The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review, Hon Benjamin Kalu, has said that none of the proposals received for the creation of 31 new states met the constitutional requirements.
This is also as the deputy speaker also revealed that the parliament has received over 200 bills seeking the alterations of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as emended).
Kalu made the revelation today at the commencement of a 2-day retreat for members of the constitution review committee of the House holding at Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State.
The Deputy Speaker, who is also the Chairman of the Committee, said that the bills reflect the collective commitment to refining governance in Nigeria, with some of them progressing to the second reading stage and others remaining at the first reading at the moment.
The Deputy Speaker also announced that a situation room will be opened to collate and address other concerns of Nigerians in the course of the constitution amendment process, urging the lawmakers to ensure that the people are carried along.
Kalu added that the committee will soon embark on zonal public hearings within the 6 geopolitical zones of the country.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has affirmed the selection and installation of Oba Ghandi Olaoye as the Soun of Ogbomoso. Delivering judgement on the appeal filed by the monarch on Tuesday, Justice Yargata Nimpar, who led a three-member panel of justices, resolved all the 10 grounds of appeal in favour Oba Olaoye. Recall that Justice K. A. Adedokun of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso had […]
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