The House of Representatives special committee on the review of the 1999 constitution has commenced the process of further alteration to the provision of the 1999 constitution (as amended).
To this end, the committee has requested the general public, Executive and judicial bodies, civil society organization professional bodies, and another interest group to submit memoranda or proposal to the secretariat of the committee at room H331, House of Representatives White House not later than 9th December 2020,
Soft copies should also be sent electronically to the committee’s email address; RepsConstReview@gmail.com for further alteration(s), of the 1999 constitution (as amended) on the following thematic areas.
The Committee, chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon Ahmed Idris Wase calls for memoranda on the following thematic areas, federal structure and power devaluation, local government autonomy, fiscal federation, revenue allocation, Nigerian police and security architectures, and judicial reforms, as the top of the agenda.
Others include; Electoral reform to strengthen INEC to deliver transparently credible, free and fair elections, socio-economic and cultural right as contained in chapter 2 of the constitution, strengthen the independence of oversight institutions, immunity, state creation, National Assembly, and others that will promote good governance and welfare of all persons.
In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Speaker, Umar Mohammed Puma, also to be on the front burner of discourse, include; immunity, state creation, National Assembly, and other matters that will promote good governance and welfare of all persons, residency and indigenous provision.
Recall that the House of Representative Assembly committee had on 15th October 2020 inaugurated the constitution review committee to handle all Bill’s seeking alterations in the provision of the 1999 constitution.