Tag: Constitution Review

Senate to conclude 1999 Constitution review in 2yrs – Jibrin

Aminu Imam

Deputy President of the Senate and chairman of the 1999 Constitution Review Committee, Barau Jibrin, has said that the Constitutional review would be concluded within two years. The chairman stated this on Wednesday, during the inaugural meeting of the 45-member committee constituted last week by the Senate. He informed that the steering committee of the Constitutional review committee would submit a work plan and a process map with timelines to be presented for consideration and approval by members in the next meeting. Jibrin assured that the committee would work to…

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1999 Constitution review essential to Nigeria’s unity – Atiku

Aminu Imam

The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said that the review of the constitution is highly essential to the unity of Nigeria, as his administration will pursue it with all seriousness if he wins next year’s presidential election. He made this disclosure at the ‘26th LBS Alumni Day 2022’, organised by the Alumni of the Lagos Business School at the Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos. Atiku spoke during the first session which was moderated by an associate professor of strategy, corporate governance and risk management…

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“Expedite action on 1999 Constitution review” – Southern senators tell State Assemblies

Aminu Imam

The Southern Senators’ Forum has urged the State’s Houses of Assemblies to fast-track the passage of constitution amendment Bills transmitted by the National Assembly. The Chairman of the Forum, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, made the appeal in a statement issued on the occasion of the commemoration of the 62nd Independence anniversary. Recall that the National Assembly had, in March, transmitted 44 Constitution alteration Bills to the State Houses of Assembly for concurrence. The federal lawmakers had voted on 68 bills aimed at amending the 1999 Constitution, after which 44 were approved…

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Senate to vote on report of 1999 Constitution review committee March 1

Aminu Imam

The Senate will on March 1, vote on the report of the Senate Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution. Chairman of the Committee, Sen.Ovie Omo-Agege, (APC- Delta) gave the hint at plenary, following an announcement made to invite members of the committee to a meeting scheduled to hold by 2 p.m, after plenary. Omo-Agege, who presided over the session, disclosed that the report of the Constitution Review Committee would be laid at plenary today, Wednesday, Feb. 23, and copies distributed to lawmakers. He, therefore, appealed to Senators to…

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Constitution Review: Governors may lose immunity for criminal offences

Aminu Imam

…Sexual harassment, disobedience to court now impeachable offenses The much-awaited amendment of the 1999 Constitution is winding down this week and major inclusions have been reportedly made into the new rule book. The news went round on Monday that the recommendations so far made by experts guiding the federal lawmakers in the assignment are listed for ratification this weekend. A 2-day arrangement has been made for the experts and the federal lawmakers to have a final look at the recommendations before the final consideration. A major recommendation by the experts…

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Nigeria needs Constitution review on presidential system – Aminu Dantata

Aminu Imam

Former Board Chairman of the Northern Nigeria Flour Mills Plc, Aminu Dantata, has disclosed that the presidential system of government is too expensive for Nigeria to run. This was stated by Dantata, on Wednesday, when he received a delegation of the Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), led by Ango Abdullahi at his residence in Kano. The NEF was in Kano on a condolence visit to the family of the Late Bashir Tofa, former presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention, (NRC), who died at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, (AKTH),…

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“Stop threatening Nigerians with war” – PDP warns Buhari

Aminu Imam

…Says he can’t Stop Nigerians from amending Constitution The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against pushing the nation to the precipices by his arrogant and dictatorial remarks as well as inflammatory referencing to war, particularly in his apparent aversion towards the constitutionally guaranteed rights of Nigerians. The main opposition Party said its caution is in response to an incendiary comment credited to President Buhari, wherein he was reported to have observed the demand by Nigerians for Constitutional restructuring as contiguous with warfare, while sentencing the proponents…

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‘Nigeria cannot have new Constitution, Says Senate Dep. President, Omo-Agege

Aminu Imam

Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has shot down calls for a new Constitution, noting that granting such a request would be impossible. Omo-Agege said the Senate Committee on the review of the constitution is working “in accordance with the extant legal order which is the 1999 Constitution.” The deputy senate president revealed this at the on-going 2-day National Public Hearing on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, in Abuja. He said, “Specifically, section 9 of the Constitution empowers the National Assembly to alter the provisions of the Constitution…

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Constitution Review: Group wants NASS to prioritise human rights Constitution

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

An election monitoring group, Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has called on the National Assembly to bequeath Nigerians, a Constitution that will address and protect human rights of every individual. Executive Director, CTA, Ms Faith Nwadishi, made the call in an interview in Abuja. Nwadishi said that the group was looking at a Constitution that would address and protect rights of every individual, especially the right of women to participate in building democracy. “This is such that we do not have a one-sided participation where you have few people, who…

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Constitution Review: Southern, Northern Kaduna agree to split into 2 new States

Aminu Imam

The Northern Muslim Hausa/Fulani dominated part of Northern Kaduna and their long-term rival Southern Christian, Non-Hausa/Fulani from the part of Kaduna State who have been engaged in infamous inter-ethnic and religious clashes for decades, have agreed for the split of Kaduna State into two new States. Speaking yesterday, during the presentation and defence of their memos at the Senate ad-hoc Committee and the House of Reps’ Special Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution at the Hassan Katsina House, both parties said creating new States from the present Kaduna…

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