Senior Lawyer Proposes 1960/1963 Constitution for Nigeria’s 2023 Elections
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Aare Afe Babalola, on Tuesday, proposed to the National Assembly to pass a resolution adopting the 1960/1963 Constitution with necessary amendments for the country to have a smooth transition.
He said Nigeria may not endure if it conducts the 2023 general elections with the present 1999 Constitution.
The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), said the way out is for the National Assembly to pass a resolution adopting the 1960 Constitution before the next general elections.
The lawyer spoke in Ado Ekiti during a ceremony to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the establishment of ABUAD.
Babalola said, “We must avoid recycling the old failed leaders in the governance of this country. Any mistake of electing a new set of leaders under the present constitution will ruin Nigeria completely.
“The simple way out is for the National Assembly to pass a resolution adopting the 1960/1963 Constitution with necessary amendments such as having in place six regions and a one-house parliament.”
The educationist faulted the National Assembly over increasing creation of universities across the country, saying the development had usurped the power of the National Universities Commission as prescribed by law on the establishment of the institutions.
Babalola, said the development would have adverse effects on the nation’s education sector, and called on the Ministry of Education and the NUC “to exercise their powers to checkmate this in the interest of quality education in the country.”
“Every attempt must be made by all stakeholders to put a lid on the establishment of political universities that hardly survive those who put them in place after they are out of power, otherwise there will be a crash in the quality of private universities,” he added.
According to him, “I can confirm to you today that our herbal drug produced through extensive research by our team of researchers has healed about 19 patients, who were infected with COVID-19. They were healed perfectly in less than five days of use. That tells you the level of our research in ABUAD.”
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