Chidoka seeks new national consensus on equal citizenship, accountable power

By Our Correspondent PORT HARCOURT — A former Minister of Aviation and Chancellor of the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, Osita Chidoka, has called for a new national consensus founded on equal citizenship, accountable public power and a shared responsibility to defend the rights of every Nigerian.” Chidoka proposed three commitments as the foundation of a renewed national consensus: equal citizenship without the need for an ethnic sponsor or political godfather; public power treated as a trust that leaves a trail and submits to correction; and a shared duty to defend the dignity of Nigerians regardless of their party, faith or community.” Chidoka called for a national consensus that would promote equal citizenship, accountable public power and a shared sense of responsibility.