‘How constitution review can foster true federalism’

Second Republic Secretary to Lagos State Government Olorunfunmi Basorun, in this memo to the National Assembley, examines how the sonstitution amendment can pave the way for the restoration of true federalism

My memorandum will seek to address a Constitution that will ensure this noble objective is achieved. I am happy ourNo new States should be created; there is also no need to merge the existing ones. Their functions should remain as in Schedule IV of the 1999 Constitution . I still maintain and reiterate that Local Government System as specified in the Section 7 quoted above should be constitutionally remitted to the State government.

We should instead of seeking autonomy prematurely, address two major lapses in the revenue allocation and distribution to the Local Governments. Power Sharing and Rotation We should have a policy of rotation of key elected positions – an extension of section 14 of 1999 Constitution .• President shall rotate between the Northern and Southern Nigeria provided that it will rotate among the zones in either side of the divide.

5. Governors of the State in conjunction with other littoral state Governors must lobby the Chief of staff / Presidency and implementer of the Oronsaye report to scrap NIWA and not transfer the functions to NPA.I have read the draft bill produced by THE PATRIOTS to amend the 1999 Nigerian Constitution published in the Comet issues of 29th and 30th January 2000. I presume the document would have been submitted to the Presidential Technical Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.

We must be guided by these words of our late sage in recommending the return to regions in the manner enunciated in THE PATRIOTS’ draft bill.Apart from these two fundamental areas, which form the bedrock of their draft bill, I share with THE PATRIOTS the same sentiments on the proposed amendments in respect of –I now proceed to elaborate on my humble submission against the position of THE PATRIOTS in respect of Regionalism and The Nigeria Police Force.

Subordinates can only serve one master at a time to get useful results; and in this case, the ostensible master is the Inspector General and not the Governor. total deletion of the proviso to sub-section or“Provided that in carrying out any such directions under the foregoing provisions of this Sub-section the Commissioner of Police may request that the matter be referred to the President for his directions, where exigencies so demand.

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