A former member of the Home of Representatives, Hon. Ogbonna Nwuke, has stated though evaluate of the 1999 Structure is so as, it isn’t the current drawback of the nation.
Nwuke, who spoke with LEADERSHIP Sunday in Port Harcourt yesterday, stated the problem dealing with the nation is come out of the present financial hardship.
He stated although there could also be some areas to the touch within the structure, an important factor now’s to seek out methods to make the insurance policies of the Bola Tinubu-led administration come to actuality.
“I believe he obtained a gaggle led by Chief Emeka Anyaoku and spoke about Structure evaluate. However, my considering is maybe there are some gray areas within the Structure that should be straightened out, however our drawback shouldn’t be the Structure.
“We’re like individuals who must be dealing with substance, but we’re chasing shadows. The Structure shouldn’t be our drawback; how properly have we operated the one which we’ve got?
“When you have a look at the People, what number of amendments? It has turn out to be trendy that each new Nationwide Meeting embarks on Constitutional evaluate. Nonetheless these issues which might be endemic; which might be dealing with our nation are nonetheless there. There have been so many conversations and so many conferences involving notable Nigerians; so many suggestions have been written down, however until this present day, even the method of regulation that lawmakers are speculated to care for is grinding slowly.
“Now we have not been capable of articulate all of this stuff and put them collectively. I’m not saying that the Constitutional evaluate might not be proper, however I don’t suppose is the foremost drawback dealing with Nigeria now. Our main problem is get out of the financial woods,” he stated.
