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The demands for a new constitution are a matter of life and death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor instance, when the engineer tells us that the foundation of a building is structurally defective, is it not necessary to take the whole building down because it will continue to constitute an endangerment to the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou won\u2019t say, Oga, can we just do some little adjustment to the building, no, it won\u2019t work, and this is the same with nation building. 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