Activist Canvasses Sovereign National Conference

A Sovereign National Conference has been advocated by a prominent Niger Delta activist, Ms. Annkio Briggs, who insisted that the convening of the conference remains inevitable for the country to move forward.

Briggs, who is the founder and Executive Director of Agape Birthrights, explained that such conference would pave the way for different ethnic nationalities to come together and discuss the way forward for Nigeria.

Speaking when members of the Goodluck Solidarity Parliament paid her a courtesy visit in Port Harcourt, Briggs recalled that Nigerians had never had the opportunity to sit together and discuss the development of the country.

The fiery activist who is also the matron of the visiting group, added that a Sovereign National Conference would avail Nigerians the opportunity to know the truth behind the 1999 Constitution, maintaining that the constitution was  put together in a hurry by some  greedy Nigerians.

“Nigeria as a country needs a Sovereign National Conference to enable us discuss the way forward for our great country. The fact still remains that we are different people and speak different languages and have different cultural backgrounds; divided right down the middle by religion, and this has been  the foundation of our problem as a nation. At no time have we ever sat down as a nation to make decisions for ourselves based on our desires and aspirations in consideration with the desire of others and their aspirations too”. she said.

Explaining that an SNC will address some of the ills in the  society by the past administrations and will help to restructure the country, she expressed the need for a constitution that would protect the rights of every citizen of the country.

She  however, expressed satisfaction over the performance of President Goodluck Jonathan, even as she said that the South-East geopolitical zone should be allowed to occupy the position of the President in 2019 after Jonathan for equity and fairness.  Earlier, the National Leader of the Goodluck Solidarity Parliament, Mr. Ikem Kalzeeni, expressed the need for Nigerians to continue to support President Jonathan’s transformation agenda.

Kalzeeni explained that apart from the effort towards improving power supply to the country, the recent commissioning of Enugu International Airport and  the ongoing work on the East-West Road had shown that the President meant well for the country.