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Nigeria could have been on right path if past constitution amendments were not denied presidential assent --Ekweremadu

Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has said that Nigeria could have been on the right path but for past constitutional amendment proposals that were botched.   He said that present challenges of insecurity and poor state of the economy could have been successfully navigated by the solutions.The Advocate

How Nigeria can create State Police in 10 Days — Ekweremadu

How Nigeria can create State Police in 10 Days Ekweremadu On Ekweremadu Former Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Committee on Electoral Act and Constitutional Amendment, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, says decentralised policing remains the way out of the mounting security challenges in the country, noting that with the requisite political will, Nigeria could successfully amend the 1999 Constitution in 10 days to the needed legal framework for state police. Ekweremadu, who chaired the Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment in the 6th, 7th, and 8th National Assembly, while listing numerous successful electoral reforms and constitution amendments recorded under successive PDP administrations, enjoined the All Progressive Congress-led administration to take the bull by the horns by building on those successful efforts.

Nigeria not ready to stem insecurity —Ekweremadu

• Says Nigeria can create State Police in 10 Days Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has asserted that the country appears not ready to stem the tide of insecurity nor rebuild the economy through devolution of power. This is even as he reiterated that decentralised policing remained.The Advocate