Veteran politician and former governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, has ignited a fresh round of debate about constitutional reform and restructuring with a provocative suggestion.
Ahead of his 85th birthday celebration on Saturday, Akande urged the National Assembly to abandon the 1999 constitution and embrace the 1960 version instead.
The former interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) believes adopting the 1960 constitution, drafted during Nigeria’s pre-independence period, would pave the way for restructuring the country without extensive deliberation. In his view, “to give nod to restructuring of the country does not require much other than dumping the 1999 constitution.”
