Babatunji Wusu – Robert Clarke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, has demanded a revision of the 1999 Constitution, claiming it is the root of all of the country’s issues.
In a Tuesday interview with Arise Television, Clarke made this claim.
“Our problems stem from the 1999 constitution,” he declared. in every political arena, particularly during elections when the constitution limits who is eligible to participate and cast a ballot;
“…or who is eligible to vote, there has to be a problem with that constitution. What the President says is not the issue of the day.
The top attorney stated that President Bola Tinubu has no constitutional authority over the Rivers situation.
“There should have been no constitutional role for the President in all of this fracas,” he declared. The First Republic was the only period in which the Federal Government was permitted to speak per the constitution.
Today, power and money are the only things we are chasing. Where can you find the two components in Nigeria? They exclusively come from the political realm.
“You would be startled if you count down Nigerian governors who have held office since 2000 and ask them to come show us their bank account.
Is Nigerian politics exclusively intended for politicians? is a question we must ask ourselves. Why are people like us unable to run for office without being members of a political party? What makes political parties necessary? This is the issue that Nigeria is currently facing, according to Clarke.
Clarke stated that there are three areas in the constitution that require amendment: local government; elections; and the question of who is eligible to join a party and why a party should have a disproportionate influence on Nigerian elections.
“I can assure you that you won’t hear about any court cases once you complete the three areas in Nigeria today,” he stated. This nation will advance.
Remember that on Monday, parties in Rivers State established a truce, adding a new dimension to the political crisis?
A ceasefire was called during the crisis by President Bola Tinubu, Governor of Rivers Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Mrs. Ngozi Odu, previous State Governor Peter Odili, the governor who had just left office and was now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike, and other relevant parties.
The President ordered the immediate withdrawal of all legal actions filed by Fubara and his associates in relation to the political unrest in Rivers State.
Fubara, his deputy Ordu, Wike, Ribadu, the factional Speaker of the Rivers State Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, Aaron Chukwuemeka, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, and Tony Okocha, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, all signed the motion.
Fubara was ordered to bring the 2024 appropriations bill he had previously introduced to the state Assembly’s four members back to the entire House.
The directive further said that all of the Rivers Assembly’s impeachment attempts against Fubara were to be promptly abandoned.
