List of Constitution Review Bills Rejected By President Buhari Finally Emerges
Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari rejected 19 of the 35 Constitution amendment bills presented to him by the lawmakers of the National Assembly.
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Following the assent of only 16 constitutional review bills, the Senate constituted a committee to probe the president's decision.
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While commending the president for approving some of the bills, the Senate president, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, March 21, said that the Senate would engage with the presidency to ascertain why the 19 bills were rejected.
Below are some of the bills that the president rejected:
1. Constitution (Fifth Alteration) Bill No. 10 (Enforcement of Legislative Summon – Sections 89 & 129).
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A Bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 to compel persons to obey or comply with legislative summons.
2. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (Fifth Alteration) Bill, No. 24, 2022 (Expansion of the Interpretation of “Judicial Office” – Section 318)
Bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 to expand the interpretation of Judicial Office to include courts or tribunals created by an Act of the National Assembly or a State Law of the House of Assembly.
3. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (Fifth Alteration) Bill, No. 29, 2022 (Devolution of Powers [Airports] – Part I & II, Second Schedule)
A Bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 to move airports from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List.
4. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (Fifth Alteration) Bill, No. 39, 2022 (Power to Enforce Compliance of Remittance of Accruals into the Federation Account and Review of Revenue Allocation Formula – Section 162 & Part I, Third Schedule):
A Bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 to empower the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission to enforce compliance with the remittance of accruals into and disbursement of revenue from the federation account and streamline the procedure for reviewing the Revenue Allocation Formula.
5. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) Bill, No. 40, 2022 (Independence of Certain Bodies – Sections 158 & 202)
A Bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 to enhance the independence of certain bodies.
Presidency speaks on Buhari’s plan not to hand over to Tinubu on May 29
Meanwhile, Garba Shehu said the Muhammadu Buhari administration is already in the transition phase and will hand over to the incoming government of President-elect Bola Tinubu on May 29.
The presidential spokesman said this in reaction to media reports claiming Buhari is unwilling to hand over to Tinubu.
Shehu added that Buhari is eager to leave the Presidential Villa and relocate to his hometown in Daura, Katsina state.
I'm eager to leave office, says Buhari
In another report, President Buhari said he is eager to leave office as scheduled on Monday, May 29.
In a meeting with the outgoing United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, the president said he hopes to become a "big landlord" in his home in Katsina state.
President Buhari also said that after retiring from office, he would work on his farms and spend time tending to his 300 animals in his hometown, Daura, in Katsina state.
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