Senate Constitutes Committee for 1999 Constitution Amendment

Senate Constitutes Committee for 1999 Constitution Amendment

Amidst public requests for constitutional review, the Senate has constituted a committee for 1999 Constitution Amendment, according to an official statement from the Red Chamber on Wednesday.

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, announced the composition of the committee at plenary today. Akpabio stressed the need for the Senate to look at some aspects of the Constitution to bring it in line with current realities, based on observations that needed to be put right.

He said that the committee, which had one senator from each state and one from each geo-political zone of the country, would be inaugurated on Feb. 20. Members of the committee, according to Akpabio, include Sen. Jubrin Barau, Deputy President of Senate (Chairman). Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (Senate Leader (Vice Chairman), Abba Morro, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi Yisa Oyetola, Osita Ngwu and Alli Ndume.

Other members are: Sani Hanger, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Francis Fadahunsi, Binos Yaro, Ifeanyi Uba, Abdul Ningi, Ned Nwoko, Orji Kalu, Adamu Aliero, Sieraki Dickson, Osita Izunaso, Jaribe Agom, Adams Oshomole, Danjuma Goje, Maduri Abdulhamid, Ibrahim Khalid, Sani Rufai, Yahaya Abdulahi.

The committee also has Natasha Akpoti, Adebura Oluranti, Godiya Akwasheki, Sani Musa, Adeola Solomon and Solomon Lalong as members. In his remarks, the Senate President directed the committee to invite the Speaker of the State Houses of Assembly for interaction, saying that the 1999 Constitution needs serious review. #Senate Constitutes Committee for 1999 Constitution Amendment

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