Former Chairman of IndependentNational Electoral Commission, INEC, Attahiru Jega has blamed the spreadingpoverty in Nigeria on the shoulders of the country’s ruling class. Jega lamented that the lack of socialjustice in the country, has been underscored by the unfair treatment tocitizens, particularly the lack of safety nets and other instruments ofreducing economic inequalities and poverty. The Former INEC Boss while throwinghis weight behind the call for restructuring, recommended constitutionalamendment, adding that rather than embark upon a wholesale amendment of theconstitution, the country should learn from the failures of the previousefforts, and global best practices, and pursue incremental, constructivepositive changes in the short to medium term. He maintained that the wealth ofsociety should ideally be fairly distributed with equity and with equality ofchance guaranteed, stressing that social justice is a fundamental requirementfor the state in assigning rights and duties in the interest of the society.