigeria assistance is non-negotiable. For me, this is a
fallacy, the nation has got to be negotiated – negotiations include ensuring
that there is no marginalization.
“Negotiation has to do with
control of resources, negotiation has to do with restructuring the nation in a
way in which the component – the constituents are not feeding an over bloated
centre to the detriment of their own development,” he stated.
This is coming in the face of agitations
for a national restructuring with some groups issueing quit notices to
others and some others calling for a secession.
Source:
- Channels Television | July 16, 2017
Prof, Prof. This your romance with the South-south enh. First it was Amaechi, now Dickson. Lol. Well, restructuring means different things to different people..
ReplyDeleteI think we should focus on the restructuring and pay little attention to Niger Delta
DeleteProf, Prof. This your romance with the South-south enh. First it was Amaechi, now Dickson. Lol. Well, restructuring means different things to different people..
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