A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has said the country’s 1999 constitution is the reason things are not working.

According to the former military Governor of Ondo State, the country’s constitution, which is copied from the American constitution, needs to be changed because it will not take the country to the promised land.

George stated this on Tuesday at an event which took place at the Function Suite, Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State.

The PDP chieftain asserted that the Nigerian constitution is military in setting and needed to be reviewed.

He said, “Having served that long in the military, I can authoritatively confirm to you that the Nigerian constitution is absolutely military in setting. In the military, orders come from top to bottom.

“But in a democratic dispensation, powers come from the people to the top. But we have copied the American constitution, and that’s why things are not working. We must deceive ourselves if we think this constitution will take us to the promised land.”

Speaking further, the PDP chieftain also backed the idea of state policing, noting that it would be a very effective way of securing the country.