The Nigerian Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on the review of the 1999 constitution has called on the general public, the Executive, the Judiciary, professional bodies, interests groups and civil society organizations to submit memoranda for further alterations of the 1999 constitution.

You will recall that the president of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, in february, 2020 announced the membership of a 56-man Steering and Constitution Review Committee.

The committee has all principal officers as members; one Senator from each State of the Federation, and two Senators selected to represent each geo-political zone in the country.

Also in a circular issued by the Deputy Senate President and Chairman of the Review Committee Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, said that the Senate Ad-hoc committee therefore requests the general public, the executive, judiciary bodies, professionals bodies, civil society organisations and other interest groups to submit memoranda and proposals for further alteration(s) of the 1999 constitution (as amended) under the underlisted matters and any other matter that will promote good governance and welfare of all persons in the country on the principles of freedom, equity and justice, namely:

1. Gender equality for women and girls
2.The federal structure and power devolution

3. Local Government/Local government autonomy
4. Public revenue fiscal federalism & Revenue allocation
5. Nigerian Police and Nigerian security Architecture
6. Comprehensive judicial reforms
7. Electoral reforms to strengthen INEC to deliver transparently credible and free elections
8. Socio-economic and cultural rights as contained in chapters 2 of the constitution
9. Strengthening the Independence of oversight institutions and agencies created by the constitution or pursuant to an Act of the National Assembly
10. Residency and Indigine Provisions
11. Immunity
12. The National Assembly
13. State Creation

Principal officers on the membership of the Constitution Review Committee include: the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege (Chairman); Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi; Deputy Leader, Ajayi Boroffice; Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe; Deputy Whip, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi; Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha; Minority Whip, Philip Aduda; and Deputy Minority Whip, Sahabi Alhaji Ya’u.

furthermore Lawmakers selected to represent each State include: Theordore Orji, Abia; Aishat Ahmed, Adamawa; Bassey Akpan, Akwa-Ibom; Stella Oduah, Anambra; Haliru Jika Dauda, Bauchi; Biobarukuma Deji-Eremenyo, Bayelsa; Gabriel Suswam, Benue; Abubakar Kyari, Borno; Gershom Bassey, Cross River; James Manager, Delta; Samuel Egwu, Ebonyi; Matthew Urhoghide, Edo; Opeyemi Bamidele, Ekiti; Ike Ekweremadu, Enugu; and Mohammed Danjuma Goje, Gombe.

Others are: Rochas Okorocha, Imo; Sabo Mohammed, Jigawa; Uba Sani, Kaduna; Kabiru Gaya, Kano; Baba Ahmed Kaita, Katsina; Mohammed Adamu Aliero, Kebbi; Smart Adeyemi, Kogi; Suleiman Sadiq Umar, Kwara; Oluremi Tinubu, Lagos; Abdullahi Adamu, Nasarawa; Mohammed Sani Musa, Niger; Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun; Nicholas Olubukola, Ondo; Surajudeen Ajibola, Osun; Teslim Folarin, Oyo; Hezekiah Ayuba, Plateau; George Thompson Sekibo, Rivers; Aliyu Wamakko, Sokoto; Yusuf A. Yusuf, Taraba; Ibrahim Geidam, Yobe; and Mohammed Hassan, Zamfara.

Representatives of Geo-political zones are: Bala Ibn Na’Allah and Ibrahim Shekarau, North-West; Kashim Shettima and Lawal Yahaya, North-East; Tanko Al-Makura and Yakubu Oseni, North-Central; Abdulfatai Buhari and Biodun Olujimi, South-West; Lilian Uche Ekwunife and Chukwuka Utazi, South-East; Rose Oko and Akon Eyakenyi, South-South.

The statement further directed all memoranda and proposals to be submitted to the secretariat of the committee in rooms 28, Senate New Wing, National Assembly complex Abuja not later than 14 days from the date of this publication.

Proposals could be sent electronically through the email address of the committee secretariat scrc9nass@gmail.com or 08033109357, 08097522601

�Source: https://naijatv.net/nigerian-senate-calls-for-memoranda-for-the-review-of-1999-constitution/

Ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away 1Pet.5:4

The troublesome constitution!

MMWandali:
Ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away 1Pet.5:4

Meaning??

Distraction Strategy

Academic exercise

The Constitution Should Be Discarded Entirely. Representatives Of All Segments Of The Country Should Be Convened To Draft A New One.

Sharia is supreme

Says a Government that ignored 2014 confab.
so after this review drama will they accept the recommendations? No is the answer.
Don't they know what and what is wrong with it from their common sense? Don't they hear the daily cries of the populations?

Liars..

Any serious Reps would have tabled on how to scrap the unworkable 1999 constitution Immediately they were elected cos thats one of the major thing drawing us back


........but that can never be their priorities as it is not about money sharing.

Hian

No make Dem sit down.....yeye people

tit:
Sharia is supreme

Sharia cannot be supreme, the Nigerian Constitution is supreme get that into your senses