Views: Visits 4 Governor Yahaya By Ben Ngwakwe Governor Muhammadu Yahaya of Gombe State has said the socio-economic and political challenges confronting the country makes it imperative for a constitutional review to address the realities on the ground. Speaking in Gombe when members of the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, North East Zone led by its Chairman, Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje,visited him in his office, the Governor described “the constitutional review exercise as an important national assignment and an opportunity for the people of Gombe State and by extension North East sub-region to express their concerns and feelings towards the Nigerian State”.
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May 27, 2021
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya with Sen Danjuma Goje and other members of the public hearing committee on review of the constitution
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Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has said that the evolvement dynamics of the Nigerian State makes it imperative for a periodic constitutional review in order to accommodate new realities and the concerns of the Nigerian people across the board.
Yahaya stated this when he granted audience to members of the Senate committee on the review of the 1999 constitution, North East Zone (Gombe centre) led by its chairman, Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje.
The governor described the constitutional review exercise as an important national assignment and an opportunity for the people of Gombe State and by extension North-East sub-region to express their concerns and feelings towards the Nigerian State.
Views: Visits 4 President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly holds no predetermined position on any issue of interest to Nigerians, ahead of moves to amend the 1999 constitution. Lawan disclosed this in his remarks at yesterday’s plenary, after reading a letter signed by chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, to announce the chairmanship composition to oversee a two-day public hearing across the six geo-political zones on proposals to alter the provisions of the constitution. He said the exercise would avail Nigerians the opportunity to make submissions on any issue of interest, adding that the National Assembly on its part, would prioritize such issues to enhance the welfare and security of citizens.