Tag: Legislative Bill

“Only through ‘Doctrine of Necessity’ can Nigeria be restructured” – Promoter of Bill to Tinubu

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Dr. Akin Fapohunda

Drafter and promoter of a private Bill on ‘doctrine of necessity’, Dr. Akin Fapohunda, says he is set to introduce regional government in Nigeria. Dr. Fapohunda made this stance known in an exclusive discourse on a LibertyTV public affairs programe: ‘Democracy In Practice’. The promoter of a private Bill further proposed that Nigeria must replace the current system before the next election in 2027, but only through the ‘Doctrine of Necessity’ against the background of flaws of the present Federal Presidential system, which many citizens say is too expensive, and…

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Tinubu to receive Bill on regional government next week

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Tinubu 2 receive Bill

A Bill proposing a shift to a regional governance structure in Nigeria is set for submission to President Bola Tinubu next week. This development follows the House of Representatives’ denial of the draft Bill, which recently circulated online in the past week. The Bill, titled: ‘A Bill for an Act to substitute the annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with new governance model for the Federal Republic of Nigeria’, aims to introduce laws to be known as “The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria New Governance Model for Nigeria…

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