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The People's Constitution

If and whenever we are called upon to present an alternative Constitution so as to stave off a meltdown of the Nigerian State, here is the link. It's a million times better than the current abomination:

We believe this is the way to go...otherwise...I fear to say...
#thinkAgain

Please, take time to study it, yes, black people are capable of rendering optimal and world moving solutions, my people. It's time to challenge energitically our destinies and determine and form the future for ours and the next generartions.

https://theportcitynews.com/downloads/Draft-constitution-of-the-federation-of-nigeria.pdf?fbclid=IwAR06ON8g1xA8RH7oop6ggrbzJz2as2MWLc95oltHj48mcfYW5djGEygadUU

PREAMBLE DECLARATION

CHAPTER ONE

We, the People hereby agree to establish the Federation of Nigeria as a country of ten federating regions, whereby the regions are equal in all ramifications, are autonomous, and are self- sustaining. We the People, through the ten Federating Regions, have resolved to establish a Central Government, which shall be established as an agency of the regions, for the sole purpose of harmonizing the policies of the regions, and managing a national system, on behalf of the federating regions.
That the Federation of Nigeria, shall guarantee the Right to Life, Freedom and the Pursuit of Happiness as paramount Laws, that cannot be breached by the Federating Regions, the Government of the Federation or the agencies. The Fundamental Human Rights of all citizens cannot be breached.

AIM OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION

The aim of the government of the Federation of Nigeria, shall be the Welfare of the People. The Government of the Federation of Nigeria shall be at the pleasure of the Citizens, for the Welfare of the Citizens, and for the Security of the Citizens.

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

Nigeria, we hail thee
Our dear Fatherland
Though tribe and tongue may differ In brotherhood we stand
Nigerians all, are proud to serve Our sovereign Fatherland
Our flag shall be a symbol
That Truth and Justice reign In peace or battle honoured And this we count as gain
To hand to our children
A banner without stain
O God of creation
Grant this our one request Help us build a country Where no man is oppressed And so with peace and plenty Nigeria may be blessed.

THE NATIONAL PLEDGE

I pledge to Nigeria, my country
To be faithful, loyal and honest
To serve Nigeria with all my strength To protect her unity
And defend her honor and glory
So help me God.

SECTION 1
THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA

1. The country shall be officially known as the Federation of Nigeria
2. The political capital of the Federation shall be situated within the Abuja City Area of definite
boundaries
3. The Federation of Nigeria shall be a secular country where there is no recognition of any
religion in any form whatsoever
4. Religion shall be personal and no form, government, agencies, or any official entity of the
Federation, shall demand the religious leaning of any individual nor is the individual at
liberty to tell
5. Under the sun and the skies, on earth and in any part of the universe, all citizens of the
Federation of Nigeria equal in all ramifications regardless of tongue, creed or adherence, and
all men shall be so treated under the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria
6. The Federation of Nigeria shall be made up of 10 regions along ethnic nationality lines
and/or along sociocultural affiliations
regions shall be as follows:
7. The regions shall be as follows:

i. Oodua Region (for all Yoruba speaking People)
ii. Bendel Region (for the Benin Kingdom, Urhobo Kingdom, Esan Kingdom, Isoko Kingdom, Itsekiri Kingdom) and their affiliates
iii. Ala-Igbo Region (for all Igbo-speaking people)
iv. Atlantic Coast Region (for the Izon Kingdom, Kalabari Kingdom, Ogoni Kingdom &
Bonny Kingdom)
v. Calabar Region (comprising of Anang, Efik, Ibibio, Ogoja, Ugep and their affiliates)
vi. Benue Valley Region (Idoma, Tiv, Junkun and all areas from the Benue Valley along the Eastern shore of the River Niger to the Yola
vii. Kainji Region comprising of the Nupe, Ebira, Igala, Gbagi, and all areas from Minna to Kotangora and to Lokoja)
viii. Plateau Region (from the Eastern Plateau to Southern Kaduna, Nasarawa and their affiliates)
ix. Arewa Region comprising of the original Hausa Bokwoi states from Katsina to Kano, Zaria, Sokoto to Yaure)
x. The Kanem Region (comprising of the old Kanem-Bornu Empire from Maiduguri to Hadejia, Gombe & Bauchi)

SECTION 2

THE PARLIAMENTARY FEDERATION

1. Each Federating Region shall elect 21 members to the Parliament
2. Each elected Parliamentarian shall be a member of a party or an affiliate of one
3. The party with the largest number of parliamentarians, shall be invited to form the
government of the federation
4. The leader of the party with the largest number of parliamentarians shall be the Prime
Minister, or as agreed by a coalition
5. The Prime Minister shall choose the Federal Ministers from among the Parliamentarians
6. The Parliamentary decisions shall be on a simple majority
7. The Prime Minister would have as much powers as the Parliament directs
8. All decisions executed by the Prime Minister and/or other ministers, must be thoroughly
argued in Parliament and agreed.

who drafted it?
how comprehensive is it?
how do u/we/they replace d current one?

SECTION 3

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION

1. The Prime Minister shall be the Head of the Government of the Federation
2. A Prime Minister is elected among his parliamentary peers for a period of 4 years
3. A Prime Minister or his/her government may be removed from office by passing a vote of no
confidence
4. A vote of no confidence must be passed by a simple majority in parliament
5. A quorum must always be formed not less than two-thirds of the parliament for the decision
to be legal & binding
6. Matters to be debated upon must be gazetted and circulated at least five (5) working days
before the debate is called up
7. All debated issues must be circulated and the agreement of at least six (6) of ten (10) regions must be obtained even without contravening the provision of other aspects of the constitution
8. In the absence of the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister shall by a simple act of the parliament, immediately be made Prime Minister for three (3) months within which elections must be held for all Federal Parliamentarians for a new government to be formed
9. The general elections shall be carried out on a day agreed by all regions, and the government of the federation
10. The Government of the Federation shall not set up any business organization in any form, in any way, for any reason
11. The Government of the Federation shall be restricted to perform only regulatory roles to oversee the economy
12. The Government of the Federation shall set up regulatory organizations and shall not be a direct participant in any business concern whatsoever
13. The Government of the Federation shall carry out projects within the constitutionally assigned roles alone
14. Such projects by the Government of the Federation shall be carried out on contractual basis or by direct labor
15. All projects and contractual terms shall be subject to the approval of parliament prior to award and execution
16. The Government of the Federation shall carry out 5-year Plans that shall be the basis of Capital Budgeting on a yearly basis
17. The 5-Year Development Plan shall be approved by parliament prior to the preparation and submission of the Annual Budget
18. The Government of the Federation shall have an Annual Work Program which shall be a breakdown of the 5-Year Development Plan
19. The Annual Work Program shall be the basis of Capital Budgeting and shall be approved by parliament
20. No item outside the Work Program shall be included in any section or aspect of the annual budget
21. The Work Program of any particular year must be fully executed before appropriating for the subsequent year
22. Work Program & Budget Execution shall be certified by the Auditor General to be legally deemed as completed
23. The Government of the Federation is at liberty to fund programs within the purview of the Regional Government with the legal consent of the Regional Government
24. Any funding by the Government of the Federation, of program or programs of the Regional Government, shall give the Federal Government oversight of such programs
25. Regional Programs funded by the Government of the Federation, shall effectively be guided by the Laws of the Government of the Federation
26. The Parliament shall approve the funding of Regional Programs if so desired, with the legal consent of the Regional Government.

debaj10:
who drafted it?

how comprehensive is it?

how do u/we/they replace d current one?

The answers are on the first post, open the link.

teufelein:
The answers are on the first post, open the link.

Haba
I must download file?
ur proposition is for a new thing.
how do u advocate for it by telling people to go read a document?
na so dem dey lobby?

SECTION 4

ELECTORAL SYSTEM

1. The regions and the Government of the Federation shall agree on the Electoral Guidelines
2. The Government of the Federation shall maintain an Electoral Guideline Office and
formulate a set of Laws concurrent with the agreed guidelines
3. The Electoral Guidelines must be passed by Parliament, and agreed to by at least six (6)
Federating Regions
4. The Government of the Federation shall NOT conduct any elections at any level
5. The job of the Government of the Federation shall be limited to the Formulation of Electoral
Guidelines, the extant laws and the adherence to those laws
6. Each Regional Government shall maintain an Electoral Office
7. The Regional Electoral Office shall be made up two representatives each, elected by each
province/prefecture in a region, and a representative each of the political parties
8. The electoral representatives shall meet at least 4 times per year with a sitting allowance for
each meeting not exceeding 5 times the national minimum wage
9. No other wages and allowances or benefits in terms of accommodation, feeding, chauffeuring
or any other shall apply during these quarterly meetings as enshrined in the national
guidelines
10. The Regional Electoral Office shall liaise with the Municipal Councils to conduct elections
11. The Electoral Commissioners for each province shall be the Elected Representatives of the Provinces/Prefectures, the representatives of the political parties, and the Traditional Council
12. Each Municipality shall conduct elections as it deems fit while strictly adhering to the National Guidelines
13.Political Parties, Traditional Council, Municipal Government and the Electoral Commissioners shall be directly responsible for the conduct of elections within a municipality
14. The Election Results shall be announced on the very spot and an electronic display is filled in the presence of all and sent to the regional Electoral Office for collation
15. Each Region electronically fills a form and collates at the National Electoral Office for announcement
16. All elections shall be local and results immediately announced
17. It shall be a criminal act, punishable by Life Imprisonment for any Military or any section of
the Security outfit to be used in any election
18. A military or any of the armed services may visit a polling station for the sole purpose of
voting alone, and must be unarmed
19. All Federal, Regional or Municipal Elections shall be carried out as shown above.

SECTION 5

THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION

1. The national constitution must be adopted based on regional plebiscite
2. The plebiscite shall be conducted in conformance with the electoral guidelines
3. An acceptance of the National Constitution by at least six (6) federating regions shall make it
a law
4. Any region disputing the constitution, must present the aspects of the constitution for further
negotiations within 30 ordinary working days
5. On negotiating and amendment by a simple national parliamentary majority, the aspects shall
be sent to the region and a plebiscite carried out. If a YES return, then the Constitution becomes a Law
6. Constitutional amendment shall be on a yearly basis
7. If a NO return, the Federating Region must carry out a plebiscite to become a Confederating
Member of the Federation, using only the name, currency and leverage of the Federation of Nigeria, but not eligible for the formation of government at the Central Level for a period of five (5) years
8. If within five (5) years, the constitution is acceptable, a plebiscite shall be carried out to accept the constitution and reabsorbed into the Federation of Nigeria with full benefits and instantaneous integration and total rights
9. If after five (5) years of not accepting the constitution, and being a confederate member of the Federation, a plebiscite must be carried out for full sovereignty and the submitted to the Federation of Nigeria through Parliament
10. A YES vote for sovereignty after five (5) years shall confer full sovereignty on the region, and the Government of the Federation must recognize them, and commence the process of sharing assets and liabilities immediately
11. A NO vote for sovereignty shall ensure that the Region goes through the process of voting on the constitution again until such a time that it would accept it (on negotiations) or go through the 5-year confederal system once more
12. All aspects of the national constitution shall be obeyed by all
13. Elected officials that breach the national constitution must be immediately impeached
14. A criminal breach shall have a Grand Jury set at the behest of the Attorney General
15. If the Grand Jury finds he/she culpable, criminal proceedings shall be immediately initiated.

SECTION 6

THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT & JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

1. The Regional Government must have a Regional Constitution which is accepted by plebiscite or signatures of two hundred and ten people (at 10 people per federal constituency of 21 per region) uniformly distributed over the region
2. The Head of the Regional Government must be the Premier
3. Every Regional Government must have Prefectures/Provinces along ethnic nationality lines,
religious lines of sociocultural lines
4. Every province/prefecture shall elect five (5) Regional Parliamentarians to the Regional Parliament
5. The party with the highest number of regional parliamentarians shall form the government (in conformance with Section 3 & 4 of Chapter 1)
6. The form of government shall be in conformance with the Chapter 1, Sections 3, 4 & 5 unless otherwise agreed
7. Each Regional Government shall be self-financing and shall be responsible for the development, welfare and protection of the citizens within its boundaries
8. Each Regional Government shall maintain a Regional Judiciary in conformance with the National Guidelines
9. Each Regional Government shall maintain a Regional Prison System in conformance with the National Constitution
10. The Regional Government must consist of 20% Traditional Council
11. The Regional Government must be parliamentary in conformance with the Sections 3 & 4
12. The Premier is elected by the party with the highest number of Deputies and the Traditional
Council
13. The Regional Government; shall be responsible for planning infrastructural Development &
Strategy for the Region
14. The Regional Government could auction licenses to companies for the sole purpose of fast
tracking their development (in conformity with national guidelines)
15. The regional government, in conjunction with the Provincial & Municipal Governments,
must seek every way to aid development and solely responsible for the welfare of the people
16. The Regional Government shall maintain an active police system in conformance with the
National Guidelines for police formations
17. The Regional Government shall maintain a Judicial System of Independent Circuit& Appeal
Courts in conformance with the National Guidelines
18.The Regional Government shall maintain a Regional Prisons Systems for Criminal
Corrections
19. The Department of Corrections shall be responsible for the administration of the prisons in
conformance with the national guidelines
20. There must be a regional judicial council with the powers to appoint judges to the regional high courts
21. The regional judicial council shall be in charge of justice administration
22. The Regional Judicial Council must get its funding directly from the Regional Budget
23. The accounts of the Regional Judicial council is subject to annual and periodic audit
24. The Regional Judicial Council must elect the Chief Justice of the Region from among
themselves
25.The Regional Judges shall NOT be under the administration of the Premier nor the
parliament
26. The Highest Court per Region shall be the Regional Appeal Court
27. All disputed cases from the Municipal Courts shall be adjudicated by the Regional Appeal
Courts
28. All cases disputed at the Regional Appeal Courts shall be adjudicated by the Supreme Court
29. The Supreme Court shall be administered by the National Judicial Council
30. The National Judicial Council shall be responsible for the appointment of the Chief Justice of
the Federation
31. The National Judicial Council shall source its funding directly from the Budget of the
Federation
32. The National Judicial Council shall be independent
33. The Chief Justice of the Federation shall be answerable to the National Judicial Council only
34. The Regional Judicial Council must maintain a membership list that shall be the input for the
National Judicial Council.

SECTION 7

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT & JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

1. The judge with the longest length of service or as selected among his peers within the Municipality shall become the Chief Judge
2. The tenure of Judges must be 5 years
3. The Criminal Judicial Administration shall be according to the Trial by Jury model (at the
Municipal Courts)
4. The Municipal Judiciary must have a minimum of 5 judges based on the number of districts and the judicial needs of the locality
5. The judges must be elected by direct suffrage subject to clearance by the Regional Judicial Council
6. The Judges and courts get funded directly from the Municipal Accounts
7. The Municipality must pay 5% of all funding into the Judicial Funds
8. The Judicial Funds shall be administered by the elected Judiciary, and a report submitted
monthly to the Municipal Parliament
9. The Judicial Funds must be used to build Courts, administer courts and pay the emoluments
of the Judges and court clerks in conformance with the national guidelines
10. The Judges shall be responsible to only the People and involved in the daily administration of
the Municipality
11. The Mayor, or Parliament, have power on the Judges in any way whatsoever
12. The administration, engagement and discipline of Judges must be by the independent
National Judicial Council
13. The Municipal Government must maintain the office of the District Attorney
14. The District Attorney must be directly elected
15. The District Attorney must maintain Assistant DAs in the Municipality
16. The office of the DA, and emoluments, are directly from the Municipality
17. The District Attorney shall be responsible for the prosecution of all crimes within the
Municipality
18. The Municipality shall have an elected Chief of Police
19. The Chief of Police must maintain the Municipal Police and keep the Law & Order
20. 20% of Municipal Funds shall be directly paid into the police funds
21. Police equipment, emoluments, building and all funding shall come from the Police Funds
22. A monthly report on the administration of the Police Funds must be submitted to the Mayor
who presents it to the Municipal Assembly of Deputies
23. The Municipal Government shall be solely responsible for the design, construction, funding,
maintenance and operation of roads within its locality
24. The Municipal Government shall be responsible for the construction of stadia and other
public buildings in conformance with the national guidelines
25. The Municipal Government shall be responsible for the design, construction, administration, and funding of residential buildings, city development, beautification and administration
26. The municipal government shall maintain a database of all residents of the municipality
27. The Municipal Government shall be responsible for the provision of public power, water and
other utilities
28. The Municipal Government shall be responsible for the administration of public health
facilities and administration in conformance with the national guidelines
29. The Municipal Government shall be responsible for lives and security in the Municipality
30.The Municipal Government shall have an inter-municipal relationship within the
Province/Prefecture
31. The Municipal Government shall be solely responsible for Town Planning and the citing of
industries, airports, and other facilities
32. The Municipal Government shall be directly in charge of 5% Sales Tax (of all transactions),
5% Residence Tax (5% of PAYE), annual Property Tax graduated between 50,000 per
annum to 200,000 per annum (in conformance with the national guidelines)
33. 1% apiece of Education & Security Taxes
34. The Municipal Government must render a monthly income/expenditure to the Assemblies of
Deputies
35. 25% of all Municipal Income must be paid to the Regional Government (according to the national guidelines)

SECTION 8

THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

1. The Provinces/Prefectures shall be made up of an Assembly of Heads of Municipal Governments
2. The Heads of the Municipal Governments (Mayors) must organize a loose provincial assembly
3. The Mayors shall elect a Provincial Head among themselves
4. The Provincial Head shall form a Provincial Government with other Mayors secretaries of
different sectors
5. The Provincial Government shall be run such as to have the Traditional Council occupying 35% of the seats
6. The Provincial Government shall coordinate the affairs of the province and maintain a relationship with the Regional & Municipal Governments.

SECTION 9

EQUALITY OF REGIONS

1. All Regions are constitutionally equal
2. The minimum requirement to be a region is to have a population of at least 5 million persons
with language or sociocultural interdependence
3. Large and small regions shall be equal
4. All Regions MUST contribute the same Number of Personnel to the Military, Federal Police,
Federal Civil Services, Immigration, Customs, and others
5. All regions must maintain a graduated registration of citizens that must be recruited into the
federally controlled organizations on an annual basis
6. There must be a Federal Office of National Employment (with representatives from each
region) that tracks equal/fair representation of all regions in all services
7. There must be an Armed Services Board comprising of a representative each from all regions
to manage promotions and recruitments into the armed services
8. The Parliament shall have a standing committee consisting of one Parliamentarian from all
regions to oversee the management of the Boards by the Prime Minister
9. Any deviation from the laid down guidelines shall lead to the immediate dissolution of the
government
10. Any official that willfully breaches these guidelines shall be liable to twenty-one (21) years
imprisonment if found guilty
11. The Federal Boards of National Employment & the Armed Security Boards shall provide an
annual report on the constitution of Federal Employments which shall be related to the
regions with shortfalls
12. The balance of the federating units must be maintained at all times.

teufelein:
27. The Municipal Government shall be responsible for the provision of public power, water and
other utilities

To ensure proper quality utilities, you need to change the control system. Government must introduce modern telemetry systems
household and industrial gas metering stations and water http://en.rs-tech.ru This applies primarily to industrial complexes, and then to residential consumers.

Lilusm:
To ensure proper quality utilities, you need to change the control system. Government must introduce modern telemetry systems
household and industrial gas metering stations and water http://en.rs-tech.ru This applies primarily to industrial complexes, and then to residential consumers.

Thank you very much. We'll look into it and discuss it.

SECTION 10

THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

i) Every town, village or City must have a Municipal Council (according to the national guidelines)
ii) The City Government must consist of 20% Traditional Council
iii) The City Municipal Government must be parliamentary in conformance with the Sections 3 &4
iiii) The Mayor is elected by the party with the highest number of Deputies and the Traditional Council
v) The Municipal Council; shall be directly responsible for ALL infrastructural Development of the City
vi) The Municipal Government could obtain licenses on behalf of companies for the sole purpose of fast tracking their development
vii) The municipal government, in conjunction with the Provincial & Regional Governments, must seek every way to aid development and solely responsible for the welfare of the people
viii) Each Municipal Government must have a municipal constitution
ix) The municipal constitution must not negate the Regional Constitution and those of the Government of the Federation
x) Municipal Constitution must be gazetted in the City Council
xi) The Municipal Government shall maintain an active police system in conformance with the National Guidelines for police formations
xii) The Municipal Government shall maintain a Judicial System of Independent Courts in conformance with the National Guidelines
xiii) The Municipal Government shall maintain a Criminal Detention System to house inmates and be charged to court in 24 hours, or handed over to the Regional Police or legal transfer to a security unit based on the Legal infringement
xiiii) The Municipal Criminal Detention Centre shall be the facility for housing criminal bailiffs during trial
xv) The Criminal Judicial Administration shall be according to the Trial by Jury model
xvi) The Municipal Judiciary must have a minimum of 5 judges based on the number of districts and the judicial needs of the locality
xvii) The judges must be elected by direct suffrage subject to clearance by the Regional Judicial Council
xviii) The judge with the longest length of service or as selected among his peers within the Municipality shall become the Chief Judge
xix) The tenure of Judges must be 5 years with the option to renew
xx) The Judges and courts get funded directly from the Municipal Accounts
xxi) The Municipality must pay 5% of all funding into the Judicial Funds
xxii) The Judicial Funds shall be administered by the elected Judiciary, and a report submitted monthly to the Municipal Parliament
xxiii) The Judicial Funds must be used to build Courts, administer courts and pay the emoluments of the Judges and court clerks in conformance with the national guidelines
xxiiii) The Judges shall be responsible to only the People and involved in the daily administration of the Municipality
xxv) The Mayor, or Parliament, have no power on the Judges in any way whatsoever
xxvi) The administration, engagement and discipline of Judges must be by the independent National Judicial Council
xxvii) The Municipal Government must maintain the office of the District Attorney
xxviii) The District Attorney must be directly elected
xxix) The District Attorney must maintain Assistant DAs in the Municipality
Bleep) The funding for the office of the District Attorney and emoluments, are the direct responsibility of the Municipality
xxxi) The District Attorney shall be responsible for the prosecution of all crimes within the Municipality
xxxii) The Municipality an elected Chief of Police
xxxiii) The Chief of Police must maintain the Municipal Police and keep the Law & Order xxxiiii) 20% of Municipal Funds shall be directly paid into the police funds

xxxv) Police equipment, emoluments, building and all funding shall come from the Police Funds
xxxvi) A monthly report on the administration of the Police Funds must be submitted to the Mayor who presents it to the Municipal Assembly of Deputies
xxxvii) The Municipal Government shall be solely responsible for the design, construction, funding, maintenance and operation of roads within its locality
xxxviii) The Municipal Government shall be responsible for the construction of stadia and other public buildings in conformance with the national guidelines
xxxix) The Municipal Government shall be responsible for the design, construction, administration, and funding of residential buildings, city development, beautification and administration
xl) The municipal government shall maintain a database of all residents of the municipality
xli) The Municipal Government shall be responsible for the provision of public power, water and other utilities
xlii) The Municipal Government shall be responsible for the administration of public health facilities and administration in conformance with the national guidelines
xliii) The Municipal Government shall be responsible for lives and security in the Municipality
xliiii) The Municipal Government shall and inter-municipal relationship within the Province/Prefecture
xlv) The Municipal Government shall be solely responsible for Town Planning and the citing of industries, airports, and other facilities
xlvi) The Municipal Government shall be directly in charge of 5% Sales Tax (of all transactions), 5% Residence Tax (5% of PAYE), annual Property Tax graduated between 50,000 per annum to 200,000 per annum (in conformance with the national guidelines)
xlvii) 1% apiece of Education & Security Taxes
xlviii) The Municipal Government must render a monthly income/expenditure to the Assemblies of Deputies
xlix) 25% of all Municipal Income must be paid to the Regional Government (according to the national guidelines)
l) All Municipal Accounts and transactions must be audited quarterly
li) All economic statistics and other data must be electronically submitted to the Regional Government in real time
lii) Each Municipal Government must strive to compete and place the municipality on the world map
liii) All Municipal Accounts and transactions must be audited quarterly
liiii) All economic statistics and other data must be electronically submitted to the Regional Government in real time
lv) Each Municipal Government must strive to compete and place the municipality on the world map
lvi) The region shall be responsible for all licenses in conformance with the national guidelines of all activities under its purview
lvii) Any firm seeking a license must obtain a Certificate of Consent from the Municipality of Interest at a cost not more than 10 times the national minimum wage
lviii) The Certificate of Consent shall be a perquisite for the award of the license
lix) On obtaining the regional license, a company must file it with the Government of the Federation for Records purposes
lx) Each Region must maintain a regional police formation according to the federal guidelines
lxi) The Regional Government shall be responsible for the legislation, manning, control, funding, development of the sectors below or as agreed with the municipal and provincial governments:
1. Railways
2. Electric Power
3. Intra-Regional Roads 4. Educational Institutions 5. Airports
6. Seaports
7. Mines
8. Mineral Resources
9. 50 kilometers offshore of the littoral regions shall be administered by the regional government
10. Beyond 50 kilometers offshore of the littoral regions shall be administered by the Government of the Federation
11. Agriculture
12. Manufacturing
13. Company Registrations 14. Inland Water Ways.