IGBO youths under the aegis of
Ohanaeze Youth Congress have
restated its earlier position that a
referendum be conducted to make
way for the implementation of the
recommendations of the National
Conference.
National President of the OYC,
Ikechukwu Isiguzoro, while
speaking with our correspondent
in Umuahia, Abia State capital, on
Monday, warned President
Goodluck Jonathan against
forwarding the confab’s report to
the National Assembly, saying that
“such action would amount to
suicide mission as most
lawmakers were waiting to kill the
report.”
“It is not a secret that the
undemocratic elements in the
National Assembly, who feel
uncomfortable because of the new
dawn about to be ushered in, have
concluded plans to use their
majority to kill the confab’s
report, and Mr. President should
not play into their hands,”
Isiguzoro said.
He advised the President to either
utilise his executive power to set
up a Constituent Assembly, which
he said would ratify the report of
the conference or to direct the
Independent National Electoral
Commission to organise a
referendum on the
recommendations.
According to the Igbo youths, the
outcome of the National
Conference is more important to
Nigerians than the 2015 elections
because “the recommendations,
when implemented, would
permanently plug most of the
issues that frequently cause
friction in our polity.”
The leader of the youths further
urged Jonathan to complete the
“epochal cycle he initiated as the
midwife of a new Nigeria by
ensuring that the outcome of the
conference, unlike the previous
ones, was not thrown into the
cabbage can of history “.
“Even if the implementation of the
confab’s report costs Jonathan his
second term bid , it is heroic
because he will ever be
remembered as the father of new
Nigeria,” Isiguzoro added.
He commended the South-East
delegates to the conference for
their unity in canvassing the
interest of Ndigbo and Nigeria at
large, saying that “Igbo delegates
at the confab deserve honour for
not letting the tribe down.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/confab-igbo-youths-insist-on-referendum/

And that has been our stand

Core Northerners waiting patiently with AK 74 and I.E.D to murder the recommendations via national assembly.

Adindupeter: Core Northerners waiting patiently with AK 74 and I.E.D to murder the recommendations via national assembly.

If only south west will support the move. The so called north has held the country hostage for long period, and it will never continue. On referendum we stand.

Adindupeter: Core Northerners waiting patiently with AK 74 and I.E.D to murder the recommendations via national assembly.

Will SW still play her role of a black sheep

...and what are the recommendations that these youths clamour for its implementation?

Core Northerners are the achitect of our collective hostage as a nation. Its easier for a camel to pass tru d eye of a needle than for a goodnews to emerge from their corner in this abodo naija ! They are badnews always!!
Leave the country for us, rara o!
Be economically productive, Otio o!
Be tolerant of other's religious right, sam sam!
Leave Oil for the owners, Mba no!
Let there be equal standard of admission, recruitment, promotion, mangt,, no way!
We want referendum, bamu so!
We want resource control, no way!
We want fiscal federalism, no way!
We don't want sharia, dole it must be!
Stop killing other citizens, uh uh !
Stop stealing peoples daughters, dem no hear!
So
So of what use is the core North to the unity of Nigeria? Liabilty, domination, badnews simple!
On referendum and right of self determination we stand!
Naija go free one day!

obailala: ...and what are the recommendations that these youths clamour for its implementation?

May be you just landed from Congo.

I hope the right thing is done so that this unholy alliance called Nigeria can be re-structured and we can have peace!

PhockPhockMan: May be you just landed from Congo.

lol... maybe you are not far from the truth...
..but on a serious note, what are the main recommendations you refer to here?

obailala:
lol... maybe you are not far from the truth...
..but on a serious note, what are the main recommendations you refer to here?

Ok, true federalism, state police, additional state for South East, upward review of derivation etc.

PhockPhockMan: Ok, true federalism, state police, additional state for South East, upward review of derivation etc.

The clandestine document surreptitiously smuggled into the confab and labelled "constitution " will never fly. The states in the SE are too small already and those 5 states should actually be merged into 2 or 3 states only. We can never allow additional state in the SE , it is already too difficult to see the current tiny states on the map of Nigeria.

nagoma:

The clandestine document surreptitiously smuggled into the confab and labelled "constitution " will never fly. The states in the SE are two small already and those 5 states should actually be merged into 2 or 3 states only. We can never allow additional state in the SE , it is already too difficult to see the current tiny states on the map of Nigeria.

BAD BELE GO KILL YOU.

PhockPhockMan: If only south west will support the move. The so called north has held the country hostage for long period, and it will never continue. On referendum we stand.

South west won't support illegality, the south west as always call for a SOVERIGNE NATIONAL CONFERENCE and not the charade president jona put together to deceived people like you. Were the delegate to national conference selected through referendum or elected by the people to represent them in the first place? Or you think for a northern, mallam waziri maina to move that all their talk in the conference is just a resolution and proposer to the same 1999 constitution that is the problem of nigeria and not a brand new constitution is a joke? They should just send their resolution to the National assembly as an amendment just like many other proposers that are still pending at the assembly.

@Adindupeter just give an insight to what will happen @ the end of the day.

PhockPhockMan: Ok, true federalism, state police, additional state for South East, upward review of derivation etc.

If there is true federalism, there won't be need for upward review of oil derivation, there won't be much clamouring on state creation, because the state will be in control of their resources

fkaz:

South west won't support illegality, the south west as always call for a SOVERIGNE NATIONAL CONFERENCE and not the charade president jona put together to deceived people like you. Were the delegate to national conference selected through referendum or elected by the people to represent them in the first place? Or you think for a northern, mallam waziri maina to move that all their talk in the conference is just a resolution and proposer to the same 1999 constitution that is the problem of nigeria and not a brand new constitution is a joke? They should just send their resolution to the National assembly as an amendment just like many other proposers that are still pending at the assembly.

@Adindupeter just give an insight to what will happen @ the end of the day.

That's why I said earlier, IF ONLY SOUTH WAST WILL SUPPORT.
But a President from south WAST ruled for eight years, yet, they couldn't pressure him to organise SOVERIGNE NATIONAL CONFERENCE. It's unfortunate.

fkaz:

South west won't support illegality, the south west as always call for a SOVERIGNE NATIONAL CONFERENCE and not the charade president jona put together to deceived people like you. Were the delegate to national conference selected through referendum or elected by the people to represent them in the first place? Or you think for a northern, mallam waziri maina to move that all their talk in the conference is just a resolution and proposer to the same 1999 constitution that is the problem of nigeria and not a brand new constitution is a joke? They should just send their resolution to the National assembly as an amendment just like many other proposers that are still pending at the assembly.

@Adindupeter just give an insight to what will happen @ the end of the day.

Is it the illegality of Jonathan in setting up the conference or is it the recommendations of the conference itself that is the problem of the southwest??..

Me thinks the recommendations of the conference are perfectly in line with the clamour of the southwest right from the onset, so why the opposition?... When will the SE, SS and SW every learn to dump their madness and understand that they need to unite if they must achieve any progress against the setback of the North?

PhockPhockMan: Ok, true federalism, state police, additional state for South East, upward review of derivation etc.

Okay I see... However if not for the inherent stomach politics practised all over Nigeria, I see no need for an addition state in the southeast.

True federalism nullifies the need for an upward review of derivation. It also cancels the need for additional mushroom sized states (if only we can put aside our rice and beans politics)... There would also be no need for the state police clamour as this would almost automatically be solved by true federalism.

[quote author=PhockPhockMan]That's why I said earlier, IF ONLY SOUTH WAST WILL SUPPORT.
But a President from south WAST ruled for eight years, yet, they couldn't pressure him to organise SOVERIGNE NATIONAL CONFERENCE. It's unfortunate. [/quote

There you go again, what are you saying now?

fkaz:

If there is true federalism, there won't be need for upward review of oil derivation, because the state will be in control of their resources

EXACTLY .... but we know those we are afraid of True Federalism, Regionalism and Resource Control. We know those who keep running away from their land. We know those who are aspiring for political positions in regions far away from theirs

PhockPhockMan: If only south west will support the move. The so called north has held the country hostage for long period, and it will never continue. On referendum we stand.

Can South East ever see its own initiative to completion without begging for involvement in West?

West never bring out an initiative hoping South East will piggyback to make it a success.

You can ride your own initiative to completion independently of anyone. What are you afraid of?

MayorofLagos:
What are you afraid of?

... afraid of going back to iboland

obailala:
Is it the illegality of Jonathan in setting up the conference or is it the recommendations of the conference itself that is the problem of the southwest??..

Me thinks the recommendations of the conference are perfectly in line with the clamour of the southwest right from the onset, so why the opposition?... When will the SE, SS and SW every learn to dump their madness and understand that they need to unite if they must achieve any progress against the setback of the North?

Am not opposing the out come of the conference, The truth is that, the conference can not give nigeria a new constitution with out an amendment from national assembly to give way for referendum in the present 1999 constitution. Then we can now elect and not the president selecting those that will represent me and you.

lakhadimar: EXACTLY .... but we know those we are afraid of True Federalism, Regionalism and Resource Control. We know those we keep running away from their land. We know those who are aspiring for political positions in regions far away from theirs

Oh my God, someone has smoked again.

MayorofLagos:

Can South East ever see its own initiative to completion without begging for involvement in West?

West never bring out an initiative hoping South East will piggyback to make it a success.

You can ride your own initiative to completion independently of anyone. What are you afraid of?

We're talking about national issues here, so so go hell with your tribal sentiment.

PhockPhockMan: We're talking about national issues here, so so go hell with your tribal sentiment.

You are such an Hypocrite !
Who brought tribal sentiment into the discuss? Why dont you read the comments from above. Arent you the one that wrote that 'The core North has held the country down' ? Isnt it your fellow ibo poster that refered to the southwest as black sheep.

When we lashed at the south east you now decided to play sainthood. You are a hypocrite !

lakhadimar: ... afraid of going back to iboland

Please face topic.

E Go soon set, all eyes go clear

gboss4sure: E Go soon set, all eyes go clear

Meaning what?

I Support Dem On Dis One...

pontirock: I Support Dem On Dis One...

lakhadimar: You are such an Hypocrite !
Who brought tribal sentiment into the discuss? Why dont you read the comments from above. Arent you the one that wrote that 'The core North has held the country down' ? Isnt it your fellow ibo poster that refered to the southwest as black sheep.

When we lashed at the south east you now decided to play sainthood. You are a hypocrite !

the guy is obviously congenitally stup*d and hypocritical