The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has refuted claims that he is acting against the interests of the Yoruba in the National Assembly.
I never made any comments about a return to regional government, nor did I state that ‘If we allow the regional system in Nigeria, we would have automatically given the easterners Biafra,'”Bamidele said.
“How can I oppose a proposal that is not before the Constitution Review Committee?” he asked, suggesting that the claims were politically motivated attempts to discredit him.
“The 10th Senate Constitution Review Committee has received 37 fresh constitution amendment bills and is also considering 16 bills inherited from the 9th National Assembly, making a total of 53 bills.
None of these bills propose a return to the regional federal governance system as practised in the First Republic...
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