Ozekhome: Nigeria won't make progress without a people-driven constitution

Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says Nigeria’s problems cannot be solved without a 'people-driven' constitution

August 12, 2024 11:21 amMike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria , says Nigeria’s problems would linger without a “people-driven” constitution.

During the meeting, Anyaoku, former secretary-general of the Commonwealth, urged Tinubu to convene a constituent assembly to draft a people-centred constitution for the country.Speaking during the interview, Ozekhome said Nigeria is currently too divided and yet to attain nationhood. “I say to them that is the beginning and end of our problem because a nation without an acceptable and legitimate constitution, which is indigenous and people-driven, can never attain nationhood.Ozekhome said Tinubu must muster the political will to initiate the process for the drafting of a new indigenous constitution.

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