Constitution Review: House Committee calls for Memoranda

The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review is inviting Executive and Judicial bodies, State Governments, as well as Civil Society Organisations to submit memoranda or proposals for further alteration(s) of the 1999 Constitution (As Amended).

Other invited include Women Groups, Academics, Labour Unions, Professional bodies, Ethnic Nationalities, Traditional Institutions, Student bodies, Nigerians in the Diaspora, Diplomats and the general public.

This is contained in an announcement made by the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of the House Committee on Constitution Review, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu.

Rep. Kalu noted that the call is in exercise of the powers conferred on the Legislature by Sections 4, 8 and 9 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as Amended), Order 20, Rule 30 of the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives (11^th Edition) and the Legislative Agenda of the 10^th House of Representatives.

The statement urges all persons or groups intending to submit memoranda to send five (5) hard copies of all proposals and memoranda to the Secretariat of the Committee at Room H331, House of Representatives White House, National Assembly Complex, Abuja, not later than 10th April 2024, on the following thematic areas:

1.     

The Federal Structure and Power Devolution

2.      Local Government/Local Government Autonomy

3.      Public Revenue, Fiscal Federation and Revenue Allocation

4.      Nigerian Police and Nigerian Security Architecture

5.      Comprehensive Judicial Reforms

6.      Electoral Reforms to strengthen INEC to deliver transparent, credible, free and fair elections

7.      Socio-economic and cultural rights as contained in Chapter 2 of the constitution

8.      Traditional Institutions

9.      Issue of Gender

10.  Strengthening the Independence of oversight institutions and agencies created by the constitution or pursuant to an Act of the National Assembly

11.  Residency and Indigene Provisions

12.  Immunity

13.  The National Assembly

14.  Process of State creation

15.  State access to mining

16.  Any other matter that will promote good governance and welfare of all persons in our country on the principles of freedom, Equality and Justice.

It also added that soft copies should also be sent electronically to the committee’s email address – info@hccr.gov.ng.