•••PROPOSES A NEW CONSTITUTION
Legal giant, Afe Babalola (SAN)!has advocated the imperative of an interim administration to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari at the expiration of his tenure in 2023.
Afe Babalola said that the proposed interim government should comprise past presidents, vice-presidents, ministers, governors, and representatives of professional bodies.
He said that the proposed interim administration should control power for six months to chart a productive course for the nation.
The elder statesman and founder of the Afe Babalola University spoke at a press conference in Ado Ekiti on Monday.
He said that the current constitutional arrangement can only produce the same transactional and recycled leaders.
He faulted the current constitution which he said has made politics not only attractive but also a lucrative business In Nigeria.
He suggested a unicameral legislature where lawmakers would not be entitled to salaries but only sitting allowances.
He added that the proposed constitution should make provision for true federalism and discard the expensive Presidential system in operation in the country.
He said, “The same constitution has made politics become not only very attractive but the only lucrative business in Nigeria today.
“What this means is that any election that holds under the present scenario will end up producing transactional and recycled leaders, with no ability to turn things around.
“The new constitution should also provide that there shall be no salary, but sitting allowances only for lawmakers. It should provide a true federal system of government, instead of the expensive presidential system of government. I suggest a parliamentary system of government with a unicameral legislature.
“The new constitution should also provide a body at the local, state and federal levels to screen all aspirants on the sources of their wealth and means of livelihood.”
