Former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Attahiru Jega has blamed the spreading poverty in Nigeria on the shoulders of the country’s ruling class.
Jega lamented that the lack of social justice in the country, has been underscored by the unfair treatment to citizens, particularly the lack of safety nets and other instruments of reducing economic inequalities and poverty.
The Former INEC Boss while throwing his weight behind the call for restructuring, recommended constitutional amendment, adding that rather than embark upon a wholesale amendment of the constitution, the country should learn from the failures of the previous efforts, and global best practices, and pursue incremental, constructive positive changes in the short to medium term.
He maintained that the wealth of society should ideally be fairly distributed with equity and with equality of chance guaranteed, stressing that social justice is a fundamental requirement for the state in assigning rights and duties in the interest of the society.
