Nigeria: Anglican Church Hails Nass On Constitution Amendment

10 June 2008
Simon Ebegbulem
Lagos

THE Benin diocese of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has hailed the move by the National Assembly to amend the constitution of Nigeria, and urged the Justice Mohammed Uwais- led Constitutional Amendment Committee, to come up with recommendations that would guarantee free and fair elections in the country.

In a communiqué signed by the Bishop of the Diocese of Benin, Rt. Reverend Peter Imasuen and Justice S.O.Uwaifo, after the second session of the 15th Synod of the Diocese of Benin, weekend, the Synod also urged the Edo State Government to set up a committee to identify the resources in the state so as to change the current civil service status of the state to an industrial one.

The synod noted that there is always tension in the country during elections because the country lacked strict electoral laws, therefore stressed the need to amend the constitution so as to put in place a sound electoral system that would enable Nigerians elect their representatives in a free and fair manner. the rest