39 Constitutional Amendment Bills Scale Second Reading In Reps

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The House of Representatives has now started second reading for 39 constitutional amendment bills.

The bills addressed a range of industries, including the legislature, judicial reforms, electoral security and policing, inclusive governance, and other areas.

Among the suggestions are:

A bill to amend the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution to allow for the establishment of local government police and state police

A bill to amend the provisions of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution (as amended) to make it clear that the Independent National Electoral Commission will decide when the general elections for the president, governors, state legislatures, state houses of assemblies, and local government area councils will take place on the same day.
consultation with the Assemblée Nationale.

Reps- — House of Representatives members’ file photos: X@HouseNGR

A bill to amend the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution to make the Court of Appeal the supreme court for governorship, state, and house elections petitions.

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A bill to amend the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution would cap. The provisions in c23 of the Federation of Nigeria’s Laws of 1999 include a provision making provision for the Chief Justice of Niger to make a proclamation at the National Assembly’s inauguration.

A bill to create the FCT House of Assembly in order to amend the provisions of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution of 1999.

Legislation to amend the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) to allow for special seats for people with physical disabilities in the legislative houses and federal, state, and local government areas.

A bill to amend the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution to allow public servants to provide services beyond farming and related issues.

a bill to amend the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution. The political party registration and regulatory commission was established by the 2004 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria to establish, regulate, and monitor the organization and operation of political parties.

A bill for an act to strengthen the provisions of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution, which makes it possible to hear all appeals filed with election petition tribunals before the sworn-in of the president-elect, vice-president-elect, governor-elect, deputy governor-elect, members-elect of the national and state assemblies.

A bill to change the provisions of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s (FIR) Constitution to give the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the authority to hold local government area council elections.

A bill to amend Sections 68 (1) (g) and 109 (1) (g) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution, as amended, would require the official resignation from the political party before the state house of assembly members.

A bill to amend the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution would cap. The national local government electoral commission, an independent body responsible for organizing, conducting, and supervising elections in the offices of all the local governments in the federation, including the area councils of the Federal Capital Territory, was established by Laws of the Federation of Nigeria in 2004.