Views: Visits 2 By Tordue Salem The Governors of Akwa-Ibom and Rivers States, Udom Emmanuel and Nyesom Wike, have demanded a return to the 1963 Constitution and the removal of resource control from the Exclusive List of the 1999 Constitution, to allow the 36 states of Nigeria to mine their resources and pay tax to the federal government. Besides, the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State Assembly took a different stand with the Akwa-Ibom Governor on the issue of autonomy for the Local tier of government in states. The states separately made the demand on Tuesday at the “Zonal Public Hearing” on the review of the 1999 Constitution in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State.
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