Browsing: 1999 Constitution

The governor said that the appointment of Kaigama was on merit and in line with the powers vested on him by Section 174 subsection (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.

The Senate on Wednesday passed into second reading an amendment to the 1999 Constitution that would prevent High Courts of a state from entertaining pre-election disputes emanating from congresses, conferences, conventions or other meetings convened by political parties for the purpose of electing members of its executive committees or other governing bodies.

As dictated by the norm, the electorates in any democratic environment are saddled with the task of delegating authority to some select group to preside over their affairs. The periodic rituals, which have come to be known as election to various political offices, take place within a prescribed period of time.

Being excerpts from a paper delivered by the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, Bayo Onanuga, at the the Workshop on Hate Communication in Nigeria: Identifying Its Roots and Remedies. The workshop was organised by the Nigerian Press Council on February 22, 2018 in Abuja