The loss of a part of one's sovereignty requires a sombre reflection of our national values and priorities.

I have often thought that matters of this nature is of grave constitutional importance,such that it would not be unthinkable to organise a referenda to seek the views of Nigerians about the on-goings in the Bakassi Penninsula, especially when it comes to the sacred interests of our fellow citizens in that part of the federation.And of course vital national interests.

But, we are where we are, we have lost the case at the ICJ and we have signed the Green Tree Agreement with Cameroun at the UN.

My concern is what happens now to the Bakassi indigenes and what measures we are doing to assist matters.

The people of Bakassi should use force to keep their land and should not allow people of Nigeria from other part of the country to sell their land to cameroon. I don't think Obasanjo would have sold part of Western Nigeria to Republic of Benin. Republic of Benin had in the past claimed that part of Western Nigeria is Benin Republic. Nigerians as a whole have short memory,and lack the will to fight for their rights in front of strong evidence of abuse.

The rights of Bakassi's indigenes are guaranteed under Article 3 of the Greentree Accord. Unfortunately, Nigeria, the U.N., and the Guarantors are not as interested in enforcing Article 3 as they are in finalizing the border realignment and washing their hands of the matter. This approach will only serve to maintain hostility and sow the seeds for future conflict.

people just need to relax in Nigeria and deal with the corruption, thievery, poverty & et cetera rather than worrying about 'loosing' some real estate

THATS THE WAY IT IS IN BLACK AFRICA, CAN ANY ONE IMAGINE THAT , A FRENCH COURT, WITH A FRENCH JUDGE, AND A FRENCH MARGISTRATE, SITIING IN THE HAGUE ORDER PART OF SPAIN TO BE CEDED TO PORTUGAL? NO ESPECIALLY WITHOUT A REFERANDUM FROM THE PEOPLE CONCERN. WHAT INTEREST DOES FRANCE HAVE IN BAKASSI AND THE CAMEROONS IN GENERAL ? IS WHAT FUTURE HISTORIANS WILL BE LEFT TO PONDER. WHY HAVE THE ICJ, NOT TAKEN UP THE CASE OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF BRITISH SOUTHERN CAMEROONS? SINCE THIS COUNTRY IS THE ONE BORDERING NIGERIA AND NOT CAMEROUN (FRENCH) THE SUPPOSE PLEBECITE IN 1961, ORGANISED BY UN, WAS SUPPOSE TO GIVE BRITISH SOUTHERN CAMEROONS INDEPENDENCE, BY THEM JOINING FRENCH CAMEROUN, WHY IS BSC STILL NOT INDEPENDENT TILL TODAY? WHY IS FRENCH CAMEROUN CLAIMING A BOUNDARY WITH NIGERIA, , WHEN AT THE DATE OF INDEPENDENCE FROM FRANCE IN JAN 1ST 1960, THEY NEVR HAVE ONE? WHY IS FRANCE STATIONING ITS MILITARY APARATUS IN BRITISH SOUTHERN CAMEROONS, AND ARMING THE FRENCH CAMEROUN? ONE WILL COME TO THINK THAT FRANCE IS THE CULPRIT. HIDING BEHIND THE EU AND ICJ, THATS WHY ALL THE UN AFRICAN COMMISIONERS ARE ALL FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICANS, WHO KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE PEOPLE THE ARE BOSSING. THE UN AND FRANCE HAVE BECAME A NEW CRRUPT ,MAFIA, BENT ON , CAUSING PAIN AND SUFFERING TO THOUSAND S OF AFRICAN PEIOPLE, ALIENATING THEM FROM THEIR ANCESTRAL LAND SOO, POOR FRANCE CAN DRILL OIL BENEATH THE BAKASSI, , AS THEY ARE DOING IN VICTORIA ( BRITISH SOUTHERN CAMEROONS) WITHOUT REBELLION, THE ONLY OPTION IS TO HAVE THE PEOPLE WEAPONS TO KILL THESE FRENCH CAMEROUNESE SOLDIERS, WHUILE WATING FOR THEIR FRENCH MASTERS TURN.