To this end, it has proposed an amendment to the country’s constitution to expand the powers, administration, composition, and jurisdiction of the Sharia Court of Appeal.
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Nwifuru made the call in Abakaliki when he addressed members of the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution during a courtesy visit.
Its Founder and Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, presented the proposal during the South West Zonal Public Hearing on the review of the constitution.
It has also scheduled to simultaneously hold similar public hearings in other geopolitical zones across the federation with the exception of the North West.
The Committee will also meet with the Speakers of the 36 State Houses of Assembly in a joint retreat with Senate Constitution Review members to harmonize bills and ensure consistency across the country.
Akpabio made the call when he received the leadership of the association on a courtesy call in his office in Abuja.
The Speakers also said the National Assembly lied on their different position on the review of the 1999 Constitution.
Osibanjo’s wife came less than seven days after the Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha came to the National Assembly to drum support for gender equality Bill which is part of the report.
According to The Nation, it was learnt Sunday that the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution observed that apart from shrinking resources, which may render additional states unviable, the exercise may fuel national tension and further polarise the country.
Uzodimma made the call delivering an address at the South East Zonal Public Hearing of the House of Representatives on the review of the Nigerian Constitution.
Lawan gave the advice on Thursday while declaring the National Public Hearing on the alteration to the provisions of the 1999 Constitution in Abuja.
The legal practitioners, under the auspices of Alpha and Rohi, a legal firm, made their presentation at the three-day public hearing of the House Committee on the Review of 1999 Constitution on Thursday.
Akeredolu made the submission at the Akure Centre of the South West Zonal Public Hearing, organised by the House of Representatives Special Committee on Constitution Review.
Lawan made this known on Tuesday in an announcement to that effect and conveyed in a letter addressed to him by the Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.
Rep. Ahmed Idris Wase, the Chairman, House Special Committee on Constitution Review, said this in a statement issued on Sunday, in Abuja.
The Deputy Senate President made this known when he briefed newsmen ahead of the Zonal Constitutional Review.
Omo-Agege, gave the charge in an address at the APC South-South Town Hall Meeting for Constitution Review in Asaba.
Yakubu said this at the inauguration of the House of Representatives Special Committee on the Review of 1999 Constitution (as Amended) on Thursday in Abuja.
He said this in Abuja on Thursday while delivering a speech, titled: :Moving Nigeria Away from Tipping Over,” at a consultative dialogue attended by various socio-cultural groups, including Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum, Northern Elders Forum, Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo and Pan Niger Delta Forum
The meeting was presided over by the group’s leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti.