The House of Representatives has
concluded voting on 33 major bills to amend several parts of the Nigerian
constitution. The House decision on the bills
follows the vote by the Senate on them on Wednesday.
During their vote on Thursday,
the House of Reps members joined their Senate colleagues to support the
#NotTooYoungToRun bill that reduces the age qualification to run for major
elective offices.
An aide to Speaker Yakubu Dogara
said the speaker helped to rally colleagues to approve that bill.
“This bill is in the interest of
the youth which we must empower because if we empower them we are empowering
the future generation,” Mr. Dogara was quoted as saying by Turaki Hassan.
Other highlights of Thursdays
votes are that the House disagreed with the Senate on come crucial matters such
as retaining state independent electoral commissions (which the Senate wants
scrapped) and devolution of powers to the states which the Senate rejected.
See the full details of how the
House voted on each of the 33 bills, as provided by Mr. Hassan, below
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Bill 1: Members of the Council of
States To Include former Senate President & House of Reps Speakers as
members.
Yes – 274
No – 6
Abstain – 2
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Bill 2: Reduction of
Authorization of expenditure Before Budget Passage from 6 to 3 months
Yes: 295
No: 0
Abstain: 0
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Bill 3: Devolution of Powers to
States
Yes: 210
No: 71
Abstain: 0
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Bill 4: Financial Autonomy for
State Legislature.
Yes: 286
No: 10
Abstain: 1
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Bill 5: Financial Autonomy to
LGAs
Yes: 291
No: 12
Abstain: 1
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Bill 6: Democratic Existence
Funding and Tenure of LGAs
Yes: 285
No: 7
Abstain: 1
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Bill 7: State creation and
boundary adjustment
Yes: 166
No: 125
Abstain: 3
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Bill 8: Immunity for legislators
for Words Spoken in Chamber or in Committee Meetings in Course of Duty
Yes: 288
No: 10
Abstain: 1
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Bill 9: Political Parties and
Electoral Matters: Time to conduct Bye Elections and Power to deregister
parties
Yes: 293
No: 2
Abstain: 1
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Bill 10: Presidential Assent To
Constitution Amendment Bill
Yes: 248
No: 28
Abstain: 4
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Bill 11: Time frame for
submission of names of ministerial nominees
Yes: 248
No: 46
Abstain: 1
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Bill 11b: Submission of
Ministerial Nominees with their Portfolios
Yes: 248
No: 46
Abstain: 1
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Bill 11c: 35% affirmative action
for women as ministers
Yes: 248
No: 46
Abstain: 1
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Bill 11d: Submission of
Commissioners Nominees with their Portfolios
Yes: 248
No: 46
Abstain: 1
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Bill 11e: Submission of names of
office of commissioners shall be attached with portfolio
Yes: 248
No: 46
Abstain: 1
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Bill 11f: 35% Affirmative action
for women as States Commissioners
Yes: 248
No: 46
Abstain: 1
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Bill 12: Appointment of Minister
from the FCT
Yes: 191
No: 21
Abstain: 3
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Bill 13: Change of names of some
LG councils: Ebonyi, Oyo, Ogun, Plateau and Rivers.
Yes: 220
No: 57
Abstain: 8
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Bill 14: Independent Candidacy
Yes: 275
No: 14
Abstain: 1
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Bill 15: The Nigeria Police Force
to become Nigerian Police
Yes: 280
No: 9
Abstain: 1
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Bill 16: Restriction of the
Tenure of Presidents and Governors
Yes:292
No: 3
Abstain: 3
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Bill17: Separation of office of
Accountant General of the Federal Government from Accountant General of the
Federation
Yes:274
No: 23
Abstain: 2
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Bill 18: Financial Independence
for Office of Auditor of Federation/State
Yes: 289
No: 11
Abstain: 0
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Bill 19: Separation of Office of
the Attorney General of the Federation/State from the office of
Minister/Commissioner of Justice
Yes: 234
No: 58
Abstain: 3
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Bill 20: Submissions from the
Judiciary
Yes: 265
No: 6
Abstain: 7
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Bill 21: Determination of
pre-election matters.
Yes: 288
No: 3
Abstain: 1
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Bill 22: Consequential Amendment on
Civil Defence
Yes: 293
No: 2
Abstain: 1
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Bill 23: Citizenship and
indigenship
Yes: 208
No: 78
Abstain: 2
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Bill 24: Procedure for Overriding
Presidential Veto in Constitutional Alteration
Yes: 271
No: 20
Abstain: 0
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Bill 25: Removal of law making
power from Executive Arm.
Yes:
No:
Abstain:
Bill 25: Part (1): Removal of
NYSC, National Security Agencies, Public Complaints Commission Acts from the
Constitution
Yes: 209
No:47
Abstain: 5
Bill 25 Part 2: Removal of Land
Use Act from Constitution
Yes:139
No:148
Abstain:4
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Bill 26: Investment and
Securities Tribunal
Yes: 270
No: 12
Abstain: 2
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Bill 27: Reduction of Age for
Election
Yes: 261
No: 23
Abstain: 2
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Bill 28: Authorization of
expenditure time frame for laying Appropriation bill, Passage etc
Yes: 252
No: 7
Abstain:2
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Bill 29: Deletion of the National
Youth Service Corps decree from CFRN
Yes: Rejected
No:
Abstain:
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Bill 30: Deletion of Public
Complain Act from CFRN.
Yes: Rejected
No:
Abstain:
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Bill 31: Deletion of National
Security Agencies from the CFRN
Yes: Rejected
No:
Abstain:
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Bill 32: Deletion of land Use Act
from CFRN
Yes: Rejected
No:
Abstain:
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Bill 33: Deletion of State
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from CFRN
Yes: 229
No: 51
Abstain: 1
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Bill 34: Inclusion of Section 141
of Electoral Act into the Constitution
Yes:241
No:18
Abstain:1
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This is totally unacceptable, most of these amendments only seek empowerment of legislature over executive. It biased towards carrying dia negative agendas. This is purely an amendment of d legislative constitution not nigerian constitution. for instance look at d NFIA bill pass in a week with out public hearing so as to out smart d EFCC not to catch up with them of dia financial atrocities, look also d immunities they are seeking for, look also d single term for president/governor why senators are not inclusive. see how they are only representing themselves not nigerians becos d present govt do not favor them, not as business as usual. so nigerians rejectd ur amendments, is null & void & of no effect.
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