The House of Representatives’ Special Committee on Constitution Review has received a proposal to change the name ‘Nigeria’ to United African Republic (UAR).
A tax consultant, Adeleye Jokotoye, submitted the proposal to the committee at the South-West Zonal Public Hearing in Lagos State on Wednesday.
According to him, Nigeria’s current name was imposed by the past colonial masters and should be changed in order to reflect a new beginning for the country.
Jokotoye said, “At this crossroads in our history, it is mandatory that we change our name to reflect a new beginning which will be ushered in with a new constitution.”
He explained that he chose ‘United African Republic’, because the country is made up of hundreds of ethnic groups that need to be united.
As an alternative, the tax consultant also suggested that Nigeria could choose United Alkebulan Republic (meaning: United Mother of Mankind Republic) as its new name.
