BY ANAYO ONUKWUGHA, PORT HARCOURT
Former National Secretary of the Nigeria Bar Association
(NBA), Hon. Nimi Walson-Jack has advocated for the inclusion of Nigerian youth in
the recently inaugurated- advisory committee of the proposed National
Conference.
Walson-Jack, who made the call on Wednesday while
speaking at a live phone-on radio programme, monitored in Port Harcourt, the
Rivers State capital, said it is only with the representation of the Youth in
the committee that their interest could be properly captured.
While calling on all
Nigerians to be ready to define the character of the National Dialogue, the
former NBA scribe said it was not the duty of the advisory committee to tell
Nigerians what to discuss at the conference.
Walson-Jack, who is also a former commissioner in the
Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), said if opportune to be
at the conference, he would advocate for more than
the 13 percent derivation for oil producing areas currently being received.
He further said he beyond the
13% derivation, he would make a case on how and what the money should be used
for in the interest of the people of the Niger Delta region of the country.
The former NBA scribe urged Nigerians
not to be hasty to condemn the initiative but team up to ensure it succeeds
because in so doing will Nigeria be bettered, saying that that it would be an
opportunity for the voices of Nigerians to be heard and the desired changes
effected to strengthen the Nigerian Union. #
