ABUJA—SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has given life to President Muhammadu Buhari’s submission that the issue of restructuring rested with the National Assembly as the only legal institution mandated to enact laws for the country. He said though the President had powers, the constitution only empowered him as the head of the executive arm of government to implement the laws made by the legislature.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/restructuring-buhari-right-referring-issue-nass-dogara/

NGpatriot:
Why people are attacking the president over restructuring beats me, restructuring is the job of the NASS, but you leave NASS alone to crucify the president.

If you want to restructure, why not take your case to NASS, they are your elected mouthpiece and representatives, you vote for and elect them to carry out your wishes, like restructure.

Now, when was the last time you challenged your reps and senators to tender, deliberate and pass restructure or constitutional amendment bill?

Just imagine, a society full or supposedly educate people ranting and lamenting, attacking the President for not doing other people's job even after educating you that the right place to take your grievance to is the National Assembly.

How do you achieve anything as a people if you lack basic knowledge about the Nigerian constitution, separation of powers and basic civic education?

This Is really embarrassing and extremely shameful.

jerseyboy:
National assembly is not authorized to write a new constitution. That job belongs to a constituent assembly of the various nationalities.

NGpatriot:



= Legislatures, elected representatives.

jerseyboy:


Legislatures make Laws to GOVERN based on previously agreed constitution.

A constituent assembly or constitutional assembly is a body or assembly of popularly elected representatives which is assembled for the purpose of drafting or adopting a constitution or similar document.

Again, National assembly is not authorized to write a new constitution. That job belongs to a constituent assembly of the various nationalities.

jerseyboy:


Legislatures make Laws to GOVERN based on previously agreed constitution.

A constituent assembly or constitutional assembly is a body or assembly of popularly elected representatives which is assembled for the purpose of drafting or adopting a constitution or similar document.

Again, National assembly is not authorized to write a new constitution. That job belongs to a constituent assembly of the various nationalities.

NGpatriot:



No need to keep going back and forth with semantics, the constitutional powers to make laws, amend the constitution and restructure Nigeria belongs to the Nigerian legislature. PERIOD.

jerseyboy:

"All logical arguments can be defeated by the simple refusal to reason logically"
Steven Weinberg

Only N/Assembly Can Actualize Restructuring — Dogara


Only the National Assembly can actualize the ongoing agitations to restructure the country, Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has said.

https://dailytrust.com/only-n-assembly-can-actualize-restructuring-dogara

Restructuring: NASS has the last say

SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that despite the agitations and clamour in many parts of the country for restructuring, the National Assembly has the last say based on constitutional provisions.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/restructuring-nass-last-say-dogara/

jerseyboy:


Legislatures make Laws to GOVERN based on previously agreed constitution.

A constituent assembly or constitutional assembly is a body or assembly of popularly elected representatives which is assembled for the purpose of drafting or adopting a constitution or similar document.

Again, National assembly is not authorized to write a new constitution. That job belongs to a constituent assembly of the various nationalities.

IGBOSON1:


A Daniel come to judgement!

akinloye19995:
nation assembler is not authorized to write a change constitutional. That hiring belongs to a constituency assembler of the variety ethnicities.

N’Assembly’s Amended 1999 Constitution Ready June 2021

September 7, 2020 .


The National Assembly will by June 2021 be ready with the amended 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for onward transmission to the President for his assent, THISDAY has learnt.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/09/07/nassemblys-amended-1999-constitution-ready-june-2021/

adekolaelect:
Can some one tell me If restructuring is in our constitution ? If non !!!! t[b]he best easiest way to get it is to pray we have another military rule which will negate our present constitutions so they can input it in the arrangements of new constitutions[/b] bcs all these our greedy politicians can never consider what can remove present unaccountable Yams from their mouths.

The Federal Military Government by Decree No. 24 of 1999 promulgated the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria(Promulgation) Decree 1999 whereby the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (the Constitution) came into being.

https://allafrica.com/stories/200204150756.html