OPINION: A Reason To Separate The Igbo From Nigeria 3.5

While I find the renegotiation of the Nigerian union as a plausible idea with a
promise of better co-habitation among all of her citizens, I consider the idea
of negotiating the dissolution of Nigeria a more daunting and almost impossible task to achieve.

For starters–we need to consider who is empowered enough in the Nigerian
government to negotiate the surrender of a fraction of or her sovereignty
over her land borders and all that lies within her domain.

The Nigerian Constitution (rev 1997) leaves no room for the consideration of the disssolution of Nigeria.

If you start with the assumption that the goal is to negotiate the dissolution of Nigeria, the fear you express could come true. But if the assumption is to create a more perfect union, then you may succeed beyond your wildest expectations. Many of the opinions expressed every day is a restructured Nigeria, not a dissolved Nigeria. Dissolution of Nigeria is the myth that President Buhari and his supporters are peddling.

Your doubt about who is empowered to negotiate the surrender of a fraction of Nigeria’s sovereignty is again based on the assumption that disintegration is the only possible outcome of negotiation. It reminds me of Mr. Churchill’s answer when after the war many colonial powers demanded independence. Mr. Churchill said that he was “not appointed her majesty’s chief minister to preside over the liquidation of her majesty’s empire.” He resisted, but he did not know that he was swimming against a tide. The tide swept him out and the colonies got their independence. Some peacefully and some after a war.

By the way I think you mean 1999 Constitution not 1997 which is no longer in effect.