By The House of Representatives has again postponed its planned debate on key proposals in the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution, despite voting being scheduled for December 10 and 11. The delay followed the unavailability of constitutional review documents for lawmakers.
Deputy Speaker Benjamin Okezie Kalu had announced during Tuesday’s plenary that debates on the constitution amendment bills would hold yesterday and today, urging members to attend the sessions.
However, when the House reconvened on Wednesday, lawmakers only received the report of the Committee on Constitution Review, with consideration and debate shifted to today.
The latest postponement is intended to give members more time to deliberate and adopt resolutions from a two-day national dialogue on insecurity.
The constitution amendment report contains major proposals, including the creation of state police, special seats for women in parliament, provision for independent candidacy, and a defined timeline for the submission of annual budgets by the president and state governors, among other reforms.
