By Igboayaka O Igboayaka
Self-determination denotes the legal right of people to decide their own destiny in the international order. Self-determination is a core principle of international law, arising from customary international law, but also recognized as a general principle of law, and enshrined in a number of international treaties. For instance, self-determination is protected in the United Nations Charter and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as a right of “all peoples.”
The scope and purpose of the principle of self-determination has evolved significantly in the 20th century. In the early 1900’s, international support grew for the right of all people to self-determination. This led to successful secessionist movements during and after WWI, WWII and laid the groundwork for decolonization in the 1960s.
Contemporary notions of self-determination usually distinguish between “internal” and “external” self-determination, suggesting that “self-determination” exists on a spectrum. Internal self-determination may refer to various political and social rights; by contrast, external self-determination refers to full legal independence/secession for the given ‘people’ from the larger politico-legal state”
Ndigbo will keep demonstrating this inherent international right protection and provision on self-detemination in Nigeria Political context.
Referendum is the key or the factor to determine this inherent right of a people described as “Self-detemination”
Nigeria is subject to UN laws on Self-Determination.
The 1999 constitution as hurriedly prepared and drafted by league of military Political Profiteers was written to serve interest of certain tribes and victimize certain tribes in Nigeria.
When we quote the 1999 constitution with the clause “As Amended” that amendment was done to put a certain tribe in advantage to other tribes, and to satisfy Political ego and interest of some Political shenanigans, incompetent political prodigal mafians, a constitution that has way of protecting those who agreed in sinking Nigeria in one Nigeria Political pretence.
A constitution that parallel separated the poor from the rich, a constitution that need interpretation based on circumstances. The interpretation to a particular section to Mr. Obi is not the same interpretation to Alhaji Musa.
A constitution written at mid-night while the masses were asleep and it was forced on throat of over two hundred million people in the morning.
Nigeria constitution doesn’t have democratic ingredients. It’s a promotion of military decree into constitution, that was not written by the people. The article (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as written by Military juntas in conspiracy with her foreign allies like Britain was done with ill-intention to Victimize Ndigbo on Self Determination quest as stated “Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state to be known by the name of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”
The question that arises in the mind’s of new generation of Igbo extraction is, was there a sovereign National Conference to decide on the so called “indivisible and Indissoluble” clause?
The Nigeria constitution is most dirtiest documents in the world, written will selfish, tribal and ill-intention mind.
The Nigeria constitution lack the “Form and Weight” of sovereignty. Even to describe Nigeria as a sovereign state, is an abuse of the word ” SOVEREIGNTY”
That clause ” Indivisible and Indissoluble” in Nigeria constitution is an evil sinister, a conspiracy that manifested the hate the powers that be have on Ndigbo.
The factors responsible for “Indivisible and Indissoluble clause is British factor that saw Nigeria as a mere raw material field to feed their factories. The second factor is Hausa/Fulani greed and lazy Political minds who believe that their destiny of Economic Survival and growth lies on the oil rich land of Ndigbo.
You can now see that Oil Politics was responsible for” indivisible and Indissoluble clause Britain and Hausa/Fulani with her close ally Yoruba crafted into the constitution.
This Oil Politics and Hausa Fulani/ Yoruba’s relying on Ndigbo for economic survival and growth was instigated by Britain. But in actual sense Yoruba’s, Hausa Fulani or any tribe that wish to have a SEPERATE Nation from Nigeria can comfortably survive and have peaciful nation more than what they are having today in Nigeria. In fact Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba’s will discover their inherent potentials from God if they go their SEPERATE ways and form their own Nation. The Middle Belt nation will become the “Food Hub” of Africa, if they can discover their potential, and at least they will have a breath from massive death from Fulani herders attack as a SEPERATE country.
Luxembourg has the World highest GPD per capita but No crude Oil Reserve. Lebanon, Hong Kong, Kenya have no oil reserve, but they economically viable than Nigeria.
The destiny and economic survival of Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba does not tied on Ndigbo.
The call for Political and Economic unity, has deprived Nigeria National Unity. This implies that our reason of political unity is just base on dividends of Crude Oil from Eastern Nigeria.
Our Unity based on Oil Politics has brought poverty or penury, hunger, starvation, unemployment, Corruption, injustice, absence of development, marginalization, Victimization, oppressiveness in Nigeria.
I call upon other reasonable and progressive Nigerians, the over one hundred and eighty Million (180m) Oppressed in Nigeria to wake up and demand the amendment of Section (2) of 1999 Constitution as Amended to give room for Referendum or Right for Self-detemination of a people in Nigeria.
It better we review this economic Unity made by Britain which led to ” indivisible and Indissoluble” clause in our constitution to a round table discussion through a “Sovereign National conference” or expunge or the Alteration of Section (2) of the 1999 Constitution as Amended and replace with Referendum/ Right for Self-detemination.
The clause “Indivisible and Indissoluble” is a death penalty for Nigerians, but significantly signified a planned slavery against Ndigbo and other ethnic groups, like Middle Belt that are facing ethnic cleansing in the Northern Nigeria.
Until there’s international boundary between Hausa/ fulani and Middle Belt, land grabbing, Religion war and ethnic cleansing/killingss will continue be an annual feast and banquet.
Infact, the call for Referendum by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, that’s expunging of section (2) of 1999 constitution as amended should be championed by Middle-Belt or they will continue to be in their hell of ethnic cleansing and jihadist war from Fulani fundamentalist.
The “Indivisible and Indissoluble” clause in Nigeria constitution is contradictory hence Nigeria is a member of United Nations(UN)
Nigeria shot herself on the leg, some few military corrupt elements can’t through the backyard insert “Indivisible and Indissoluble” clause in a constitution and at the same time from the front signed treaty’s with United Nations(UN) on Self-detemination.
Did the Nigerians agreed on the “Indivisible and Indissoluble” clause in Nigeria constitution? At what Sovereign National conference did such took place? Or was there an Constitutional conference?
It’s only in Nigeria at several occasions they want to romance the so called dirty document drafted(Constitution) by military cabals, they will hand picked some corrupt Political elements and pretend to organize a quasi National Conference yet with the clause of “No Go Area” No Go Area for what? Are we in Prison? Are we slaves? We must ponder these questions in our heart.
Those behind the theory of “NO GO AREA” at every attempted National Constitutional Conference are middle men that facilitate Neo-colonialism for Britain in Nigeria.
For those who cares to know and ready to be free and unchain from Neo-colonialism, should know that Nigeria is “BRITISH FARM LAND” where the Hausa/Fulani and Yorubas are used for farming and cultivation and make bounty harvest for Britain.
Nigeria is a classified looting ground where the Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba’s are trained on how to loot Nigeria for British government interest. This is why Nigeria Heads of State or Presidents, the seat of presidential power became a political Chess between Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba, except the emergency of Goodluck Jonathan that happened by mistake.
The Chess of looting Nigeria has continued since 59 years from Hausa/Fulani to Yoruba, from Yoruba to Hausa/Fulani.
I have said it, and let me repeat it again, the current Nigeria structure was made to Victimize Ndigbo, I have every historical facts on this, and I challenge anybody anywhere anytime to provide evidence and logical rationality why we should have “Indivisible and Indissoluble” clause in that dirty Document Called”The 1999 constitution As Amended. Such persons must come with clear evidence why Ndigbo should co-habit with Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba.
There’s countless evidence and prove in Nigeria that it’s only a tribe that share one unite, Nigeria as a nationality have never been united and it will never be united.
Who is afraid of Referendum for Igbos In Nigeria? Who is afraid of referendum in Nigeria?
I am a lover of Freedom and I know and believe that People’s Right on self-detemination is supreme to any law in any Country except in a tyrant country.
Comrade Igboayaka O Igboayaka
National President General Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC)
19th July 2024
