Chief Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has described the 1999 Nigerian Consitution as a “fraudulent” document that favours the North than the South.
Adebanjo said this during an interview on Arise TV monitored by ODUDUWA NEWS on Wednesday.
He also accused President Muhammadu Buhari of being Nigeria’s “number one enemy” over his refusal to address issues raised by Nigerians, especially on restructuring the country.
“When Jonathan was handing over to Buhari in 2015, he told him that the document on restructuring was the most important document he was handing over but Buhari said he was going to toss it in the archives. This is why Nigeria is in trouble.
“Except Nigerians are just pretending, we know our problem. The major problem is this constitution where everything in it is skewed against the South. I have always said that the constitution is a fraudulent document made by the Military. Buhari’s refusal to convene a National Conference is imposing the constitution on us.”
The Afenifere leader stated further that the constitution was the reason why some Nigerians feel cheated, hence their calls for secession.
“All the provisions we are complaining about are in this constitution. If there is any change that Nigerians want, it is in this constitution. When everything is addressed and adjustments are made, Nigerians will remain together knowing that every region is treated equally.
“President Buhari’s refusal to attend to the issues raised makes him the number one enemy of unity in Nigeria. This is why people keep saying he wants to Fulanize this country. He keeps pretending that there is nothing wrong,” he said.
Adebanjo also tackled a spokesman to the President, Garba Shehu over his statement on calls for secession.
Shehu had said that President Buhari will not be bullied by secessionists who want him to “open the nation’s purse to pay them.”
“How can Garba Shehu say something like that? How can a President refuse to attend to issues raised by the citizens? When we say this administration is a dictatorship, they will say we do not know what we are saying.
“Who is Garba Shehu to say the President will not attend to the grievances of the people? Is this democracy? Everything we have been accusing this administration of is coming to play. This is a civilian dictatorship,” he said.