The Igbo cultural origination, the Ohanaeze has faulted the position of the Senate and House of Representatives on the issue of power devolution in the country.
In a statement today, Thursday by its President General Chief John Nnia Nwodo, Ohanaeze said that though process of constitutional amendment is long, but that members of the National Assembly have shown that they are far away from the thinking of the people they are representing.
“The barrage of voices in this country lately shows clearly that majority of Nigerians are desirous of the country running a true federal system and one expected the NASS to have appreciated this in all their actions, especially in constitutional amendment.”
According to the Ndigbo umbrella, instead of the National Assembly going into constitutional amendment at this time that the mood of the country is tuned towards total restructuring, they should have concerned themselves in making the necessary legislative enactment to empower the convening of a national conference for real constitutional drafting.
“Any action whether legislative or executive in this country today that is not programmed to respond to the yearnings of the populace will amount to be excise in futility.”
The Ohanaeze advised the National Assembly and others involved in the constitutional amendment in the country to put the interest of the country first and ensure that their actions are such that would help to douse the tension and stabilize of the country.
The highest Ndigbo socio political organization said that the Senate, after accepting to consider the 2014 Confab report, should have put that report into consideration before passing their constitutional amendment bills.
Ohanaeze charged all the legislative bodies involved in constitutional amendment to consider the 2014 Confab report if they really desire political progress and stability for the country. [myad]
