• To present resolutions, write a bill on a new constitution to the presidency, NASS
The old statesman and former general secretary of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyooku and other high -caliber leaders are scheduled for a three -day historical conference on the future of Nigeria's constitutional democracy that begins tomorrow in Abuja.
The emergency conference, which is an intervention by the Patriots, in association with the group of the Nigerian Political Summit (NPSG), will remain from Tuesday to Thursday in the Federal Capital.
The summit calls intensified the final agreements over the weekend to guarantee a historical national assignment as the leaders intensified efforts to mobilize the interested parties in the Nigerian projects at home and in the diaspora before the beginning of the summit.
In addition to making a previous zonal summary to obtain the contributions of the public members on the conference agenda, the necessary scientific methods deployed to collect the contributions of the Nigerians in all areas inside and outside the country, as well as to participate during the deliberations towards the guarantee of the inclusion.
According to Patriots, the historical meeting is gathering some of the most respected major statesmen in Nigeria, former presidents, in service and former governors, national icons, industry captains, civic leaders and institutional interested parties in an urgent effort to lay the foundations for a new constitution of democratic people who really reflect the will, diversity and aspirations of the Nigerians.
The organizers emphasized that the center of the summit is the support and presentation of a legislative bill for a new Constitution of Nigeria, which described as a product of consultations at the national level, intellectual rigor and inclusive political dialogue, will be presented both to the Presidency and the National Assembly.
The summit with the issue: update of a constitutional democracy that works for all in Nigeria “, aims to consolidate continuous efforts to create a viable, inclusive and ready constitutional framework for the future, displaying the country away from the 1999 Constitution of 1999 widely criticized and too centralized in 1999.
The summit is becoming the leadership of Chief Anyooku, who is the president of the patriots, who is a distinguished group of major statesmen and thought leaders committed to democratic renewal and inclusive governance in Nigeria.
The Nigerian eminents scheduled to go to the delegates are: Chief of Anyooku, Professor Wole Soyinka, General Ty Danjuma, Professor Ango Abdullahi, Mallam Tanko Yakasai, General Ike Nwachukwu, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Chief Mamman Osuman, San, bothter Godknows A ASMOT Sanemata, Sanemata, Sanemata, Sanemat Attaah, Senator Azuta Mbata, Professor Akin Oyebode, San, Comrade Joe Ajaro de la NLC, Hajia Maryam inna Ciroma, Ambassador Tokunbo Awolowo Dosumu, Dr. OBY EZEKWESILI, BARRIMTER FALLA, SAN AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR Nuhu.
The co -presidency of the Organizing Committee for the Summit is its excellence, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, former governor of the state of Ogun, and former president of the House of Representatives and former governor of the state of Sokoto, Senator Aminu Timpuwal, while the Resolution Committee is Professor Mike Ozekhome, San.
The organizers declared: “Together with the NPSG, a coalition of professionals, political reformers of civic mentality and constitutional defenders, the conveners provide unique credibility, national scope and depth of experience to the urgent task of transforming the governance architecture of Nigeria.
“The 1999 Constitution, promulgated in the Twilight of the Military Government without an extensive public consultation, has been criticized for a long time to strengthen a unit system that suffocates federalism, undermines local governance and does not reflect the multiethnic and pluralistic realities of Nigeria.
“Since systemic insecurity, massive youth unemployment and the poor provision of public services to weak institutions, inequitable control of resources and economic centralization, many of Nigeria's persistent challenges are based on constitutional dysfunction.
“As the global, technological, economic, environmentally and geopolitically changes, Nigeria remains limited by a rigid and outdated governance system that cannot fulfill the promise of a modern, fair and inclusive society.
“This summit is not just another political jamboree: it is a deliberate national call and inclusive to action. Its main objective is to forge a new constitution that empowers Nigerians, strengthens institutions, promotes electoral justice, protects the rights of minorities and allows broad development at all levels,”
According to the organizers, the Summit promises to be an intersectoral, intergenerational and interregional dialogue, which is based on collective wisdom and the aspirations of the Nigerians of all areas of life.
The joint secretariat, through its head, Sir Olawale Okunniyi, said that all interested parties, institutions, political actors, civil society organizations, the media and the general public have been invited to support and participate in the procedures as the country takes a decisive step towards a more equitable, participatory and prosperous future.
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