1999 constitution unitary, not federal.
The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay, has canvassed the
adoption of the 1963 Constitution, to remedy concerns in different parts of the country.
His opinion comes amid widespread calls for the replacement of the 1999 constitution and separatist agitations.
Sagay, who was a guest on Channels Television, opined that the 1999 Constitution, which has attracted a lot of criticisms in recent times, should be scrapped and replaced with the 1963 Constitution because it is capable of inspiring the confidence of many Nigerians about the future of the country.
He further observed that everything that is missing in the 1999 Constitution can be found in the 1963 Constitution. He said the 1999 Constitution is a unitary constitution masquerading as a federal constitution.
His words: “My own personal preference is that we should scrap this constitution (referring to the 1999 constitution) and adopt the 1963 constitution that can contain everything that is being agitated for now.
“We adopt it, with amendments here and there, to make it accommodate states rather than regions, which we used to have. I think all these agitations will die down and everybody will be happy.”
He also called for the implementation of the APC restructuring report, which had been abandoned by the party for inexplicable reasons.
