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Last Updated: Friday, December 17th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page Ohaneze rejects national dialogue committee   By Chukwudi Achife Bureau Chief, Enugu   Ohaneze Ndigbo has rejected the committee recently set up by the Federal Government to hold a national dialogue, saying it did not represent what Nigerians have been clamouring for. The Secretary-General, Chief Joe Achuzia told journalists in Enugu that the committee having been handpicked by government would expectedly not be representative of the various ethnic groups in the country that have positions to present at a properly constituted national conference. He said a truly representative conference would have been attended by delegates duly and properly elected by their groups to present their views, adding that the committee would not enjoy the confidence of the people. Achuzie said the government committee was unlikely to meet the expectations of the people and should therefore be disbanded in favour of a more representative body that would reflect the will of Nigerians. He added that Ohaneze would not participate in any dialogue called by the government committee and urged other ethnic groups to do likewise so as not to be hoodwinked into accepting decisions that would not resolve the nation's numerous problems. The Ohaneze scribe said any constitutional review must start with the 1960 constitution that has not been repealed but was only suspended by the military in 1966. On the face-off between President Obasanjo and the Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Chief Audu Ogbeh, over the Anambra crisis, Achuzie said since it has come to light that the PDP did not win the gubernatorial elections as admitted in the commnts of both Obasanjo and Ogbeh, the party should toe the path of honour and bow out of the state. He said it was the only way peace and stability could return to the beleaguered state that had in the past one month been subjected to wanton attacks by political hirelings who have burnt or destroyed almost all the noted public buildings in the state. Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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