The Nigeria Senate has decided to embark on the ongoing Short Message Service, SMS, and online opinion poll to offer many Nigerians greater opportunity to participate in the constitution review process.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Constitution Review, Ike
Ekweremadu, who gave the explanation in Abuja at the weekend while
briefing the media team of the committee, urged Nigerians to take
advantage of the two platforms to air their views on critical matters on
the constitution review exercise.
Ekweremadu said the opinion poll was in keeping with the promise and commitment of the committee to popular participation, inclusivity, and transparency in the ongoing constitution amendment process. The deputy Senate president said the major aims of the poll were to "demystify constitution making, get more Nigerians involved, and correct the wrong perception of constitution making as an elite's affair."
He said: "We want to discourage the usual situation where a vocal and privileged few expropriate the voices of the rest of the people, foist their personal opinions and narrow interests on the polity, claiming same to be the views of their people."
Photo: SMS broadens participation in constitution review –Ekweremadu GEORGE OJI Senate decided to embark on the ongoing Short Message Service, SMS, and online opinion poll to offer many Nigerians greater opportunity to participate in the constitution review process. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Constitution Review, Ike Ekweremadu, who gave the explanation in Abuja at the weekend while briefing the media team of the committee, urged Nigerians to take advantage of the two platforms to air their views on critical matters on the constitution review exercise. Ekweremadu said the opinion poll was in keeping with the promise and commitment of the committee to popular participation, inclusivity, and transparency in the ongoing constitution amendment process. The deputy Senate president said the major aims of the poll were to "demystify constitution making, get more Nigerians involved, and correct the wrong perception of constitution making as an elite's affair." He said: "We want to discourage the usual situation where a vocal and privileged few expropriate the voices of the rest of the people, foist their personal opinions and narrow interests on the polity, claiming same to be the views of their people."
Ekweremadu said the opinion poll was in keeping with the promise and commitment of the committee to popular participation, inclusivity, and transparency in the ongoing constitution amendment process. The deputy Senate president said the major aims of the poll were to "demystify constitution making, get more Nigerians involved, and correct the wrong perception of constitution making as an elite's affair."
He said: "We want to discourage the usual situation where a vocal and privileged few expropriate the voices of the rest of the people, foist their personal opinions and narrow interests on the polity, claiming same to be the views of their people."
Photo: SMS broadens participation in constitution review –Ekweremadu GEORGE OJI Senate decided to embark on the ongoing Short Message Service, SMS, and online opinion poll to offer many Nigerians greater opportunity to participate in the constitution review process. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Constitution Review, Ike Ekweremadu, who gave the explanation in Abuja at the weekend while briefing the media team of the committee, urged Nigerians to take advantage of the two platforms to air their views on critical matters on the constitution review exercise. Ekweremadu said the opinion poll was in keeping with the promise and commitment of the committee to popular participation, inclusivity, and transparency in the ongoing constitution amendment process. The deputy Senate president said the major aims of the poll were to "demystify constitution making, get more Nigerians involved, and correct the wrong perception of constitution making as an elite's affair." He said: "We want to discourage the usual situation where a vocal and privileged few expropriate the voices of the rest of the people, foist their personal opinions and narrow interests on the polity, claiming same to be the views of their people."
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