Government Reaction
The Executive

• Intrigues And The Constitution Review Committee
  This Day (Lagos)
  OPINION December 13, 2000
  [excerpt] Even before the present administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo came to be, Nigerians had variously and at different fora condemned the 1999 constitution which was produced during the regime of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha. Apart from the fact that Nigerians made little or no input in its drafting, Nigerians felt that, by its provisions, the constitution was not tailored for the practice of true federalism......full story

• FG won't convene sovereign confab - Obasanjo
  Vanguard
  October 20, 2000
  [excerpt] President Obasanjo made the remarks following the disclosure of the committee chairman, Ambassador Mamman Yusuf that many Nigerians made submissions for the convening of the Sovereign National Conference. He said: " I have said, there is government at the local, state and federal levels. We do not have a vacuum and that must be borne in mind."......full story

• Federal Government Not Ready For Sovereign Conference- Wali
  Vanguard Daily (Lagos)
  July 17, 2000
  [excerpt] The federal government says it would not surrender its sovereignty to any group under the guise of convening a Sovereign National Conference (SNC) to resolve the country's problems, Presidential adviser on National Assembly matters, Alhaji Aminu Wali, has said......full story

• Call For SNC Irrational - Okupe
  P.M. News (Lagos)
  April 20, 2000
  [excerpt] According to him, there is sovereignty in the land; it's only when there is no government in Nigeria that people can talk of sovereignty. But he added that agitators for the SNC are free to voice their grievances because "all these are relics of prolonged military rule.".....full story

• FG Rules Out Sovereign Confab
  PostExpress News 03/24/2000
  [excerpt] THE Federal Government on Wednesday foreclosed the issue of convening a Sovereign National Conference (SNC). But the government's position was countered in Lagos by Chief Gani Fawehinmi who insisted that only a Sovereign National Conference will pull Nigeria out of the recurrent sectarian crises......full story

• Presidential Technical Committee on Constitutional Review calls for memoranda
  The Guardian (Nigerian), December 1, 1999
  [excerpt] The committee chairman, Ambassador Yusuf Mamman has invited submission of memoranda on any aspect of the constitution, adding that Nigerians were free to suggest anything they desired, whether or not it was already provided for in the constitution. The memoranda should be submitted in 10 copies and addressed to the secretary of the group. Public debate in six centres along geopolitical zones have also been scheduled. The centres are Port Harcourt, Enugu, Lagos, Kaduna, Maiduguri and Jos.......full story