A CHRISTIAN CASE FOR REJECTING THE 1999 CONSTITUTION AND CONVENING A PEOPLE’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Christian faith does not worship unity at all costs. The Bible teaches that unity without justice is rebellion disguised as peace. Any political order that enforces togetherness while institutionalizing injustice stands under divine judgment, not divine endorsement.
“Woe to those who make unjust laws,
to those who issue oppressive decrees.” (Isaiah 10:1)
This prophetic warning speaks directly to Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution. That document was not the product of the people’s will, nor was it born out of a covenantal consensus among Nigeria’s nations and ethnic nationalities. It was imposed by a departing military regime, crafted in secrecy, and handed down as a fait accompli. In biblical terms, it is an unjust decree—a legal framework that centralizes power, suppresses self-determination, and perpetuates inequality under the false banner of national unity.
Unity Enforced by Decree Is Not Biblical Unity
Biblical unity is covenantal, voluntary, and just. It is never imposed by force or fear.
“Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?” (Amos 3:3)
The 1999 Constitution did not emerge from agreement; it emerged from coercion. It treats Nigeria’s diverse peoples not as covenant partners, but as administrative subjects of a centralized power structure that rewards domination and punishes initiative. This is why insecurity, poverty, and ethnic distrust continue to deepen despite decades of “constitutional rule.”
A Structure That Protects Injustice Cannot Claim Moral Legitimacy
The present constitutional order has:
• Enabled systemic land grabs and demographic engineering through weak federal protections
• Normalized security asymmetry, where some violent actors are appeased while others are crushed
• Concentrated resources at the center while producing mass poverty at the margins
Scripture is unequivocal:
“You have wearied the Lord with your words… by saying, ‘All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord.’” (Malachi 2:17)
A constitution that excuses injustice in the name of unity invites divine displeasure. No amount of patriotic rhetoric can sanctify an unjust foundation.
The Moral Necessity of a People’s National Conference
In the Bible, whenever a covenant was broken or corrupted, God’s people gathered to renew the foundations.
• Joshua gathered Israel at Shechem to renew the covenant (Joshua 24)
• Nehemiah convened the people to rebuild Jerusalem’s broken walls and laws (Nehemiah 8–9)
Nigeria is at such a moment. What is required is not cosmetic amendment, but foundational renewal—a People’s National Conference where all ethnic nationalities, faith communities, civil society, women, youth, and the diaspora freely negotiate the terms of their coexistence.
Such a conference is not rebellion; it is repentance.
It is not disintegration; it is restoration.
It is not a threat to unity; it is the only path to just and sustainable unity.
Peace Without Justice Is Only a Pause Before Crisis
Those who insist on preserving the 1999 Constitution in the name of “stability” misunderstand both history and Scripture.
“They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.” (Jeremiah 6:14)
Nigeria’s wound is structural. Until it is treated, no election, no leader, and no slogan can heal the nation.
Conclusion: Rejecting Unjust Decrees Is a Christian Duty
To reject an unjust constitution is not to reject Nigeria; it is to love Nigeria enough to tell the truth.
“Learn to do right; seek justice.
Defend the oppressed.” (Isaiah 1:17)
The time has come for Nigerian Christians—and all people of conscience—to say clearly: a nation cannot be built on unjust laws and survive. The 1999 Constitution has served its season; it has failed its test.
The path forward is peaceful, lawful, and moral:
A People’s National Conference that births a truly national, just, and covenant-based constitution.
Only then can Nigeria fulfill her God-given destiny—not as a forced union, but as a righteous nation.
Kingsley S. Ayinde
January 3, 2026
Christian faith does not worship unity at all costs. The Bible teaches that unity without justice is rebellion disguised as peace. Any political order that enforces togetherness while institutionalizing injustice stands under divine judgment, not divine endorsement.
“Woe to those who make unjust laws,
to those who issue oppressive decrees.” (Isaiah 10:1)
This prophetic warning speaks directly to Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution. That document was not the product of the people’s will, nor was it born out of a covenantal consensus among Nigeria’s nations and ethnic nationalities. It was imposed by a departing military regime, crafted in secrecy, and handed down as a fait accompli. In biblical terms, it is an unjust decree—a legal framework that centralizes power, suppresses self-determination, and perpetuates inequality under the false banner of national unity.
Unity Enforced by Decree Is Not Biblical Unity
Biblical unity is covenantal, voluntary, and just. It is never imposed by force or fear.
“Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?” (Amos 3:3)
The 1999 Constitution did not emerge from agreement; it emerged from coercion. It treats Nigeria’s diverse peoples not as covenant partners, but as administrative subjects of a centralized power structure that rewards domination and punishes initiative. This is why insecurity, poverty, and ethnic distrust continue to deepen despite decades of “constitutional rule.”
A Structure That Protects Injustice Cannot Claim Moral Legitimacy
The present constitutional order has:
• Enabled systemic land grabs and demographic engineering through weak federal protections
• Normalized security asymmetry, where some violent actors are appeased while others are crushed
• Concentrated resources at the center while producing mass poverty at the margins
Scripture is unequivocal:
“You have wearied the Lord with your words… by saying, ‘All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord.’” (Malachi 2:17)
A constitution that excuses injustice in the name of unity invites divine displeasure. No amount of patriotic rhetoric can sanctify an unjust foundation.
The Moral Necessity of a People’s National Conference
In the Bible, whenever a covenant was broken or corrupted, God’s people gathered to renew the foundations.
• Joshua gathered Israel at Shechem to renew the covenant (Joshua 24)
• Nehemiah convened the people to rebuild Jerusalem’s broken walls and laws (Nehemiah 8–9)
Nigeria is at such a moment. What is required is not cosmetic amendment, but foundational renewal—a People’s National Conference where all ethnic nationalities, faith communities, civil society, women, youth, and the diaspora freely negotiate the terms of their coexistence.
Such a conference is not rebellion; it is repentance.
It is not disintegration; it is restoration.
It is not a threat to unity; it is the only path to just and sustainable unity.
Peace Without Justice Is Only a Pause Before Crisis
Those who insist on preserving the 1999 Constitution in the name of “stability” misunderstand both history and Scripture.
“They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.” (Jeremiah 6:14)
Nigeria’s wound is structural. Until it is treated, no election, no leader, and no slogan can heal the nation.
Conclusion: Rejecting Unjust Decrees Is a Christian Duty
To reject an unjust constitution is not to reject Nigeria; it is to love Nigeria enough to tell the truth.
“Learn to do right; seek justice.
Defend the oppressed.” (Isaiah 1:17)
The time has come for Nigerian Christians—and all people of conscience—to say clearly: a nation cannot be built on unjust laws and survive. The 1999 Constitution has served its season; it has failed its test.
The path forward is peaceful, lawful, and moral:
A People’s National Conference that births a truly national, just, and covenant-based constitution.
Only then can Nigeria fulfill her God-given destiny—not as a forced union, but as a righteous nation.
Kingsley S. Ayinde
January 3, 2026
A CHRISTIAN CASE FOR REJECTING THE 1999 CONSTITUTION AND CONVENING A PEOPLE’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Christian faith does not worship unity at all costs. The Bible teaches that unity without justice is rebellion disguised as peace. Any political order that enforces togetherness while institutionalizing injustice stands under divine judgment, not divine endorsement.
“Woe to those who make unjust laws,
to those who issue oppressive decrees.” (Isaiah 10:1)
This prophetic warning speaks directly to Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution. That document was not the product of the people’s will, nor was it born out of a covenantal consensus among Nigeria’s nations and ethnic nationalities. It was imposed by a departing military regime, crafted in secrecy, and handed down as a fait accompli. In biblical terms, it is an unjust decree—a legal framework that centralizes power, suppresses self-determination, and perpetuates inequality under the false banner of national unity.
Unity Enforced by Decree Is Not Biblical Unity
Biblical unity is covenantal, voluntary, and just. It is never imposed by force or fear.
“Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?” (Amos 3:3)
The 1999 Constitution did not emerge from agreement; it emerged from coercion. It treats Nigeria’s diverse peoples not as covenant partners, but as administrative subjects of a centralized power structure that rewards domination and punishes initiative. This is why insecurity, poverty, and ethnic distrust continue to deepen despite decades of “constitutional rule.”
A Structure That Protects Injustice Cannot Claim Moral Legitimacy
The present constitutional order has:
• Enabled systemic land grabs and demographic engineering through weak federal protections
• Normalized security asymmetry, where some violent actors are appeased while others are crushed
• Concentrated resources at the center while producing mass poverty at the margins
Scripture is unequivocal:
“You have wearied the Lord with your words… by saying, ‘All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord.’” (Malachi 2:17)
A constitution that excuses injustice in the name of unity invites divine displeasure. No amount of patriotic rhetoric can sanctify an unjust foundation.
The Moral Necessity of a People’s National Conference
In the Bible, whenever a covenant was broken or corrupted, God’s people gathered to renew the foundations.
• Joshua gathered Israel at Shechem to renew the covenant (Joshua 24)
• Nehemiah convened the people to rebuild Jerusalem’s broken walls and laws (Nehemiah 8–9)
Nigeria is at such a moment. What is required is not cosmetic amendment, but foundational renewal—a People’s National Conference where all ethnic nationalities, faith communities, civil society, women, youth, and the diaspora freely negotiate the terms of their coexistence.
Such a conference is not rebellion; it is repentance.
It is not disintegration; it is restoration.
It is not a threat to unity; it is the only path to just and sustainable unity.
Peace Without Justice Is Only a Pause Before Crisis
Those who insist on preserving the 1999 Constitution in the name of “stability” misunderstand both history and Scripture.
“They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.” (Jeremiah 6:14)
Nigeria’s wound is structural. Until it is treated, no election, no leader, and no slogan can heal the nation.
Conclusion: Rejecting Unjust Decrees Is a Christian Duty
To reject an unjust constitution is not to reject Nigeria; it is to love Nigeria enough to tell the truth.
“Learn to do right; seek justice.
Defend the oppressed.” (Isaiah 1:17)
The time has come for Nigerian Christians—and all people of conscience—to say clearly: a nation cannot be built on unjust laws and survive. The 1999 Constitution has served its season; it has failed its test.
The path forward is peaceful, lawful, and moral:
A People’s National Conference that births a truly national, just, and covenant-based constitution.
Only then can Nigeria fulfill her God-given destiny—not as a forced union, but as a righteous nation.
Kingsley S. Ayinde
January 3, 2026
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