If Nigeria is desirous of a prosperous, progressive country, it should just scrap that unworkable, divisively flawed and poverty-inducing constitution. Besides, the constitution was bequeathed to the country by the military when it was returning to the barracks in 1999, is not a sensible document. Unsparing, Olanipekun said the constitution is a fake document. In Nigeria, the fake constitution is fuelling war-like security breaches, particularly Islamic terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, Fulani herdsmen atrocities and militancy. Gani Adams, a political leader, said, “We cannot achieve much if our democracy is tied to the 1999 Constitution which we are using presently in Nigeria today.

Source: Punch February 11, 2024 11:35 UTC