Eminent Nigerians Set To Present New Draft Constitution At Emergency National Summit
Some of Nigeria’s most respected voices in leadership, law, and civil society are set to gather in Abuja from Tuesday, 15 July to Thursday, 17 July 2025 for a high-stakes emergency national conference on the future of Nigeria’s constitutional democracy.
Convened by The PATRIOTS in collaboration with the Nigerian Political Summit Group (NPSG), the summit aims to lay the groundwork for a brand-new constitution—one that truly reflects the hopes, diversity, and democratic will of the Nigerian people.
Themed “Actualising a Constitutional Democracy That Works for All in Nigeria,” the three-day dialogue will culminate in the formal presentation of a Draft Legislative Bill for a New Constitution to both the Presidency and the National Assembly.
Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, GCON, CFR, who chairs The PATRIOTS, will lead the charge alongside a lineup of prominent Nigerians including Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka, General T.Y. Danjuma, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, General Ike Nwachukwu, Mallam Tanko Yakasai, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, Barr. Femi Falana, SAN, and many others.
According to the organisers, the summit is a serious national intervention, not a political fanfare.
It seeks to correct the foundational flaws of the 1999 Constitution, which was crafted in the final days of military rule and widely criticised for concentrating power at the centre while weakening federal structures and local governance.
“Many of the country’s lingering issues—from insecurity and youth unemployment to economic imbalance are tied to deep constitutional faults,” said Sir Olawale Okunniyi, Head of the Summit Joint Secretariat. “This summit is about finding a homegrown solution.”
The resolutions committee will be chaired by constitutional lawyer Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN, while the organising committee is co-chaired by former governors Otunba Gbenga Daniel and Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal.
Stakeholders across sectors—government, civil society, youth groups, and traditional institutions—are encouraged to engage and lend their voices to this historic effort.
For a nation seeking a more equitable and functional democracy, all eyes are now on Abuja.
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