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President Bola Tinubu has restated his administration’s committedness to law reforms aimed astatine strengthening Nigeria’s institutions, deepening federalism, and safeguarding citizens’ rights.
Tinubu, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, spoke astatine the National Public Hearing connected the Review of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) successful Abuja connected Monday.
Tinubu who described the reappraisal process arsenic a “golden opportunity” for Nigerians to entrench bully governance, inclusivity, and sustainable development, urged citizens to actively enactment successful shaping the ultimate instrumentality of the land.
“The Constitution is the ultimate instrumentality of the land. It is not static, but a surviving papers that indispensable continually respond to the realities, aspirations, and challenges of our people.
“I impulse each participants to attack this workout with a tone of patriotism, responsibility, and constructive dialogue.
“The prime of ideas generated present volition spell a agelong mode successful shaping the laws and institutions that volition service generations yet unborn
“I privation the committee and each stakeholders fruitful deliberations, and I guarantee you that the result of this process volition person the deserved attraction arsenic portion of our corporate quest to physique a stronger, much united, and prosperous Nigeria,” helium said.
He commended the committee for creating an inclusive level that engages citizens, civilian society, governmental parties, nonrecreational groups, and accepted institutions successful the amendment process.
In his remarks, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen described the workout arsenic a important infinitesimal successful Nigeria’s antiauthoritarian journey.
The talker said that Nigerians, not conscionable politicians, indispensable enactment and signifier the ultimate instrumentality of the land.
He assured citizens that the process would not beryllium bogged down by delays, pledging to expedite transition of the amendments done the National Assembly and punctual transmission to State Houses of Assembly.
“Reform delayed is betterment denied, and Nigerians merit clarity and closure. We mean to ballot connected the proposals expeditiously and springiness the states capable clip to deliberate and endorse the people’s will,” helium said.
The talker highlighted reserved seats for women successful the National and State Assemblies, Guaranteed practice for persons with disabilities, alongside sex quotas successful ministerial appointments and ceremonial advisory roles for accepted rulers successful peacebuilding and assemblage information among different projected amendments.
He explained that specified reforms would marque Nigeria’s ideology much representative, responsive, and just.
Earlier, the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Benjamin Kalu who is the Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, highlighted the extent of consultations that informed the process.
He said that the committee received and compiled 87 amendment bills from nationwide nationalist hearings, memoranda, and determination engagements.
Kalu said that among the astir consequential proposals are Electoral reforms, including Independent Candidacy, an Electoral Offences Commission, and strict timelines for pre-election quality resolution.
He said that improvement of powers, with a landmark measure to determination policing from the Exclusive to the Concurrent List, paving the mode for authorities and assemblage constabulary and Local authorities autonomy, to guarantee fiscal and administrative independency for grassroots governance.
“The eventual authorization for this process resides with you, the sovereign radical of Nigeria; law betterment is simply a marathon, not a sprint. Your continued engagement is important to spot this through,” helium said.
The station Tinubu, Tajudeen, Kalu reaffirm committedness to law reforms appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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