Insecurity: Anambra Guber Aspirant, Okoli Advocates National Dialogue, New Constitution
Chief Rommy Okoli, an aspirant in the Nov. governorship election in Anambra state has added his voice to the call for a national conference as one of the best means towards finding solution to the insecurity plaguing the country.
Okolie, a frontline contender for the ticket of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) made the call in a Statement made available to journalists in Awka.
The aspirant also called for a reversion to the 1963 Constitution or the creation of a new Grundnorm which would address the contemporary issues straining the nation’s unity and security.
The APGA Chieftain said that it had become imperative for Nigerians to come together at a round table and talk about how they wish to live as one united people with common destiny.
According to him, it is only when Nigerians meet under one roof and discuss issues confronting the nation that solutions can be found.
“Every part of the country should participate in a National Conference, religious leaders, private sector players and other stakeholders should be part of it. I expect the managers of the country to convoke such a national dialogue.
“In the same vein, time has come for us to get together and come up with a constitution that is acceptable to all because most of the challenges we are facing as a nation today have their roots in the 1999 Constitution forced on us the military.
“That Constitution has been widely condemned for being faulty and fraudulent, as a matter of national priority we should revert to the 1963 constitution while waiting for a new one,” he said.
He said the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution was a good move but was being done on a document which most people do not believe in pointing out that it could be a mere jamboree.
The top aspirant also urged President Muhamadu Buhari to address the nation in a manner a father would do to his children and address the myriad of challenges facing the country including killings, banditry, insurgency and secession threats.
He condemned the open threat of Buhari to a section of the country which had attracted widespread condemnation instead of addressing the injustice and victimisation which led to various agitations
“I am not talking about the constitutional review going on in the country at the moment, that effort will end in mere jamboree.
“We don’t need a constitution which was contracted to a law firm to draft, we need a constitution that will effectively take care of the peculiarities of the diversities of the nation.
“The issue of restructuring Nigeria should be considered, it is obvious to all and sundry that the present arrangement is not working, we cannot be doing things the same way and expect a different result,” he stated.
