Without the various ethnic groups coming together to undertake a round table discourse on how to live together, restructuring alone would not be able to address the variety of difficulties that Nigeria faces. According to the Yoruba Council of Elders, this is the case (YCE).
Dr. Kunle Olajide, the YCE Secretary-General, said at a news conference on Monday that instead of restructuring, the country needs a new constitution that addresses the referendum issue.
“The solution to Nigeria’s issues is not restructuring.” In this country, a new constitution is required. “This isn’t a difficult job.” We are fortunate to live in a democratic society. Allow the executive branch to introduce bills in the National Assembly that would include a referendum in our constitution. We don’t have a constitution that allows us to have a referendum.
“A referendum should be held in any democratic regime.” Commissions of the Constituent Assembly should be constituted. Nigeria cannot function as a single entity. Reforming a country is a process; it is not possible to just make a country exist Transformation would not fix Nigeria’s problems.
One of the side effects of a new constitution is restructuring. The exclusive list should not contain above 20 names. There are 16 items on the exclusive government list in the 1963 constitution. The importance of obtaining a people’s constitution should be emphasized further. This is a country with a wide range of people. We are made up of a diverse group of individuals with a diverse range of experiences, backgrounds, cultures, and priorities.
“As a result, we’ll have to sit down together.” Nigeria harbors different people from various nations. We have the Yoruba people, the Igbo people, the Fulani people, the Hausa people, the Kanuri people, the Ijaw people, and so on, all of whom have distinct priorities. Let’s sit down and figure out how we’re going to live together. “The simple explanation, in my opinion, is that we were not involved in the creation of the constitution under which we now live. “As you may recall, even the constitution that we are running contains multiple contradictions,” the YCE stated.
