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Senate Begins Constitution Review Process

The Senate has commenced the review of the Nigerian consitution. This is so, because of the granting of local government autonomy, electoral reform and state creation which are now in the front burner of the Nigerian Senate as it commenced the review of the 1999 constitution.

It's however on record that the last Assembly failed to address these issues in the last amendment but hopes are now high on the 10th assembly to correct the wrongs.

Despite the last attempts for the fifth alteration of the 1999 constitution, issues of local government autonomy, election irregularities and creation of more states are some of the issues the Senate under Godswill Akpabio will be looking at.


Even though Nigerians, groups and associations would be required to bring a memorandum, the Senate has constituted a 43-member committee for constitution amendment by the 10th National Assembly.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio picked a senator from each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT, Abuja), as well as one other Senator from each of the six-geo political zones across the country to work on the sixth alteration of the 1999 constitution.



In line with tradition, the Deputy President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau will serve as chairman of the committee, just as the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, will serve as Deputy Chairman.

Other principal officers of the Senate are also members of the constitution amendment committee.

The Senate president directed the committee to invite the Speaker of the State Houses of Assembly for interaction, saying that the 1999 Constitution needs serious review.

“The inauguration of this very important committee will take place on Tuesday next week,” Akpabio said.

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