Constitution Review, Water Resources Bill Top Agenda as N’Assembly Resumes Plenary Udora Orizu writes on issues at the front burner in the National Assembly as members resume plenary today after a three-week christmas break Members
Udora Orizu writes on issues at the front burner in the National Assembly as members resume plenary today after a three-week christmas break
Last year, both the Senate and House of Representatives voted on the 68 proposals as recommended by its ad-hoc committees on the review of the 1999 Constitution, and 44 bills were adopted. The adopted proposals were thereafter transmitted to the States Houses of Assembly to get concurrence of at least two-thirds which is 24 states, as stipulated in sections 9 and of the 1999 constitution.
Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who disclosed the States’ position while addressing journalists, accused state governors of trying to stall the process of further amendment to the nation’s constitution. Gbajabiamila who spoke in Abuja at the second edition of the distinguished parliamentarian lecture series organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies , said the ninth National Assembly might not be able to complete the on-going amendment process before the expiration of its term.
Responding, Gbajabiamila said the sponsor, Hon. Soli had assured him that contentious issues in the former bill which bothered many last year has been addressed in this new bill.
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