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Halt constitution review, governors tell speakers

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Governors have asked speakers of the 36 Houses of Assembly to halt their consideration of amendments to the 1999 Constitution till next month following “irreconciliable differences” in four areas.

The speakers offered to stay action on only two of the four items.
An 18-man joint panel has been raised to resolve the dispute.
The areas of disagreement are:
Autonomy for Local Government Councils
Abrogation of State Joint Local Government Accounts (JAAC)
Financial autonomy for Houses of Assembly
Critical amendment to facilitate fast dispensation of cases at the Supreme Court and other courts; election petition, front loading of briefs on jurisdiction etc.

The Nation learnt that although the governors and the speakers met in Abuja on Tuesday, there were concerns that some Houses of Assembly might still go ahead to endorse the four controversial components of the constitution amendments.
The Nation, December 22, 2017

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