Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has said the amendments which did not scale through at the constitution review may still be revisited.

He said in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Uche Anichukwu, that the rejection of the proposals was not “the end of the road’’ for them since constitution amendment was a continuum.

According to the statement, Ekweremadu spoke at a consultative meeting on South-East Infrastructure Development with a delegation of Partnership to Engage, Reform, and Learn (PERL) and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID).

”We commend our colleagues for their understanding and ensuring that about 95 per cent of the amendments we proposed to them scaled through.

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“We are also conscious of the fact that Nigerians are worried about some of the recommendations that did not pass.

“Let me use this opportunity to further appreciate and reassure Nigerians that we are sensitive to their feelings and that we are likely to re-visit some of the issues they are concerned about when we return from our vacation.

“Some of the issues did not scale through because there is need for fuller understanding as well as more consultations and consensus building on them and their implications for our people,” he said.

Ekweremadu added that unfortunately, some of the issues were misunderstood, but that their rejection had not foreclosed their acceptance or approval.

“We believe that with more engagements, the issues will be better appreciated and we are positive about more favourable dispositions when we revisit them.

“As leaders, we all have our eyes on the future and are committed to building a better Nigeria for posterity.” Ekweremadu added.

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