Imo Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has described the idea of an Interim Government to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari as an invitation to anarchy.
He spoke on Tuesday with State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Buhari.
Legal icon and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Chief Afe Babalola, during a media briefing in Ado-Ekiti on Monday, called for suspension of the 2023 general election and the setting up of an interim government for the country.
Babalola premised his call on the need for a new constitution that will deliver the country from falling beyond redemption.
Reacting to the call by Babalola, Uzodinma said the 1999 Constitution does not have any provision for such circumstance, adding that an interregnum would throw the country into anarchy.
“By May 29, if there is no elected government, our Constitution has not provided for an interregnum. There shouldn’t be a gap, otherwise you are creating room for anarchy.
“What will be the process of selecting the interim government because after May 29, the President may not have constitutional powers to function as a president anymore. So, I don’t think we will decide to abandon our Constitution.
“The Constitution is like a bible. Some of us who are Christians, the Bible is the manager of our faith. So, the Constitution should be the instrument guiding our actions as a country.
“If you think there is an opinion you think that is worthy to be canvassed, superior to what is in the Nigerian Constitution, such opinion should be taken to the National Assembly and they will, through due process, amend our Constitution to factor in such an opinion,” he said.
