SPECIFICALLY ON BAKASSI
The Bakassi saga will not abate until the people are restored to their God-given land and territory forcibly taken from them by ICJ and the Obasanjo government. How on earth could an elected government relocate a group of people from their land, without availing them the right or opportunity to consent before ceding their territory to another sovereign? What the UN and ICJ should have done is to conduct or hold a referendum on the issue. The people have the right to vote on whether or not they want to merge with Cameroon or remain on their God-given land as they have always been as a legitimate part of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is a legitimate political question to ask via a televised referendum in the territory. It will eventually come to that, if not now, but in the nearest future.
The Bakassi story is unheard of anywhere in civilized World - the land and the people of Bakassi are one and the same. You cannot move the people and leave the land behind - they both belong to Nigeria. The ongoing Bakassi impasse is a challenge before this generation or the emerging new leadership. Reclaiming Bakassi is a task that must be done. If doing that demands going into politics, so be it.
The Bakassi story is unheard of anywhere in civilized World - the land and the people of Bakassi are one and the same. You cannot move the people and leave the land behind - they both belong to Nigeria. The ongoing Bakassi impasse is a challenge before this generation or the emerging new leadership. Reclaiming Bakassi is a task that must be done. If doing that demands going into politics, so be it.
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