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An emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of Ibadan, Prof John Ayoade, has rejected the ongoing effort by the National Assembly to amend the 1999 Constitution.
Ayoade, who is also a former Director of the defunct Centre for Democratic Studies, said the 1999 Constitution should not be amended due to what he described as its inherent weakness to guarantee the unity of the federation.
He canvassed these positions in the lecture he delivered at the 2020 Senator Abiola Ajimobi Foundation at the International Conference Centre, the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, recently.
The lecture, which was organised in collaboration with the University Ibadan Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies , was titled, “Nigeria: A nation of states or a state of nations.”