Sometimes people loose their value and the veracity of what they say as regards to their profession because of hypocrisy. One may wonder, how can a Professor say a worldwide accepted human right law should not be allowed because is not in the constitution of Nigeria?
The legal adviser to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Professor Auwalu Yadudu, says the Nigerian 1999 constitution does not make any provision for a referendum but on the contrary, makes provision for possible restructuring of the country.
This was contained in a press statement issued and signed by him yesterday in Kano.
He specifically said apart from restructuring which the 1999 constitution makes provision for 'referendum' is not in the anywhere in the nation law books while also calling attention to the National Conference 2014 report which advocates resolutions of the National Assembly in the event of embarking on the restructuring of the country.
According to him, ‘’Speaking personally as a lawyer, as opposed to representing the North, l would have no objection to engaging with NASS should it decide to treat the report of the National Conference as an input towards “restructuring” the Nigerian federal arrangement along the lines contained in the report or even some more fundamental reshaping of the contours and substance of our federal arrangement.''
Continuing the Professor of law said, ‘’going by the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, nothing stops the people of Nigeria from undertaking any form of restructuring of our federation or political, legal, social or economic system.''
‘’The 1999 Constitution is the fundamental law which defines the powers of all institutions created under it. Therefore for any form of restructuring to be legitimate it must conform to the procedures and processes enshrined in the constitution.”, he added.
The legal adviser to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Professor Auwalu Yadudu, says the Nigerian 1999 constitution does not make any provision for a referendum but on the contrary, makes provision for possible restructuring of the country.
This was contained in a press statement issued and signed by him yesterday in Kano.
He specifically said apart from restructuring which the 1999 constitution makes provision for 'referendum' is not in the anywhere in the nation law books while also calling attention to the National Conference 2014 report which advocates resolutions of the National Assembly in the event of embarking on the restructuring of the country.
According to him, ‘’Speaking personally as a lawyer, as opposed to representing the North, l would have no objection to engaging with NASS should it decide to treat the report of the National Conference as an input towards “restructuring” the Nigerian federal arrangement along the lines contained in the report or even some more fundamental reshaping of the contours and substance of our federal arrangement.''
Continuing the Professor of law said, ‘’going by the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, nothing stops the people of Nigeria from undertaking any form of restructuring of our federation or political, legal, social or economic system.''
‘’The 1999 Constitution is the fundamental law which defines the powers of all institutions created under it. Therefore for any form of restructuring to be legitimate it must conform to the procedures and processes enshrined in the constitution.”, he added.
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