Reps Engage Experts to Facilitate Constitution Review
REPS: The House Committee on the Review of the Constitution has appointed nine consultants to provide expert input in the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution. The Deputy Speaker, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, who is also the chairman of the committee, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
“In order to pass the constitution amendments in record time, I am pleased to announce to you that a nine-man technical team of consultants has been appointed to provide expert input and insights to the committee’s work.
“It is pertinent to note that the selection of the technical team was purely based on merit, expertise, and personal capacity,” he said. Kalu said the team was vested with responsibilities that included developing a reasonable, time bound work-plan for the committee’s activities in liaison with the committee’s secretariat.
He said that they were also expected to advise the committee on the methodology to adopt in carrying out consultations with stakeholders and interest groups and sieve out any germane issues that may arise therefrom.
The deputy speaker said that the consultants are to collate, study, analyse and assess all memoranda received from the public and to bring out the issues raised in a structured manner.
“Among others, they are to analyze and present the data collected in a simple, concise, and organized manner for the committee’s deliberations and consideration to assist in ultimately taking critical and informed decisions.
“Conduct research on bills, measures, and policies referred to the committee and advise on their viability and likely consequences for proposed constitutional alterations. Advise the committee to arrive at decisions that are fair to all and in accordance with the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy,” he said. .
The consultants led by the Coordinating Consultant, Mr Clement Nwankwo, are Mr Mamman Osuman, Prof. Nuhu Jamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and Chief Chris Uche, another Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Others are Mr Seni Adio, also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Samson Osagie, Prof. Joy Ezeilo, and Prof. Ladi Hammalia. #Reps Engage Experts to Facilitate Constitution Review
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