The chairman of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday, said the regimes of Generals Aguiyi Ironsi, Yakubu Gowon and Olusegun Obasanjo relegated the traditional institution to the background with no constitutional role. Speaking in Abuja at a meeting with the Steering Committee […]
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The National Traditional Council of Nigeria has called on the National Assembly Joint Committee on the review of the 1999 constitution to ensure a constitutional provision is made with a view to creating roles for traditional rulers in matters involving religion, culture, security, justice and other ancillary matters.
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Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman, Senate Constitution Review Committee, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said but for the disruptions occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic, the Senate would have voted on some of the alteration bills.
The Deputy President of the Senate said this on Friday in his New Year message to Nigerians in a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yomi Odunuga.
Omo-Agege who called on Nigerians not to despair in the new year said the Constitution Review Committee and the Senate are focused on the tasks of amending the constitution to meet national aspirations to improve Nigeria’s democracy.