Amendment bills: 25 Houses of Assembly have voted, says Saraki

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Monday announced
on his social media platforms that 25 out of the 36 states of the
federation had voted on the Constitution amendment bills passed by
the National Assembly in July 2017.

The Senate President wrote, “I am excited about the news that 25
out of the 36 states have voted on the #ConstitutionReview
amendments that the 8th National Assembly passed in 2017.

“In 2015, when we first started the ambitious process to review
the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, we never
could have imagined the level of support and participation that we
would get from all of you: everyday Nigerians, members of the civil
society and political actors across the country.

“This is why the passage of the #ConstitutionReview amendments
in 25 states across the country is a pat on the back of legislators
at both the federal and state levels because it shows that with the
right vision and follow-through, we can achieve anything as a
nation.

“Make no mistake, this is another #PromiseKept by the 8th
National Assembly and it further demonstrates that despite our
differences, politicians from various walks of life and various
parties can still come together to get things done.”

Saraki added, “Moving forward, I cannot wait to receive the
#ConstitutionReview documents at the National Assembly so that we
can move forward with the process of getting them assented to and
cemented in the laws of our great Federal Republic.

“Now that both the Nigerian Senate and the House of
Representatives have set up a joint committee to review the
#ConstitutionReview amendments that did not sail through initially,
we are encouraged with the level of collaboration that we have
already seen from the state Houses of Assembly throughout this
process.”

The National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review had
formulated 33 bills, with 29 concurrently passed by both chambers
while four were rejected by either of the two.

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Monday announced
on his social media platforms that 25 out of the 36 states of the
federation had voted on the Constitution amendment bills passed by
the National Assembly in July 2017.

The Senate President wrote, “I am excited about the news that 25
out of the 36 states have voted on the #ConstitutionReview
amendments that the 8th National Assembly passed in 2017.

“In 2015, when we first started the ambitious process to review
the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, we never
could have imagined the level of support and participation that we
would get from all of you: everyday Nigerians, members of the civil
society and political actors across the country.

“This is why the passage of the #ConstitutionReview amendments
in 25 states across the country is a pat on the back of legislators
at both the federal and state levels because it shows that with the
right vision and follow-through, we can achieve anything as a
nation.

“Make no mistake, this is another #PromiseKept by the 8th
National Assembly and it further demonstrates that despite our
differences, politicians from various walks of life and various
parties can still come together to get things done.”

Saraki added, “Moving forward, I cannot wait to receive the
#ConstitutionReview documents at the National Assembly so that we
can move forward with the process of getting them assented to and
cemented in the laws of our great Federal Republic.

“Now that both the Nigerian Senate and the House of
Representatives have set up a joint committee to review the
#ConstitutionReview amendments that did not sail through initially,
we are encouraged with the level of collaboration that we have
already seen from the state Houses of Assembly throughout this
process.”

The National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review had
formulated 33 bills, with 29 concurrently passed by both chambers
while four were rejected by either of the two.