Managing Regional Conflicts by Repositioning the Nation’s Constitution

Abstract

No nobler class as observed by Marx in his doctrine on philosophy and the state is without private interpretation; that a nation rises or wanes depends largely on her institution of meaning as provided in her working constitutions. First, that it is never to be forgotten that the natural language is productive and is capable of being used as an instrument of duplicity and mind slavery in the hands of the state. Second, that while philosophy on its own is a form of power, it can also necessitate the arrival of the dominant class. In other words, as textised in this paper, the researcher is of the position that the definition accorded to federal character, both in content and in context, is of private interpretation; having being delineated to help national interest against subject- states. Three hypothetical questions have been raised by the researcher to balance his motion. One, is constitution a philosophy capable of robbing subject-states of their latent right this? Two, is language a tool in the hands of the state, whereupon as a matter of provisions, imbalance of constitution can be achieved? Three, is the trouble with Nigeria her constitution and its private interpretation? Response to these questions is content based and all data analyses as well are coming from the constitution. As well, the enabling theories for the researcher’s position are that of Marx’s conflict theory and the expansion theory of meaning.