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Constitution amendment battle shifts to state assemblies
The 36 State Houses of Assembly will begin work on the proposed amendment to the 1999 Constitution any moment from now, The Nation gathered yesterday.
They are to consider the bills already adopted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in respect of the amendment.
National Assembly sources said the adopted proposals have been transmitted to houses of assembly for consideration and concurrence.
The National Assembly Constitution Review Committee led by Senate Deputy President Ike Ekweremadu formulated 33 bills for the purpose of the constitution amendment of which 29 were adopted while four were rejected.
The source said that with the transmission of the adopted proposals to the state houses of assembly “the battle to amend the 1999 Constitution has shifted to the states.”
The Nation, September 3, 2017
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JOHNSON PETER
September 3, 2017 at 1:21 pm
Confused country, are they to amend any constitution for now or think on the way to douse the tension of restructuring before we proceed amending the constitution
Anita Kingsley
September 4, 2017 at 7:28 am
Their constitution won’t govern the Biafrans, it’s not our headache if they leave other things untouched. Biafra’s constitution is the only constitution I recognize and the authentic
yanju omotodun
September 3, 2017 at 1:51 pm
These guys are looking for ways to diminish the power of the executives in these their bills but they are jokers
seyi jelili
September 3, 2017 at 2:59 pm
Baba buhari is waiting for them at the top as oga at the top to give assent to their bills before it transmogrifies into laws
Animashaun Ayodeji
September 3, 2017 at 5:01 pm
How are you sure this is to diminish the power of the executives? The 33 bills are not even known yet, we can’t tell which bill was accepted and which was rejected for sure.
Abeni Adebisi
September 3, 2017 at 4:06 pm
This is one of the important things to do in Nigeria, the 1999 constitution needs to be amended, carrying the state assemblies along with what’s happening at the NASS is also a good step from the red chamber.