All of our pressing political challenges in Nigeria can be traced to the 1979 constitution which is, in essence, still in use today.

It lays emphasis on a military-style presidential top-down government hierarchy rather than an inward-out collective and responsive government.

Should citizens of Nigeria be given the right to referendums — not to sow disunity — but to strengthen democracy and foster participation in our governance as constitutional changes can, at present, only be effected by parliament?