LEADERSHIP of Pro-National Confer-nce Organisation (PRO-NACO) has backed by the declaration of the Ogoni people for political autonomy and self determination of their people and territory within Nigeria

PRONACO, in a statement issued in Lagos, on Sunday, by its spokesperson, Olawale Okunniyi, said the time had come for indigenous people and federating units in Nigeria to deliver their territories from the centralised structure operating in the country

Okunniyi said the Ogoni peoples’ declaration for self determination and political autonomy was long overdue, adding that it was the only way to go for the Nigerian federating people, since the political cartel in the country was not willing to allow the people to negotiate and agree the terms of their well-being at a national conference
While calling on other indigenous people in the country to follow the step of the Ogoni people, PRONACO commended the Ogonis and the umbrella body, Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), on their vision to invoke the United Nations (UN) Charter on the self determination rights of indigenous peoples.

The coalition of ethnic nationalities and social movements in Nigeria said the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which forms the basis on which the Ogoni people made their declaration, was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly during its 62nd session at UN Headquarters, in New York, United States, on September 13, 2007 with Nigeria present and endorsing it.

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written by Oyelana Olasunkanmi, August 06, 2012

The cat is taking the bull by the horn. Federal government should be ware of another insuggency comming up from MOSOP.

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Re- PRONACO back Ogoni people
written by Omooba Adeyemi, August 06, 2012

Olawale Okunniyi must be day dreaming or he is looking for cheap popularity by steaking his neck out in the name of dead organisation to declare support for the declaration of Ogoni State by a disedent goup from ogoni land. The person who purpotedly declared the self determination of the Ogonis is not having the backing of his people and has since being in the hiding and that is the person Okuniyi is ignorantly identifying himself with. If Okunniyi is not having any tangible things to engage himself with, he should be sleeping in his house and keep his mouth shot.

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written by Jay Jatto, August 06, 2012

It is my considered opinion that if the federal government cannot guarantee the safety and well being of the citizens of Nigeria, then any part of the federating units that feels short changed should be free to agitate for self determination. All these idea that in siversity we stand is a time waisting exercise, the earlier we confront the problems facing us now the better. Even it would be in the best interest of the parasite states to support the self determination agenda, so that they too can wake up to reality and exploite the numerous mineral resources that God has given them, instead of relying on other states of the country to continue to spoon fedd them. For how long will they do that.? Let us wake up now and settle our political problems without shedding blood. Time is not on our side anymore.

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Omooba Adeyemi is blind!
written by Lebari Kosii, August 06, 2012

Omooba Adeyemi, i don't know where that you are saying is coming from. Good a thing you are not an Ogoni person and for your information. Every Ogoni man, woman ,and children are behind the declaration and so it is! Our pains in Nigeria are more than bearing and the declaration has come to stay. If the reaction of the fraudulent Nigeria system is to wipe the Ogoni off the map, so be it. But i want to assure you that there will be no going back. Thanks!

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Rotimi why?
written by Kings, August 07, 2012

The southerners are not diplomatic at all; why did Rotimi Amechi come out so quickly to comment on this matter? Even if he wants to say something, he would have watched his choice of words instead of increasing the dicothomy already existing in the etire souther region. He can go behind and address the issue including chasing him into the bush insted of goint public on the matter. Up till now Northern leaders have not come out to conderm Boko Harm even with all media pressure; this is calculated politics. If I were Rotimi, I will use the delaration as a plitical tool to mount more pressure on the FG to convene SNC which will natuarlly take care of the restiveness of the ogoni people. Our leaders should stop pretending that there is peace; they are only prosponding the dooms day.

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