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No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by Kingspin(m): 8:38pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
ABUJA- President Goodluck Jonathan, has on Thursday urged Nigerians not to see themselves as “Northern” or “Southern” citizens, but as people and a race bound by the same history and constitution. Jonathan gave the advice in Abuja at the annual National Migration Dialogue, organised by the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and internally Displaced Persons. Vice-President Namadi Sambo, who represented the President, called for an end to the classification of Nigerians as “indigenes” or “non- indigenes” of any particular state. “We must insist that in relating among ourselves as a nation, there are no Northern or Southern citizens neither are there citizens of any particular state in the East or in the West. “We are citizens of Nigeria, a people and a race bound by the same history and constitution. ‘We must continue to insist and uphold our constitution that guarantees the right of all Nigerians to live anywhere in Nigeria without any fear of economic, political, religious, or social exclusion. “Our ethnic diversity, ideally, should be a source of strength, not weakness; a country where people freely profess and practice their respective religious beliefs anywhere within our national boundaries, without any fear of discrimination. “The future I see is of a nation where people are no longer identified by their ethnic or religious affiliation but by the very virtue of their Citizenship as Nigerians,” he said. According to him, the Nigerian Constitution and the recommendations of the recently concluded National Conference guarantee the right of every Nigerian to reside anywhere in the country without discrimination. While acknowledging the role migration plays in national development, the President noted that the country has the highest volume of international migrants, and the largest remittances in sub-Saharan Africa worth 20.76 billion dollars in 2013. He, therefore, stressed that Nigeria, while aiming to mitigate the negative impact of migration, would continually deploy strategies to encourage Nigerians in the Diaspora to invest remittances in social infrastructure, human capital development and other activities. The President further stated that his administration had made it a cardinal principle that Nigerians must be treated humanely and with dignify in any country of their residence. On internally displaced persons, the President said he had directed that victims must be given due care and maintenance without any form of social exclusion. Jonathan expressed the hope that the national migration dialogue would help shape Nigeria’s national migratory orientation. In her remarks, the Federal Commissioner for Refugees, Hajiya Hadiza Kangiwa, noted that Nigeria was the first country in ECOWAS sub- region to institute the dialogue. She said the dialogue was conceived as a strategy for mainstreaming migration into the post development agenda, and was also a derivation of the draft National Migration Policy document. According to her, the objective of the dialogue is to provide a platform for debating the impact and linkages between migration and development thereby shaping Nigeria’s national migratory linkages. She said the dialogue would also provide opportunity for reviewing the various operational challenges at the implementation level. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that participants at the dialogue were drawn from the 36 States of the federation. It also has the participation of international development partners such as the International Organisation for Migration. www.thenationonlineng.net |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by braivheart: 8:52pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
Story For The gods |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by Dbboy(m): 8:55pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
Yes to my president. GEJ till 2019 5 Likes |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by AbuMaryam1(m): 9:03pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
We only have Ijaw Nation and the rest. |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by docsholz(m): 9:09pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
What is common about our history? 1 Like |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by Splashme: 9:10pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
A very patrotic preident GEJ till 2019 1 Like |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by Plus10(m): 9:17pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
Mr president thank you, we would always remain united Nigeria! |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by lilmax(m): 9:18pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
Nice |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by temitemi1(m): 9:28pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
Divided will fall, united will stand... GEJ till 2019!!! 1 Like |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by aresa: 9:51pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
Igbos Remain Pillar of My Govt ^^^^^ Coming from the worthless, crooked, divisive, bigoted and incompetent clown.. The clown just found out that other Nigerian exist.. 3 Likes |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by Caseless: 10:02pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
How many time did he stop asari and edwin clerk from saying stuffs that make him look like the president of ijaw or SS, and not Nigeria? He has never done that. They say; 'na we son. Na we oil', 'Dont touch our son, or we bring Nigeria down' , 'our son should be re-elected or Nigeria become history', etc. He should correct that notion/comment from his people first before coming to tell us these words without sincerity. We know this 'Pa James' of a president is the most divisive we ever had in our history. 2 Likes |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by Caseless: 10:07pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
Splashme:you need to take ur drugs. 1 Like |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by Nobody: 10:27pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
lack time to read all dat NB. We are 1 bokobois take note and comply boko sponsors hmmmmm God is watching Nigerian's be your brothers keeper |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by Brimmie(m): 10:45pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
GEJ The Fúcktard!! The Scammer!! The Clown!! The Retardéen!! **in D'Prince' voice** You're on your own !! Start packing your Boxers and Singlet.. and tell Mama Piss not to forget her Over Stretched Bra! Otueke is calling! #Buhari2015 |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by jking001(m): 10:50pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
The world sees us and addresses us as Nigerians,they don't call us hausa northerner or yoruba from where ever truth be told we are nigerians. |
Re: No 'northern' Or 'southern' Citizen In Nigeria - Jonathan by cocoduck: 11:50pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
Did I see implementation of CONFAB recommendations? Yes I saw it. I must vote for GEJ GEJ till infinity and beyond. Awusa born to rule 1diots and their nairaland supporters can and must go to hell and burn to ashes. Bunch of thieves. if GEJ looses this election, forget about Nigeria. |
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