Afenifere blasts Kwankwaso over comment on 1999 Constitution
Ben Ezeamalu - 9 mins ago

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The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has described Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso’s comment claiming the immutability of the 1999 Constitution and called on all Nigerians to condemn it as selfish and unpatriotic.

In a statement on Sunday, the group blamed Mr. Kwankwaso and other “self-seeking” Nigerian politicians for endorsing the 1999 Constitution when it suits him and calling for its amendment when it does not.

In a media interview recently, Mr. Kwankwaso was quoted as saying that “any Constitution other than the 1999Constitution should be rejected because anything less than that is an instrument by those who think it will help them.”
“Kwankwanso, one of those who believe the 1999 Constitution is perfect for Nigeria, has had two reasons to call for its amendment recently,” the ARG said in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Kunle Famoriyo.
“He changed his stance on the agitation for state police when his security aides were withdrawn by ‘order from above’ during the Kano Emirship commotion. He also called for amendment of the impeachment laws when a raft of impeachment wave threatened governors of his party, All Progressives Congress, claiming Nyako governorship in the process,” the statement said.
“These two calls for constitutional amendment, coming at a time that Kwankwanso was at the receiving end of the imperial and despotic powers of the 1999Constitution, seem to suggest that the Constitution must exist only to serve his personal good and that of others with similar stance. It does not bother them if and when others are the victim of the Constitution’s despotic powers,” the statement continued.
“This selective philosophy from a man who wants to become Nigeria’s president is no less selfish and denigrating as the politics that currently dominates Aso Rock,” it added.
The ARG said that Nigerian politicians have not proved that democracy is indeed a better alternative to military rule, adding that “All Nigerian presidents since 1999 have found the 1999 Constitution handy in justifying dictatorial tendencies, with the current president claiming he is yet to even use 10 percent of the (despotic) powers of the constitution.
“This is a dangerous pointer to the fact that Nigerian politicians are still not faring better than military dictators who churn out decrees and amend them to suit their dictatorship ego.
“Neither Kwankwaso, nor any Nigerian politician, need be at the whipping end of the Constitution before patriotic sense prevails on all of us to fight to entrench true federalism in Nigeria. For Nigeria to survive, it must provide an equitable basis of existence for all federating units. The 1999is evidently inequitable and needs, not piecemeal amendments, but a total reworking.
“ARG has no grouse against any politician but it believes that no politician’s ambition should choke national interest. ARG therefore calls on all politicians to learn to sacrifice personal interests for the promotion of an egalitarian Nigeria anchored on true federalism principles.
“Nigerians are not made for the law. Neither should law, meant to promote equality, promote class divide. We must ask ourselves: can we truly have democracy when some parts of the country feel less privileged than others?”
The ARG also said that the Confab report must not be tainted by political ambition and “Nigerians should be allowed through referendum to decide what happens to the report because they should have the primal right to determine how they wish to be governed.”
“Though, the report does not represent everything we want in the Southwest and we are still consulting on what position to take, it is unarguable that the resolutions represent a consensus of both political and apolitical Nigerians,” the group added.

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God bless those Afenifere elders and men of integrity and dignified repute in sharp and distinct contrast to those godforsaken,laughing jackals n giggling hyenas piecashiits loser roped in that janjaaweed all_rascals party who are ever ready to sell n give away their father's house n birth rights for some worthless cause or plate of that dark mould n sliding gravy....it indeed gladdens the heart that we still got the ARG with their heads intact n thinking n reasoning caps on...once again God bless the ARG..
now can someone pls lemme know whaddahell kwankwaso means!

Excellent write-up.
Kwankwanso is the #bestbigotinNigeria
Tinubu is the #themostcoruptmaninNigeria

This is a piece from an informed people.

Its patriotic and lacks the usual sentiments and partisanship.

lemme buy space since dem dey buy space.

Kwankwaso
is a bastard vulture

None of my business, since It's master versus slave matter......let them kill themselves

thebloodykiller: Kwankwaso
is a bastard vulture

Like your old lady

DonDemu: Like your old lady

Not until thunder pieces you finish.
Bastard nonentity
Hooligan vulture
Otu nne gi ebea
Ala gbagbuo nna gi there
Afo sagbuo nne gi
Tinka tigbuo umunne gi
Ozu nwulu anwu
Ezi ofia
Anu mpama
Nkita lacha gi anya ebea

Afenifere Peoples Congress (APC) Vs Arewa Peoples Congress (APC). Oya, Round 2, Fight!

thebloodykiller:

Not until thunder pieces you finish.
Bastard nonentity
Hooligan vulture
Otu nne gi ebea
Ala gbagbuo nna gi there
Afo sagbuo nne gi
Tinka tigbuo umunne gi
Ozu nwulu anwu
Ezi ofia
Anu mpama
Nkita lacha gi anya ebea

One of the reasons i dont see APC as a better party than Pdp they run dictatorship...imagine they will choose their candidate in one man sitting room...no primaries

hizroyalflynes: One of the reasons i dont see APC as a better party than Pdp they run dictatorship...imagine they will choose their candidate in one man sitting room...no primaries

God bless you. Not only that, APC is made up of disgruntled PDP members