A human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, has faulted President Goodluck Jonathan over the setting up of a presidential Committee on the Review the 1999 Constitution, saying the action is a ruse to divert attention from the popular demand for a new constitution prepared by Nigerians to replace the? imposed Decree No 24 of 1999 otherwise called the “1999 Constitution”.
In a statement made available yesterday, Falana said that it was regrettable that in a country of diverse political and ideological opinions, the president could set up? the review committee with? members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) .
The statement reads in part, “The committee chairman,? a former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Alfa Belgore,? has never hidden his support for the status quo.
“In a public forum in 2008, Justice Belgore said: “There is nothing wrong with the Constitution, the
problem is our lack of patience, which has led to threat of instability. Instability was brought by constant change of government through unconstitutional means”.