Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Moderator's Caution: Lives Matter

oa,
The generality of the people means in the context it was used in relation to the constitution, that worth its salt all the processes it passes through the representatives of the people before it becomes a document that warrants its legitimacy as law of the country. In other words, it would have passed through the State Assembly of each State and it would have got input from different interest groups and sometimes a referendum would be necessary to confirm acceptability of various sections of the draft document. Once it has the approval of the elected representatives in the final analysis it becomes the document of the generality of the people. The idea of generality of the people does not connote majority of the populace. It is akin to 'simple majority'.
I was in the US when the presidential election took place in Nigeria. Of course, I believe in the leadership of President Buhari. So far he has not disappointed me.
Prof. Segun Ogungbemi

Prof. Segun Ogungbemi

> On Oct 29, 2015, at 11:14 AM, Segun Ogungbemi <seguno2013@gmail.com> wrote:
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> oa,
> The generality of the people means in the context it was used in relation to the constitution, that worth its salt all the processes it passes through the representatives of the people before it becomes a document that warrants its legitimacy as law of the country. In other words, it would have passed through the State Assembly of each State and it would have got input from different interest groups and sometimes a referendum would be necessary to confirm acceptability of various sections of the draft document. Once it has the approval of the elected representatives in the final analysis it becomes the document of the generality of the people. The idea of generality of the people does not connote majority of the populace. It is akin to 'simple majority'.
> I was in the US when the presidential ecru on took place. Of course, I believe in the leadership of President Buhari. So far he has not disappointed me.
> Prof. Segun Ogungbemi

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