Speaking at a two day retreat of the Committee on Constitution Review, the Deputy Speaker who heads the House Committee on Constitutional Amendment, said his committee has received 305 proposals from Nigerians and 112 bills from members on various national issues.
He said: “In keeping faith with the timeline it set for itself to achieve the first set of amendment by December 2025, the Committee has undertaken the following activities: pre-inaugural meeting; sub-committees on workplan development; inauguration of the Committee; call for memoranda appointment and inauguration of Consultants; retreat of the Secretariat and Consultants of the House joint Committee Secretariat and Consultants of both the Senate and the House“Furthermore, the Constitutional...
“Our consultations will extend to the Judiciary, election stakeholders, women groups, traditional rulers and civil society organizations among others, and presently we have received 305 proposals from Nigerians and 112 bills sponsored by Members are at various stages of consideration in the House. These memos have been analysed by the Committee Consultants and a report will be presented to the Members during the course of this deliberations.
While applauding the work of the House committee so far, Senator Akpabio said that time has come for Nigerians to take their destiny into their hands. “We must take into account the diverse perspectives and experiences that make up our great nation. By doing so, we lay a solid foundation for a constitution that truly represents the hope and dreams of every single Nigerian alive.
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