Nigeria: Calls for removal of need for presidential approval of constitutional amendments

<p><em><strong>Nigeria’s Civil Society Organisation have asked the National Assembly to amend section nine of the 1999 Constitution to dispense with the need for Presidents’ assent during constitution amendment processes.</strong></em></p><p>The group made their demand known to members of the National Assembly in Abuja on Monday.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.4px;">According to the activists, the provision, which requires Nigerian Presidents’ assent to the document before its binding force, could be applied to the citizenry which is one of the reasons why the previous National Assemblies were unable to complete the amendment processes.</span></p>
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