A former president of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Wole Olanipekun, on Monday, asked the National Assembly to “stay action” on the ongoing amendment to the Nigerian Constitution, citing the need for a brand new people’s constitution as his reason.
Mr Olanipekun said this in his lecture at the 13th convocation ceremony of the Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Ekiti State.
The lecture was titled ‘Nigeria – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Imperative of a Sober And Definitive Recalibration’.
The Senate and the House of the Representatives are currently in the process of amending the 1999 Constitution, which may end in December ahead of the 2027 general election.
Two weeks ago, the House Committee on Constitution Review met with the leadersh
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