Legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola SAN says the nation will recycle “the same failed leaders” in 2023 unless there is a new constitution in place before the next election.
He said that this proposed constitution would address matters such as the number of political parties, percentage of women representation, among others.
Babalola added that it would also enable knowledgeable, selfless, patriotic and non-tribalistic Nigerians to emerge as leaders and make governance less expensive.
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Babalola, who is the Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), stated this in a goodwill message he delivered at the university during the 5th Ife Institute of Advanced Studies, Summer Institute Programme, on Monday, Daily Sun reported.
“It is my considered view that a new constitution must be in place before the next election, otherwise we will be recycling the same failed leaders who have brought Nigeria to where it is today.
“The proposed constitution will spell out the number of political parties and percentage of women representation, among others.
“It will also enable knowledgeable, selfless, patriotic and non-tribalistic Nigerians to emerge as leaders and make governance less expensive.
“In addition, it will discourage politics from being the most lucrative business in Nigeria.
“In considering this new constitution, priority attention must be accorded to the multi-religious, multi-cultural, multi-linguistic nature of the country made up of over 400 ethnic groups speaking over 295 dialects.
“Particular attention must be paid to the issue of poverty, reduction of population by limiting the number of children per couple.
“This will prevent the present untoward situation where the offer of a mere N5,000 could induce poor Nigerians to vote against the dictates of their conscience,” he said.