He explained that adherence to all the procedures mentioned in the CA calendar of events has become impossible as the CA is just 52 days away from the May 28 deadline. [break]
"While the Constitutional Committee (CC) has said firmly that it absolutely needs at least a month to prepare an integrated draft report incorporating all the 11 preliminary drafts, we will have only 22 days left for the rest of the program," he told reporters at his office.
The 63-member CC, which is entrusted with preparing the integrated draft incorporating 11 preliminary reports, has been provided only three preliminary drafts so far. The committee has said it needs a month of time starting from the date it receives all 11 preliminary drafts.
"When we provide 30 days to the CC, it will be practically impossible to follow the remaining procedures as earlier planned," he said.
After preparing the integrated draft, the CA in plenary session needs to deliberate it and it should then be sent to the people for their feedback. The CA will have to prepare a report based on the people´s feedback and the draft should be updated to incorporate the report. The CA has to once again hold deliberations on each and every article and take decisions by a two-thirds majority of the CA.
"Political party leaders are well aware of this reality. Hope they will come up with an appropriate way out in view of the changed context," he added.
Nembang said there was still a chance of producing a new constitution by the deadline but only if the parties stood united and came up with exemplary results as they did previously when the country faced a similar crisis.
The CA has failed to forward eight of the thematic preliminary drafts to the CC due to differences among the political parties on major provisions, including the system of governance, electoral process, state restructuring and judicial system.
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