Nigeria constitutional review: Senate wan review 1999 Constitution - How e involve you

Nigeria Senate wan review di 1999 constitution beginning wit zonal public hearing for di six geopolitical zones.

Dis move na to adjust di 1999 constitution, according to statement wey di Senate Committee on di Review of di 1999 Constitution.

Di Public hearing go hold for for 12 state capitals at di same time as centres.

Dis one mean say two centres per each of di zones for di kontri and go hold from Wednesday, 26th May to Thursday 27th May.

E dey free to attend to di general public according to di statement wey di Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege sign.

CONSTITUTION REVIEW: ZONAL PUBLIC HEARING HOLDS MAY 26, 27

The much-awaited zonal public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution would hold from May 26 to 27.

The event which would simultaneously hold across 12 state capitals in Nigeria, would witness two public... pic.twitter.com/1quEFlWF2H

North Central

Jos Centre go represent Plateau, Nasarawa and Benue

Minna Centre - Nigeri, Kwara, Kogi and Abuja

North East

Bauchi Centre - Bauchi, Yobe and Borno

Gombe Centre - Gombe, Taraba and Adamawa

North West

Kaduna Centre - Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa and Katsina

Sokoto Centre - Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara

South East

Owerri Centre - Imo and Abia

Enugu Centre - Enugu, Ebonyi and Anambra

South South

Asaba Centre - Delta, Edo and Bayelsa

Port-Harcourt Centre - Rivers, Cross River and Akwa Ibom

South West

Lagos Centre - Lagos Oyo and Ogun

Akure Centre - Ondo and Osun

Wetin dem wan tok for di Zonal Public Hearing?

The Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution cordially invites you to its Zonal Public Hearings as detailed below. pic.twitter.com/L9ZkwBYanm

— Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (@OvieOmoAgege) May 12, 2021

Na sixteen main issues dem dey follow tok for inside dis public hearing.

- Gender Equality and Women Participation for goment
- Di Federal Structure for governance and power sharing
- Local Goment autonomy
- Revenue Allocation
- Establishment of State Police
- Justice reform for judiciary
- Electoral reform
- Socio-economic rights as dem write an for Chapter II of di constitution
- Residency and Indigeneship
- Removal of immunity for criminal cases
- How long e suppose take for Passage of Appropriation Bill
- State and Local government creation
- Independence of Accountant General, Auditor General and Attorney General of di Federation
- FCT Administration
- Di way di Legislature dey operate
- Constitutional roles for Traditional leaders