• Obtain 40 amendments because the 1999 constitutional evaluate begins
Deputy Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has revealed that 40 payments have been acquired for the graduation of the 1999 constitutional evaluate.
He additionally introduced that the evaluate committee would full its project in December 2025. Kalu made the revelations through the pre-inaugural assembly of the Home of Representatives Committee on the Assessment of the 1999 Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which he additionally doubles as Chairman.
The Vice President additionally stated that the Fee for the Assessment of the Structure can be formally inaugurated on February 26, 2024. Recall that the Home management lately constituted the Fee for the tenth Nationwide Meeting, making it the sixth time that it Parliament will make modifications to the Nigerian Structure. .
The Vice Chairman added that the fee would have in mind the considerations of Nigerians and bequeath to the nation a structure that will mirror the will of the individuals.
He added that the committee would additionally think about some necessary payments that didn’t obtain due consideration within the final revision of the structure.
Kalu urged sponsors and initiators of the payments to advocate for the payments early and totally.
“The committee is absolutely conscious of the considerations of Nigerians on the necessity to conclude and conclude discussions on the Nigerian Structure. Nonetheless, I wish to say that the character of the Nigerian Structure and the historical past surrounding the style by which it was drafted and handed over to a brand new civilian authorities in 1999 makes it needed for us to repeatedly evaluate the varied provisions of the Structure and work in the direction of the reaching consensus on ongoing constitutional debates.”
Kalu careworn that the scope of the committee contains the modification of the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) and different legal guidelines requiring modification, in accordance with Part 8 and Part 9 of the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Nigeria.
Others, he stated, obtain and think about any proposal, invoice for the modification of the 1999 Structure (as amended), which can be made or referred to by the legal guidelines, and which can make sure that the amendments to the Structure are adopted by the Nationwide Meeting and accepted by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Additionally, making a discussion board for related stakeholders and members of the general public to supply their inputs into the constitutional evaluate course of, to enact legal guidelines to enhance the welfare and aspirations of the Nigerian individuals.
As well as, constructing a strong cooperative relationship with the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the 36 State Homes of Representatives, whose resolutions kind a part of the legislative course of in the direction of the payments; liaise with related authorities companies, civil society organizations, multilateral and supranational our bodies, to attain sound modification to the Nigerian Structure; and liaising with related authorities companies, civil society organizations, multilateral and supranational our bodies to make sure sound modification to the Nigerian Structure.
