The Co-ordinating and Constitution Drafting Committee of the People’s Constitutional Dialogue initiated by the National Consultative Front, NCFront, has been launched.
The dialogue, according to NCFront, would rescue Nigeria from the precipice and brink of nationwide insecurity and ethnic/civil anarchy.
The ceremony held both physically and virtually on Tuesday in the light of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world.
The occasion was flagged off by NCFront co-chairpersons, Ghali Umar Na’aba and Prof Pat Utomi, who charged the committee to work assiduously to make the Draft People’s Constitution of Nigeria available by December 2021.
They also stated that the structure of the committee was broken into four categories.
The co-chairs, Dr Olisa, Agbakoba (SAN); Dr Usman Bugaje; Dr. Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosumu and Rev Fr. George Ehusani, with Agbakoba as lead anchor, set the direction.
Dr Hakeem Baba Ahmed is the secretary of the coordinating committee.
Also, there are members of the committee, ex-officio members, and advisors to the committee.
“Members of the historic coordinating committee of the independent, people’s driven National Constitutional Dialogue are, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN; Dr Hakeem Baba Ahmed; Father George Ehusani; Alhaji Buba Galadima; Dr Mrs Tokunbo Awolowo Dosunmu; Hadjia Najatu Mohammed; Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN; Amb Mrs Nkoyo Toyo; Sen. Chris Anyanwu; Dr Usman Bugaje; Sen. Mike Ajegbo; Femi Falana, SAN; Rev. Chris Nubia; Dr Bilikisu Magoro; Prof Ademola Abbas; Comrade Joe Ajaero; and Sidi Ali Nasser.
They are supported by the National Secretariat of the NCFront and Conference Advisors with special Knowledge and experience, Prof. Isawa Elaigwu; Africa’s leading federalism scholar, Prof Attahiru Jega; former, INEC chairman; Ambassador (Dr) Martins Ohomoibi.”
NCFront also reaffirmed that the objectives and terms of reference of the national consensus building committee shall be to engage all key stakeholders within the Nigerian project nationwide, facilitate robust national consultations and dialogue among them.
It will also collate memoranda and build consensus among Nigerian stakeholders on various Nigerian national questions such as and not limited to proper and acceptable federating units for Nigeria; devolution of constitutional powers; appropriate governance system and structures for Nigeria among other things.
“This intervention has become imperative for us in the NCFront, as Citizens of Conscience, as it’s now quite clear that the Nigerian government and ruling political leadership in Nigeria have lost the legitimacy and capacity to foster national harmony and political stability for the country and it will be formally open to delegates and the Nigerian stakeholders on May 1st 2021.”
