The Senate said the 35 bills have met the requirement of the provision of Section 9(2) of the Constitution.
The Senate has transmitted 35 of the 44 Constitution amendment bills to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent.
The state assemblies, however, failed to vote on the two bills that seek financial and legislative autonomy for local governments. Ekiti senator Opeyemi Bamidele, who presented the report, said the 27 states that have forwarded their resolutions on the bills are ~ Abia, Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross-River, Delta, Ebonyi and Edo States.
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