1999 Constitution Deficient – Gbajabiamila

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday passed a damning verdict on the 1999 (as amended), saying the National Assembly resolved to amend the document because it has failed to address some critical national questions confronting the country.

Gbajabiamila noted that the constitution was not only supposed to be the foundation of Nigeria’s existence but was also meant to set the terms of the nationhood and define the manner that reflects her common truths and highest aspirations.

“Our constitution falls short of this…