northerners against the old age allegations that the Igbos only survive by dominating others? A good reference is the interview of the Saduarna in 1960.
How would a restructured Nigeria bridge the north-south sociopolitical dichotomy and economic imbalance that will arise between the same north and south? Note that if Bayelsa state should have control of her oil in a regionalised government, their Senators can afford to fly in chatted planes to attend meetings in Abuja while their counterparts from Yobe state might be working without allowance.
And how would a restructured Nigeria revolutionise the Nigerian dream in the citizens and create a stronger bond among those regions? These are some of the many questions that those architects of “Restructuring” are yet to answer. Which makes the call for a referendum much clearer.
Ohaneze Ndi Igbo and all other Igbo political leaders may not wish that Nigeria breaks up, but they have not actually fathomed out the way forward for the Igbos. They have not chosen the path of sincerity and nobility by trying to sound politically correct in their call for a restructured Nigeria. Ohaneze cannot deceive the north by trying to remove the northerners from the resources of petro-dollar and yet want the Igbos to keep the market space.
And since those questions above remain unanswered, the call for a referendum shall remain the ultimate call. You can’t eat your cake and have it.
