National Assembly has no power to make constitution for the country – Activist

Foremost human rights activist and lawyer, Akpo
Mudiaga-Odje, has said that the National Assembly
has no right to make new constitution for the
country.
Odje who was speaking on the proposed national
conference, said, “There is nowhere in the world
where National Assembly makes constitution.
“It is made by the people from their accredited
representatives and thereafter, reaffirmed by the
votes and referendum by those people that sent
their delegates to go and debate for them.
“That is how real constitution emanates and that is
why it is even known as grassroots constitution.
“I have never seen
anywhere in a flourishing
democracy where the
National Assembly
makes a constitution for
the people.
“Talk we must talk.
Definitely, Nigeria is
overdue for talking. We
can talk about how we
do not want to stay
together or about the
conditions of unity; we
would discuss them.
“Then the outcome
should be given to the
masses for assessment.
They either affirm or
reject it.
According to him, “The
Ghanaian Constitution of
1993 passed through this
process. They first did a
consultation by the
Assembly for
constitutional changes;
brought a draft, put it to
the public and the
referendum was 92 per
cent in favour of the
draft. Daily Post