The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said
the South-East producing the next president will help in addressing the
feelings of marginalisation in the region.
He, however, lamented that the 1999 Constitution doesn’t
support zoning, which would have boosted the chance of the region in the 2023
presidential election.
Ngige who spoke during Channels Television’s Newsnight
programme stated that what suits the current situation is the 1995 Constitution
by the late General Sani Abacha.
“The people in the area have perceived that they are
marginalised, that they are unappreciated, whether it was done by propaganda
and brainwashing or not, that is now immaterial.
“So I agree with that
proposal, unfortunately, the Nigerian Constitution does not have that. This is
where I quarrel with those who authored the 1999 Constitution.
“I still believe today, tomorrow, the Abacha Constitution of
1995 that espouses rotational presidency into the six zones in Nigeria, a
single five-year tenure in order to heal all the wounds; the wounds of civil
war, and the wound of June 12.
“Now, that constitution would have been the best
constitution for Nigerians to use for the next 30 years by which the six zones
would have tested the presidency,” the minister stated.
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