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Reports from the just concluded joint retreat on Constitution Review held in Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos indicates that the Senate and House Committee on Constitution Review have terminated the Not Too Young To Run bill, online media SaharaReporters reported on Sunday.

The bill, though passed at 1st and 2nd readings, was not included in the final report that was considered and adopted by the lawmakers at the Lagos retreat which held on 14 – 15 July 2017.

The implication of the removal of the bill in the final report simply means that the bill will not be brought before the floor of both houses of the National Assembly for Nigerian lawmakers to debate and make their final decision on the bill, thereby truncating the full legislative process the bill rightly deserves.

The lawmakers, numbering 46 Senators and 49 House of Reps members (fully listed here) as well as the Speakers of the 36 States House of Assembly unilaterally decided the fate of the bill at the level of their Constitution Review Committee joint retreat held in Lagos.

Read full report here: http://www.signalng.com/breaking-meet-nigerian-lawmakers-terminated-nottooyoungtorun-bill-full-list/

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VillageParrot:
Reports from the just concluded joint retreat on Constitution Review held in Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos indicates that the Senate and House Committee on Constitution Review have terminated the Not Too Young To Run bill, online media SaharaReporters reported on Sunday.

The bill, though passed at 1st and 2nd readings, was not included in the final report that was considered and adopted by the lawmakers at the Lagos retreat which held on 14 – 15 July 2017.

The implication of the removal of the bill in the final report simply means that the bill will not be brought before the floor of both houses of the National Assembly for Nigerian lawmakers to debate and make their final decision on the bill, thereby truncating the full legislative process the bill rightly deserves.

The lawmakers, numbering 46 Senators and 49 House of Reps members (fully listed here) as well as the Speakers of the 36 States House of Assembly unilaterally decided the fate of the bill at the level of their Constitution Review Committee joint retreat held in Lagos.

Read full report here: http://www.signalng.com/breaking-meet-nigerian-lawmakers-terminated-nottooyoungtorun-bill-full-list/

SENATE
S/N NAME PHONE NUMBER
1. Sen. Ike Ekweremadu 08065290996
2. Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe 0803312945/07055090282
3. Senator Binta Garba 08033589871
4. Senator Andy Uba 08057733333/070560006000/08070705050
5. Senator Godswill Akpabio 09029999909
6. Senator Suleiman Nazif 07037786011
7. Senator Emmanuel Paulker
8. Senator George Akume 08034012345/08062090667
9. Senator John Enoh
10. Senator James Manager 08033224957
11. Senator Sunny Ogbuoji
12. Senator Francis Alimikhena
13. Senator Biodun Olujimi 08033141536
14. Senator Gilbert Nnaji 08020870925/08033229995/08035952241
15. Senator Danjuma M. Goje 08099653259
16. Senator Good Hope Uzodinma 08066999996/08055533643/08065316222
17. Senator Abdullahi Gumel 08033140878
18. Senator Shehu Sani 08033144872
19. Senator Kabiru Gaya 08130000255
20. Senator Abu Ibrahim 08058107174
21. Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah 08027609999
22. Senator Mohammed Lafiagi 08036591683
23. Senator Dino Melaye 08033146905
24. Senator Olugbenga Ashafa 08022243054
25. Senator Abdullahi Adamu 08053773332/08036792472
26. Senator David Umaru 08033975465
27. Senator Joseph Gbolahan
28. Senator Robert Boroffice
29. Senator Olusola Adeyeye 08078424132
30. Senator Monsurat Summonu 08023365022
31. Senator Joshua Dariye
32. Senator Ibrahim Gobir
33. Senator Emmanuel Bwacha 08052604437
34. Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim
35. Senator Rufa’i Ahmad
36. Senator Philip T. Aduda
37. Senator Oduah Stella 08033496777
38. Senator Rose Okoji 08033328626
39. Senator Oluremi Tinubu 08034991111
40. Senator Aliyu Wamakko 07033181818
41. Senator Jeremiah Useni
42. Senator Joshua Lidani
43. Senator Ben Murray-Bruce 08027750605
44. Senator Mohammed A. Aliero
45. Senator Bayero Usman
46. Senator Ali Ndume 08109480000


I hope you can see your Common Sense Senator there

Issokay

Senator Ali Ndume's name on the list?
But is he not supposed to be on suspension?

funny out of 46 senators, op singled out only one name. I'm angry with Ben Bruce these days sha, so no long thing

Thanks for the sharing. Im contacting rep from Akwa Ibom on list. I'm going to send them an email telling they're dumb for this. This and independent candidacy should be pursued.

If you guys really care pester your representative they don't read nairaland like us. Anyway people of Akwa Ibom feel free to contact your rep.

(PDP) Henry Okon Archibong - Itu/Ibiono Ibom

08037055929

archieokon@yahoo.com



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See as southerner names full the list

RZArecta:
funny out of 46 senators, op singled out only one name. I'm angry with Ben Bruce these days sha, so no long thing

na today u kn say all of dem na pretender

walemoney007:
See as southerner names full the list

Yup you see this bipartisan support against this bill.

I'll bookmark this page for reverence purpose..

See, this is exactly what I'm talking about when I say that Nigeria's political elite is too self-seeking and parasitical to expect meaningful reform to come from within their ranks. It is simply a waste of time to expect anything good from people who were drawn to politics in the first place by the prospect of getting rich through stealing from the "national cake" - and with a few exceptions, that is really what Nigerian "politicians" are really all about.

Things will only begin to change for the better in Nigeria when politicians have the fear of provoking mass anger to keep them in line, but unfortunately this is unlikely to happen as long as so many Nigerians willingly swallow the tribalistic distractions dangled before them by the crooks keeping them mired in poverty; no matter how brazen a thief a politician is shown to be s/he has only to dig up the tribal angle and in a flash a wall of would-be protectors come out of the woodwork to offer their services for free, all shouting "Leave our son/daughter alone!!!" or "This is a witch hunt!!!", even as the thief they are protecting is enjoying a lavish lifestyle in America or Europe that these tribal champions will never catch sight of in their entire lives.

To illustrate what is wrong with the mentality of so many Nigerians, while I support the right of every group to self-determination, including allowing IPOB the freedom to advocate for secession, and I think they have every right to ask for a free and fair referendum on the matter, I can't help but find it strange that none of them take outrage at their senators and representatives sitting by and allowing the budget for the 2nd Niger Bridge to be slashed, preferring to spend all their energy online insulting "afonjas" and "ab.okis", as if that would ever make any difference in their lives. How can representatives who don't care enough to demand funding for such a vital piece of infrastructure be expected to take the slightest step to push for secession, and what is to stop this same class of selfish "efulefus" from ruling the roost after Biafran independence?

I used Biafra as an example here, but similar things could be said for most of the rest of the country, e.g. Osun's recent election of the "dancing senator" whose only qualification was being the brother of the previous one who died, or Ekiti's election of an ignorant, loudmouthed buffoon like Fayose, or Kogi's choice of the useless "son" called Yahya Bello, or the hero's welcome accorded a thief like Ibori, or the northerners who demand 4 more years from a Buhari who spent 6 months doing nothing, 1 year flying hither and thither, and the next 6 months wrestling with a mystery illness he refuses to disclose ... The Nigerian masses can complain about the terrible quality of the country's governance, but they are really only getting what they deserve for allowing tribal and religious considerations to almost always overrule objective thinking.

omohayek:
See, this is exactly what I'm talking about when I say that Nigeria's political elite is too self-seeking and parasitical to expect meaningful reform to come from within their ranks. It is simply a waste of time to expect anything good from people who were drawn to politics in the first place by the prospect of getting rich through stealing from the "national cake" - and with a few exceptions, that is really what Nigerian "politicians" are really all about.

Things will only begin to change for the better in Nigeria when politicians have the fear of provoking mass anger to keep them in line, but unfortunately this is unlikely to happen as long as so many Nigerians willingly swallow the tribalistic distractions dangled before them by the crooks keeping them mired in poverty; no matter how brazen a thief a politician is shown to be s/he has only to dig up the tribal angle and in a flash a wall of would-be protectors come out of the woodwork to offer their services for free, all shouting "Leave our son/daughter alone!!!" or "This is a witch hunt!!!", even as the thief they are protecting is enjoying a lavish lifestyle in America or Europe that these tribal champions will never catch sight of in their entire lives.

To illustrate what is wrong with the mentality of so many Nigerians, while I support the right of every group to self-determination, including allowing IPOB the freedom to advocate for secession, and I think they have every right to ask for a free and fair referendum on the matter, I can't help but find it strange that none of them take outrage at their senators and representatives sitting by and allowing the budget for the 2nd Niger Bridge to be slashed, preferring to spend all their energy online insulting "afonjas" and "ab.okis", as if that would ever make any difference in their lives. How can representatives who don't care enough to demand funding for such a vital piece of infrastructure be expected to take the slightest step to push for secession, and what is to stop this same class of selfish "efulefus" from ruling the roost after Biafran independence?

I used Biafra as an example here, but similar things could be said for most of the rest of the country, e.g. Osun's recent election of the "dancing senator" whose only qualification was being the brother of the previous one who died, or Ekiti's election of an ignorant, loudmouthed buffoon like Fayose, or Kogi's choice of the useless "son" called Yahya Bello, or the hero's welcome accorded a thief like Ibori, or the northerners who demand 4 more years from a Buhari who spent 6 months doing nothing, 1 year flying hither and thither, and the next 6 months wrestling with a mystery illness he refuses to disclose ... The Nigerian masses can complain about the terrible quality of the country's governance, but they are really only getting what they deserve for allowing tribal and religious considerations to almost always overrule objective thinking.

I'd like to hear your thoughts on looting and truly empowering 'your ' people to increase productivity (tractors and industrial parks)