39 Constitutional Amendment Bills Scale Second Reading In Reps
Thirty-nine constitutional amendment bills have scaled second reading in the House of Representatives.Advertisement The bills cut across various sectors including judicial reforms, electoral matters security and policing, inclusive governance, legislature, and others.Some of the proposals include:A bill for an Act to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, to provide for the establishment of state police and local government policeA bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), to provide that general elections to the office of the president, state governors, National Assembly, state Houses of Assembly, and local government area councils shall be conducted simultaneously on the same date to be determined by the Independent National Electoral Commission inconsultation with the National Assembly.Advertisement A bill for an Act to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, t...