Chapter 13 : CONSTITUTION

No one is above the law, the law is a respecter of no one,No matter who you are, you must abide by every rules and regulations guiding your country or organization.

In most Africa countries except countries like Ethiopia, "the makers of the constitutions are the breakers"

"And one of the good reasons why it is like that is because their colonial masters says so"

Constitution is the laid down rules and regulations guiding a state or a society for the purpose of free and fair living.

Constitution is made by the representatives of the people in agreement.

The basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.

Constitution is A written instrument embodying the rules of a political or social organization to Carry out justice and equity among the people in it.

A constitution is the rule book for a state. It sets out the fundamental principles by which the state is governed. It describes the main institutions of the state, and defines the relationship between these institutions (for example, between the executive, legislature and judiciary).

Nigeria had five constitutions, and the current constitution was enacted on May 29, 1999, inaugurating the Nigerian Fourth Republic.

It articulates the rights of citizens that institutions, procedures or legislation must not infringe, and which the state must strive to ensure.

Politically, it establishes, distributes and limits governmental power and provides mechanisms for deliberating and deciding on public policy.

A constitution is important because it ensures that those who make decisions on behalf of the public fairly represent public opinion. It also sets out the ways in which those who exercise power may be held accountable to the people they serve.

James Madison, also present, wrote the document that formed the model for the Constitution. Other U.S. Founding Fathers were not there, but made significant contributions in other ways.

Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence, was serving as ambassador to France at the time of the Convention.

The U.S. Constitution brought together, in one remarkable document, ideas from many people and several existing documents, including the Articles of Confederation and Declaration of Independence. Those who made significant intellectual contributions to the Constitution are called the "Founding Fathers" of our country.

Many of the United States Founding Fathers were at the Constitutional Convention, where the Constitution was hammered out and ratified. George Washington, for example, presided over the Convention. James Madison, also present, wrote the document that formed the model for the Constitution.

John Adams, as ambassador to Great Britain, wrote "Defense of the Constitution of the Government of the United States of America." Thomas Paine wrote the influential pamphlet "Common Sense," which immeasurably influenced the philosophy reflected in the Declaration of Independence.

One of the U.S. Founding Fathers, Patrick Henry, was initially opposed to the very idea of the Constitution! He wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation, the predecessor to the Constitution.

However, when an agreement was made to add a "bill of rights" to the Constitution, Henry fought hard for its ratification.

The term "framers" is sometimes used to specify those who helped "craft" the Constitution. "Founding Fathers" often refers to people who contributed to the development of independence and nationhood.

However, "Founding Fathers" are individuals who had a significant impact on the Constitution either directly or indirectly.

The following list is by no means complete, but it does identify people who played a large role in the development of the Constitution at this crucial time in the world history.

A constitution is an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed willfully without persuasions

A chief aim of the Constitution as drafted by the Convention was to create a government with enough power to act on a national level, but without so much power that fundamental rights would be at risk.

On September 17, 1787, a group of men gathered in a closed meeting room to sign the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the U.S. Constitution. And it was Benjamin Franklin who made the motion to sign the document in his last great speech.