Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has opposed the proposed review of the Nigerian constitution by the Senate describing it as a waste of time and resources.

The forum faulted the huge monetary allocation for the constitution review process since 1999 saying it makes little or no meaningful impact on the lives of Nigerians, Daily Trust Newspaper reports.

The forum's Director of Publicity, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, made this known at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday where he urged the National Assembly to convince President Muhammadu Buhari to end the insurgency in the North-east and killings in other parts of the country rather than review the constitution.

He also advised Nigerians against supporting the proposed consti...