- The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla has said the call by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu and others for referendum was a wasted effort, and without sense.
Speaking with The Sun, the Presidential aide noted that restructuring would not solve the myriad of problems confronting the nation.
He said, “The demand for a referendum with regards to Biafra is a constitutional impossibility.
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“It is a legal and political impossibility. There is no provision in the constitution of the country or any other law that provides for a part of the country to break away.
“It is a nonsensical demand. Biafra ended on the January 15, 1970. I think the agitators are just expressing their rights to freedom of expression.
Noting that agitators are just expressing their freedom of speech, the presidential aide said they are just wasting their time on the call for referendum.
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He said, “The international law does not take precedence over the Nigerian constitution. If you want to ratify any treaty or international convention, the National Assembly has to approve it.
“You cannot begin to use the international law to deal with municipal, local and national issues.
“Let them stop wasting their time. There is nothing like that. The agitators are just wasting their time and that is why I am saying that they are just expressing their right to the freedom of expression.”
July 01, 2017
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Reply DeleteHe said, “The demand for a referendum with regards to Biafra is a constitutional impossibility.
“It is a legal and political impossibility. There is no provision in the constitution of the country or any other law that provides for a part of the country to break away."
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Okoi, Ewu Gboko:
Nigeria is a signatory to the United Nations (UN) Charter that has provision for the right of Indigenous people of any nation to self actualization through Referendum. Once Nigeria signed that document and remained a member of the UN, that is like buying a company: you get both the Assets and Liabilities. Referendum is like Divorce, and it falls under natural Law and right. So, you risk being tagged a "Charge & Bail Lawyer" again if you do not know this and you proceed to argue against a fundamental human right, like the Biafra Referendum of Independence.
Therefore, Referendum is in the Nigerian Constitution. The only way for the Nigerian nation to stick to its illogical claim that Referendum is not in the Nigerian Constitution is for Nigeria to cancel its membership of the UN. But again, Referendum is a natural law and binding on all nations --even if sch a nation is not a member of the UN .
However, I hope and pray that Nigeria takes that suicidal Bungy jump to dump the United Nations. It will then be flattened with all manner of sanctions from all corners of the world, while we walk away with Biafra.
--Collins Ezebuihe
Nice write-up
Reply DeleteNice write-up
Reply DeleteCan anything good come out from National Assembly?
Reply DeleteAh don't think so!
Reply DeleteInternational Treaties do Not take precedence over national laws. Q.E.D
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