Given the prominent role the Itsekiri ethnic nationality play in the socio economic well-being of the country, it was a shock to many Itsekiris that not one of them was nominated among the 492 delegates to the conference.

The Yoruba-speaking people in Okunland of Kogi State have resolved to press for the re-adjustment the state borders at the forthcoming National Conference to enable them join their kith and kin in the South West zone.

THE Esan people in Edo State have called for the restructuring of the country into eight functional, autonomous and competitive regions, noting that the Mid-West region has till date remained the only democratically created region in the country since 1963.

TO get the pro-posed National Conference under way, the Federal Government will name the chairman of the exercise, other secretariat staff and approved delegates today, Vanguard has gathered.

I am quite sad because it is an evidence of a country that lacks the discipline to appreciate that building a nation is not a single man’s job or a job of a generation. To design something requires energy and time. When I participated in 2005, I was quite enthusiastic even though I protested to General Obasanjo that I was not a lawyer and didn’t see the capacity in which I could contribute to the conference. It was for me a wonderful learning opportunity.