[size=13pt]Anyaoku, Ogbeh, Others Seek People’s Constitution[/size]

A gathering of eminent Nigerian personalities, frontline politicians and constitutional experts in the country, under the aegis of Project Nigeria (National Consensus Group), have advocated a people’s constitution for the country.

To this end, the parley has resolved to launch a national movement for a people’s constitution in Nigeria and “To advocate the establishment of a ‘National Constitutional Convention’ that will bring about a popularly negotiated constitution for Nigeria.”

The group has also resolved to meet President Goodluck Jonathan, senate president, David Mark and speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal on the state of the nation.
These were some of the resolutions reached at the first public interaction of the group, which had in attendance eminent personalities, among them, former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbeh, Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, former Nigerian ambassador to the USA, Prof George Obiozor, Chief Mike Ozekhome and Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife.

A communiqué signed by the national facilitator, project Nigeria, Mr. Olisa Agbakoba and the chairman of the National Consultative Forum, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said the meeting was convened to chart the way for political negotiation and stability in the country.

The stakeholders lamented the tension generated by high level of insecurity in the country now at a crisis point, arising from poverty, political instability, religious intolerance and general lack of faith in governments and politicians and placed the present dimension of instability in the country on failed leadership, value decay, structural and systemic crisis, thrown up by long years of neglect and political disenfranchisement as being the root of these crises.

The conference in a review of President Jonathan’s proposal for a single term for president and governors and the plan by the National Assembly’s for constitution amendment, commended the president’s courage and openness on the issue and noted that the proposal had strategically assisted the people of Nigeria in putting the debate about the desired political reforms of Nigeria on the front burners. It, however, expressed pessimism about the potential of achieving a resolution of these issues from any narrow and disjointed approach.

Participants further noted that these proposals should form part of issues in a fundamental dialogue on the constitution by the people of Nigeria

The Parley also condemned the misappropriation of the country’s wealth by successive corrupt and insensitive political leadership of the country, resulting in wide spread and abject poverty.

Participants blamed the over concentration of authority at the centre for the worsening state of the nation’s economy and observed that nations and governments are established to serve economic and social welfare of its people, rather than of the interest of a few powerful individuals and attributed the destruction of the promises of democracy and fortunes of the country to the imposed constitution of the country.

http://leadership.ng/nga/articles/4472/2011/08/29/anyaoku_ogbeh_others_seek_people%E2%80%99s_constitution.html

I'm sure these people have GEJ PDP and FG support, once you see some names in a document you should know how far. Nor be today.

Anyway, I wish them luck with State Police, Zero Federal character, true Federalism, resource and land control and weaker center.

I wish them luck.

To this end, the parley has resolved to launch a national movement for a people’s constitution in Nigeria and “To advocate the establishment of a ‘National Constitutional Convention’ that will bring about a popularly negotiated constitution for Nigeria.”

The group has also resolved to meet President Goodluck Jonathan, senate president, David Mark and speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal on the state of the nation.
These were some of the resolutions reached at the first public interaction of the group, which had in attendance eminent personalities, among them, former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbeh, Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, former Nigerian ambassador to the USA, Prof George Obiozor, Chief Mike Ozekhome and Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife.

I really like the sound of this. This is the beginning of the new Nigeria.
Lets get behind these folk and actualise a constitution that reflects the will of the Nigerian masses, cultures, ethnicities and regions.

The country is being strangled by the worthless constitution forced on us by army generals. Our rampant corruption is due to over centralisation of power in Abuja and the meanness of the average Nigerian is due to a lack of belonging to what is in essence, a mere piece of land where the law of the jungle prevails.

Fresh Air!

I noticed they have no "core" northerner Among the people mentioned so far.

I'm skeptical, not because of the Northerners, but because of the myopic thieves in office. Govs, Senators e.t.c

I'm not too worried about the President but I doubt GEJ has the inspirational power and influence to push this fundamental restructuring message with all these hawks sorrounding him.