Nigeria, June 18 -- A former Nigerian Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has called for the removal of military decrees incorporated into Nigeria's Constitution to strengthen the country's democracy.

Abdulsalami, a retired army general, whose administration promulgated the 1999 Constitution, acknowledged claims that some military decrees were embedded in the document. He, however, urged the government to amend or remove such provisions through democratic processes to ensure they align with democratic principles.

The former head of state made the call in his autobiography, "Call of Duty," launched last Saturday in Abuja.

"Democracy is always in motion. Every day, new laws are made to reflect the needs of the people. If the argument is...