Chairman, Atar Communications Nig.) Ltd, owners of Liberty TV/Radios, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for assenting to 16 Constitution alteration Bills recently passed by National Assembly and States Houses of Assembly.
According to Ramalan, the legislations, which moved Railway and Electricity to the Concurrent Legislative list, granted financial autonomy to State judiciary and legislature, will enhance the federal structure of the country.
Recall that the National Assembly had last year transmitted 34 Constitution alteration to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. However, President Buhari, on Friday assented to 16 of the Bills, including the Bills moving electricity and railway from the Exclusive to concurrent Legislative list, among others.
Ramalan added that Bills number 16 and 17 seeks “to move the item ‘railways’ from the Exclusive/Legislative list to the Concurrent Legislative list ” and “allow States to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in areas covered by the national grid, and for related matters”, respectively.
