 The Senate has ruled out the possibility of a brand-new constitution for Nigeria. Chairman, Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, Senator Ovié Omoagége, gave the hint at the national public hearing on the review of the constitution in Abuja. Nigerians and groups including Afenifeir, Hanez-en-Digbo, Afibaba-Balala-S.A.N. and the former Minister of Education, Mrs Oviéz-Equicyli, have called on the National Assembly to establish a process that would lead to the making of a new constitution in the country. The Arewa Consultative Forum, SCACF, had also called for a new constitution. Omoagége said while the agitations are germane, the 1999 constitution, as amended, does not include a clause on how to produce a fresh constitution. Among requests made by participants at the hearing include the urgent need for a referendum to pave way for the emergence of a new constitution for the country.