The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, declared that Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable.
The senate, made the declaration after a two-hour closed session while meeting for the first time since its two-month recess.
Recall that there has been agitations for a sovereign state by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB in the eastern part of the country.
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Only recently, the Nigerian army, backed by a federal high court in Abuja, declared the group as a “terrorist organization.”
The federal government, as part of ways to douse rising tension in the region following the agitations, deployed military personnel to the region.
The senate at the executive session resolved that all groups seeking to achieve agitation “should do so through Constitutional means.”
See tweets below:
At the Executive Session the Senate resolved that the Unity of Nigeria is not negotiable.
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) September 26, 2017
Senate seeks an avenue to make sure Peace is restored in all parts of Nigeria.
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) September 26, 2017
All groups seeking to achieve agitation should do so through Constitutional means.
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) September 26, 2017