Abuja declaration: S/West leaders, ACF disagree with Igbo
•.as restructuring agitation resurfaces ahead of polls By Dayo Johnson, Dapo Akinrefon, Olasukanmi Akoni, Dickson Omobola, Rotimi Ojomoye, Deola Badru Barely three months to the 2027 general elections, the controversy g…
•.as restructuring agitation resurfaces ahead of polls By Dayo Johnson, Dapo Akinrefon, Olasukanmi Akoni, Dickson Omobola, Rotimi Ojomoye, Deola Badru Barely three months to the 2027 general elections, the controversy g…
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•.as restructuring agitation resurfaces ahead of polls By Dayo Johnson, Dapo Akinrefon, Olasukanmi Akoni, Dickson Omobola, Rotimi Ojomoye, Deola Badru Barely three months to the 2027 general elections, the controversy generated by the position of the Igbo Leaders of Thought, ILT, on the restructuring of Nigeria, yesterday, provoked mixed reactions from South-West and northern leaders, with some describing aspects of the proposal as unrealistic and capable of causing political destabilisation.
The ILT had rejected the communiqué issued at the Abuja restructuring conference of August 20, 2026, accusing the organisers of disregarding the position of the Igbo delegation.
The group proposed a 10-region political structure for Nigeria, with regional control of resources and regional police, while calling for the temporary suspension of the 2027 general elections pending the completion of the restructuring exercise.
The ILT also proposed an enlarged Igbo Region extending beyond the five South-East states, and called for the restructuring exercise to be completed before May 2027, after which elections would be conducted under a new constitutional arrangement.
The proposal has triggered a fresh debate over the structure of the Nigerian federation, the place of regionalism, the future of the existing 36-state arrangement, resource control, regional policing and the implications of delaying the 2027 elections.
Reacting to the development in chats with Sunday Vanguard, South-West and northern voices differed on the precise form restructuring should take, but several questioned the ILT’s approach and particularly its proposal to suspend elections.
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•.as restructuring agitation resurfaces ahead of polls By Dayo Johnson, Dapo Akinrefon, Olasukanmi Akoni, Dickson Omobola, Rotimi Ojomoye, Deola Badru Barely three months to the 2027 general elections, the controversy generated by the position of the Igbo Leaders of Thought, ILT,
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