Gbaja:1999 constitution was done in a hurry — it needs amendment

Gbaja:1999 constitution was done in a hurry — it needs amendment

Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, says the 1999 constitution is a product of a “hurried national compromise”. 

Gbajabiamila said this on Tuesday during the zonal public hearing on the review of the 1999 constitution in Lagos.

The public hearings taking place across the six geopolitical zones are expected to end on Thursday.

He said the constitution falls below standards because it was put in place to “ensure that the military returned to the barracks”.

“A nation’s constitution is the foundation of its existence. It is supposed to set…

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