GIREI AISHA U14MM1019
The constitution of a country is her original and first voice. It is a set of rules and regulations that guide the actions and ways of like of a particular group of people, occupying a definite territory. It explicitly spells out how the people, their leaders as well as others within her coverage, should respond to circumstances as they unfold.
The recent letter from President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly that Vice President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo “coordinate” the governance of the country during his absence, is a disguised scourge on our constitution.
Nigerians must understand that a wrong seed will never produce the right fruit even if watered with honey. We must learn to do the needful, uproot the evil seed and avoid future havoc. In 2008, the then President of Nigeria, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua left the country to attend to his health palaver, he ignored section 145 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). He left the country without the constitutional blessings.
President Buhari must be seen to respect the constitution and address the vice president properly as acting president. If we are out to fight corruption, then we must not allow our sword go blunt. The constitution is the strongest weapon to win our fight against corruption but when little issues such as this are swept under the rug, our chances for victory will be maggot-eaten.
As leaders, it is our responsibility to lead by example and not by mutiny. No doubt a fetus belongs only to the mother; however, after the journey from the labour room is successful, the child belongs to the society. The National Assembly births the constitution yet the society is vital in the parenting. An ignored misconduct towards the constituton will be the hatch egg of tomorrow’s rebellion.
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