Nigeria: National Assembly Transmits Constitution Amendments to States

<p>The National Assembly on Tuesday transmitted the 23 amendments to the 1999 Constitution to the states' Houses of Assembly with pleas to the state legislators not to truncate the amendments through undue influences apparently from the governors.</p><p>Receiving the amendments on behalf of the state legislators in the National Assembly, the Chairman of Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly, Hon. Samuel Ikon, commended the National Assembly for their effort during the review process and assured the federal lawmakers that the errors committed by state legislators in 2010, including the rejection of autonomy for state legislatures, would not be repeated this time.</p>
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