Deputy speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu has called for synergy among consultants and secretariats of the Senate and House Committees on Constitution Review to set the pace for effective partnership to drive the ongoing exercise to a successful conclusion.
Kalu , who is the chairman, House Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, made the call at the joint retreat of the secretariat and consultants to the Senate and House committees on the review of the constitution over the weekend. He told the stakeholders that effective synergy would drive the task to outcomes that would meet and satisfy the desires and yearnings of Nigerians.
He reminded them that the constitutional alteration is a continuous process and must involve all Nigerians to empower the legislature to evolve a constitution that will address contentious issues that have bedeviled the nation since independence such as State Police, Special Seats for Women among others.
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