Previous census manipulated to favour North –Ozekhome
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and a human rights extremist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, has asserted that past censuses directed since the almagamation of the northern and southern areas of Nigeria, have dependably been controlled to support the North.
"All the censuses we have ever had in this nation have dependably been controlled. They have never mirrored the genuine populace of Nigeria. This is the main nation in this world where the populace in the dry area is higher than those in the wetlands," he said.
Ozekhome was responding to a current articulation made by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, wherein he approached the director of the National Population Commission (NPC) to hold the lead of the proposed 2018 national statistics.
As per Dogara, government officials will exploit the evaluation exercise to concoct figures and control the result of the 2019 general race.
Be that as it may, tending to newsmen in his office yesterday, Ozekhome, said it isn't right for states "laying the brilliant eggs to have less neighborhood government regions."
"This is a result of our connections to national assets. Take a gander at this. The old Kano was partitioned into Kano and Jigawa states. As I speak, Kano State has 44 neighborhood government territories, while Jigawa has 27. National assets sharing depends on this.
"Give us a chance to take a gander at Bayelsa. Bayelsa lays the brilliant egg, however it has just 8 neighborhood government territories. On the off chance that Bayelsa lays the eggs, where is the equity in this nation, when the individuals who don't lay the eggs get the lion's share?
"At the point when Dogara fears statistics before 2019 races, I feel for him. He realizes that evaluation is a dangerous matter in this nation.
"The previous director of National Population Commission (NPC) said past censuses were false, he was sacked in light of the fact that specific parts of this nation disliked what he said.
"I concur with the speaker that the enumeration ought not be held. The 2019 races are practically here. Give the evaluation a chance to be held after the 2019 races. On the off chance that its held, it will be controlled by lawmakers. Similar legislators can even utilize the statistics exercise to upset the direct of the 2019 general decision."
Ozekhome additionally responded to another announcement credited to some northern pioneers, who as of late approached President Muhammadu Buhari not to execute resolutions come to at the 2014 National Conference, held in Abuja.
He depicted those approaching President Buhari not to execute the resolutions of the Conference report as scoundrels. He said the northern pioneers taken an interest in the meeting and were a piece of the choices come to by more than 450 representatives drawn from all aspects of the nation.
"It was a fight royale at the 2014 National Conference. At the 2014 National Conference, we made more than 600 suggestions. Nobody was compelled to embrace any report. We differ amid the meeting and practically traded blows.
"It is disturbing when you see members of that gathering turning out to state that they have rejected the result of the activity. Each section of Nigeria from the six geopolitical zones were spoken to at that meeting.
"We can't underestimate our solidarity. It should be supported. We have to backpedal to financial federalism. The more than 600 proposals of the National Conference which President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will secure in the documents, is grievous," Ozekhome included.
"All the censuses we have ever had in this nation have dependably been controlled. They have never mirrored the genuine populace of Nigeria. This is the main nation in this world where the populace in the dry area is higher than those in the wetlands," he said.
Ozekhome was responding to a current articulation made by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, wherein he approached the director of the National Population Commission (NPC) to hold the lead of the proposed 2018 national statistics.
As per Dogara, government officials will exploit the evaluation exercise to concoct figures and control the result of the 2019 general race.
Be that as it may, tending to newsmen in his office yesterday, Ozekhome, said it isn't right for states "laying the brilliant eggs to have less neighborhood government regions."
"This is a result of our connections to national assets. Take a gander at this. The old Kano was partitioned into Kano and Jigawa states. As I speak, Kano State has 44 neighborhood government territories, while Jigawa has 27. National assets sharing depends on this.
"Give us a chance to take a gander at Bayelsa. Bayelsa lays the brilliant egg, however it has just 8 neighborhood government territories. On the off chance that Bayelsa lays the eggs, where is the equity in this nation, when the individuals who don't lay the eggs get the lion's share?
"At the point when Dogara fears statistics before 2019 races, I feel for him. He realizes that evaluation is a dangerous matter in this nation.
"The previous director of National Population Commission (NPC) said past censuses were false, he was sacked in light of the fact that specific parts of this nation disliked what he said.
"I concur with the speaker that the enumeration ought not be held. The 2019 races are practically here. Give the evaluation a chance to be held after the 2019 races. On the off chance that its held, it will be controlled by lawmakers. Similar legislators can even utilize the statistics exercise to upset the direct of the 2019 general decision."
Ozekhome additionally responded to another announcement credited to some northern pioneers, who as of late approached President Muhammadu Buhari not to execute resolutions come to at the 2014 National Conference, held in Abuja.
He depicted those approaching President Buhari not to execute the resolutions of the Conference report as scoundrels. He said the northern pioneers taken an interest in the meeting and were a piece of the choices come to by more than 450 representatives drawn from all aspects of the nation.
"It was a fight royale at the 2014 National Conference. At the 2014 National Conference, we made more than 600 suggestions. Nobody was compelled to embrace any report. We differ amid the meeting and practically traded blows.
"It is disturbing when you see members of that gathering turning out to state that they have rejected the result of the activity. Each section of Nigeria from the six geopolitical zones were spoken to at that meeting.
"We can't underestimate our solidarity. It should be supported. We have to backpedal to financial federalism. The more than 600 proposals of the National Conference which President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will secure in the documents, is grievous," Ozekhome included.
Posts
No comments