States reject LG autonomy as n’assembly sends 35 consitution amendment bills to MBuhari for assent | TheCable
The national assembly says 35 constitution amendment bills have been passed by state assemblies.
Among the proposed legislations not approved by the state assemblies are bills seeking financial and legislative autonomy for local governments. The lawmaker said the 27 states that have passed their resolutions on the bills to the national assembly are Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, and Edo.
The upper legislative chamber asked Gombe, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, and Zamfara state houses of assemblies — which are yet to send their reports on the bills — to forward their resolutions.In March 2022, the senate and house of representatives voted on bills seeking to amend the 1999 constitution.The red and green chambers agreed on some of the bills and differed on others, while a total of 44 bills were transmitted to the state houses of assembly.
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