Constitution Review: Buhari Signs State Legislature, Judiciary Autonomy Bill, Others Into Law News
• Regulating of the first session and inauguration of members-elect of the National and State Houses of Assembly and for related matters;
• Ensuring that the President and Governors submit the names of persons nominated as Ministers or Commissioners within sixty days of taking the oath of office for confirmation by the Senate or State House of Assembly; and for related matters; • Enabling states generate, transmit, and distribute electricity in areas covered by the national grid; and for related matters;
• Excluding the period of intervening events in the computation of time for determining pre-election matters petitions etc;• Changing prisons to correctional service and re-designate correctional service in the concurrent list; and
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