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The National Assembly has powers to replace the 1999 Constitution (2)
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By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, OFR, CON
LAST week, I commenced the discussion of this topic by highlighting the background of constitutional enactments and repeals in Nigeria from the period of amalgamation in 1914 till date.
As I noted, the present 1999 Constitution is a product of military decree which, does not means it represents the wish of Nigerians; and therefore, there is an urgent need for a new constitution which will echo the voices of Nigerians and permit the different nation-states to develop at their respective paces.
Olumide Akpata
Coming into the saddle of leadership of Africaâs largest professional body, albeit through a much faulted and criticised election as President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata has wasted no time in assuaging the confidence of Nigerian Lawyers that, he indeed, can deliver on all his electoral promises. Even in the midst of a debilitating global pandemic, he told Onikepo Braithwaite and Jude Igbanoi in a chat that his administration will not have any excuse not to lift the NBA back to its past glory (and more), and ensure the welfare of young Lawyers, amongst many other productive initiatives designed to benefit all members
Federalism And Nigeria’s Foreign Policy In The Fourth Republic
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There is a dialectical linkage between the domestic environment of any country and its external behaviour. It is for this reason that it is often quipped that foreign policy is the product of domestic factors. Federalism is a mode of political arrangement that bind different socio-political systems into one political system. The differences of the differing socio-political systems could be historical, cultural, ideological, philosophical and so many other factors. The adoption of federalism for these systems is usually a compromise solution to their fundamental differences. The Nigerian federal project is also premised on these principles of federalism. How has the variations inherent in the Nigerian federal system impacted on her foreign policy agenda? Or, to vary the question, how has the variations in the Nigerian federal system dynamically coalesced to shape her foreign policy pursuits? The purpose of thi
Onikepo Braithwaite Wth THE ADVOCATE
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The two matters which have been of great interest to Nigerians in the last couple of weeks are the President’s invitation to the National Assembly (NASS) to address members on the insecurity that has pervaded our nation, and Abdulrasheed Maina’s jumping bail and extradition back home.
The President’s Invitation to NASS
I have listened to various arguments on this matter; and with all due respect; it is my submission that, the President can appear before NASS to address them. However, I will only touch on a few major points, while restricting the basis of my brief analysis on the provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended)(the Constitution) in that regard.
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