The exigencies of workable constitution

It is a popular saying that a land without governing law must have no records of misconducts. It will be grossly impossible in the same vein to live amicably in a land that has no functional documented governing laws (constitution) for its citizens. It is in lieu of this that the current move by the government to rectify the ugly loophole in its system through constitutional review is an indication of sincere patriotism, to all intents and purposes to move the nation forward. Vital to consider are the catalogue controversies, inconsistencies that are evident in the 1999 constitution.
The 1999 constitution, a modified form of the colonial era, to be candid require a total contemporary scrutiny. It is therefore a welcome idea that everything is set to put it all right by the present administration. Nevertheless, the major problem we have in this country is not mainly centered on the constitution or its inadequacies. Constitution of course must be workable; the fact is that we Nigerians need to see reasons for an attitude change. There is need for us to also catch the current that enveloping the world. It should therefore be pointed out that incessant amendments of constitution is not all we need to move our great nation forward, we only need to change our mind, the way see ourselves and our fatherland! It is a fact that we will get it right only when we see ourselves as a nation and not a country; not until we feel within us that we a nation and not a country! Lugard said ‘amalgamate the country not the people’ this indicates we have a lot more than constitution amendments to fix in a timely fashion.
It is matter of attitude and our minds. We must change the way we think and see things, if we are to stand the test of time. With these we will build a nation where peace reign perfectly in an environment where you are your brother’s keeper in a land that is devoid of corruption, religious violence and politics of nepotism.

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