BloomingDale:


Lol

eddie7:
Any info on the version of the house of reps voting?

powerfulguy:

https://www.nairaland.com/7009655/constitutional-amendment-house-reps-begin

kingi777:
26. A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Permit Public Servants to Engage in Healthcare Education, Production and Services beyond Farming; and for Related Matters.
Yes - 89
No – 1
Abstain –0
Total: 90

Please can someone in the house interpret this to me?

Parachoko:
Any Local Government Chairman wey gree nah mumu and won't last long on the seat.

If the bill is pass into law, a LG chairman can't be removed by the Governor, and won't even have access to the LG funds.

Remag666:

Where VAT dey for there abeg? I no see am o

garfield1:
E remain vat

fergie001:

They also voted against it

Bobloco:



Will this bill allow INEC to conduct elections for LG chairman and councilors instead of the usual practice of state electoral umpire conducting elections in the local government areas

syntekelite:


No 34.. means vat isnt controlled by govt but by states...

Bobloco:
Will this bill allow INEC to conduct elections for LG chairman and councilors instead of the usual practice of state electoral umpire conducting elections in the local government areas

fergie001:

Technically, they left it @ status quo.

fergie001:

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fergie001:

Technically, they left it @ status quo.

BluntCrazeMan:
And the Status quo is, the FIRS??

BluntCrazeMan:
I just discovered that some of the amendments which the H.O.R passed were not passed by the Senate.
And some that were passed by the Senate were not passed by the H.O.R.
..
Thus, the two houses are not on the same agreement with the amendments.
..
(You can provide a summary topic where the results of the two houses on the amendments were presented side-by-side)
..
My question now is..
What's the next thing to happen about the Provisions where the two houses are having different conclusions??

fergie001:

Both chambers will set up a conference committee to harmonise the differences in the proposed amendments. The only bills in perspective will be bills that both houses did not concur to.

If both chambers are not able to harmonise the differences, the bills will be returned to the respective houses of the national assembly for fresh voting.

After harmonisation, the bills are then transmitted to the state houses of assembly by the clerk of the national assembly for their concurrence.

BluntCrazeMan:
The process is still long ooo.
And if they didn't conclude before their tenure expires,, the new assembly will start the whole process afresh, sheey??
(Ike Ekweremadu comes to mind)

IBBG:
Its power and VAT with LG autonomy that I'm glad about

stevnwigw1:
don't be too glad cos RUGA can have its way in the LGA or fight will burst when FG finally uses its hand to put people in the various council headquarters- source says

fergie001:

The Constitution doesn't permit it.

LG Chairmen & Councillors will have their elections conducted by SIECs.

garfield1:
It means lg autonomy will remain a theory

fergie001: