On the recent issues of holding a National Conference, Mr. Olisa Agbakoba the former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has written to Senator David Mark on the reasons why a Sovereign National Conference, SNC should be held.
Agbakoba said “the Civil Society in Nigeria has always insisted that the People of Nigeria will have to authenticate, legitimize and endorse a Constitution to govern their affairs. Unfortunately this simple wish was always denied by the colonial, military
and even elected government.”
He also said the conference should be
convened by President Goodluck
Jonathan. Agbakoba, in a statement, frowned at the refusal by previous governments to hold the conference saying it would afford Nigerians a new constitution.
While he faulted claims that SNC might
lead to the disintegration of the country,
he appealed to the Senate President to
take up the challenge of convening the
conference.
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