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General News of Thursday, 27 May 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Nigeria needs new constitution, not amendment - Okowa

Delta state governor Ifeanyi Okowa Delta state governor Ifeanyi Okowa

• The Delta state governor said Nigeria does not need an amendment of the constitution

• According to him, the country needed a completely new constitution

• Okowa proposed that the concerns of Nigerians should be listened to and be the standard towards the creation of a new constitution

Ifeanyi Okowa, the Delta State Governor has stated that the country needed a new constitution, as against the amendment of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to accommodate emerging issues of good governance for the greater interest of all Nigerians.

He made the statement when the Senate Sub-Committee on review of the 1999 Constitution met yesterday, May 26 in Asaba, the state capital.

Okowa continued that a new constitution for the country had become necessary in view of inherent flaws in the 1999 Constitution.

He, therefore, advocated the insertion of a clause to pave way for a rewritten constitution, which would continue to be in operation until a fresh one was ready.

“No doubt, there is still a lot to work on in our constitution to have a near-perfect document and I know that the National Assembly has continued over time to ensure some of the amendments.
“It’s good enough that those sent here are familiar with the zone. So, when the people speak, they would understand.

“But, I also wished that some persons from other zones actually had the opportunity to come here and hear the voices of our people directly, because sometimes we do not understand the extent of the pains that the Niger Delta people truly suffer in the country.

“We believe in one country and in the unity of Nigeria, but we will continue to ask for equity as a people, and I know that the people will give their opinion at the public hearing,” he stated.