By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, CON OFR
In a recent television interview, the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, again, stated that the National Assembly has no power to replace the 1999 Constitution, but that the only power vested in the legislature is the alteration of the present one.
He further added that based on the memoranda received from the geopolitical zones, the following issues have been highlighted for consideration, that is: gender equity/increased participation of women and vulnerable groups in governance, the federal structure in governance and power devolution, local government administration/local government autonomy, public revenue, fiscal federalism and revenue allocation constitutional provision for the establishment of state police, judicial reform – adjudication of election and pre-election matters and other justice delivery concerns, residency and indigeneship immunity, states and local government creation,…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
