Tag: REFERENDUM

Referendum call heightens over ‘elitist’ Constitution reform plot

Aminu Imam
Referendum calls on Constitution

Calls for a referendum to birth a truly people-driven Constitution are gaining momentum across Nigeria, with legal experts, regional groups, and civil society accusing political elites of blocking genuine reform. Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Wole Olanipekun, described the absence of a referendum clause in the 1999 Constitution as a grave flaw, while groups like Afenifere, PANDEF, and Yoruba Ronu condemned the National Assembly’s ongoing review as a “rehash” of a military-imposed document. Critics argue that the current amendment process—controlled by lawmakers and state assemblies—excludes citizens from shaping the nation’s supreme…

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IPOB demands referendum, says Igbo prepared to leave Nigeria

Aminu Imam
IPOB demands

The Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), has sharply criticised those behind the IgboMustGo campaign in the South-West geo-political zone, insisting that it is time for a referendum to determine the Igbos exit from Nigeria. IPOB expressed disdain for the South-Western authorities dismissive attitude toward the campaign and asserted that the Igbo people are firmly established and unfazed by such threats. The group alleged that influential figures within the Lagos State and Federal governments are behind the IgboMustGo movement and cautioned Southerners to be wary of these actions in the South-West.…

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VOTERS IN SEVERAL U.S. STATES BACK DRUG LEGALISATION IN REFERENDUMS

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Voters in several U.S. states backed measures to decriminalise marijuana and some psychedelic drugs in referendums. According to the board of elections, with ballots still being counted in the nations capital, Washington, 77 per cent of voters are saying yes to effectively decriminalising a range of psychedelic plants and mushrooms. The ballot initiative would lower the priority for the enforcement of laws against the non-commercial possession, distribution and cultivation of such hallucinogenic substances, and ask prosecutors to drop cases related to those activities. Arizona, New Jersey, Montana and South Dakota…

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