CONSTITUTION REVIEW HEARING: WHAT WOULD YOU WANT REVIEWED IN THE CONSTITUTION?


The Senate Zonal Public Hearing on the Constitution Review Comes up Today (26th May 2021) and Tomorrow (27th May 2017) in two centres each across the Six Geo-political Zones in Nigeria.
The Public Hearing would happen simultaneously in all these 12 centres between 10am and 5pm, both today and tomorrow.
These Centres are listed below:

I. North-Central 1 - Jos Centre
(Plateau, Nasaraws and Benue)

2. North-Central 2 - Minna Centre
(Niger. Kwara, Kogi and FCT)

3. North-East 1 - Bauchi Centre
(Bauchi, Yobe and Borno)

4. North-East 2 - Gombe Centre
(Gombe, Tarnba and Adamawa)

5. North-West 1 - Kaduna Centre
(Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa and Katsina)

6. North-West 2 - Sokoto Centre
(Sokoto. Kebbi and Zamfara)

7. South-East 1 - Owerri Centre
(Imo and Abia)

8. South-East 2 - Enugu Centre
(Enugu, Ebonyi and Anambra)

9. South-South 1 - Asaba Centre
(Delta, Edo and Bayelsa)

10. South-South 2 - Port Harcourt Centre
(Rivers. Cross River and Akwa-Ibom)

11. South-West 1 - Lagos Centre
(Lagos, Oyo and Ogun)

12. South-West 2 - Akure Centre
(Osun and Ondo).
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In as much as many Well-Meaning Nigerians would have wanted to be there at the hearing, the painful truth is that they may not end up being there in the end. And since there are no alternative online/virtual means for citizens to contribute to the hearing, it then means that the reviews that these well-meaning Nigerians have in their minds for which they couldn't get themselves to the venues of the hearing in order to contribute, may end up remaining with them forever.
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Nevertheless, I earnestly hope that those persons who finally made it to the venues of the hearing would point out “Many” of those issues which the supposed “absentees” were having in their minds.
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For me, - and that is, speaking for myself - I would be very happy if these issues I am listing here below are reviewed (or added to the Constitution):

1. “Independent Candidacy In Elections”. Let it not be a compulsory factor that a candidate must come from a political party.

2. “Electronic Voting”. Let the options for electronic technologies be allowed in our elections, and let the options allowed not be restricted or specifically mentioned, this is because, as technology continues to advance, better technological options may become available.

3. “Expanding the Conditions and Options for the use of REFERENDUMS”. Referendums at the moment (according to the current Constitution) can only be used when there is need for the creation of a new State or LGA or to adjust the boundaries of existing States or LGAs. It can also be used when a legislative member is to be recalled by the constituents who voted him/her. That is a very shallow and a very narrow use of Referendums in Nigeria. Provisions should be made to expand the use of Referendums. A full section should be included in the Constitution about Referendums; and it should be in such a way that the Legislature Calls for it in order for it to be used to decide some important national issues, and then the Executive Council Approves it, and finally the Electoral Body Conducts it.

4. “Separation of the Local Police, State Police, Regional Police, and Federal Police”. This one is simple. No much explanations are needed. Or alternatively, let all policemen be posted back to their Local-Government-Areas. (Police is not Military. Police is mainly for maintaining the internal peace and order, and this should be done with the use of Minimum Force. When the case gets bigger than the use of Minimum Force, then a Tactical Team should be deployed. Policemen shouldn't be moving around with deadly weapons).

5. “Total reformation of the Police Force”. All the functions and operations of the Police Force should be boldly stated inside the Constitution. Where their powers began and where they ended should also be included. For instance, the use of firearms should be highly restricted for the police. Also, police should stop operating as if they are military men.

6. “Total reformation of the Military”. All the functions of the Military should be boldly stated inside the Constitution. Where their powers began and where they ended should also be included. For instance, the military should not be seen anyhow in the cities and on the highways as if they are Policemen. The Military functions are totally different from Police Functions. Let it clearly stated that Military can only be seen at places where there is serious unrest, or at places where there is total breakdown of peace and order.
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I think these are all that I can say for now.
If I remember others, I can add them in the comments below.
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YOU ARE ALSO FREE TO ADD YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS BELOW..

I would be adding more comments here.
Thank You All.

Lalasticlala

Firstly, we have to do away with that Preamble in the constitution.
Then each Section in the constitution and its attendant clauses should be painstakingly scrutinized.
Any part of the constitution that's found wanting should be expunged and replaced with meaningful ones that are in touch with present day realities.

The entire 1999 constitution should be scrapped and a new people's constitution based on a sovereign national conference be put in place

Lastborn12lasa:
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What is this naa??

DMerciful:
The entire 1999 constitution should be scrapped and a new people's constitution based on a sovereign national conference be put in place

They conference of 2014 was never used.
You think they will ever do another one?

We can use that but there has to be renegotiation of our existence. How are we going to stay together? That point needs to be agreed on

BluntCrazeMan:
They conference of 2014 was never used.
You think they will ever do another one?

Removal of immunity clause for the President and Governors.

The zoning is totally wrong.....



Why can't it be state by state?



How will I now travel to another state to put down my review....?

This will not yield a positive outcome....as many people might not be able to express their points to th government...



But if it were election now, they will go from village to village to collect people's votes.... and they can't use the same method to collect people's review....

Let people's reviews be collated from village to local government and to states.....

Let the security personnels be given external help

yanabasee1:
The zoning is totally wrong.....



Why can't it be state by state?



How will I now travel to another state to put down my review....?

This will not yield a positive outcome....as many people might not be able to express their points to th government...



But if it were election now, they will go from village to village to collect people's votes.... and they can't use the same method to collect people's review....

Let people's reviews be collated from village to local government and to states.....

When you look at lots of things they do, the only thing that will continue to ring in your mind is:
“They Don't Really Care About Us...”

RuddyDesign:
Let the security personnels be given external help

You really want this to be introduced inside the Constitution??
Such a clause undermines the sovereignty of the nation.
Anyway, if you explain what you mean by “External Help”,, maybe your submission above would be clearer to my understanding.

Seun

The constitution is shitty.

A shit remains a shit no matter how expensive its decoration is.

Scrap the damn constitution and stop lieing to the masses. Nothing good can come out of that military document called constitution.

I don't want any review let's burn that evil constitution and write a new one with how things are currently now.

well...

Hmmmm

Make dem first burn the existing one. Make we start afresh

Abolish this useless presidential system, go back to regional system, abolish federal allocation system as all states should keep their revenue, make it a right to seek referendum after every 30 years and those who feel like going their separate way should go. Finally, abolish federal police system.

Scam, who still believes what politicians do in this country.

old wine in a new wine jar

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OP the KS for your contribution especially that if Referendum

I think the sharing of money at Abuja as revenue should be revisited. How Kano state will benefit from taxes generated from sales if alcohol from Lagos while destroying bottles if alcohol in their state

I also think that the allocation formulae should be revisited too, states should be given more money and more responsibilities like policing, building of power plants and construction of rails should be given to states too that can afford it

Reduction of SA's and PA's to political office holders should be reduced

Senate should also be reformed, if possible, there should be a unilateral or part time parliamentary to reduce cost of governance

How many times will they review this flawed constitution?And when the lawmakers review it they will increase their already jumbo salaries time 3.We need restructuring or disintegration not review.

Disintegration is all i care for.

This activity is one which evvery single Nigerian has to take very seriously. But as always, they only know how to complain.

Everything