Former President of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Dr.Olisa Agbakoba, yesterday explained that the adoption of confederalism is the only solution to the challenges confronting peace and stability in Nigeria.

Speaking during a press conference held in his Lagos office, Agbakoba observed that the current campaigns by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have failed to address the real issues facing the nation.

He said: “Nigeria is a nation with diverse ethnic groups. A national order is urgently needed to manage our diversity.

“It is my view that Nigeria can only resolve the existing conflagration of diversity if we ask and seek answers to the questions posed by the late Bola Ige when he said ’there are two basic questions that must be answered by all Nigerians. One, do we want to remain as one country? Two, if the answer is yes, under what conditions? I respectfully suggest that Bola Ige’s questions are well framed as the issues we need to resolve in order to create a national order. “Confederalism is the only solution we need to progress as a nation. There is a need for devolution of power to make Nigeria work.” Agbakoba expressed disappointment that recent national conferences in Nigeria have failed to address the unity of the country. “It is in this light that the late Aka Bashorun, my most illustrious predecessor as president of NBA, articulated the collective disappointment of Nigerians by making the call for a sovereign national conference as far back as the 1980s.It is regrettable, however, that all national conferences organised to discuss Nigeria’s national order have been unsuccessful.”