The National Assembly has begun deliberations on extensive constitutional amendments that could result in the creation of 55 new states and 278 additional local government areas across the country.
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Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano North), disclosed this on Friday during a two-day joint retreat of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, held in Lagos.
Jibrin reaffirmed the legislature’s commitment to delivering “people-centred and timely” amendments to the constitution, according to a statement by his spokesman, Ismail Mudashir.
The Deputy Senate President, who also chairs the Senate Committee on Constitution Review, urged lawmakers to ensure they deliver on their promise to transmit the first set of amendments to state Houses of Assembly before the end of the year.
“It has been a long journey to bring the Senate and the House of Representatives’ Constitution Amendment proposals that cut across several sections and deal with different subject matters,” he said.
“We have been in this process for the past two years, engaging our constituents, critical stakeholders, institutions, civil society organizations and interest groups in town hall meetings, interactive sessions and public hearings — harvesting and synthesizing views and perspectives, which has ultimately culminated in what we have here today: 69 bills, 55 state creation requests, two boundary adjustments and 278 local government creation requests.”
According to him, members are expected to resolve the issues and make recommendations to both chambers, expressing optimism that significant progress could be achieved within the two-day session.
“It is not going to be a simple task to achieve within two days, but I believe we can do it, especially as we have promised Nigerians that we will deliver the first set of amendments to the State Houses of Assembly before the end of this year,” he added.
Barau emphasized the need for patriotism and unity in the review process, urging participants to avoid divisive tendencies.
“We are seated here as one committee. There should be no ‘we’ and ‘them’; we should be guided by the interests of Nigerians. I wish all of us a very fruitful deliberation and hope for recommendations that will meet the approval threshold as provided under Section 9 of the Constitution,” he said.
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