"It is common knowledge that the 1999 Constitution was made by the Military which in its wisdom claimed that it was made by the people."
"It is common knowledge that the 1999 Constitution was made by the Military which in its wisdom claimed that it was made by the people."
ByJosiah Oluwole May 26, 2021 2 min read
Veteran lawyer, Afe Babalola, has described as a waste of time and energy, the planned review of the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly.
He said instead, the National Assembly should move for a national conference where issues bedeviling the nation could be identified, discussed and resolved through a roundtable talk.
According to him, there is no way the National Assembly can amend the 1999 Constitution to cure the inherent defects, if the fraud in the system is not first got rid of.
Mr Babalola, who is also the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, spoke in Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday.
His submission is coming a day after the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, told members of the Senate Committee of the Review of the Constitution that a national dialogue was the way forward.
Mr Akeredolu, who was not necessarily opposed to the exercise, said the clamour of the majority of the people for a national dialogue should be given a chance.
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