Elder statesman, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite is dead, aged 82.
Dr. Tunji Braithwaite
Braithwaite reportedly died on Monday morning at St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos.
The founder of the Nigerian Advance Party, NAP was a delegate at the 2014
National Conference, canvassed for a Confederal Constitution to replace the
1999 Constitution.
He described the 1999 Constitution as Decree 24 which was presently
destroying Nigeria and Nigerians, stressed that it should be thrown out and be
replaced with either a Confederal constitution, with Nigeria operating con-
federalism or a very loose federation.
Also, Braithwaite disagreed with former President Goodluck Jonathan on 100
years celebration, saying that the President got it wrong as Nigeria was only
54 years old, adding that Nigeria was still work in progress.
He said: “Let the word go forth that there are a number of brave, honest
nationalistic persons in this Conference that, hopefully would be able to
reconstruct Nigeria in a way that the blessings, peace and prosperity rightly
deserved by the peoples of this country would be guaranteed by a New
Confederal Constitution.
Development conference
”The existing six geopolitical zones are uniquely different developmental
problems for which a single ‘’one-size-fits-all ‘solution can never work in the
reality of Nigeria’s diversity. The present 1999 Constitution or Decree 24 is
enforcing a country that is destroying its own people, and should be rejected
outright.
”This Conference must therefore be as much a development conference as a
constitutional one. It is our firm conviction that only a Confederal Constitution
or a very loose federation is best suited for Nigeria. I say this because I know
that no part of Nigeria is desert.”

Sad!

He remains one of the unsung heroes of Nigerian democracy. He was always on the side of the masses on national issues. He condemned evil as it were.

He formed a political party with unusual ideology; contested presidential election under his party's platform, refused to back down even when he knew he wouldnt win. Above all, he refused to join already-made party.

God comfort his family

Not again

May his soul rest in peace

Rest Sir, in peace.