The former governor of Lagos State and a leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday called on the incoming National Assembly, especially those elected on the platform of the ACN to ensure that the 1999 Constitution was reviewed.
Speaking at a retreat organised for the ACN National Assembly members-elect in Osogbo, Mr Tinubu said there was a need for the lawmakers to amend the constitution, which he said was a product of the military.
"The constitution is not the best for a democratic society like Nigeria. It is important for the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to call a constitutional conference for the review of the constitution," he said.
Mr Tinubu, in his paper titled "The case for True Federalism in Nigeria" said members of the ACN in the National Assembly should ensure that no stone was left unturned until true federalism is achieved, even as he called for a review of the revenue sharing formula.
The former governor noted that the increase of the minimum wage should automatically cause a recalculation in the allocation ratio between federal and the state government because there are more state employees than federal ones.
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