Dons EzeANYAOKU LED THE PATRIOTS TO SEEK NEW CONSTITUTION FOR NIGERIA
ANYAOKU LED THE PATRIOTS TO SEEK NEW CONSTITUTION FOR NIGERIA Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, was a guest of President Bola Tinubu on Friday, where he and other leaders of thought went to sell the idea of a new Constitution for the country. The group under the auspices of The Patriot said a new Constitution has become imperative to address the persistent challenges bedeviling the country. According to Anyaoku, the existing constitution lacks the capacity to take the country to the promised land, stressing that it was also responsible for the prevailing social, and economic challenges. The group addressed State House Correspondents after meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House on Friday. Other members of the group who accompanied Anyaoku to the Presidential Villa were, Senator Shehu Sani, Mike Ozekhome, Labaran Maku, Senator Ben Obi, and Segun Osoba, among others. They advocated that President Tinubu should immediately send a presidential bill to the National Assembly so that a constituent assembly would be put in place and be mandated to produce a new Constitution that would take into consideration the plurality of the country. The draft constitution should also be subjected to a National referendum that should give the people a new constitution, expected to tackle many of the challenges in the country. The group, which said the new constitution could be put together in nine months, added that what it has presented was responsible for the challenges bedevilling the country. Responding during the visit, President Bola Tinubu emphasized that his administration’s primary focus is on retooling the economy for sustainable growth rather than working on drafting a new Constitution. He expressed respect for the group’s contributions to national discourse and assured them that their requests would be reviewed. He reiterated his commitment to national unity and acknowledged the need to address constitutional reforms. However, he stressed that his immediate priority is economic reform, which he believes is essential for the country’s stability and progress. Once the economic reforms are in place, Tinubu assured, he would consider the proposed constitutional review and other options to ensure good governance for all Nigerians. The President also noted the importance of avoiding chaos and ensuring that the aspirations of all Nigerians are met, promising further discussions with Chief Anyaoku and ‘The Patriots’ on the matter.
TINUBU’S DAYS OF RAGE
TINUBU‘S DAYS OF RAGE One year, two months in office, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ‘emilokan’ presidency faces its toughest challenge with the planned nationwide youth hunger protest scheduled to begin on Thursday, August 1, 2024. It is planned to last 10 days – till August 10, 2024. The protests’ hashtags are – #Endbadgovernance, #Days of Rage, and #Revolutionnow. The youth protest against prevalent hardship ravaging across the country is giving the presidency the jitters, considering the morbid fear of assumptive possibility that youthful exuberance can go into overdrive, resulting in precipitate violence. There is also the potent possibility that overzealous police officers and other security agents, may attack peaceful protesters to provoke violent resistance with a view to achieving a predetermined end. The orchestrated scenario, by various security agencies, of the inevitability of the protests turning violent is suspect. If intelligence indicates to the security agencies possible breach of peace during the protests, is it not their responsibility to preempt it and as well develop contingency plans against its eventuality? Fear-mongering is least expected from security agencies. One wonders why security agencies should be preoccupied with truncating the right of the people to protest, a right even acknowledged by the Presidency. If the protests hold and the security agencies fail to contain any possible violence, then their leaderships should be held accountable. There is a lesson to learn from the resignation of the head of the US Secret Service for its failure to prevent the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump who is presidential candidate of the Republican Party. The security agencies have had enough notice of the protests. Perhaps attempting to scare the protesters is part of the multiple strategies being adopted by a scared Presidency to ward off this public demonstration of anger over hunger in the land. The EMILOKAN ENSEMBLE has been striving, mightily, to deploy all the tools of propaganda to abort the protests. There is the political dimension that adopted a demonisation of the opposition, particularly the Labour Party (LP) and Peter Obi, its presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, as sponsors of the protests to destabilise the government. This is a cheap blackmail and a product of infantile reasoning. First, it is Tinubu who destabilised his own government with his mouth on May 29, 2023, day one of his assumption of office with his ill-thought-out, cavalier declaration: “Subsidy is gone”. He has been flailing, unsuccessfully, for damage control from the consequent fallout of that flippancy, till today. Secondly, conflict is an integral component of democracy and the duty of the opposition is to exploit the failure of the party in government with a view of selling itself to the people as a better alternative for their vote in the next election and to form the government. It is, therefore, legitimate, whether or not LP and Peter Obi are sponsors of the protests. Did they put those three potent words in Tinubu’s mouth? Is the opposition responsible for his policy decisions, actions and somersaults which have only aggravated the damage of May 29, 2023, that heralded hardship in the land? What has emerged before the public is an over-hyped Tinubu presidency that is bereft of ideas on how to get out of the morass it has sunk itself. In recent days, the president has been engaging groups and all manners of people at the presidential villa for advice and for them to make a plea to their constituencies not to embark on the protests. The group of traditional rulers at the villa, in various esoteric regalia; Not that politicians have regard for them, though, as some governors won’t blink an eye to suspend or depose a traditional ruler. Rallying these disparate groups to dissuade the protesters is…
WE SEE LOOMING COLLAPSE OF NIGERIA – NORTHERN GROUP WARNS TINUBU
WE SEE LOOMING COLLAPSE OF NIGERIA – NORTHERN GROUP WARNS TINUBU The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, says it has critically reviewed the current situation in Nigeria and strongly cautions against the looming precipitous collapse of the nation. In a statement signed by Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, its National Coordinator, the CNG said it is deeply concerned about the general economic atmosphere, which portends imminent danger. The group said it was imperative for the current administration to address the escalating hardship that has permeated every segment of Nigerian society. “Today, life has become highly unbearable for the overwhelming majority of citizens. The suffering of Nigerians is palpable across every stratum. The CNG holds the present and previous governments responsible for creating this dire situation for Nigerians,” the group said. “Current economic indices and data from the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) paint an ugly picture of our reality, as it confirms that 133 million Nigerians are already living inmultidimensional poverty, while 20 million people, mostly young within the bracket of productive age, are either completely unemployed or underemployed. “This is in addition to the social consequences created by insecurity, such as displacement of communities, loss of lives and properties, and psychological trauma. “It is no longer news that pervasive hardship across the country has eroded trust in the present government, and it’s exponentially threatening national unity, peace, and security. “In responding to the current hardship facing Nigerians, the government appears to be adopting a trial-and-error approach to the economy, resulting in further deterioration and further exposing people to avoidable hardship. No definitive and evidence-based solutions are in sight. “In this dire situation, instead of providing relief, the Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, announced an increase in interest rates, which will further devastate the economy and diminish the prospects for job creation. “The anti-people policies of the government only enabled the few elites to primitively acquire wealth, while the vast majority of citizens continue to languish in deep poverty. “The CNG shares stakeholder’s concerns that higher interest rates will not only reduce investments and economic growth but also aggravate the daunting challenges, inundating the business environment, leading to factory closures, job losses, and reduced economic activities. “The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) reports that, within two months, over 16 multinational corporations relocated from Nigeria to neighbouring countries, over 300 local manufacturing companies were closed, and over 380 thousand jobs were lost sending Nigerians back to the labour market to search for non-existing employment opportunities. ”The CNG wishes to unequivocally call on President Tinubu to reassess his economic advisers/tax regime committees whose misguided counsel has led to policies prioritizing personal interests over national well-being, entrenching poverty, unemployment, inequality and insecurity. ”These advisers have demonstrated a lack of understanding of our economic realities, perpetuating harmful policies that are disastrous for the country, and squandering the president’s political capital. We urge President Tinubu to purge these advisers from his administration, as their incompetence is strangulating the nation’s economy. ”Additionally, the removal of fuel subsidies has led to a shocking 195% increase in petrol prices, from ₦238 to ₦701 per litre, crippling the mobility of people and goods across the country. ”Despite Nigeria increasing its crude oil production from 1.18 mbpd to 1.28 mbpd and receiving favourable oil prices of $82.57 per barrel above the earlier $76.97, this increase in revenue has, sadly, not benefited the common man nor translated into any benefit for the nation. ”For a long time, the CNG has held the firm view that increasing minimum wage amid rising inflation, devaluation of the naira and pervasive economic crises will never solve the problem of Nigerian workers.“While we appreciate the federal government’s intention to pay a decent living wage to Nigerian workers, we are sceptical over…
WILL TINUBU SURVIVE THE LOOMING ANARCHY, BY ERASMUS IKHIDE
WILL TINUBU SURVIVE THE LOOMING ANARCHY?, BY ERASMUS IKHIDE Disillusioned Nigerian masses feeling the pang of economic crunch occasioned by President Bola Amhed Tinubu’s wrongheaded economic blueprints and fuel subsidy removal are already throwing spit into the air and collecting it with their face over the looming hunger protest slated for August 1st to 10th next week. Here are the conundrum: will President Tinubu survive the protest from the benefit of hindsight, having been forewarned of the impending doom? Can he starve off the nation’s wrath for his bad vices through strategic politicking and empathy? We shall come back to that later. Before Tinubu’s Presidency, Nigeria’s economic woes has remained a complex and multifaceted one, buoyed by yester-years of primitive economic policies which included but not limited to over-reliance on oil exports. Nigeria’s economy is heavily dependent on oil exports, which makes it vulnerable to fluctuations in global oil prices. Second is corruption. Widespread corruption has hindered economic growth, discouraged investment, and led to a lack of trust in institutions. Third is poor infrastructure. Inadequate infrastructure, such as roads, power supply, and transportation, hinders economic activity and increases costs. Fourth is Insecurity. Security challenges, including Boko Haram and banditry, have disrupted economic activity, discouraged investment, and led to humanitarian crises. Fift is political instability. Political uncertainty and instability have created an unfavorable business environment. Sixth is lack of economic diversification. Nigeria’s economy remains largely undiversified, making it vulnerable to external shocks. Seventh is high inflation: Persistent high inflation has eroded purchasing power and reduced the standard of living. Eight is unemployment. High unemployment rates, especially among youth, have contributed to social unrest and economic stagnation. Nineth is dependence on imports. Nigeria’s reliance on imported goods has led to a significant trade deficit and depleted foreign exchange reserves. Tenth is climate change. Climate-related shocks, such as droughts and floods, have impacted agricultural productivity and food security. The eleventh reason Nigeria economy is going through turbulence is weak institutions. Ineffective institutions, including the judiciary and regulatory bodies, have hindered economic growth and development. The twelveth reason is demographic challenges. Rapid population growth and urbanization have put pressure on the decaying infrastructure, services, and resources. Back to the issue of stagnation and economy degradation which President Tinubu inherited and further sunk abysmally without redemption. First, I do not want to believe that President Tinubu can’t address these interconnected challenges with a comprehensive and sustained effort by his policymakers, business leaders, and civil society to promote economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve living standards in Nigeria. As Senator Ali Ndume puts it, his handlers are foggy his vision not see through the facades of falsehoods he is being field with. Asides the fundamental foundation crises plaguing this nation, President Tinubu’s antideluvia strategists fanning the flames ethic violence – blaming everyone else other than themselves – are some of the thousand and one reasons the nationwide hunger protest most hold, albeit peacefully. Whether his administration survives it or not is another matter, altogether. From all available indices, it is less likely that Tinubu’s government would survive the coming anarchy. That Tinubu is unfeeling; asphyxiating, unemphatic and his outright boorishness, with his on-your-face impudent is a straightforward indication his government has crossed the rubicon. Tinubu’s life time ambition is to govern Nigeria at all costs and by all means, and he got it. He should pursue the course of his governance to a logical conclusion. After all, Friedrich Nietzsche, the German philosopher’s eternal counsel urge all to “perish in the pursuit of your goal as there’s know no higher life-purpose than to perish in pursuit of something great and impossible”.Erasmus Ikhide contributed this piece via: ikhideluckyerasmus@gmail.com
36 STATES, 774 LGS SHARE N10.13TRN IN SIX MONTHS – NBS REPORT
36 STATES, 774 LGS SHARE N10.13TRN IN SIX MONTHS – NBS REPORT Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that five states which include some Niger Delta states and the country’s commercial nerve centre, Lagos State, received the largest allocations from the federal government from January to May 2024. The NBS report further revealed that the 36 states and 774 local governments shared a total of ₦10.13 trillion as statutory allocation within the period under review. The data sourced from monthly reports of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), and published by the NBS revealed that the 36 states’ allocation rose by 27% to ₦4.5 billion in 12 months (June 2023 to May 2024) from ₦3.58 trillion in the corresponding period (June 2022 and May 2023). The compilation of the states’ allocations collected from January 2024 to May 2024, showed that some Niger Delta states and Lagos received the most allocations (in naira) as seen in the table below: The revenue sharing formula as defined by FAAC gives the Federal Government the larger part of the allocation which stands at 52.68%, the states receive 26.72%, and local governments get 20.60%. The monthly income shared with the federal, state and local government areas is mostly sourced from earnings derived from oil exports, taxes (Value Added Tax – VAT), Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL), Exchange Difference revenue and other statutory allocations.Other income sources include internally generated revenue and the 13% derivation revenue (for the benefitting states) which explains the higher allocations for the Niger Delta (oil-producing) states.
NIGERIA TO SEND FIRST CITIZEN TO SPACE
NIGERIA TO SEND FIRST CITIZEN TO SPACE The Nigerian Government has announced that it is sending its first citizen into space. The Director General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA, Mathew Adepoju, made this known at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that the government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Space Exploration and Research Agency, SERA, to facilitate the ambitious venture. According to him, “This collaboration, which is coming to the country, marks a significant milestone in Nigeria’s 25th anniversary of Space Exploration journey and opens new opportunities for scientific research and technological advancement.” Meanwhile, NASRDA had decried the lack of patronage for homegrown technology to fight maritime insecurity.The agency said that 90 per cent of security challenges facing the maritime sector in the country can be tackled by Geo-Stationary Satellite.
NIGERIAN PRESIDENT FLEW PRIVATE JET TO SOUTH AFRICA OWNED BY LEBANESE ALLY, CHAGOURY
NIGERIAN PRESIDENT FLEW PRIVATE JET TO SOUTH AFRICA OWNED BY LEBANESE ALLY, CHAGOURY The private jet marked 9H-GRC, which flew PPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu to South Africa for the second term inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa, is owned by Chagoury Group, a conglomerate owned by Gilbert Chagoury, a known business partner of Nigerian President, according to SaharaReporters The Nigerian President arrived at Waterkloof Air Force Base on the outskirts of Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital, on Tuesday evening. Video and pictures released by the South African presidential media team showed Tinubu disembarked from a Dassault Falcon 8X aircraft. Born in Nigeria to Lebanese immigrants, the businessman flourished in the 1990s through his close association with the late dictator, Sani Abacha by receiving development deals and oil franchises. After Abacha’s death in 1998, the Nigerian government hired lawyers to track funds stolen through associates of the late dictator. The trail led to bank accounts all over the world, some under Gilbert Chagoury’s control. In 2000, the Lebanese businessman was convicted by a Swiss court for laundering some of the funds Abacha looted from Nigeria. He agreed to pay a fine of about 1 million Swiss francs (about $600,000) at that time to get his Swiss conviction expunged and handed back $66 million to the Nigerian government, but denied knowing the funds were stolen. “To be more precise: the Falcon 8X (9H-GRC) is owned by the Chagoury Group and operated by Hyperion Aviation: https://x.com/se_spotting/status/1803147789138063817. Less politics now, more aircraft news,” @avinngblog, an X account known for aviation news in Nigeria added. A further check by SaharaReporters on an aircraft registration database revealed that the private jet and others owned by the group are operated by Hyperion Aviation. The Dassault Falcon 8X was first operated by Aviation SA before it was transferred to Amjet Executive. The aircraft was also briefly registered under Chagoury Group for some days before its operation was moved to Hyperion Aviation. Hyperion is an air charter company operating business jets, headquartered in Malta. President Tinubu in 2023 awarded the largest road construction project in the country to another Gilbert Chagoury’s company, Hitech Construction Company, in which his son Seyi Tinubu sits on its board. The 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway will run through nine states and was put at a cost of $11bn in 2021. In recent times, some demolitions have been carried out in Lagos to expedite the construction of the highway. SaharaReporters had reported how a Boeing Business Jet (Boeing 737-700) marked 5N-FGT owned by the Nigerian government incurred parking charges running into millions of Naira since it was transported to Germany on March 25 for repairs. The amount accounted for the aircraft’s parking charges for over 80 days, at the rate of €5,000 (N8million) at the rate of N1613 to €1. In April, the President was forced to travel to Saudi Arabia on a charter flight for the World Economic Forum in Riyadh from the Netherlands. At the time, the President left Nigeria on a Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550) with registration number 5N-FGW and serial number 5310 (Mode-S 0640F2) because the Boeing 737-700 marked 5N-FGT was undergoing rehabilitation in Germany. However, the second aircraft he was travelling on developed a fault in the Netherlands. The Nigerian leader had arrived in The Hague on April 23 from Nigeria for a series of economic and diplomatic engagements at the instance of Prime Minister Mark Rutte. It was reported that the Nigerian President learnt shortly before he was scheduled to depart the Netherlands that his plane had suffered unspecified problems, one of which an official identified as including an oxygen leak. The president and his delegation left the presidential aircraft behind and opted for a charter jet company to take them to Saudi…
FIVE US RESEARCHERS SEE NIGERIA AS A FAILED STATE IN 2030
FIVE US RESEARCHERS SEE NIGERIA AS A FAILED STATE IN 2030 A Group of Five United States of America academics have authored a research work on “failed State 2030 , Nigeria -a case study” and revealed that Nigeria as independent country can failed for a number of reasons. Col Christopher J Kinnan, Daniel B Gordon, Col Mark D Delong, Douglas W Jaquish and Col Reuben S McAllum are both Staff of Center for Strategy and Technology (CSAT), Air University Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 36112, USA came up with the occasional paper series established by the center (CSAT) CSAT as a forum for research on topics that reflects long term strategy thinking about technology and its implications for US National security, the authors described how a failed State may impact the United States of America and the global economy in 2030. The authors revealed that nations-states can fall for a myriads of reasons; cultural or religious conflict, a broken social contract between the government and the governed, a catastrophic natural disaster, financial collapse, war and so forth. According to the US senior air force officers that Nigeria with its vast oil wealth, large population and its strategy position in Africa and the global economy can fall, and if it fails disproportionately affects the United States and the global economy. They said Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and will have nearly 250 million people by the year 2030 and its reflectively short modern history, Nigeria have survived five military coups as well as separatist and religious wars. It mired with an active armed insurgency, it is suffering from a disastrous ecology condition in its Niger Delta region, and it is fighting one of the modern world’s wars legacies of political and economy corruption. “A nation with more than 350 ethnic groups, 250 languages, and three distinct religious affiliations- Christianity, Islam and Animist, Nigeria 135 million people (as at 2011) are anything but homogeneous of Nigeria’s 36 states, 12 are Islamic under the strong and growing influence of the Sokoto Caliphate. While religious and ethnic violence are commonplace, the federal government have managed to strike a tenuous balance among the desperate religious and ethnic factions.” The research paper read The researchers worried that with such demographics, Nigeria failure would be akin to be a piece of fine china dropped on a tile floor- it would be shattered into a potentially hundred of pieces. They envisaged that Nigeria’s failure would also be caused by poor investment on the nation’s critical infrastructure and under investment in health care, education, science and technology are all leading to ” Brain drain” in which Nigeria most talented and educational citizens are leaving the country, and this will a future of Nigeria even poorer. “Nascent attempt to address electoral and government corruption are meeting with some success and hold promise for the future. “Meetings between the governments and insurgents, bandits/kidnappers groups, may over time help resolve some Nigeria’s most intractable and dangerous internal conflict. “The population disappointment in its government has not appreciably shaken its faith in democracy. Elections are, will likely remain an important part of Nigerian life as they despite the odd, provide the people hope that they can make a difference as nigeria struggles to succeed. “Nigeria becoming a failed State is not a foregone conclusion. However, should the oil rich state of Nigeria, a nation likely to provide to 25 percent of US light, sweet crude oil imports by 2030 failed, then the effects on the United States and other world economy would be too great to ignore. “The threat that failure poses to a quarter billion Nigerian in terms of livelihood, security,and general way of life could quickly spread and cause a Humanitarian…
NWODO, WABARA LEAD OHANAEZE COMMITTEE ON RESTRUCTURING
NWODO, WABARA LEAD 20-MAN OHANAEZE COMMITTEE ON RESTRUCTURING The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has picked former Enugu State Governor, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, and former Senate President Adolphus Wabara to lead a 20-man committee which will articulate a position for Ndigbo in the proposed restructuring of Nigeria. Other notable members of the committee include: former Imo State governor, Ikedi Ohakim, Chief Onyema Ugochukwu, Senator Ben Obi, Senator Julius Ucha, Barrister Dan Nwanyanwu, Prof. Epiphany Azinge, Prof. Charles Nwekeaku, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, Chief Osita Chidoka, among others. Inaugurating the committee on Wednesday in Abuja, the president general of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, urged members to give the assignment the seriousness it deserved. He said, “I’m therefore of very strong believe that restructuring of Nigeria is a social, economic and cultural imperative. Many other groups in Nigeria have continued to make demands for secession from the country. “Such demands have come from the Northern, Western and of course, Eastern part of Nigeria. “Once the structure of Nigeria is right, all these demands and agitations will stop and Nigeria by God’s grace will be one of the greatest countries in the world. “Today, I have therefore, a great pleasure and honour to inaugurate a committee comprising a very distinguished and illustrious Igbo sons and daughters under the leadership of His Excellency, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo the former Governor of Enugu State to review past discussions, make wide contacts with Igbos as Igbo position on a restructured Nigeria.” He said the task assigned to the team is very sublime and critical to the future of Igbo in Nigeria. “I pray the Almighty God, who has led our people through past perilous times, guide you as you carry out this sublime duty of producing a structure that will make the Federal Republic of Nigeria a happy country for all of us.” Iwuanyanwu, who reflected on past agitations before and after the Civil War, however dispelled long held notions about the position of the defunct Eastern Region during the Aburi Conference.He said contrary to notions, the late Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, who led the delegation to the Aburi conference with General Yakubu Gowon, never asked for secession from Nigeria but for restructuring to give component parts of the federation greater autonomy.
WHY I WANT REGIONAL GOVT FOR NIGERIA – AKIN FAPOHUNDA
WHY I WANT REGIONAL GOVT FOR NIGERIA – AKIN FAPOHUNDA The 36 states of the federation should be scrapped and Nigeria be returned to regional system, an activist, Dr Akin Fapohunda, has proposed. In a private framework he developed for speedy restructuring of Nigeria’s governance structure, Dr Fapohunda also suggested the scrapping of the presidential system of government, reintroduction of the parliamentary system, return to unicameral legislature, as well as provision for self-determination by any section of the country which desires so. The promoter said Nigeria needs a new governance framework, insisting that the current structure is not working, and that if sustained for a much longer period could even lead to the complete failure of the country. Dr Fapohunda was shedding light on the content of a trending document he authored, in which he proposed the new governance structure. He said it is a memoranda to all Nigerians, which could eventually transmute into a parliamentary bill or even trigger a sort of national discourse in the form of a confab of leaders of thought from across all sections of Nigeria. As a patriotic Nigerian, he said he wanted to elicit serious conversation and positive discussions on how to resolve Nigeria’s existential challenges, insisting that the 1999 Constitution has failed in addressing multiple problems bedevilling Nigeria. Tagged, ‘A Bill for an Act to Substitute the Annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with a New Governance Model for the Federal Republic of Nigeria’, Dr Fapohunda proposes that Nigeria should return to regional government structure that would be led by a prime minister and his/her cabinet, while allowing individual ethnic groups to aggregate or disaggregate as provinces, divisions and districts while being in control of their affairs. “This Act may be cited as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria New Governance Model for Nigeria Act 2024,” he said. According to him, “All Nigerians must look into this proposal this year. It should be ahead of the 2027 election frenzy. I am not saying that all the things I proposed must be implemented immediately. What I am saying is that we should start from somewhere by examining and adopting those elements that could work,” he said during the telephone interview. In the said document, he said: “The President of the Nigeria Federation is the head of the nation-state. The prime minister acting through the National Assembly shall nominate the candidate for President. The nominee shall be elected president if the National Assembly approves his candidacy by a two-third-majority vote of all elected members. ad “The term of office of the President shall be six years. No person shall be elected President for more than two terms. “Constituent units of regional territories shall control and retain all resources and revenues falling within its natural jurisdiction but shall only pay both federal and regional taxes according to laws. “For the avoidance of doubt, the entire property in and control of all minerals, mineral oils and natural gas in, under or upon any land in Nigeria or in, under or upon the territorial waters of Nigeria shall vest in the government of the regional territory and the constituent units,” he said. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has disowned the bill. In an interview, House spokesman, Akin Rotimi, said, “The Committees on Rules and Business and Constitution Review have confirmed that there is no such bill before them.” Similarly, the Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business, Francis Waive, said that the said bill was not before the committee. He said, “There are two routes to making presentations for constitutional amendments. One is by members proposing an amendment bill during the plenary. The second is by memoranda from individuals and groups to the Constitution Review Committee “Please, note…