Constitution Review: Senate To Hold National Public Hearing Thursday

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that a national
public hearing to alter the provisions of the 1999 constitution
will hold on Thursday through Friday this week.

Lawan made this known on Tuesday.

According to a statement issued by the Special Assistant (Press)
to the Senate President, Ezrel Tabiowo, “the 2-day National Public
Hearing on proposals to alter the provisions of the Constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 is scheduled for Thursday 3rd
to Friday, 4th June 2021, at the African Hall of the International
Conference Centre, Abuja.”

The statement said Lawan “described the zonal public hearings
which held last week in the six geo-political zones of the country
as “quite successful”.

“Lawan appealed to Nigerians to seize the opportunity provided
by the national public hearing commencing on Thursday to state
their position on issues that would improve the quality of
governance.”

The Senate President was quoted as saying, “Let me also
congratulate the members of the Constitution Review Committee of
the Senate, who had conducted the public hearings across the
countries.

“[And] in fact, the report we received has shown that in all the
centres, the public hearings were quite successful.

“I want to also appeal to Nigerians to take the opportunity of
the national public hearing that will take place from Thursday.

“This is an effort that the National Assembly – particularly the
Senate is attached to.

“We believe that we must do whatever is necessary to provide a
platform for Nigerians to air their views, give their positions and
canvass for whatever they feel would make our country better, and
make governance more efficient and successful.

“Like I said before, we have no preconceived positions on
anything and, therefore, this is for our citizens to take the
opportunity.”

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that a national
public hearing to alter the provisions of the 1999 constitution
will hold on Thursday through Friday this week.

Lawan made this known on Tuesday.

According to a statement issued by the Special Assistant (Press)
to the Senate President, Ezrel Tabiowo, “the 2-day National Public
Hearing on proposals to alter the provisions of the Constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 is scheduled for Thursday 3rd
to Friday, 4th June 2021, at the African Hall of the International
Conference Centre, Abuja.”

The statement said Lawan “described the zonal public hearings
which held last week in the six geo-political zones of the country
as “quite successful”.

“Lawan appealed to Nigerians to seize the opportunity provided
by the national public hearing commencing on Thursday to state
their position on issues that would improve the quality of
governance.”

The Senate President was quoted as saying, “Let me also
congratulate the members of the Constitution Review Committee of
the Senate, who had conducted the public hearings across the
countries.

“[And] in fact, the report we received has shown that in all the
centres, the public hearings were quite successful.

“I want to also appeal to Nigerians to take the opportunity of
the national public hearing that will take place from Thursday.

“This is an effort that the National Assembly – particularly the
Senate is attached to.

“We believe that we must do whatever is necessary to provide a
platform for Nigerians to air their views, give their positions and
canvass for whatever they feel would make our country better, and
make governance more efficient and successful.

“Like I said before, we have no preconceived positions on
anything and, therefore, this is for our citizens to take the
opportunity.”