NASS berates 25 State Assemblies of frustrating Constitution Amendment
The National Assembly has accused 25 State Houses of Assembly of forestalling the consideration of the Constitution Amendment Process.
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Omo Agege, disclosed this at the National Assembly while giving updates on the progress of the 44 bills transmitted to the State Houses of Assembly for consideration 6 months ago.
Senator Omo Agege says only 11 State Houses of Assembly including, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Delta, Edo, Kaduna, Katsina, Kogi, Lagos, Ogun, and the Osun States have shown their commitment to the Constitution Review Process so far.
The Lawmaker said the conference of Speakers in the remaining 25 State houses of the Assembly has refused to consider the 44 bills on the condition that the National Assembly considers 4 other bills already thrown out by the National Assembly.
The contentious bills are, the Establishment of State Police, the Establishment of the State Judicial Council, streamlining the procedure for removing the Presiding Officers of the State Houses of Assembly, and the institutionalization of Legislative Bureaucracy in the Constitution.
Omo-Agege has accused State Governors and the conference of speakers of sabotaging the bill on local government autonomy.
The National Assembly insists that it has fulfilled its own mandate regarding the Constitution review Process and that Nigerians should hold the State Houses of Assemblies accountable for delaying the review.
