Northern Elders fault planned constitution review by Nigerian Senate- The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) wants the Senate to drop its plans to review the 1999 constitution - The NEF advised the National Assembly to instead direct its energy towards convincing President Muhammadu Buhari to end insurgency in the country - The Nigerian Senate has always tried to review the constitution almost every four years PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has faulted the Nigeria Senate’s call for memoranda on review of the 1999 Constitution. The forum’s spokesman, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, August 30 asked Nigerians not to support the proposed constitution review, saying it is a waste of resources when the Nigerian economy is experiencing challenges. The NEF advised the National Assembly to direct its energy and mandate towards convincing President Muhammadu Buhari to end the insurgency in the northeast and killings in most parts of north-central and northwest regions of the country. Read also Minimum wage: FG, labour unions to meet Monday, September 16 The group also advised the Senate to jettison “the wasteful idea of giving Nigerians the impression that it is involved in a serious review of our Constitution.” PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app NEF said virtually every National Assembly, since 1999, had spent huge amounts of Nigerian people’s money on the review and amendment of the 1999 Constitution. Legit.ng had earlier reported that Chief Olabode George recently warned that any attempt to dump power rotation in the country may jeopardize or scuttle the nation’s democracy. George, a former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the assertion in an interview with a national newspaper. According to him, zoning is the pillar that has been helping to hold Nigeria together, adding that it cannot just be abandoned as the country prepares for another round of elections in 2023. Read also Kogi guber: Huge number of APC aspirants is due to my efforts, says Gov Bello Meanwhile, a group, Ndigbo Lagos, has said the zoning of the next leader should be rotated to the southeast geo-political zone and not to any other Igbo speaking zone. The umbrella body of the Igbo nationality groups disclosed this in a statement signed by its president-general, General Obi Umahi (Rtd), on Friday, August 21. According to Ndigbo Lagos, when it is the turn of other Igbo speaking zones they can seek the office of Nigerian president from where they fall into either south-south or north-central. RevolutionNow: Nigerians protest in Abuja, ask for better governance | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) wants the Senate to drop its plans to review the 1999 constitution - The NEF advised the National Assembly to instead direct its energy towards convincing President Muhammadu Buhari to end insurgency in the country - The Nigerian Senate has always tried to review the constitution almost every four years PAY ATTENTION: PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng