ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – The former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Nigeria, Emeka Anyaoku has said that Nigeria’s current constitution cannot tackle the country’s economic issues and other numerous challenges.
Speaking to journalists, on Saturday in his country home, Obosi village of Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, he said the current challenges in the nation cannot be effectively addressed under the constitution.
Anyaoku said, “I am on record for saying that these challenges cannot be effectively addressed under the constitution and governance system we have at the moment.
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“We cannot effectively address these challenges that have assumed nationwide dimension, especially insecurity which has pervaded the Northern part of the country and other communities.”
He emphasized that the current constitution was a departure from the constitution that the nation’s founding fathers negotiated and agreed upon.
“The constitution for a pluralistic state as Nigeria; we have to return to those principles of the constitution as earlier agreed by our founding fathers.
“Until we do that, I am afraid that we cannot effectively deal with the challenges facing the nation,” he added.