The North-East Zone is set to invite the general public to a two-day public hearing for the North-East Zone (Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba) on the “proposed alteration of the provisions of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
According to Notification/ Invitation sent to Swift Reporters, the hearing is scheduled to hold as on Wednesday 26th May to Thursday 27th May, 2021 by 9:00am daily at the International Hotel Gombe, Gombe State.
Excerpt is the full details of the Public Hearing:
NOTIFICATION/ INVITATION TO A TWO-DAY NORTH-EAST ZONAL PUBLIC HEARING ON THE “PROPOSED ALTERATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA”
This is to invite the general public to a two-day public hearing for the North-East Zone (Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba) on the “proposed alteration of the provisions of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
Issues under consideration at the public hearing include:
i. Gender equity/increased participation of Women and Vulnerable groups in governance
ii. The Federal Structure in governance and Power Devolution
iii. Local Government Administration/Local Government autonomy
iv. Public Revenue, Fiscal Federalism and Revenue Allocation
v. Constitutional Provision for the Establishment of State Police
vi. Judicial Reform – Adjudication of election and pre – election matters and other justice delivery concerns
vii. Electoral Reforms that will make INEC deliver transparent, credible, free and fair elections, Political parties, Independent candidature and election management
viii. Socio-economic rights as contained in Chapter II of the constitution
ix. Residency and indigeneship
x. Immunity – Removal of immunity in prima facie criminal cases
xi. Time-line for Asset of Bills and Passage of Appropriation Bill
xii. States and local government creation
xiii. Strengthening the independence of institutions like the office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Auditor General of the Federation and Office of the Attorney General of the Federation
xiv. F.C.T. Administration
xv. The Legislature and Legislative Bureaucracy
xvi. Constitutional Roles for Traditional Rulers
xvii. Any other issues that promote the unity and good governance of the Nigerian nation
You are hereby invited to submit memoranda on any of the above issues. All submissions should be made in fifteen (15) hard copies and be delivered to the secretariat on the day of the hearing at the venue of the event.
For further enquiries, please contact the Clerk of the Zonal Public Hearing (North-East), Zarah Mandara on 08033119928.
Dist. Sen. Muhammad Danjuma Goje is the Chairman of the Public Hearing for North-East Zone (Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba) on the “proposed alteration of the provisions of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”
