The Coalition of Indigenous Middle Belt Organizations has expressed disappointment over the failure of successive administrations to implement the 2014 National Conference Report.
CIMBO Chairman, Timothy B. Gandu, stated that the report recommended the creation of additional states and eight geopolitical zones, including three zones for the Middle Belt region.
In a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna, Gandu attributed the formation of CIMBO in 2023 to the need for indigenous ethnic nationalities to unite and demand restructuring, citing an imposed constitution that neglects minority rights, according to Daily Post.
CIMBO will host a National Delegates Conference on August 9-10, 2024, in Kaduna, to discuss and consolidate demands for restructuring and a people’s constitution, aiming to protect ethnic identities, lands, heritage, and resources from oppression and colonialism.
Gandu said, “The 2014 National Conference (2014 Confab) report recommended the creation of more states and eight (8) geopolitical zones in Nigeria, with the Middle Belt having three
(3) zones, given its land size and population, ie, Middle Belt-East, Middle Belt-Central and Middle Belt West.”
Gandu stated that in view of the challenges facing the indigenous ethnic nationalities in Nigeria, the CIMBO was hosting a National Delegates Conference on the 9th lg and 10th August, 2024, in Kaduna, to discuss and consolidate on their demands under the theme: “Restructuring and Enactment of the Peoples Constitution, Panacea to Peace and Good Growth of the Nation”.
