Ondo State governor and chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has faulted the 1999 constitution which puts security on the exclusive legislative, describing it as a scam.
Akeredolu, a lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said the constitution allows the Federal Government to wield excessive power, hence the need for a review to devolve some power to the federating states.
He, however, commended Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State and one of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants, for supporting the call to restructure the country.
In a statement, he personally signed and released to journalists on Thursday, in Akure, stated that the 1999 constitution (as amended), mocks Nigeria’s federal status, adding that the precarious state of the polity, security, and economy has evoked a compelling need to rejig the constitution.
“We hold it as self-evident that a federal state must put in place a system of administration which reflects its heterogeneous character.
“The federating units must progress from the semblance of autonomy to the recognition of their unique features which justify their existence. All institutions must emerge as consequences of deliberative engagements designed to accommodate and serve all segments of society. Social services become seamless and effective when governance is localised.”
Akeredolu added that legislators must consider, very seriously, making laws that will deepen the current democratic experiment.
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