FORMER Vice
President Alex Ekwueme, one time Federal Commissioner for Information and Ijaw
Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, Reverend Emmanuel Gbonigi and others under the
aegis, Southern Nigeria Peoples Assembly, SNPA yesterday reiterated their
support for the immediate convocation of a National Conference and called for
its immediate convocation by President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to
a statement signed by Dr. Alex Ekwueme (South East); Chief Edwin Clark ( South
South) and Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Gbonigi (South West) yesterday, the SNPA urged
President Goodluck Jonathan to before December this year set up a Committee
that will work out strategies and modalities for the convocation of a National
conference that will give the ethnic nationalities of Nigeria the opportunity
to discuss the collective future after what they termed a “forced” marriage of
100 years remains the most rewarding
centenary gift President Jonathan can give to Nigerians.