There is a dangerous contradictory of the Nigerian constitution that has been a thorn in the side of all right-thinking people for years, but which nevertheless remains because a section of the country needs appeasing for reasons that make no legal or moral sense. The contradictory bit is in Section 2 – on renunciation of... Read More

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August 18, 2017

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Opinion: Applause for the Nigerian Senate’s constitutional amendments

Adedamola David Adejobi The 8th Senate under the distinguished leadership of Senate President Bukola Saraki deserves to be commended for the amendments so far made to certain sections of our Constitution, an idea which was conceived by the 7th Senate. There is no denying the fact that the long-standing process was almost turning into another... Read More

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August 2, 2017

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Constitution amendment: We have learnt from past mistakes – Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the efforts to amend the 1999 Constitution wi succeed this time. Saraki said this when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja. He said the present National Assembly has learnt from the mistakes of previous assemblies who were unsuccessful. He said “unlike in the past... Read More

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July 25, 2017

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1999 constitution: Senate considers 35 years age qualification for President, 32 other amendments

The Senate has received the 33-item report on the fourth review of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria. The report tabled at the Red Chambers proposes amendments which include reducing the powers of the FG in the exclusive legislative list, financial autonomy for local government and state legislature; and downward review of the minimum age for... Read More

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July 18, 2017

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[The Activism Blog] The National Assembly has killed #NotTooYoungToRun, and Nigerian youth are fighting back

You should know YIAGA (Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement), they have pioneered the massively successive #NotTooYoungToRun campaign alongside other advocacy groups – successful not just in capturing popular imagination, but also in driving the conversation – for the barriers to entry for young people into elected office to come crashing down. Well, in... Read More

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December 30, 2016

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[The Legislative Blog]: Let’s talk about this removal of immunity for a minute

The Senate has reportedly started a much awaited process of amending the Constitutional provision of the Consttitution that gives the President, Vice-President, governors and deputy governors immunity against court actions while they remain in office. Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, lawyer and Senator representing the Delta-Central district, proposed the bill which has been forwarded to the Senate Committee on... Read More

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December 9, 2016

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‘Constitutional amendment will compel President, governors to appoint cabinet within 60 days’

The Senate Committee on Conditional Review on the 1999 Constitution has said the amendment if passed into law will compel the president or governor to appoint members of his or her cabinet within 60 days after inauguration. Chairman of the committee and deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu revealed this on Thursday while presenting a report... Read More

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May 21, 2015

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House of Reps making moves to override Presidential veto power

by James Sambo The Federal House of Representatives has moved to amend its rules to pave the way for the override of a presidential veto. The move preceded the adoption of a motion entitled: ‘Amendment of the standing Orders of the House of Representatives: Order 13 Rule 98′, which is meant to provide for a veto... Read More

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May 7, 2015

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Supreme Court halts constitutional amendment

by Kolapo Olapoju The Supreme Court has ordered the National Assembly to desist from its efforts to amend the ‎1999 constitution. A seven-man panel of justices of the apex court, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, ‎Justice Mahmud Mohammed, issued a ruling on the matter this morning, Thursday, May 7. The apex court instructed the National Assembly to... Read More

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February 19, 2015

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NASS amends constitution to give politicians salary-for-life || See the beneficiaries

by Kolapo Olapoju On Wednesday, February 18, while Nigerian troops were at war with Boko Haram insurgents, some politicians converged to approve salary-for-life… for some politicians. The National Assembly has completed the amendment of the 1999 Constitution, where life pension was approved for anybody who has been President or Vice President, Senate President or Deputy... Read More

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July 29, 2013

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Ochereome Nnanna: Why we need an entirely new Constitution

by Ochereome Nnanna We are in this constitutional mess because the military bequeathed a document that is simply unviable, inchoate and discreditable. It is like trying to patch a structurally flawed building which has developed cracks all over. Between 2005 and 2006, the regime of President Olusegun Obasanjo started elaborate amendment of the 1999 Constitution.... Read More

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July 21, 2012

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More, More! Senate Committee gets 56 requests for state creation

by Isi Esene The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu has revealed that the Senate Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution have been inundated with 56 requests for states creation. He said the committee has so far received 56 requests and 108 memoranda for states creation. The clamour for the creation of more... Read More

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