DATE: December 18, 2025
TO: The President of the Senate / The Speaker of the House of Representatives National Assembly, Three-Arms Zone, P.M.B. 141, Garki, Abuja.
PETITION ON THE URGENT NEED FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT OF SECTION 305 AND RECLAMATION OF FISCAL SOVEREIGNTY
- INTRODUCTION This petition is brought by Dare Adelekan [and/or other concerned citizens of Nigeria], being a patriotic citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, concerned with the preservation of our democratic heritage, the sanctity of federalism, and the protection of our national sovereignty from external neocolonial influences.
- THE FACTS OF THE PETITION Your Excellency and Honorable Members, this petition is necessitated by two alarming developments that threaten the existence of the Nigerian state as a sovereign federation:
The Judicial Erosion of Federalism: On December 15, 2025, a Supreme Court ruling interpreted Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution in a manner that grants the President absolute discretion to suspend democratically elected Governors and State Assemblies during a state of emergency. This interpretation bypasses the constitutional removal processes (impeachment or recall) and turns the President into a “Constitutional Tyrant.”
The Threat of Digital Neocolonialism: The recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the French government (DGFiP) regarding tax data management constitutes a dangerous surrender of fiscal sovereignty. Outsourcing the architecture of our national revenue to a foreign power is a security breach that validates the critiques of our African neighbors regarding neocolonial dependency.
- THE GRIEVANCE The current application of Section 305 creates a “Dual Chain” of oppression:
Internally: It creates a unitary state where the President can decapitate state governments at will, destroying the principle of separation of powers.
Externally: It fosters a dependency on foreign powers (specifically France) for security and data management, alienating Nigeria from the growing Pan-African movement for total sovereignty.
- MY PRAYERS (ACTION REQUESTED) I/We, the undersigned, humbly pray that the National Assembly, in its capacity as the supreme legislative body, takes the following urgent actions:
LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENT: Initiate a constitutional amendment to Section 305 to explicitly state that a proclamation of a state of emergency does not confer the power to suspend, remove, or displace democratically elected Executive or Legislative officers of a State.
SOVEREIGNTY AUDIT: Launch a formal investigative hearing into the FIRS-France MoU and all other digital/security agreements with foreign powers to ensure that no sensitive national data or sovereign functions are being outsourced.
TRUE FEDERALISM BILL: Fast-track the passage of bills aimed at Fiscal Restructuring, allowing states to control a greater portion of their resources, thereby reducing the “zero-sum” desperation for central control that leads to emergency declarations.
- CLOSING I/We pray the National Assembly to intervene in this plight to ensure that the mandate of the Nigerian voter remains sacrosanct and that our nation remains truly independent both in spirit and in law.
SIGNED:
Dare Adelekan [
Email probecommltd@yahoo.com
