25 states assemblies okay amendments on constitution review

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday, took to his social media accounts to express excitement that 25 out of 36 states assemblies had voted on the Constitution Review amendments that were passed by the National Assembly in July 2017.

Saraki stated that the passage of the amendments by the 25 States was a testament to the fact that “with the right vision and follow-through, we can achieve ANYTHING as a nation” — also saying that the process was a pointer that “politicians from various walks of life and various parties can still come together to get things done.”

Read the full statement here:

“I am excited about the news that 25 out of 36 States have voted on the #ConstitutionReview amendments that the 8th National Assembly passed in 2017.

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“In 2015, when we first started the ambitious process to review the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, we never could have imagined the level of support and participation that we would get from all of you — everyday Nigerians, members of the civil society, and political actors across the country.

“This is why the passage of the #ConstitutionReview amendments in 25 States across the country, is a pat on the back of legislators at both the Federal and State levels — because it shows that with the right vision and follow-through, we can achieve ANYTHING as a nation”.

The Senate president further noted that “Now that both the Nigerian Senate and the House of Representatives have set up a Joint Committee to review the #ConstitutionReview amendments that did not scale through initially, we are encouraged with the level of collaboration that we have already seen from the State Assemblies throughout this process”.

 

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