Group Salutes The Patriots On Its Mission To Rescue Nigeria From The Brink
A non-governmental organization, The Rebirth Group (TRG), has described the Summit organized by The Patriots led by Chief Emeka Anyaoku as one of the historic efforts aimed at steering Nigeria away from the brink of collapse.
This was contained in a Press Release signed by the organisation’s Director of Media, Information & Strategy Dr. Abiola Ajibola.
Itself committed to re-directing Nigeria back to the track of genuine nationhood, TRG commended The Patriots for inviting Nigerians to a Summit aimed at deliberating on ‘The Future of Nigeria’s Constitutional Democracy’.
The Summit, which was to start on Tuesday, July 15th was shifted to Wednesday, 16th in honour of the immediate past President of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari, who was being buried in Daura on Tuesday.
The release quoted the Convener of TRG, Deacon Owolabi Oladejo, as describing the Summit holding in Abuja “as another evidence that Nigeria needs to be re-directed so as to guarantee a meaningful future for it.Efforts of The Patriots are in tandem with the concerns being shown by many patriotic Nigerians, including TRG, over the state of the nation and the need to urgently do something about it”.
Owolabi went further to say that the country is currently in a stage that it must “rise above decades of dysfunctional and embrace true federalism by restructuring into autonomous regions’ adding that “it is only by doing so that we can achieve peace, equity, and sustainable development for all.”
For sustainable growth and development to take root in Nigeria soonest, TRG calls on all well-meaning Nigerians, civic organizations and leaders of conscience to join The Patriots (and organizations with similar aim) to seize this historic opportunity to build a just, inclusive and a prosperous future for generations to come.
“To secure lasting peace and progress, TRG firmly believes that Nigeria must be restructured into autonomous regions governed by principles of inclusivity, cooperative governance, and meritocracy. In this regard, TRG urges the Federal Government to establish the National Rebirth Commission (NRC) as an independent coordinating body to harmonize the various ethnic and regional initiatives and provide a structured, inclusive platform for negotiating Nigeria’s constitutional rebirth” the release stated.
“To actualize this, the proposed NRC should be empowered to oversee the establishment and coordination of the following sub-agencies and committees viz: Truth, Reconciliation, Unity & Equity, Boundary Delineation & Regional Structuring, Constitutional Drafting & Review, Referendum Management and National Transition & Implementation Planning.”
The Rebirth Group (TRG) itself is a coalition of professionals, leaders of though and patriots dedicated to the emergence of a restructured Nigeria founded on justice, equity and inclusive governance.
