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With less than a month to the highly anticipated Nigerian National Constitution Reform Summit, Patriots, a group of prominent Nigerians led by the former Head of Secretary General of the Emeka Ayaoku Commissioner, increased efforts to form national conversations around the new constitutional order.
On Thursday, the Southwestern Patriots Advocacy and Strategy Committee held in Ikeja, Lagos, to complete the submission of the area ahead of the June 10-11 Summit. The meeting, which attracts leading legal ideas, policy experts, and retired security officials, underline the urgency and seriousness of which the region is close to the national dialogue.
“This is not only other Summit,” said Chairman of the Committee Mr. GBOYEGA ADEJUMO. “This is a turning point for our country. The 1999 constitution is basically disabled and cannot maintain the diversity and development of Nigeria.”
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The Lagos session followed the inauguration of the May 1 Summit Central Planning Committee at the Patriot Secretariat in Ilupeju. The committee was chaired by two former governors and senators, Aminu Tambuwal and Gbenga Daniel, which reflects the scope of Bipartisan and its national.
As part of preparation, the Zonal Committee has been established in all six Nigerian geopolitical regions to collect perspectives and build consensus. This southwest meeting presents a contribution from the Head of Legal Listener Niyi Akintola (SAN), government professor of government Anthony Kila, and a retired Assistant of Police Inspector General, Tunji Alapini.
Ideas that are debated and supported at the meeting reflect the developing encouragement for complete constitutional improvement. Proposals include full federalism, state police, regional control over natural resources, regional railroad revitalization, shifting from the president to the parliamentary system, and even the creation of a regional Supreme Court.
“This is not an abstract idea,” said Professor Kila. “They are a practical solution informed by the history of Nigeria and the urgent need to decentralize power and restore justice. But to succeed, we must bring civil society and the sound of grass roots into the flip.”
The main recommendation is about the peak consideration in the principles described in the 1963 Republican Constitution and the 2014 National Conference Report, which many people consider the most thorough efforts to Nigeria in the National Consensus on Governance Reform.
The Head of Akintola emphasized the need for strategic involvement by the Joruba people, urged that only his most capable and selfless mind was chosen to participate in the Summit. “We must negotiate from the position of intelligence, vision, and unity,” he warned.
The National Summit itself is expected to attract some of the most respected legal, political, and civil society figures in the country. The main speakers confirmed include Professor Nobel winner Wole Soyinka, former Chairman of Inec Professor Attahiru Jega, and older statesman such as General Ty Danjuma, Ike Nwachukwu, Alani Akinrinade, and Professor Ango Abdullahi.
Legal experts and policies such as Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (San), Head of Wole Olanipekun (San), Senator Femi Okurounmu, and Dr. Oby Ezekwesili is also expected to participate. The leading panel, which featured Mike Ozekhome (San), Dr. Akin Fapohunda, Dr. Hauwa Mustapha, and Dr. The Magoro booth, will be assigned to compile the final resolution of the Summit.
In the heart of the Summit is a consistent call from the heads of Anyaoku and Patriot for the President of Bola Tinubu to hold the Original Constituent Assembly. Assembly like that, they argue, it is very important to negotiate the constitution that reflects the aspirations of the diverse Nigerians and handles old complaints over federal imbalances.
“This is a moment for courage and vision,” Anyaoku said to the inauguration of the Committee. “We cannot continue to patch the constitutional system that failed to unite us, failed to secure us, and failed to give prosperity.”
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