Tag: Constitution Ammendment
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Constitution amendment begins after Sallah – Omo-Agege
Works on altering the 1999 Constitution commence after the Sallah break, Chairman Senate Committee on Constitution Review, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, said on Wednesday. Omo-Agege, who is also the Deputy Senate President, made this assertion when two groups, Women Education Advocacy and Development Initiative (WEADI) and League of Women Voters of Nigeria (NILOWV), visited him in…
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Constitution amendment: Aspirants from 35 years to contest presidential elections in Nigeria
Says • No second term for VP, D-Gov who succeed dead incumbent • Road cleared for independent candidates • Local governments to get financial autonomy • 35 percent appointments reserved for women . Aspirants from 25 years and above can seek election into state house of assemblies The House of Representatives has reviewed the minimum…