Nigerians have never ever in their brief but very chaotic history sat down and rolled out a constitution that they can be proud to declare as theirs.

The Richardson Constitution forms the very basis of the current revamped Military imposed constitution. This same constitution was drafted, compiled, plagiarized and handed down to Nigerians by the British as an operating document. As at independence, the Nigerian constitution never made reference to any specific religion but the Obasanjo junta in 1978, bowing from northern pressure, allowed for Sharia to be included into our universal law. Now the issue of Sharia and the constitution is not a trivial issue that is relegated to the Muslim north, but going by the revamped 1999 constitution, Sharia law courts can be established in every nook and corner of Nigeria.

Now consider the process of administering the oath of office for a Governor as prescribed by the 1999 Constitution:

185. (1) A person elected to the office of the Governor of a State shall not begin to perform the functions of that until he has declared his assets and liabilities as prescribed in the Constitution and has subsequently taken and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance and oath of office prescribed in the Seventh Schedule to this Constitution.

(2) The Oath of Allegiance and the oath of office shall be administered by the Chief Judge of the State or Grand Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the State, if any or President of the Customary Court of Appeal of the State, if any, or the person for the time being respectively appointed to exercise the functions of any of those offices in any State.
http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm

Nothing stopped the likes of Aregbesola to have set up an Osun Sharia court during his first term and appoint a Grand Kadi which he could have requested administer the oath of office to him for his second term inauguration.

I had to present the Sharia inclusion into the constitution and how it is binding to all of Nigeria and Nigerians irrespective of religious affiliation.

That aside, will the same north which clamored vigorously mainly through violent student protests across the north back in 1978, sit back and watch the removal of Sharia law from the constitution?

Even the authority of what we mistake as the northern traditional rulers (the the Sultan and Amir is a religious title) depends on Sharia law being included to prop them up above other pagan title holders in the land. The same constitution has turned a religious authority to be the head of all other traditional tittle holders in the land.

So how in God's name do any of you think the northern Ummah will want the status quo to be restructerd?

Another argument I will like to introduce is the fact that there can not be any meaningful working document agreed upon by Nigerians if a National sovereign conference is convened to address the issue of addressing the flawed constitution.

I say this based on the very diverse cultures and clash of civilizations between the Arab Muslim north on the one hand and the Christian/Animist pro Western education south and middle belt on the other.

America and every other functioning democracy got it right because their founding fathers who were cut from the same cloth (European Christian settlers) held a common ground to seeing the British kicked out and an optimistic outlook of self rule among equals guarded by the rule of law (guaranteed by citizen gun ownership) and protected by the guarantee of individual personal liberty and freedom of speech!

In the case of Nigeria, we are not one in thought, ideology or religion and our aspirations are not only at variance but on a collision course.

The British and the Military juntas that single handedly published the constitution obviously saw the near impossibility of all Nigerians reaching a common ground and so took it upon themselves to compile the constitution.

It is on this ground I see any talk of restructioning as dead on arrival as true restructioning can only occur with the full overhaul of the 1999 constitution to which I don't see certain dark forces allowing that to happen any time soon.

The only path left is to peacefully dissolve this assembly and have the Hausa/Fulan and any other people who want to be part of their Caliphate go their separate ways.

Awesome!

Splendid analysis and superior argument .counter the points let me see!!!!!

Op, are u a Nigerian Or emh a refuge? Stop wishing dome for my country.
We know many of u on nairaland spitting out trash about Nigeria

Just watch out .. the dead bone shall rise again.
It might take a while for Nigeria to get there but I know that restructuring will be a step forward.

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Fame333:
Op, are u a Nigerian Or emh a refuge? Stop wishing dome for my country.
We know many of u on nairaland spitting out trash about Nigeria

Just watch out .. the dead bone shall rise again.
It might take a while for Nigeria to get there but I know that restructuring will be a step forward.

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Nigeria is an ongoing failed experiment on the feasibility of multiculturalism

As a lab rat, I would have expected you to want to flee your tormentors but no you are too used to the reward system of running round the ferris wheel for your treats.

It's over.

lalasticlala, ishilove, mynd444 please this should make front page.

remedick:
lalasticlala, ishilove, mynd444 please this should make front page.

My threads never make FP

BlowBack:


My threads never make FP

lalasticlala, ishilove, mynd444, proof him wrong that his thread can make front page or snake will come after ya

Are you trying to tell me that a Sharia Court can be set up in my home state of Anambra?

attackgat:
Are you trying to tell me that a Sharia Court can be set up in my home state of Anambra?

The constitution does not limit the creation of sharia courts to particular states alone.


If Buhari is to resurrect from his grave and decide to setup Federal Sharia courts across the six geographical regions, he will be following the constitution.

The northern governors that declared sharia law in their states during Obasanjo era knew they were legally doing the right thing.

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HTW

good write up. lalasticlala seun.

the Yoruba never set to discussed the constitution as a time the north picked a Yoruba man for the election 1999. no one ask about what the constitution entails. their mind was to grip power in payment for MKO at the time.

how I which they ask ask to review the constitution wouldn't it have been better?

HTW

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BlowBack:
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Nigeria is an ongoing failed experiment on the feasibility of multiculturalism

As a lab rat, I would have expected you to want to flee your tormentors but no you are too used to the reward system of running round the ferris wheel for your treats.

It's over.

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You called a country that's over 50yrs a failed experiment?
well, against all odds we have maintained our cultural diversity for this long.

Pessimist like you will godshopped your narrow mind not see anything good in Nigeria.

I will advise you, fathead to live my country alone.

Fame333:
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You called a country that's over 50yrs a failed experiment?
well, against all odds we have maintained our cultural diversity for this long.

Pessimist like you will godshopped your narrow mind not see anything good in Nigeria.

I will advise you, fathead to live my country alone.

So what exactly is good in Nigeria (permit me to ask)?

conductor14:

So what exactly is good in Nigeria (permit me to ask)?

Have you been to any African countries before?

If yes ,I will urge you to pack your bag and go n leave there...

If not...do something to change the situation of your country for the better and stop being modern day reporter.

Fame333:




Have you been to any African countries before?

If yes ,I will urge you to pack your bag and go n leave there...

If not...do something to change the situation of your country for the better and stop being modern day reporter.

I asked you a simple question and you're running around like a headless chicken.

It's obvious. There's nothing good in Nigeria. You're just speaking to protect your 30k ministry job. Banza.

Officer! Nack him one.

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