National Assembly Pushes for Timely Constitution Review
The National Assembly has reaffirmed its commitment to a timely and people-centered review of the 1999 Constitution. Speaking at a joint retreat in Lagos, the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, urged lawmakers to work towards transmitting the first set of amendments to State Houses of Assembly before the end of the year. The retreat is focused on a clause-by-clause review of a massive number of proposals. These include 69 amendment bills, 55 requests for new states, and 278 requests for the creation of new local governments. Senator Jibrin emphasized that the process, which involved two years of public consultations, must be approached with patriotism and a focus on the shared national interest, setting aside political or regional differences.