Public Hearing On Constitution Review Nigeria: a Nation Embattled.

(From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM)

Byline: Jide Ajani, Political Editor

At a time when countries of the world are making giant strides pursuant to taking their people out of the woods of underdevelopment, Nigeria is bogged down with a plethora of self-serving politicians whose interests start and end with clique benefit. And whereas there is the need to review the military document called the 1999 Constitution, the process has been made to suffer the collateral damage of tenure extension, in the midst of over 100 other amendment proposals. So, as it is, the process has been caused to suffer some discounts. Where does that leave Nigeria? This report examines the twine evil of the North/South divide in a nation of clashing political interests, as well as the self-serving …