ROBS THOUGHTS: What lessons are there for Nigeria to learn from the Ukraine - Crimea - Russia events even as they still unfold. I think theres a lot to learn as far as the issue of secession is concerned given that weve also had our fair share of a secession attempt in the distant past that culminated into a 30 month civil war. Perhaps if Nigeria was still a Democratic nation in the late 60s with a well developed constitution that accommodates referendum, the struggle for the realization of biafra republic would have been actualized through the process a referendum making it possible for the then eastern region to secede from Nigeria just like Crimea has just done recently . To this extent, Nigeria and her government must join the rest of the progressive Democratic nations like the USA and Britain to condemn the action of Russia in accepting Crimea s secession from Ukraine to join it. This is crucial so we dont send wrong signals to some segments of Nigeria in the interest of one Nigeria since at this point the unity of Nigeria is not negotiable.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:21:16 +0000
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