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I believe the simple way to go is by regional autonomy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegional autonomy refers to the governance and administration of a federating unit in the interest of the local people, according to their aspirations. Nigeria is made up of multi-ethnic nations managed by a central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/22\/nigerian-ports-authority-appoints-four-gms-eight-agms\/\">authority<\/a>. This model has proved unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEurope understood that diversity is best managed by regional autonomy. Switzerland has four ethnic groups. Each of them shares the Presidency through four cantons that make up their federating units. According to Prof. George Obiozor, even though Quebec is the only fully French-speaking province, yet Canada is bilingual for the sake of Quebec. On the other hand, Yugoslavia mismanaged its diversity and the result was the emergence of six distinct countries. The same fate befell Czechoslovakia, now the nations of Czechs and Slovaks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said devolution of powers is a related concept to regional autonomy, as this means transfer of powers from one level of government to another and vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>The senior lawyer also suggested that legitimacy can be conferred on the constitutional review process by full involvement and incorporation of the leaders of traditional and ethnic nationalities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProf. Ben Nwabueze has indicated that ethnic nationalities are the true representatives of Nigeria. To quote him, \u2018Nigeria has no territory other than the traditional territories inhabited by its constituent nationalities from time immemorial \u2013 Yorubaland, Igboland, Hausa land, Tivland, Kanuri, Ijaw, etc. It is the ethnic nationalities that ceded or granted sovereign powers of government over their territories to Britain which makes them (i.e. the ethnic nationalities) the original and primary stakeholders in the Nigerian state,\u2019\u201d Agbakoba said.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed optimism that more would be achieved by giving prominent seats to the leaders of traditional and ethnic nationalities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olisa Agbakoba has stated that regional autonomy should be considered in tje review of Nigeria&#8217;s constitution. 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