Ohanaeze Ndigbo former President-General, John Nwodo has bared his mind on the state of the nation.

He said; “Delay in restructuring the country may lead a mass boycott or disruption of the 2023 elections.”

“Independence and post-independence constitution were anchored on regional differences, which gave each region a preference to develop along its revenue capability and needs.”

“Sadly after the 1966 coup, the military created a unitary system for the country to suit its command structure.”

“This structure which should have been discarded was firmly established in the 1999 constitution.”

“Nigeria’s fundamental problem has remained so because the 1999 constitution is not a people-centred document, but a military imposition that gave the north undue advantages over other federating units in the country.”

“For the country to make progress, the military imposed constitution must be replaced with a more people-inclusive document.”

“Our expectation now is that our president will address the situation by constituting a nationwide conversation of all ethnic nationalities to look into the 2014 national conference report and other trending views on this subject matter so as to come up with a consensus proposal.”

“The present APC-led leadership and other political stakeholders must do all they can to restructure before the next election in 2023, because the level of dissatisfaction in the country as evidenced by the last ENDSARS protest gives one the impression that any delay may lead to a mass boycott or disruption of the next elections to the point that we may have a more serious constitutional crisis of a nation without a government.”