figures were to be
absolutely true to the actual population and he
is sure that this was done. To those who tried
to ridicule him by saying that he had announced
the discovery of a new village in the course of
the census so as to inflate the figures in Eastern
Nigeria, Dr. Michael Iheonukara Okpara says, ” It
as a little fishing village in Eket that had been
overlooked. It was not discovered and it was a
village of only sixty people or more, which could
not have made much difference in our overall
population. The real test was that when the
exercise was repeated, our figure was the same
and the figure for the North had almost doubled.
” ~ Dr. M.I. Okpara—a biography ( C. Offodile)—
in Eket, Nigeria.
And recently we have heard, ”No credible census
in Nigeria since 1816 –NPC boss”
We thank God for technology, 95% geographic
facts can be ascertained with use of satellites…
”Jonathan declared support for National
Conference, mentions limitation”
The former president said his administration
was reviewing the possibility of convoking a
national conference.
President Goodluck Jonathan has
declared that his administration is not opposed
to dialogue among Nigeria’s various ethnic
nationalities and is reviewing the possibility of a
national conference, Mr. Jonathan said he was
not opposed to Nigerians coming together to
discuss how they would continue to live together
in peace and unity.
Speaking after receiving a memorandum from
The Patriots, led by Ben Nwabueze, on the
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