Monday, 29 February 2016

Group Seeks Removal Of President’s Assent Need On Amended Constitution

Constitution

Nigeria’s Civil Society Organisation have asked the National Assembly to amend section nine of the 1999 Constitution to dispense with the need for Presidents’ assent during constitution amendment processes.
The group made their demand known to members of the National Assembly in Abuja on Monday.
According to the activists, the provision, which requires Nigerian Presidents’ assent to the document before its binding force, could be applied to the citizenry which is one of the reasons why the previous National Assemblies were unable to complete the amendment processes.
Members of the group urged the current Assembly to complete the process before the next political season begins.
The Chairman of the forum and a former federal lawmaker, Senator Khairat Gwadabe, said that the meeting would mobilise support to ensure that the Constitution amendment process was not hijacked by selfish interests
Other members of the group also identified section nine of the Constitution which requires the Presidents’ assent on an amended Constitution to be a major challenge.
The 5th, 6th and 7th National Assembly made several efforts to amend the 1999 Constitution, but all met with their different challenges.
It is hoped that the recommendations from the meeting of the Civil Society Organisation would help the 8th Assembly succeed.

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