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-Constitution review hearing: Present your propositions now, Lawan tells agitators, others

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday, appealed to all Nigerians who are dissatisfied with the 1999 Constitution to present their observations and propositions at a two-day public hearing next week as the upper chamber moves to amend the 1999 Constitution.

Lawan made this known during plenary in his remarks after reading a letter signed by the Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, to announce the chairmanship composition to oversee the two-day public hearing across the six geo-political zones on proposals to alter the provisions of the 1999 constitution.

The zonal public hearing on proposals to alter the provisions of the 1999 constitution, according to the Senate President, would commence next week and is scheduled to hold in two centres in each of the six geo-political zones in the country, from Wednesday 26th to Thursday 27th of May, 2021.

Perceived injustice and dissatisfaction arising from some sections of the 1999 Constitution had birthed agitations and calls for a review of the 1999 Constitution. The calls for constitution review have been the loudest in Southern Nigeria with socio-political groups like the Afenifere and Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the vanguard of the calls. These groups believe constitutional review would allow the creation of state police, the restructuring of the country along the lines of fiscal federalism and equal distribution of resources, amongst others.

Speaking on Wednesday, Lawan, who called on such groups and all Nigerians to participate in the exercise, said it would avail Nigerians the opportunity to make submissions on any issue of interest, adding that the National Assembly on its part, would prioritise such issues to enhance the welfare and security of citizens.

He said, “Distinguished colleagues, this is a very important exercise for our country, and I’ll take this opportunity to appeal to all Nigerians who have one issue or the other that they think the Constitution review of the senate should know and take note and address.

“It’s an opportunity to go to the Centre nearest to you. We are open, we are plain, we don’t have any preconceived or predetermined position on anything.

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Please don't review anything regard Nigeria 1999 constitution the whole book should be totally disposed.

Please just give me my inheritance as a citizen of Nigeria, lemmme japa no time!


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I will keep saying it.What Nigeria need is not a review of the fraudulent document called the 1999 constitution imposed on the this false contraption of a nation by the vestigial remain of the post-July 1966 northern military clique but a sovereign national conference of all the ethnic groups/nationals to assert their commitment or otherwise to this continuous state of forced nationhood.

Resurrection212:
Please don't review anything regard Nigeria 1999 constitution the whole book should be totally disposed.

No more nigeria again, yoruba nation lo sure ju
God bless yoruba nation

"Terrorists" don't review constitution,

If Lawan is serious about it...he knows how to go about it....

We don't need to be hearing this as if he's going to do something about it...

Biafrannuke:
"Terrorists" don't review constitution,

Lawan trying to save face

Lawan is not worthy to oversee the review. He has displayed his bias already.

I saw a post where the IG said people asking for state police are asking for trouble. I was appalled. Y will few be imposing their view on the people they are meant to serve? If it doesn't work, what stops it from being reviewed again? because of fear of accident now people should not trsvel again.

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright

Aside selfish interests, how many people genuinely love this geographical contraption called Nigeria

So it is now Lawan just wake up from his slumber

When he don finish yabbing rubbish for the Governors ... He be like say they don press reset button for him

Seriously?

Thats good but will anything good come out of the reviews

Meanwhile, I will be your data plug

This fool

Question coming after the answer has been given!

The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it cannot be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.

Lol rubber stamp Senate

The 1999 constitution is not the only problem bordering Nigeria

How do we trust that the Senate leadership that sounded clear on being against restructuring allow the easy age of laws which they may see as Anti-north

Says a man who has already foolishly made his stand known. Abeg make una dey fear God.

Which constitution

nonsense

Powersurge:
Lawan is not worthy to oversee the review. He has displayed his bias already.

I saw a post where the IG said people asking for state police are asking for trouble. I was appalled. Y will few be imposing their view on the people they are meant to serve? If it doesn't work, what stops it from being reviewed again? because of fear of accident now people should not trsvel again.

Why not just give it a chance?

we have Ijaw nation already, so Igbo nation and Yoruba nation loading!