Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, has set up a
nine-member committee to harmonise the views of the government and people of
the state on the review of Nigeria’s 1999 constitution.
According to NAN, this was disclosed in a statement by Yinka
Oyebode, the governor’s spokesman, on Tuesday.
He said the setting up of the committee is in furtherance to
the May 7 announcement by Ovie Omo-Agege, deputy senate president, on the plan
to begin the review of some of the provisions of the 1999 constitution as part
of efforts to ensure the participation of Nigerians in the proposed alteration.
In February 2020, Ahmad Lawan, president of the senate,
inaugurated a 56-member committee to embark on another round of amendment of
the 1999 constitution in 2018.
Omo-Agege had invited all Nigerians to a zonal public
hearing on the review of the 1999 constitution held in May.
The governor asked members of the committee to ensure that
they deliver practicable proposals suggested by the government and people of
Ekiti.
He said the committee is to be chaired by Olawale Fapohunda,
the state attorney-general and commissioner for justice.
Other members are Adeoye Aribasoye and Tajudeen Akingbolu, who are members of the Ekiti state
house of assembly.
Others are Alhaji Jinadu Ayodele, commissioner of regional
development and special duties; Adeyemi Adewunmi, chairman Nigerian Bar Association
Ado-Ekiti branch, and Catherine Oduluyi, chairperson, Young Lawyers Forum
Ikere-Ekiti branch.
Others are Kunle Ajayi of the Ekiti State University and
Rita Ilevbare of the Ekiti state gender-based violence management committee as
well as Ayo Daramola, senior special assistant on legal matters to the
governor, who will serve as secretary to the committee.
According to him, the committee is expected to participate
actively at the zonal and national meetings of the national assembly on
constitutional review.
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