The Speaker of the House of Representatives, FEMI GBAJABIAMILA says the 1999 constitution falls short of standard and needs to be adjusted to meet the aspirations of Nigerians.
He stated this at the opening of the House of Representatives public hearing on the review of the constitution in Lagos.
The speaker asked Nigerians to join hands with the 9th National Assembly to birth a new document that will fix some challenges confronting the nation.
GBAJABIAMILA said though the current exercise is not the first of its kind, it might be the most important one in the nation's recent history as the decisions to be made would have far-reaching consequences for the future of Nigeria.
In response to the doubts expressed in some quarters about the exercise, he noted that there was no perfect constitution anywhere in the world, but that it was imperative for Nigeria to have a near-perfect constitution to enable the country to confront and resolve many of its political, economic and socio-cultural challenges.
